Candy Cane Stripe Christmas Mani

Good evening ya'll.  I am so darn tired.  If my body touches the couch or bed I will surely pass out.  I stayed up late last night and had to get up bright and early for soccer.  It was soccer all day.  I'm finally home and feeling tired, sore, a little beat up.  I am about to start wrapping Christmas presents and what better timing to share a Christmas mani with you!  I can't remember why I did this one, but I LOVE how it turned out!  It's not overdone, the glitter and holo stripes work perfectly together.  So let's delve in to what I used to create this look.

*nothing to disclose*

Smitten Polish: Shop, Edgy Polish, Femme Fatale Cosmetics, Hypnotic Polish, Rainbow Connection, Facebook, Instagram    

Lumina Lacquer:  Shop, Mei Mei's Signatures, Facebook, Instagram

I'm a little too tired to be wordy tonight so I'll just give you the rundown of what's on each nail.  The formula and application of all 4 were fantastic.  These are 2 of my all time favorite indie brands and they never disappoint.  Hope you enjoy my festive pictures too!

Thumb: 3 coats of Smitten Polish This Is My Tiara! (silver)

Index: 3 coats of Smitten Polish This Is My Tiara!, Between the Baubles (green), The First Lobster (red)

Middle: 2 coats of Smitten Polish The First Lobster

Ring: 2 coats of Smitten Polish Between the Baubles, 1-2 coats of Lumina Lacquer Candy Cane Lane

Pinky: 3 coats of Smitten Polish This Is My Tiara!, Between the Baubles (green), The First Lobster (red)

I finished each nail with a nice thick layer of topcoat.  

Candy Cane Mani Featuring Lumina Lacquer Candy Cane Lane & Coal In My Stocking

Good morning!  I couldn't wait to jump into holiday manis and I am so pleased with how this one turned out!   I don't want to waste any time with jibber jabber so let's just jump right in.  This is my candy cane mani and I used Lumina Lacquer, Orly and Smitten Polish to create this.  Here are the social media and shipping links to the brands.

Lumina Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Smitten Polish: Shop, Facebook

Orly:  Shop, Facebook, Instagram

I started this super holiday mani with Lumina Lacquer Coal In My Stocking.  Even though this polish is meant for those who "weren't very nice this year" I was nice but I'm still going to rock Coal In My Stocking because it's fabulous!  This is an "opaque charcoal grey polish with a dash of micro holo glitters, some holo hexs, dark flakes and a soft holo pigment."  It's so beautiful.  My favorite part is the soft red-gold shimmer and the holo glitters.  I used 2 thin coats (but you could easily get away with 1) for full coverage.   Then I covered Coal In My Stocking with Lumina Lacquer Candy Cane Lane.  Candy Cane Lane is a "glitterbomb of red and white with circles, hexs, stars, hearts and candy canes."  It so fun!  I got all of those shapes out with no digging.  I used 2 coats.  The glitter applied easily and spread  well on my nails.  On my accent nail I used 2 coats of Orly Au Champagne, a gorgeous frosty white with a soft matte finish.  I then used a striping brush to create candy cane stripes with Smitten Polish Zelda's Fall-ly, a beautiful red holo (I posted a review for it HERE).  I used 2 layers of topcoat on all nails to finish.