Tip the Black Spot

This past weekend I went to Long Island for my cousin's wedding. It is the last of that series (three in total) of cousins, meaning that is the last wedding (hopefully) of my three cousins from one of my aunts. I was really nervous about my nails, because I didn't want to do the usual French manicure, since I knew that basically everyone would have that (or red nails), and I needed something that would still match my dress and everything else I was wearing for the weekend. I tend to veer towards black for a lot of family occasions, since it's so classic and chic. I decided to put a fun spin on the typical French manicure and spice things up further by adding some gold glitter to match my white and gold jewelry. My dress was black with white details so that was perfect in total.

To get this look, I applied a layer of NK's Calcium Gel, followed by using French tip guards to get perfect tips, which were two layers of NK's Metallic Noir. I removed the tip guards and applied two horizontal layers of N.Y.C. Glossies' 215. After letting all of that dry really well, I applied one layer of Wet 'n' Wild's 435E and two layers of Sally Hansen Maximum Growth plus Quick Dry Top Coat. The drying time for this look was a bit extensive since there were so many layers involved. It's surely not something I would do if I was strapped for time!

All in all though, it was a beautiful weekend, with a fabulous wedding and gorgeous attire and nails worn by all! I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and am ecstatic for the newlywed couple. I wish them all the best and a happy congratulations!