Steppin' Up in the World

So I decided that these pictures taken with my cell phone are just NOT going to cut it! So not only have I vowed to switch over to my regular digital camera, and I built two light boxes to take my pictures in! :) One has a white background, the other has a black background.

They were pretty easy to make, and I already had the boxes and the tissue paper and tape, so this whole project only cost $1.86 for the poster boards. If you are interested in making light boxes for any photography that you do, just click on the link and follow the simple instructions! :) http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Inexpensive-Photography-Lightbox 

Just testing it out! :)

Out of the Vault: Turquoise Temptation

For this manicure, I water marbled with China Glaze White on White, Essie Dive Bar, and Essie Beach Bum Blue. 

Out of the Vault: Wild Kindgom

This manicure was done before I started this blog. :) I started with China Glaze White on White, then I stamped on the leopard print from Konad stamping plate number m57 in Sinful Colors Black on Black. I then filled in some of the spots in the leopard print with various different colors from ULTA. :) I wish I had a closer-up picture for you guys, but this is the only picture I took of this manicure at the time...

As for the colored dots inside the print, they are:

Yellow: ULTA Sun-Sational

Green: ULTA Limelight

Blue: ULTA Blue Streak

Purple: ULTA Celebutante

Pink: ULTA Coral Chic

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

Out of the Vault: Super Citrus

I did this manicure before I started this blog. I used NOX Twilight Citrus for the base color. It looks really orange in this photo because I took this picture with my phone, but it's really more of a hot pink with a gold shimmer.

Then I glued on pieces of fruit that I sliced off of my fimo sticks. They are thin clay strips that are flowers, or butterflies, or fruits, or pretty much anything you can think of. This is what they look like whole.

To finish it off, I sprinkled on tiny orange and gold beads at random.

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! :)