Seahawk Pride!

I forgot to post these. My home football team was in the championship games and unfortunately did not make it to the Super Bowl this year but I did these nails the night before they lost. Thought they were pretty fun (if not a little messy)

New, fun nail goodies!

For Christmas my brother in law got me an Amazon card so I got some nail stuff. Only thing has arrived so far.... A Konad stamp and scraper set. For those that don't know- www.konadnail.com

One of my birthday gifts from my husband was a mini set of some of the OPI James Bond polishes. As both a nail polish fanatic and James Bond lover I was stoked when this collection came out :) 

Glitter Removal--The Easy Way!!

I have seen this technique in multiple youtube videos and nail blogs but just in case this is new to anyone else.... I absolutely love glitter polish but it is such a pain to get off. This uses cotton balls, acetone and aluminum foil. 


First tear a sheet of foil into ten squares. I like the squares to be pretty big. 

 Next take a cotton ball soaked in acetone and place it over the polished nail.

Take a square of foil and wrap it around your nail and finger. Scrunch it down so it is flush against the skin. I usually fold the top down over real good to make a nice seal. Do this to all your nails. When your fingers look like a creature from a low budget sci-fi flick you are done :) I wait about 3-4 minutes. 

When I take the foil pods off I usually twist them for a last minute sweep of the finger nail. The white is the residue left from the acetone. After this is all done I wash my hands really well with lots of soap and warm water. I use a nail brush on my cuticles and nails really well. Then I use a generous amount of cocoa butter lotion all over my hands, specifically focusing on my cuticles and nails. Acetone can be really rough on your skin but so far so good for me. I think good after care is the key! I love this method. Much better than scrubbing away forever! 

New Years Nails!

I am not doing a very good job keeping this very well updated am I? Better late than never I suppose. This was a really fun design that I learned from JulieG713 on youtube. Also the first time I have ever done sponge gradients so that was fun! 

I first started with painting all my nails with two coats of Ornamental from the JulieG line.

                                                                         So pretty!


I then took a makeup applicator sponge and put a small amount of Sally Hansen's Blackout on the tip and lightly sponged the tip of the nail and slightly down into a fade. Stopped about midnail. 

After all nails were done I topped it off with two thick coats of The Living Daylights from OPI's James Bond Collection. This was a bit random. Some I did over the entire nail. Some I just did random spots. I really like how this turned out. 

Birthday nails!

My birthday was this past weekend. I wanted a fun, easy mani for the day. I chose a new polish I recently purchased. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to take a picture before the polish started chipping but you still get the idea. I first painted all my nails with one light coat of China Glaze's Swing Baby-a grey/purple sparkle infused polish. Once that tried I put two coats of Nicole By OPI's Rainbow in the S-Kylie. It is part of their Kardashian collection (yes, they are nuts but the line is actually really cute) It is a clear base with many different colored glitters and large hexagonal glitter pieces. Reminds me of confetti.... Perfect for a birthday :) 

Fun with acetone!

I love glitter polish but it is such a pain to get off! Since I am going back to work tomorrow I figured it would be a good time to take my Christmas mani off. It held up really well for five days! I had been wanting to try acetone for quite some time. It is supposed to be great for taking glitter off very easily. The nail community is really divided on acetone. Some people swear by it and use it only instead of regular nail polish remover. Other people think it's the worst thing ever (dries your nails, makes them brittle, etc) After one application I can say that I like it much better than nail polish remover. It took off Ruby Pumps with barely any effort; with remover it takes forever! I'll be giving my nails a couple day break but have a fun idea for New Years :) 

                         I got this bottle at my local Target for 99 cents.

  This took off nail polish so well! Even around the cuticles which can be such a  hard area. Definitely going to keep using the acetone but will keep an eye on my nails to see any bad side effects. What is your opinion on acetone?

Polish haul!

I have acquired many new polishes in the last month and a half or so and wanted to share. Lots of unique colors! 

Top row: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Parrot, Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Cherry Cherry Bang Bang, OPI in GoldenEye (part of the James Bond collection), OPI in The Living Daylights (also in the Bond collection), and Wet N Wild Megalast in Private Viewing. 

Bottom row: JulieG in Ornamental (part of her holiday collection), JulieG in Oh Em Gee!, OPI in Royal Flush Blush, Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in Black Out, Finger Paints in Signed in Wine and Finger Paints in Tangerine Twist. 

The JulieG collection is created by a youtube nail guru named JulieG713. (Available exclusively at RiteAid)  The cosmetic company Jesse's Girl approached her to make a line. Lucky girl! How fun would that be?! 

I am excited about these and will be using several of these in my New Years nails :)