Twinsie Tuesday: Sally Hansen Salon Effects In Don't Be Koi

For this week's Twinsie Tuesday, we're doing manicures inspired by a family member. I'm an only child so my immediate family is small: just Mom, Dad, the Corgis and me. :) I decided to take inspiration from my mom for my mani this week! My mom and I are opposites in certain ways but I still see a lot of her in myself and she is always there for me. Whether she realizes it or not, she set a strong example for me of a woman who is self-sufficient, independent, hard-working and intelligent.

One of the areas where my mom and I have very different philosophies is make-up. I have literally never seen her wear nail polish and she isn't big into make-up. She does, however, really enjoy the outdoors and one of her favorite hobbies is gardening. She is always working on some type of new project in the backyard and a few years back, she and my dad built a fish pond in the yard. At first, I played around with some floral manicure ideas to pay homage to my mom's love of gardening, but then I thought it might be fun to do something with fish instead. So I busted out some Sally Hansen Salon Effects in the design Don't Be Koi. I absolutely love this design and I thought it was a cool way to represent my mom and her garden!

I didn't really realize until after the mani was done how much lower the wrap on my middle finger was placed compared to the others. *sigh* But user error aside, Sally Hansen's nail wraps are some of the favorite because they're so easy to work with and there are always lots of beautiful designs to choose from. This one has got to be one of my favorite designs Sally Hansen has ever done for their wraps. It's really different from any other wrap patterns I've seen.

I hope you enjoyed my koi mani today! I'm looking forward to seeing what my fellow Twinsies did for their family manis this week. I have a feeling this is a theme that will bring out lots of great stories from everyone!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Anna at Going to the Showing

Anne at Grape Fizz Nails

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Traci at DrinkCitra