Red Velvet

Day 20 - Texture

I knew as soon as I saw this was part of the challenge that velvet nails would be my choice for the texture challenge.  I have seen a few around and they always look really cool and different, even my husband liked these!  For these I used Orly Grave Mistake as the base and some deep red flocking powder I got on clearance last year at one of the craft stores.

Blue Midnight for World Diabetes Day

 A few days ago I saw a few posts on Facebook about bloggers doing blue manis for World Diabetes Day.  As a nurse, raising awareness for this disease is part of what I do so if I can do it in a way that fits into my "other life" as well that's just an added bonus!  I found this polish while I was on vacation and picked it up because I hadn't seen them locally and I am so glad I did!  I have quite a few Pure Ice polishes, for less than $2 they are a great deal and they really have some fun colors.  There is nothing on the bottle that hints that it is a matte/velvet polish but there was a huge display that indicated that part of them were.  I found this one to be very easy to work with which is especially great for a budget-friendly polish!

Pure Ice Blue Midnight

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