A "spotted" manicure

Hi everyone! Been so busy over here. My youngest started Early Intervention which was very hard to deal with. Being the mommy of one autistic child is a lot and the possibility of a second was a lot to swallow. They are such beautiful boys, and so smart, but it comes with a lot of challenges.

Right after that I got a call and my sister, who is 24 weeks pregnant, possibly had cervical cancer. I'm the oldest sissy. The one who kicks all the big bad monsters rears so this was another hard one to cope with. I packed up and head down to California to be with her through the testing process. Watching her have to deal with the fatigue of pregnancy and top it off with the stress of possible cancer was probably one of the hardest things I've ever faced. BUT great news came of it - no cancer!!!!!!

In other words I haven't been around due to copious amounts of stress. My nails have been neglected, but I have some manicures that I never posted so now is the time!

This is definitely an older manicure from when I tried the more rounded tips out (back in the fall) so the fall colors make sense in that regard.

The base is Zoya Yara, and the splotched look is created using the pearlescent watercolor set I bought at Fred Meyer for 3.95. I just did a line of red, orange, and gold to create the gradient look. You just have to make sure to top off with top coat as it'll wash right back off.

I love this way of creating a spotted manicure. You can create such fun looks and have a lot more control and variety then using the "watercolor" effect polishes by Layla or OPI Spotted.

I apologize for the harried post. Hope you are all having a fabulous day!

In the trenches of summertime

Hi everyone....
.................................
Yeah. I've been gone. It's summertime. I have no a/c. I have a daycare kiddo. Plus my four kiddos. After feeling a little guilty for a second about not having posted or, actually, keeping up on most anything nail polish related I needed to reflect for a second.

Honestly I feel a little bit scattered. I haven't done any design in a month or really pursued any of my passions. Mainly it's a little like being on a herd of bucking broncos and hanging on for dear life.

Another thing I noticed. My love of neons seems to have been misplaced. Also my extreme love of bright colors seems misplaced. While we're at it so has my passion for nail art. SAY WHAT?! They are probably with all the sock mates hiding on some tropical beach being personally waited on by a GQ model. Some things get all the luck.

So here in no a/c land, in the trenches, the battle of summer time is being waged one trip to the library, pool, fun event, or fair at a time. With crispy lobster mommy who is so concerned about making sure the troops are drowned in sunblock that she forgets to spritz herself down. What better color to commemorate my desire to end summer and escape blinding brights then Zoya Yara? Below is direct sunlight.

Since I'm a little tired of nail art but love combinations I pulled out my bottle of Brash Copper Crunch (it's a glitter topper packed with copper flakes, and both copper and gold hexes). Below is indirect sunlight.

I also notice I cleaned a little too rigorously on the pinky nail. Ah well - capturing the glitter in Yara with the half gradient of Copper Crunch requires certain angles.

See how pretty? I now feel like I can make it! Till the next sunburn anyhow *cringes*. Please get here start of school!!!