Candy Canes & Peppermint Pinwheels

Hi y'all, I have an early Christmas mani today!  I don't normally start these until december 1st but we are taking our family Christmas pictures this weekend so I needed something to match :)

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Christmas Polka Dots

Merry Christmas (Again) Y'all :)

This is what I had on my nails Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  I was really rough with my chevron mani and had a little tip wear (very little actually) and a few places were lifting up.  when I took it off, that mess was like cement! it took quite a few layers off my ring and pinky fingers :( 

This mani is made with Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips, in Haute and Naughty with polka dots in China Glaze Ruby Pumps, Sally Hansen Instadry Spring Green, and China Glaze White on White, with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust on top.  

I was not a fan of the strips, although this is my 3rd day of wear and i have no chips, lift or tip wear.  however when I applied them they looked as if i had immediate tip wear because i couldn't get the strips to wrap on my tips.  I also couldn't find a perfect size match on some of my nails so there is a naked strip on the side of those nails, and they didn't fit up to my cuticles so it looks as though my polish has grown out.  I did however like the ease of applying these and no dry time since this was a 2am rush mani.  I also really loved the color and the lack of wear after 3 days of opening presents and building baby toys.  I would be willing to try these again as i think maybe it's something i would like better after some practice.  These were part of a giveaway package I won from Radiant Brown Beauty. 

**update- i am now on my 5th day of wearing these and im bored so im taking it off. i have 0 wear. no more tip wear than when i applied them  and no chips!  on the other hand, I had a horrible time removing them! i used my usual method that works great even for glitter bombs, and it just made them gummy. when i finally got the color off there was a glue type residue left.  I didn't get it all off until i removed polish 3-4 times and filed my nails**

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Christmas Chevron

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays Y'all!
Here is my final Christmas manicure, a Christmas chevron design :)  I hope all y'all have a great holiday weekend, we will be having lots of family time.

Red is Pure Ice Creme Siren with China Glaze Ruby Pumps.
White is China Glaze White on White with Orly Winter Wonderland.
Green is Sally Hansen Instadry Spring Green, China Glaze Paper Chase and Sinful Colors Call You Later.  Two coats Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat. 

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Rudolph & Santa Mani

Good morning y'all :)
Here is this week's christmas mani,  Rudolph & Santa nails. I love how they came out, my dominant hand Rudolph is a little wonky but all in all not that bad! 

One coat Pure Ice Creme Siren, one coat China Glaze Ruby Pumps, one coat Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat.

Santa's Belt (middle finger)

Black belt is Zoya Storm, buckle is Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and L.A. Colors Art Deco Silver Glitter.

Rudolph (index finger)
Two coats China Glaze White on White, Rudolph's head is a no name Color Workshop brown, antlers are Ulta Chocolate Kiss, eyes are China Glaze White on White and Wet N Wild Ebony Hates Chris.

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Candy Cane Nails

This is my first of (at least) 3 Christmas themed manis :)

This week is candy canes :)

I started out with one coat Pure Ice Creme Siren, over basecoat. Then 2 coats China Glaze Ruby Pumps, one coat was fine but i wanted to build some depth. White stripes were done with L.A. Colors Art Deco. Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat.

Sorry for the picture overload, but i had a lot of matching props :)

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