Ho Ho Holiday Nails

Nail Polish Used: OPI's Natural Nails Base Coat

                            OPI's Alpine Snow

                            OPI's An Affair in Red Square

                            China Glaze's Sunshine Pop

                            China Glaze's Gaga For Green

                            Essie's Blue Rhapsody

                            Sinful Colors' Opal Glitter

Tools: 1 Striper

           2 Toothpicks

Time to Create: 45 minutes

Lifetime: 5 days with chipping on the snowflake nails

                6 days with chipping on all nails

    Though I'm not doing anything too special for Christmas this year I thought my nails should at least have a party. I was inspired by TotallyCoolNails' tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlM4vnwua0Y&list=UUPiQX9g_mdGi9p-ZMVWc-Aw&index=3 . I'm not subscribed to her yet but I am thinking about it. There are other easier and cleaner ways to make snowflakes but I was feeling adventurous.

    Now that I look back at it I wish I had added more coats of glitter and connected the lights with a black string. Oh well. By the way, OPI's An Affair in Red Square is my favorite red nail polish. The design would have lasted longer with a top coat but it dulled the glitter... ANYWAY! Thanks for checking out my design. See you soon!

Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-On Manicure in Drummer Girl

    I had the honor of being sent these press on nails from Influenster. They are supposed to be a quick and easy way to do your nails with no drying time. Applying them was easy enough but they fit akwardly and felt fake. The fake nails are surprisingly short. Even cutting down my nails sigificantly still didnt accomidate the nails well. The drying time was apporimately 20 minutes, the time I allow my painted nails to dry anyway. 
    I was do bothered by the nails I removed them the next day. I used nail polish remover on a cotton pad to lift the sides. Removing them left glue on my nail and also stripped away layers of my natural nails. 
    Though I followed the instructions perfectly I was still unpleased with with the results. In the end painting my nails is more fun anyway.

Check out how I applied them:

Welcome the Holidays With Festive Nails

Nail Polish Used: OPI's Natural Nails Base Coat

                            OPI's Bogota Blackberry

                            OPI's Glitzerland

                            OPI's Top Coat

Tools: 2 makeup sponges

Time to Create: 1 hour

Lifetime: 5 days with 1 chip

                6 days with even more chips

                The gold nail polish also seemed to dull. 

    This was the nails I wore to Thanksgiving with my family. I was inspired by a YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYGL8V-Ip8&list=UUT8z80a4ESgO2Y4qajk-iXw&index=36&feature=plcp . This girl makes some beautiful designs and you should check her out. Anyway, though this design should be easy to create it took me a while and a few tries to get it looking decent. Honestly, if you want to try out this look then you should practice first. 

    The base color must be completely dry to start sponging on the gold and if the gold is wet and you try to sponge on more it will lift all the polish off so beware. You don't have to wait until the nails are completely dry to put on a top coat because it will help blend the colors if it is still a bit wet. 

    The ox blood color I used is a very nice fall color and I truly recommend it. I have also used the gold the most often out off all my nail polishes. I believe that both colors should be in everyone's collection. I hope you enjoyed this post and have a great Fall! See you soon!

A Cold Metallic for the Cold Weather

Nail Polish Used: OPI's Natural Nail Base Coat

                            OPI's Kyoto Pearl

                            OPI's Top Coat

Time to Create: 30 Minutes

Lifetime: 6 days with chipping on the tips and peeling from the bottom

   This week I really wanted to contrast the design I did last week so I went to a cold metallic look. I have always loved this color and have repurchased it in different brands. My old favorite used to be Sally Hansen's Crystal Crome Nail Makeup in #63 Champagne Crystal but it is near impossible to find anymore. 

    Honestly the OPI version has a little bit better color pay off but it is a bit more white than I wanted. I applied 3 coats but I could still see my nail though the color which disappointed me. I just removed this last night and the color came off surprisingly easy and didn't stain my nails at all. The color also separated soon after purchase so make sure you shake up the bottle before use. Over all I really like this color and it should appear back on my nails in the winter time. See you soon!

A Fall Design Inspired by Spring

Nail Polish Used: OPI's Natural Nail Base Coat

                         China Glaze's Xtreme Thrash

                         OPI's Glitzerland

                         China Glaze's Immortal

                         OPI's Jade is the New Black

                         OPI's Top Coat

Tools: A few toothpicks

Time to Create: 2 Hours (including drying time)

Lifetime: 10 days perfectly

              12 days with mild chipping

     This look was actually last week's nails which I got complemented on a lot. They were my longest lasting design and I was extremely pleased with them. I was inspired by Bubzbeauty's vintage floral design (check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqW60wgH8vQ&feature=plcp) but changed the colors up to take it from spring to fall. 

     This design is also easy for beginners because you don't need fancy tools and the look is great if it is done mildy messy. The only hard part about this design was waiting for the nails to dry to apply a top coat and then waiting again for the top coat to dry. You have to be pretty patient with this one and not rush to put on a top coat or the flowers will smudge. I hope you enjoyed and this week's nails will be posted soon.