Barry M Bright Purple And My First Attempt At A Fishtail Mani!

I am sorry this post is coming so late, I have been busy gearing up for the upcoming week by swatching for you all day! The upcoming week is going to be Zoya Week! I will have swatches of their new Designer, Diva and Gloss Collections as well as nail art and combos with all of the colors! I am super excited about these polishes, I love each and every one. I can't wait to show you all of them. Look for the first post in the morning!

But for tonight we have my very first attempt at a fishtail design mani. I first saw this last week on Pointless Cafe which lead me to the original design and tutorial on Lucy's Stash. I love Lucy's Stash, she has amazing nail art and great tutorials. I'm not sure how I missed when she originally did this design but I am glad I didn't miss it completely!

As you can see in the photos I had to chop my nails off. WAY off. Since I didn't have much length to work with I decided to try and overlap more on the design so that my "scales" would be smaller. This way I wouldn't get only 3 or 4 lines and be done. LOL  

My attempt did not turn out as well as Lucy's or Sheila's but I think with some practice I might be able to pull off this design! I used Barry M Bright Purple as my main color and the formula was very nice. I used 2 coats on my index finger and 3 on the others. It dried very shiny, no top coat. For the fishtail I used Bright Purple, Misa Let's Go Green and Milani Silver Stilettos. 

Barry M Bright Purple with Fishtail Accent Nail

Barry M Bright Purple with Fishtail Accent Nail

Barry M Bright Purple with Fishtail Accent Nail

Barry M Bright Purple with Fishtail Accent Nail

Barry M Bright Purple with Fishtail Accent Nail

What do you think of this design? Do not judge it by mine! LOL Make sure to check out the ones I linked and let me know if you try it! I WILL be attempting this again very soon.

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Milani Spam Post - Part 2

Happy Sunday everyone! I have the last of my Milani spam for you tonight! I really do love Milani. They are an easy-to-find (for most US peeps anyway) and reasonably priced brand and have consistently good formulas and great colors.

I have 4 colors to show you tonight and they are all very different. Let's get to it, shall we? I know you didn't come here to hear me ramble. All photos are without top coat.

First up is A Rose Mylady which is light warm-toned pick with a slightly frosty shimmer. This does not have the normal streakiness of a frost (as you can see in the pics).  It applied very nicely and was opaque in two coats. This is not usually a color that I would go for but I actually love it and thinks it goes well with my skin tone.

Milani A Rose Mylady

Milani A Rose Mylady

Next is the very lovely Silver Stiletto. SS is very nice silver foil, not overly unique but a definite need in everyone's collection. This one has a very nice formula compared to many foils and I have a hunch it will make a good stamping polish. This is 2 easy coats.

Milani Silver Stilettos

Milani Silver Stilettos

Now for Juno who is MUCH prettier in person than in my photos. Juno is a very fun pink, it is bright (though not in a neon kind of way) but very subtle all at the same time. Think of a bright version of baby girl pink. I had to do some color editing on my photos because my camera would not get the color anywhere close to the true color. Application was excellent - very creamy and smooth. 2 coats.

Milani Juno

Milani Juno

And now for my favorite of the bunch, Key West. Key West is a green-leaning teal  foil-y shimmer. This makes an awesome pedi color. My mom (who NEVER wears these types of colors) has it on her toes now and really loves it. I think I am winning her over. Hehehe. (I have heard rumors of this being a dupe for Zoya Charla - it is not. I will do a comparison post at a later date but trust me, they aren't even close.) This one had amazing application as well. Another 2-coater.

Milani Key West in the sun

Milani Key West in the sun

Milani Key West in the shade

What do you think of these colors? Do you have a favorite?

Milani polishes retail for $4-$6 and can be purchased at drugstores, grocery stores and online at MilaniCosmetics.com.

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