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.

Just a Quickie : Sparkly Snowflake Nails

Base : China Glaze Prism topped with OPI Indigo Motif

Stamping : Sally Hansen Silver Sweep 

Stamping Plate : BPX-L008

Candy Canes & Holly

Day 2 of my 12 days of Christmas nail art is here. I asked hubby what Christmas design I should do today and he replied with candy canes and holly. Easy enough! 

Born Pretty Review

Another Born Pretty review for you guys! This is my favorite type of nail art product from their site; their stamping plates. I have yet to be disappointed with one and this one is no exception.

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

Flakies, Gradients, & Holo

Have you ever started doing your nails and you can't stop just adding more and more until you realize that you may have gone overboard? Yeah, I tend to do that. A lot. You know what, though? Sometimes more is more. Right?

Musical Pond Mani

I was playing around with my OPI ColorPaints and decided to do a pond manicure. I wanted to experiment a little, though, and see how well it would work with stamped images. It turns out that it works quite well.

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 14 - Delicate Print

I'm pretty sure that in every 31 day challenge I've taken part of, I've done a stamped manicure for the delicate print prompt. I'm not very good at fine detail work when it comes to hand painted designs so stamping is a perfect alternative. Plus, I really enjoy stamping. 

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

It's review time again! Wahoo! Once again, I have a Born Pretty Store nail art item to review for you guys!

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

Fall Stamping

The weather has been just amazing here in Michigan! It's been cool, some rain (my favorite) and even a flurry or two one morning at 4am! This is, by far, my favorite time of year. Naturally, my color schemes for nails and makeup change accordingly. Here and there I'll still have a yearning for something bright but mostly I lean toward deeper, richer colors.

31DC2015 Day 15 - Delicate Print

Whenever I get to the delicate print prompt in the 31 Day Challenge, I automatically think of stamping. My mind instantly goes over all of the stamping plates that have pretty, delicate prints or patterns that would be perfect. This year was no different. And you know what? I have no problem stamping out a manicure for the challenge. I actually knew exactly which plate I was going to use, too, and it took me about two minutes to pick my polish colors.

31DC2015 Day 5 - Blue Nails

Just a quick post today. Today's prompt is blue nails. This design idea was a collaborative effort between me and hubby.

Sunset, Stamping, & Studs

I have a thing about the sky. I love nature, in general, but I really love the sky. Whenever I tote my camera around you'll probably see me snapping photos of the sun, moon, clouds, anything sky related. If I see some remarkable clouds or a sunset or a sunrise, I'll probably snap some with my phone. Well, the other day hubby called me to come outside and check out the sky. There was a storm rolling in and the storm clouds were covering up a sunset sky. The clouds had turned a brilliant red color. It was stunning.

This manicure is inspired by that sunset. Well, it started that way, anyhow. I sat down intending to do a stormy sunset gradient. But I couldn't get the colors to blend the way I wanted them to. So I changed the colors. It snowballed from there but the end result is pretty great.

Born Pretty Review

It's review time! This time I'm reviewing a stamping plate I received from Born Pretty Store and I am so excited to share it with you. I love stamping plates! They've always been great for a quick mani but they're turning into something more and more versatile with different stamping techniques. Today's design used some reverse stamping along with regular stamping and I am thrilled with the results!

*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.

Just a Quickie: Teal Valentine's Day Nails

Silver: Sally Hansen Celeb City

Teal: Julep Amy

Stamping: Sally Hansen Black Heart/Pueen68

Glitter: Hard Candy Bachelor Party

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.

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.