Showing posts with label glitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glitter. Show all posts

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Nail Catch-up #1

Wow I have never fallen this far behind on posting nail photos! Sorry for the quick post. I got a lot of great new nailpolishes over the holiday season. I got some for my birthday, bought some for myself, and even got a whole new box for Christmas. But before I dig into them I really want to get caught up on all the photos I have saved on my computer and my phone. So here they are! Enjoy!








 
 

Monday, April 16, 2012

Inspired by "Nailed It"



On Friday April 13th (dun dun dun) I saw a nail post from BlogNailedIt on Facebook and loved the photo so much I decided to try copying it. I didn't have either one of the nail polishes used in the original so I made up my own. Here's the original photo.

Ingredients:
1. OPI "My Private Jet" -- 2 coats
2. China Glaze Crackle "Oxidized Aqua" -- 1 coat
3. A glitter glue stick from the dollar store for the gold sprinkles
4. Sally Girl "812031" for the silver sprinkles -- 2 coats

That crackle sucks, but it was the closest in color that I could get to the photo -- which apparently isn't a blue color at all, now that I've researched the two polishes that were used. I like these nails, though. I'll wear them for a while.

2012 Nail recap!





Sorry for the lack of posts this year. I've been doing my nails but not posting them regularly, so here's my cheater catch-up batch of nails that I've done. Keep in mind these are over the last few months, so I'm trying my best to remember what I used but can't really guarantee my accuracy!

January 20, 2012:
Just a quick one, using striping brushes.  SEPHORA by O.P.I in "212-SEPHORA"
I didn't actually intend for this one to come out so abstract, but I got to this mid-way through and  ended up liking the random corner paint job. Sally Hansen Color Quick pen in "Pink Chrome" ($1.00 at Dollar tree!)  covered with OPI in "Ski Teal We Drop" (which I love love love)
This one is by far one of my most favorite nail sets I've ever done, because it's so busy-looking. Huge combination of different colors, including (but probably not limited to, since I'm having some trouble remembering after two months) Black undercoat, China Glaze "Cracked Medallion," Art Club black striping polish, Konad plate m64 with Konad White polish, plus some random rhinestones I had in my nailpolish box. So much fun!
My first gradient! I loved these nails, they were so pretty and they lasted a long time, too. :) Colors included:  China Glaze "718 Watermelon Rind," Orly "Green with Envy," OPI "Ski Teal We Drop," Savvy "Totally Teal" (on sale at Sally's for 1.99! Yay!) and Nicole by OPI "It's up to you." 

Monday, May 30, 2011

Migi Nails Take #1

Sorry for the lack of details. These are old designs that I never got around to posting and so I don't remember much about how many coats, drying time, application, etc. Enjoy the pictures! (P.S. the design is based on one of the designs on the back of the Migi Nail Kit box)

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Sparkley Gold Christmas Spirit

I love doing my nails because I basically get to have Christmas wrapping paper on my nails every day. :) This week I went with a gold theme to kind of keep myself grounded at LEAST until after Thanksgiving. Then I'll go crazy. I admit that it's not quite Christmas season yet.
On a side note: I'm not quite used to the "wide angle" of my new camera... check out my thumb. I'll have to get used to not zooming in so much like I did with my other camera.

What I used: (the usual top and base coats)
  • Base: Savvy Nail Lacquer in "Golden Honey 627088" -- 2 coats
  • Stripes: Konad plate m64 with Konad white nail polish
  • Flower: Konad plate m4 with Konad red nail polish
  • Sparkles: Sally Girl 812070

Disneyland!

In celebration of my graduation this year, my sister's graduation last year and my dad's re-election as mayor, I bought my family a 3-night vacation in Disneyland in Anaheim. We were there from the 15th until the 18th, and it was spectacular. Nice weather, barely any lines, not too crowded. We had a blast.


In my excitement, I did some Mickey nails for the trip. These came out less-than-ideal but I was exhausted by the time I had reached this point and just decided to call it quits. My original design was red nails with blue tips with stars/moons like the Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey, but by the time I finished both hands I just wasn't happy with it. So, I started over and ended up with this.

Strangely, my left hand did a better job of painting than my right hand did... it was weird.

This picture was taken at the park in Tomorrowland. It was cold and my hands were dry. :P

What I used:

  • Top and Base coat: The usual!
  • Red base: Wet n Wild in "Red Red": 1-2 coats
  • Tips: Nicole by O.P.I. in "Razzle Dazzler" -- 2 coats
  • Mickeys: Konad white polish, and same red base polish, applied with the handle end of a paint brush I found on my desk
  • Sparkles: Just a little bit of Sally Girl #812070 on the sides. 

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Lagomuffin cameo + Purple swirlies + Avon order

My sister, who writes awesome blogs as lagomuffin here on blogger, is making  a cameo this week. :) She's a fan of plain, simple nails and has awesomely long fingernails that would probably look ghetto if she grew them out and filed them like I do. She's got my mom's hands. She likes doing single colors, MAYBE a top coat, sometimes both a top and base coat if she happens to be using my stuff. (By the way, most of my color choices are too loud for her taste... har har). I am still working on getting her to at least stamp ONE nail one of these days.

And Tissa the pookie is making a cameo in the cameo. Yes, she's laying on pretty, cutesy tissue paper.

My sister, lagomuffin, and Tissa the pookie.
Here are some nails from a couple weeks ago. I love this purple.


What I used:
  • The usual basecoat and topcoat
  • Base purple: Sephora by OPI --"What a Broad"
  • Stamped swirlies: 
    • Konad m64 stamp plate; color: 
    • Finger Paints Nail Color --"It's an Original" 
  • Ring finger accent: 
    • Konad m53 stamp plate;
    • Savvy Nail Lacquer --"Golden Honey #627088"
I really liked how the two purples looked with each other so I only stamped a gold accent on the ring finger.


And congratulations, I finally finished my first bottles of nail polish! I had to make another order of Avon Top coat and Base Coat because the ones I'm using are pretty goopy now. That, and they're really low and the polish only fills the bottle to the very tip of the brush. So, yay Avon! I have good timing, apparently, because both $6.00 bottles were on sale for $3.99. That basically equaled out to "free" shipping by the time I checked out, which is awesome considering I SO would have paid $6.00 for each bottle if I had the option of buying them in a store. Excellent.

No nail updates until I get those bottles in the mail, though. Till next time, folks.

Monday, August 9, 2010

July 4th and Root beer - Quick Update

I haven't been keeping my blog updated lately but I have been doing my nails, so here's a quicky update.

July 4th Nails
Tissa's cameo! Sephora by OPI 212-SEPHORA, SE 016

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Valentines 2010

Happy Belated Valentines Day!



Things are getting busy for me around here, so I'm back to my quicky updates. Did this on Saturday night just in time to have something festive for Valentines Day. Nothing special -- red polish, gold glittery dots (clear nail polish w/ glitter).

Get to work, babies!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Another Haul!

Yaay, I am SO official, another HAUL! These are some purchases I made at Sally Beauty Supply after having a crappy school-related meeting where the lady I was talking to wasn't very nice to me. My solution? Starbucks Javachip and Sally nail stuff. Bad mood crisis solved!


From Left to Right:

1. Sally Girl Nail Color #812047: I knew I needed this color for previous nails, but I can't exactly remember what I needed it specifically for. I haven't used it yet, but it should come in handy.
2. Sally Girl Nail Color #812070: Gold confetti circles! This one is so fun. I used it in my last Christmas nail set. Click here to check it out. A little gold flourish without having to stress out too much about it.
3. China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners in #718 Watermelon Rind 80226: This is the Christmas green I needed. I don't really have greens in my collection, but I needed it for the Christmas Nails. Worked well, but a little more transparent than I was expecting. The nice thing is that I got a Christmas green that I can also use over the rest of the year too. That was the challenge in finding just the right color...
4. China Glaze Matte Magic - Flat Finish Top Coat: This stuff was on the sale rack and I figured I'd go ahead and try it. I haven't tried it myself yet, but my sister loves it. She wants nails that aren't too girly (which is difficult to accomplish) and she wanted a top coat to keep her nails strong, and this stuff is apparently the stuff of miracles for her. She said it started chipping off, but probably because she had already put on base coat and top coat and THEN this stuff, just cause she was excited about it when I brought it home. We're thinking it'll work better if its put on top of a basecoat instead.
5. Cina Stickers: Holiday Cheer: Soooo cutie. Love the reindeer and santa. Used them in my Christmas nail set as mentioned above (clicky here)!

Yay Haul!!

Friday, December 4, 2009

ADVENT NAILS!

Happy Beginning of Advent! Here's to the Advent wreath candles.

What I used:

  • Base and Top Coat: the usuals
  • Purple: Finger Paints #806199 "It's An Original"
  • Pink: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in #28 "Almond Crunch"
  • White: OPI Nail Lacquer in "Alpine Snow" 
  • Glitter on all nails: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails #09 "Disco Ball"
I'm so close to vacation I can just feel it.
By the way, today's my 26th Birthday. Yay me!

Toodles.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Thanksgiving Nails




School's been busy, so quick updates this week. These are the nails I brought home for Thanksgiving break. (.... last week?! CRAZY!)

Monday, October 26, 2009

Evil ghost nails



 It's amazing how fast October whizzes by. Wasn't I just saying I'm excited for having multiple weeks of Halloween Theme nails? And now November is right around the corner.

Before anything else, can I just say... I love the new topcoat I got from Avon. It's awesome and perfect.

What I used:

  • Base Coat: Avon Nail Experts Smooth Beginnings Base Coat -- 2 coats
  • Color on Orange Nails: 
    • OPI Nail Lacquer in "In My Back Pocket" -- 3 coats, maybe? This stuff is really thin. 
    •  Nicole by OPI in "Razzle Dazzler" -- 1-2 coats.
  • Color on Yellow Nails: Sephora by OPI Nail Colour in "Cab Fare" -- 3 coats minimum. 
  • Stickers: Professional Nail Stickers by Sinyemei. These stickers came from three different sheets (ghosts, bluish stars, white stars) I wish I could give you more info on them but they don't say much on the packaging. 
  • Glitter: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in "09 Disco Ball"
  • Top Coat: Avon Nail Experts UV Gloss Guard Top Coat -- 2 coats. 
  • Drying Agent: Drip Dry by OPI Lacquer Drying Drops -- 1-2 Drops per nail.
These nails feel really comfortable, compare to the last few weeks. Maybe it's the way I filed them or something, but they seem much more wearable. That, and I can still use my thumbs to type on my phone without pressing down more buttons than I need to. I have the LG Xenon w/ the pull-out qwerty keyboard so sometimes square ends can really make it difficult to text...

Okay that's it for Halloween, I guess! Till next time!


Monday, October 19, 2009

Halloween themes continue! Cats and pumpkins and stars.


Super excited about these halloween stickers I got on ebay. :) They're so much fun.

  • Base Coat: Avon Nail Experts Smooth Beginnings Base Coat -- 2 coats
  • Tips: Nicole by OPI in "Razzle Dazzle" -- 2 coats
  • Stickers: Professional Nail Sticker by Singyemei, taken from 3 different sheets
  • Glitter: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in "09 Disco Ball" -- 1 half-coat
  • Top Coat: Avon Nail Experts UV Gloss Guard Top Coat -- 2 coats (NEW purchase!)
 Love to top coat. No bubbles anymore. Yay!