Polish Days: Geometry

Hi girls! So I decided to join the Polish Days group! I figured it would be a good way to motivate myself to do a little more nail art. (I have tons of nail art stuff I never use!) Sadly...I totally thought the day to post was today, Sept. 5th and it turns out it was due yesterday! Ugh. Horrible way to start.

It's okay though - I made a simple design and I'm posting it today and that's all that matters! So yesterday's Polish Day was supposed to be geometry themed. I could not come up with something more creative for the life of me...so I asked the SO for some help for the accent nail and the rest was just random placement of colors sectioned off with acrylic paint.

Hola! Espero se encuentren bien! :) Hace unas semanas atrás decidí ser parte del grupo Polish Days con la idea de motivarme a usar mis cosas que tengo para hacer nail art. Pense que el dia para actualizar era ahora pero parece que fue ayer! :( Esta bien...por lo menos logre hacer un diseño simple y se los estoy enseñado ahora! :) El tema esta vez fue geometría. Espero que les guste!

Here is my base color which was Essie - Play Date, 2 coats.

 

And then my random design. The black is one by Rimmel and the sparkly stuff is Holo Chrome by Kleancolor. The lines and accent nail were done with acrylic paint.

Thanks for stopping by! // Gracias por leerme! :)

Job hunting!

I finally did it. I quit my job! I couldn't be any happier right now. It feels so good to be free of all the drama, depression and uncertainty that was associated with it. But that means I have to job hunt now...which isn't all that fun either. I'm just praying I find something soon! :)

For today's fauxnad of the day I used a polish that didn't get much attention from the nail blogging world (as far as I'm aware of) by Revlon called Downtown. It came out with the Edgy Elegance collection which came out about a year ago, I think. It consisted of 8 polishes, all with the same metallic/shimmery like finish. The formula on Downtown was a little on the thick side but applied well. This is probably one of my better stamping jobs as it is really hard for me to fit any design on my nails at their shortest. So here tare my nails filed down as far as possible with a design from the BM-225 plate.

Al fin hice la decisión de dejar mi trabajo. Pase varios meses pensando sobre el tema pero gracias a dios la señora con la que trabajaba me lo hizo bien fácil. Ya estaba super fastidiada con todo y viéndolo bien fue la mejor decisión que pude haber hecho. Para mientras estaré buscando otro trabajo y ojala no se me haga muy difícil.

Ahora les tengo un esmalte de Revlon que salio el año pasado con la colección Edgy Elegance que se llama Downtown. Y de ahi decidí ponerme una estampilla porque casi nunca lo hago. Me cuesta mucho hacerlo porque casi siempre los diseños son muy chiquitos para mis uñas.

Revlon - Downtown

with the stamp!

 

Thanks for stopping by! / Gracias por leerme!

I.Hate.Mondays!

Just when I thought things could not get any worse, they did. I accidentally ran over a parking block and messed up my car. I don't even want to know how much my stupid mistake is going to cost. I just adopted a dog, the person I work for has seriously cut down on my work days and now the car problem. I feel like all I ever do here is whine about my personal life but times have been rough! Sorry! :( Anyway, this is all so depressing because all of this money is money that could have gone to pretty polishes I've been wanting and now it is looking like I'm going into a low-buy/no-buy.

Back to what this blog is about...today I have a Robin Moses inspired mani. I did this a while back and totally loved how it looked in person. Obviously mine is no where near as awesome as Robin's but I tried! The base polish is China Glaze - Harvest Moon (love this color!) and the design was made using acrylic paint I bought from Michael's. The brushes used were those cheap ones from eBay that come in a 3 pack.

Ahora me encuentro un poco deprimida, discúlpenme. :( Ayer fui a hacer un mandado y pegue mi carro contra un bloque de cemento en el parqueadero. No tengo idea como es que no logre verlo! Estoy un poco preocupada por razones de dinero. Como les conté, hace poco adopte a un perrito, la señora con la que trabajo no me esta dando muchos días de trabajo y ahora con lo del carro...no se ni lo que voy hacer.

Pero dejando mi vida personal a un lado, la manicura de hoy fue inspirada por Robin Moses. Claro mi diseño no me salio como el de ella pero era mi primera vez jugando con pinturas acrílicas y brochas! :) El esmalte que tengo puesto es China Glaze - Harvest moon y las flores las hice con pinturas acrílicas.

sorry for the blurry pictures! 

Happy Saturday!!

So I was going to post today's mani but I'm about to hop in the shower and get ready to go out and party! I'm running late already! lol :) Anyway, while looking through my photobucket I found this yummy mani. Happy Saturday girls!

Los iba dejar con el mani de ahora pero tengo que alistarme para salir con unos amigos! :) Pero para mientras...aqui les voy a poner un mani que encontre en mi photobucket. Que tengan feliz Sabado!

Orly - Fowl Play, 2 coats/capas

Sorry for my absence!

Sorry for having been gone so long! June and July have been some really hard times for me (and family). In late June a friend passed away in a horrible car accident caused by a drunk driver that was driving on the wrong side of the highway. The drunk driver killed 2 of the 3 passengers in the car, including our friend Nikki. Learning about the accident and attending the funeral got me a bit out of polish because it was just so much to process; I had never been through something like that. However, I have finally managed to pull myself out of it and decided I need to keep my head up and keep going.

Today...I have something from the "vault" for you guys because...I got a new dog today and my hands have quite literally been full! Haven't had a chance to do a new mani. I'll have to take some pictures of him later! I am only fostering him at the moment but will most likely be adopting him because he is so adorable and well behaved. :)

 Discúlpenme por no haber actualizado durante estos días. Junio y Julio an sido dos meses bien difíciles para mi porque una amiga falleció a finales de Junio en un accidente automovilístico. Después de oír las noticias sobre el accidente y atender el funeral se me hizo difícil encontrar alegría en pintarme las uñas. Pero todo esto sucedió hace un mes y ya mas o menos e logrado salirme de la depresión que me había entrado. Se que tengo que salir adelante y también aprender a valorar la vida y mis seres queridos mas que nunca.

Y para dejarlos con mejores noticias...hoy adopte a un perrito! Esta bien lindo! Tendré que poner fotos pronto pero para mientras los dejo con un mani de hace unos días atrás.

Orly - Stone Cold, 2 coats/capas

Orly - Rock Solid, 2 coats/capas

  

Past NOTD's...

I haven't had time to do my nails as much as I'd like lately but here are two past NOTD's with Revlon polishes!

No e tenido mucho tiempo para pintarme mis uñas últimamente :( pero los dejo con unos NOTD's de hace tiempo usando unos de mis favoritos esmaltes de Revlon.

Revlon - Starry Pink, 2 coats/capas

Revlon - Scandalous, 2 coats/capas over WnW Black creme.

Hope you all have a wonderful week. :) / Gracias por leerme! :)

Holos!

Without getting too into my personal life...lets just say this past weekend was extremely hard for me. I said things and did things I shouldn't have in an attempt to "fix" a situation I had no business fixing. I am in the process of fighting off the not-so-good feelings that have been left over and our weather here in Houston isn't helping! It's been cloudy and rainy all day! So in an attempt to brighten up my day...I leave you with two holos. :)

Este fin de semana fue unos de los mas difíciles para mi. Hice y dije cosas que an causado grandes problemas y todo por querer proteger a una persona muy cerca a mi. E pasado mucho tiempo pensando y triste pero no quiero dejar que lo que paso arruine mis días ni que sea causa por la cual no e actualizado por aqui. Y por eso los dejo con algo mucho mas alegre...unos esmaltes holográficos!

Nfu Oh #65 - 2 coats/capas, no top coat.

Laya - Ultra Violet - 2 coats/capas, no top coat.

Thanks for stopping by! / Gracias por leerme!