What I Wore: Thanksgiving Edition

Remember when I used to do a What I Wore [on my nails] post? Yeah, it's been a while. Any way, I didn't show the nails that I wore on Thanksgiving yet, so I thought I would share those with you today. I woke up on Thanksgiving morning to see that it had snowed a bit so I felt like doing something along those lines.

Polishes Used:
-Rica - Whiteout
-Maybelline - Bold Gold
-China Glaze - I'd Melt for You
-Bundle Monster - BM-H02

This look did NOT want to be photographed at all; thank you white & metallic polishes, lol. But I did love this look, so much so that I kept it on for a couple days after Thanksgiving as well. I apologize for the "wet" fingers in these pictures, but the cold weather has been reeking havoc on my cuticles, so I am constantly lathering them up (with my KB Shimmer Cuticle Oil - in Peppermint Scent for the holidays -- PS I highly recommend this Cuticle Oil - it smells delish and moisturizes perfectly).

Who's excited to be getting into Winter themed manicures?

What I Wore (or tried to): New Years Eve Edition

Since New Years Eve was over a week ago, I figured it was about time to show you what I wore on my nails on NYE. Here is the look that I created for the NYE festivities.

Polishes Used:
-Elle - Gold 'n Glitz
-Gelous
-Glequins
-Out The Door

For this look, I started with a base of Elle - Gold 'n Glitz, and then added blue, silver and gold glequins. The individual glitter placement really screams NYE to me as it is probably the number one holiday to be super glittery. However, the more I looked at this mani the more I didn't like it. Each nail was different and I ended up hating that, so before I went to the party, I ended up removing the glequins from my pointer and ring fingers and decided to just go with two blingy accent nails. I kept the rest of my nails with just Gold 'n Glitz and liked the accent nails much better. I even wore that look for the rest of the day on New Years Day too.

What do you think about individual glitter placements, and super blingy mani's for NYE?

What I Wore: Christmas Edition

Today I will be sharing with you the mani that I wore over the Christmas holidays when I was out of town visiting my in-laws. As you know I love to wear Incoco Nail Appliques when I go on trips so I don't have to worry about my mani chipping, and this trip was no different.

The pattern that I chose was Twill Weave from the Fall 2013 Collection. I picked this shade because it was a neutral but up close you could see all the detail, and I knew it would match with any outfits I took on my trip.

My 4 year old niece seems to love checking out what I have on my nails and she commented with approval on these as well! I also got my mother in law and sister in law each two packs of these nail appliques for Christmas because they've both commented on the appliques when I have worn them in the past.

Have you tried these appliques? If not you MUST, if you have, what's your favorite pattern?

What I Wore - Thanksgiving Edition with Incoco Real Nail Polish Appliques

Back to work for some of us today who had off for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Since I was away during the  holiday I wasn't sure if I would have time or access to do my nails at my in-laws so I decided to use Incoco Real Nail Polish Appliques. I wanted to wear a shade that would be good with any outfit and for any occasion so I obviously chose glitter!

The design I chose was Vanishing Act:

This is a lovely gold to silver glitter gradient shade. Since I saw a ton of people over the holidays I also happened to get a ton of compliments. I really loved wearing these nail polish appliques because there wasn't really any chipping and they matched with every outfit that I wore on the trip.

And just for fun; here is a silly shot of my husband and I  (and my sister-in law and cousin-in law too) Apparently Rob was the only one NOT ready for the picture lol.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

What I Wore - Tough Mudder Edition

Happy Wednesday! Unfortunately every time it is Wednesday, I think of that stupid commercial with the camel saying "what day is it, what day is it?" "It's humpday".

If you haven't see the commercial; there it is. LOL, it's annoying.

Anyway, over the weekend my husband and a couple of his friends participated in the Pittsburgh Tough Mudder competition. If you are not familiar with Tough Mudder, you can check it out here, it's "probably the toughest event on the plant". This is just a brief tid-bit from their site, "Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. With the most innovative courses, 1,000,000 inspiring participants worldwide to date, and more than $5 million raised for the Wounded Warrior Project, Tough Mudder is the premier adventure challenge series in the world." You have to love a seriously hard core obstacle course that supports a great cause like the Wounded Warrier Project, which you can check out here.

Onto, the mani. Since the colors of Tough Mudder and black and orange, that is what I used for my mani.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-Zoya - Paz
-Konad - Black
-Konad - White
-Out The Door
-Plate - Mash38

I tried to give the nails a ripped / distressed look with the black stamping (although it did turn out to look slightly tiger-ish) I also added the white stamped accent from the same plate since it sort of reminded me of an EKG/Heartbeat symbol. I got a lot of compliments from the other "spectators" at the event. 

One thing to note about spectating that they don't really warn you about. It is extreme; you get muddy, you walk a ton, you get sunburnt, and the event takes 4-5 hours to complete. I don't know that all courses would be as bad as ours, the fact that is is very hilly in the area led to an extra challenging course, anyone who has ever run a race in Pittsburgh can attest to that! 

Here is a "live" shot of my nails on the course (and maybe one of the first appearances of my pinky, it's wonky, they both are, just don't look lol):

Anyway, hope you liked this mani and great job to my husband's team and all the guys and gals who participated in the 2013 Pittsburgh Tough Mudder.

What I Wore - Pirates Game Nails

Happy Monday! I am back with the long awaited second edition of "What I Wore" lol. Anyway, on Friday my husband and I went to the Pittsburgh Pirates [baseball] game. Now if you know us, you will know that we are full season ticket holders so going to a game is nothing special for us, however, since we do go a lot, I rarely do "Pittsburgh" themed nails, but this past Friday, I did, and here there are :)

Polishes Used:
- Nail Tek II
-Nicole by OPI - Ladies in the Limelight
-Konad - White
-Konad - Black
-HK Girl Topcoat
-Pueen11

I was planning on using black and white to stamp with over this lime leaning yellow, but I let my husband pick the stamping image and he picked these fun arrows. I picked up Ladies in the Limelight from my local Big Lots for only $1.00! It was a little thin so I am wearing 3 coats, but it is completely smoothed out and fully opaque.

Do you ever go to baseball games or do "team" colored manis?

What I Wore [on my nails] - Pittsburgh Pirates Home Opener

Happy Monday!

I am thinking about putting together a little "What I Wore [on my nails]" segment. I often to do mani's for holidays or events and don't get around to posting them until after the fact. From now on, those posts will be "What I Wore [on my nails]". I hope you like it!

Last Monday, April 1st, was the Pittsburgh Pirates Home Opener. My husband and I are season ticket holders to the Pirates, so we have the luxury of being able to go to all 81 home games this season, should we like to (sidenote: no way will I be going to anywhere near that number of games).

Anyway, I didn't have much time the night before (on Easter) so I did a nice simple mani for the game (unfortunately it may have been bad luck because it was cold, snowy, and we lost; but that's ok; the opener is always fun).

Polishes Used:

-OPI - Nail Envy

-Zoya - Pippa

-Liquid Lacquer - Little Bow Tied Men

-Gelous

-No Time

I have to admit, I didn't really like this mani; for some reason the shimmer whiteness of the LBTM just didn't look right to me over Pippa; however, I showed this to some of my Pittsburgh Polish friends and they didn't think it was as bad as I thought, so maybe its just one of those things. 

This is going to be short and sweet, but you can expect to see more Pittsburgh themed mani's this year as always, and hopefully more "What I Wore [on my nails]" segments as well if you like them (so let me know!)

And just for fun, here is a picture of my husband and I from the game freezing our butts off!