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Hi all! A lot of you know by now that the wonderful Essie of I Heart Pretty Polish has decided to bow out of the game, perhaps indefinitely. She's been a great friend and an inspirational and talented blogger and to keep this from sounding like a funeral dirge, let me just say that I'm SOOOO glad you'll still be around, friend, even if not in that capacity, because this whole crazy experience just wouldn't be the same without you ♥♥
A few of us who have become close, at the prompting of Christine at Polished Marvels, decided to each do a tribute mani for Es in the form of a skittlette, a style at which she's remarkably good.
For my skittlette I used Zoya Pepper, a creamy brick red and one of my favorites from this fall's Cashmere collection, Butter London Posh Bird, a shimmery, silvery, purpley taupe gifted to me by Es herself, and a zebra print Jamberry Nail Shield.
Requisite Essie sweater shot :) This was my first experience with a nail shield/wrap/what have you. It was easy enough to apply but I still think I managed to mess it up, lol. It doesn't exactly sit flat on my nail but I also insisted on using the shield meant for the pinkie on my ring finger. I have a few sample sheets from a gal who no longer sells Jamberry and my options were a bit limited. I had to use the zebra print (LOVE!!) and I had to have it on my ring finger. I kind of had issues filing the shield down, too, but that might just be my own ineptitude. It doesn't mean I won't try them again.
The verdict is, despite my shortcomings with the shield, this was totally fun to put together and to wear and I'm really excited to play with some more combinations! So in closing, THANK YOU Essie for your inspiration and for being such a light in this community. I already miss blogging with you.
Thanks to Christine for organizing this, too! Check out her and our friends' Es-inspired skittlettes.
Christine at Polished Marvels
Emily at Must. Stash.
Melissa at Lacquer Reverie
Thank you for reading! Have a lovely Sunday. ♥
For my skittlette I used Zoya Pepper, a creamy brick red and one of my favorites from this fall's Cashmere collection, Butter London Posh Bird, a shimmery, silvery, purpley taupe gifted to me by Es herself, and a zebra print Jamberry Nail Shield.
Requisite Essie sweater shot :) This was my first experience with a nail shield/wrap/what have you. It was easy enough to apply but I still think I managed to mess it up, lol. It doesn't exactly sit flat on my nail but I also insisted on using the shield meant for the pinkie on my ring finger. I have a few sample sheets from a gal who no longer sells Jamberry and my options were a bit limited. I had to use the zebra print (LOVE!!) and I had to have it on my ring finger. I kind of had issues filing the shield down, too, but that might just be my own ineptitude. It doesn't mean I won't try them again.
The verdict is, despite my shortcomings with the shield, this was totally fun to put together and to wear and I'm really excited to play with some more combinations! So in closing, THANK YOU Essie for your inspiration and for being such a light in this community. I already miss blogging with you.
Thanks to Christine for organizing this, too! Check out her and our friends' Es-inspired skittlettes.
Christine at Polished Marvels
Emily at Must. Stash.
Melissa at Lacquer Reverie
Thank you for reading! Have a lovely Sunday. ♥
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