My First Ever Water Marble!!

Originally Posted: February 27, 2013
Oh my goodness. I’m so excited you guys. I feel like a real nail-person now. Okay, here we go:

What do you think? I’m pretty damn pleased for a first try. I think my favorite is the middle finger on my right hand.

This was Zoya Blu and Zuza. I would post a tutorial but honestly, the queen of water marble tutorials is My Simple Little Pleasures. Her youtube videos are what I went off of, and I certainly can’t explain it any better than she does. The only thing I did differently was use a little shot glass. I couldn’t get the polish to spread over the water very well.

Bonus shot of the water marble without the dots:

I’m not sure which way I like it more. Any opinions?

Thanks for reading!

Purple and Gold Elegant Stamping

Originally Posted: February 25, 2013


I wanna repaint my nails so bad but I don’t have the time at the moment. Soon. Tuesday. Tuesday I’m hoping to TRY water marbling. I’ve never attempted it before and I’m scurred. Should I post the results no matter what?  What if it’s awful? Will you make fun of me? Will I become “that blog-girl that sucks at water marbling”? What could happen? I CAN’T HANDLE THAT KIND OF PRESSURE!!

*ahem*

So here’s a mani from the archives.

So this is Zoya Valerie with an unknown (but pictured) Sally Hansen gold stamped on top. Zoya Valerie is such a beautiful, rich purple. It might be my favorite color in my collection.

The gold stamp didn’t come out as bold as I wanted, but I really loved this manicure. It felt very… regal.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading!

Where You Can Find Pleasure, Search the World for Treasure...

Originally Posted: February 21, 2013

Is that reference too obscure? I mean, 20 days ago I thought everyone knew who Frida Kahlo was, but so far almost everyone I’ve asked didn’t know who she was (she was a famous Hispanic artist. Look her up. Edumacate yourselves).

Aaaanyway, Today I have a couple more beautiful a-england polishes featured on my phalanges. This is Tristam and Excalibur.

Both of these were, again, just one coat. Here’s Excalibur on it’s own:

And here's a short and sweet tutorial:

Maybe it’s because I’m wearing a striped shirt today, but this feels very Navy-inspired. I should have stuck an anchor on one of my fingers.

Anywhozle, thanks for stopping by!

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows! (Okay, maybe just that last one)

Originally Posted: February 18, 2013
So my mani from my last post lasted a total of one day because I really needed something fun and spring-timey on my fingers. So I came up with this! Yay rainbows!

I used Orly Pointe Blanche, CG Pink Voltage, Zoya Paz, Pippa, Midori, Robyn, and Orly Purple Crush.

No tutorial this time because it’s just dotting. Very easy and just what I needed. I smile every time I look down at them 

Thanks for reading

GLITTER!

Originally Posted: February 14, 2013
Everyone is doing Valentine’s nails today, but I figure if I do new ones today, I’ll just have to take them off tomorrow. So I went with a glitter gradient:

Woo! So much sparkle! This is China Glaze Bling it On from their new Glitz and Glam collection. It has blurple and black glitters of all different sizes and I LURB IT. It’s perfect for gradients.

Close up of all that glittery goodness. (Click to Embiggen both pics)

I hope you’re all having a lovely V-Day. Thanks for reading!

Penguins in Lurve (with tutorial!)

Originally Posted: February 10, 2013

So I've been wanting to try penguins for a while (cause they’re so dang cute) and I realized today I’m about to run out of time to do a wintery themed manicure until next year! So I stuck some hearts on it and called in a Valentine’s mani. I think it’s adorable, if I do say so myself:

I debated putting the little blue and pink bow ties because gender stereotypes bug me. But bow ties are cool! And everyone knows penguins always dress to impress in their tuxedos. So on my right hand I did a couple little androgynous penguins in love:

Okay, yay! Tutorial time!

Colors I used:

(Left to Right) Zoya Robyn, ORLY Purple Crush, CG Pink Voltage, Zoya Raven, Marley, Sooki, and Paz, ORLY Pointe Blanche.

You’ll need a variety of different sized dotting tools.

(Click to embiggen)


Here’s hoping that was clear enough. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks for reading!

Zig Zags! (Plus "Tutorial?")

Originally Posted: February 8, 2013

I kept trying to come up with another V-day manicure but everything I thought of or checked out for inspiration felt… wrong. THEN I got my order from a-england in and absolutely HAD to wear at least one of the colors. So I ended up with this!

This is a-england Saint George and Zoya Raven. I love it. Not at all Valentines-y, but I’m okay with it. Bonus Shot of Saint George:

That’s ONE COAT btw. So gorgeous. It has a scattered holo effect in the sun, but it’s been cloudy the last couple days so no luck there.

Here’s the “tutorial:”

Does it count as a tutorial when it’s only one picture? It’s a super easy design.

Excessive Step by Step:

1. Base Coat

2. Base color (let dry)

3. Cut tape

4. Place tape on nail

5. Paint on other color

6. Remove tape while polish is still wet

7. Top Coat

Yup. If you have craft scissors this gets even easier.

That’s all for today. Thanks for Reading!