Twinsie Tuesday: Inspired By Your Pet

Hey guys! This week we're doing a mani inspired by our child or pet. I will tell you up front I'm not really happy with how mine turned out, but it is what it is. :-/ I did a mani inspired by my amazingly adorable fur baby, Sapphira!

We rescued Sapphira earlier this year. She is a Snowshoe cat, which is an offshoot of the Siamese breed. Snowshoes are known for their white feet (Sapphira has little "mittens" on all four paws--so cute!!) and often have white faces and stomachs as well. Sapphira's passions include napping, bird-watching, fluffy pillows and catnip. <3

To me, the most striking thing about Sapphira is her big blue eyes. So I wanted to incorporate that into my mani. I started with a white base of OPI Put A Coat On! for all of her white markings, then added Dollish Polish 3 Best Friends That Anyone Could Have, which is a blue and silver glitter, for her eyes.

I like the combo itself, but I don't think it captured my inspiration all that well. I feel like I maybe should have done something more literal. But hey, at least I tried to make up for it with cute cat pictures! ;)

                        

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Claire at Kerruticles

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Marisa at Polish Those Nails

Megan at A Beauty in the Business

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Sara at The Call of Beauty

Sarah at Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Dollish Polish The Koopa King

I can almost guarantee you that you've never seen another glitter like Dollish Polish The Koopa King from the Super Mario Brothers Collection. The Koopa King, named for Mario's arch-nemesis Bowser, features red, yellow, white and green glitter in various sizes, black bar glitter and diamond-shaped holographic glitter. I was instantly drawn to this polish when I first saw it on my friend Brandi's blog The Collegiate Nail. It's such an unusual, fun glitter! This is two coats of The Koopa King over China Glaze Kalahari Kiss.

I. Love. This. The color combination is absolutely perfect for fall and the mix of different shapes and sizes of glitter give this polish a lot of visual interest. The glitter distributes evenly and doesn't require any placing, other than guiding it away from the edge of the nail.

I only got two of Dollish Polish's Super Mario Brothers polishes, but between The Koopa King and Toad-ally Awesome, I definitely want more! You can purchase Dollish Polish at Dolly's official website or Llarowe.

Dollish Polish Toad-ally Awesome

I got my very first Dollish Polish colors in the mail last week and I'm very excited to finally try a brand I've heard so much about! The first one I tried is Toad-ally Awesome, a clear base with blue, gold, matte white and matte red glitters in various shapes and sizes. This polish comes from the Super Mario Brothers Collection and is inspired by the character Toad. I've never really liked Toad the character--although I do get some comedic value from the more recent Mario games where now they make him sound like a chain smoker--but I definitely like this polish! This is two coats of Toad-ally Awesome over Essie A Crewed Interest.

I did have to fish a bit to get some of the red pieces, but otherwise Toad-ally Awesome applies perfectly. I chose A Crewed Interest as my base because it's the same color as Toad himself, plus it seemed fitting to choose peach! Get it?

Yeah, I'm a nerd, I know. You can buy Dollish Polish from Dolly's official website or Llarowe.