31 Manicure Challenge: #4 (Green Nails)

Hello everyone!! It is so great to finally get back to painting my nails and sharing and social networking with all of you! I really have missed this. This is the green nails challenge, and I'm sorry to say it's not very imaginative or creative. I was really having a bit of a creativity block with this one (I always seem to have a difficult time with green). Hopefully the next manicure will be much more exciting for you guys, but I hope you enjoy this one anyway :) I have created a second Instagram account exclusively for my nail pictures so those of you that were following me before, I have changed the name on that account. If you would like to continue seeing my nail polish pictures on Instagram, and not random pictures from the rest of my life, follow me!! Passionnforpolishh Now on to the pictures, thanks for stopping by everybody! 

So this manicure started with Essie Going Incognito, then I sponged on some A-England Saint George (which may be one of my favorite colors ever) this is hard to see under the layering glitter, but in my other pictures you can vaguely see it. I added these multi-chrome blue/green flakies on top; Nfu Oh NFU50. These kept coming off really blue in most of my photos, but trust me I did use green polishes for this challenge.

Thanks again for stopping by! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Twitter, like my page on Facebook and of course keep checking back here for new pictures! :) Vote for your reaction at the end of the post!

NOTD: I Want Candy

Hello again everybody!!! I am so sorry I have been way too busy enjoying my first month here at Cal State Northridge to get a blog post up for you guys! But I have not forgotten about you, and I hope you haven't forgotten about me! Today's post is girly and fun and I hope you enjoy it :)

Ok, so this manicure started with OPI Alpine Snow! Then on my ring fingers and thumbs, I added a candy pattern with plate BM306 using Essie Watermelon (pink), China Glaze Urban Night (purple), and ULTA Blue Streak (blue). Then I added some China Glaze Fairy Dust to top it off! I also added pink, purple, and blue heart-shaped rhinestones on the rest of my nails to match the gradient of the stamp.

Let me know what you think!! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a fantastic day!! <3

Senior Ball Nails 2012

Hello everybody! I am so sorry, I totally forgot to post the Senior Ball manicures that I promised you all. I did custom acrylics for my sister and her friend. We designed the tips to match their dates' garters. I hope you like them! enjoy :)


First, here is a picture of my sister and her ball date:

Ahh!! so cute! :D And just for fun, here's another picture from Saturday night of my sister getting a smooch on the cheek from yours truly ;)

Okay, I guess it's time to give you some nail art. The purple color I used for this manicure is A-England Avalon, and the white (used for stamping) is OPI Alpine Snow. I used the stamping plate m57 for the lace and the flower.

Next up, is my sister's best friend Hayley. First, here's a picture of her with her ball date :)

I love these two! <3 Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of her date's garter that we matched her nails to, but it had white lace, turquoise ribbon, and hot pink flowers :) so cute!! We also neglected to take pictures of Hayley's nails until they were all trying to get out the door to go to their other friend's house to take more pictures haha so these photos aren't the best, but I'll show them to you anyway. 

The turquoise color I used here is Zoya Tallulah. I used the same stamping plate for the lace as I did for my sister's manicure. I used a dotting tool for the little pink flowers with Essie Watermelon, and I added a dot of A-England Merlin to the center of the smaller flower. I also added China Glaze Fairy Dust for a little extra sparkle :). 

And here is a close-up. Granted, it is a little blurry, I apologize, but you get the idea...

Alright! Well that's all for today lovely readers! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out this post! <3

NOTD: Happy Saint Patrick's Day 2012!

Hello everyone! I finally have a new post for you, yayy! :) Today we have a festive green and gold St. Patty's Day skittle manicure. I hope like them!


Here are all of the colors I used today:

From left-to-right: Sally Hansen Ivy League, love & beauty Green, OPI Glow Up Already!, OPI Did It On 'Em, A-England Saint George, Essie As Gold As It Gets, OPI Alpine Snow, Essie Going Incognito, and A-England Holy Grail.


For my pointer finger, I used three coats of OPI Did It On 'Em, and added four heart-shaped green rhinestones to look like a little shamrock. On my middle finger, I used two coats of A-England Saint George, and then a coat of Essie As Gold As It Gets. I water marbled my ring finger starting with a base coat of OPI Alpine Snow, then using that color along with Essie Going Incognito, Sally Hansen Ivy League, and A-England Holy Grail, then I used one coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust to add some sparkle. On my pinky, I used four coats of OPI Glow Up Already!.

Now on to pictures of my manicure. enjoy :)

On my thumb, I painted two coats of love & culture Green, then freehand painted the belt with black acrylic paint, and the gold buckle with A-England Holy Grail. 

Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone! <3

NOTD: Happy Valentine's Day!

Well it's that time of year again! Happy Valentine's Day to all of my wonderful readers! <3
Today I did my first jelly sandwich manicure, which for those of you that are hearing about this for the first time, is where you pick a jelly-like polish that doesn't really become completely opaque no matter how many coats you use ( I used NOX Red Velvet). You put on a coat of that color, then a coat of the glitter of your choosing (I chose OPI Servin' Up Sparkle) and then apply another coat of your jelly color.. and tadahh!! jelly sandwich :) It subdues the glitter a little bit and adds a really interesting effect in my opinion.. let me know if you agree (or not) haha! I also added little hearts with OPI Alpine Snow for Valentine's Day. enjoy! 

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 23 (Inspired by a Movie)

Hello lovely readers! Today's challenge was "Inspired by a Movie" and with the help of my little sister, I decided to use "Easy A" as my inspiration :) More specifically I based my design off of the black and pink corset Emma Stone's character, Olive Penderghast, wears in the movie. If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it!! enjoy :)

Today I started with Revlon Black Satin, then layered on Essie A Cut Above to represent the pink accents on the corset. Then I freehand painted "A"s on all of my nails with white acrylic paint and then with ULTA Red Carpet Red. I also added little pink bows on my ring finger and thumb to represent the bows on the corset, and to make them look a little more girly and a little less like they were inspired by a horror movie :P. Here are the pictures :)

 And this is my sweet little kitten Sammy holding ULTA Red Carpet Red: <3 

I don't know why this picture didn't stay in the center when I posted it, but he's still cute ;)

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 20 (Water Marbled Nails)

Yayy!! :D Water Marbling is one of my favorite manicures to do!! I can't believe I am already 2/3 of the way through this challenge!! Thanks so much for those of you that have been checking out all of my posts, love you! I hope you guys love this manicure as much as I do! enjoy :)


I started with OPI Alpine Snow, then used OPI Alpine Snow, Essie Watermelon and China Glaze Urban-Night. I topped it off with one coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust and one coat of Seche Vite.

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 17 (Glitter)

Hello again, before I get started with today's Glitter Nails post, I just wanted to quickly thank all of the people that have been stopping by to check out my work. I really do appreciate it :) With that said, tonight's post will be a short one because I have had a very long day and need to get some sleep for my Geology Lab Class very early tomorrow morning...ugh :/ Anyway, today I used an unnamed hot pink/magenta sparkle polish from Destined, and topped off with Essie luxeffects Set in Stones. enjoy :)

NOTD: Sophisticated Snowflakes

Woohooo!! I am officially getting into the Christmas spirit right about now! Decorations are going up at my house and Winter Break is just a couple weeks away! :D So this manicure was inspired by the beginning of Winter, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it! :) [This post is pretty picture heavy, so here we go.]

So I started with NOX Twilight Talon for the base color. Then I sponged on some OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It! and then applied some Sally Hansen Ice Queen on top of that. OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It! is one of my favorite blues of all time! I also love Sally Hansen Ice Queen! It has smaller flecks of silver glitter along with larger hexagonal silver and blue glitter pieces suspended in a clear base. <3 To finish up this mani, I sponged silver snowflakes from the BM14 stamping plate!

Here are the stars of this manicure; OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It! and Sally Hansen Ice Queen

And here are a couple close-ups:

Happy beginning of the Christmas season everyone!! Love you all! <3

NOTD: God Bless America!

Happy almost Fourth of July everybody!! I decided to go with a patriotic "skittles" type manicure in celebration of Independence Day this year! I hope you all enjoy my festive nails and have fun and safe holiday celebrations tomorrow! :)

Left Hand Break-down:

Thumb: I started with ULTA Red Carpet Red and painted the stripes with OPI Alpine Snow. The blue part of the flag is Essie Mesmerized, with dots made with a white nail art pen.

Index: I started with Essie Aruba Blue then stamped the star pattern from the BM20 stamping disc with Konad white stamping polish.

Middle: I started with a base coat of OPI Alpine Snow, then marbled using that polish along with Essie Mesmerized, NOX Twilight Red Velvet and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City.

Ring: I started with Orly Ruby Passion and layered that with OPI Blue Shatter, then added some silver star rhinestones.

Pinkie: I started with OPI Alpine Snow, then added blue and red dots with blue nail art pens and ULTA Red Carpet Red.

Right Hand Break-down:

Thumb: Shout out to my sister on this one for the brilliant idea to do fireworks! I started with OPI Alpine Snow, and stamped the fireworks from BM02 with ULTA Red Carpet Red and ULTA Blue Streak.

Index: This one is the same as the water marbling on my left middle finger described above.

Middle: This one started with Essie Mesmerized and layered that with OPI Silver Shatter, then added some red star rhinestones.

Ring: This one did not come out exactly as planned haha but I started with OPI Simmer & Shimmer then stamped a swirly star pattern from the BM21 stamping disc with the Konad white stamping polish.

Pinkie: I started with Orly Ruby Passion, then layered with Santee Ocean Blue Goitter.

That's it! :)

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Now it's time for a little shout out to one of my favorite readers who sent me a picture of her version of Fourth of July nails! I love getting pictures from my readers, and when I like what I see, I'll post it on the blog! So don't be afraid to email your manicure pictures to me: passionforpolish@yahoo.com :)

So here it is! Great job Jenna! :D Thanks for sending this to me!

NOTD: Ocean Bubbles

Ok so it has been almost a month since my last post and I doubt if anyone still checks this blog, but the busiest part of my year is almost over so I have had just enough time to do this simple, but in my opinion really cute, manicure and post it on my blog! :) 

So I started with two coats of Essie Coat Azure, which is one of my favorite colors of all time, and layered Santee Ocean Blue Goitter :) I love this polish that my wonderful sissy found for me because it has large turquoise and silver pieces of glitter along with smaller silver pieces to give it an even more layered look because of the two sizes of glitter! :D Anyway, then I finished off this manicure with Essie Matte About You. Enjoy!