Nails of the Day–Green Stripe Manicure

Without flash

With flash

 

For this manicure, I used China Glaze Entourage as the base (the bright green), waited for it to dry, then applied strips of regular clear tape diagonally across all my nails. On top of that, I applied a generous layer of Zoya Ivanka (the darker, sparkly green) then immediately peeled the tape off. After it had dried a little, I put on a top coat. Currently I’m trying out China Glaze Fast Forward. I like it so far, although I don’t like the smell much; it’s different from regular nail polish and Seche Vite.

This manicure was really easy and only took awhile because I let the first green dry for quite awhile before putting the tape on. I definitely recommend trying it! Regular clear tape (I have the cheapest version I could find, some generic brand from Target) worked much better than the electrical tape I tried last time I did a tape manicure since it’s easier to get it pressed flat onto the nail, resulting in less of the top color seeping through.

Zoya–Green Nail Polishes

When I saw that Zoya was having a St. Patrick’s Day special where you could buy a trio of green polishes for $5 total, I decided to go for it! I love nail polish and hadn’t tried Zoya yet.

L-R: Suvi, Shawn, Ivanka

I’m dumb and didn’t do both photos in the same order…whoops. This one is L-R: Ivanka, Shawn, Suvi.

Shawn looks really unique and gorgeous in the bottle but it swatches so much darker! I haven’t tried it on my nails yet, but it seems like it’ll still look very dark. It’s still pretty but looks nothing like the bottle suggests. The other two are gorgeous. I don’t think my photos do Ivanka justice. It’s much brighter and more green in person but I could not get that to come off in photos! They’re all gorgeous shades.

My only real complaint about the polishes is that I think the brush is really small. I feel like I have to re-dip the brush and go over my nail so many times with these!

St. Patrick’s Day Look

Here is the look I did for St. Patrick’s day this year.



Products used for eyes:
ELF Mineral Eye Primer
NYX Eyeshadow – Lime Green
L’Oreal HIP Eyeshadow – Flamboyant (Gold)
Wet ‘n Wild Eyeshadow – Cool as a Cucumber (Dark Green)
L’Oreal Eyeshadow Single – Morning Light
Physician’s Formula Eye Enhancing Mascara – Green Eyes (Green Only)
Physician's Formula Gel Cream Liner - Grenn Eyes (Green Only)
Lips:
NYX Lip Pencil – Hot Red
MAC Lipglass – Russian Red
Face:
Revlon Colorstay foundation
NYX Concealer in a jar
L’Oreal True Match Pressed Powder
Physician’s Formula Happy Booster Powder