Playing with Polish--Subtle Fancy Accent Nail

I am aware that many of my "Playing with Polish" posts consist of me dressing up an old manicure. I know that I gravitate toward accent nail designs and glitter.  Someday I will be more adventurous and creative, but that day is not today;)

This lovely manicure was Barielle Soho at Night.  I got REALLY bored with this one, probably  because I wore this medium/dark purple twice in one month for who knows what reason.  I guess I got a little purple happy?  To dress it up I took my dark, nearly black, plum (Revlon Plum Night) and just painted a random loopy, scroll and dots design.

I had just put cuticle oil on & could not get it off my nails so they look smudged.  Also, please forgive the tip wear:)

I love this!  I love how subtle it is.  I adore the elegance.  I think I need to try this in other colors.  Maybe next time I should do this to all my nails!

Purple Glittery Goodness

More purple-icious-ness...

I was wearing Revlon Plum Night, an autumn staple, and it needed an update after a few days.  What makes a manicure better when it starts to chip or lose its charm? GLITTERRRRRRRRRRRR

Please excuse the tip wear <3

I added a glittery accent nail in Barielle Purple Hearts from the Dazzling Diamonds Collection.  This purple glitter is just so much fun.  I love the different shades, sizes, and shapes of glitter that give this polish its character.

If you think this manicure looks familiar from me, perhaps it's because you remember this one.  I recently shared an edition of "Playing with Polish" that featured Purple Hearts over Barielle Soho at Night.

Buddha-Ful Layering

Many of my layering adventures begin with a chipped or worn manicure.  This instance was no different.  I was wearing a fall staple of mine, Revlon Plum Night. After a couple of days and without time to do a complete change, I opted to add a topper.  I ended up picking Barielle Buddha-ful and this was the result...

I love how this flecked peachy pink jelly polish turned a deep plummy purple into navy!  This was incredibly beautiful.  I love how different toppers can completely transform a polish!

Revlon Plum Night

It is no secret that I love this polish.  Although I have used it in nail art, I have never formally posted an entire beautiful swatch of Revlon Plum Night.  So here is her recognition post:)

This deep blackened purple polish dries to a glossy finish.  This picture shows 2 coats (should have done 3, but I layered on top so it didn't matter too much).  The application of this deep purple is thin, somewhat watery, but easy.  Also, I had no staining whatsoever with this lovely polish.  I know that dark and highly pigmented polishes can stain at times, but this is not one of them!

The Verdict:
I love this polish.  I love its depth.  Plum Night can be dark, mysterious, and rather vampy OR can come across sophisticated, simple, and elegant it depends on how you wear it.  This was one of my go-to polishes last fall, but I also wore it this spring so it is versatile as well.

Like other Revlon polishes this can be found in many pharmacies, drug stores, and grocery stores.  This is a part of their permanent line, but I urge you to pick up this pretty polish.

Monday Manicure

Wow.  I haven't done the Polish-aholics Anonymous Monday Manicure Challenge in a while.  Here's to hoping I can keep up with it!

This week the theme was "heart" manicure.  I did my best to brainstorm & prevent my manicure from looking like a Valentine.  I avoided my pinks & reds and decided to go to the opposite end, hence the tealish color palette.  The nail polishes used in this manicure were:

• Sinful Colors Open Seas
• Diamond Cosmetics Don't Teal My Heart Away
• Revlon Plum Night
• Sally Hansen Natural White

I also decided to only include one heart & throw in some plaid nail art:)  I think I will be adding plaid to my list of wearable nail art.  I'm a huge fan:)  Here she is...

How would you incorporate a heart theme into your manicure?

Monday Manicure

Polish-aholics Anonymous (a facebook group) hosts a Monday Manicure Challenge every Monday.  This week the theme with the most votes was CANDY.  Yummy!

When thinking what to do for this manicure, I was stumped.  I wanted it to be fun but wearable.  I racked my brain and eventually decided on trying a rock candy accent finger.  I prepped my nails as usual then chose Revlon Plum Night as my background color.  I let it dry and then covered my ring finger with nail glue and stuck on sea salt.  Ideally this would have been done in a pastel or a candy color, but I was feeling the dark purple instead.

 

Have you every stuck something unconventional to your nails?  What was the BEST or CRAZIEST thing you have ever stuck to your nails?

Manicure Monday

So after my first [pitiful] attempt at a v-gap manicure I was both embarrassed and driven.  Embarrassed that I had posted it even though I knew it looked horrible and driven to try again and be successful:)

So along came Revlon Plum Night and my second attempt...

I must admit that this try turned out MUCH better than the first.  I know that a manicure such as this one take practice & refining.

Will you be trying the V-Gap Manicure this fall?  What do you think of this style of manicure?