Mani of the Week - SC Sugar Sugar & KC Red Hot

I am just learning how to 1) do a blog, 2) do manicures and 3) take pix of my manicures.  So bear with me.

This is Sinful Colors "Sugar Sugar" under Kleancolor "Red Hot".  It is the first time I have worn both polishes and I love them both.  This mani has lasted and lasted, almost 2 weeks, with some tipwear.  I have done a little touch up now and then, but it is getting time to change.. I had a mani emergency yesterday with this mani,  This happens when I do a touch up on one or a few nails and don't have the patience to wait for a good dry.  So I get the hated  SMURGE.  Which then results in the dreaded "PEEL IT OFF ALREADY".

 As a base coat I use a Sally Hansen nail strengthener (got it at the Dollar Store), then a coat of Elmer's Glue (to help with removal of polish afterwards - it works great!).  Then the first layer is  SC Sugar Sugar. It is a red shimmer that goes on easy with no pulls and one coat does it.  You could add a second, but not really needed.  The red is deep red and beautiful.  Dry time is fairly quick.

 KC Red Hot is one of my lemmings that I have wanted for ages.  I found it at a flea market, for $1.00.  Yeah, well I bought a few that day. It is a thick red jelly with small red glitter and large round glitter.  I love it because it has depth and the red makes me feel good.   It is a bit tricky to apply, you have to dip and place.  It is made to be a top coat, as alone, it is too clear.  Dry time is a little longer than usual, but hit it with a quick dry top coat, (I use Out the Door) and you should be fine.   I should have moisturized cuticles before taking pix, sorry gang.

First Dusty Hunt

   

This is the results of my first "dusty hunt".  A dusty hunt means, searching for old nail polishes, well, anywhere.  I got one (at far left) china glaze, and the rest are OPI, mostly from Germany Collection.  I have worn the deep orange one, second from the left and it literally glows on your nail.  It is beautimous.  Dusty hunting takes a lot of courage for me because I'm pretty shy.  But after hitting some 4 shops in the last few months, I finally found one that was willing to sell old polishes.  The most rare one is the 3rd from the left.  I will repost all the polish names soon.  The far right one is Warm & Fozzy.  More later.

Shimmering aspen leaves

Mom and I stayed for a week up in the mountains.  What a lovely time.  We had lots of fun and made lots of good food, and visited.  I wish we could stay up there forever.

First blog post..  meanderings of polish, northern lights, archaeology and crop circles.  More to come