The Addition of Mint

As each new gel color arrives I become ecstatic to use it! Good news.  "That's Hula-rious" my new OPI mint colored gel polish arrived not long ago and it came just in time for me to do Kellie's nails.  Immediately I thought of a super cute design that I have seen (likely on Pinterest) with a white base and mint stripes topped with a pink heart. 

These are Kellie's finished nails.  Thumbs with OPI's "Live, Love, Carnival" feathers with a Gelish glitter polish.  Index fingers with the white base, mint stripes and pink heart.  Next a Mint base with pink and glitter "spray" (I don't know what the heck it's actually called".  Mint base with a super cute pink anchor.  Finally, a pinky nail with a white tip and mint and pink Zebra stripes.  

I did my own toes in a very similar fashion.  I did a different design originally for the toe next to my big toe but I didn't love it so I changed it to a cute mint base with a white and glitter bow.  I did a design on my middle toe that turned out okay but it wasn't what I was going for... then a spray design on the next toe and a mint glitter pinky toe. 

I did end up redoing my pointer finger nail because I didn't love how the original nail turned out.  I have since watched a tutorial and am confident I could successfully create the original pattern I was going for.. I do like the way the stripes with the partial chevron turned out.

Finally.. after doing Kellie's nails and my own toes I received my OPI "Black Onyx" polish.  After I pleaded Brad let me polish his toes with the skull design of his choice (of course I added some stripes and polka dots for aesthetics and practice).  

"Black Onyx" was a disappointment because it seemed very diluted (even after much vigorous shaking).  It required multiple layers as a base color but it did eventually look good.  Brad requested "The Punisher" skull so I gladly obliged for the practice :)  I was able to do the white base okay but I had to try a few times to nail the black eyes and nose to the skull.  I had to retry a few times to say the least.  I'm not sure how obvious it is but after I painted on the black stripes to the second toe while we were waiting for his other foot to cure the "Black Onyx" started running a little bit... it just added to my frustration with that polish.  (I am planning on going back and giving a less than positive review of that polish on Amazon.)  I did, however, really enjoy the middle toe with the cute white polka dots.. They are very symmetrical and I think they look clean and nice.  

I have found some really cute OPI Gel Polish Kits from Amazon that come with 6 matching and/or themed colors that I plan on investing in.  Until I decide to invest in them I have a few polishes on their way.. "Oy Anther Polish Joke" (very cute gold) and "You're such a Budapest" a lavender/periwinkle type color from the  Euro kit.