Stamping over Duochrome

It's been unseasonably warm for February here in Michigan over the last few days. People are loving it but I miss the snow. I love winter and I don't want it to be over. Spring is nice, too, but it doesn't hold a candle to winter. 

None of this has anything to do with today's nail art; just some thoughts. :)

Christmas Sweater Nails

I have this terrible habit of waiting until late to start doing my nails. And since I can never decide what I want to do with them, it takes me quite some time to get done. There's no reason for me posting these so late other than just that. I didn't sit down to do them until after 10 and you know the rest.

For today's Christmas design, I chose some Fair Isle style images from my favorite holiday Born Pretty stamping plate.

Fuzzy Christmas French Manicure

As of yesterday, I am officially on vacation from work for the rest of the year. I'm excited to take it easy for a couple of weeks. In a week, my family is coming to visit from Tennessee and I couldn't be more excited. I don't get to see them often so I can't wait to spend Christmas with them.

For today's Christmas design, I was going to do the typical Santa manicure but wanted to do something simpler. 

Born Pretty Review

I love stamping. But I really struggle with it sometimes. My main problems have always been getting images straight/centered and not screwing images up when "rolling" the stamper. Well, today I'm reviewing a Born Pretty Store product that will potentially alleviate both of those problems.

*I received this product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

31DC2016 Day 7 - Black and White Nails

Just a super quick post today because, frankly, I almost forgot to make this post and it's quite late.

It's black and white nails day which I love because it's a classic combination that always looks great. 

Colors used: Kleancolor Metallic Black and Sally Hansen Hard to Get

31DC2016 Day 1 - Red Nails

It's September! It's really September?! This 31 Day Challenge seriously snuck up on me. I'm glad it's here. I've been needing some inspiration and motivation.

A lot of people in the nail art community take part in the challenge in September. That's when I choose to do it and this will be my fourth challenge. Sarah at Chalkboard Nails created some gorgeous graphics to go along with the challenge.

Born Pretty Review

I've got a review from Born Pretty Store and what has newly become one of my favorite type of products from them. A stamping plate.

*I received this product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Born Pretty Review

*This product was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

31DC2015 Days 30 & 31

Here we are at the end of the 31 day challenge. I fell behind a couple of times but I've got the final two designs done and I'm finishing on time. I fell behind yesterday because I was helping a friend move. I'm all caught up now and I'm both relieved and sad that the challenge is over. But only one year until I do it all over again! 

31DC2015 Days 23-28 : Yikes!

I fell a little behind in the challenge. Six days behind. It wasn't for no reason though. Life got in the way and the challenge had to take a backseat. It's okay though, because you know what I did? I did a nail art marathon and knocked out all six designs! Wahoo! I may have rushed through some of the designs and they aren't my best work, I'll be honest. But some of them turned out great and I loved them. So, let's get into this because this is going to be a loooong post!

Innova Nails

My husband has a lot of hobbies. A lot. He cycles between them all every several months but there's one that he's pretty much always into: disc golf. For those of you who don't know anything about the sport, it takes the basic principles of golf but you use frisbees instead of a ball and clubs. And instead of putting into a hole, you throw into a metal basket. I suck at it. It's a passion of his, though. Another passion he has is collecting discs. He's got a pretty large collection and he spends a lot of time buying, selling, and trading discs. I asked him what his favorite brand was and he said it was Innova Disc Golf. 

Every once in a while, I do nail art inspired by hubby's hobbies. In the past it's been fishing, hunting, and video games. Hubby has been asking for ages that I do some disc golf nail art so I thought it was about time. I used the Innova logo for inspiration.

Born Pretty Review

It's review time! Woo hoo! Boy, do I have some pretties to share with you today!

*I received this product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Studded Stamping

One of my favorite nail polishes for Spring/Summer is ORLY Fancy Fuschia. It's my bestie's favorite, too; she reaches for it just about every time I do her nails. She loves it! So much so that I bought her a bottle of her own for Christmas. Anyway, I saw it the other day and decided to wear it.

Glittery Funky French

Don't you love it when you see a nail polish and you're instantly inspired by it? I opened my Funky Fingers drawer the other day and that's exactly what happened. I saw Mermaid Lagoon and KNEW I had to use it and I knew just what I wanted to do.

Born Pretty Review

Today I have another Born Pretty Store product review to share with you. I'm really excited about this one...

*Disclaimer: I received this product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Pink, Glitter, and a Little Metal

I'm still playing around with all of my new polishes and trying to come up with some fun color combinations. Luckily, glitter goes with everything. Especially multi-colored glitter! 

Multichrome, Waterfall, and Stamping

One of my favorite polishes, currently, is ILNP Birefringence. It's an Ultrachrome with a wide range of color changes and it's just lovely. I was trying to come up with some fun nail art to do including Birefringence but I didn't want to cover it up with anything. So I thought of some other designs to put alongside it in corresponding colors.

Simple Gradient Stamping

Along with all of the new nail polishes I've gotten this month, I also got a new set of stamping plates (my first Pueen set) and new stampers. So I have a fun gradient stamped design to share using them and some of my new polishes!

January Nail Polish Haul (So Far)

So far, 2015 has been a GREAT year in terms of my nail polish stash. I splurged a bit and collected quite a few new pretties to add to my collection. I'm especially excited to be trying out a few new brands for the first time!