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Hello! Today I have a mani I did as part of a "pastel rainbow" collab! I originally was going to do a watermarble but it was such a complete fail :( I let it go for a while then discovered the dry brush technique. I just fell in love with it doing the blue version last week I thought I'd try it again with these. I really really love how it came out hence the elleventy billion pics! Last time I was really liking how it looked and then after I added topcoat I immediately wished I hadn't. It really blended the colors together, which it's supposed to do, but I was liking the textured look of it. So this time I made sure to get a pic before adding topcoat! It really came out looking very watercolor-ish, which is usally totally not my style, but man I am digging this!  sun, without topcoat  shade, without topcoat Here it is after adding topcoat. See? blended. Hmm.   sun, with topcoat  shade, with topcoat Then I added a matte topcoat,...

Hey guys! This is just a little roundup of my trip to Vegas! Most of these I posted on Instagram so if you follow me there you probably already saw them ;) I started out with Zoya Aurora. There are no words to describe her sparkle! I had some free time when my husband was working (this was a work trip for him and I just tagged along) so I decided to go exploring along the strip! First up I made the trek to the Bellagio from the MGM Grand to see the fountains, my favorite thing in Vegas. A quick google helped me find out the times they went off, since there are no signs! (crooked ring-doh!)  Aurora + Bellagio  After seeing the fountains I continued on to Caesar's, which is right next door. You have to go in a door to the Bellagio to get to the above-road walkway to cross the street. There are so many of these now, even more than when I was last there 3 years ago. One of the cab drivers told us they are building them and building barriers so you can't cross the stre...

Hey guys! Today I have something a little different. I usually pride myself on being original and coming up with new designs, but the tag for today on IG is "nailspiration". Which sounds a little silly, but something told me exactly what to do....isn't that weird? Same thing happened with my Easter nails. I may or may not start doing something like this monthly...I just haven't decided yet.  The lovely Gianna of the wildy popular NailStorming account on IG did these a few weeks ago. She is totally awesome at being awesome and I love her for it! I knew recreating them was going to be really challenging and I wanted to be as close as possible! Puzzles have been on my "to-do" list for a while. They aren't as good as hers but I don't totally hate them so I'm filing that in the win column :)  sun They matched my royal blue jeans I wore that day. yay for blue!  sun Polishes used: base color: Sally Hanson Pacific Blue red: OPI Thrill...

Hello! Today is a simple swatch. One of my favorite brands is an indie from Australia called Picture Polish. I only own glitters and such from them but no cremes until now! I've heard rave reviews and finally decided to get one with an e-gift card I won from a contest on Instagram :) I chose Honeydew as my first one, because back in my zoo days I cared for a Lowland (Baird's) Tapir named Honeydew. She was my pride and joy, she got so excited to see me every day. I miss her! As far as the polish goes, it's great, as expected! This is 2 coats of perfection. I can't wait to get more! Picture Polish Honeydew This is Honeydew. This picture is about 8-9 years old, but as far as I know she's still kickin'!! Isn't she the cutest???? She is no spring chicken and has had her share of health issues and we really bonded as she fought through them. :)

Hi! This is a new trend going around in the nail world called Dry Brushing. This is my first time trying it and I knew I wanted a rainbow of blues!! Hooray for Blue!  sun The base color is Suzy Says Feng Shui and then I just basically brushed a tiny bit of all the other colors on. Pretty easy, must say!  sun Here are the blues I used: from L: Gargantuan Green Grape (blue version), Can't Find My Czechbook, Suzy Says Feng Shui, Keeping Suzy at Bay, and Incognito in Sausalito. Does this pic make anyone else as happy as it makes me? Blueeeeee!!!! blues

Hey guys! Hope yall had a good Easter! Tomorrow is Earth Day yay! I try to be as environmentally conscious as I can! I love that recycling and composting come second nature to my kids. (Although, I did take a little break from composting during the winter bc I just haaaaaate having to go out back, down the stairs to the yard and to the compost bin when it's super cold outside. I'm human!) Since we started composting our trash output as a family of 5 has drastically reduced! We fill up on average one tall kitchen size garbage bag a week!!! ONE!! (not including diapers. And no, I don't cloth diaper. Sorry.) Today is also my sister-in-law's birthday so HIIIIIIIIIII Happy Birthday K! :) Here are my earth day nails. My recycle logo could definitely use some improvement! And my earth started out to be round buttttttt....yeah, not so good at that so heart it is! sun Another shot at trying to pose with out the bottle. Hmmmm... sun

Here are my Easter nails! I hope yall have a great Easter :) Polish: Pink is OPI DS Opulence Gold is OPI Love,Angel.Music.Baby  natural light, cloudy day

Hey guys!  Here are some non traditional Easter egg nails for you. They are juuuuust walking the line of being jewel-toned, which was not my intention but something I unintentionally gravitate toward! I used all Zoya PixieDusts for these :)  sun  shade I just wanted to say a quick note about doing nail art. Just like making cakes, the majority of it is smoke and mirrors. Make a dent, cover it up! I painted my white base in the morning and let it dry for several hours, knowing I wanted to use tape.During the course of the day I got huge dents on my first 2 fingers. All I did was move around the intended order of art to cover it up! That's another great thing about the textures, they are SO forgiving and really cover up dents and nicks ;) before  after

Hey guys!! I have ANOTHER Zoya Press Release for you!!! Zoya is releasing 3 more of the awesome holographic Magical Pixies as a sequel to the spring ones (which I still don't have!) Check it out!  Zoya Summer 2014  Zoya Magical Pixie Summer 2014 How pretty and girly are these colors!!! The 3 new colors are: Bar: Nude Topaz Magical Pixie Ginni: Pink Tourmaline Magical Pixie Arlo: Violet Amethyst Magical Pixie These retail for $10 and are available in May! Go to Zoya.com and pre-order yours TODAY! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   You guys know I love my texture and I CAN'T WAIT to bring you swatches (and comparisons) of these beauties!!!   

Good Morning guys! I just have a simple mani today.... When I was swatcing all the new Color Club glitters I knew I wanted to wear the green/white one over pink because that's one of my fav color combos!  sun  shade

Hey guys.  Today is the one year anniversary of the bombing that happened at the Boston Marathon. As a runner it REALLY hit home for me, and still does. I wanted to do something to celebrate Boston and the Marathon. This is a blue and yellow linear watermarble. Not my best work, I still always somehow manage to smudge my first finger! ugh. Still, they turned out ok! I used Sally Hanson Mellow Yellow and Pacific Blue.  sun  shade

Hey guys! I have something so exciting for you today!!!! Hot off the presses is the Zoya Summer 2014 Collection: Tickled & Bubbly! Take a look at these BRIGHT COLORS!!!!! Just let these awesome images sink in and then scroll to the bottom for more info! "Laugh, Giggle, Chuckle and Smile! Welcome to a happy Summer season of long-wearing, feel good BIG5FREE nail color by Zoya featuring two new collections destined to bring out your inner Glee!"  Zoya Summer 2014      Zoya Summer 2014 In case you can't read the image, here are the details!   ZOYA TICKLED No Wall-flowers here...Six pigment packed, full coverage cream shades to glide onto your nails. Be ready to Stand out in the crowd-the eyes of the world will swoon over these beauties.   Rocha: Folly Red Cream Wendy: Tickle Pink Cream Kitridge: Carnation Pink Cream Rooney: Hollywood Pink Cream Tilda: Mantis Green Cream Ling: True Blue Cream   ZOYA BUBBLY Six daz...

Hey guys! I hope everyone had a good weekend here. It was really sunny and beautiful, which is rare for this time of year here! Today it is supposed to get super rainy and cold and we have flurries in the forecast for later this week....BOO. Go home, spring, you are drunk. Anyway, here are some super cute Easter nails! I used a variety of Zoya Pixiedusts and OPI Liquid Sands to create these! I know I sound like a broken record but I just love using texture-it creates so  much dimension!  sun Guys, why did I make his nose orange? I have no idea. I didn't realize it should be pink until I was uploading my pictures. Ah well! For the green back ground I used my go-to combination for grass, which is Zoya Chita and Zoya Rina layered over top.  shade I'm starting to branch out and try different poses with out the bottle, what do you think? Meh, looks weird.  I just love that little bunny ;)  sun Here are some closeups of my nails. My eggs are a little wonk...

Hey Guys! April is Organ Donation Awareness Month so I wanted to show off one of my absolute favs, OPI Taylor Blue. It is only available on the website Taylor's Gift  at certain times of the year. Please go there and get one now!!!!  sun  shade I wore it for a full day and then the next day taped off some triangles with my striping tape. I wasn't really paying attention to the order I was doing them in, and they accidentally came out very matchy-matchy....as in my first 2 fingers are very similar and the last 2 are very similar. Oops! The triangles are OPI Black Onyx and OPI It's Frosty Outside (liquid sand)  sun  shade

Hey guys! Today I have the Zoya Peter Som 2014 Collection! This is a 3 piece set that was only available for a couple weeks on their website. It was offered with a free bottle of whatever plus free shipping, that's a good deal to me! That's saying a lot! I totally ordered it the first day ;) The peach colored one is part of the spring Zoya collection, the other 2 are exclusive to this set only (and the reason I bought it!) It also came in a white box...different than the black boxes they usually use. Totally love!  Zoya Peter Som 2014 First is Cole. Not one I would buy on it's own, this color is just not in my wheelhouse. Having said that, they could have put a burnt orange in this box set and I still would have bought it!  This is 3 coats, it was a little streaky for me. Still pretty for spring!  Zoya Cole I don't have too much of this shade in my collection, the only one that comes close is one I just got recently, OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-go? It...