Friday, December 13, 2013

"Snowbanks at Night" Manicure/Tutorial

Products Used:
Sally Hansen Double Duty Base/Top Coat
Julep - Lacey
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - White On
Julep - Mia
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
Dotting Tools


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Friday, May 31, 2013

"Not a Mint Julep" Nail Art/Manicure

I just got my first Julep box and couldn't fight the urge to use all of the polishes that came in it.  Now that I look at the picture I can see what I would have done differently, I would have only done the glitter on my ring finger.  But overall I think it came out pretty cute.  Not sure if I like the Julep polishes though.  I found them to be quite thick and took forever to dry.  What do you guys think of them?


Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Julep - Mackenzie (green)
Julep - Alice (Lavendar)
Julep - Paris (Glitter)
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - White On
Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

Super Easy Nail Art

So I've been having more fun with my new polishes.  I watched some easy nail art tutorials that MissJenFaboulous did on youtube and had to give a couple of them a try.  Here are the manicures I tried out this week:


Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Unicorn (yellow)
Sinful Colors - Hazard (coral)
Sinful Colors - Skinny Dipping (blue)
Kiss Jet Dry top coat


Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Tempest
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Deap Purple
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - White On
Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

"Summer Picnic" Nail Art

I think I had a little too much fun with the new Sinful Colors polishes I picked up!  I was in a spring/pastel mood but didn't really have any polishes in my collection in the pastel range.  So I headed to Walgreens and picked up a few and then couldn't decided which one I wanted to use first, so I used them all!! hahahahaha



Products Used:
Sinful Colors Basecoat
Sinful Colors Starfish (pink)
Sinful Colors Skinny Dipping (blue)
Sinful Colors Hazard (coral)
Sinful Colors Tempest (lavendar)
Sinful Colors Unicorn (yellow)
Sally Hansen White On for Stamping
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate - BM19
Pure Ice - Don't You Wish (for a little sparkle)
Kiss Jet Dry top coat

"You're Dotting Me Crazy" Nail Art

I did another manicure inspired by MissJenFabulous on Youtube from her series of Easy/Beginner Nail Art.  I've kinda been stuck on polka dots or my dotting tool in general lately.

Products Used:
Sinful Colors Base Coat
Sinful Colors - Starfish (pink)
Dots:
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Black Out
Wet N Wild - Burgundy Frost
Zoya - Dove
Color Club - Clambake Coral
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On

Kiss Jet Dry Top Coat

Friday, December 28, 2012

"Star Spangled New Year" Manicure/Tutorial

This manicure is so sparkly and fun and sooooo easy to do.  You don't have to be great at painting your nails, there is no precision in this manicure, you can be rather sloppy and still get great results!!  Let's get started:

I started by painting one coat of Don't You Wish by Pure Ice over my entire bare nail:

Then I painted Dark Navy by ELF just on the tips of my nails.  It really doesn't have to be neat or a straight line becuase the edge gets covered.

Next I took a wet makeup sponge and painted a bit of Celeb City by Sally Hansen onto it and lightly dabbed it onto the center of my nail.
 
 
I stippled on a bit of Rockstar Pink by Sally Hansen.  It doesn't take much of this glitter polish.  It's very opaque so I just lightly dabbed it on.

Using Bundle Monster plate number BM21 I stamped a star design onto each nail with Black Out by Sally Hansen.



After applying Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat and clean up, we're all done!!  Thanks for reading and Happy New Year!!

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Monday, December 24, 2012

"Christmas Party" Manicure

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! This is the last installment in my Christmas themed manicures.  Its pretty simple but really stunning.  Everything Christmas nails should be, red and full of sparkle!  I wished the pictures captured how truly sparkly they are.  Thanks for reading and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!
Products Used:
Sally Hansen Miracle Cure as base coat
Sinful Colors - Sugar Sugar
Revlon - Stunning
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat

Thursday, December 13, 2012

"Tiny Bubbles" Manicure/Tutorial

Teal has become a new modern holiday color.  I've been seeing it pop up more and more in holiday decorations, makeup and nail art.  It took me a while to figure out how to incorporate it in a manicure that it would be the feature color but still have a holiday feel to it.  I paired it with silver, because everything looks festive with silver, sparkle and shine!! LOL  I called this "tiny bubbles" because it made me think of a festive holiday cocktail.  Hope you enjoy!

I started with a base coat of Sally Hansen Miracle Cure and followed that with one coat of Celeb City also by Sally Hansen in the Xtreme Wear line.


Next I applied one coat of Stunning by Revlon for added sparkle.


With a medium sized dotting tool I applied random dots of Rise and Shine by Sinful Colors and White On by Sally Hansen to each nail.



On my thumb and ring finger I applied a smaller dot in the middle of each dot in the opposite color for a little added interest.  I finished with one coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly and cleaned excess polish from my cuticles.  Super easy and oh so cute!!





Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Shimmery Winter Night Manicure/Tutorial

This is the second manicure in my Holiday 2012 series.  I wanted to create a look that would reflect a dark starry winter sky sparkling with stars and snowflakes.  I like the way this manicure turned out but after it was done I felt like the snowflakes would have looked better in white instead of silver.  Oh well, there's always next year!  Here are the steps to acheive this manicure:

I started by painting my nails with two coats of Dark Navy by ELF

I used the Snowflake and the little stars on Bundle Monster Plate BM14
 I used Celeb City by Sally Hansen for the stamping.  I placed stars on my thumb and pinky finger and snowflakes on all fingers except my pinky.

 I dabbed a bit of Stunning by Revlon onto my stamping plate and with a dotting tool I picked up bits of the chunkier glitter and placed it randomly around my nails


I cleaned up and applied my favorite top coat, Dries Instantly by Sally Hansen and Voila!!  Shimmery Winter Nights!


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Nail Art of the Week - Gunmetal and Purple

Once again I have drawn inspiration from ChalkboardNails blog.  I swear that blog is like crack for nail addicts!!! LOL.  Truly a great place to get inspiration from and get great reviews and swatches of the latest nail polish on the market.  Here is my take on one of her recent designs.  She used a true silver polish with a holographic bar glitter in it.  Here is the link for her Original Post.  When I looked thru my nail polish collection I was struck by how nice this Gunmetal grey looked next to the purple so I decided to go with that color combo.  I painted my nails first with a coat of Sally Hansen Miracle Cure as a base coat and followed with one coat of Sally Hansen XTreme Wear in Gunmetal.


Next I applied a stripe down the middle of each nail with Wet n Wild -Wild Shine polish in Eggplant Frost.


I then painted a glitter polish - NYX Nail Polish in Dynamic Glitter over the Eggplant Frost. 


Finally I followed with my favorite top Coat - Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat.


Simple yet stunning results and I love the way the colors look together!  Thanks so much for reading!


Monday, October 29, 2012

Easy Halloween Manicure


Products Used:
Sally Hansen Miracle Cure
Sally Hansen Hard As Nail Extreme Wear: Sun Kissed
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Crushed
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Black Out
Nail Art Dotting Tools
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat

How to do it:
One coat of Miracle Cure as base coat.  One coat of Sun Kissed with one coat of Crushed over that.  Using a medium sized dotting tool and Black Out, make polka dots on thumb and pinky. I used the same dotting tool to spell out BOO on my middle three fingers.  Follow with one coat of top coat.  I used the two oranges to acheive the shade of orange I wanted.  You could mix up your polka dots with different colors like white or green.  There are so many ways you could adapt this many to suit your personal taste and the polishes you have on hand.  Have fun!

Friday, September 14, 2012

Stiletto Nails Manicure/Tutorial

Products Used:
Wet N Wild Nail Polish - Burgundy Frost
Avon Nail Polish - Night Violet
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat
Aver 3/4" Round Labels

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

"Hurricane" Manicure/Tutorial

Please keep the people of my state in your prayers as Hurricane Isaac approaches.

Products Used:
Zoya - Dove
Zoya - Noel
Sally Hansen - Gunmetal and White on
Wet N Wild - Raincheck

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

"Bad Moon Rising" Manicure/Tutorial

This manicure came out soooooo good!  I really love the way it turned out and it was super easy.

Products Used:
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Celeb City
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Gunmetal
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Black Out
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly
Avery Round Labels - 3/4 inch

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Friday, August 17, 2012

"Fun with Stickers" Manicure/Tutorial

I have a new manicure/tutorial posted!!  It is super easy and quick to do.  Hope you enjoy!

Products Used:
Revlon Top Speed Nail Polish - Golden
Wet N Wild - Wild Shine Nail Polish in Frosted Fuschia
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat
Avery 3/4" Round Labels

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

"Tropical Cocktail" Manicure/Tutorial


Products Used:
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Twisted Pink
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Crushed
Color Club - He Loves Me
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat
Fimo Slices
Nail Art Rhinestones

   

"1950's Mod Polka Dots" Manicure/Tutorial


This was an idea I had been playing with for a while and I love this color combo.  I find myself gravitating to white, black and pink over and over.  I really wanted it to have a retro feel.  Let me know if you like it!

"Birds of a Feather" Manicure/Tutorial


Products Used:
Sally Hansen XTreme Wear - Black Out
ELF Nail Polish - Punk Purple
Sinful Colors - San Francisco
Wet N Wild Nail Polish - Caribbean Frost
Revlon Top Speed Nail Polish - Golden
Makeup Sponge cut into small pieces
Bundle Monster Plate - BM15
Konad Stamper
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat