Tinkerbell 10K & My Pirate Fairy Zarina Mani!

Good afternoon dears!  If you are an avid follower of my Instagram or Facebook page you know that I spent last weekend in Disneyland to participate in the Tinkerbell 1/2 Marathon Weekend.  I was lucky enough to find a bib for the 10K late in the game as everything was sold out.  I was very happy to get into the race again this year and had an absolute blast!  I even had a pretty great race time!  6.2 miles in 57:20.  It's a very crowded race so it's quite difficult to PR (personal record) in a Disney race and this was my second fastest run recorded on my RunKeeper app.  Pretty good even though I had to weave and zig zag though other runners for the first 2 miles.  Anywho, yes I was tired, yes my legs were a bit sore (more uphills than I expected) but I walked away wishing I had signed up for the 1/2 or even the Pixie Dust Challenge - both the 10K and the 1/2 totaling 19.3 miles.  Next time!  Until then here's my costume, nails and pictures from race day!  

I decided to dress up as Pirate Fairy Zarina from The Pirate Fairy movie.  

Here's my "flat" Zarina costume.  

And here's my mani with my daughters Zarina doll. 

I remembered to get a few pictures of my all mani while in the park.  I was actually in line for California Screamin with my middle child.  I love how my nails turned out, even thought my Jolly Roger pirate skull is off center.

I used a-England Dragon (green), a-england Holy Grail (gold), Sheswai Honeyfox (red), KBShimmer Sun & Games (gold glitter) and basic black and white polishes for the art.  

I had to get up at 3:30am to get to the race in time.  It was dark and cold and I was so tired. It's hard to get a good night's rest when you know you have something to do early the next day.  I think the excitement kept me awake.

Pre-race selfie.  See, still dark out.  Thankfully the adrenaline was already going so I wasn't as cold at this point.  

Race time!  

Announcers wishing us all a great race.  

Super blurry shot of running down Main Street.  The castle is in the background.  Sorry, I was running, best I could do.  LOL.  I actually didn't stop for any pictures with characters or photo op spots.  I was focused on finishing with a descent time.

Another blurry run-by pic of Lightning McQueen & Mater in Radiator Springs.  Running through the parks is the best part of the race. I'm glad they were at the end of the race this time instead of the beginning.  Helped push me through to the finish line.  

I ran backwards to get this pic of me coming up to the 6 mile marker!  Yeah, kind of dangerous as there was a big box that I easily could have tripped over.  Thank goodness I didn't!  

Another blurry running pic - this is the finish line!  They announce names as you are approaching the finish line.  And there are characters lined up to high five you!  

I stopped RunKeeper a bit after crossing the finish line so it show's my time a little off.  But I wanted to share the course!  

DONE!  Got my Gatorade, banana and MEDAL!  

Feeling pretty accomplished at this point!  

One more picture showing off my medal.  

And my #runmani.  I use this hashtag on my Instagram page to share my mani's when I go running.  I thought it would be fun to share this one holding the medal instead of my usual post holding my water bottle.  

Treated myself to beignets and coffee from Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Express.  I'm sure it won't surprise you to hear I ate them all.  And I was even hungry again almost right after.  Well that was my journey through the Tinkerbell 10K!  Hope you enjoyed it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you are all enjoying time with family and over eating and drinking to your hearts content.  I have plans to spend the afternoon over at my Grandparents house this year and look forward to all the yummy food that will be there.  I will keep this post brief so you don't spend too much time on the computer and have more time with your loved ones.  

My quickie Thanksgiving mani turned out pretty well.  I love these metallic and shimmery colors together.  I have Nanacoco Irresistible Charm, a metallic red on my thumb and index nails.  It's a gorgeous and opaque color - 1 coat!  a-England Holy Grail (new version) is on my middle finger.  I used 2 coats of this gold toned polish.  I drew chevrons over Holy Grail with Irresistible Charm and 6Harts Bat Crap Crazy.  I also have Bat Crap Crazy on my ring and pinky nails.  I used 2 coats for a nice richness.  I adore this brown by the way.  I topped my ring and pinky nails with 2 coats of Red Dog Designs My Funny Valentine, a pretty glitter blend of red holo hearts, red and gold circles and hexs and small black glitters.  I finished it all off with a layer of topcoat.  

Fall Mani with a-England Holy Grail, Pretty Serious Cosmetics Seasonal Sunset and Hit Polish Jack-O-Lantern

Good morning lovelies!  I am having so much fun with these Fall colors!  I simply adore them all.  And not to pat myself on the back, but I am also really loving the manis that I am churning out these days.  Admittedly I am trying harder to be more "exciting."  I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy creating them!  So let's talk polish!

The first step I did in this gorgeous mani was to paint my thumb, index and middle finger with 2 coats of a-England Holy Grail, the original metallic yellow gold version.  It's such a beautiful color and the formula was really great.  The formula was just a touch sheer but I'm sure with a 3rd coat it would have been just fine to wear alone.  Application was a dream and I look forward to using Holy Grail again.  

Next I painted my ring and pinky with Pretty Serious Cosmetics Seasonal Sunset.  It's FREAKING STUNNING!  It's a perfect metallic rusty red-orange that literally glows!  I used 3 coats to get maximum depth and color richness.   I can't speak highly enough of this polish.  Formula and application were both amazing.  I can't wait to pick up more from this brand!  I also sponged Seasonal Sunset on the tips of my nails that I'd painted with Holy Grail.  Hello yummy gradient!  

Finally I topped my gradient nails with 2 coats Hit Polish Jack-O-Lantern.  It's a really great polish that perfectly captures Halloween in a bottle.  Black, orange and yellow glitters in different shapes with a dose of holo sparkle make for a perfect mix.  I got a healthy amount of glitter with the first dip but really wanted my nails covered and blingy so I went for 2 coats.  The glitter laid flat on my nails.  I finished this mani with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Nerd Lacquer Holy Grail

She's baaaaack!  Amanda from Nerd Lacquer opened up shop last weekend and it was an absolute free-for-all! People went nuts!  I would have too if I wasn't asleep due to a massive hangover.  When will I learn?  So I will have to wait for the next restock to snag a few desired polishes.  Fortunately for me, my friend Hazel sent me a couple in a swap just before that restock so I am fully content with the 2 new ones I have from that. 

Here is Holy Grail.  It's mint green.  It's soft linear holo.  It's holo glitter.  It glows in the dark.  Hail to the King of Polish!  Anyhoodle…just look at it!  It's fabulous!  I used 2 coats for the pictures below and coverage was great.  Formula was nice and smooth with no application problems (no streaking, no dragging).  I used 1 layer of topcoat for smooth to the touch nails. 

This is one of the more pricey Nerds are $16, but most of the others are $10.  You can purchase Nerd Lacquer here.  Be sure to follow Amanda on Google+ for info on the next restock!  

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