blue opi + zoya ombre

Hey hey! It's a rainy Friday here in western Massachusetts and I have an outdoor concert to go to tonight.. boo. Ah well, concerts happen rain or shine. To match the weather, I did a rainy day blue ombre manicure using some awesome shades of blue. Check it out:

 

Here are the colors I used:

pinky: OPI Teal The Cows Come Home

ring finger: Zoya Tallulah

middle finger: Zoya Tart

index finger: Zoya Song

thumb: OPI Russian Navy

I like how this looks! The formula on all of these was excellent but I didn't particularly love Tart. OPI Russian Navy is a classic favorite of mine that I really need to revisit. I think it would look excellent with some silver stamping on top. Maybe I'll do that soon!

What do you think? Which is your favorite blue polish?

Good Intentions... So-so Execution: Stamped Ombre Nails!

Sometimes I get cool ideas in my head, but due to a lack of creativity/artistic ability I just can't execute them as well as I had originally planned.. that's not exactly what happened with this manicure.. I'm blaming the stamping plate here. It just wasn't agreeing with me for some reason. I decided to try an ombre mani using various oranges. I wasn't sure how I'd like the look plain, so I decided to stamp over it. Here it is!

I was trying to pose my hand in a way as to cover up the nails that didn't look so hot and this little guy landed on me... thought it was pretty funny lol!

Colors Used: thumb -> pinky Essie Tart Deco, Fingerpaints Original Orange, OPI A Good Man-darin Is Hard To Find (middle & ring), Essie Meet Me At Sunset

I wish this manicure came out better because I'm in love with it, but I guess it's okay... when I get my new Bundle Monster plates in I'm going to try these same colors with a different stamp over it to see how that looks.. I might even make that my first vacation mani! So excited! 6 days until my road trip!