NOTD: A Day at the Zoo

Hello everybody! I know it's been a while since my last manicure, but I am happy to tell you that I am back with a fun manicure that was inspired by my trip to the San Francisco Zoo with my mom, sister, grandma, aunt, and cousins this past Saturday. We had an awesome time, and I decided to use some of my stamping plates to make an animal print manicure! Today's post will feature this mani, but I have also included some pictures from our day at the zoo. enjoy :)

This is me and my sister riding a lion haha :)

Anyway, down to my nails!! The giraffe print nails started with a color that I mixed together. I mixed A-England Holy Grail and Essie Action. Then I used Sally Hansen Forbidden Fudge to stamp on the prints from BM313. The Cheetah print nail started with A-England Holy Grail as a base, and I used Revlon Black Satin with stamping plate m57.

I started the tiger nail with Essie Brazilliant, and used Revlon Black Satin on plate BM16. And last, but not least, the Zebra nail started with OPI Alpine Snow, and I used Revlon Black Satin on plate m57 for the print.

I hope you guys enjoyed this manicure and let me know what you think in the reactions boxes below!! Here are some of my favorite pictures from our zoo adventure.

NOTD: Funky Flip Flops (Picture Heavy)

Hello again everybody! Today's manicure was inspired by the fact that I just got the 2012 set of stamping plates from Bundle Monster and wanted to try one out (I chose the flip flops pattern) and by the fact that I wanted to try out this new dry "water marbling" technique I've being hearing/seeing so much of recently. So, without further ado, today's post. enjoy :)

Ok, so for my pointer, middle, and pinky fingers, I started out with two coats of Sally Hansen Ivy League. Then I sponged on Revlon Ocean from the middle to the tip, then Zoya Tallulah at the tips. Then I stamped on the flip flops pattern from stamping plate BM309 with OPI Alpine Snow.

Now for my accent nails (ring fingers and thumbs). I started with one coat of OPI Alpine Snow as a base and let that dry completely. Then I started the dry "water marbling" technique. I put another--relatively thick--coat of OPI Alpine Snow, then while that was still wet I painted diagonal stripes of Sally Hansen Ivy League, Revlon Ocean, and Zoya Tallulah. Then I dragged a toothpick through the wet polish, and voila! I think it turned out pretty cool for my first attempt :) Let me know what you think in the reactions boxes and/or comment section below!

Thanks for stopping by!! <3

NOTD: Basket Case Nails

Ok, so I tried out a new nail art trend that's been going around, and last I saw, it was called "basket case nail art". So it didn't turn out exactly as I wanted it to... I need to practice making straight lines with my nail art brushes. But here it is for those of you that want to check it out. enjoy :)

I started off with two coats of my favorite (and probably overused) white polish OPI Alpine Snow. Then I added the purple lines and the colors are (from the center to the outside) A-England Elaine, ULTA Celebutant, and OPI Planks A Lot. I tried to do an ombre type thing within the original basket case design. Let me know what you think in the reaction boxes or comment section below! Thanks for stopping by! <3

NOTD: Fourth of July 2012

Happy 4th of July everybody!! I hope you are all having a marvelous day. Even if you do not have big plans to celebrate today, I think it's important that we all at least take a moment to remember the brave people that made our freedom possible so many years ago, and the men and women in the armed forces who continue to protect that freedom to this day, and thank them for their selfless service. Now I know that this manicure is nothing compared to the crazy Fourth of July skittle manicure I did last year... but I have some fun Jamberry nail shields that I thought were perfect for Independence Day :) They are black with little red, white, and blue (teal) fireworks. Check 'em out and enjoy :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a safe and happy 4th of July!! :)

NOTD: A Day for Daisies

Hello everyone! I am sorry for the long break, but I went to Disneyland last week which was AWESOME! :) And recently we've been watching a lot of old home movies from when my sister and I were just babies, and today we were at the county fair! I hope all of you are immensely enjoying your summers as well! Today I have a fun, girly manicure for you. enjoy :)

So I started with a base coat of OPI Pink Friday (which you can't really see anymore because the other two colors sort of sponged right over it on my short nails). Then I spoged with ULTA Flamingo and ULTA Coral Chic. Then I stamped on this cute daisy pattern from plate BM16 using Sally Hansen Celeb City. I hope you all have a marvelous evening, and I will be back tomorrow with a Fourth of July post for you to check out! Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to check the box for your reaction to this manicure at the bottom of this post, or even leave me a comment (questions are good too)! I really appreciate all of my readers, any and all of your feedback! <3