So I’ve been on a nail polish buying spree on eBay cause you can get some nice brands for about half price. So I’ve got some cool new colors to work with and was really excited to use a dusty mauve by OPI called Steady as She Rose
Well, I broke my first rule of nail art on this manicure. “Don’t try it on your nails if you can’t even draw it on paper.” For some reason I’ve never been able to draw holly leaves. They’re not even that complicated! The index finger turned
So I graduate today! Sorta. I elected not to go to commencement but it was today, so I think that counts as me graduating, right? I did nails for it, so I say it does. Check out my fancy honors college medal! Who knew I could freehand a mortarboard? I
With UNICORNS! So I bought a second set of stamping plates online, these from Winstonia, and I bought them because one of the full nail plates is wood grain and that is awesome. Didn’t even look at the other plates, I was sold on that one on its own.
I painted these to match a dress I wore to a wedding and to Easter services the day after. The dress was primarily blue, but I hate being matchy-matchy so instead I highlighted the oranges from the flowers on the dress. I was going for an orange camouflage pattern to
Okay, this was really exciting! Sally Beauty Supply had this Halloween set on sale for $3.49! That’s a fantastic price for a SINGLE bottle of China Glaze, let alone 4! The glitter is kind of weird, but it also comes with a glow-in-the-dark top coat, so I think
So I guess this is my first post of the new year! I apologize for that, but holy MOLY has January been a busy month! A lot of great things have happened to me this month. Interviewed for some jobs, received some offers, NEGOTIATED ONE, and then accepted it! Started
Writing the title of this post tripped me up a little as I did not know whether to write “2012” or “2013” in the title. I went with 2012 since I am talking about New Year’s Eve, which is still 2012. I have been questing for the perfect gold
I hate the heck out of winter and cold weather, but at least I can write this sitting with my feet by the fireplace (gas fire, which is good because fire-lighting is not my forte). I was even actually blogging when I took the picture! As opposed to putzing around
The debut of my velociraptor nails!! These need no introduction, but since I am a bit of a talker, you get one anyway. Nah, I’ll put it at the end, no need to make you wade through any extra words for this. So cute! I like his angry eyebrows
First, the obvious: today marks the official transfer of my blog from Blogger to hosting it myself using WordPress! It’s not totally done, so expect some theme changes. I am also in the process of creating a new header image. The old one was nice (and is on my
These nails were an obnoxious idea and I just did not love the execution either. In fact I kind of hated them and re-did them after a day. They would have been better if I had done two coats of a green under the glitter instead of only one. Yuck.
Two weeks ago I attended an Indian wedding. Well just the reception, although I wish I could have attended at least some of the ceremony! Regardless, I fell in love with some of the traditions that come with a large Indian celebration. The choreographed dances by like every relative, the
So I promised bridal nails quite some time ago… Sorry about that; this semester was a bitch. I actually did these over a month ago and never posted them. Please forgive my atrocious cuticles and broken nails. At least my short pointer finger allows me to demonstrate that a proper
I love glitter! That’s pretty much all there is to say about these. Other than that glitter is a bitch to remove.
As much as I love red, I wanted to go more delicate for Valentine’s Day. Pink, Pink, Pink! And who doesn’t love rhinestones? Loooove that Kleancolor holograpphics brand.
Chase told me these looked like camoflauge you’d wear to a Hannah Montana Concert. Of course, that was back when he liked me. Since I post-dated this, I should mention that I actually wrote this July 10th, 2012.
so many sparkles!These aren’t my favorite or well done nails ever, but I must have my Raven pride represented on here somehow! I did these for the game that the Raven’s lost to the Patriots, those cheaters :P Had we won, we would have been Superbowl bound!
This manicure marks my first attempt at splatter nails. I wanted to be embody a vaguely Christmas spirit, without a blatant CHRISTMAS theme. Gold and red does that job nicely. I cannot remember where I found the idea, but [this ](http://www.seventeen.com/fashion/blog/splatter-nails-tutorial)is a tutorial