Manicure Monday! Hey, I'm Still Around.

So hey everyone. I think this was actually the busiest summer that I have ever experienced. Now that I am back at school, I am super ready to get blogging again since I will have so much more time to devote to it. That's not usually how the world works, but I can dig it.

Here's why I didn't find the time to blog even remotely as much as I wanted.

First, I went to an internship at a stable. I met this cutie pie. His name is Donkey, he is a donkey, and he brought me a lot of joy this summer.

Then my sister got married. She was beautiful. He was beautiful. It was beautiful. I'm still pretty gushy about it.

You can actually see tendrils of love floating between them. Told you it was beautiful.

That's my dad and my sister dancing. I think it's the best.

I managed to take a large wooden board to the eyelid, so makeup was a little out of the question for about a week. I don't have any good pictures of that, sorries :/.

Then I got to see my boyfriend be the best best man ever at another beautiful wedding. Also, had a super time getting ready for that :)

I'm thinking about doing an outfit of the day of sorts for what I wore. What do you think?

Then I got to do this. Actually, I got to do this kind of stuff all summer, but here are some of my favorite moments.

Now that you have the official updates on my life, let's talk about a manicure. I did this one to accent my orange dress for the wedding I attended. I wanted something to pop against the blank canvas of the dress, so I got out the good old color wheel in my brain and choose some greens and a blue. Here's the official list:

As usual, I started with one coat of Orly's Bonder Base Coat.

Then two coats of e.l.f.'s "Teal Blue" on my thumb, ring finger, and pinky. This polish is actually super opaque, and I really could have gotten away with just one coat. Also, it's really not at all blue...

On my index finger is e.l.f.'s "Thunderstorm." This is another super opaque polish. I only used one coat and then topped it with Revlon's "Ritzy," which is a build-able black formula with silver glitter. I didn't want the nail to be straight up black, which is why I used "Thunderstorm" underneath, since that polish has some really deep green tones in it. 

On my middle finger is Wet 'n' Wild's Megalast Polish in "I Need a Refresh-Mint." I would highly suggest picking up this polish if you are looking for a fun and easy blue to wear. It is also very opaque; one good coat and you can be done. 

Not as usual I topped this look with Orly's Polisheild Top Coat. I picked up a different one this time and I am interested to see how it compares to the Orly Won't Chip. So far, I can say that I do like it. 

I have to say that I really like pretty much every nail polish that I have from e.l.f. I order from them every once in awhile when they have really great sales and I usually end up getting a least one nail polish each time. I have to say that I can't think or any off the top of my head by which I have been disappointed. Their cream finish formulas are particularly impressive; I know of a lot of more expensive polishes that can't pull off such opacity and smoothness. You can take a look at their color options here.

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