Got a new polish yesterday from Walgreen's.

Got a new polish yesterday from Walgreen's.  It's a Maybelline something or other - one of their denims.  I think these are new since I haven't seen them before.  Without topcoat it really does resemble denim, but I had to topcoat these because of the stamping.  Which, btw, I know that my stamping is not great here.  I am wayyy out of practice and not only that, it was like, 3 am when I was working on these.

And I started doing one thing, then Shaun had a good idea, so I scrapped that and started a few nails over, then didn't like them, and did them over AGAIN.  I bet I did each nail twice to get them to even look like they do.  It was an ORDEAL.  I was so frustrated by the time I was done.  😂  I do like how they turned out, though.  And I REALLY like that blue color.  I might have to snag another bottle of it, just in case.

I ❤ beetles. 🙂

I saved my favorite polish from Janet for last!  It's GREEN LIKE A JUNE BUG!  👀  I hadn't had a chance to use my little gold balls so here they are.  FINALLY.  😃  The whole paint job - color and lumpiness - makes me think of beetles.  I ❤ beetles.  🙂

Two more polishes from Janet...

Two more polishes from Janet - a very light blue with sometimes a pinkish sheen and a purple / blue color flip. I really like the colors separately, but I'm terrible at making them look good together. It always looks better in my head than actually done. Oh well - I'm wearing them anyway. 😃

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Wet, rainy day nails. 🙂

Wet, rainy day nails. 🙂 This is another polish that Janet sent me. I really like the color - it makes me think beach-y thoughts. I also thought that water droplets just kind of completed the theme and dressed it up a little. So, that's all. Nothing too fancy, but it's fun to look at. 🙂

Two more colors that Janet sent me.

Two more colors that Janet sent me.  🙂  I really like the aqua - that one is really similar to a color I was considering buying online.  They have aqua everywhere, but this one has a shimmer that makes it really nice.  Of course, I really wanted the shimmery one.  😛

All I can say is that these are NOT my style.

Wow.  All I can say is that these are NOT my style.  This is the first time in my life I've ever worn a "French" type manicure.  My nail tips are generally pretty white on their own (unless stained by some wonky polish) so I have the French look when I have naked nails - which I usually end up covering with polish.  😛  I know that this is not my best photo ever, but my flash was making my tips not appear as they really do, which was making them totally NOT look nice with the stone.  In any case at certain angles and in certain lights this shit matches - as you MIGHT be able to tell.  This is another pretty color-flipping polish from the lovely Janet.  It goes from pink to purple to blue.  😃

This lovely color-flipping polish...

This lovely color-flipping polish is one that Janet sent me, and I ❤ it so! Greenish brownish goldish purplish - all at once! I had the HARDEST time last night trying to figure out which one of the 9 she sent me to use first! I guess that's not a bad problem to have. 🙂

I'm really into these studs, too. SUPER easy to put on, and dresses up any paint job without a lot of hassle. This is what I've got on today and until it starts chipping. I really like it! 😃

I don't expect these nails to get a whole lot of likes...

I don't expect these nails to get a whole lot of likes, for two reasons: 1) They are not super-creative or fancy, and 2) That is an Atheist "A." I really like the polish, though. It was a super-cheap Wet 'N' Wild, I think, and the color goes from the purple-y you see here to gray to green. So it was totally pretty. I'm thinking about picking up another bottle as back-up because I like it so much. 🙂

Btw, what do you guys think about my gnarly cuticle? Cat (from work) was feeling rather feisty on Tuesday and wouldn't get off my desk without a fight. Crazy thing. 😂😂😂

First fancy nails I've done in about two weeks.

First fancy nails I've done in about two weeks. Another gradient (different technique) with stamping on top. It was pretty easy, but not as blendy as I would have liked. Oh well. I might go back to the sponging technique again and see if I can do that any better. I'm not great at either one (yet), but I'm determined. We'll see how it goes. 🙂