SPOTTED PIGGY

Essie French Affair
Candeo Colors Sprouse

Yes, yes, yes, ANOTHER indie polish for you today! Here, I have three coats of French Affair (given to me by the lovely Mel of Pretty Nail Swag a few weeks ago in a spring-themed nail art contest - check her out!) followed by one coat of Sprouse. This unique glitter polish is packed with black, white, and blue hex glitter as well as black and white bar glitter. The base appears to be clear from far away, but if you take a closer look, it is actually filled with very fine silver glitter. Trust me, the creator of Candeo Colors did not skimp out on glitter. No fishing required!

This is definitely a fun polish to use - I can’t wait to try it over other colors.

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EXOTIC

OPI Lincoln Park After Dark
Essie Shine of the Times

Konad plate m57
Konad Special Polish White 

I had two math midterms last week, and as soon as I was done, I went straight to the mall to treat myself to a little somethin’. When I spotted the zebra knuckle ring, I KNEW I had to add it to my ring collection. ;) And of course, I did a matching manicure for the ring.

I love layering Essie’s Shine of the Times over dark, creme-finish polishes. The effect is incredible from various angles. You can see a swatch (layered over a black polish) of this beautiful flaky polish I posted a few months back here. This is definitely something you want to have handy in your polish collection for an instant eye-catching manicure. Get your own bottle here on Amazon!

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STRAWBERRY MILK

OPI Panda-monium Pink
Essie A Cut Above
China Glaze Moonlight 

I love using glitter polishes, but removal is such a nightmare! Too bad glitter is too hard to resist and I never learn my lesson, haha.

This manicure is finished off with a layer of CG’s Moonlight to dull the brilliance of Essie’s glitter. I was hoping to get a “jelly sandwich” look, but I didn’t choose the right base color. Nonetheless, I still find this manicure to be very clean and easy to wear. Try the jelly sandwich manicure with Moonlight.

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SWATCH

Essie Shine of the Times

This is one coat of Essie’s flaky polish from the Holiday 2011 collection layered over OPI’s Black Onyx. From various angles, you can see the flakies shine different colors.

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Dear followers:

I have exceeded my goal of 500 followers before the end of 2011! As promised on mandie’s manicures’ Facebook page, I will be holding a giveaway to show my appreciation for your support of this blog. I wish I had the money to give away nail supplies to each and every one of my followers - unfortunately, like all college students, I have an empty wallet, hehe. If you would like to participate for a chance at the prize, please read on.

THE PRIZE

• 1 bottle of Essie’s Shine of the Times from the 2011 Holiday collection luxeffects (VERY POPULAR)
• 3 L.A. Colors Art Deco nail stripers in Green Glitter, Blue Glitter, and Red Glitter
• 12 pots of fine nail glitters in assorted colors
• 12 pots of strip nail glitters in assorted colors

Value: $45
That’s right, I’m giving away what I have recently become very fond of: GLITTER! The items are all brand new, never used (I just picked them up today).

RULES

To enter, you must
- be a resident of the 48 continental states of the USA (sorry, I cannot ship internationally)
- follow mandie’s manicures on Tumblr
- LIKE mandie’s manicures on Facebook
- enable your ask box so I can notify you if you are the winner

There will be one winner. Each follower may LIKE and REBLOG this post only once (thus everyone has two chances to win). Reblogging this post multiple times voids your entry. I will be choosing a winner on January 17th, 2012 11:59 PM PST (one month from today) via an online random generator.

Thank you to everyone and good luck! - mandie