Blue Ruffian

I was nervous to start my week 13 ruffian manicure. I'm not much of a fan of manis that involve creating "moon" shapes, but I really ended up loving this!

 I started out with two coats of Sephora by OPI Bright As A Feather.

  

This is such a gorgeous robin's egg metallic blue. I was pleasantly surprised by the formula. Sephora by OPI shades can tend to be on the sheer side, but I got full coverage at two thin coats. Win. 

 

I paired it with Barielle's Blackened Blue that I got recently from a Hautelook sale. I love this combo!

My crescent moon shape isn't pristine because I freehanded the ruffian. I didn't feel like waiting for my base color to dry completely to be able to use french manicure guides like I've seen suggested elsewhere.  Eh, I'm still happy with the results. It looks pretty good from the front though.

I'll have my week 14 striped mani to share with you tomorrow. I hope you guys are having a great weekend.

Sephora Friends & Family Sale

Sephora's Friends and Family sale started today and runs through Nov. 2, 2011. It's an online sale so head on over and enter your email address to get your code good for 20% off your total purchase. Now would be a good time to pick up a few Sephora by OPI nail polishes. They retail for $9.50.

Here are some of the favorites in my stash. 

Nonfat Soy Half Caff: a pink leaning nude. Opaque in three coats. I love the subtle shimmer on this! 

 

Dating the Drummer: a warm walnut with fine blue and orange holographic glitter. Three coats seen here. 

Rumba Romance: a sheer metallic bronze. I applied four coats to get to bottle color. Worth it though.

Looks Like Rain, Dear: Gold with chunky holographic glitters. Stunning! Opaque in three coats.

Already Famous: champagne-type color. Four coats to get to bottle color. 

A Color That Can't be Tamed: is a metallic mint. I rather like this! Opaque in three coats.

And my favorite of them all...

212-Sephora: A murky green base with tons of holographic shimmer and flakies to boot! Swoon! 

So do any of these tickle your fancy? Are you going to pick up any during the sale? I have a Sephora gift card I got for my birthday burning a hole in my pocket. Now just to decide what to get. Decisions.