The Lacquer Legion, Adoration: Textured Chevron Tape Mani!

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Good morning, readers! It's time for the monthly nail art challenge with The Lacquer Legion and this month's prompt is "adoration." You can go to The Lacquer Legion on Facebook for more info on how to join in! I was having a difficult time with this prompt and realized I was over complicating things. Instead of focusing on nail art for the many people and things in my life I adore, I took it down to the basics of some of the things I adore in nail art! Textured polishes, tape manis, turquoise, purple, and one of my fellow nail art bloggers I adore the most: Sarah from Chalkboard Nails! 

Superficially Colorful Thermal Color Changing Polishes!

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Good afternoon, readers! I have some really fun polishes to share with you today! One of my friends, Jin from Superficially Colorful, makes really wonderful thermal polishes and she is opening her shop to the public March 3rd! I have a lot to show you, but will be splitting them up into a few posts so you don't get overloaded on photos. 

Thermal polishes change with the temperature, so if its warm enough out where you live, you may have two colors showing at one time on your nails! Instant gradient? I had too much fun running cold and then warm water over my nails while wearing these polishes!

Press Release: OPI Spotlight On Glitter!

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OPI is releasing a collection of new glitters (perfect way to try the new Glitter Off base coat I showed you the other day!). Below is the press release.

OPI Announces a NEW Line of Sparkling Shades with Spotlight on Glitter

Raindrops on Yeti's Broken Heart

Good morning, readers! I have a manicure that I probably should have worn the week of Valentine's Day today. And technically the title is a big backwards, but it sounded cuter than Yeti's Broken Heart on Raindrops.

Anyway,  I've been wanting to use some of my untrieds this week and I used 2 in this look so YAY for that! Elevation Polish (LE) Yeti's Broken Heart looks amazing over Illamasqua Raindrops.

Press Release: OPI Glitter Off-- Peel off Base Coat!

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I am so excited to announce that OPI is releasing a base coat for when you wear glitter that peels off instead of having to deal with scrubbing or using the foil method to remove the glitter. I've never used a peel off base coat (or a DIY glue base) so I can't wait to try this! Below is the press release:

Glitter On, Glitter Off!

OPI Glitter Off Peel-able Base Coat Allows for Glitter Nail Lacquer Removal in Seconds

Zoya Magical PixieDust Swatches!

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Good morning, readers! I have the new trio of textured polishes from Zoya today! The collection is called the Magical Pixies and these are more textured than the previous three collections of PixieDusts. They have the "magical" added ingredient of mega hex holographic glitter. You may have seen me use these in a fun tape manicure last week. You know how much I love using textured polishes in nail art! 

Press Release: OPI Sheer Tint Top Coats!

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I have a second OPI Press Release for you this afternoon! This time is a collection of sheer colored top coats designed to either be worn alone or to change your current manicure. They seem like sheer jelly polishes and I'm anxious to try them in person! Below is the press release:

“A touch of color can change everything!”

OPI Launches NEW Color Tinted Top Coats

Press Release: OPI Partners with Coca-Cola!

OPI and Coca-Cola are partnering up for a collection in June! Below is the press release:

OPI Products Inc. Partners with The Coca-Cola Company On Nail Lacquer Launch

LOS ANGELES – Feb. 19, 2014 – OPI Products Inc., a subsidiary of COTY Inc (NYSE: COTY), announced a collaboration today with The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest beverage company and home to one of the world’s most iconic brands – Coca-Cola, whose mission is to inspire moments of refreshment, optimism and happiness. Several of the Company’s most recognized brands – including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Cherry Coke, Vanilla Coke, Sprite and Fanta – will be the inspiration for a line of OPI limited edition nail lacquers that will launch internationally in June 2014.

Zoya Magical Pixies Nail Art: Crisscross Texture Gradient Revisited!

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Good morning, readers! Yesterday, I received the new trio of textures from Zoya-- The Magical Pixie Collection! I was so looking forward to these and I love them in person! I'll have proper swatches for Swatch Saturday, but I couldn't resist trying them in some nail art as soon as they were delivered. 

Tutorial Tuesday: Raggedy Ann Nail Art!

**I've updated my Blog Sale so please check it out if you haven't already!!**

Hello, readers! I had such great feedback from last week's Vintage nail art, so thank you for taking the time to comment! I decided to go with the design easiest to recreate out of the five for this tutorial: Raggedy Ann. I also had someone request this design for a tutorial, so it seemed to be the best plan.

Here is a sneak peek at the step by step, you will see full sized pictures and step by step instructions further down in this post:

Blog Sale Updated!

Just wanted to let you know I've added 11 more polishes to my blogsale tab! There is a mystery Essie grab bag available, too!

http://www.adventuresinacetone.com/p/blog-sale_7.html

Elevation Polish Skittlette!

Good morning, readers! I have a tamer mani to show you today compared to last weeks Digit-al Dozen Vintage Week. Kind of a "palette cleanser" for me, I tend to go simple with some of my favorite colors when I need a break from free hand nail art.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Vintage, Day 5: Betty Boop Nail Art!

Happy Valentine's Day!! Of course I felt the need to do some Vday nail art for today's post, so to tie in the last day of Vintage Week with The Digit-al Dozen, I've done some Betty Boop nails!!

Press Release: Nicole by OPI Roughles Textured Nail Lacquers!

Nicole by OPI is releasing a new textured collection! These colors look amazing! Below is the press release:

Nicole by OPI Announces NEW Limited Edition Roughles Textured Nail Lacquers

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Vintage, Day 4: Huckleberry Hound Nail Art!

Hello, readers! It's Day 4 of Vintage Week with The Digit-al Dozen and I have another tv show character inspired manicure today. The hubby requested that I do Huckleberry Hound from The Huckleberry Hound Show and that's what I'm wearing on my nails today! The Huckleberry Hound Show came out in 1958 so I think this qualifies as "vintage," don't you?

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Vintage, Day 3: Raggedy Ann and Andy Nail Art!

Hello, readers! It's Day 3 of Vintage Week with The Digit-al Dozen! These nails are inspired by Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls! Raggedy Ann was made in 1915 and introduced to the public in a story in 1918. Raggedy Andy is Raggedy Ann's brother. I've done each of their faces and the patterns on their shirt and dress on the other nails.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Vintage, Day 2: Felix The Cat Nail Art!

Good afternoon, readers! It's time for another "vintage inspired" manicure. Today's design is Felix The Cat, the adorable character from silent films as early as 1919. He seemed like a perfect character to paint and I almost did this manicure back for the Black and White theme week. I'm glad I waited to do this manicure because it fits better with this theme in my opinion. Eventually there was sound and color added to his show and even a movie (or more than one? I'm not sure). The rest of my nails have the pattern of his "Magic Bag Of Tricks."

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Vintage, Day 1: Circus Nail Art!

Good afternoon, readers! This month's Digit-al Dozen theme is Vintage! I'm having a hard time with the theme and just figured out what to do for this mani a couple of hours ago. I hope I come up with some other good ideas for the rest of the week because I LOVE THESE. I will be sad to take them off for tomorrow.

Bright Gradient With OPI Brazil!

Good morning, readers! This is a quick post showing you what I have on my nails right now! After the comparison photos from my post of the bright colored half of OPI Brazil, I realized that Where Did Suzi's Mango?, Toucan Do It If You Try, and Live.Love.Carnaval would make a gorgeous gradient. After the success of my attempt at the fan brush gradient earlier this week, I decided to use the same technique for these and the base turned out super fun!

Swatch Satuday: Brazil by OPI Swatches, Part 2: The Earth Tones!

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Good morning, readers! This Swatch Saturday features the other half of the Brazil by OPI collection! Yesterday I showed you The Brights and the day before I showed you the adorable mini set of liquid sand polishes called Beach Sandies. Make sure you check out those posts if you haven't already! This collection has something for everyone! Bright fun colors, textured summery shimmers, and these gorgeous neutrals! 

Brazil by OPI Swatches, Part 1: The Brights!

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Good morning, readers! I have another post on the Brazil by OPI Collection today! Yesterday's post was on the box set of mini Liquid Sand Polishes: Beach Sandies. Make sure you check that out if you haven't already. The rest of the Brazil by OPI Collection consists of 12 polishes, mostly cremes, and it was easy to split them into two halves: the brights and the earth tones. Today's post is on the 6 bright cremes! I am loving them!

OPI Brazil: Beach Sandies (Liquid Sand) Box Set Swatches!

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Good morning, readers! I received the gorgeous new Brazil by OPI Collection yesterday and I couldn't wait to try them all out! I started with the box set of 4 mini Liquid Sand polishes and I love them all so much that I wish they weren't only in mini size! Bold, shimmery, and perfect for summer! 

Dress Inspired Nail Art!

Nail art inspiration happens all the time with lots of different things. This time, it was this gorgeous dress from Light In The Box that my friend Kim shared and I knew instantly that I would love this color combo on my nails! I set out to do the awesome top half of the dress (as you see on the left hand side of the collage below), but I fell in love with the fan brush gradient on my tips and decided to take that off and do a full mani as the gradient instead (shown on the right side of the collage below). 

Tutorial Tuesday: Mermaid Scale Nail Art!

Good morning, readers! As promised yesterday, here is a simple tutorial on how to recreate the mermaid scale nail art design. If you don't have these layering base colors of Dior Saint Tropez and Dior Perlé, you can of course use any colors you'd like the base of your scales to be! I'm just showing exactly how I did mine.

Mermaid Scales Nail Art with Dior Saint Tropez and Dior Perlé!

Good morning, readers! I am going to share my latest nail art with you that I've worn all weekend and still have on today! As soon as I got Dior Perlé in the mail, I wanted to try it over some other Dior colors in my collection. I tried it on a nail wheel over my favorite, Dior Saint Tropez, and my jaw dropped! It reminded me so much of one of my favorite polishes: RBL Aqua Lily, but on overdrive! The shimmer is much more noticeable and there is blue in with the pink sparkly shimmer so it's more complex as well. I fell instantly in love and it became a full mani with some free handed mermaid scales!

Incoco Nail Polish Appliqués: Sweet Surprise Collection!

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Hello readers! I can't believe it's already February! Valentine's Day will be here in a couple of weeks and I have a new collection of real nail polish appliqués from Incoco to show you today. "In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the collection is awash with pretty pinks and delightful designs."

Swatch Saturday: New Milani Gold Labels for 2014!

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Good morning, readers! Are you ready for a BIG post? I have all 12 new Milani Gold Label polishes to share with you today! 6 fun cremes and 6 unique glitter toppers!