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Beauty Tips for Women: Tropical Manicure (2)/ Sally Hansen Plum Power

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Here is my second go at another tropical themed manicure for Hukilau.

I started off with two coats of Sally Hansen Plum Power.  This is an amazing purple that shimmers.  No issues with the formula.  Opacity was reached with one coat but for good measure I went for two.  I totally forgot to take a picture before stamping. 

I decided to stamp with Konad plate M29 using Konad white.  I love this plate.  It was the first plate I purchased.  To finish the manicure I used Seche Vite top coat.

I don’t necessarily believe that your manicure and pedicure need to match but I loved the color so much that I went ahead and did my feet.  I’m not big on feet pictures but once in a while is ok.

This was a very simple and fast manicure.

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Beauty Tips for Women: Tropical Manicure (1)/ Essie First Timer

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I’m trying to come up with some tropical themed manicures for Hukilau 2013 happening in June.  Hukilau is a Tiki festival that occurs in Florida.

I started off with two coats of Essie First Timer.  First Timer is a lovely mint green.  I didn’t have any problems with the formula.  It truly is a wonderful summer color.

To further make this manicure pop I decided I would stamp and add some glitter.  I used Cheeky Jumbo Plate 2 – Tropical Holiday and Cheeky CH7.

I applied Sally Hansen Teal-y Cool on my ring finger.  I stamped the images with Konad white polish.  I finished with Sech Vite.

I was very happy with how it turned out.

Beauty Tips for Women: Essie – Under Where? Nail Bling Manicure

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I recently got my hands on the Essie Resort collection 2013 mini set.  I have been debating how to best try using the nail tape I had recently purchased and Essie Under Where? jumped out as the color to use in combination with pink nail tape.  I also remember I had some hearts to try out too.

So here is my first attempt with “nail bling”.  This is a very simple and modest attempt.  I started off with two coats of Essie Under Where?  I was a bit disappointed by the formula.  I had major issues with streaking and patches.  I have never had an issue with Essie formulas, so this was a bit baffling, perhaps it is because it is a mini.

Working with the nail tape provided to be a bit tricky.  A lot of patience is needed.  I cut the tape as close to the edge of my nail so I wouldn’t have excess hanging off. Applying the heart decorations also required a bit of patience.  I tried my best to press the edges of the heart down so they could stick; but it is a useless attempt being that nails are curved and these decorations are flat.  I applied a generous coat of Sech Vite.

This manicure only lasted a day.  The edges of the nail tape started lifting up.  I tried to fix it by pressing it back into place and applying topcoat to the area.  The hearts stayed on but I was bothered by how they looked from the side because you could clearly see that the edges were not stuck to the nail.  I had mixed feelings about this manicure due to those issues.  Loved the concept and color combination but I need to read up on how to best apply these decorations so that the manicure will last.  So if you have any tips to share leave them in the comments.