China Glaze For Audrey
NOTD: Valentines Day Nails
13 Feb 2012

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.

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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.



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7 Comments
7 Comments
  1. 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.

  2. Such a pretty mani! I especially love that rhinestone! Must try to find myself some! :D

  3. 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

  4. I’ve always loved this colour it looks amazing!!

  5. 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.

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