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...

Read More

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...

Read More

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...

Read More

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...

Read More

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....

Read More

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...

Read More

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...

Read More

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...

Read More

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...

Read More