Monday Night Mani

 My Paprika is Hotter Than Yours! | Stay the Night

I just discovered OPI Liquid Sand and thought it seemed like a great idea...

I LOVE IT!

It dries as a textured matte. Feels like sand, but not in a gross way.

It also dries pretty quick — much quicker than the regular nail lacquer — which will come in handy when I'm rushing to get ready for a night out.

What do you guys think?

Weekend Mani: Lucky Lucky Lavendar

I decided to go with a purple in honor of the Ravens playing today. I'm really a Redskins girl, but being from Maryland I feel obligated to go for the Maryland team. 

Go Ravens!

Lucky Lucky Lavendar | OPI

This time I took Pabvon's advice (see her comment on my last weekend mani) and did the following:

Base coat

Dry

Color

Wait about 10 minutes

Color again

Let it dry for an hour

Top Coat

In a few days I'll freshen up the top coat and hopefully this manicure will last all week!

Weekend Mani: Bulter Please by Essie

I'll be attending a few parties this extended weekend, so I decided to go with something festive and bright. This one is new to my collection {which is quite vast} and may be a new fave.

I've been trying to figure out the perfect manicure formula. This time I did:

Strengthening basecoat

Color

Color

Topcoat

Topcoat

Watch Scandal and don't move while they dry

This was last night and my nails haven't chipped yet. Hopefully this works out and my nails last all weekend. We shall see.

Happy Friday!

*UPDATE*
My nails lasted a day and a half.
sigh.