Hummingbird Nail Art over piCture pOlish Focus

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Good evening lovelies! I know my blogging has been pretty sporadic lately, life just keeps getting in the way and I've not been spending as much time blogging as I used to. But I am going to try to start keeping it more consistent, even if it's not as often as I used to post. 

Today I have some nail art that I did over the weekend. Sunday was the 10 year anniversary of my grandma's passing. To remember her I decided to do a mani that I thought she would love. She loved red and magenta/fuchsia (I got my love of red from her), but magenta was probably her favorite for her nails. She also loved hummingbirds. So I decided to combine the two.

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Nail Art Theme Week: Follow a Tutorial - Dry Brush Technique

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Happy Thursday! It's nice to be on the downhill side of the work week! For today's manicure I followed a tutorial by the lovely Emily aka The Lacquerologist! 

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piCture pOlish Collab-Fest 2013: Attitude by Overall Beauty

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Good morning lovelies! I was asked by Kim from Overall Beauty to show off her piCture pOlish shade, Attitude, for today's piCture pOlish Collab-Fest! I am so excited to be a part of this and Attitude is stunning so let's get started!

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NOTD: piCture pOlish Citrus

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Good morning! I have several collection posts I am working on for  you this week but wanted to show you this bright and cheery orange this morning. piCture pOlish Citrus.

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Rocks and Minerals Nail Art Week Day Two - Amethyst Geode

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I'm a little late for Day 2 of Rocks and Minerals Week but, better late than never! Today I am using Amethyst Geode as my inspiration!

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Autumn Theme Week Day 5 - Acorn and Leaves Stamping ♥

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Happy Friday! Today is the last day of Autumn Week and I have my first (and only) stamped mani of the week. I received my new Bundle Monster holiday set in the mail last night and couldn't wait to try it out!

Today is also my 2 year blogiversary! I can't believe I have been blogging for 2 years! Stay tuned later today for a surprise! :)

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piCture pOlish Cosmos ♥

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Happy Saturday! I have a super gorgeous polish for you today! I'm sure you have all probably seen it before but it's so pretty it's worthy of seeing over and over again! 

piCture pOlish Cosmos is a deep blue jelly polish packed with holographic micro-flakes. I know piCture pOlish has been doing these types of polishes for a while but this is the first one I have tried and, needless to say, I NEED MOAR! LOL The depth and sparkle in this polish is impossible to capture in pictures. You really do have to see it to  appreciate it. Even though this is a jelly )to let the flakies shine), I only needed two coats for opacity. I'm showing to coats with one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos. 

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piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe ♥

Good afternoon everyone! I am very excited about the polish I have to show you today! I love it so much that I have worn it 3 times already! 

My amazing friend Sheila from Pointless Cafe was one of the bloggers chosen by piCture pOlish (participants were chosen based on their piCture pOlish Blogfest posts) to create her very own polish shade and I think she created quite a stunner! It was originally a limited edition shade but it sold so well that it was announced last night that piCture pOlish would be adding it to their permanent line! This is great news for anyone that hasn't been able to snag a bottle yet (or may want a backup or two.... like me). 

Focus is a gorgeous deep red/violet shade the is packed full of iridescent micro-flakes that absolutely glow from within! *SWOON* The formula was great - I had absolutely no issues at all. I would call this one a crelly - it's more opaque than a jelly but still sheer enough that the micro-flakes shine through. Since I have worn this multiple times already, I can tell you that on shorter nails it is opaque in two coats and on longer nails you will generally need a third.  One coat of top coat and you're good to go. 

I have a lot of photos of this one (under various lighting situations) and none of them do this polish justice. It is definitely one of those polishes that you have to see in person to truly appreciate. 

First up are some shots under artificial lighting...

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

And outside in natural lighting...

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

piCture pOlish: FOCUS by Pointless Cafe

Isn't it gorgeous?! To see more photos you can visit Sheila's post (HERE) where you can see her photos as well as links to other bloggers who have posted Focus. 

This shade is available directly from piCture pOlish and also through The Network. 

The Network brings piCture pOlish to you through their network of members worldwide. By clicking on The Network on their site, you will be given a list of Network Members all around the world who carry piCture pOlish shades. The Network Members for the US are Kim at Overall Beauty and Leah Ann at Llarowe and for Canada it's Katie at Harlow and Company.

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

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