I know, I know. I'm not doing anything fancy, but I have been wanting a reason to use my matte top coat and this was the perfect opportunity.
Today's manicure is simply 2 coats of essie's Chills &...
31 Day Challenge, Day 6: Monochromatic
9.18.2014
9.15.2014
31 Day Challenge, Day 5: Black & White
This is a rush job. Just want to put that out there. Tonight I plan to go back and redo them, but I had to take my chipping polish off last night and couldn't leave them naked for long so I slapped a...
9.11.2014
31 Day Challenge, Day 4: Secondary Colors
For day 4 of the 31 Day Challenge we had the option of either Primary or Secondary colors. I, personally, am not a fan of the primary colors, so I went with secondary colors in bright neon variations.
The...
9.08.2014
31 Day Challenge, Day 3: Blue
So, I completely failed at Day 2. I actually did do my nails in a pretty green shade, but my sinus infection was getting the better of me and they looked horrible. Then I went and died in bed while they...
9.04.2014
31 Day Challenge, Day 1: Red or Orange
So, I said before that I was going to do the 31 Day Challenge over the course of the year. Well, it started over at the beginning of September and several bloggers are going to do it twice a week instead...
8.29.2014
The Monthly Nail Review
I got my first nail mail today and I was so EXCITED! Last month I decided that I wanted to join a mail order nail box so I looked around for one that suited me. I finally settled on The Monthly Nail for...
8.23.2014
Polka Dot & Zebra Print Nail art
Today was our big outing with the Cub Scouts. As the Den Leader for a pack of 8 year old boys, the planning and execution wore me out. Unfortunately, 0400 this morning found me wide awake going over every...
8.22.2014
Repairing a broken nail
So, I would imagine this is something that plagues us all - a broken nail. That's what this post is about - repairing the break. This is a trick I learned back in my days training to be a nail tech and...
8.19.2014
Inspiration is everywhere
So, if you're anything like me, the more you do art, whether on your nails or on a canvas, you begin to see inspiration everywhere. Everyday patterns begin to 'pop' at you; colors seem to blend together...
8.14.2014
Polish Review - China Glaze, SinfulColors
As promised, here's my first polish review!
The colors I used for the manicure in my last post (here) are probably my two favorites right now. The first, the main red, is China Glaze Rose Among Thorns....
Phantom polish troll?
Ok, so I don't know how this happened. I swear to you that my whole was painted last night when I went to bed.
When I got up this morning, I went to pee (TMI, I'm sure) and noticed that my hand looked...
8.13.2014
Don't peel your nail polish off...
I know that you know this. I know this. Yet today, my not-so-wonderful manicure (here) started to lift around the edges while I'm stuck at work. What's a girl to do? I can't help myself! I ended up peeling...
8.12.2014
31 Day Challenge
So, along this journey, I want to enter some 'challenges'. In case you haven't found one of these addicting games, they consist of themes and, generally, time limits to complete a mani with that theme...
No longer on hiatus
I am so sorry I've been gone for so long. Real life has interrupted my blogging capability (and my nails were crappy after the acrylics came off).
So, I've been reading up on blogging, nail blogging...
3.22.2014
Finally Nekkid!
Ha! Made you look! Seriously, though, I have finally gotten most of the acrylic off my nails without endless filing (or popping them off like I usually do and suffering the aftermath for months until...
3.14.2014
3.09.2014
3.06.2014
New pretties
I have been itching to buy Essie's Mint Candy Apple, but have been holding off since I just bought a buttload of new polish. But, tonight I caved. And got a bottle of spaklies, too, in Sally Hansen's...
3.01.2014
March 1 #NailArtMar, #Dotticure
So, I am trying to do this Instagram challenge things from Californails for March and I'm already a fail. I did the manicure but got so excited about posting to Instagram that I completely forgot to tag...
2.28.2014
Once Upon A Time...
Once upon a time there was a girl who was absolutely obsessed with acrylic nails. She went to beauty school with the sole intention of becoming a manicurist. Instead, her life led her to college...
