St. Patrick's Day 2012

Here was my Saint Patrick's Day mani for 2012. Enjoy!

 Pinky fingers

 Ring fingers

 Middle fingers

 Index fingers

As you can see, I decided to go with white Konad in the final design rather than the green.

Thumbs

The final mani!

COLORS:

a England Dragon

essie Blanc

essie Pretty Edgy

Rimmel Rags to Riches

Sally Hansen Insta Dri Snappy Sorbet

Sinful Colors Call You Later

Sinful Colors Irish Green

Sinful Colors Olympia

Sinful Colors Pot O Gold

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 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 5: Blue

Day 5 has finally arrived for the blog! I didn't get many pictures of this, but, as I said earlier, abysmal weather has taken its toll this winter (it's more like spring, to be honest). However, at the time of this manicure, our area was being hit with its first legitimate "cold snap". So, the blue manicure was well-timed. Matched my blue lips, haha. Brrrr...

Looking at this manicure still makes me cold, actually.

BASE

Mavlava Ridge Filler

BASE COLORS

Orly Sweet Peacock

Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect Air (ring fingers)

SPONGING COLOR

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Celeb City

KONAD COLORS

essie Loophole

Sinful Colors Tokyo Pearl

(I'm sad these two didn't work out)

TOP COAT

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri 10 Day Formula

STAMPING PLATES

Feaux-nad 20

MASH 18

There we have it! I'm currently wearing purple right now, but, it's on its last legs. I'm going through pictures right now. My purple post should be up later today, hopefully! It's a BEAUTY! I LOVE the combination I did!

I'm back!

Hello readers!

I've decided it was a good time for me to update the ol' blog before I got too far behind. School has started and, while having time every now and then to paint my nails and take pictures, it's a different thing entirely to be able to crop, edit, etc. pictures. Also, the weather has just been terrible, and there has been ZERO sunshine to bring out the "pretty" in my pretties! :(

Without much introduction for this one, it was my 2011 National Championship mani for football. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide was hosted by the Louisiana State University Tigers. Well, my significant other is an avid Alabama fan (I myself am a Florida State University Seminole fan). I went for the Tide on his behalf, and, okay, they are kind of my 2nd favorite team; I must say though, they are 2nd favorite waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind my 'Noles. :)

So much for "without much introduction"... Haha. I have one picture of this mani and one picture of the "ingredients". Alabama's colors are crimson and white. They're also known for their hounds-tooth pattern. Enjoy!

BASE COATS

For some reason, I used two. Most likely an experiment, but I fail to remember the results. Oops!

nails inc Kensington Caviar

essie Fill the Gap

COLORS

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Wined Up

OPI DS Radiance

Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On

TOP COAT

nails inc Kensington Caviar

Feaux-nad Plate: 63

Day 2 - Orange Nails

Okay, so, I may have cheated a bit. I used this "orange" day for Thanksgiving. It's seasonal and appropriate, I thought. But, I also think I'm a bit of a cop out... I DESPISE the color orange, haha.

Here we are though...

BASE

Sally Hansen - Double Duty

COLORS

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On (base color for all nails)

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Wined Up (Leaves & Polka Dots)

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Snappy Sorbet (Leaves)

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening (Leaves & Polka Dots)

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Mint Sprint (Polka Dots)

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Crushed (Polka Dots)

Essie - Sexy Divide (Polka Dots)

TOP COAT

Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat

Feaux-Nad

Plate 47

Next up: Yellow! ...Yikes! haha.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! :)