Day 29: Inspired by a blogger

So after waking up yesterday and feeling like poo, I just didn't have the energy to do my nails...I have a feeling the person who was most disappointed by this was me;)

Anyway, with writing this blog I have seen so many different nail techniques that I just love and want to try.  For tonight's mani, I took my inspiration from a blog called polishandpearls.com where Jen shows a tutorial on how to do a fish tail manicure using three different polish colors.  While at CVS the other day I purchased  the Physicians Formula Endless Color  Custom Nail Trio in Fashion Icon.  This set comes with three smaller bottles of polish that snap together and are made to coordinate with one another.  I decided to use the deep, army green on my fingers.  I have to say that this polish did not go on as smooth as many of my other polishes do.  After two coats of the green, I then used the blue and yellow to make the fish tail effect on my ring fingers. I also found that these polishes were not as pigmented as I expected- 1 coat was not enough when making the fish-tail effect on the nails.  This as especially since the packaging shows that this polish can be used for doing fun nail designs.  

All said and done I think that I will need to use light polish to get the fish-tail effect to really show.  I think that I also need to start the design closer to my cuticle.

Maybe next time....

Day 27

Not only did I wake up with an awful head cold this morning but I was having a big day at church.  I was getting confirmed!  I know, the right of passage for every 13 year old and at the ripe age of 36 I was going through the process myself.  Unfortunately, with the antics of the morning, I went to my confirmation with naked fingers (heaven forbid!).  Once I got home I sat down and did my nails.  For today's mani I used Ulta's Vintage Violet  and then I did an accent glitter on each of my ring fingers with Milani Disco Lights.  These two colors go so well together.  This is a combo that you could wear to just about anything!

***So total bummer...I forgot to take pictures with my camera before taking off my polish:(

Day 23- Inspired by nature

With the weather currently hitting the 20 degree mark during the day, I was really in need of a fun pick-me-up polish.  While at Justice the other day I picked up a few polishes DIRT CHEAP!  I used the hot-neon pink for my base coat.  Now I must say, this polish has almost a matte finish with a bit of glitter to it.  It also does not seem to wear very long, but that being said, I also didn't use a base or top coat on my polish.  I then used my Konad and stamped flowers on my fingers.  I love the contrast of the hot pink and black!

Day 26....in the home stretch

The theme today was a mani inspired by your country.  Sometimes I am so black and white with things I figured it had to be red, white, and blue.  After a few minutes I realized I really need to think outside the box!  Why not a stars and stripes embellishment to a favorite color?!?

 

I first started with 2 coats of Zoya Juno polish.  I just received a few bottles I ordered in the mail and so far, I am in love! 

 

I then decided to add a few stars and stripes using my Miliani Nail Art Polish in Canvas.  A fun addition to my purple mani!

 

 

 

 

Day 22: Fabric mani

 

 

For today's mani I decided to go with a dark blue polish that I have had from Avon for YEARS!  Since this polish has always reminded me of a dark wash jean I figured that could be my fabric inspiration!  Nothing special, just a dark blue mani to get me through this frigid weather!

Day 21- a little out of the loop

Okay, so my crazy busy weekend was actually a little more along the lines of insane busy! 

 

This weekend I:

• Got my son off to scouts for a weekend of camping.  Upon his arrival home there was A LOT of laundry (man did it stink!).
• Had to pick up girl scout cookies at the reorder station.  They have changed things around this year and I was not able to get all of the cookies I needed (ugh).
• Had a number of people swing by for cookie pick ups throughout the weekend.
• After borrowing stage pieces from my school back in December for our Church Christmas pageant, I needed the help of my friend (and his truck) to get the pieces back to my school.
• With my son away for the weekend, my daughter had a Justice gift card burning a hole in her pocket that she wanted to use.  Sad for us, the store nearest us is closing.  Lucky for us they had EVERYTHING on sale- at least 70% off!  We were able to stock up for spring and summer!
• In addition to my regular teaching gig, I do some consult work as well which I did on Saturday.
• Saturday evening we went to dinner with some old friends to celebrate a birthday- awesome Italian food and great friends!
• Did my grocery shopping for the week.  Man, I would save a ton of money if my family would just stop eating!
• After my son's arrival home, we worked on cleaning his room.  It just amazes me how he can get toy shoved into every crevice of his room!
• Sunday I did some cooking to have my parents over for dinner!

With all of these things going on i didn't get a chance to paint my nails once!!! I know, I was so disappointed:(  I made a point of cleaning up my nails after my shower- trimming the cuticles, filing my nails, and then doing a coat of the new magnetic polish I picked up this weekend!  I was not a huge fan of magnetic polish in the past.  I have to admit though that most of my apprehension was the price of the polishes!  When I took my daughter to Justice they had a bunch of polishes on sale.  I was able to pick up this magnetic polish for $0.19!!!  I figured I couldn't pass that up!  I love the subtle "flower" design on each nail- I think it looks more like a star or rays. 



Day 16: Contrasting colors

A little bit of a busy day, but not necessarily crazy-busy status!  After a few meetings at work had to run to the store to pick up a few items for my son's camping trip this weekend and then headed home.  Lucky me- hubby had made some delicious dinner (chicken cutlets and veggies).  After gettting some girl scout cookies to a member in my daughter's troop I then decided it was time to sit down and get to painting...my nails that is!  Tonight I searched through my massive polish drawer and found an awesome deep midnight blue for my base coat- Revlons Royal.  I then, using my trusty Konad stamper, stamed a plaid pattern across each nail in white using my Konad polish. I then added a blue tip to each nail and then attempted to add some silver detail to each nail.  Not bad but I feel like I need to work on my stamping a little more to get used to the technique.