sally hansen nail prisms "ruby diamond"

How pretty is this color?  I have NO idea where it came from though!  It just wound up on my collection one day and I am guessing my mom just tossed them in there.  While these are discontinued (and I have no clue why!) you can still find them on e-bay and probably google if you just do a little digging.

Ruby Diamond is a pretty magenta holo that covers so nicely in just two thin coats!  There is no topcoat in these pictures.

How many pictures is one supposed to take before they realize there's little to no chance of catching the true beauty of a polish?  I got to about 25 and they all looked the same, sans these two.  They are unfortunately the pick of the crop!  This color is definitely stunning in real person.  I would have considered taking these in natural light but there hasn't been any sun lately.

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NOTD; beautiful girl

This color is one of my favorites. So girly.  I love pinks and cremes and pastels so this is perfect!  Somewhat tricky application.  This is about 3 and 1/2 coats.. yes 3 and 1/2.  Some parts were streaky and a few nails needed a 4th coat while some just needed an extra brush over another spot.  Still love it regardless (=

I realize I have posted this color once before but this time around I used a better camera (=  Also, I am taking baby steps in progressing towards perfecting the gap!!  It's sooooo much easier to remove polish when you don't have to pick and tear at your cuticles to remove every last bit of color.

cuppycake nail art

I've been seeing cuppycake nails all over lately and makes sense with cupcakes on the rise and possibly peak of their popularity.  This design is not my own, but as mentioned, they're everywhere and I haven't the slightest clue of who did this first.  I had lots of fun with these and once the first one was done, I was able to get the hang of it and finish my other nails in an assembly line fashion.

background:  Funky Fingers "Cheshire"
wrappers: Funky Fingers "Daiquiri on deck" and China Glaze "Lemon Fizz"
icing/sprinkles/cherry: assorted Art Club Nail Art polishes
I used a paperclip for the sprinkles and shine on the cherry and and the end of a paintbrush for the cherry itself.

For the following picture, I did a little more abstract cupcake design doing only one accent nail as a cupcake and the rest as icing and sprinkles (=

I used L.A. Girl "French White" for the bigger white parts.  I made a tutorial which I will be sure to post later!

blue glitter comparison

I was playing around with my polishes yesterday and decided to look at all my blue glitters.  Basically, that's it lol.

My acetone was severely drying my skin, so excuse the dryness.  I didn't moisturize before taking these, oops.

Also, I hate captchas, just saying!

Blue Hawaiian French Manicure

I decided to add a little sparkle to my Funky Finger's South Hampton Seafoam mani.  I used my nail guides and did just one quick swipe with China Glaze's Blue Hawaiian.  I love how blue can be winter-y and spring-y at the same time (=

NOTD; south hamptom seafoam

What a cute name (=  This is a beautiful springy robin's egg blue creme, or tiffany blue, I guess.  It's a subtle difference.  Either way, love love love!

Pre-cleanup, excuse the mess xD

Sad sad; my index finger finally went!  The nail itself was destroyed thanks to my fakies I had used months ago but I had been using strengthening foundations to try and make it work.  And it held on for a long time.  I was cleaning underneath my nails and the tool I was using pierced RIGHT THROUGH the middle of the free edge.  It didn't technically break, but it looked a mess.  If I had tried to file/buff it, it would have made it even more thin and fragile.

I don't know if you can tell, but where the light hits my index nail, you can see a break in the white part.  That's how dramatic the dent in my nail is from when I stopped using fakes.  All of my other nails have much less noticeable indentations and much much less damage.  My left hand is worse than my right since I am right handed and was able to push the fakes on harder with that hand.  Ugh )=  They're about half way grown out.  Only a few more months to go!  Also, I added a cute french tip to these, I'll update later!