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

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

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 : 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

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

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

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. 

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