Ocean Floor

OMG! Can I tell you how much I love this color combo?! I had done a similar combo before, but not on my nails. Go figure! Ok, so I love to paint things in general and I had the idea to make refrigerator magnets out of the clear decorator river rock looking things. I forget what color I used for the sea green/turquoise color, but I think it was OPI "Stranger Tides", so a little more green and a little more of a murky color. Then I used OPI "Last Friday Night" which was the glitter topper from the Katy Perry collection. This is what resulted from there.

It reminds me of looking through the water to the ocean floor. Clean, calming, refreshing like being at the beach on a super calm day.

I got my monthly shipment of Square Hue polish yesterday and the June batch is inspired by SoBe drinks. There was a grey, "Lincoln Road", an orange/bright peach, "Collins Avenue", and the lovely sea green, "Ocean Drive". See here:

I had been using neon and brights lately, so I wanted to steer away from the orange for now. Also, the grey seemed a bit blah for me today, but for another day, it will be awesome. But I really liked the sea green. So I decided to recreate the magnet look with this more bright color. Again, the glitter topper was OPI "Last Friday Night" from the Katy Perry collection. Hope you like it as much as I do! Makes me want a beach and some fruity umbrella drink :)

Blazing Sunset

Hi guys! I wanted to try ombre nails again, but when I did, they kept being not quite right. I kept at it again, and came out with this. I don't think it came out too bad! :) I used a cheap brand, California Colors, which I got at the Dollar Tree, in yellow. I painted the whole nail with yellow and let it dry. Then I used the makeup wedge sponge ombre technique. Seriously, this technique is everywhere, so if you haven't seen it, google it :). I used 3 colors to sponge: California Nails yellow, OPI "Atomic Orange", and Sephora OPI "Pushing Your Luck". I like the way it turned out, and hope you all do too! Have a great Tuesday!

Minnie Mouse Liquid Sand

Hi! I always have the decision of when to do my nails. I work afternoons and usually do my nails in the morning. Then my problem is do I shower before I do my nails, or do I wait until they are dry and then shower. I like to shower after because any residual cleaning of my cuticles or skin can easily come off. But then I run the risk of them being dry, but not all the way dry. This was my problem today. They were dry, but then after I showered, they had a few dents and then the tips wore off. WELL, I had to touch them up. I don't know which way is best, but I never seem to do it right, you know?

Anyway, this is the new OPI Minnie Mouse collection Liquid Sand color "Magazine Cover Mouse". It's a nice pink-y red color with lovely gold glitter mixed in. The picture doesn't do the color justice, but it shows the texture nicely! Have a great Friday and 3 day weekend, if you're lucky enough to have one!

Bogota Blackberry and nail catastrophe!

So, I broke a nail at work. Why? Why does this happen?! I had gotten a replacement bottle of OPI "Bogota Blackberry", which is a wonderful, yet old OPI classic. I went to have my toes done and did them in this color, so I thought, why not match fingers and toes? This is something I rarely do. So I painted them just plain. The color is so pretty, I didn't even put anything fancy on them. So then, I bend a nail and bam, tiny fracture about halfway down my length. I guess I should be happy it wasn't to the flesh! I filed them down, and left with stubbies. But because I filed them, the edges were If-fy. I did the french tip with China Glaze "Liquid Leather".  Now it looks like a brand new mani!

He Went to Jarred

Ok, this is not spring-time polish. I get that. But damn the norm!!! :) I got this polish a while ago and hadn't worn it. Then I said something to someone about it this weekend and was like, I should wear that! And what way to show off a nice flakie of any kind than on a black background? Anyway, I used OPI "Black Onyx" for the base, and the flakie polish is 12K white gold flakes in a clear base. It's from Ninja Polish (which you can get online http://www.ninjapolish.com/home.php, I'm not sure about international shipping or anything though) and it's called "He Went to Jarred". How hilarious is that?! I am more of a silver-type gal rather than gold, so I was happy to find a silver version of this kind of polish. Although, sometimes it depends on the color of the base polish to determine if yellow gold is better or the white gold. You know, red and gold seem to go well, while blue and silver compliment each other nicely. Anyway, Happy Monday!

OPI Liquid Sand

This is one of the OPI Liquid Sand Bond Girls Collection. It's "Pussy Galore". How did they get away with naming this color that? Pink and named "Pussy Galore"? The 12 year old boy inside me giggles. I found this formula to be a little thin, I needed 4 coats to make it opaque to my liking. I also found it difficult to clean up the edges, but not too badly. Have a great Friday!

Rainbow water marble

I have been on a water marble kick lately. My sister was interested in learning in how to do it, so now I'm all about it again. This is actually 6 colors, but the blue kind of fades into the purple. Oh well. I used Sephora OPI "What Aura Gonna Wear?" (pink), Sally Girl "Orange" (scented orange), OPI "Candlelight" (yellow), Sally Girl "Lime" (green lime scented), Sally Girl "Coconut" (blue coconut scented), and Sephora OPI "It's Hippo to be Square" (purple). Also, with the combo of the scented ones, my fingers smell like a bag of Skittles...and that's not too bad! :) As all water marbles turn out, I think my thumb was the best!

Hope you all have a great Easter weekend!

Easter egg nails

Hi guys! I have been wicked sick and off of work for 2 weeks. I mean, if you've ever had too much to drink and went to lay down to sleep and the room spins, this is what I have been feeling for these two weeks! And not even with the fun of the alcohol before hand. Really, I don't think I've had even a beer in 3 months. Anyway, since I sat here and did all sorts of nothing for that time, I thought I would do some water marble nails. I started with the base of OPI "Alpine Snow". Then I used Sephora OPI in "How Cute is That?" and "What Aura Gonna Wear?", and Sally Girl scented polishes in "Coconut" and "Banana". So not only is this very Easter egg looking, but it smells like suntan lotion too.

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!

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!

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!

Come on winter!!!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I am not the biggest fan of it anymore since I developed an allergy to turkey. (I'm a freak!) But Thanksgiving always brings the unofficial beginning of winter for me. As I am impatient, I wanted winter nails TODAY! So, the green is from the OPI Ulta Christmas set called Stuff My Stocking and the color is "Skip the Giftwrap". At least I think it is. The packaging only gave the names on the back of the carton, so I am assuming the order in which they were in the package left to right is the way they are labeled top to bottom on the box. Again, I could be wrong. Anyway, then I used Shany plate SH207 with Konad special polish in white. I did a sloppy french tip in the same white to make snow drifts around the base of the trees. Also, that's AWESOME because you don't have to be precise about it...SCORE! Then I put a coat of China Glaze "Fairy Dust" to make the snow sparkle. I love the result!

Man with the Golden Gun

I had lack of inspiration for art today, so I went with extravagance over artistic ability. :) This is OPI "Danke-Shiny Red" with 2 coats of  OPI "Man with the Golden Gun" real 18K gold top coat. This is not my normal angle of photo, as you may have noticed, but I like the way the gold kind of floats above the red. Hope you all have a great day!

Tom and Jerry

I have always loved Tom and Jerry. I mean love the cartoon to the point that I have what I know to be a complete DVD collection of the cartoon. Anyway, I got these online. I used OPI Designer Series "Classic". Those are not all bumpy how the photos make them appear. It was weird lighting and rainy and yucky. (This was just before hurricane Sandy hit, and, although I am MILES away in Kentucky, we still had crazy rain and wind that far inland. Not that I am minimizing what happened to the coast, I am just illustrating how far the effects of it reached). Hope everyone is ok out there!

Skulls!

So I went and got a manicure. I hated the way they filed my nails. Also, why so much paint on the cuticles? Before I took this photo, I re-shaped and cleaned up the paint edges and it looks much better. The major reason I get a mani is for the cuticles to get done on my opposite hand. Really. I get them done maybe a few times a year. Anyway, onto the nails! This is OPI DS (Designer Series) "Extravagance". I used Konad special polish in white and Bundle Monster plate BM225.