Nails I did last night.

Nails I did last night. This was my first time trying a glitter gradient and I like how it turned out. I think it's easier to do the grade with glitter than with two colors. Another bonus is that glitter doesn't want to come off, so putting it on the tips will help reduce tip-wear and keep your polish looking nice for longer. I'm sure I'll be ready to try something different before I wear this manicure out, but that is often the case with me. 😛

So this polish... I bought it a while back, but had never worn it. Last night, I felt that it was time. I've been in a very pink mood lately. LOL So I put it on and immediately thought, "Holy shit, it's beautiful!" In the bottle, it looks like a very flat color, but once you put it on it's got this sheen. You can see it in the photo. Just iridescent-y or something. I LOVE IT. And it's a little cheapie dollar polish from Wal-Mart! It's the brand "Petites" number 412, I believe.

Anyway, between the pretty color and the glitter gradient I was thinking "These are girly nails all the way." My original plan was to stamp flowers or some junk like that on them, but as I was looking through my images plates I came across the wings and I just thought, "Nope, wings. I have to use the wings." 🙂 And then when I was done, I thought, "These make me think of Katie." 😃

I went outside to take this photo and it made my glitter look kind of weird. In the first photo, the color is accurate, but in the 2nd one the glitter looks right. That's the difference between direct sunlight and not. I don't know if there is a way to find a good middle ground, so I put them both up because of that, and also, because one has the jewelry and the other does not.

FYI, on the nail piercing - you can't even see it in the first photo. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the hole is small enough that it can be painted over and it just disappears. I was kind of wondering if I was going to have to have a hole showing in my nail, or if I was going to have to cover it with a stone or something every time, or just wear the jewelry. But it appears that I have a choice, so that is even more awesome than I imagined. Choices are good. 😃

Pink Suede by Petites by Scherer, glitter tips;
Red Angel plate RA-115;
Glitter Gradient tips and Stamping techniques;
Nail Piercing by BornPretty

Did anyone not see the nail piercing coming?

Did anyone not see the nail piercing coming?  LOL  I think I've tried just about everything else there is to try.  I still haven't run out of ideas for cute manicures, but who can with so much inspiration to be found on the internet?

Anyway, I was SO OVER the holiday look.  I wanted to do something funky and different and ME.  So there you go.  A mish-mash of kinda-matching nails.  LOL  The bottom color is one of my very favorites ever, and I think it's awesome with black.

So would you ever try a nail piercing?  I've seen it done before, and I could never make up my mind how I felt about it.  I think it can be cute, and I like the way the little dangly feels, but it's not extremely practical for me.  I've been super-careful about digging around in my purse and stuff.  I've also been holding that finger up when scratching my fur-kids, just in case.  I don't want to get stuck in a tangle and pull out their hair or rip off my nail.  Doesn't bother me when I type or anything, though.  I feel like I see these more often on those big thick acrylics, and probably for good reason.  I bet that's less scary.  LOL

Thoughts?  Opinions?  I'm just curious.  😃

Demure Vixen by essie or that Revlon I love;
Embellishments from BornPretty, Crackle;
konad plate m7;
Plastic Wrap and Stamping techniques

We went to the Dollar Tree...

We went to the Dollar Tree where I found balls for my nails!  And flakies!  And some nail wraps, which I'm fully expecting to be crap, but we'll see.  You just never know.  I have no idea how to judge which ones will be a good buy.  😐  But for a dollar - worth a try.  If I get a day's worth of wear that'll be ok with me.  🙂  They are pretty cute.

Shaun needed a new ball on a string that attaches to your wrist.  I guess his broke.  LOL  So, I'd say that's $5 well spent.  We're all happy.  😃  Woohoo!

More holiday nails! 🙂

More holiday nails!  🙂  I had a little Christmas tree stamp I could have used, but it was small, so I went for a big glequin one, instead, with little stamped presents all around.  I really like how the tree turned out!  I even decorated him some.  😃

Break the Ice by Wet n Wild;
Embellishments from BornPretty;
Bundle Monster plate BM-316;
Stamping technique

I'm not really into holidays, but...

I'm not really into holidays, but I'm TRYING to be festive. LOL These are really sparkly, but it's been so cloudy that I haven't been able to get a good photo of them. 🙁 Oh well. You probably get the idea. 😛

Research polishes;
Research plates;
Layered Stamping technique

Happy Fall! 🙂

Happy Fall! 🙂

Hey, I know it's late, but I've still got a few days before it's officially over. 😛

Four layers of stamping is what this is. Not all of my stamps came out perfect, but after I thought about it, I kind of preferred that. Fallen leaves often have holes or are torn, so I didn't bother with a bunch of do-overs. It's perfect the way it is! 🙂

Research polishes;
Research plates;
Layered Stamping technique

Black nails!

Black nails!  I don't think I've ever just worn black polish.  That's a little too goth for me.  This one is not plain black - it's got some silver glitter in it.  This one is actually Shaun's, but like a good boyfriend he let me use it.  😃

The polish reminded me of a night sky with stars.  I have these silver star studs, so I thought I'd slap one on there and call it fancy.  LOL  I haven't been in the mood for anything that calls for a lot of work lately.  While I don't feel like shit, I'm still coughing and making snot like whoa, so I'm not fully 100% awesome at the moment.  Oh well.

Shaun's Black polish;
Embellishment from BornPretty

As if I need more stamping plates...

As if I need more stamping plates...

But I REALLY, REALLY want the cat face!

I am clearly out of practice. 🙁

I am clearly out of practice.  🙁  I don't like my edges too much, and I'm not used to having nubs this short!  Being sick sucks ass!  🙁

Most of my nails are painted in a dark brown - it's such a pretty color when the light hits it.  It's a nice shimmery, warm brown.  It was pretty cloudy today, though, so I couldn't get a good photo of it.  I hate that.

Anyway, I wanted a simple and easy manicure that felt kind of fall-ish.  Browns usually accomplish that.  I don't know why, but owls always make me think of fall.  Probably because of their natural colors, too.  So I was super-excited to get to wear my little owl dude.  Unfortunately, I re-did that nail probably 10 times.  No joke.  🙁  I was so out of practice that stamping was just... hard.  LOL  Anyway.  Maybe I can get back in my groove soon.  I hope so!

Research polishes;
Mash plate Mash-37;
Stamping technique