My Ripponburn ladies 5:15

Nellie

I was very glad to see Nellie sitting in the group when I arrived!! Go Nellie!!! I hope she is still around next time. Apparently things aren't looking good, but you never know do you....

Hellie

Jenny

Hellie and Jenny were first up. I brought a different selection this time: all my Layla magnetics and all my CND Vinylux plus a couple of pinks for "you know who"! I always remember to stash in some glitter as well.

Nellie

Darker was definitely on the menu with most choosing something deeper. Sometimes I think they are influenced by what I am wearing and I still had on the pinot red and grey mani. But Miss Joan loves her pink and I brought a newbie for her: a SpaRitual even!!!

Dorothy

Doris

Today was Dorothy's last day as she is shifting town and house and kit and caboodle down south where all her children and grandchildren live. She love metallics and both she and Doris chose a gold shimmer.

Gladys

Ina

Gladys let me do whatever I wanted though she liked purple and the magnetics so it was more her choice this time!!! And I knew Ina would want magnetics!!

Lilian

Thelma

Lilian is so funny! It is very important to her to have something no one else has and when she first chose a colour here comes Thelma and says she'll take the same. So Lilian secretively changed her colour!! But Thelma's (and also Margaret's) base pink is really pretty. A sheer SpaRitual but the colour really pops!

Margaret

Mani breakdown:
all had Seche Clear as a base, two coats of base polish and Out the Door as a top coat. Then an almond oil cuticle wash.

Hellie: Layla Purple Galaxy
Jenny: CND Vinylux Dark Lava
Nellie: alternating CND Vinylux PurplePurple & Fedora with BYS Cold as Ice
Joan: SpaRitual Quiet Storm with BYS Pink Lady
Doris & Dorothy: CND Vinylux Locket Love
Gladys: alternating Layla Fuchsia Sky & Purple Galaxy
Thelma: SpaRitual Drop Dead Gorgeous with BYS Cold as Ice
Lilian: CND Vinylux Tropix
Ina: Layla Fuchsia Sky
Margaret: SpaRitual Drop Dead Gorgeous

52wkCrumpet28: Burgundy-maroon

This is week 28 of Crumpet's 52 week challenge! The "rules" are very flexible and you have all week to accomplish the mani. As always, must be done on your own nails, using the colours suggested (or parts thereof).
This week's prompt: Needle drag and Burgundy-maroon (either each alone or combined). I chose Burgundy-maroon as it is harvest time on all the vineyards – lots of pinot grapes being picked! And it is autumn and I felt like a more luxurious colour combo.

This is a Luxio 100% gel mani and untrieds for me. The burgundy is deep pigmented but with shimmer. Really pretty when it catches the light. On four alternating accents I applied a concrete grey. Two coats each.

Using fine brushed I drew a diagonal French on the grey nails. Then I added a fine line in a glittery blue and some petals. Then I topped with a Swarovski crystal and cured with top coat. I am starting to embrace and enjoy all the rhinestones-crystal-embellishments. Curing in gel really 1) makes them stay on for weeks and 2) leaves no edges to catch on hair or sweaters or anything else.

Am becoming a gel nail art snob!! Am getting addicted to the smoothness of the gel and all the possibilities with the gel. Bye girls till next time!

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52wkCrumpet27: Not worn enough

This is week 27 of Crumpet's 52 week challenge! The "rules" are very flexible and you have all week to accomplish the mani. As always, must be done on your own nails, using the colours suggested (or parts thereof).
This week's prompt: Music and Not worn enough (either each alone or combined). I chose Not worn enough as I had spied this old green a couple of weeks ago and thought "I need to use this again sometime". Today is the day!

This is a one coat base of China Glaze Agro (Hunger Games collection). I love this green!! The hue is an antique metallic shimmer, going into olive green. Fab fall-autumn colour. Very rich and a bit medieval (go Game of Thrones!). I wore it heaps a couple of years ago then stopped. Too many polishes, not enough days.

When this was dry I used acrylic paint and drew flower-fronds in grey shades all over. I like the grey-green combo. Out the Door sealed the deal. This is one of those manis I really like on myself and others. For some reason, painted flowers always look elegant and in some way artistic. I try other things, but always come back to something like this.

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52wkCrumpet26: Mosaic-Stained Glass

Yay!!! Halfway!
This is week 26 of Crumpet's 52 week challenge! The "rules" are very flexible and you have all week to accomplish the mani. As always, must be done on your own nails, using the colours suggested (or parts thereof).
This week's prompt: Mosaic-Stained Glass, and pink and orange (either each alone or combined). I chose mosaic. It is getting very cold and autumnal here so not much in the mood for pinks.

I started with a kind of skittlette of alternating CND Blue Rapture and CND Dark Lava. I haven't worn CND Vinylux for a while so thought I would bring it out again. From the start I had decided to do mosaic-stained glass on only my left hand. We had a holiday yesterday so another short week and I have too much to do to devote heaps of time to doing my nails. Oh well.

I wanted to do a bit of a churchyard scene so first drew the outline of the church and yard in black acrylic paint.  Then I added the colours for the stained glass windows, crossed the crosses and added sky. When all was done I added some Dark Lava to the church to tie the colouring together. Two coats of top coat on the painting as the acrylic paint was bumpy, otherwise one.

As almost always, from a distance the stained glass looks much better than in close up scrutiny! And I love the regal purple shimmer, works well with the smoky blue. I probably should have done mosaics on all nails but honestly didn't feel like it and wanted to do a landscape this week. Hope all is well, girls! Thx for reading!

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