Dark Hearts

I almost forgot to share a design I created for Valentines Day. For the base I  used China Glaze Bogie then sprinkled a little StudioM  (Massini) Drama Queen on top. I completed the mani by stamping with Bunnys Nails Holiday plate.

Bogie and Drama Queen alone. The looks so pretty together I almost didn't want to stop over them. 

Do you like this combo? I think I'll wear them together again in the future.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Dry Water Marble + Tutorial

Happy Saturday! Hope you're enjoying your weekend so far :) Sorry for my disappearance this week. I'm still working at the hospital and it's quite an adjustment to wake up at 5am, especially if you're not a morning person :(

Anyways, today I wanted to share a fun idea for those that have not mastered the water marble or just plain hate dealing with all the cleanup. I was talking to some friends at LHCF that wanted to do a water marble on toes. I never thought to do this but another member had seen CND do it on wax paper.

The idea is to create the marble on paper then transfer it to your nails. I'm not sure why they called it the Butterfly Effect but it looked pretty easy to do. It's the same concept as ziploc bag decals: create your design on a ziploc, allow it to dry, then transfer it to your nails. It's not a pretty as the water marble but it's a good substitute. I may be able to do better designs with practice but it's not bad for a first try. I included a tutorial below. Enjoy :)

Tutorial

Apply your base color to a zip-loc bag.

Add a few more colors to marble with. I used Avon Blue Shock, OPI Banana Bandanna, Studio M Energy Star and China Glaze Custom Kicks.
Use a toothpick and draw lines to combine the colors.

He're the finished look. Allow to dry a couple of hours.

Apply base color while waiting for the marble to dry.
Once dry use tweezers to lift from plastic.

You can either peel off the entire section or cut off a piece at a time.
I recommend cutting a small piece. The polish is thin and will fold over on itself.

Apply the cut section to your nail.
Your nail polish must be slightly wet/tacky in order for the marble to adhere!!!
Press the marble into the tacky polish like you're applying a nail decal. Remember to cover the edge. Use your tweezers or toothpick to push through. I like to use scissors but I don't recommend them.

Tear off the excess and tahdah!

Apply your favorite topcoat and don't forget to cover your edges.
You're done! Let me know if you try this out. I would love to see different colors and designs!

80's Glam Pink Crack Nails

How are you today? I'm doing well, but I'm super exhausted because I started working out again. My goal is to exercise at least 3 days a week. Right now that's easy to do but it gets tricky when school picks up. I try to keep my workouts at 30 minutes max. Its not the best routine, but its pretty decent, and I manage to squeeze in the treadmill, elliptical and a few crunches in a half-hour.

Anyhow, I finally got my hands on the China Glaze Crackles and of course I had to try out Broken Hearted first. It's much brighter in person than I realized, almost neon. So I paired it with Neon Greenlight by Studio-M. The style sorta reminds me of the 80's Glam Rock Era.


My daughter also wanted to share her mani from earlier in the week. I was a little sad at first because she hasn't asked for a mani in quite a while. She's also fallen into the habit of biting her nails, but hopefully polishing them more often will change that. For her tiny fingers I used Zoya Sweet and Essence "Hide Bella Hide" (this name cracks me up, lol). She was super excited when I finished and couldn't wait to show her friends. I think she'll be asking for more mani's again, or at least I hope so.

Hope you're having a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by :)

Thank You and Blog Award!!!!

Hi ladies!!! I wanted to make a post to THANK YOU all for your support, sweet comments on my blog and voting for me last week. On Monday I found out I won Chez-Delaney's Halloween contest and I'm ecstatic to say the least. I still can't believe I won and I'm so happy and greatful everyone took the time out on the Holiday to vote for me. I know to some it's just an image plate but for me it's one of the best gifts I could receive. I feel honored to have been recognized by you all, new and experienced nail polish connoisseurs. Thanks again for your acknowledgment and support!!!

I also received a blog award from LOUCAS por KONAD. Isn't it adorable! Thanks for the tag!!!

And here's a sweet mani to match my sweet award.
Polish - StudioM "Punked"That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by :)

Pink Unicorn Mani

Hey ladies! Here's a quick mani I did using image plate M28. When I saw Susie's skull mani I just had to have it. It has this lovely unicorn image that looks great topped off with Fairy Dust.

Products used:
Studio M - Thunderbolt (sponge)
Wet N Wild - White (base)
Konad - image plate M28
Stamping - Color Club Where's the Soiree
Glitter - China Glaze Fairy Dust

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by!

I Found StudiosM's :)

Guess what yall?. I finally found Massini/StudioM polishes. I went a little crazy once I got to Meijers and picked up most of the glitters, neons & a few crèmes.

I’ve wanted Slammin’ Red for awhile now and I rushed to try it out. It’s a thick, luscious one coater that’s full of glitter. It dried matte, leaving me a little disappointed, but I was able to bring it back to life with a top coat.

SR was difficult to photograph. In this pic it looks like a marbled kitchen counter top. I like the effect the camera put on it, but the top pic is more accurate. Unfortunately, my camera doesn't have enough pixels to capture the bling of this polish.