Pink Leopard Nails

Hey everyone! How was your weekend? We enjoyed the beautiful weather on Saturday and got out to do some errands. We also did some cleaning up around the apartment, which was needed after I was sick for two weeks! We're having brunch with our families later this afternoon so I figured I would share my nails this morning.

I don't know how it got into my head that I would do pink leopard nails, but here they are. I started with a base of Essie Madison Ave-hue, a true pink with very fine silver shimmer. It's super pretty and the formula is wonderfully smooth. I used two coats here. To make the leopard design I used a small detail brush with Essie Plumberry and Sexy Divide.

Hope you have a great week!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Floral Nail Art

Hey everyone! How was your weekend? I'm finally starting to feel better after being sick all week and I'm hoping that the germs don't continue lingering in my classroom. On Saturday hubby and I went to see Hamilton and loved it! We bought the tickets months ago and it felt like we waited forever to see it, but the wait was totally worth it.

After the temperature being in the 60s on Sunday I'm really feeling ready for spring. I grabbed one of my favorite spring colors, Essie Go Ginza. This lilac creme goes on opaque in two easy coats. I used a whole bunch of pretty colors to make some flowers with a small detail brush. You don't have to be super careful when you do this - it's supposed to be abstract! It always comes out looking beautiful.

Hope you have a great week!

xoxo,

   Brooke

OPI Kanpai OPI

Hey everyone! How was your week? I've been sick ALL week and it has been rough. My second grade class became infected with strep, flu, and stomach bug. I came down with something last weekend and have had flu-like symptoms all week. I made it into work on Wednesday, but otherwise have been home sick. I'm starting to feel a little better and thank goodness for that because hubby and I have tickets to see Hamilton tomorrow. Hopefully I'm not coughing the whole time!

The other day I shared OPI Tempura-ture from the Tokyo Collection, and today I have another polish from that collection. This one is Kanpai OPI and I would describe it as a dusty periwinkle blue-grey. If you pick up just one color from this collection, I would highly recommend this one. The color is SO unique and the formula is great. It's just the perfect transition color from winter into spring. I can definitely see doing some floral nail art over top in the future.

Hope you have a great weekend!

xoxo,

   Brooke

OPI Tempura-ture is Rising!

Hey everyone! I haven't posted in over a month, though I have been painting my nails. I've definitely been in a slump with blog posts and sometimes wonder if blogging is worth doing or if it would make more sense to just post on social media. If you do want to see recent polish I've worn, check my Instagram @manicurediaryblog for a bunch of nails I haven't posted here.

Anyway, today I have a color from the OPI Tokyo Collection. It's a coral leaning orange shade called Tempura-ture is Rising! (cute, right?) The formula was great on this one and I only needed two coats to reach opacity. I can't wait to put this one on my toes.

Hope you have a great week!

xoxo,
   Brooke