Red, White and Blue

HOO-RAH alas my nail FLAGGED Nail tutorial :)
I decided to take a quirkier approach to my flags and did marbleized flag. I've seen this ALL over and have been ITCHING to try it,I had a blast but boy was this messy.
Have any of you tried this? What was your biggest peeve?


Things you need:
Nail buffer (to smooth, shine & shape your nails)
Orange stick (cuticles)
Small bowl filled w/ water
Flat surface that u can make messy i.e. show box lid
Polish remover
LOTSSS of Q-tips to clean edges

Polishes from left -> right:
Wet N' Wild Fast Dry (Saved by the Blue)
Milani Nail laquer (Ruby Jewels)
L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art (Gold Glitter)
Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Base/Top Coat (Clear)
Covergirl Boundless Color (White Night)
Maybelline Express Finish 50 sec (Clear)

Make sure your nails are smooth, and even so that the polish lays flat and wont peel.

Start by placing drops of the colors you would like, add more of a color if you'd like it to be the focus color.

Dip each finger individually until entire nail covered to your desire
(do this quickly, as the polish dries it doesnt lay flat on your nail when you lift it up and u have to flatten it yourself...BIGGER mess!)

Take a swab to the edges of your nails, and wipe the pad of your nails w/ polish remover

And VOILA MARBLE NAILS!

Flagged

Hello Dearies,
I thought i'd share a nail D.I.Y. that i'm DYING to try.
Ive been inspired by the blue polish from my "Spotty Dotty" post.
So inspired that i went out & purchased some blue polish!
Its bluer than i had anticipated but i am just thhat much more inspired b/c of its TRUE BLUE quality.
Which is what leads me to my next D.I.Y. to try....the good old American Flag for the 4th of July.
Tell me, have you tried this before? What were your results? Any ideas to add to the pot?

I'm so excited can't wait for next week to give them a shot.
Look out for pics sometime next week :)
HAPPY NAIL DIY'N

Lee

Spotty Dotty

Jeans: Old Navy | Ring: Payless | Sandals: Old Navy
Polish: Orly-Charged up (Blue) #40679 & O.P.I.- Did it on em (Green) #NLN13


In dire need of FRESH nails i took a pit-stop at a local nail shop.
Uninspired but in dire need of a fresh coat i had no intent of designs,
All i knew was I was feeling dark, but not black yet i still wanted a POP & i found it in this FAB shrek green (:
The lady doing my wretched toes (despise my toes) was wearing a sweater similar to this haha
all it took was a sweater and *BOOM* instant inspiration!
Don't you just love getting inspired by the most random things.
Whats the oddest thing that has inspired you? What colors are you salvitating over?

Catch you next time,

Lee xo

Candy Cane Digits

Hey lovlies I'm back after sometime....this cold weather leaves me in such a funk but recently I felt like adding some holiday joy.....what better way than with a DIY of the nail kind! I've been seeing a plethor of these type of nails in the blogger world so i had to try myself :D Have you tried any designs for this holiday season or seen some that caught your eye..if so what are your faves??

SALLY HANSEN "Diamond Shine" Base/Top Coat
COVERGIRL CG BOUNDLESS COLOR "White Night"
MILANI "Ruby Jewels"

Clean nails w: acrylic

Base

I did each nail entirely and went back later to perfect lines & varied thickness of lines

Polish has an awesome subtle glitter that makes it awesome to layer onto other colors

All done :) (I did it while i was at my desk at work eek)

Up close...love the ring finger strips i wish the rest had came out that way

I needed a fill but i broke my pinky nail so i havent gone yet. Despite what the photo shows the lines going a diff angle distract from the horizontal lines my receding acrylic is causing :p

Gloria Vander-WHO?

Sweater: H&M
Jeans: Hand me down Gloria Vanderbilt high waisted jeans
Top: Unknwn
Heels: Shoedazzle "Tempo"
Nails: Diy Burberry (gratis to a steady hand)


I had'nt realized how difficult it is for many to take simple photos,(sigh)so PLEASE bear with me! I'm trying to teach the basics to my co-worker and i must say she gets an A for effort :)
I'm feeling a change coming far as my attire choices go..something along the lines of effortless effort?
When was the last time you felt yourself nudging in a *new* style direction??

NAiLED iT! Burberry X Randomness

So I've been itching to take a moment of silence to do same nail fancy.
i FINALLY had a moment Sunday while watching my Tivo'd SHREK-Forever After lol & came up with a Burberry design. I had done it years a go once but w/out white so i made this more true to design.
I just wish i had someone else fingers to do it on so the lines would be straighter
(i contemplated begging my bf to let me trial on his large beds haha)

The first set on top i did while at work. I was bored & just doodled & ended up with some triangles..nothing fancy.

What do you think? Have you tried nail designs on your own before?
i'd love to hear some ideas for some NEW creations :)

NAiL iT!

WELL HELLO MY DEARS.

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UNTiL NEXT TiME........

THE ART OF NAiL

i'M LOOKiNG TO DO SOME NAiL DESiGNS AS i'M GETTiNG BORED OF SOLiD COLORS. i USED TO DO iT ALL THE TiME & THESE PiCS i FOUND ON MISS LADY FiNGER'S WEBSiTE GAVE ME SOME REAL iNSPiRATiON. ANYTHiNG YOU SEE THAT SPARKS YOUR iNTEREST??

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