Katelyn Brooke

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20 Mar

I’m the worst about painting my nails.  I almost never do it.  I’m pretty good about painting my toes, but even that only happens about once a month or so.  I’ve kind of turned into a nail polish snob because I realized that for me, the success doing it yourself really all depends on the nail polish.  That being said, I only have a handful of colors (I think you can tell that I don’t use them very often!) and I thought it would be fun to show them to you guys.

I have to admit that I’ve never even used Lincoln Park After Dark (or Cosmo Not Tonight Honey either… but I just got that a few months ago!)  I bought it because I’d seen other people rave about it, but when it comes time to paint my nails I never pick it.  My all time favorite is Sand in My Suit.  I wore that on my toes at our wedding!

You might have noticed my new shade I had on yesterday. I’m not sure I’ll paint my fingers with it again but I think if I were tan in the summer it would be cute for toes!  But I have to tell you guys that the kindergarteners I subbed for yesterday were very complimentary about it!  So it has the youth vote.

That last picture?  That’s why I don’t paint my nails.  I did it 3 HOURS before I went to bed, and I woke up with sheet print on my index finger.  Not cool.

What are your go-to colors?


P.S.  I linked up our engagement photos yesterday on Just a Touch of Gray!  What a fun link-up!  Go check out all the pretty pictures.

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  1. Fern says

    March 20, 2012 at 6:35 am

    The mint is such a pretty colour! My favourites have to be models own ones x

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  2. Susan says

    March 20, 2012 at 8:43 am

    That's the worst when you go to bed too early and then the next day you wake up with those prints! Ahh the worst! But I love your colors, they're so gorgeous especially some of those nude ones. I'm loving essie olé caliente but I also love chinchilly and mink muffs when I want to go a little bit darker. I want to try that atomic orange!

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    • Kate says

      March 20, 2012 at 4:09 pm

      I've had my eye on Chinchilly… I've picked it up at the store a couple of times. I'll have to give it a try! Atomic Orange is fun, but I go for Cajun Shrimp more often, they're actually not that different :)

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  3. Amanda says

    March 20, 2012 at 9:59 am

    I'm so with you on nails. As soon as I paint them, the paint chips off! I like that mint candy apple color, though. I usually stick with the reds, though lately I've been loving dark purple colors.

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    • Amanda says

      March 20, 2012 at 12:47 pm

      P.S. I'm following your reviews on Goodreads :)

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  4. Lauren McKenna says

    March 20, 2012 at 10:04 am

    Hahahaha I painted my nails a similar blue pastel color a few days ago (Sally Hansen's Barracuda) and woke up with a sheet print on three of my nails – so I totally get where you're coming from! The OPI ones seem to set better, for what it's worth :)

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  5. Tanya says

    March 20, 2012 at 10:06 am

    I love all things opi and red:)

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  6. Amy @ At the Pink of Perfection says

    March 20, 2012 at 11:11 am

    I love doing my nails and have a collection of about 300 polishes! Try Seche Vite available at Target, Sally Beauty, CVs, etc for a top coat! Ev en before bed, it dries SO FAST!

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    • Kate says

      March 20, 2012 at 4:10 pm

      Good to know! Thanks!

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  7. Neely says

    March 20, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Cajun Shrimp is my fav…I have it on my toes right now :)

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  8. Jess says

    March 20, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    I swear by Essie's Good to Go topcoat. Literally 2 minutes and my nails are dry (even before bed). It's a lifesaver, and totally worth the $8!

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    • Kate says

      March 20, 2012 at 4:12 pm

      I'll have to check that one out! Thanks!

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  9. Lot says

    March 20, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    Love those pinky and orange ones. Great choices. I did however notice the abundance in silly names. Do you think they use a random name generator to come up with them? What's next? Sensitive Apple? Karate Coke? Philippine Fly-Swat?

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  10. Julie says

    March 20, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    I TOTALLY feel your pain with the ruined nail. I rarely paint my fingernails because I can't sit still long enough to let them dry and then I just end up removing them all over! But I really like that color you're wearing, it's worth it for a pretty color like that for the spring :)

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  11. Clare says

    March 20, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    Cajun shrimp is my go to, especially for my toes. I rarely paint my fingernails, but when I do, I love Cajun Shrimp on my short nails!

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  12. Clair says

    March 21, 2012 at 8:20 am

    Love this post! I have that first hot pink on my toes right now, and an orange similar to the one on the right on my fingers! I'm not good about it either, but I recently resolved to do it more often…just makes me feel so girly and pretty.

    And that mint candy apple color…AMAZING!

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  13. Whitney says

    March 21, 2012 at 11:48 am

    We have a similar color on our nails! I'm wearing Mint Sorbet by Sally Hansen and I'm in love! I've gotten so many compliments on it. My nails look like little Easter eggs! haha

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  14. Eloquent English says

    March 21, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    I don't paint my hands very often, but I will paint my toes all summer long. I feel like my hands chip to easy and it isn't always the most professional (in a suit environment) to have chipped / fun color nail polish. I blame my profession. ;) I'm wearing mint on my toes though! xoxo A-

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  15. Katie says

    March 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    I get the sheet imprint on my nails all.the.time. haha I normally just do another quick coat of color over it again so it doesn't bug me all day haha.

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  16. BeckyJo606 says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    I don't paint my fingernails that often because I feel like they chip SO fast! I always have color on my toes though. I love Dutch Tulips by OPI. I probably have 3-4 bottles of the same color! :)

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  17. sarah@totalbassetcase.com says

    March 23, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    I am the WORST at painting my own nails. Even when I get a manicure I manage to mess it up somehow.

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  18. Amber H-B says

    April 3, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    I love that nail polish color! I'm seriously lacking nail polish this spring – I better go get some!!!!

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  19. Anna {dear friend} says

    June 3, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    I have Cajun Shrimp on my toes right now too! I love it!

    My favorite nail polish is Essie. That's usually my go-to and I have all sorts of shades of pink and reds. Can't go wrong there!

    Also, I've been doing to mint candy apple on my hands a lot lately. LOVE that one!

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