Webinarmy wore for an awesome four days for me, just so y'all know!  I decided it was time for another Lynnderella mani next, so that is what you see here.

 I began with two coats of Misa Working Hard or Hardly Working, a really pretty slightly blue-toned light gray.

 I added two coats of Mysterious Ways, followed by Glitter Tamer, Barielle Manicure Extender, and Seche Vite.  My favorite "piece" of this mani is the diamond you see on my thumb above!

In this last picture you can really see the cool iridescent blue shimmer in Mysterious Ways!

Sadly, I did have a few large and obnoxious bubbles (only on my left hand, though).  You can see them in the first few pictures if you didn't catch them already.  It wasn't so much noticeable in real life, though, so no big deal.  Also, I was lazy and didn't wrap my tips with Mysterious Ways, which I totally should have, because you can see how it kind of shrank back at the tips.

I absolutely loved this gorgeous and glittery periwinkle mani!  I only wish it had stayed on me better.  In less than 24 hours I found myself easily peeling it off in huge pieces.  :/  Ruh roh.

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Right now I'm wearing Misa Fountain of Youth. It's likely coming off later today, but it's had a pretty good run!

You'll have to pardon my junky application. I had put this on really, really late at night and was super tired.

This is three coats. It's a shimmery soft, sheer mint green.

It reads a little frosty on the nail, but I still find it to be beautiful and not overly obnoxious.

Application and wear is great. You do need to be somewhat careful when applying, to avoid brushstrokes.

I really like having this in my collection. It's different from every other mint (mostly cremes) I have! It's an ethereal beauty and reminds me very much of an old and dearly beloved cream eyeshadow I used ages ago.

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I'm sorry I haven't been able to post in a little while. Things have been kind of hectic for me. I'm back, though, so I hope you enjoy some nice mannequin hands!!

This is three coats of Misa Whimsical Wish.

It's a sheer, shimmery peachy nude. I had no problems with application or wear.

I ended up really loving this mani, way more than I could have anticipated.

I think my previous nude mani primed me for really loving this look. I wouldn't normally care too much for a light peachy color, but I love how it's soft and ever so slightly unexpected (at least, for me).

I also think I'm starting to appreciate softer colors when my nails are longer. Call me crazy, but I get self-conscious somehow when I wear wild, vampy, or bling-tastic colors on my "long" nails.

Maybe I'm going through a phase, too. You never know!

At any rate, Whimsical Wish gave me a nice first-time-ever mannequin hands look that I definitely loved wearing!

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For those of you who may be ready to throw (hopefully small) stones at me for showing you a whole bloody week of Clarins 230, I have a little "stone" for you, too! :D I hope you love it.

This is two dreamy coats of Misa PaintMyNails@Work. It applied most perfectly.

Please excuse my sad cuticles in the above picture, but I include it because I think it helps to show how the color of the polish looks different in different settings.

It's hard for me to describe in words, but in several of these pictures, the polish just looks a bit different. It kind of goes beige, gray, taupe, stone, and then also has just a hint of mauve-y coolness to it that I am wild about.

You know, probably two to three years ago I would have never seen myself in colors like this. How the times have changed!

PaintMyNails@Work is from Misa's 9 to 5 collection. I ordered it with a few others from here.

I just noticed that the new Paradise Shore collection is available for purchase now, too! Figures. :)

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Misa has been kind of sleeping lately, if you know what I mean. Nothing too exciting going on. I did find a couple of colors from recent collections that appealed to me, though! Hooray!

This is two coats of Quirky Smile.

It applied very well and it a lovely color.

For fun, I topped it with a coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Night Lights.

I believe Night Lights is a re-promote. I found it packaged with two lip plumpers in a box at Ulta.

Now, I have zero interest in Sally Hansen lip plumpers (I did try a couple back when Opulent Cloud came out because they looked so pretty) because they don't do much for me and I can't say I like the burning cinnamon type of plumpers.

Night Lights is so pretty and instantly made me think of OPI My Private Jet!

Hello, Gorgeous!

Night Lights turned Quirky Smile into a really pretty forest green. It pretty much completely took away the peacock-blue feel.

It also added a layer of smoke and bling!

I can definitely see this being pretty over almost anything.

And, I haven't ever tried frankening yet, but if I did, I bet Night Lights would fantastic for that, too!

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Apparently it's getting to be that time of the year when folks in the U.S. are thinking about fireworks, freedom, and hot dogs.  That's right.  The 4th of July is almost here!  

This is three coats of Misa Heaven White.  I was really digging it on its own.  It was strangely chic, clean, and comforting.  The application was a bit of a chore, just in trying to make sure everything was even and smooth. 

Now on to the fun stuff!  You fine folks have not seen any of my Konad skills as of yet.  I have not had my Konad Stamping Nail Art for very long, but quickly learned to love and appreciate its awesomeness.  I'm still learning as I go, picking up tips and tricks along the way.  

I used Konad Special polishes in red and blue.  The fireworks design, which I think is actually supposed to be rain, is from plate M8.  The placement on this one was slightly tricky for me.  

The index finger has the firework coming off the side while all the other fingers have it coming out from the base of my nail.  Oops.  I'm okay with it, though.  

I apologize for some of the pictures being out of focus.  I was having a hard time getting my camera to cooperate with me tonight!

Oh yes!  And then I added stars with plate m11.

I didn't take any pictures before the JUNK, but it was kind of too crisp and was crying out for shiny sparkles, "Help me!  I need Bllliiiiinnngg!"

After all, fireworks are all about pizazz.  I love my BB Couture for Nails Hollywood Junk.  Just one coat and POW!  I can almost smell the burning chemicals.

This was a lot of work and a ton of fun.  Totally worth it.  The only thing that could have made it better, in my weirdo opinion, is if the base of Hollywood Junk was totally clear.  It's a champagne color and shows slightly peachy-pinky odd against the white.  Not a big deal.

I did experiment with trying to stamp on some silver holo stars using China Glaze OMG, but it was a total no-go.  I could only just barely see it.  

I'm going to have some more fun with an Independence Day theme this week, so definitely come back to see more red-white-blue-and-bling manis!

 

P.S.  If you noticed my little lady up top, well, I just want you to know that I'm still working out my format here and am trying to find a good way to incorporate her into this blog.  I will probably end up changing my template and layout soon.  Thanks for the suggestion, Joan!  :)

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