Color Blocked Gradient

Have you ever gotten to that point in the week when you just feel completely exhausted and you're beyond ready for the weekend? Have you ever gotten to that point on a Tuesday? Maybe it's just because my weekend was so amazing or maybe this week really is just the worst but it's been a rough couple of days and I'm really looking forward to the weekend.

But there's nothing quite like some relaxing nail art to really take your mind off of things. 

Holo Pond Manicure

It's Spring! How exciting! Now, Spring isn't by any means my favorite season. Fall is. But there's something magical about spring. I love the beginning of spring; the time of year when there's still enough of a chill to wear a light sweater but everything is starting to bloom. It is lovely. 

To celebrate, I slapped together a fun, bright mani to wear. You'll notice that I'm back to square nails. I thought it was time for a change. I'm not sure how I feel about it, though. I'm already missing the round shape...

Sparkly Halloween Jelly

I love Halloween. It is, by far, my favorite holiday. Actually, it's really the only one that hubby and I really get into. For the rest of the month, I want to do nothing but Halloween designs. I have some really fun designs planned but I want to start out with something simple.

I know that some people don't care for jelly polishes. I like them, though, and every once in a while, I get a hankering to use them.

31dc2014 Day 11 - Polka Dots

My favorite day of the 31 day challenge is here! I love polka dots so so so so much! When I was planning out my designs for the challenge, this was one of the first that I came up with. 

Also, I am SO pleased with the way this design turned out! I would wear this one every single day. It doesn't hurt that I used my favorite color. ;)

Snowy

I don't want to do solely Christmas nail art this month. I want to add in some fun Winter-themed nail art, too. Winter is my second favorite season; right after Fall. What I love about it is snow. Snow is just so pure and pretty and sparkly and soft looking. I just love it!

This is a design that I actually did over the weekend and never got around to posting. It's all about snow. And orange. Just because. :)

Pond Spots

I kept seeing a "pond hearts" design on Pinterest and I wanted to recreate it but, for some reason, I never did. Well, a few days ago, I gave it a shot. Then, I forgot to take photos and ruined my nails before I could. So, I did it again! I used this tutorial from Adventures In Acetone and gave it my own twist.

Jelly Sandwich...mmm...

The other night, I was explaining to my girlfriends what a jelly sandwich was. Glitter polish "sandwiched" between layers of jelly polish. It made me want to have a jelly sandwich for my next manicure. Unfortunately, I only own one jelly (or sorbet, according to OPI) polish. I love it, though. 

The orange is OPI Y'all Come Back Ya Hear and the glitter is OPI Rainbow Connection. I did two layers of jelly, a layer of glitter, two more layers of jelly, and finished with top coat.
 
Aaahh!!! I love it!!! For those of you who don't know, orange is my favorite color. So, although this may not be the most seasonally appropriate color choice, if there is any shade of orange involved, I could care less. :) Also, I love all things glitter and the more colors, the better. So, Rainbow Connection is one of my favorite glitters. It has small, medium, and large hex glitters in almost every color you could think of. There is silver, orange, yellow, blue, purple, green, and red. Lovely. 

This mani will only be on for a few days. Soon, I will start some holiday manis, I think. I'm toying with the idea of a little water marbling. We shall see...