And it was Called Yellow

Hiya, that song has been in my head since I put this color on my nails.  I'm a little annoyed now - lol!

One more day of holidays for me then back to work.  I had to pack up my desk and have everything ready to move while I was gone, so I'll be doing a lot of unpacking when I get back to work, ugh.  I had all these grand plans for my holidays, I wanted to update my stash page and I did do some work on it, but man it's time consuming to record it all!  I also wanted to rearrange everything - remember when I took my stash camping?  Well my friend's sister organized it by color and I've tried it out for a couple of weeks, but I don't like it.  I would rather have it organized by brand, it just works for me.  So I accomplished none of this, but I did manage to get a couple of posts in, so I'm happy!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder

Main Color:  Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Quick Canary

Accent Nails:  Essie - Licorice and Barielle - Going to the Chapel

I used acrylic paint to do the lines and dots

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Skulltastic

Hiya!!  I didn't post this mani yesterday because I took the day off today so had all night to finish this!  The hubby has dentophobia and has to get put out to have fillings, so he needs someone with him for 6 hours after waking up.  Hence the day off work.

So, things have been a little tough lately in my work life and it's really hard to feel good about going to work. Yesterday I decided on some retail therapy to help with the blues.  I'm in love with neons right now and I've only got little baby bottles, so decided to get more.  My last neon mani, Knee Yawn Pink, I had a hard time with the pink polish being horrible to put on.  I thought it was a bum bottle, but guess what??  I had the same issue with the ones I bought!  Is it a neon thing?  My old neon polishes apply like any normal polishes.  These ones dry almost matte, the same consistency of crackle polish, it's so strange - anyone else notice this??  And I bought a range of polishes from Nina Ultra Pro to dollar store polish and they all have the same formula!  I've decided it's a losing battle on finding normal neon polish formula, so I'll continue to struggle through with what I've got!

My right hand, the one with the wonky finger :)

Left hand with natural light.  The thumb and leopard print is supposed to be a neon pink and it looks orange, can't expect much from a dollar store nail polish!

Both hands :)

My sister, who is my most favoritest person in the WHOLE world, recently went to San Francisco with my aunt, uncle and cousins and I asked her to pick me up some polish that you can't find here.  She's the sweetest thing in the whole world, she's only 15 and has a Green Mowing company, so she doesn't have a whole bunch of cash, but she picked me up two nail art polishes from Sinful - something you definitely can't find here.  She didn't realize they were nail art polishes, but I love them all the same.

Left:  Lagoon, Right:  Me First

While I was waiting for the hubby to finish at the dentist, I went and picked up my sister from downtown and got to hang out with her for a bit.  As I've mentioned, she's super crafty and talented, she bought some henna and gave me a tattoo, so cute, hey?

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder
Pink:  Billie - Fuscha
Bows:  Billie - Purple Haze
White Base:  Barielle - Going to the Chapel
Black Base: Wet n Wild - Black Creme
Neon Yellow - Nina Ultra Pro - Solar Flare
I used acrylic paint to do the skulls.

Holla, N

Old School Tattoo or Nail Art?

Hiya!  Did you miss me?  Likely not, but hey, it was weird for me not to post last night, I just assumed it would be weird for you too!  This mani took me forever!!  By the time I was done, it was too dark out to take an outside shot, so I waited until today to post.

I'm a HUGE Robin Moses fan, her nail art is amazing!!  Random Me Fact:  I LOVE doing art and crafting.  I come from a long line of crafters.  My grandma is the Queen crafter, you should see her craft nook, and my mom follows close behind.  My sister and I are the princesses of crafting - well more my sister, she's amazing!  So I've had some experience with acrylics, but never to do nail art.  Now that I've started this blog and found Robin Moses, I've found a new love and use for acrylics!  Hope you enjoy!!

I'm posting this from my grandparents house, the hubby is helping my Grandpa-pa insulate and build his outdoor shed so my Grandma invited me for dinner.  SCORE!!  Who can pass up a free dinner and a good home made one at that!  I don't have a list of the polishes I used, but will add that once I'm home.

Back home!!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder
Thumb:  Nyx - Carnation
Pointer:  Revlon - Sunshine Sparkle
Pinkie:  Sally Hansen - Red Velvet
Accent Fingers:  Barielle - Going to the Chapel
Top Coat:  Seche Vite and ProFX

Holla, N

Knee Yawn Pink

Who loves mad gab??  I do!!

I don't normally review products or provide my opinion on polish formula's, because they all seem the same to me.  But not the neon pink I used today.  This stuff was beyond crap, it went on like a matte/crackle polish, but dried semi glossy - you know the super thick formula that clumps and dries weird, almost like chalkboard paint?  It also has a hint of glitter which I was so excited about - you can hardly tell once on because the formula was so crappy.  I'm wondering if it was a bum bottle/batch, I picked up a package of 5 polishes at Winners and all the others are great.  I tried googling reviews on said product and couldn't find a thing.  Have you ever had a crap bottle of polish that was like pulling teeth to put on?  What did you do??

I generally don't post pictures of my right hand because when I was a kid, my middle finger got slammed in a van door.  The nail nail ended up following off and leaving me with a wonky nail, so I hate the look of my right hand, but I love how the two hands look together, so have added a shot of both hands below.

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder

Main Color:  Barielle - Pink Fury

Accent Nails:  Wet n Wild - Black Creme, Barielle - Going to the Chaple and Klean Color - Neon Lime

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Aloha Ha

Juneau Hawaii Filler Bowed Ewe?

Happy Hibiscus Monday!  This was surprisingly easy to do, which I'm super shocked about.  And what's more surprising is that the picture with the flash is more true to the color of the Nyx polish I used - usually it's the other way around.  The only issue with this mani is that on my middle finger, I can see a glaringly obvious little black fuzz in the middle of the flower - poop!  I choose not to do the stamens (is that what you call them? I'm sure my CS will correct me!!) because I didn't think they needed them, plus I was so stoked they turned out well - on the first try - that I didn't want to mess them up!!  Plus, how much do you love the pink???  On sale for $1 - money well spent, eh?  Oh and before you ask, I did my right hand too and it looks good - Happy Monday, indeed!

Super happy fun points if you can figure out the mad gab above!!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder

Main Color and Hibiscus Flowers:  Nyx - Dolly Pink

Accent Color:  Barielle - Going to the Chapel

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Yummy Yellow

I'm in the midst of adding and editing my blog, so you may notice some new things - they don't work right now, but they will, so please be patient with me - I want to make sure you're getting everything you need and want out of my blog!

In the meantime, please enjoy today's mani!!  I'm usually not a fan of pearly nail polish, I like the more matte colors, but this yellow is sooooo yummy!!  I bought the glitter polish on the same day, not intending them to match, but I think they really do - score!

In natural light - something I don't usually have when I do my nails at night :)

With Flash

Base Coat:  Orly - Bonder
Main Color:  Sally Hansen Insta-Dry - Quick Canary
Accent Color:  Wet n Wild - Black Creme and Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - Multi-Faceted
Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Cheetah Bomb

Doesn't that sound like "she's the bomb?"  I love love love today's mani, I love the brown with flecks of gold and I'm so into Cheetah print right now.  Mostly because I can actually do this on my nails, but also because I've been watching endless episodes of Jerseylicious lately and love how everything and everyone is covered, usually head to toe, in Cheetah print.  Why can't Tracy and Olivia just get along?!

Base Coat:  Orly - Bonder

Dark Color and Cheetah Dots:  China Glaze - Ingrid

Light Accent:  Revelon - Creme Brulee

Black Accent:  Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen - Black

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

So Frustrating

I'm not even going to tell you how many times I took my polish off tonight, let's just say I have no more nail  polish remover.  This is going to be a lot harder than I thought, trying to better my designs every day.  I've decided, and I'm going to try really hard to stick to this, to do what I like, no more trying to impress.  There are way too many creative people out there for me to compete with!

Base coat:  Orly Bonder

Main Color and Dots:  Wet  n Wild - Black Creme

Left Hand Accent Main:  Klean Color - Neon Lime

Right Hand Accent Main and Bow:  NYC - Times Square

Top Cop:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Except in a Washing Machine

As a kid I remember my mom always saying "blue and green should never be seen except in a washing machine."  Usually my mom's spot on, but I'm beginning to question her wisdom on this one.  I've noticed that a lot of the new fashions out there have this color combination - so, who's right, me or the mother?

Base coat: Orly Bonder

Main Color:  China Glaze - Four Leaf Clover

Accent Color:  China Glaze - Man Hunt

Dots:  NYC - French White Tip

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Happy Father's Day

I don't usually do my nails on the weekends, but was watching a boring movie and needed something to keep my hands busy - Happy Father's Day all you great dads out there!!

Basecoat:  Sally Hansen - Hard as Wraps

Main Color and Pinstripes:  Maybelline New York - Blue Freeze

Accent Nail:  NYC - French Tip White

Tie:  China Glaze - Black Diamond

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N