Sinister Evil

Any Disney fans here? How excited were you for Maleficent!? The movie was fantastic and Angelina Jolie played the role so well. I saw it with my husband and we both thought it was a really cool movie. It really lived up to our expectations. 

Can you guess who inspired this mani?

Yellow Nails

If you're a nail polish addict, you'll understand this struggle: yellow and stained nails. Today, I suffered the embarrassment of being out with hideous stained, yellow nails. What am I supposed to do? How do I fix this?

How embarrassing

Sunset Safari

When bornprettystore sent me this safari animal plate, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I searched for sunset safari images on Pinterest and came across the most beautiful photo and I had the perfect colors for it!

Sunset Safari

Subtle Gradient Autumn Leaves

This Thanksgiving I decided to skip the turkeys and do Autumn leaves instead. This was a very easy mani and only took a little over an hour. The final look is beautiful and will be perfect for my family's Thanksgiving feast.

Subtle Gradient & Autumn Leaves

Frozen

My littlest dude is incredibly obsessed with Elsa and everything Frozen. He watches YouTube videos every day. He sings and dances while pretending to be Elsa. So, I had to create these pretty Frozen Elsa nails to show him.

Frozen Elsa nails

Fall Floral

Floral is usually a Spring/Summer staple but with the right colors it can transition to Fall. 

Fall Floral

Water Marble

Lately, I've been working on water marble nails. It can be incredibly frustrating and messy and it's definitely a technique I tend to stay away from. But these past few weeks, I decided to take it on. I'm going to be a water marble master... probably... not really...

Zoya Matte Velvet

Zoya has brought back their popular Matte Velvet line! As soon as they were released, I called Ulta to make sure it was in stock and bought 3 of the 6 colors. I'm hoping for a sale or promotion so I can order the rest from this collection. 
The Zoya matte velvet nail polishes are not meant to be long lasting like regular nail polish. You'll get tip wear and chipping much quicker than usual.

Zoya Savita
Zoya Harlow
Zoya Veruschka

Black & White

I recently had a horrible experience with the Pueen Encore plates. My husband surprised me with a set back in July and I was so excited for them. People were raving about these gorgeous plates. They were beautiful; however, my images would not pick up. I thought it might be user error so I read the reviews on Amazon. It seemed like others were having the same problem. I tried all different types of scrapers, stampers, nail polishes, stamping polishes, pressure and basically everything I could think of but nothing worked. Some images would pick up bits and pieces but some wouldn't pick up anything.

Black & White

Kate Spade Inspired

I'm probably one of the least creative people you'll ever meet so I'm very grateful that Pinterest exists for people like me. Pinterest is my source of inspiration; there is such a wide variety. This mani was inspired by Kate Spade's blue and mint leopard print. 

Glittery Mermaid

I am in love with these right now! The extra sparkle from the glitter really pulls the look together. 

Sparkle Sparkle

Cyprus Dreams

Let's start September with a gorgeous green for Fall. As much as I love bright colors for the Summer, my true love lies in dark colors for the colder weather. 

Poppy : Cyprus Dreams

Back To School Plaid

About a month ago I was chosen to be one of the few brand reps for Poppy nail polish. Poppy is an indie nail polish company dedicated to the color and health of your nails and is run by mompreneur, Tiffany Barry. Poppy nail polishes are all 5-free (meaning they do not contain dibutyl phthalate (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, or camphor), cruelty-free, and they're vegan!

Poppy : In The Tropics

Loreal Neons : Fluo Azur

Blue is one of those colors that can do no wrong in my eyes. I love all blues. Today we have Fluo Azur from the Loreal neons I bought recently.

Fluo Azur

Loreal Neons : Acid Watermelon

Here it is - Acid Watermelon. I was most excited for this color because so many people raved about how gorgeous it is.

Acid Watermelon

Loreal Neons : Punchy Lychee

The Rite Aid near me finally stocked up on Loreal Neons. I picked up 4 of the 6 colors: Acid Watermelon, Punchy Lychee, Fluo Azur, and Flashing Lilac. The 2 colors I didn't get were: Banana Pop and Energetic Tangerine. 

Loreal : Punchy Lychee

Arabesque

I received a beautiful nail stamping plate from bornprettystore. 

Keeping Suzi At Bay

New O.P.I and new MoYou London! Woo Hoo! 

This blue!

Sunset and Palm Trees

I have been wanting to do palm trees for a long time. It looks difficult but it's really easy. These sunset and palm tree nails are inspired by SoNailicious.

Perfect for Summer

Genius Glitter Polish Removal

Who loves glitter nail polish? This girl! Who hates removing glitter polish? Still this girl! 
There are a lot of tutorials floating around the internet to create your own O.P.I Glitter Off base coat. And I'm here to tell you, save your $9. It really truly works! 

Red, White, and Blue

July 4th is perfect for barbeques, getting together with friends and family, celebrating, parades, and flag inspired nails! 

Flag nails

Paint Splatter

Today's mani was inspired by a pair of Sophia Webster Coco Rainbow pumps. It is metallic silver with neon splatters. 

Sophia Webster Coco Rainbow pumps inspired mani

Aruba Blue

Essie Aruba Blue is one of my all time favorite blue nail polishes. It is a stunning sapphire blue that looks amazing on anyone. It applies nicely and is opaque after 2 coats. I love Aruba Blue when it's glossy but I get crazy over it when it's matte. 

Essie : Aruba Blue

Throwback to the 90s

Since today is Thursday, I decided to throw it back to the '90s. I had wanted to try the dry brush technique for a while. It resulted in a pastel paint splatter look. To spice it up, I added hot pink triangles. I thought they looked very 90s but according to my husband they look Mayan. My nails remind me a lot of the fashion from one of my personal favorite 90s shows, Saved by the Bell. Was anyone else super envious of Kelly Kapowski's clothes?

Throwback to the 90s

Saved By The Bell

Entrancing Emerald

While looking through Pinterest, I happened upon these insanely gorgeous emerald chandelier earrings. I used them as inspiration for my mani. 

Sally Hansen Triple Shine : Archipela Glow

Badgley Mischka Entrancing Emerald Earrings

Hawaii Sunset

More Summer time nails! A gorgeous sunset in Hawaii. 

Hawaii Sunset

Beach Nails

It's almost Summer time! If you're going to the beach, you're going to need some beach nails. 

Seashells and starfish on the beach

Don't Bossa Nova Me Around because I Don't Give A Rotterdam

I did a simple floral mani tonight because I wanted to use my 2 new O.P.I nail polishes. 

Zoya Charisma & Mosheen

Here is Zoya Charisma and Zoya Mosheen. Gorgeous, isn't it?

Cupcake

My sister brought back some Kiko nail polish from her stay in Europe. 2 of them were from their cupcake collection. So of course, I have to use them for cupcake nails! 

Kiko Cupcake : #655

Polish for Nail Stamping

I decided to compile a list of the nail polish I have that works well for nail stamping. I will continue to add to this list as I collect more nail polish. 

Rose Water Decals

About a month ago I ordered some water decals from bornprettystore (10% off your purchase with code: CAMX31) but I never got a chance to use it. To be honest, I wasn't sure how to go about it without looking tacky or awkwardly slapped on. I tried to use it over different colors but it didn't work out well. I gave up and decided to use it with a white base. It looks magnificent! 

Loreal : Tangerine Crush

Blue & Gold Leopard

I haven't done a leopard print nail since November! I had big plans for this mani. I was going to do chevron nail vinyls and nail stamping but instead, I decided to keep it simple.   

Essie : Butler Please

Neon Tribal Flowers

This is probably my favorite mani thus far. I spent roughly 2 hours on it. I have been wanting to do tribal print for a long time but was never confident enough to do it free hand. So I found a MoYou London plate that had a tribal print and a bunch of floral prints that I could play around with for advanced stamping. 

Essie : Vices Versa

Cupcake

I'm very excited to show you all this. It is my first time doing advanced stamping. It took a few tries but I think it looks pretty cool. 

Essie : Turth or Flare

Neon Orange & Lavender

A wonderful friend gifted me 3 new Essie nail polishes today. 2 of them are from the 2014 neon collection. I used 1 of the neons and a lovely lavender she gave me. 

Essie Serial Shopper and Essie Go Ginza
Left : Direct sunlight outdoors
Right : In the shade outdoors

Red, Gold, and Blue

In my attempt to create nautical nails, I created 4th of July nails instead. So, this is kind of a fail. 

Zoya : Dream

Stamping Jelly

This mani reminds me of Barbie circa the 90s. Remember when Barbie was all about pink, butterflies, and flowers? 

Barbie fingers

Roses

Originally, I wanted to do a delicate vintage rose mani. I don't know what happened. 4 of my 5 fingers are pretty and delicate. But I have this yellow and green index finger that's in your face loud. It's like that game, find the thing that doesn't belong in the group. I like it. It's different, and different is good. 

Pow!

Pink and Blue

My new stamper came today! I had to prep it because it wouldn't pick up the image. All you need is a nail filer/buffer and buff the soft part until it picks up the entire image. It took a few tries but it finally worked and it's perfect. This stamper is best for pattern stamping. It contours to your nails, which makes it much easier to get complete coverage. 

Butter London : Fruit Machine floral nail stamping

Sakura

Want to know what happens when I try to freehand sakuras. I end up making a mess on my nails, so instead, I stamped my sakuras. 

sakura nails

Lemon Jelly

I avoided doing a Jelly Sandwich manicure for a long time. It doesn't seem to look right when I attempt it. I recently saw one I liked so I tried to recreate it. It still looks weird on me. Maybe I'm not doing it right.

Essie Turquoise and Caicos jelly sandwich with lemon accent nails

Lavender Daisies

I'm not sure how I feel about this manicure. The lavender base color is gorgeous but the daisies are a bit messy. What do you think? 

Lavender daisy nails

Aruba Blue & Silver Glitter Gradient

If I had to choose one television series to represent NYC, it would be Sex and the City. I love Sex and the City and would have marathons when I couldn't sleep. The nails I did tonight were inspired by a very important scene from the first movie. When Big proposed to Carrie with those gorgeous blue shoes. 

Essie Aruba Blue and silver glitter gradient nails

Japanese

This mani was inspired by a gorgeous piece of art I found on Google. 

Japanese geisha art inspired nails

Saucy Jack

I kept it simple today with Butter London Saucy Jack. 

Butter London : Saucy Jack

Black, White, and Silver

I've been playing around with different looks lately so today I decided to go for an edgier look. It's very different from my usual style but I kind of like it.

Rocker Chic

Polka Dots & Glitter

I saw this mani on Pinterest and saved it so I could recreate it. Here is the original source.

The colors are so adorable together and I love my glittery silver nail. 

Essie : Resort Fling

Bossy Boots & Cheeky Chops

More Butter London nail polish! Ulta had a sale on Butter London for 1 day only: 2 for $15. I bought 8 of them. 

Knees Up

I've been doing a lot of cute florals lately but it's time do something sexier.

First, let's talk about this gorgeous red. It is Butter London's Knees Up. The color is a sexy metallic red that reminds me a lot of Christmas foil wrapping. The formula is awesome. You could definitely get away with 1 coat. It glides on very nicely. 

2 coats of Butter London Knees Up