31 Day Challenge: Day 15 - Delicate Roses

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Hello everyone! I'm back with another look for the 31 Day Challenge! You may have seen my pic of my nail of the day on Instagram. I enjoyed wearing it so much while I was out running errands today! (I will have proper swatches of these soon!) I was so tired when I got home I didn't have it in me to freehand the design I had in mind, so I pulled out my stamping supplies and used a beautiful rose pattern over my NOTD!

31 Day Challenge: Day 4 - Green Swirls

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Hello, everyone! It's been a busy day and I just finished my nail art for today's 31 Day Challenge mani! I had a freehand design in mind but I didn't have time to do it tonight so I'll have to save it for another time! I pulled out more neons and my stamping supplies for today's look!

Drunken Honeycomb

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Happy Hump Day everyone! I have some quick nail art that I did a couple of weeks ago to show you today. I really like the pattern of this stamping image, but wasn't sure what to call it. I asked my friend Jenne and she suggested "drunken honeycomb." Perfect!

The Digit-al Dozen Does Whimsy: Holographic Mermaid Scales

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Happy Hump Day! For Day 3 of Digital Dozen Whimsy Week I have a design that  I've always admired on others but have never done myself - mermaid scales! And I decided to go all out with some super holo mermaid scales. I can't stop staring at my nails!

Sunlight

The Digit-al Dozen Does Whimsy: Whimsical Gradient

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Whimsy week continues with the ladies of The Digit-al Dozen! For Day 2 I have a mani I did last week (the only one I prepared ahead of time for this week) because I didn't want to remove yesterday's mani last night. I really love the color combo in this one!

The Digit-al Dozen Does Gradient +: Pink and Brown Gradient Plus Whimsical Reciprocal Stamping

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Happy Tuesday, everyone! For Day 2 of Digit-al Dozen week I am still working on my stamping skills! I do my mom's nails every week (usually) and she loves when I stamp on her, so I have really been trying to get better at it. I love reciprocal gradients so I decided to create one today with a stamping image and used two of the recently released Caio, Gelato! polishes from Paint Box Polish. (If you missed my review on those, you can check it out here.)

The Digit-al Dozen Does Gradient +: Radial Gradient Plus Stamping

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Hi everyone! It is Digit-al Dozen Week again and this month our theme is Gradient +. I am excited for this week because I love doing gradients and think they are perfect when combined with other techniques.  Today I decided to push myself and do a radial gradient. Ive done them before but they are hard so I am trying to practice and get better. 

The Digit-al Dozen Does Spring: Rainbow Shamrocks

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Hello, it's me. I was wondering if after all this time you'd like to see some nail art. Okay, lame intro, but I couldn't help myself! Life continues to interrupt my blogging time lately, but I do have a few new collections waiting to show you so I am hoping to at least get back to a more regular posting schedule very soon! Today starts a brand new Digit-al Dozen Week and we are showing you our Spring nail art this week!

The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 3 - Sharpie and Stamping

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Hello! I am a day behind (well technically almost two days behind!), but better late than never, right? I am going to try to keep this post short because it is getting late and this day has kicked my butt. For this mani I tried a technique I've never tried before and used a brand new stamping plate!

The Digit-al Dozen Does Fandom: Day 1 - Sherlock

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Hello lovelies! It's Digit-al Dozen time again! This month's theme is fandom and I am so excited! I have a ton of ideas going through my head that I hope I can pull off, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with as well. I'm sick and I'm having a day where I want to pull my hair out, but at least I love my nails right now!

Ornamental Glow

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Happy Thursday! It's hard to believe it's only one week until Christmas! I am more behind this year than I have ever been. I will be finishing up my shopping this weekend, and there are still a few decorations I haven't put up yet! I am usually pretty early and on top of everything so it's driving me crazy to feel like I'm behind. But it will all get done, right?! 

And because I've been so busy, I haven't had much time for blogging or nail art, which makes me sad. I have so many ideas floating around in my head but haven't had time to sit down and execute them. BUT, I did have a little bit of time (late on Saturday night) to try a radial gradient. Well, try again. This was my 3rd attempt at a radial gradient and the first one I've been happy with!

Post continued after the jump!

Halloween Stamping! ♥

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BOO! Happy Halloween! I have a quick mani to show you this morning. I did this mani in about 30 minutes last night before my nephew's Halloween Orchestra Concert and I am still wearing it today. (Although I do have another mani I'd like to try so if I get a chance I will have another to show you later.)

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Autumn Theme Week Day 5 - Acorn and Leaves Stamping ♥

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Happy Friday! Today is the last day of Autumn Week and I have my first (and only) stamped mani of the week. I received my new Bundle Monster holiday set in the mail last night and couldn't wait to try it out!

Today is also my 2 year blogiversary! I can't believe I have been blogging for 2 years! Stay tuned later today for a surprise! :)

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3D Stampwich using Dandy Nails Highest Ground and Zoya Frida ♥

Good evening! I have a quick "stampwich" for you tonight! (If you missed my first stampwich, you can see it here.) 

I created this mani on my mom over the weekend and I loved it so I re-created it on myself! It reminds me of the ocean! (This stamping image *might* remind me of something else as well but I'll let you figure that one out. LOL)

More after the jump!

3D Stamping "Stampwich" with The Nail Junkie Green Apple ♥

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I have been wanting to show you all this NOTD (that turned into 3 days worth of nail of the days - I just did not want to take it off!). If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you might have seen the photo I posted last Thursday night when I did this mani - it's much faster to post a quick little preview on there than it is to write up a post so sometimes my manis are seen on there way before they make it to my blog (and sometimes I show ones on those platforms that I never get around to blogging). 

The Nail Junkie Green Apple Stampwich

More after the jump!

Bright and Fun Spring Mani with Sponging and Stamping! ♥

Happy Thursday! Only one more day until the weekend! I have a super bright and fun mani to show you today! 

I was in the mood for neons last night - and this is pretty much completely opposite from what I had in mind originally. LOL But I really like it! I used a white creme base (Milani White on the Spot - will list all colors in this mani at the end of the post) and then I put drops of colors on a stamping plate. Once I had all of the colors on the stamping plate (a large enough area to cover a nail) I pressed a makeup sponge on top and then placed that directly on my nail. I did this process twice on each nail to achieve this look. After that was dry I added the stamping using plates from the first Bundle Monster set and topped it off with one coat of Poshe. 

After finishing this mani it reminded me of some that I have seen over at The Crumpet. Debbie calls them "Splodgeramas" - while I did mine differently, the outcome is very similar. You can see her tutorial here. 

Spring Mani

Spring Mani

Spring Mani

And here is a look at the base before I added the stamping...

Spring Mani - Pre-Stamping

What do you think of this mani? I wish the stamping was better but I really like it anyway!

The colors I used for the base of this mani are:
China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard
China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise
Sinful Colors Dream On
Urban Outfitters Bandeau

And the stamping was done with Color Club Wild at Heart and Milani White on the Spot. 


Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

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Fall Into Fashion - Day 1 of a Halloween Nail Art Challenge!

Happy Hump Day everyone! 

I am sure you have all seen the mega-awesome Halloween nail art  challenge on many blogs. I love seeing what they are all coming up with and I considered joining in myself. But after the 31 Day Challenge I didn't really feel like I had another long challenge in me. Plus I am going to be starting back to school in a couple of weeks so I didn't want to commit to a challenge since I am unsure if I will have the proper time to commit to it. Anyway, one of my friends, Danielle over at Polish, Glitter, Rock & Roll, came up with a nice, short Halloween nail art challenge so I decided to join in on that one!

I chopped off my nails last night. Like, really chopped off. I had 3 bad breaks on my right hand and couldn't stand my hands being different lengths. I do have some swatches saved from before I cut them so my nail length will be going back and forth in my posts. This drives me nuts but I don't have a choice right now. LOL Hopefully they grow quickly!

I wasn't sure what to do for today in the challenge so I went with the "Fall" aspect more than the fashion one. I used Zoya Monica as my base and stamped leaves using Nails Inc. Old Bond St and Bundle Monster BM04.

Fall Leaves Manicure

Fall Leaves Manicure

Make sure to check out the other amazing bloggers participating in this challenge!

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31 Day Challenge Day Fifteen - Delicate Print!

Halfway through the challenge and we are up to delicate print nails! I acquired Dior Czarina Gold a few months back and it was still sitting in my untrieds (except for using it as a pedi) because I was waiting for some length on my nails before I wore it. I absolutely love it (and will be posting it on its own sometime soon) and can't wait to wear it more this Fall!

Delicate Print Manicure

I had been wearing CG for over a day on its own so there is some minor tip wear in the photos but I thought it would look great with some gold stamping. I absolutely love this combo. I used Milani Signature Gold and Bundle Monster plate BM12 for the stamping. (The design I used is small and not meant to cover the whole nail - I just kept repeating it over and over for the desired look.)

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Don't forget to check out the other awesome bloggers participating in the challenge below! If you'd like to join the 30/31 Day Challenge, go here to grab the codes to embed in your posts for the next 30 days and add your post using the link below!

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31 Day Challenge Day Fourteen - Flowers!

Day 14 of the challenge is flowers! I took the easy way out on this one and stamped on flowers. LOL But my base was somewhat difficult and took quite some time to blend. I started off with a base of Illamasqua Smash and did a gradient with Sinful Colors Dream On. I absolutely love both of these colors and I think they look great together.

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Gradient with Flowers

Don't forget to check out the other awesome bloggers participating in the challenge below! If you'd like to join the 30/31 Day Challenge, go here to grab the codes to embed in your posts for the next 30 days and add your post using the link below! 

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Move over Tony...This is GRRRRRRReat!

Are you ready to go into the wild tonight? I know I am!

Tiger manicure

I have had this idea in mind for quite awhile and I am so glad I finally managed to get it from my mind to my nails! Reminiscent of Tony the Tiger, no?

I used China Glaze Riveting as my base (why, oh why did I wait MONTHS to wear this?!) and stamped on the stripes using Milani Black Swift and Bundle Monster plate BM16. This particular image (well, pretty much all of the full-nail images from the first BM set) is too small to cover the entire nail and I had to do some "piecing together" on all nails except for my pinky. I did not add topcoat because I was afraid of smearing.

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Tiger Manicure

Do you think Tony the Tiger would be proud of this mani? I hope so, I love it!

I think I will go have a bowl of Frosted Flakes now. *grin*

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