It's Christmas!

Good morning, Dear Reader, and Merry Christmas!


Today I thought I'd show you my Christmas mani, which I did in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday. It's a special one I set aside for today, and it comes coutesy of Kyosuke, who sent me two fabulous polishes for Christmas. It is Chanel's Red Dream, a perfect sparkly deep red, just right for a celebratory mani!










Isn't she fabulous? Many, many thanks to Kyosuke, without whom I wouldn't have this wonderful pretty!


I hope all who are celebrating Christmas today have a happy and peaceful holiday. Until tomorrow, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!

Merry Christmas Eve

Good morning, Dear Reader!

If all is well in my world, I'm waiting in line at Amtrak right now to get to my dad's for Christmas.  It's my first momless Christmas, but is a big deal anyhow because tomorrow is my dad's 83rd birthday.  I guess longevity is the payoff for a lifetime of being ripped off on birthday gifts.  To make up for it, we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve night and my dad's birthday on Christmas, so tonight is the Christmas dinner with me, my dad, and my sister.

What I have for you today is a Christmas mani I did earlier in the week.  My mom was a big Christmas decorating type - wreaths all over, candles, a nativity scene, all of that (including a menorah from one of her trips to Israel, despite the fact that we're not Jewish!).  My dad and I are not decorating types at all, with zero Christmas decorations in our homes.  However, I wanted to pay homage to my mom this Christmas season with a Christmas wreath mani.  I started with SpaRitual Impression for a red base, and to that I added a curved leaf pattern in Konad green, and voila! I was sporting ten little Chritmas wreaths in honor of Mom.  

 

 

That's all for today, Dear Reader!  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Eve, and until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Good morning, Dear Reader!  Your insomniac of an author is up in the middle of the night, so I thought I'd post a Christmas mani I did easrlier in the month.

I wanted something Christmassy, so I started with Essie's St Martin Mint.

 

 

Sure, it's green, but it doesn't quite scream "Christmas!!!" does it?  Time to break out the Konad!  I added red flowers using SpaRitual Impression with the Konad, which to me look like Poinsettias.

 

 

Now that screams Christmas to me - mission accomplished!

That's all for now, Dear Reader.  Until later, love and nail polish to you!