Every Girl Needs a Little Glitter

Wanted a little sparkle in my nails:

For this design, I used O.P.I.'s "Austin-Tatious Turquoise" and "Gone Gonzo" glitter nail polish over Sally Hansen's "Mint Sorbet."

Since, I love to play basketball, yet still am not able to play due to a torn achilles, I still like to shoot around.  And shooting with long nails is just a big no-no because I can't stand the sound of nails scraping against the ball when it is released (plus, don't you find it more difficult to type with longer nails? Maybe it's just me.)  I used scotch tape to make lines straight and a dotting tool for the dotted lines.

The holidays are approaching fast!  I think I have some holiday nail designs that I want to try out pretty soon, so stay tuned! :)

“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday, and celebrate just living!"

- Amanda Bradley

The Wonders of Nail Tape

Decided to go with "Chinchilly" with "Borrowed and Blue" Essie nail polish:

Love the color combo with these two.  I realized the lines on my pinky, had a hint of green in them because the nail tape that I was using was a shiny green.  Note to self: Use a white colored nail tape or a similar color to the nail polish, that way the color doesn't change when you have the nail tape on.

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
- Albert Einstein

Dippin' Dots

Excited that I got my new dotting tools so had to try out some dots :)

My friend said he wanted to eat my fingers because they looked like candy... and what do you say to that... thanks? :P

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"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

- Marthe Troly-Curtin

Feeling Stripe-y

So, I got a little impatient waiting for my nail tape from Amazon to arrive, which won't be coming for another two weeks.

 

I couldn't wait any longer to try the tape method, so I cut itty bitty pieces of scotch tape and formed my own nail tape. I wanted to make different thicknesses of the tape to create different sized stripes.

 

I used both O.P.I. and Essie nail polish, although I find myself having more difficulty with the Essie nail polish as it seems to be a bit thicker than O.P.I.  The purple sparkle nail polish was my first coat and because of the glitter, the pink nail polish on top was a little bumpy.  If you couldn't tell already, the Essie nail polish is the lighter pink and the darker is O.P.I.  I used the darker O.P.I. to see how it would look, then I wanted to try the Essie.  I decided I kind of liked the different shades of pink so decided to alternate each finger.  You have to wait about 5-10 minutes, until the nail polish dries before you peel off the tape, as it may not be clean lines if you pull it off too early.

Overall, I say my first stripes attempt was pretty successful.. I would like to make it even cleaner, so when my real nail tape comes, I'm hoping it will be easier. :)

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."  
- Scott Adams