March 30, 2012

sea-foam striped nails (diy)



I wanted to do a fun manicure with my new sea-foam colored nail polish! I decided to pair this turquoise-ish color with bright white for a fresh look for spring! This manicure was fairly easy, although a bit more time consuming than just painting your nails because you have to make sure each coat is dry. Here's how I did my manicure!
Prep nails by removing any polish. Even if they are free of polish, wipe them down with polish remover real quick, this will help your polish adhere to your nails better! Paint 2 coats of your base color. I used Wet n Wild's Wild Shine in 'French White' and let dry completely. Then section off your nails using tape (I used masking tape), covering where you want your white, or base color, to show. Then paint your accent color right over top of the white where the tape isn't covering your nail. I did two coats of this pretty seafoam green color, it's by OPI and the actual name is 'Mermaid's Tears'. Once polish is dry, remove tape. You should be left with a clean and precise line! Finish nails with a clear top coat and that's it! :) 


February 12, 2012

a "love"-ly manicure!

In the spirit of Valentine's Day I did a simple, romantic, DIY manicure! ♥
♥2 coats of Pure Ice polish in 'Flirt Alert'
♥heart outline and X's with Love my Nails in 'French Pink' - To draw my heart outline and the X's and O's I used kabob skewers dipped in a polish puddle on a paper plate.
♥center of heart and O's with OPI in 'Cajun Shrimp'
♥clear top coat of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails X-treme Wear in 'Invisible'
I'm super pleased with how they turned out! :)









































Happy [early] Valentine's Day!
XOXO

November 9, 2011

chinchilly nails
























it seems like I've been crazy busy lately! A lot of my school projects have been due these past few days, and I'm still working on others! This weekend we celebrated my husband's 24th birthday! It was pretty low-key, just how he likes it. I just bought this Essie nail polish in 'chinchilly'. This soft gray color is perfect for fall, and what a fun polish color name too! I love the way it turned out on my nails...so of course I had to post some pictures! What nail polish colors/designs are you loving this fall? I've seen some really cute/creative ones in blogland lately!
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