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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

My #8 Favorite Polish for Winter 2016 is...

Lincoln Park After Dark!!

This classic polish is part of OPI's classic collection and has been around for a looong time. I would be curious to see if there is anyone out there (who is a nail polish lover) who hasn't tried it. Let me know down below if you have this in your collection.

There are many vampy polishes like this one, but I feel like there is something in this formula that sets it apart from all the others. It's a deep, deep purple. So deep, it's almost black. It has SO much depth when you have it on and it's so shiny. It has a slightly jelly formula. It's hot blooded! You just need to check it and see! (You see what I did there) Ha! Two easy coats for this one.

I love deep purples paired with soft purples and I knew that this would be SO good with Go Go Geisha by Essie. And yep, they look so spectacular together. It was meant to be. :) This delicate floral design really is pretty simple to create, you just need the right supplies and the right tools. Click on the link below to see the full length tutorial. I also have a list of all the supplies in the description box of the video. Thanks for visiting!!

Nail Tutorial: Delicate Floral Design

If you recreate this design please use #inspiredbygopolished (in Instagram) so I can see it!

-Go Polished

Saturday, July 23, 2016

My #7 Favorite Polish for Summer 2016...

Rich Girls & Po Boys!

This polish is described as a China blue creme, and it's a perfect description. It's so beautiful on the nails! It is new from the OPI New Orleans collection released this spring/summer. The formula is perfect, as all of the polishes are in that entire collection. You need this one too! The swatch below is two coats, no top coat.

I don't have a ton of blues in my collection, but here it is next to Can't Find My Czechbook which is lighter and more warm toned. I thought this would be very close to Pacific Blue, but as you can see PB has some purple tones to it and RG&PB doesn't.d

Everytime I use black and white for my accent nail I just fall in love. I love the contrast! This tropical flower is just so summery and easier than you might think!

Here are the products I used to create this look (with links):

CND Stickey Base Coat

OPI Rich Girls & Po Boys

OPI Alpine Snow

Americana Acrylic Paint (Black)

Winstonia Berry Wine Brush

HK Girl Top Coat

Click on the link below for the full length tutorial. You can go polished too!

Nail Tutorial: Black and White Floral

-Go Polished

Monday, March 21, 2016

White Flowers (on negative space)

Essie Blanc is Essie's color of the month, and I can't get enough of it! It's such a great white polish that's opaque in two easy coats. Now that spring is officially here and Easter is approaching, I wanted to do a flower nail design that was bright and cheery. So I came up with this:

and another shot with some pretty flowers, just because I can :).

Here are the supplies I used for this manicure (with links):

CND Stickey Base Coat

Essie Blanc

Essie Ballet Slippers

Essie Penny Talk

Dotting Tools (or toothpick, or brush)

HK Girl Top Coat

Click on the link below for the full length tutorial!

*If you recreate this design use #gopolishednails in Instagram so I can see it!

Nail Tutorial: White Flowers (on negative space)

-Go Polished

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Floral Nail Design (gray and white)

Blanc is Essie's color of the month. I will be using it for several different manicures through out the month. It's so refreshing to have white polish on. If you haven't tried just plain white, you need to! Essie's Blanc is one of my favorites. The bottle is slightly runny at first, but after you use it a few times, it turns into the perfect consistency.

I absolutely love Essie's Pedal Pushers (which came out last Spring). It's a gray polish with a touch of purple, and it's a OCW (one coat wonder). If you don't have it, you need to find it!

I have been wanting to pair these together for sometime. So I did. :)

Here is my floral design inspired by @flickanail (on Instagram). I LOVE it!! I will definitely be using this design in various different color combinations. And it is easier to create then you think!