NAILS | Read Between the Lines #CBBxManiMonday

I am having a hard time focusing on "non-work" related things today. I keep thinking about what I need to deal with when I come back which is really frustrating since I can't DO anything until I AM back so my brain knows that worrying about this is pointless so I am trying to distract myself by working on my to-do list for the next two days. I did bake a new cake so that's something (an Apple Cake) that I am proud I tried and now it's just figuring out the blogging calendar which right now, I find pretty exciting. I love seeing what my month could potentially look like even if I always start off VERY ambitious and then have to remove stuff from the calendar due to time constraints. I use my Google Calendar to keep track of my blog and Instagram posts so it makes it easy to move things around if I need to. I started doing this at the beginning of the pandemic while I was off work and I have found it to be a really useful and satisfying tool to keep things organized.

Some polishes are press samples

Our theme is "green" this month and other than leprechauns, I haven't been able to think of many green-themed manicures even though I KNOW they are out there! I have been falling back on designs that I have pinned or saved and just switching the colours up to see if they would work. Though I do enjoy the colour green, I don't have as many green polishes as I thought I did and many of them border on teal...

I wanted a bit more of a sophisticated look for this week so I went for the very posh combination of forest green and gold. I waited a bit too long to do the stripes (with a nail vinyl) after painting my nails with Picture Polish Meow (4 days) hence the tip wear you are seeing. It has been a rough two weeks and summoning motivation to do anything other than my day job has been a challenge. I know I sound dramatic, but it has just been a BIT of a gong show. 

On My Nails

(Base Coat) OPI Matte Nail Envy

(Base) Picture Polish Meow

(Stripes) CND Vinylux Get That Gold*

(Top Coat) CND Vinylux Weekly Top Coat*

I actually have a little Instagram Reel of how I did these nails so pop on over to my Instagram for a little behind the scenes look! As always be sure to check out Renee and Trysh's blog and social media channels for their "Green" manicures!