Ugly Manicure

Okay, I think this is ugly. Mainly because of the colors. What I envisioned in my head as to what my nails would look like was a HUGE disappointment. I didn't even bother to edit the pictures too much because I think it's so ugly. Haha. I formulated this idea in my head because of my beloved Florida State Seminoles doing well in the ACC Basketball Tournament. Good thing my team looked better than my nails!

Here are some pictures, I shall say no more...

Oh, yes, I need to say more. This is pic heavy, so please read more after the jump! And thanks Google support for having the answer to how one makes a jump link in Blogger! <3

Day 11: Polka Spots!

I have *so* much updating to do. I have like 5 (or 6 maybe?) manis to upload. Time to get to it!!

This was a dotted French manicure. White and green. I love green. :)

Here you go!

 Started off with 2 coats of essie Mademoiselle.

 Next I added French tip guides.

NOTE: Make sure to stick them to your skin a few times!!!
If you don't do this, they can stick too hard and peel of the polish underneath! Yikes!!

 The result after 1 coat of essie Blanc.

 The result after 1 coat of essie Blanc on the right hand. Unfortunately,

on my right pinky and ring fingers, I forgot to stick the nail guide to my

skin before applying to the nail. The distortion you see in the photo (hard

to see) is due to the polish underneath being stripped off the nail.

 First row of dots with essie Pretty Edgy.

 Second row with China Glaze In the Lime Light (Neon).

 The third row of dots using Sinful Colors Olympia.

This row is hard to see because, well, my nails weren't really wide

enough for five rows of dots. Oops!

 Finally, pictures with a real camera! :D

 Unfortunately, this mani didn't last long because I was chipping and

peeling like CRAZY. :(

 ...Yuck...

BASE COAT

essie Ridge Filling Base Coat

COLORS

essie Mademoiselle

essie Blanc

essie Pretty Edgy

China Glaze In the Lime Light (Neon)

Sinful Colors Olympia

TOP COAT

Sally Hansen Dries Instantly

I know stripes is next, so that will probably be my Easter mani. I'm thinking Easter egg like. Hmm...

Day 7: Black & White

Hello! So, first off... I apologize. In my Day 6 post I said pictures should be "up soon". Here we are... 3 weeks later. :( I can assure you, that was not my intention. I have been a very busy lady, but, no fear... I have had quite a few manis these past few weeks and I hope to get them posted this weekend.

This black and white one was, fun, frustrating, and awesome. I *really* did not want to take this one off!! It was fun to design. However, I also learned that stamping using my non-dominant hand is a bit... Challenging (hence my frustrations). Pictures now to illustrate the "awesome"! :)

 The MASH plates - 13 and 23 - that were used in this mani.

 The thumbs were mirror images of each other.

NOTE: All the pictures were taken inside under florescent lighting.

BASE COATS:

China Glaze Strong Adhesion

OPI Nail Envy

COLORS:

Sinful Colors Tokyo Pearl

Nicole by OPI Follow Me on Glitter (accent nail - ring finger)

Sinful Colors Black on Black

Konad White

Konad Black

TOP COAT:

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

Up next, I believe, is rainbow nails. Stay tuned! :)

Day 3: Yellow!

Day 3 was the day for Yellow!

I took yellow and gave it a more "golden" spin for the autumnal season. I hope y'all like it!

And, unfortunately, the time when these photos were taken, it was during a 4 day rainy period, so I have no good pictures with sunshine.
:(

The final mani!

I'm trying to capture the awesomeness that's in this bottle!!!! 

 When you click on the photo for a larger image, you can see the multi-colored glitter that's in this gold!

And, because I can't leave well enough alone, giraffe spots and polka dots!!! 

Products used:

BASE

China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat

COLORS

Sinful Colors - Pull Over (true yellow; first coat)

Sinful Colors - This Is It (shimmery gold; second coat)

FIRST TOP COAT

Sinful Colors - Quick Dry

KONAD COLOR

OPI - DS Radiance

POLKA DOTS

OPI - DS Original

Sally Hansen - Lightening

SECOND TOP COAT

Sally Hansen - Dries Instantly

FEAUX-NAD PLATE

M61

Coming up next is green!! It'll be a few days before I post it... But I know what I plan on doing. I just finished finals so I have a lot of "minor" things to do (for example, laundry, cleaning my room, re-potting plants, other things that take a back seat when graduate school is in full force). I plan on this design being very Christmas-y. I'm going to visit family this Thursday, so I need pretty nails! Right now, my nails are sittin' pretty with just OPI Nail Envy.

I plan to "bring on the green" with some China Glaze Near Dark. I picked up some small acrylic paints to test with, so be prepared for Christmas trees! I might try a little sponging too to make Near Dark more Christmas-tree like. It will be fun!!! I can't wait to paint and post pictures! Let's hope I don't do too terribly! :-/

"Day" 1 - Red Nails

It's time for my "Day" 1 challenge! (As acknowledged in my previous post, I have neither the time or patience in my life to do a new challenge every single day, so I'm doing the challenges leisurely).

For this one, I used China Glaze's Ravishing, Dahling, along with the China Glaze Strong Adhesion base coat and Seche Vite Rapid Dry top coat.

The weather as of late has been MISERABLE. So please forgive my pictures. Also, I did a little stamping on my ring fingers because I got bored with plain red. I may edit this post in the future with a picture or two of me "editing" my nails for a better look; however, I've got a paper to do soon, so I need to really leave my nails ALONE! Haha. :)

Without further ado, here is Ravishing, Dahling!

This is a darker red, which is why I like it. It looks super, super dark in the bottle compared to what it looks like on your nails. I used 3 coats for the results in the pictures. I'm not sure about China Glaze. Their formula is weird or something. It's the first time I've used their polish though, so it may just take some getting used to. Additionally, I used Essie's Blanc for the stamping using Feaux-nad plate 63.

Next up is orange and I have NO idea what to do with orange... I actually hate orange, haha.

Have a good week everyone!! :)