Several NOTDs

Before I go on about nails, as many of you already know, the east coast has been hit by Sandy. I hope that any of you in the area are safe! My prayers go out to you all. Having been through my first hurricane four years ago...the stress and hardships that come with a hurricane are all too fresh in my memory and by no means fun at all. :(

So here I have a few random NOTD's that I have in my photobucket. I was so good about editing tons of pictures one night but haven't been good about posting, sorry! Has anyone else been enjoying all the Halloween events and parties?! I have...maybe too much! :) I also apologize for not doing any Halloween mani's...I did one but haven't gotten around to taking it off my camera's memory card. Plus, I have been sporting another glitter gradient gel mani for a few days now because I randomly decided I wanted to let my nails grow out a little...just to be different! (And I'm just dying to take it off! lol) Whew ok...enough rambling!

This here is my first gradient mani. I need to try this again really soon because it looked so awesome! Got tons of compliments even though it wasn't great. :(

I used 2 coats of Sinful Colors - Lavender then sponged on Sinful Colors - Rainstorm on the tips.

This is another one of my terrible pictures and I definitely have to redo this mani. Believe it or not I've been hoarding this picture since early this year. I used an Essence blue with Finger Paints - Twistsed. And OMG I <3 Twisted!

In this picture below was my first time using a magnetic polish. It's the blue one from Icing. I had such an easy time doing this that I went crazy buying all kinds of magnetics thinking they would all be the same. Then I tried doing it again and...ugh...let's just say magnetics and I don't get along very well! lol

Wow...looks like I really like my blues! lol Anyway, hope you enjoyed <3 Until next time!

Gradient Rockstar Nails

Hey loves! A few weeks ago I mentioned taking off a two day old gel mani to swatch the new Sally Hansen Diamond Strength's I found while doing my rounds around the cosmetic area at HEB (a Texas grocery store). It was such an awesome mani and I just found a picture of it in my photobucket! Figured I should post it since I've had a few people coming here looking for scrubbed in glitter manicures!

Hola! Hace unas semanas atrás mencione que me había quitado una manicura de gel después de dos días porque les quería ensenar swatches de los esmaltes Sally Hansen Diamond Strength que encontré en HEB (un super aquí en Texas). Mientras buscaba algo para enseñarles hoy encontré la foto de esa manicura y se las quiero enseñar!

Products used/Productos usados: 

Gelish: Foundation Gel
Gelish: Tiger Blossum (yes...that is how it is spelled on my bottle, maybe it's a typo?)
Gelish: Top It Off, 2 coats.
Large hex glitter was part of a pack I bought on eBay
Artsy Fartsy Glitter: Holo deep red, holo orange and holo gold.
Sensationail: The LED light from the starter kit!

edit: I should mention I was inspired by the user Beesknees67 on Purseforum. She does such lovely gel manis!

make sure you click the picture if you want to see it in more detail! :)

I looooooooove rockstair nails. Have you tried them out?

Some [not so pretty] NOTD's

Hey all!

Today's post is just going to be a compilation of NOTD's that didn't turn out all that great. I'm shocked I even took pictures of these manis but I'm glad I did because it shows me that I have improved a little! :) Yay!

I'm still desperately searching for a nice yellow polish. This one is Kleancolor - Neon Yellow, about 3 coats topped with Spoiled - Pet my Peacock. Ugh, worst yellow polish ever.

Oh, Robin Moses, you make painting on nails look SO easy lol I always feel so motivated after watching her videos and then I get results like these when trying to recreate her manis:

(This is 2 coats of China Glaze - Agro with free-handed acrylic paint 'flowers')

And last but not least, a funky french attempt. I free-handed it so I have to give myself some credit but...

(I honestly don't remember what was used...only that the black is acrylic paint)

Oh! Hold on...found one more terrible picture! This mani was actually awesome IRL. It was lose holographic glitter that I sprinkled over wet polish! :) The camera just never wanted to focus. :(

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo

OPI - Care to Danse?

Hey girlies! Hope you all had a great weekend!

A few months ago I finally caved in and bought most of the OPI Ballet collection. They were untried for so long because 1...I LOVE wearing bright and fun colors and 2...my nails are always stained as a result of that and these colors are so sheer. Eventually there came a day where I was feeling like wearing something delicate and gentle on the eyes and OPI Care to danse? was just what I was needing! I probably should have buffed out the staining on my nails before doing this mani, though (oops, sorry! I promise it didn't show IRL). Along with the OPI's I bought that day were some Jordana glitter polishes that were also untried so I slapped on Jordana - Pixie Pink...and oh man, I was in love. Hope you guys like! <3

Hola! Espero que hayan tenido un feliz fin de semana!

Hace unos meses atrás compre varios colores de la colección Ballet de OPI. Pase mucho tiempo sin usarlos ya que prefiero ponerme colores oscuros o llamativos pero llego el dia en que quise ponerme algo mas suave y el color Care to Danse? fue el color perfecto para el look que queria! Y como jamas puedo dejar algo en paz...le puse un glitter de Jordana que se llama Pixie Pink...creo que esto fue una combinación perfecta! Espero que les guste! <3

OPI - Care to Danse? 3 coats/capas with 1 coat/capa of Jordana - Pixie Pink

NOTD: Essie - Bikini So Teeny

Hey loves! Today I have another polish to show you from the Essie Summer 2012 collection. This light blue polish is called Bikini So Teeny. It is such a pretty blue with subtle shimmer in the bottle...too bad it didn't really translate on the nail. :( Like most of the Essie's I own...I had a little bit of trouble applying this polish but it could just be that I have large nail beds and the brush is so tiny? Not sure, either way the polish is gorgeous!

Hola chicas! Ahora les tengo otro esmalte de la colleccion Summer 2012 de Essie en el color Bikini So Teeny. No se porque la mayoría de mis Essie's, incluyendo este color, me dan problemas cuando me los pongo...talvez es porque la brocha es bien chiquita y mis uñas son largas? No estoy segura, igual...el color esta muy bonito! :)

Essie - Bikini So Teeny, 3 coats/capas.

and I decided I hated how thick and gross it looked (even though I loved the color!) so I stamped it with Essie - Blue Rhapsody (Using a BM plate) and added black dots with a dotting tool.

At the end of it all I still thought it looked messy and took it right off lol. Bad nail day!

Okay girlies...off to do some house work before I paint my nails again. lol :) Thanks for reading! xoxo

Polish Days October : Sentimental

The theme for this month's Polish Days is Sentimental. At first, I have to admit I felt a bit stumped...but as I sat at my desk it became very clear really fast what I had to do!

A little background/facts on my nail art today: I was born and raised in California. Grew up in the Bay Area! <3 I love where I'm from and wish I was still living there. Unfortunately my parents had personal problems and decided they had to move away from them...to a new state...and that state being Texas (ugh!...no offense to any of you Texans reading this! lol) Although I have grown to accept Texas...I would leave to California in a heartbeat if I had the chance. Therefore...the whole thing is a pretty sensitive subject for me because I left what felt like my entire life behind and had little choice in changing that (health problems, etc.).

Whew! Okay, on to my entry for Polish Days: October!

Thumb: The California state flag [Used FP - Paper Mache + acrylic paint, Konaded the Star]

Index: 49ers logo...my favorite (american) football team from San Francisco. [Used SC - Hot Hot Heat + acrylic paints]

Middle: Mickey Mouse heads that represent Disney Land! [Used FP - Black Expressionism + acrylic paint and dotting tool]

Ring: 510 is the area code I lived in for most of my life. [Used SH XW Blue Away! + acrylic paint]

Pinky: And finally...the logo for the San Francisco Giants...my favorite MLB team :) [Used FP - Black Expressionism + acrylic paint]

Here are the nails in more detail...and I did add in the text for the California flag with PS...there is no way I could write out "California Republic" with a brush that small! lol :) 

Thank you so much for checking this out! Can't wait to see everyone's designs/nails :) You can check them out below. Happy Tuesday!

NOTD x 2!

Hey there! Today I have a super quick post because I'm getting ready to head to bed (I pulled an all-nighter...again lol) but didn't want to do so without first showing you guys something! So here we go...

Hola! Ahora les tengo un post super corto porque en unos minutos me voy para la camita a dormir! No pude dormir en toda la noche por estar viendo videos en el internet jaja pero hoy si me retiro! Pero primero...los NOTD!

First up is Essie - Mojito Madness, 2 coats/capas.

and with glitter...OPI - Fresh Frog of Bel Air

and an old pink NOTD for BCA, China Glaze - Dance Baby:

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday! <3

OPI - My Very First Knockwurst

Hi all! I'm so sorry to have randomly disappeared on you all. I have spent most of my days since my last update totally freaking out over a broken molar I got on Friday. My biggest concern in this whole situation (aside from the money and pain, and only then it is a really far second/third) is my extreme anxiety/fear I have of the dentist. Silly, I know. Needless to say the situation has pushed me over the edge...so apologies in advance if I take another unannounced leave around here. :( I have still been doing my nails every day with my blog in mind. :) Sorry for all the personal nonsense...on with the NOTD

For the first day of October, seeing as how it is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I decided to kick it off with OPI - My Very First Knockwurst. The formula on this was just as good as Don't Pretzel My Buttons...great coverage with just two coats. Then I busted out my Martha Stewart Glitter and The Best Glue Ever and painted on some random stripes and added some light purple glitter. Big fail...looked better IRL than in picture but it was still kinda weird looking...lol took it off like an hour later! :)

Hola chicas! Discúlpenme por haberme desaparecido unos días. El viernes mientras estaba comiendo me quebré una muela. Desafortunadamente, me da muchísimo miedo ir al dentista y me eh pasado todo este tiempo deprimida y desesperada porque no se como le voy hacer! Por favor mandenme unas buenas vibras porque lo voy a necesitar! Jajaja :) 

Como el mes de Octubre es el mes de prevención del cáncer de los senos, decidí empesar el mes con un esmalte rosado. Para este NOTD use OPI - My Very First Knockwurst que salio con la colección de OPI Alemania. Luego, le puse un poquito de glitter en las puntas...que en realidad no me gusto como quedo pero ni modooo... :)

OPI - My Very First Knockwurst, 2 coats/capas.

Hope you have all been great! :) xoxo