Happy 4TH of July!

 Happy 4TH of July!
 The eagle and fireworks are all acrylic paint.

Happy Memorial Day

 Hey guys, it's been a while and I've had a lot of things going on the past few months. I apologize for not posting, I am hoping, though, that now I will be back to somewhat of a more regular schedule.
 Today I have a simple Memorial Day design, just an eagle silhouette. I used OPI Absolutely Alice for the pinky, OPI Snowflakes In The Air for the ring finger, and China Glaze Just Be-Claws for the rest. The eagle is done with acrylic paint.

Seahawks vs Broncos

 Super Bowl nails! Sorry for the terrible photos, I was in a rush to get pictures before I might ruin them. I don't really have a team I am cheering for today but my good friends are huge Seahawks fans, they're from the state, so I might be cheering for them a little more today.
 I used Sally Hansen Navy Baby for the ring fingers and the tips on the index fingers. The rest is done all in acrylic paint with the exception of the blue reflects shimmer, it's a no name polish I bought back in Japan. The seahawk and bronco I did for myself using the nail art sticker method, you can see that here. I made them in my off time at work since it's a pain to paint something like the broncos head on my non-dominate hand

 Are you cheering for anyone today?

OPI Brazil Toucan Do It If You Try and I Just Can't Cope-acabana

 Hey guys! Today I have two polishes from the OPI Brazil collection.
 Toucan Do It If You Try, a coral orange shade. Picture is two coats with top coat.
 I Just Can't Cope-acabana is a fabulous lemon yellow. Picture is two coat with top coat.

Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas! I know I haven't been around here lately and I won't make excuses. I will just try more to get back into posting here regularly.

 This design is inspired by Robin Moses, you can see her video here. I used a Gelish gel polish base and top coat, all of the ornaments are done with acrylic paint.

 I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! 

OPI Warm Me Up

 Hey guys! A quick post today, I am tying to work through my new polish and get pictures posted. This is OPI Warm Me Up from the new Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 collection. Warm Me Up is a brown-grey with what looks like silver shimmer but when it hits light it has multiple colors. Picture is two coats with top coat.

Sugar Skull Girl with Roses and Spiderwebs

 I hope you all had a fantastic day yesterday! I spent most of the day with my Husband and pups. We dressed the dogs up as Pooh Bear and Tigger, I painted my face and we took them out to the few pet stores close by. Then gave out candy to the few trick-or-treaters we had in our neighborhood.
 As promised, this was my official Halloween manicure. It is mostly all inspired by Robin Moses, you can check out her YouTube channel here. I used OPI Vant To Bite My Neck? as the base. The spiderwebs, roses, and girl are done with acrylic paint with a bit of China Glaze Fairy Dust over the roses.

 If you would like to see our dogs dressed up and what my face was painted as keep reading. 

Halloween Black Cat, Bats, and Glitter

 Happy Halloween everyone! I can hardly believe it's already here. This past year has flown by for me, I know I haven't been around much but this past year has had a lot of changes and I am thankful that you all have stuck around with me.
  Anyways, today I have a simple, fun design with a cat silhouette and bats. The index and pinky fingers are OPI Emotions which is a black sand polish, I really like this one and if you haven't seen it in person you really should. The middle is China Glaze Bat My Eyes with Boo-gie Down over it. The ringer fingers are OPI A Roll In The Hague with black acrylic paint for the black cat and bats.

 Here is my other hand with the bats. I messed this one up, that's life sometimes, by touching the top coat right after applying it and had to go back and redo some of it.

 And last is my pumpkin, Jack, from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

 I hope you all have a wonderful day! Do you have any plans? I will most likely be painting my face and dressing up the dogs to go out and about, then give out candy to the kids later. Check back tomorrow to see my actual Halloween mani and maybe a few other things!

China Glaze Monsters Ball

 Hey guys! Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year and I love doing nail art for it. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to devote to here or my nails really. I did pick up four of the China Glaze Monsters Ball Halloween polishes for this year a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to trying them. I know, I fail. Anyways, on to the polish.
 Fang-Tastic is a clear base with blue, green, and pink glitter. Picture is two coats over a sheer, light shimmer polish with top coat.

 Howl You Doin' is a rich, deep purple base with copper flakes and purple shimmer. It's very reminiscent of OPI Merry Midnight. Picture is two coats with top coat.

 Bat My Eyes is a black jelly base loaded with gold glitter and a bit of orange bar glitter here and there. Picture is two coats with top coat.

 Boo-gie Down is a clear base with black, orange, and white various sized hex glitter with black bar glitter as well. Picture is two coats over Agro with top coat.

 What will you be doing for Halloween? Check back tomorrow for a bit of Halloween nail art and my pumpkins for this year!

Halloween Sugar Skull Girl

 Wow, has it been a long time! I was catching up on a few things last week and noticed it has been forever since I posted here. I have definitely lost track of time lately.
 But we all know Halloween is fast approaching here and I am super excited! I have already been doing nail art for Halloween at work. This design is inspired by Robin Moses, her video on the sugar skull girl is here. I used black for my base, the middle finger has a bit of random glitter, the ring and pinky finger are done with acrylic paint.

 Have you started any Halloween designs yet, do you celebrate Halloween? 

Native American Nails

 Hey guys! I know, I know, I keep falling behind. I don't have any excuses really, but we did adopt a new dog nearly three weeks ago. I also apologize beforehand, my nails look not so great, they have been super sad lately!
 These nails were inspired by a client. She wanted a Native American theme, she mentioned feathers, dream catchers, wolves and turquoise. After doing them for her I loved them so much I had to do them on myself.  The base is China Glaze For Audrey. The turquoise nails are a bit of blue acrylic paint and gold polish sponged on then I used the water marble technique with black polish sprayed with alcohol. The dream catcher, feathers, and wolf are all done with acrylic paint.

Roses with Chains

 Hey guys! I know is has been a super long time since I posted but after visiting family and moving from working in a salon for someone else to booth renting on my own has taken a lot of my time recently and I apologize that I haven't been blogging. I am hoping now that I am getting settled into my new area that things will go back to somewhat normal. 

 Today I have a design I did a while back inspired by Robin Moses, you can see her video here. The base is OPI Black Onyx with a bit of gold holo glitter near the cuticle. The roses and scrolling are done with acrylic paint.

 I did add chains and a small gold lion charm on the ring finger as well.

Bet You'll Never Guess What I Found...

 So, the beauty supply I have been going to since getting my license had a few very nice finds. The supply is kind of a hole in the wall shop that's not well know unless you are a licensed nail tech. Since you need a license to shop there and they are a pretty old place, and it's a huge place, I'm talking a warehouse for just nail products, they had some old OPI's still in stock.
 Today I have OPI DS Original, a light lavender holographic shade. It's discontinued and pretty hard to find. I have been searching for it everywhere for a few years and glad I finally found it. Picture is two coats, the formula is a bit thin and could use another coat but it is beautiful anyways.

Summer Roses

 Hey guys, more bright summer nail art for today! This design was inspired by Robin Moses, you can see her video here. I love this design so much that I didn't really change much about it other than using yellow on the other fingers. The yellow is Revlon Sunshine Sparkle and the blue, I believe is OPI What's With The Cattitude but I could be wrong, I honestly don't remember on that one. The roses and leaves are all done with acrylic paint.

 I did the same thing on my thumbs as on the ring fingers.

Fourth of July Nails!

 Hello everyone! Today I have my Fourth of July nails to share with you. I loved the design I did two years ago, you can see that one here if you like, that I wanted to do something like it again. I based the Bald Eagle head off this picture here since I wanted a more realistic eagle for this year.
 The base is Gelish gel polish in Black Shadow for the ring finger and Caution for the rest. The fireworks and eagle are all acrylic paint with the exception of the glitter, which is a glitter striper I picked up in Japan. I did the same thing on my right hand minus the eagle. I did the American flag with Gelish Arctic Freeze, Caution and OPI I'm Not Really A Waitress but didn't get a picture of it.

 I hope you guys have a great week! We are off to visit my family for a while but I do have some posts scheduled. 

Bright Summer Leopard

 You guys all know how much I love leopard print nails! And now, since I am a licensed nail tech, I have been somewhat hooked on gel polish. So, while I was checking out the new Gelish gel polish colors over the weekend at the supply store I picked up I'm Brighter Than You and Brights Have More Fun. After I got home I thought they would be prefect to pair together for a leopard print.
 I'm Brighter Than You, a neon orange, is the base and I used Brights Have More Fun, a neon coral, for the spots with black acrylic paint for the outlining and a rhinestone on each ring finger. These are so much more ridiculously brighter in person, I am in love with them!

Rainbow Honey Fab Summer Set

 Hey guys! I know it's been a long time, lots going on at the moment but I am still around!
 Today I have the Fab Summer Set by Rainbow Honey made exclusively for Fab.com. I love these colors, perfect for summer!
 First up is Schrammi, a dark coral with gold shimmer. Picture is two coats with top coat.

 Tenda is a bright green with gold shimmer. I paired Costa Del Sol, a clear base with various sizes of gold holographic hex glitter and bar glitter, over Tenda. Picture is two coats of Tenda with two coats of Costa Del Sol over the ring finger with top coat.

The FAB Summer Set is now available through fab.com for a limited time only. Each set contains 3 full size 15ml nail lacquers designed exclusively for FAB by Rainbow Honey. $25. While supplies last. For more information visit http://fab.com/designer/rainbow-honey/

*Products in this post were provided for my honest opinion* 

Minnie Mouse

 Hey guys! Today I have some nail art for the new OPI Couture De Minnie collection. I used Chic From Ears To Tail as the base for all fingers. On the pinky and middle fingers I did a gradient with A Definite Moust-Have followed by Black Spotted (not from the Minnie collection) over those, acrylic paint wavy lines on the thumb and index and finally Minnie Mouse on my left hand ring finger and a large bow with scrolling on my right hand ring finger.

ABU Military Print with Tutorial for Memorial Day!

 Happy Memorial Day! Today I have a military ABU print tutorial to share with you guys. Since my husband is Air Force and deployed, coming home soon, I figured this was perfect for today! The color looks a bit darker in these pictures than it should be but it is much closer in real life.

 If you would like to see the tutorial keep reading.

Simple Purple Flowers

 Hey guys! I know it's been forever but I graduated and got my Nail Technician license and started working in a salon so I haven't had much time to blog. I have been doing my nails and taking pictures so I have a few to share hopefully over the next week or so and can get them posted between working.

 I did these simple purple flowers a while back. The base is one of the China Glaze Holographic polishes, I was disappointed with them so I doubt I will ever really discuss them, and flowers are all done with acrylic paint and a touch of glitter over some of the flowers.