Manis. Manis. And More Manis.
To those of you who couldn’t care less about nail art…I apologize. I do. You are dismissed. Now just pinky swear that you’ll come back and see me on Saturday, okay?!
And as for the rest of you. You’ve heard my story about how insanely obsessed I am/was with nail wraps. If you haven’t, you should probably start with my post Obsessions: Manicure Edition!!!
I’ve decided to share all of my favorite manis today, in hopes that it may inspire some fabulous nail art for you this year!
Oh, and I know you know you can trust me. But just as a reminder, I’m NOT a consultant for any nail wrap/strip company, and never have been. Just one pretty darn good customer! 🙂
What I Use
The Wraps/Strips
Most of these manis were done using Jamberry nail wraps. Some designs are retired, some are newer. After about a year of using Jamberry, I learned about Color Street, which are real nail polish strips and they are easier to apply and also quite beautiful, but more pricey! I’ve done a few Color Street manis as well! THEN I also got into Lucky Moose Nails through a connection in the Jamberry world. These lovelies are also nail polish strips, like Color Street, but are cheaper, and still gorgeous! I’m planning a comparison post sometime! If I didn’t have quite literally 1,000 Jamberry wraps, I would probably make an official switch over to the nail polish strips.
The Top Coat
Alright, so I apply whatever wrap/strip I am using, then I always apply a top coat. Otherwise, the wraps catch in my hair and drive me batty until I break down and just pull those suckers off. As far as the actual top coat, I’ve tried ColourCure and TruShine (both are Jamberry products), but started getting an intense reaction to ColourCure, and TruShine just wasn’t durable enough for me. So I put my googling skills to work and have landed on CND base/top coat (about $15/bottle on eBay) with a Sun Lamp ($28.99 on ebay) as my new gel top coat option and it’s working out quite well. I cure the base coat for 60 seconds and the top coat for 2 minutes. Learned that from googling, also, so I hope it’s right.
The Removal
People always ask me how I remove my wraps/strips, and the ugly truth is that I just pull those bad boys off. My nails survive! The top coat makes that process a little easier and it doesn’t seem to do too much damage, honestly. But this is not the recommended approach. The officially Jamberry wrap removal video is linked below. Color Street and Lucky Moose come off with nail polish remover! Hooray!
Let’s start with a couple of Valentine’s Day options!
Cute, right?
Next up, we’ll take a look at some of my other favorite manis – some of which would be great choices for Valentine’s Day as well!
Jamberry Dusty Floral and Pixie 
Jamberry Faded Bouquet, Sapphire, and Grapefruit 
Jamberry Floral Noir and Matte Black 
Jamberry Sweet Whimsy and Sunny Lotus 
Jamberry Nail Art Studio 
Lucky Moose Nails Peacocking 
Jamberry Black and White Polka, White and Black Polka, Wild Child accent 
Jamberry Pumpkin Spice and Gold Fishnet 
Jamberry Like a Boss 
Jamberry Sunset Beach Twist, Color Street accent 
Jamberry (unsure of names on this one!) 
Jamberry Nail Art Studio mixed mani 
Color Street Charleston Blush and Tokyo Lights accent 
Jamberry Rosy Quatrefoil and Skinny Navy Stripe 
Jamberry White tips on pink 
Lucky Moose Nails
Then of course I LOVE a great Christmas mani! Here are some of my favorites:
Lucky Moose Nails 
Lucky Moose Nails 
Jamberry Light it Up & Cherry Ice 
Jamberry Tannenbaum & Diamond Dust Sparkle 
Jamberry Nail Art Studio
And lastly, we have my other holiday manis!
Jamberry Just Hatched 
Jamberry Celtic Dream 
Color Street Broadway Glimmer 
Jamberry Nail Art Studio (New Year’s Eve design) 
Jamberry Friday Flannel & Oh Deer 
Jamberry Nail Art Studio 
Jamberry Daunted Lines 
Jamberry Creep it Real 
Color Street Bloody Gorgeous 
Jamberry Haunt It
If you’re looking for a nail gal near you, to pick up some of these designs, you can check out these Facebook Groups!
Jamberry: Leslie’s Jammin’ with You, VIP Nail Lover’s (Leslie is bomb).
Color Street: Emerald City Nails with AnnEM (I’ve worked with Ann a ton and she is fab!!) Or check out Jessica Anderson – Independent Color Street Stylist. I met Jessica recently and LOVE her! ❤️
Lucky Moose Nails: Lucky Moose Nails Facebook Group
Thank you for indulging me a little bit today! Which one was your favorite?! Have you tried any of these nail options? Tell me everything!
❤️XOXO!❤️
Honestly,
AM ❤️
More About Me: Hi! I’m Ann Marie, a blogging mama of 3 tiny gals, and a wife to a busy Orthopedic Surgeon. You can find me right here for a weekly smattering of inspiration for your motherhood journey, home, marriage (I see you other medical wives!), style, and beauty. You’ll find me most active on Instagram or Facebook for life between blog posts. And I truly can’t wait to see you there, friend. ❤️💋
To connect, shoot me an email at honestlyannmarie@gmail.com ❤️
