[NOTDs] March 2016

I post my nail-of-the-day pictures on my nails-only Instagram account.  You can also find them on my "Prim & Polished" Pinterest board.  This post will be a rehashing of my manicures from last month, March 2016.

Zoya Carey

Rescue Beauty Lounge Forgiveness

L'Oreal Radical Rose

L'Oreal Blissful Blue

L'Oreal Totally Turquoise (this stained horribly)

Unless otherwise specified, I use a basecoat, two coats of color, then a topcoat.  I use OPI Natural Base Coat and New York Color Grand Central Station for a topcoat.

[NOTDs] Summer 2015

This post explains where I have been and my plans for the blog.  While I was away, I posted my nail-of-the-day pictures on Instagram (see also:  my new nails-only account).  This post will be a rehashing of my manicures from Summer 2015.

Zoya Bethany

L'Oreal Now You Sea Me

OPI Taupe-less Beach

Misa Bed of Roses

Lynnderella Lady on a Lily Pad (dabbed on over basecoat) with Essie Where's My Chauffeur? 

Lillian Eve When Lily Smiles (with Lillian Eve topcoat) 

Nicole by OPI That's Totally Red-ical

KBShimmer In Yacht Water (chipped within 12 hours)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Bicicletta

Lillian Eve Vacation Blue

Lynnderella Love, Lace, and Lilacs

Barry M Ice Cream (chipped and had significant wear after only 1 day)

Femme Fatal All Sanity is Lost

Unless otherwise specified, I use a basecoat, two coats of color, then a topcoat.  My favorite topcoat has always been New York Color Grand Central Station, and I have been using OPI Natural Base Coat.

[NOTDs] Summer 2014

This post explains where I have been and my plans for the blog.  While I was away, I posted my nail-of-the-day pictures on Instagram (see also:  my new nails-only account).  This post will be a rehashing of my manicures from Summer 2014.

Essie The Girls Are Out

Neverland Lacquers Once Upon a Dream

Zoya Sachi

Hit Polish Strawberrific (1 coat) over Essie First Dance (1 coat)

OPI Taupe-less Beach with goscratchit rose nail wrap and Zoya Moxie

Julep Lorenzana and Julep Kelsey

Zoya Wendy with Essie Where's My Chauffeur? on accent nail and Rainbow Honey Sea Star glitter on top

Orly Pretty Ugly (3 coats)

Pop Culture Cosmetics Sunset at the Beach

Rainbow Honey All My Stars (1 coat) over Rainbow Honey Tessie (2 coats)

Essie Cloud Nine

Sinful Colors Nail Junkie (1 coat) over Zoya Zuza (1 coat)

Candy Lacquer Santa's Beach House over OPI Taupe-less Beach and L'Oreal Now You Sea Me on the accent nail

Unless otherwise specified, I use a basecoat, two coats of color, then a topcoat.  My favorite topcoat has always been New York Color Grand Central Station.  I don't remember what basecoat I used back in 2014:  possibly it was Zoya Anchor or OPI Natural Nail Base Coat, which I use now.

[NOTDs] Winter 2014

This post explains where I have been and my plans for the blog.  While I was away, I posted my nail-of-the-day pictures on Instagram (see also:  my new nails-only account).  This post will be a rehashing of my manicures from Winter 2014.

Nails Inc. Porchester Square

Comparison of Zoya Rue (pinky, middle fingers) to L'Oreal Doutzen (ring) and Essie Lady Like (pointer):  Rue and Doutzen are dupes, while Lady Like is slightly more purple and more gray.

Essie Parka Perfect

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun

Zoya Fawne

Candy Lacquer Winter Kiss (1 coat, with added glitters) over Orly Bon Bon (two coats)

Zoya Brigitte

Nails Inc. The Thames

Nails Inc. Jermyn Street

Orly You're Blushing

Julep Soraphine

Unless otherwise specified, I use a basecoat, two coats of color, then a topcoat.  My favorite topcoat has always been New York Color Grand Central Station.  I don't remember what basecoat I used back in 2014:  possibly it was Zoya Anchor or OPI Natural Nail Base Coat, which I use now.

[NOTDs] Winter & Spring 2013

While I have been away from this blog for three years, I have not stopped painting my nails or taking pictures of my manicures.  After abandoning this blog, I started posting my NOTDs on my personal Instagram account, and I have recently created a nails-only Instagram account, @StumpyNails.  Over the years, I have certainly gotten better at taking care of my nails and cuticles, and I have gotten better at taking the pictures too.

To catch up, I will re-post all of those manicures here on the blog.  Some people might prefer following blogs over Instagram, and I think it is easier to find pictures through a Google search than through an Instagram search.  I also have and will continue to re-post my Instagram nail pictures onto a Pinterest board.  (Links to all my accounts are also in the sidebar.)  I plan to continue re-posting my Instagram nail pictures here monthly or seasonally and occasionally.  I may also post about my subscription boxes, favorites, polish comparisons, and other nail polish topics.

My Essie collection, February 2013

Essie Miss Fancy Pants

Nicole by OPI Am I Making Myself Claire?

Julep Joy

Essie Maximillian Stasse-Her

Orly Bon Bon

Essie Pink-a-boo over Zoya Bela

Easter skittles manicure, with Tillie Bows and Bandeaus, Tillie Sarong So Right, Zoya Blu, Julep Blake, and Sinful Colors Orange Cream

Nicole by OPI One Big Happy Fame-ily (3 coats of color), with matching Peep bunny

Nicole by OPI One Big Happy Fame-ily (3 coats of color)

Zoya Julie (which I did not like because it was patchy)

Essie Lapis of Luxury (3 coats of color)

Julep Robin (this one stains horribly)

Zoya Bela (3 coats of color, a bit streaky)

L'Oreal Wishful Pinking (3 coats of color)

Wet n Wild Flossy (1 coat dabbed on) over Zoya Neely (2 coats)

Unless otherwise specified, I use a basecoat, two coats of color, then a topcoat.  My favorite topcoat has always been New York Color Grand Central Station, but I don't remember what basecoat I used back in 2013; possibly it was Zoya Anchor.