Riot and Frolic

I am not great at the whole manicure thing.  I have four nail colors that I really like.  I go to stores and check out "new" colors and buy them, only to get home and find out I have two of the same shade already.  But this lady…

I was inspired!  This magnificent manicure is from Michelle over at All Lacquered Up and is one of the first things I ever "pinned."  Michelle is hard-core about her nail polish and has tried and photographed just about every nail polish EVER.  It's mind-blowing.  Want to know what a color looks like out of the bottle?  Check out her site and search for your next I-might-like-this shade.  

Now, I don't know the first thing about any nail paintin' skillz, but I read somewhere that this sweet mani was done with a "dotting tool."

You can buy this tool at Sephora, or you can use… a toothpick!  BAM!  You just saved yourself $7!

I experimented as I went along, and I was kind of thrilled with the results.  

Here's what I did…

I got together all of my colors (they're not even hot!) and my nifty "pretty hands in a bottle" goo.  The goo is similar to some product I got to use when I worked at a spa and was about $40 per jar.  My stuff?  Not so much.  But it makes my cuticles look less yucky, sooo…  I used it.

Then I painted my nails with two coats of white and went to town.  

I'd make a little pool of polish with each color on paper and dip my toothpick in.  Two dots per color per nail made me pretty happy.

This summed up my day: nail polish, grocery list/meal planning, and Veggie Tales CD.  

My digits?  Pretty sweet.  I haven't even cleaned them up yet and love them.  It looks like balloons.  And it fits with my colorful scheme today.

Just for kicks, I put food coloring in my ice cube tray.  

V loved it.  So did I.  

P.S.  Late night posting does NOT make for the best lighting or photographs.  I'll try to take a picture during the day and let you see the glory of my fingertips.