Mardi Gras Mani!

Yay it's Mardi Gras!  Fat Tuesday to be exact.  So you know what that means....Laissez les bon temps rouler (let the good times roll).  I have actually been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras before and it was one of the most fun places/events I have ever been to.  Amazing food, flowing drinks, everyone is happy and friendly.  I would go back in a heartbeat.  But since I am not there this year I am celebrating at home by planning a delicious cajun dinner.  I am also going to try a recipe for individual king cakes.  Yum yum!  Of course I have a great mani on too!  Let's take a look!
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I stared this mani with Sinful Colors Pistache on my index and middle finger nails.  A creamy pastel pistachio colored polish.  It made a perfect base for Red Dog Designs Harelquin Ball.  Harelquin Ball is a limited edition polish that is only available in March, so if you love it you need to snatch it up now!  Harlequin Ball is described as "various sized circle and diamond glitters, in shades of holo green, holo gold and purple, sprinkled with micro holo glitter."  There are 10 different glitters in this blend of awesome!  I used 2 coats of Harlequin Ball and found the formula fabulous.  The glitter came out easily and spread well on my nails.  I then used China Glaze LOL (a deep purple holo) on my ring finger nails, China Glaze GR8 (a golden yellow holo) on my pinkys and Nubar Reclaim (a medium shade green holo) on my thumbs.  I hand drew the diamond pattern in black over my thumb and pinky for a fun effect (be kind - I am not much a nail art person).   I then placed a "bead" necklace on top of LOL.  I laid it over my wet nail and covered it in topcoat.  I used 1-2 layers of topcoat on each nail.  

Lumina Lacquer Mucking Rainbows

Good morning!  I'm on a roll aren't I!?  How many posts in a row!?  I'm feeling good and feeling like I'm back into the swing of painting/photographing/posting.  Phew!  So you know I'm a fan of Lumina Lacquers and for good reason.  Tatiana makes amazing glitter bombs and she has been pumping out some beyond awesome polishes including an awesome set called The Luminated Ladies.  This set is a collaboration between Tatiana and some of her favorite bloggers.  They were all so lovely it was hard to pick a few.  Of course I am hoping these will be on her site again soon so I can get more of them.  You can purchase Lumina Lacquer from the shop and can follow Lumina Lacquer on Facebook and Instagram (luminalacquer).  

The Luminated Lady I have to share today is Mucking Rainbows from Mucking Fusser.  MR is a gorgeous blend of (wait for it…) large holo teal and silver circles; metallic purple circles; neon pink, neon green, purple and teal hexs; small pink, purple and teal circles; green, pink and orange shards; silver holo moons and microglitter!  It is truly a rainbow in a bottle and it's so much fun!  I used 2 coats of MR over my base color and I got a good amount of glitter out with each brush dip.  The glitters came out easily, spread well and laid flush on my nails.  This is going to be a fun glitter for every season!  I wore it over 2 coats of China Glaze LOL.  I also have China Glaze 2Nite on my thumb and pinky and a gradient of the 1 on my accent nail.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat on the holo nails and 2 layers on the glitter nails.