My first leopard print.

I've been wanting to try doing leopard print on my nails for awhile but I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. At first, I didn't like it at all. It was hard for my perfectionist personality to let go on this one. I didn't want the dots to be perfectly round and the black around the dots isn't supposed to be even. After I finished, though, I decided I really liked it. I will definitely be doing this again with different polishes.

Stripes on stripes

I've seen variations of this manicure several time and I always find it so cute so I had to try it out. It would really work with any color polishes and any striping pattern that you wanted. So fun!

Fun with a black French.

Somehow I missed taking pictures of this manicure while I did it. That's what happens when I do my nails in front of the TV. I get distracted. I do love the outcome, though.

I have been using the Konad and Monsters more lately. I have a few upcoming manicures to post. I'm starting to like the idea more. I have found an awesome gold that is perfect for stamping. I need to find a good silver one next. If I can find a good silver one before the ball, I may stamp my nails for that night. Keep your fingers crossed!

Floral half moon.

I had so much fun with my last half moon than I decided to go ahead and do another one. I opted for more contrasting colors this time with an accent nail.

For the base, I used two coats of Sinful Color Easy Going. I loved this polish! Even on it's own, it's a pretty great mani. I had no top show through and that's surprising when you realize how light pink this polish is.


After the base coat and a coat of Seche Vite, I taped off all but my ring finger with the round reinforcers so I could make the half moons. I painted a coat of Orly Liquid Vinyl on top. I waited a few minutes and then pulled off the stickers and using the Kiss silver glitter, I highlighted the half moon.

I really liked this manicure as is. I could have painted my ring finger the same and still liked it but I was feeling the accent nail that day so I went with a simple black flower. To make it, I used the flat end of a toothpick to make the dots and then used the pointy end to kind of drag a line from the center of the dot to the middle of the flower.

Since I was on the flower kick, I decided it should extend to my toes. It's hard to tell, but there are darker pink flowers along with the light ones. I really should have chosen a better pink that would have shown up more on the black but I liked the concept. There are three flowers on my big toe and then a partial flower on each of the rest.

I'm pretty proud of this manicure/pedicure. It turned out better than I had hoped and I will be using this Sinful Colors again in some more designs.

Breast Cancer Awareness month

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and pink is it's signature color, I decided to go with a pink/zebra stripe mani. I used Sinful Color Snow Me White, Sally Hansen HD Byte, Kiss Nail Art silver glitter and a black nail pen.


I was worried the pink would be too pale so I did white as the base coat. I did not tape this manicure, just did a strip of pink diagonally down the middle of the white. I lined the pink with the silver glitter and then topped it all with Seche Vite.

After that dried, I used the black nail pen to draw random Vs and lines to make the zebra pattern.

I think this manicure turned out really cute. I need to work some more on the actual zebra print but it's not bad for my first time. I will definitely repeat this in different colors.

On another note, I finally received my first order of Konad along with my Monster bundle pack. I did a couple manis with the stamps today. Some I liked, some I didn't. I really need to see what polishes are best for the design. But I know I'll have fun practicing!

Party like a rock star!

For this manicure, I used OPI Significant Other Color and then topped it with Sally Hansen Xtreme wear in Rock Star.

I used a base coast and two coats of the OPI. The color is way too sheer for my taste. I'm not a fan of my nail tips showing through polish. Although this polish would be good for a quick mani that wouldn't noticeably chip because of the light color.

I topped the OPI with a coat of Seche vite and then a coat of the Sally Hansen for some texture. It's a pink-purple based glitter polish. Definitely see some blues and greens in there as well.

Overall, it was a decent manicure. Not my favorite and I definitely thought it was too light and pink to make me feel like a rock star. This was a manicure I removed immediately after the picture and started another one.