Inspired by a Color for the #31DC2017Weekly

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We are in the home stretch of the weekly version of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge.  The last 10 weeks of the challenge are the toughest prompts.  All of the themes from here on out are all pulling inspiration from art and culture.  Usually, I start to get heavy on the hand painting.  Hopefully, my ideas will play out well on the nails.  For this week, we are doing manicures inspired by a color.  I was inspired by the color teal.  So I create a smooshy marbled manicure using several teal shades.  Oh yeah...and I gave my nails the chop!  Back to those little nubbins that I love so much :)

My Revlon Parfumerie Picks

I am sucker for a sale.  So when Walgreens had a Revlon sale last month, I chose a few of the new Parfumerie polishes to play with.  Typically, I try to stay away from scented polishes, but I had read some good reviews of this collection.  Overall, these polishes had a pleasant scent and was not overpowering in the slightest.  Some reviews stated that the scent was lost once a top coat was applied, but that was not the case for me.  I will be sharing my three picks from this collection with you today: Italian Leather, Apricot Nectar and Autumn Spice.

This post is picture heavy, so be sure to click on through for all the swatch goodness.  (And some awesome macro shots!)

D'oh! (Belated Halloween Mani)

Want to know how silly I am? I never posted my Halloween mani! Worse yet, I only just now realized that it never published. D'oh! So think back to Halloween and check out my easy orange and black look.

I started this mani with two coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Orange Splash, a bright orange with gold shimmer. Then I added a messy french tip / gradient about half way up the nail using Revlon Sparkle Aplenty, a black jelly with black microglitter and large hexagonal silver glitter.The formula on Sparkle Aplenty wasn't my favorite, a bit gooey and not overly sparkly, but it was perfectly in theme for Halloween!

If I could have I might have passed this mani off as something other than Halloween themed, but there's nothing subtle about this one. :)