Checkered Floral Stamping (Untriedicure #16)

Twinsie Tuesday: Oldest Untried

For today's TT mani, I have a simple three-coat swatch of Claire's Surprise Party.

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

I've had my only Colores de Carol polish for a little while and finally wanted to get around to using it.

I've also been participating in a few challenges. I rarely do, but thought as I might as well, just for fun. One of them is Amy's Untried Challenge. The Day 3 theme is "goals". 

I contemplated this theme for days, and finally figured out what I wanted to do. It's a little bit of a stretch, but here goes....

Lately, I've been trying to go outside my comfort zone when it comes to food. I'm a very picky eater, so I've been reluctantly trying some new recipes. They haven't been horrible, and obviously eating something new hasn't killed me yet, so I really don't know why I am so uptight about trying different stuff. I guess I know what I like, and if I know I like it, what's the point in getting something I'm not sure if I like or not? I know, I know. You won't know if you like something unless you try it. But why? I know I like the other one, so I might as well just stick with it.

Anyway, mint chocolate chip ice cream is one thing I've never eaten. So I thought it could be a representation of my trying new foods.

New Years Nails

Happy 2015! 

My celebratory mani consists of OPI My Dogsled is a Hybrid, Do You Have this Color in Stock-holm?, My Voice is a Little Norse, How Great is Your Dane?, and China Glaze Out Like a Light.

Rainbow Whale Print - Bestie Twin Nails - Untriedicure #12

So I discovered this super cute little whale phone background image, and it inspired me to do whale nails! I've never seen whale print nails done before, so I thought I'd give them a shot!

I'd been staring into my untrieds polish box for an hour looking for inspiration, and decided to just pull a bunch of them out to create rainbow whales!

Twinsie Tuesday - Classic + Untriedicure #11

This week, I had trouble coming up with a design. Until I saw this fishtail braid mani from The Crumpet, and fell in love!

I decided to recreate mine with some previously untried textured polishes in more "classic" colors.

Twinsie Tuesday - Interlocking Design + Untriedicure #10

Before we get into my mani for today, I have to note that I have found my new favorite topcoat pairing!

I love Seche Vite, but I hate how it shrinks. Since I'm a broken record, always complaining about it, I was gifted HK Girl to try, but I've found HK Girl is a little too thin for me. It takes three coats to equal the coverage and thickness I'd get with one coat of Seche. So to eliminate the shrinking, I've been topping my manis first with HK Girl, then one or two coats of Seche depending on what I need. This combo has been working out perfectly for me! They both dry fast and shiny, and last nice and solid, for the duration of my manicure.

I started my nails for today with Sally Hansen White On, then added stripes of Sally Hansen Peach Babe, and Julep Linden. Once I did this, though, I absolutely loved it, even though it was so clean and simple! So I had to keep that mani for a day before adding to it to create my interlocking design.

Complementary Sunshine Skittles: Untriedicure #9

I wanted to use purple and yellow together in a mani, because I love complementary color combos. 

So I pulled out some untrieds from Heather: butter LONDON Bramble (purple), Rimmel London Sunny Days (yellow), and W'n'W Quartz of Course (purple glitter), and used them, along with OPI When Monkeys Fly, and chevon Nail Vinyls, to create a sparkly sunshine design... Thing.

Born Pretty Store Review - Stamping Plate QA78 // Untriedicure #8

The last post for this round of Born Pretty Store reviews features a social media themed stamping plate, QA78.

This post is also another 2-in-1. I purchased a bunch of polishes from @millnpolish recently, and decided to try them all out in this mani, so it is also an untriedicure!

Born Pretty Store Review - Gold Pyramid Studs // Untriedicure #7

I have another Born Pretty Store review. This is a 2-in-1 post because it is also an untriedicure.

The item I'll be reviewing is one I actually am really liking! Gold pyramid studs!

Blues and Brushed Metal Skittles - Untriedicure #6

I have another Untriedicure today. This one uses Avon Dusky Copper, L'Oreal After Hours (darker blue), and L'Oreal Jet Set to Paris.

Grunge Skittles - Untriedicure #5

For today's mani, I have two more polishes that I haven't tried until now: OPI Black Cherry Chutney and Avon Touch of Taupe.

Pastels and Grey Skittles - Untriedicure #4

As the title of this post implies, I have another mani today using all polishes that are previously untried for me.

I couldn't decide what I wanted to create with these, so I just went with some skittles!

Diamond Glitter Placement - Untriedicure #3

I saw a diamond glitter placement mani by knailart on Instagram and loved it so much that I had to recreate it!

Textured Rays - Untriedicure #2

I grabbed a few polishes and was really just playing around with them, checking glitter density, seeing how they looked, etc.

I figured putting them all together was going to be an atrocious mess and it was just one of those messing around, it would never end up being something I'd actually post type things; but I ended up absolutely loving the outcome and had to do it on all my nails and wear this as a full mani!!

Zoya Mix 'n' Match: Raven, Skylar, and Tomoko - Untriedicure #1

I got out Zoya Tomoko because I haven't worn it yet. It is absolutely amazing! Like liquid diamonds. SO gorgeous! This is one I would definitely consider a must-have. Even if you don't like textured polishes, use a topcoat. The true beauty of this polish can only be fully seen in person!

Anyway, we all know that I'm allergic to wearing plain, one-color manis. So I grabbed a couple more from the Zoya shelf (Skylar also being an untried, and Raven), and just started doing random dotting and stripes. This is what I ended up with: