Tweezers and patience

I was out bright and early this morning doing some last minute Christmas what-nots and found myself at Sally Beauty Supply. I found this cute little China Glaze Christmas set that I hadn't seen and well, Merry Christmas to me! This is China Glaze "Winter Holly". Then I used some gold caviar balls I had to make the "garland" and some square rhinestones for the ornaments. Viola! Christmas tree with ornaments and garland nails! Hope you all have a great holiday!

Candy Cane Nails!

I love the idea of candy cane designs! Let me just say, I tried this with reverse, red polish with white stamping stripes and it was a giant fail! Makes me wonder if zebras are white with black stripes! (I think so) Anyway, fun, festive little design...I used OPI "Kyoto Pearl" for the white base. It was 4 thin coats, but it dried really quickly and I wanted to make sure it was opaque. Also, it was like 1 in the morning, so I didn't have the best lighting, and thought, why not. Then in the morning, I did the stamping. This is the Konad (fauxnad) plate M65 and Konad special polish in red. I think it turned out pretty cute, and I like how the white is kind of silvery shimmer finish under it, kind of like some fancy candy canes. Hope you enjoy!

Christmas Stripe

Today's mani is not so good, but it's still festive. It's China Glaze "Ruby Pumps" and Konad plate S6 with Konad special polish in gold. I overslept today and am a little out of it, so this was the best I could do. Also, it looks better in person than here in this macro photo in the gloom and doom overcast that is the weather!

Mistletoe Matte!

I wanted to make my green nails different. I used Orly "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe" and Butter London Matte top coat. It looks like velvety pine trees to me. I wanted to put ornaments on them, but red didn't show up, gold wasn't bright enough, and then I got ticked off. So, I put silver and gold hearts on it. They looked like sparkley ornaments, but then when I put the matte topcoat on them, they didn't anymore. I still love how this polish looks, but I was frustrated with the art so I'm not happy about any of it. Hope you all are having a great weekend.

Festive!

I had the plain red color on yesterday when a guy at work was like "I like them better all fancied up." So I decided to "fancy them up" :) This is the Holiday OPI "Last Minute Shopper". Then I used Konad special polish in white and Bundle Monster plate BM323. My middle finger nail STILL won't grow. I cut them off relatively even when I broke it, but the other fingers have grown, and the middle is still all stubby! Oh well. Have a great Wednesday!

Who just turned 36?!

Ok, so I think I look pretty good for 36. Maybe it's just me. Anyway, even though I wanted to "review" the eyeshadow I had on here, I'll just tell you about it. My husband bought me the gargantuan e.l.f. 144 color palette thing from Target for my birthday. LOVE IT! I wanted to try their products for a while, but never got around to getting any. Ok, I am a sucker for red eyeshadow. I can rarely find any that don't look pink. Well, these were ok. The darkest one was not much different than Urban Decay's "Gash". I like them though. They didn't turn too pink on me. They were a bit difficult to blend, like a dry yet sticky thing happening. I got them to work, just had to use a little more than usual (I am a HUGE fan of Ulta brand shadows, UD, and Smashbox) so these were just a little different. Maybe it was just the red colors themselves? I will continue to use it because I have 140 more colors to try! Definitely a great buy for $15! Seriously, $15!!! You can also get it through drugstore.com if they ever have it in stock. Thanks for staring at my mug for a second. Also, maybe next time I'll use my Real camera and just do a shot of my eyes :)

Christmas Candy

Hi! I've been gone for a while, I know. I am still waiting for my nail to grow back to a managable length for me on my left hand. So, I took a photo of my right hand! It's funny, I had no idea how to hold my hand and clicking the button on my camera was really awkward. Also, it has rained for like a week straight, so it was hard for me to get good lighting. I tried outside in the dreary-ness but I actually had better luck inside. It's so dark and horrible outside that the auto flash kept happening...even outside! It can be sunny any time now! Even if it snows a foot, as long as there is a little sun, I don't care. It was also my birthday on Saturday. I got a great eyeshadow set that I'm really excited about. And it's not cold here...in the 50's (F), so the heat hasn't kicked on and it's kind of humid in the house and polish would NOT dry. Ok, enough explanation and ranting...onto the polish!
This was actually an idea I saw at Colores de Carol...she has great color combos and stamps like a champ! Hers was a white base, but the two-toned stamping design is what I loved. My base is Layla Hologram polish in "Golden Idol". It has a great, awesome color shift with it's linear holo, but with no sunlight, it's hard to capture that. You can see a little of it here, but not like it is in person. Then I used Bundle Monster plate BM306 and dotted alternating red and green Konad special polish along the top and left of the design then swiped the polish diagonally. Viola!

Purple Crown

Well, my nails were busted off in a freak opening a refrigerator door accident! I cut them off and had to start over. The middle finger took the brunt of it. It was totally into the meat of my finger. You all know how that is...painful and you have to wait until it grows back to have any decent looking polish.My other nails are barely over my skin now, so I decided to paint them. To me, it still looks like crap. Anyway, this is one of the Ulta OPI Holiday colors called "Gift Cards for Everyone!" I then put on a sticker decal that I believe is a KISS brand one. It kind of reminds me of Crown Royal. I didn't even get that until someone pointed it out to me. Have a great Monday and send me some nail growing vibes!