The abundance of red and pink nails with hearts floating around right now eventually made me give up on using any of those on my nails for Valentines Day – I’ve loved so many of them that I didn’t stand a change of coming up with something original that I would love enough to wear. Instead I’ve chosen China Glaze For Audrey stamped with a flourish design from BundleMonster plate BM04 on my ring fingers, finished with an aurora borealis rhinestone (I love these rhinestones – they’re clear but have a multichrome coating that makes them flash lots of different colours – like bubbles). It’s simple and elegant and I’m very happy with – plus I will be one of the few people out there not wearing red or pink on my nails on Valentines Day!
Oh double plus I thinned my bottle of For Audrey and it’s so much more pleasant to work with now – before it was always uneven and super gloopy but I had feared thinning it would make it streaky. No such problem – two coat perfection now.
So do you have plans for Valentines Day? Does it include a themed manicure? I’m not doing anything on the day, money is a bit tight and pay day is 15th so we’re going to celebrate next weekend by going to see a movie (maybe Gold Class…still debating a splurge, after all I can get a Transdesign order for the same price) and going out for lunch or dinner.








This is a really pretty mani! I have no idea what I’ll do for my mani for V-day. It may be low key this year.
Love it!
Such a pretty mani! I especially love that rhinestone! Must try to find myself some! :D
That’s beautiful! :D I don’t know why I haven’t picked up For Audrey yet… I’ve held it in my hand a few times but I’ve always put it back down (same for Dorothy Who)… This reminds me a bit of a mani from The Polished Perfectionist I saw recently. Can’t even say which I like more. :D
I did a very dark Valentine’s mani last year, but I think I’m gonna skip it alltogether this year… not really in a particularly pro-romance mood. :P
I’ve always loved this colour it looks amazing!!
What do you use to thin your polishes? The Orly thinner or something else?
I use an OPI thinner but from what I’ve heard they’re all the same in the exception of Seche Restore which isn’t big 3 free.