31 Manicure Challenge: #8 (Metallic Nails)

Hello everyone!! No, I have not died... I just got really busy and kind of lost the motivation and inspiration to create new manicures for this blog. So sorry for the long absence (if anyone still visits this blog). Tonight's post is the 8th manicure in the 31 manicure challenge that I started like six months ago... this one is metallic nails, and for the life of me I could not think of what to do for this one!! I was finally inspired when having a Grey's Anatomy marathon with my roommate. enjoy! :)

So for this manicure I started with Essie Aruba Blue, then I sponged on ULTA Alter Ego and A-England Merlin. Then I added the heart monitor lines using a striping brush A-England Perceval. 

Well thanks for stopping by to check out this post, I'll try my best not to make it another five months before I post again haha. xoxo

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.

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31 Manicure Challenge: #3 (Yellow Nails)

Hello again! So I know that these posts are not exactly happening every week as I had originally planned... We are coming up on finals and things have just gotten way too crazy! This week is yellow nails which usually presents a bit of a challenge for me. I really don't like using yellow as a base color for my manicures, but this one turned out alright. enjoy :)

I am so sorry for the messy clean up job!! I watched The Lion King today and was inspired. I started with ULTA Sun-Sational for the base, then I sponged on Essie Braziliant and ULTA Red Carpet Red. I added some freehand painting...yes that is supposed to be a giraffe lol...freehand painting is not my forte. That black polish is Revlon Black Satin. Anyway, that's all for today folks! Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to comment, check the reaction boxes, and share with your friends!! 

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: 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

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 19 (Galaxy Nails)

Ok readers, I spent over three hours on this manicure and used 13 different colors, so this post is going to be kind of long and picture heavy in comparison to some of my latest posts. It took a lot of practice and a lot of messing around with the different colors in order to get nails that looked something like a real galaxy. And if you were wondering, yes; it is as difficult as it sounds. I started with a black base, then sponged on the other colors that you are about to see in different combinations until it looked the way I wanted it to, then I added extra "close-up stars" with dotting tools. This particular day of the challenge had me stressed out from the very beginning, so I am happy that it is done, and I'm actually pretty proud of the results! Let's take a look shall we? enjoy :)


PS: I couldn't label all of the colors I used in this post because I can only use 20 labels per post, so the brands of the polishes are labeled instead. sorry :/


First of all, I'm going to give you a break-down of all the colors I used.

From left to right: Revlon Black Satin, Essie French Affair, ULTA Coral Chic, China Glaze Purple Panic (Neon), OPI Alpine Snow, Zoya Julieanne, Sinful Colors Frenzy

China Glaze Fairy Dust, Zoya Charla, Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Ozotic 528, ULTA Limelight, and A-England Holy Grail. whew! 

And now for the pictures you've been waiting for..... :)

Thanks for stopping by!! :D


If you're interested in trying this manicure out for yourself, I HIGHLY recommend watching this tutorial video from Emerald Sparkled!!


Here's the link: http://vimeo.com/32473430

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 10 (Gradient Nails)

So I am already a third of the way through this 31 Day Nail Challenge. I can't believe it!! I had a lot of fun with this one :) Here are the colors I used:


From left to right: Zoya Trixie, Essie Watermelon, ULTA Celebutant and ULTA Blue Streak 

So for my pointer finger, middle finger, and pinkie I started with Essie Watermelon. Then I sponged ULTA Celebutant and then ULTA Blue Streak. Then I stamped some tiger print from stamping plate BM16 with Zoya Trixie.

I reversed this technique on my thumb and ring finger by starting with Zoya Trixie for the base, and using all three of the other colors on the stamping plate so that this time the stamp was a gradient instead of a solid stamp on top of a gradient nail. It's kind of hard to tell the difference, except for the fact that the blue looks lighter when it's stamped over the silver than when it's sponged over the purple. Here are some more pictures! enjoy :)

NOTD: O Tannenbaum

Hello again, this time of year is always very busy, so it's a miracle to me that I am managing to get a second post out to you all in December! :) I am loving the Christmas atmosphere, but not so much loving this cold weather and it's damaging affect on my cuticles :'( But on to the manicure! I wanted to do at least one "classic" Christmas mani using red and green and found the perfect two colors to use! But I decided to spice it up a little... enjoy!

So I started with Sally Hansen Divine Wine for all of the red nails, and Essie Going Incognito for my ring fingers. Next, I sponged OPI Bring on the Bling on top of the red. I don't practice my freehand painting very often, so I decided to play around with it on my green nails. This color reminded me of a Christmas tree, so I painted on a branch (using Sally Hansen Forbidden Fudge) and some pine needles (using love & beauty Green). 

Overall a pretty simple and festive manicure! :) I will try to post again before Christmas, but if I don't get the chance to, I want to wish all of my fabulous readers a very Happy Holidays and a happy New Year as well. I will definitely be posting again starting January 1st, as it is my New Year's Resolution for 2012 to complete the 31 Day Nail Challenge that has been floating around since October!! I realize that it will only take 31 days, and not really a whole year, but I am usually not very good at sticking to resolutions, so I thought this one would be fun and a lot more attainable for me. Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed today's manicure :)

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: Party Rockin'

I'm in the partying mood tonight, so I came up with this snazzy manicure! enjoy :)

This manicure started with NOX Twilight Sugar Plum. Then I sponged Essie Aruba Blue in the middle of the nails, and China Glaze Turn up the Turquoise (Neon) to the tips. After that dried, I stamped the tiger print--in Sinful Colors Black on Black--from stamping disc BM16!

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: Blue Bamboo

This is my sister's hand, and this is her design too! :) I just executed her plan. Yay teamwork! :D I love my sissy!

Here is an up close version of her thumb. 

So for this manicure, we started with love & beauty Avocado, then sponged Forever 21 Green on the tips of the nails. Then we stamped parts of the bamboo from Konad stamping plate m66 in Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle: Forbidden Fudge. On the thumbs, we also added the little girl image from the same stamping plate using Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle: Divine Wine. enjoy :) 

NOTD: Cherry Blossom Sunset

For this manicure, I started with two coats of Wet n' Wild Wild Shine: Lady Luck, then I sponged from the tip of the nail, toward the cuticle, to the middle with Sinful Colors Cloud 9. Then I sponged the tips of my nails with ULTA Sun-Sational. I finished it up by stamping on cherry blossoms from Konad stamping plate m66 with Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle: Forbidden Fudge.

Here is a picture taken in natural sunlight. figured I'd take advantage of the sun while it's here :)

Both the pink and the orange have a bit of a shimmer to them, but it is hard to tell in these two pictures... sorry :P

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! :)