Cult Nails Iconic + Konad special Gold

Hello again!  Today I was running around all day, so I didn't have the time to do my A-England manicure that I planned for their 1 year anniversary while the sun was still out, so I settled for adding to my Iconic manicure.

While out at the mall the other day, I bought a few new Konad plates and polishes, so I was really excited to try them out.  I think it turned out really well!  I only wish that the sun had come out for longer, because the best pics I were able to get were inside during my hair appointment, but it looks so amazing in the sun :(.  In any case, I still think it looks pretty. Also, a note: I was indeed correct in my assumption that my chipped thumbnail was not usual, and probably my own fault.  I repaired that one, and the polish has held up great, with only minimal tip wear. 

Please ignore my awful cuticles/painting ability.

Sorry this post isn't more exciting, haha.  But I'll have some gorgeous A-England pics for you all tomorrow!

Maiden Voyage

Hello! My name is Elizabeth, I am addicted to nail polish and after a whole lot of waffling I have finally decided to do something about it.

About a year ago, my dear friend the Lacquer Ninja started blogging about her love for nail polish. I had, up until then, painted my nails exactly twice in my entire life and then forgotten about them. It had been a long-standing dream of mine, ever since I was about 5 or so, to have long, pretty nails; alas, due to my nail-biting it was not meant to be. But when she started blogging I decided I would give nail polish a second chance and quickly fell madly in love with it.

With the aid of ever polished fingers (and a new job which distracted me) I was finally able to grow my nails out a bit, and I bought more polish with which to paint them. The rest is history, and I have been wanting to start blogging about it for months on end, but I never did get around to it. As part of my New Year's Resolutions, I wanted to actually start doing it. I'm not very good at blogging, but I am very good at obsessing; plus I have my bestie to keep me motivated and in line. We can enable each other :) Hopefully, I will be able to post lots of pics and reviews in the time to come, but for now I will settle for posting my recent holiday manicures. Enjoy!

1) Christmas Manicure:

A-England's Perceval stamped with Konad special white and A-England's

Morgan Le Fay with freehand design in Zoya Ivanka on the accent nail,

finished with 2 coats of Seche QD

2) New Year's Eve #1:

Rescue Beauty Lounge's Under the Stars stamped with Konad special white,

with OPI's Mani Ways to Help stamped with Under the Stars on the accent nail,

finished with a coat of Seche QD

3) New Year's mani 2:

A-England's Camelot with a layer of China Glaze's Dorothy Who? with

A-England's King Arthur layered with Color Club's Sugar Plum Fairy on the accent nail,

finished with one coat of Seche QD