Chez Delaney Red Roses Manicure

Happy Friday! I wanted to post a quick pic of today's mani and of course my camera died half way through. Luckily I was able to get a few pics.

The image plate I used is from Chez Delaney, plate A12. When I first saw the plate I thought the image was a tree bark but at second glance I believe it's a bouquet of roses. Well at least that's what I'm calling it.

Hope you like it. I'll try to post a few more pics tomorrow. Have a good night!

Thanks for looking :)

Playboy Bunny Manicure

Today was a challenging day for my nails. I accidently chopped off part of one while slicing onions for a burger. I was trying to avoid adding another dish to what seems to be an endless pile. I know this was a silly thing to do but it was a small way of trying to keep the house clean. Don’t worry, I’ve learned my lesson and won’t try that again in the future.

I also broke a thumb nail today but I didn’t mind that so much since it tends to scratch my eye whenever I remove my contact lenses. So I guess that was for the best. To even things out, I filed down all of my nails. I’m not sure of the length I’ll maintain them at. I like the idea of having short nails so that I can take advantage of the full nail image plates. They also look sleek when there are no gaps or inconsistencies on the nail. I’ve been doing okay with doubling the stamp but it can be time consuming and not as pretty as shorter nails.

Here’s my naughty mani for today. I wanted to do something playful since it’s the weekend and time for some fun. I’ve also been obsessed with foil & minx manis and wanted something shiny. This is what I came up with and I hope you guys like it.

I received the Playboy bunny image plate as part of a fauxnad set purchased on ebay. I also used Konad plate M57 for the fishnet design and fauxnad Konad M44 plate for the French. I wasn't too happy with the left hand so I switched it up a little on the right. What do you think?

Fauxnad plate M79 - Playboy image

Konad plate M57 – fishnet

Konad plate M44 – double French

Silver - LA Colors LIVE (silver)

Black – CC Where’s the Soiree?

Pink – SH Strong Blush

June 2010 Giveaways

Juicy Nails is giving away a ton of nail art supplies. Her giveaway ends June 3oth. Click here for rules on how to enter.
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Kellie of Also Known As is having a birthday giveaway! Happy Birthday! She's giving away a load of goodies. Ends June 30th. Check out here.
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If you love Hello Kitty like I do get yourself over to Thriszha's blog for her Hello Kitty Plate giveaway. She's also giving away a Mickey Mouse image plate which is extremely hard to find! Ends June 30th.
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Lily at My Little World of Polish is having a sweet giveaway. The deadline is July 12. Click here to find out more.
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Painted Lady Fingers is having a Nubar Giveaway that ends July 1st. Click here to enter.
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Evil Angel & Misikko is giving away a Clorioliss Pro Flat Iron. Her giveaway ends June 27th. Check it out here.
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Painted Lady Fingers is having yet another fabulous giveaway. Hurry it ends June 10th. Click here to enter!!!
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Audrey is having a really cute giveaway. These are little retractable lip glosses. DD would love these. To enter click here. Hurry ends June 11th (US & Canada).
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Vibrant Point of View is having a Mode Cosmetics giveaway! Hurry it's almost over. Click here.
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Polishis are two sister that love polish and are having a great 100 Followers giveaway. It ends June 20th. Click here to enter.
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XOXO Parisky is having an amazing Essence Giveaway. Hurry it ends June 11th!!! Click here to enter.
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All You Desire is having a wonderful Dior Giveaway. Aren't they pretty? Hurry her giveaway ends June 11th. You can enter by clicking here.

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Susie's Home and Hobbies is having a great giveway. It will continue until she reaches 500 followers. Hurry she's on the way! You can enter by clicking here.
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Bec's Beauty Buzz is having a Konad Giveaway. It ends July 2nd. You can enter by clicking here.

I know it's not a July post but I didn't want to forget, lol.
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Polish Fiend is having a 60 Follower Giveaway!!! She's giving away the cutest nail art supplies. Please check her out here to enter!
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Sweet Sugar is having her very first giveaway!!! She's giving away Surfer Baby and Catrice Polishes. It ends June 30th. Click here to enter.
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Karen is having an awesome WnW giveaway. This would be a great opportunity if you can't find these in your area. Her giveaway ends June 20th. Click here to enter.
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Candy Coated Tips is having her first givaway and she loves the color purple!!! She is giving away the cutest polishes. You can enter by clicking here. Her giveaway ends June 30th.
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Linnie is having an awesome European polish giveaway. Hurry her giveaway expires June 12th. You can check her out here

3-D Nail Flowers

Yay! The sun is out today (happy dance) and I'm posting early in an attempt to get some sleep tonight. Lately, I haven't been able to get to sleep before 1a.m. Probably due to the 5-6 cups of coffee I have a day.

Today I'm wearing a super quick and easy pink on pink mani. Sometimes I forget how convenient nails stickers are, as they provide instant professional-looking results. For the pink french I used CG strawberry fields and SH Strong Blush as a base. I started to add rhinestones but after yesterday's fiasco I decided against it (ha, ha).

Happy Wednesday

Hello everyone. I hope you all are doing well today. I had a great day at home with the kiddo's and we made door knob hangers. I promised my daughter a do-it-yourself jewelry craft set and I forgot to pick it up. So I made a quick stop at the Dollar Store and grabbed a hanger kit.

It's not bad for a buck. We worked on it together and it kept her quite for all of 30 minutes (ha ha). Aren't they cute.


I also had a chance to play with my polishes. I wanted to swatch LA Colors LIVE but I couldn't get a good pic due to the weather. It's a really cute polish that I use a lot for konading. It's only $1 at the Dollar Store and about $2 online. Here's a photo without a topcoat.


Then I tried to konad it but that was a complete disaster, lol. I made it worse by adding rhinestones and stripes. Here I used BM 21 and Konad white. I took it off immediately and slapped on Refresh-mint.

Excuse the crappy pic. The weather was just awful today with no sun whatsoever. I'm changing my mani in the morning and I'll post new pics tomorrow. Hope you ladies have a wonderful night.

Whoops. I almost forgot. For the green mani I used CG Refresh-mint and stamped in CG 2030. The images plates are konad M60 and M76.

Great Ulta Sale This Week

If your lemming any of the major brands get yourself to Ulta! They're having a great sale this week and I made out like a bandit.

Here's the list of sale items courtesy of my friends at MUA:
Sale June 6-June 26
Essie nail polish B2G1
L'Oreal cosmetics, skincare & haircare BOGO50%
LA Splash cosmetics BOGO50%
Maybelline cosmetics BOGO50%
Ulta brand lipstick, lipgloss, eyeshadow & nail lacquer 3 for $10
Nicole by OPI free top coat with nail color purchase
Revlon cosmetics & beauty tools B2G1
Sally Hansen beauty products B2G1

They also have a Mother's Day set for $5.99 (full size Feelin' Hot Hot Hot, Top Coat & wristlet) and a free OPI Spring Mini set (OPI Ink, Rosy Future & Top Coat) with a $10 OPI purchase.

And don't forget your Free Nicole by OPI buy using this coupon.

(Click the pic for a closeup)
Free minis - Spring Chic
Mother's Day set - Black & white

Memorial Day Nails

Hello everyone. I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I was on family vacation last week and got a little behind. I know I'm super late but I wanted to post my Memorial Day mani. I was attempting to create the American Flag. It came out okay but not as crisp as I hoped for.

DD also wanted her nails done. I used one of the new StudioM's I found.