Newspaper Nail Art

Finally got around to trying newspaper nail art, and it was easier than I thought! I first coated my nails with Sally Hansen's "Powerful Acrylic Gel", and a coat of Revlon's "Silver". Once that was dry I took small pieces of newspapers, dipped them in alcohol and pressed them against the nail for 30 seconds. I peeled the paper off, and it was a success!

Hope you like it :)

Sonic the Hedgehog - Nail Art

Some really really simple nail art I did last night, based off of Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm not sure what colours I used though, because the bottles had no names on them..

Got any requests for my next nail art?

Piplup Nail Art

Recently VijiiS requested Piplup nail art (from Pokemon). So tonight I tried and this is the result!

Products used:
China Glaze - Frostbite
China Glaze - For Audrey
Revlon - Blackest Black
Wet N' Wild - White Creme
Sally Hansen - Mellow Yellow

Hope you like it!

Legend of Zelda/Triforce Nail Art

Yes, more nerdy nail art. This time it's a triforce, which is three golden triangles that represent wisdom, courage, and power. I painted all my nails with China Glaze Peace on Earth, and a coat of Orly's Glitz and Glamour on all but my ring finger. On my left hand's ring finger I painted the golden triforce with Glitz and Glamour abd outlined it with a generic black polish..

The next time I post will be Piplup nail art as requested by 'VijiiS'   :)

Pikachu Nail Art

Being the Pokémon nerd I am, I decided to some Pikachu nail art. It's nothing fancy, but I wanted something cute, bright, and simple :)

Haha, I'm such a nerd :P

Let me know if you want to see more nail art like this!

Easter Bunny Nail Art :)

So it's almost easter weekend, and to celebrate I did some Easter Bunny nail art. To go along with this theme I'm also wearing sparkly, pink bunny ears tomorrow :)

Revlon - Bubble Gum

Wet N' Wild - White Creme

China Glaze - Liquid Leather

China Glaze - Fast Forward Top Coat

Happy Easter weekend everybody!

Strawberry Pocky Inspired Nails

So today's nail art is pretty simple, but it's inspired by something I love. If you don't know what Pocky is, it's a Japanese treat that consists of a long, crunchy biscuit stick, coated with chocolate. But I really love the Strawberry flavour as well. I got a box today and loved the colours of the packaging so I decided to do some nail art!

I used:

-Lime by Billie Cosmetics

-Broken Hearted Crackle by China Glaze

-Crushed Candy Crackle by China Glaze

I hope you liked this post, and feel free to comment below :)

~On another note, I think that I may start posting makeup related things as well~

~Hope you guys don't mind!~

Icing by Claire's Polish Haul and a Quick Question

Icing by Claire's is a great place to buy nail polish. It's cheap, great colours and fairly good formula. So I recently bought a few colours, most of them being sparkly :) Sorry for the blurry pictures, the camera isn't working well.

These 3 colours are holographic. The one on the right looks orange but it's actually a sheer, holo, nude.

These aren't holo but extremely glittery. The blue sparkle looks nice over the blue on the right.

That's all of the pictures I have for today, but now it's time for a little question. I find that blogging only about nail polish is limiting my horizon. I was wondering if I should expand the blog to be nails, makeup, and perhaps a bit of fashion? You guys let me know :)

I'm Back!

So I'm not going to pretend to have an excuse for disappearing for two months. I'll tell you the truth, I have been extremely busy with school. Everything is so busy and stressful, and I needed a bit of a break from blogging. I have also been pretty sick with bronchitis, the flu and stuff like that. But I hope that I'll be able to make it up to you with some great posts.

I did buy all of the China Glaze Crackle polishes, but other than that I have been trying to slow down on the purchases. I am extremely happy to be back and blogging!

Rainbow Nail Art!

I absolutely love rainbows, so I decided that it would be my next post!
Here are the colours I used:
Red - Billie Chianti
Orange - Sally Hansen Sun Kissed
Yellow - Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow
Green - Billie Lime
Blue - Billie Blue

Hope you're having a great day :)

My First Tag - Stylish Blog Award

The wonderful Aurora from Aurora's Nails has tagged me with the Stylish Blogger award, which is my first tag! If you don't already check out her blog, you really should, so HERE is the link.

The rules were:
-Thank and link back to the person who tagged you.
-Share 7 facts about yourself.
-Award 13 great bloggers.
-Contact them and tell them about the award.

So onto the facts....

1. I love Hello Kitty. Clothes, accessories, alarm clocks, I have it all.

2. I am a Nintendo nerd. I love all things Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon.

3. I love art, especially painting with acrylics and mixing the colours. But I hate sketching with pencils.

4. I absolutely adore chocolate, and eat it every day. I have even read books about how to "properly" taste it.

5. I get extremely excited when I see rainbows. I think that they are one of the most pretty things in the world.

6. Sports are not my thing. The last athletic event that I participated in was tee-ball when I was four years old.

7. I watch way to much TV for my own good. My current favorites are Glee, The Big Bang Theory, and How I Met Your Mother.



Now it's time to tag some other bloggers, I'll try to pick ones that I have recently discovered.
(If you have already done this tag, then don't worry about it.)


1. The Student's Guide To Nail Polish
2. Pink Nail Blog
3. Rachel's Nails
4. The Nail Experiment
5. Toes That Twinkle
6. Zombie Claws
7. Deez Nails
8. Dees Polish Endeavours
9. Frazzle and Aniploish
10. Hebridean Sprite Beauty
11. Frippery Digits
12. Candy Coated Tips
13. Blue Tape and Nails


So there you go guys! Thanks again to Aurora :)

Santa brought me polishes!

So I know that the holidays are over, but I'm trying to empty out the folders on my computer, so I thought I'd show you the nail polishes I got for Christmas.

China Glaze: Tempest, Lemon Fizz, Black Diamond, Secret Periwinkle, Heart of Africa

Nameless Sally Girl mini polishes.

Since they don't sell Hard Candy polishes where I live, and this didn't have a label, I have no clue what this is called. It included the cute heart shape file shown below.

How cute!

Did you guys get any polishes from Santa :)

Christmas Leftovers - Poinsettias and Dots

Another leftover mani that isn't the best. I only wore it for one day, but I thought I'd post it anyways.
I used Refresh-Mint, Ruby Pumps and Meet Me Under The Mistletoe.

This was the last of my leftover manis!

Christmas Leftovers - Red, Green, White

Here is another leftover holiday mani I did for my mom. She had seen some nail art where dots were used to make a diagonal stripe and she really wanted that design replicated. I used Ruby Pumps, Meet Me Under The Mistletoe, and Winter Wonderland.

Not my favourite Christmas mani I have done this year.

Christmas Leftovers - Lights

So I figured that since Christmas is over, I'd round up all of my leftover mani's and put them in a bunch of posts while I am still on vacation.

For this first "leftover" post I will show you a Christmas lights design that my mom requested that I do on her nails.

Not perfect, but festive!

Hope your holidays were awesome no matter what you celebrate :)

China Glaze - New Holographic Polishes!

China Glaze has announced a new collection that will be available April and May of 2011. The collection is called Tronica and will have 12 new polishes. The best part is that they are all holographic!

Image is from China Glaze.

If you want more info, check out the company's twitter and twitpic accounts.

http://twitpic.com/3htqiu

Gingerbread Man Nail Art

Today I thought I'd show you some nail art I did a couple of days ago. This was done on my mom's nails :)

It's not perfect, but she wanted something cute. This design is similar to something i saw on YouTube.

Sorry for the lack of many pictures, my camera isn't working very well.

Happy Holidays!

China Glaze - Peace on Earth and Party Hearty

To start with, I just wanted to let you guys know that I won Zombie Claws' celebration nail art contest! This is the first nail art contest that I have ever entered, and the first I've won :)

But onto my recent mani. This is Peace On Earth, and Party Hearty, both from the collection 'Tis The Season To Be Naughty Or Nice by China Glaze. ( I really wish that the collection had a shorter name, so from now on I'll call it Naughty or Nice.)

Peace on Earth is a beautiful metallic olive colour, with a bit of gold too.

I honestly thought that this colour was ugly when I first saw it, but now it's one of my favourites!

This is one coat!

I added Party Hearty to make it a bit more festive!

As a bonus, here is a bottle picture of Party Hearty!

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays!

"Suit Up" Tuxedo Nail Art

Some more nail art done on my mom's hands. Recently we began watching How I Met Your Mother on DVD, and it wasn't until part way through this mani that I realized what it reminded me of.

 I used:
 Wet N' Wild - French White Creme
 China Glaze - Little Drummer Boy
 Sally Hansen - Disco Ball  Blue Rhinestone

Before Glitter

After Glitter

                          

                                                                  

Celebration Nail Art

So recently I entered Zombie Claws' celebration mani contest and I thought I'd post my entry here, now that her post is up. What you are about to see isn't the best mani and I will admit that. The reason being is that it was done at around 11 p.m., I hadn't eaten since lunchtime so I was shaky, and I was in a bad mood because my hairstylist took 5 hours to do 7 foils.

Anyways, the link to her post is HERE. I would like you all to vote for whoever you believe did the best job. I don't like it when people bribe their followers to vote for them, so the choice is yours.


                                                                   LEFT HAND:

RIGHT HAND:

Left Hand:

• Pinkie - December in my family's household gets a little bit hectic and crazy. We get into a happy daze and the time flies quickly, the swirls represent that.
• Ring Finger - This is a Chinese symbol with a couple of meanings. It means joy, cheer, and festive.
• Middle Finger - This is a candy cane. My mother, brother and I used to hang them on the Christmas tree when I was little, then on Christmas day we would eat them while opening our gifts.
• Index Finger - Yin Yang is for the peacefulness of Christmas night. After all of the presents are opened and the dinner is done, we just relax.
• Thumb - My father's side of the family is fairly religious, so the star shining represents the star of David that shone when Jesus was born.

 Right Hand: 

• Pinkie - When I was very young, my father would dress up as Santa Claus on Christmas Morning, and hand out the presents, so I painted a Santa hat.
• Ring Finger - I painted music notes because I have always loved Christmas songs. I used to listen to them year round because they are cheerful and always put me in a good mood.
• Middle Finger - Gifts are pretty much self explanatory. I would always unwrap them very carefully because I didn't want to rip the pretty wrapping paper.
• Index Finger - On Christmas Eve we usually go to my father's church wearing red and green and Santa hats, and my father wears a Christmas tie.
• Thumb - My mother loves snowmen and has lots of decorations for the winter depicting "snow families".

ENJOY!