Fruity

I tried my hand at nail art last night.

I started with my accent finger.

and then I though what do I do with all my other fingers, I painted them white, but I wasn't sure if I was just going to have white fingers or if I should do a stamp. So I looked at some of my bundle monster plates and saw some that had other fruits. I thought, I could free hand that,  maybe. So I took a shot at it.

And this is what I came up with. Cherries, Strawberries, grapes, and a lime. I tried doing grapefruit on my thumb but it didn't turn out the best, Also my right hand definitely doesn't look as good as my left, which I think turned out alright for my first try. All I used were dotting tools.

 

These are the dotting tools that I have, I found them on amazon.com They are Mash brand and were like $4

I'm not a huge fan of this mani, I think it is going to be a one day mani. But it was fun to try something new and different.

 I have a disposable pallet from an art class I had which is great for putting nail polish on for dotting, or trying out swatches, or I even use it for stamping. It feels kind of like wax paper, but is a bit thicker.

 

The brand of my is Utrecht, which is an art supplier, but I'm sure most stores that sell art supplies would have something like this. (i.e. Hobby Lobby, Michaels)

Absolutely

Hello Readers,

I know you're thinking, 2 posts in one week, amazing!! I know....

I wanted to share my mani. I thought the color was pretty. 

 

This is China Glaze's For Audrey with Nubar's Absolute holo on top

Absolute by itself is rather sheer and not as intense as most holos go.

I had to take pictures in my car before I went to work since there was lots of sun. 

 See the difference? Pictures inside don't look as vibrant. As you will also notice in the following pictures. Maybe I can find a good light for indoor pictures this week.

I also got some mini bottles of Lush Lacquer from Etsy in the mail. Sadly one bottle was broken =(

 I can't wait to use them.

(I love how the bubble wrap is nice and sharp in this photo but that actual subject is blurry, thanks phone camera =P)

This is the one that broke, its a clear base with a whole bunch of different colored and sized glitter. FUN!

It is probably my fault that it got broken. When I ordered it thru paypal I didn't check the address it was being sent to and it was shipped to my previous address. So it was forwarded and went back to Minneapolis then it was redelivered back at my old place and then after a call to the post office the other day it was finally delivered today. Plus its been ungodly hot here and sitting in a hot mail box probably isn't the best for nail polish.  So if you are purchasing using paypal, make sure to check the shipping address before ordering to avoid sad nail polish. However I think if I tape up the bottom real well I can salvage the bottle and still be able to use some of the polish. Yippie!

Here are the other two of my order. Birthday cake is a white base with rainbow glitter. Reminds me of funfetti cake. Party Hearty is a light shimmery pink base with pink and blue glitters and blue hearts.

 a better view of the actual polish

I thought I would share with you the base and top coats that I use.

This is the base coat I use. I think it is making my nails stronger. It says use once a week, which is what I do, otherwise I use Sally Hansen base and top coat with the blue lid. I get most of my Orly purchases from Sally Beauty or Ulta (when I am able to get to one)

This is the top coat I use most of the time. Seche Vite, don't ask me how to pronounce it. I like it because it dries fast and it is super shiny. Its usually $7-$9. It is also available at Sally Beauty and I find it at a local drug store. I don't think I have seen it at Walgreens.

Its over.....

until next post.....

Sheena

Hey Sister, here's my new post.

My sister said that she wanted me to write more in my blog. So here I am writing....

I have been busy with life and also have not yet put batteries in my camera, but I got a step closer by buying some. So, I don't have a lot of mani pictures for your viewing pleasure. I did, however, take a bunch of picture with my phone of new polishes, and my nail polish/make up "station." And I did take one of my mani today.

This is The Icing's Hey Sailor Boy with Jordana's Cosmic on top. Both of great blue and green glitters.

Hey Sailor boy is a blue base with small blue glitter and larger green glitter, while Cosmic is a clear base with big green, silver, and blue glitters. In this picture it looks dark almost black. but it is actually a nice cobalt blue. 

Here are my new polishes since I've been away. 

Mint Gelato is kind of sheer, so multiple coats are needed, it is kind of a robin's egg blue, maybe a little more green. It also has a delicious mint chocolate smell, even after dry. IT purple is redviolet metallic. Midnight Queen is is sheer navy base with irridescent shimmer/glitter.

Sorry this photo is blurry. Lavenbaby is one of my favorites. It is an opaque solid color,and a nice pinky purple. Holo Chrome is a sheer periwinkle base with silver holo glitters. Disco purple looks black in this picture, it is a dark purple, but not that dark. It does have some shimmer to it too. 

Moonstuck is a duo polish from Revlon, one side is a lilac color with some shimmer and the other is a light pink/purple with silver glitter.

 

I'm not a big gold person, I've gotten better though, I do have some gold jewelry now. (no its not Mr. T style either) Anyway I really like A Show at the Palladium as a gold color, its not gaudy. Peacock chunky, could have a better name, its a clear base with blue, purple, and green glitter hexagons.  I have it on my toes on top of IT purple. Silver star is fun. its a clear base with holo silver glitter and silver stars. I had red, white, and blue nails for the 4th with this over them. You do have to try hard to get a star out of there though and the glitter is sparse, so you need a couple of coats. 

 

Now on to where it all happens, haha

This is where I do my make in the mornings and paint my nails at night (usually). Its one of my old computer desks. It is kind of messy, but it is in the extra bedroom and there's not a lot of space. Also the other shelves on the desk, which I did not take a picture of, are full of papers, files, etc.

 Here is my stash. Its not as many as most polish bloggers have, but its a lot according to my husband. In the blue bin I have top/base coats, glitter polishes, and small bottles of polish. The clear bin is all regular polish. 

I got this cubby at Staples, it was about $16 and I don't remember how much the little bins were. I had to take these pink ones off the display. I have glitter stuff in one and cotton ball, make sponges, cotton pads in the other. I have my tools (buffer block, stamping stuff, tape, etc) in the little black drawer thing. In the stripy jar I have cotton balls. I found the little pink tray things at the dollar tree-4 for $1. I figured I would find a use for them, and I did. I have nail files in one and samples from my birchbox in the other. The polishes out are the ones I used tonight, which I mentioned earlier.

So there you have it.

Toodles,

Sheena