Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Tiffany Engagement Manicure

As soon as I finished calling my family and telling them that my fella and I got engaged, my next thought was, "People are going to be asking to see my hand all day tomorrow--I've gotta do my nails!"

Immediately following that thought was, "What manicure could possible stand next to my sparkly ring?" Why, a Tiffany-themed manicure, of course!


Since I had a few people ask about the nails, I thought I would share how I did them.

I found my most Tiffany-blue lacquer, which happened to be a bottle from a brand-less set purchased from Urban Outfitters. Two coats of that made my base. For the "white gold" sparkle, I dabbed a bit of Deborah Lippmann's Today Was a Fairytale (and it was!) at the tip of each nail. I swiped on OPI's Spark De Triomphe ombre-style and finished off by randomly placing a few more glitter flakes from the DL polish. I finished off the engagement-ready manicure with my favorite top coat--Seche Vite Fast Dry!

What would make your ideal engagement-ready manicure?

13 comments:

Courtney Kettmann said...

Congrats!! Your ring is a stunner and your nails look so beautiful! I bet the color combo with your ring is amazing.

Adiel said...

Thank you so much, Courtney! You're so sweet!

Amber Gauthier said...

Perfect for showing off the new left hand bling!

Eli said...

Ahh couldnt think of a better color for this time in your life :)

ps. have you tried the Orly 2sec top coat? I highly recommend it too.

Abby Staffieri said...

you should probably have the ring in the picture too.....just sayin' ;)

SkippySays said...

You got engaged?!?! Man, going to Israel for a few weeks sure does make me miss a lot. CONGRATULATIONS!! I got married 1.5 years ago so it's still fresh in my mind- let me know if you have any questions! And if it's an SF wedding, I can recommend lots of great vendors :)
www.saysskippy.blogspot.com

Angie said...

I like this mani...A LOT!  I also like you and your fella A LOT.

That is all.

xo.

Angie

Adiel said...

Good cos we like YOU and YOUR fella a lot!

Adiel said...

Haha You are so funny! Hope your trip to Isreal was fab!

Unfortunately the wedding will be in our home state, Utah. If you know of anything there, I would love to hear about 'em! ;)

Adiel said...

 I was wondering if I should, but the only picture I had with the ring AND mani was the one I used on an earlier post. It felt redundant to use it again. You can see it here if you want: http://www.itsbecauseithinktoomuch.com/2012/02/best-kind-of-sparkle.html

Adiel said...

 I haven't tried that, but I definitely want to now!

Adiel said...

 Thanks, Amber!

Adiel said...

Thank you so much Courtney! :)