When it comes to Christmas, I have a huge pet peeve–people referring to holly as mistletoe. They are not the same thing. I found this drawing to highlight the difference. It’s a little sassier than I was going for, but it gets the point across succinctly. I really
I’m super psyched about this whole spring thing, although after this weekend it’s going to go back to being cold. The weather is calling for snow on Tuesday again. BUT I don’t care! It is officially spring and I am painting PINK ON MY NAILS ALL DAY
So my sister goes to school in Boston and texted me in a tizzy the other day because I did not have St. Patrick’s Day nails up yet. 4 days early. And I don’t think I’ve ever done St. Patrick’s Day nails. I was actually going
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
This manicure I’m using for three purposes! I’m still participating in the Strum my Heartstrings challenge by The Lacquered Landlubber, but I also wanted to participate in my first actual nail art competition! Nail Art Canada is having a Valentines’ nail art competition, and I’m really excited
So this one I struggled with this one some, as most of my family’s unique traditions do not translate well onto the nail (like the fact that we have lox and bagels on Christmas morning). So I went classic with this one. Christmas gifts! I realized that none of
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
Aaaaahhhh! I’m going to go see Ironman 3 tonight! I don’t know why I am so damn excited though. I may love superheroes, but this level of excitement is kind of weird. I guess I just get excited when I have a social life, because it is very
92% of the time, Revlon polishes are perfect in formulation, but every once in awhile they completely miss the mark. This mint color, while gorgeous, was SUCH a pain. It was streaky, took forever to dry and just overall annoyed me. This is three coats and on my right hand
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
You may have noticed, the majority of my manicures are bright and obnoxious, because let’s face it, that’s just more fun. However, I can do other things, as much as I do not usually prefer them. Actually, I even paint my nails in solid colors sometimes, I just
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 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