So I seem to be on a bit of a “Geek Love” kick this Valentine’s Day, because the next nails I did were 8 bit hearts. Or pixelated hearts. Whatever you want to call them. I love these, because they are so simple, but so pretty! Squares, of course,
Man, I am terrible at getting holiday nails up in time! I always do a decent job of painting them, and even photographing them on time, but blogging them? Not so much. This time I at least posted them on Instagram, so that’s probably the best way to keep
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
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
Happy Valentines’ Day, everyone! I spent the morning digging my car out so I could go to my all-important job that my managers do not feel I could accomplish at home. (I could. How do they think I graduated college if I wasn’t capable of working at home?). But
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
Today’s Valentine Challenge theme from The Lacquered Landlubber is simply “french tips.” I actually did 3 manicures ahead of time and photographed them, so that I can keep my Friday manicure all week, so I knew I needed to do something simple enough that I could do it quickly.
So I decided to join, for the first time ever, a daily nail art challenge for Valentines’ Day! It’s hosted by The Lacquered Landlubber (who has the cutest blog style ever and you just have to love that name!). We’ll see how this goes! One thing I figured
I’m living on my own now, and I bought and set up my first Christmas tree. I had this idea with some help from a friend, check it out! Turns out China glaze make the PERFECT ornaments, as they have a nice lip on them to hold onto the
So I skipped day 5, Toys, because a) I had no idea what I wanted to do and b) work was crazy last week. So onto day 6, Christmas food. I went with candy canes, mainly because I am pretty much addicted to candy canes, but also because they’d
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
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
Winter/Holiday/Christmas manicures are my absolute favorite! I love the Christmas season and I think creating holiday manicures makes it even better. So when I saw the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge, I knew I had to participate! I missed the first day, which was a shame!
So for Memorial Day this year I tried to go beyond the patriotism of the holiday and also capture the militaristic aspect of it. I knew I wanted to paint blue camo, but what I wanted to do with that took some thought as well as a lot of trial
I cannot for the life of me remember if I saw these somewhere in other colors, or if I thought of them myself, but it is more than likely that I saw them somewhere and imitated them. Mostly I was excited about my new purple color from Revlon. I think
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
Merry Christmas ya’ll! Now get off the internet and back to your families. Unless you are lonely this Christmas, in which case shoot me an email by clicking my name under the Contact title in the sidebar. I’ll make sure to respond and keep you company :)
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
I did some beautiful fall manicures in November and I am sorry you did not get to see them when they were relevant! Currently it is Christmas Eve and snowing…not exactly Thanksgiving anymore. So instead you get one compilation post that is VERY picture heavy. First ones I did,
Happy Veteran’s Day veterans! This post is rather serious for a bit as this is a topic that means a lot to me. Don’t worry, I start talking about nails again at the bottom. Supporting our country, our military and our veterans has always been important to me.
Okay, very last Halloween nails for the year! I love these so darn much, but they could only stay on my nails a day as I had to make them professional for my interview with Cigna this week. I picked this photo because the shadow they cast makes it look
So anyone who knows me at all knows I have a fear of zombies that borders on a phobia, particularly considering just how irrational that fear is. It doesn’t necessarily interfere with my everyday life, although I cannot even handle watching Shaun of the Dead and whenever I walk
So I have had my nails in a kind of squoval shape forever now. (I say kind of squoval because I am not nearly as good about filing them as I should be. They’re usually all a little different). But the other day I was browsing a new blog
I am totally obsessed with vintage. It can take anything ridiculous and somehow make it classy. Want a circus-themed wedding? Sounds like it could be tacky. which I just actually typed as taxi. I may or may not be watching 30 Rock while typing this. How about a VINTAGE circus-themed