My Go-To Nail Colors

Hello Ladies!

Hope you are all having a great week...and yay for being halfway through it!

I know I am not the only one who can relate to this!!!

There is just something about having a great manicure that just makes me happy!  As far back as I can remember I have always loved nail polish, and I can't remember a time that my nails were naked!  Many years ago I had the full on acrylic nails, super long, sometimes bright neon and crazy designs, then I jumped on the pink and white band wagon, then I did them myself for a while, and now I am a shellac/gel girl.  I don't love sitting and getting my nails done, and I love that getting the gel, there is ZERO drying time!  And I love that I get a full two weeks, sometimes more, out of it.  

I am pretty basic when it comes to my nails, and I find myself constantly wearing the same colors over and over again...ZERO variety over here!  During the winter months I pretty much wear black or OPI Lincoln Park After Dark.  During the holidays this past year I had them done red, with my ring finger gold, and though it was cute I couldn't wait to get back to the salon and have it taken off and go back to my "go-to".

99% of the time I wear a very neutral color..and I feel like I have tried them all!  It took me a long time, but I seriously think I found the two BEST neutrals out there!  Because I love what I love, I always bring my own polish with me.  

My go-to's!

This is hands down my FAVORITE color to wear....CND Shellac in Studio White ...it is not too white...it is perfect!  

OPI Let's Be Friends is another absolute favorite of mine.  It is the perfect pink/white color and so great for spring.  

As much as I love these light colors, I would always find that after about a week they would yellow a bit, and that made me NUTS!  So what I do to prevent them from yellowing is when I get home from the salon, I put one coat of clear polish over them, just cheap Sally Hansen clear I grabbed at Walgreens.  And every few days I just take a cotton ball with some non-acetone nail polish remover and take the clear top coat off, wash my hands, and just re-apply the clear again....and it works.  My nails never discolor or yellow at all!  Definitely a great little tip if you love a white/light pink polish but hate it yellowing!

These two products are my other must haves when it comes to my hands/nails.  The Aveda Hand Relief is the BEST hand cream there is.  A little goes a long way, and my hands are always smooth and soft!  My other must have is CND Solar Oil , it really helps keep my cuticles looking good and not dry.  

I am always looking for great neutral nail colors, so if you have a favorite, or a favorite product for your hands or nails...please share with me!

#truth!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  See you back here soon!

xoxo,

Kimm

Every Girl Link-Up....Nail Polish Edition

Happy Thursday Girls!

 

Today I am linking up with Floral and Fudge and Hill Collection and talking about one of my favorite things.....nail polish!

 

 

A few weeks back I wrote about some of my favorite nail polishes, you can read about it here .  I LOVE nail polish....I can't remember a time since I was probably 13 that I didn't have polished nails.  I went through the phase of super long acrylic nails, then I did the pink and white acrylics, then did gel nails for a while.  Today, I just do them myself.  I LOVE getting a pedicure, but I don't enjoy sitting and getting a manicure.  I usually do my nails once a week, at home, usually before I go to bed at night. 

 

99% of the time I always have a "neutral" color on my nails, my absolute hands down favorite color of all time is Funny Bunny by OPI!  It is AWESOME!

 

If you are looking for the perfect clean, neutral, you need to check this polish out.

 

I typically only use OPI and Essie nail polish, I tried Butter London a few times, but didn't think it was anything that great for the price. 

 

Some days I love a little bit of sparkle on my nails, and this glitter polish is perfect!

 

 

Love the little "pop" of sparkle.

 

In the fall and winter months, my "go to" is usually Lincoln Park After Dark by OPI or Smokin Hot by Essie.

I am wearing the Smokin Hot here.

 

My polish usually lasts about a week, and I always use the same base coat and top coat, every single time, and for me they work great.

 

I love this all in one by Essie as a base coat, you can use it as a top coat also, but I use something else.

 

This top coat is my absolute favorite.  It is super fast drying, which I love, after I apply it, my nails are good to go in about 3 minutes...never a smudge or dent!  I can't say enough about this top coat!

 

So there you have it....a few of my favorite products for fabulous nails at home.  Can't wait to read about everyone else's tips and tricks!

 

See you back here tomorrow for Friday Favorites!