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: Nautical Nails

Happy last day of February to all of my lovely readers! Today I have a manicure for you that I am pretty much in love with! :) I've had the idea sort of floating around in my head for a while, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I hope you'll agree! enjoy :)

For this manicure, I started with two coats of OPI Alpine Snow. Then, I used scotch tape to make the stripes with NOX Talon. Then I added little red rhinestones on all but my ring finger.

And last but not least, I painted a little gold anchor on my ring finger using A-England Holy Grail! :)

NOTD: Komen Race for the Cure in San Francisco

This morning, the city of San Francisco held their 21st annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure! :) For those who don't know it is a 5K walk/run for which you get sponsors to donate money toward breast cancer research. This is the second year on a row that I have participated with my best friend Kyle <3 and we plan on making this a yearly tradition for a many many more years! So in the spirit of this amazing day, I did a "manicure for the cure" lol. enjoy!

I started this manicure off with a base coat of ULTA Flamingo, then I water marbled with ULTA Flamingo and ULTA Socialite. I added some white ribbons with a nail art pen, and finished it off with some little clear rhinestones :)

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: Mermaid's Tears

For this mani, I started with OPI Mermaid's Tears then layered OPI Silver Shatter. Then I added some dark blue, light blue, and teal rhinestones on my thumbs and ring fingers to look like bubbles :) enjoy!

 Here is a close-up:

NOTD: Roll the Dice

Ok so the two photos below are my right, and then my left hand. The white is Essie Waltz, the red is ULTA Red Carpet Red and the black is Sinful Colors Black on Black. Then I added black and clear rhinestones in different arrangements to look like numbers on dice! :) enjoy!

NOTD: Prom Nails! :)

So tonight is Junior Prom night for my sister's high school, so I did her and two of her friends' nails for prom. I did her friend Olivia first. I started with your traditional white tip manicure, then painted the corners with Sephora Perfectly Plum to match the color of her dress. Then I did a silver line with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City. To finish it up, I added ULTA Glacier for a sheer shimmer finish! (it's hard to see in this picture, but it's there haha) :) 

For my sister's i used NOX Twilight Citrus then stamped the lace from Konad plate m57 in white, and added little rhinestones in the middle! :) So the base color matches exactly with her dress and the dress is  also decked out in jewels so the rhinestones fit perfectly!

And last but not least, my sister's friend Hayley! So for miss Hayley's nails, I started with Zoya Freja to match her dress. Then sponged from middle to tip with OPI Sparkle-icious, and at the very tip with OPI Bring on the Bling. :)

Have fun at prom tonight you guys!!! <3

Out of the Vault: Gold and Glamorous

I started this manicure with twi coats of Essie Playa Del Platinum then I sponged on OPI Rising Star from the middle to the tip of the nail. Then I sponged OPI Take the Stage on the very tips. Then I stamped flowers from the Konad m57 stamping plate with Sinful Colors Black on Black. For some added flair, I stuck on some rhinestones in the middle of the larger flowers. Wish I had built my light boxes before doing this one haha oh well... enjoy :)

NOTD: Nicki Minaj Nails

These are my sister's good friend, Hayley's, nails that I painted for her on Sunday night! :)

While she is holding an Essie bottle, that is just a prop. I started with China Glaze White on White, then sponged on OPI Show It & Glow It, and glued on some little black star shaped rhinestones for some extra flair. I was up really late doing this manicure for her, and I had school the next day, so I apologize I did not have time to clean up around the edges before snapping a quick pic! :)

I wish I had a picture of this manicure in the sun for you guys to see because the OPI Show It & Glow It (along with the other 5 colors of the OPI Burlesque Glitter collection) is indescribably sparkly in the sun!! So for those of you that are patient enough to work with glitter polishes, this collection is nothing short of fabulous and I highly recommend it! :)