12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge - Day 4 - Christmas Lights

Day 4 and I'm still going! Whoot :). Day 4 is Christmas lights. I didn't do the swirly green string with lights (as much as I wanted to) because I had seen it so much. I instead, wanted to try something a little different. I painted the nail with 2 coats of Zoya Snow White. I placed some Nail Art Society sequins for the ring accent finger. On the rest of the fingers, I used some silver striping tape from the same company and tipped the top half with Julep Melissa, however, it doesn't show in the photos. Then I placed a dot of each color on the nail with a dotting tool and drug out the end to a point.

 I added a blinker to my thumb :P. Finally, I drew a line of silver on all the bottoms of the lights and topped it all with Seche Vite.

 Overall, I was actually happy with these and how they turned out. Are you doing any Christmas nails? These ladies are, check them out!

Dipped in Lacquer
Peace Love Lacquer
College Polished
Jenerally Speaking 
Galactic Lacquer 
Makeup and Nails, Not War
Seriously Swatched
Jilltastic Nail Designs
Glitter Me This
Nail Polish Anonymous
Nails By Katie
XO, Noelle
Tes Did It Nails

12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge - Day 3 - A Christmas Movie

So I'm a day late on this one but here is my day 3 nail art for a Christmas movie. I choose The Nightmare Before Christmas and did a play off Jack, Sally, Oogie Boogie, and the well known cover shot of Jack on the swirly mountain. 





 

Close up of 'Sally'.

 

 

And all the other lovely nails.

 

 

Dipped in Lacquer
Peace Love Lacquer
College Polished
Jenerally Speaking 
Galactic Lacquer 
Makeup and Nails, Not War
Seriously Swatched
Jilltastic Nail Designs
Glitter Me This
Nail Polish Anonymous
Nails By Katie
XO, Noelle
Tes Did It Nails

12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge - Day 2 - Snowflakes

I'm actually keeping up with this so far! Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge is snowflakes. I'm horrible at nail art which is another reason I took this challenge. I'm hoping I get better as I go. Just in case you missed the first post or forgot the order, here's the challenge.

I combined snowflakes and dots for this mani.

 

I used my brand new Lynnderella I received in the mail today: Thank blue, too.

Isn't it lovely? Here's a close up.

I topped it all off with a thin coat of holo and Seche Vite.

 

And once again, here's a list of all the lovely ladies/bloggers and their nails!

 

 



Dipped in Lacquer
Peace Love Lacquer
College Polished
Jenerally Speaking 
Galactic Lacquer 
Makeup and Nails, Not War
Seriously Swatched
Jilltastic Nail Designs
Glitter Me This
Nail Polish Anonymous
Nails By Katie
XO, Noelle
Tes Did It Nails

12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge - Day 1

I saw this challenge floating around facebook and after reposting it on my page I was contacted by the creator.

I've never done a full challenge like this before and I'm really looking forward to it.  I like that I don't have to do my nails everyday.  I'm sure my cuticles wouldn't be very happy.
I don't know how I'm going to pull off some of these but I'm giving it a shot anyway.
So today was Day 1 and this is what I did:

This is Julep's Ellen for the red and Pure Ice's Treasure Hunt for the green glitter gradient.  I just left out the diamonds that are in the bottle.  Not bad for my first one and I did pretty decent on the clean-up this time (getting better :)).
Visit all the awesome ladies' blogs that are also participating!



Dipped in Lacquer
Peace Love Lacquer
College Polished
Jenerally Speaking 
Galactic Lacquer 
Makeup and Nails, Not War
Seriously Swatched
Jilltastic Nail Designs
Glitter Me This
Nail Polish Anonymous
Nails By Katie
XO, Noelle
Tes Did It Nails

Hare - Supernova Springs

I received my first Hare polish in a swap Last week and I was finally able to put it on last night. It's not a super unique polish, but it is pretty nonetheless. Hare's Supernova Springs Is a black jelly polish with small and micro metallic green glitters throughout. I usually don't wear a polished depending on the seasons, I wear what I like, and this is one that I like. I cannot wait to see what my next Hare polish will be.

Nail drama & Not Too Polished review

There's a wide array of nail polish drama in the world right now. Whether or not you're a Lynnderella or Sinful Colors fan, is not any of my business. Just like with the Chick-fil-a debate, you must decide for yourself where you stand and also understand the some may not agree with you but it's your opinion and your right to feel, think, and believe how you want, and to others the same.

I've never been one for drama and gossip, nor do I ever post anything religious or political. I'm also not going to take sides in a public debate. Fighting to change someones mind over Facebook or any other forum is like telling a 4 year old not to do something. They're gonna look at you like you're an idiot and do the opposite regardless of how right you may be.

That being said, just because I make nail polish, doesn't mean I'm gonna be a brat and not buy other indies. They make a living the as I and whether I trade or buy, we are all helping each other out. (Can't we all just get along?)

This is only the second indie company I've ever gotten polish from. I received 3 full sized bottles and 1 mini but today I'm concentrating on Watermelon, which I got strictly because it was pink and black.

This polish had micro black glitter, small white hexagons and large black dots in a light hot pink base that covered opaque in 2 coats.

Not only is it super cute and girly, but Not Too Polished adds a gem on the top of every polish. This one had a pink heart while the other ones had a white round crystal. It adds a little bit of creativity and straight from the heart touch to this indie that you just don't find everywhere.

Visit Not Too Polished on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/NotTooPolished
Or Etsy at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/nottoopolished
And as always, my Etsy link is: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MakeupYourFace 
And my Facebook is: https://www.facebook.com/muyf1

Caviar Nails? Still uncertain.

I tried my hands (literally) at caviar nails last night. I combined the caviar nail style as well as the ring finger accent together since I didn't want to waste my microbeads not knowing what I was doing. Also, I used Pure Ice brand as the base as I didn't want to use one of my more 'expensive' brands on a manicure I wasn't sure would last. You can buy Pure Ice at Wal-Mart and other places for around $1.97 a bottle.
To get the caviar effect, you apply your polish as usual, then apply a generous second coat and immediately pour on the microbeads. It's best to do this one nail at a time. Press the beads into your nails and brush off any that aren't held on by polish. Let dry and apply a nice even layer of top coat.
I know it sounds easy, but they don't always look perfect, at least mine didn't, and I've seen some good looking caviar nails. I should mention that you should probably do this over a bowl or something of the sort to catch the beads that WILL fall off. Don't want you spending an hour picking up tiny beads. I poured mine onto a folded piece of paper from the bowl and then right back into the container. Easy.
The result? Well, I'm still unsure. I like the look on others when done correctly and I would like to try it again. Maybe if I didn't all my nails I would like it better, but who knows. Also, the feel of the nail is a lot like glitter nail before you put on the tip coat to make them smooth. It doesn't bother me, but some may not like that. If you have done or decide to try your hand at caviar nails, I'd like to see and know what you think! For now, here's my picture from my first try last night.