Christmas Wreath Nail Art Tutorial

 Hope you guys enjoy this cute Christmas wreath nail art design!!

OMG I've been slacking!!

Hey guys!! So sorry I haven't updated in a while! My town was hit by Hurricane Sandy so I was out of power for a while, and then I was just being lazy about updating. I've been making videos for my YouTube channel though, so you can keep up with me there.

Anyway, here are some photos of my most recent manicures. If you want a tutorial on any, please let me know.

Thanks for reading! See you soon!

Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon Nail Art Tutorial

Hey guys!  I've got another pink nail art tutorial for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Today, I did a seed bead breast cancer ribbon.

Here's what you'll need:

I used one coat of Nutra Nail Bulletproof Strengthening (I cannot stress how much I LOVE this product), followed by one coast of Seche Clear base coat.  After it was dry, I applied two coats of a hot pink polish - I used Avon Speed Dry in 'Strawberry'.  I allowed my base color to dry COMPLETELY.
Once my polish was dry, I used my dotting tool dipped into some cheapo clear polish (I used a Revlon one I've had for a while).  With my dotting tool, I drew a ribbon shape quickly and then basically dumped on some light pink seed beads (8 little bottles of different colors for $1 and Dollar Tree).  It came out really messy but I was able to clean it up and make it look like a breast cancer ribbon!  I let the ribbon design dry for a while, probably about 20 minutes, then topped with Seche Vite top coat.

Here's the finished product:

And a closeup of the ribbon: (sorry for the glare)

I love the way it came out!  It may come off in a few days but that's OK, it's for a good cause!

I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial and will give this design a try!

Thanks for reading/watching!  See you all next time :)

Haul/Swatches Combo #2! Dollar Tree & Rite Aid

Hey guys!  Another weekend has passed and of course it was another weekend of shopping!  I went to Rite Aid and Dollar Tree and bought a few new polishes.  I actually went to a different Dollar Tree than the one I usually go to, and I'm SO glad I did because they had a ton of different stuff!

Swatch photos are at the bottom of the post.
Here's the haul video:

And the colors: (swatches at the bottom of the post)

Left: Wet n Wild 'Sunny Side Up', a light/medium orange creme finish...almost the color of a creamsicle! Right: Wet n Wild 'Rain Check', a shimmery bluish-purplish-gray.  Just gorgeous.  Both were 99 cents each at Rite Aid.

Left: Wet n Wild 'Blue Moon', a very dark blue with a shimmer of blue and almost green.  It's probably my favorite one I picked up this weekend and the photos/video do NOT do it justice. (99 cents at Rite Aid).  Right: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure 'Himalayan Blue', a lovely sky blue creme finish.  I got this one at Dollar Tree ($1).  I've seen these in other stores and I could have sworn I saw it for $1.99 but one of my Youtube subscribers told me they retail in some places for $8! So my $1 purchase was definitely a steal!

Left: Sinful Colors striper 'Flower Girl', a gold glitter nail art striper ($1.99, Rite Aid).  Right: Color Mates striper, 'Red'...creative! Shall I describe? It's red LOL ($1, Dollar Tree)

Left: Color Mates striper 'Purple Shimmer'...again with the creativity! It's a shimmery purple lol.  Center: Color Mates striper 'Glitter Lites', a silver glitter with both large and small glitters...so pretty!  Right: Color Mates striper 'Opal Glitter', basically a clear polish with some gold-tinted glitter in it.  It's a very subtle glitter and looks gorgeous over my current manicure (see my previous post).  All of these were $1 at Dollar Tree.

 I also picked up these little seed beads for nail art.  I've seen these all over Youtube but never saw any in my local Dollar Tree...but the other local one I went to had a ton of different designs!  There were little sequins and such, but I chose the seed beads to start out with.  I've never used anything like these for nail art so I'm pretty excited! ($1, Dollar Tree)



And the swatches:

Thumb: Color Mates striper 'Red' & Sinful Colors striper 'Flower Girl'; Index: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure 'Himalayan Blue'; Middle: Wet n Wild 'Blue Moon'; Ring: Wet n Wild 'Rain Check'; Pinky: Wet n Wild 'Sunny Side Up'

Thumb: Color Mates striper 'Purple Shimmer' & Color Mates striper 'Glitter Lites'; Index: Color Mates striper 'Opal Glitter'



That's all I've got for you today, stay tuned for my next pink nail art tutorial for Breast Cancer Awareness month - I've got one or two more pink manicures before I do my Halloween stuff!

Thanks for reading&watching, I hope you enjoyed!  I'll see you guys next time!

Latest manicure! Simple pink with glitter accent (Breast Cancer Awareness #2)

Hey guys! Just wanted to share a quick manicure with you today. I started this manicure with one coat of Nutra Nail Bulletproof Strengthening Formula. Then I added one coat of my Seche Clear basecoat followed by two coats of Avon's 'Retro Rose'. Once that was totally dry, I painted some glitter (Colormates striper in 'Opal Glitter') on my accent nail. I finished with my Seche Vite top coat. It came out looking so cute! I love this new glitter I bought!

I've been working on some ideas for more pink nail art tutorials for Breast Cancer Awareness month. I just bought some little seed beads so I'll be experimenting with those. Also, look out for my latest haul which I put on YouTube yesterday and I'll probably post up here tonight.
Thanks for reading, I'll see you guys next time!

Water Marble Tutorial - Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hey guys!  I have the first of my series of pink manicures for you today!  As you may know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  So I'm going to be doing a few pink nail designs until Halloween.  Today I've got a pink swirl water marble tutorial.  I actually did it twice, thinking I would choose one or the other to put up on Youtube, but I decided I liked them both so I just put up both.

Here's take one:

And take two:

And the finished product:

Stay tuned for more pink nail art tutorials!  I hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading/watching!
See you next time!

Haul/swatches combo!

Hey guys!  I spent all weekend shopping and, of course, I had to pick up a few new polishes!

Here's the haul/swatch video.  I'd suggest you watch it because (silly me) I forgot to take photos of the swatches!  Shame!  But I did take pics of the polishes which I'll include in this post as well.

And the colors:

Left: L.A. Colors 'Treasure Island', a sheer teal base with blue and green glitter. ($1, Dollar Tree)  Right: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails 'Rock Bottom', a shimmery purple. ($1.92, Wal-Mart)

Left: Wet n Wild 'Caribbean Frost', a shimmery teal. (99 cents, Shop Rite--yes, the grocery store!)  Right: Wet n Wild 'Tickled Pink', a soft baby pink. (99 cents, Rite Aid)

Left: Sinful Colors 'A Slice To Go', a hot pink nail art striper. ($1.99, Rite Aid)  Right: Sinful Colors 'Love Me', a clear polish striper loaded with pink, purple, and turquoise glitter. ($1.99, Rite Aid)


That's all for now, but stay tuned for more hauls, swatches, and nail art...I've already bought two more polishes this week and the weekend is coming up so of course there will be more LOL

Thanks for watching/reading!  I hope you enjoyed :)  See you next time!