Natural nails are good too

I wore my nails all natural for two months. Mostly out of laziness and I was running your of gel.

Seemed liked a good time to go natural and still paint them of course ♥

Here are some from August. I really should remember to post these...

Here you do :) 

Thanks for visiting!

The start of Dark Polish ♥♥

Summer Nails

I haven't done a lot of summer nails yet but we have only just begun.

I plan to do a lot more soon. Read my last post as to why I haven't been doing my nails in a few days.

Here is some that I have so far. I post all my nail art on my Instagram. There is a link to that on the left side, feel free to check it out or follow me there!

I will try to list what I used on each Mani down below. 

Here are some of them:

Goofing around and used way to much glitter...

This particle design stayed on for 1 week!

Same design on both hands!!

My favorite. The Treasure Map!

More glitter...

1st Picture:

I used glitter from my local Dollar Tree and my Gelish Gel Top Coat in between layers. There was a lot of layers and it took hours to get off...

2nd Picture:

My Neon nails.

I used a white base and white before color on the flowers.

Black- Zoya Willa

Orange- Sally Girl Crazy

Green- Orly GlowStick

Yellow- BornPrettyStore S033

http://www.bornprettystore.com/nail-sweet-polish-varnish-shiny-polish-colors-p-15722.html

Glitter on ring finger- INM Northern Lights in Silver

3rd Picture:

Silver- Julep Stevie

Pink- China Glaze Pink Voltage

Essie- Matte About You Top Coat

4th and 5th Picture:

Black- Zoya Willa

"Pink"- Sally Hansen Coral Reef

Gradient colors:

Light Pink- Sally Hansen Peach Beach

Orange- A Franken polish I made :( Sorry!!

6th Picture:

Started with a white base.

Nude- OPI Mimosas For Mr. & Mrs.

For the burns I used 1st:

SinfulColors Nirvana and

Zoya Willa with a makeup sponge

Stamped with SinfulColors Black On Black and

Bundle Monster BM-510

From their ocean set here: http://www.bundlemonster.com/catalog/product/view/id/10158/s/10pc-beach-ocean-themed-nail-art-stamping-image-plates-2014-sun-kissed-collection/

For the water- Salon Perfect Blue Ribbon

7th (Last) Picture:

Glitter Accent nail- SinfulColors Nail Junkie and

Wet n Wild Stick it to the Man, Sponged on the tip.

The blue stud came from Bundle Monster and the diamonds came from my local Dollar Tree

Gradient: 

Light Blue- Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Blue-Away

Dark Blue- Salon Perfect Blue Ribbon

Stamp- Bundle Monster BM-502

 (Same Link as above)

 with SinfulColors Black On Black

Glitter- Pure Ice Strapless

4th of July 2015 / 4 Year Anniversary

This year was one of the best 4th of July we have had in a very long time!

We went out to our friends house and had a great day in the river and sun.

A mush needed break and weekend! We all had so much fun. Even though I burned so bad.

It's been 4 days and I can just now move with minimal pain in my shoulders and legs.

I am very fair and thought I had enough sunscreen on, apparently I didn't and now I'm paying for that. Please always wear sunscreen!! ♥

Our daughter had a terrific time and she got to float the river in a inflatable cooler :)

Still makes me laugh thinking about it. She luckily did not burn but has a slight tan in her arms now.

I did end up doing my nails for the occasion. Several times until I ended up with very simple nails and I loved them. 

I will show them down below. 

I will also make a post on some summer nails I have done so far and I need to remember to blog more. Still... :/ What can I do?!?

I didn't end up taking a lot of pictures, we were just having fun for the weekend. I did take some and our friend took some. I don't know if I'll post any of those yet. We didn't watch the local fireworks show. It wasn't very good and didn't last long. I will be taking some pictures of the fair and the fireworks show this weekend! And the county fair and rodeo is also coming up, which we plan to go see. There isn't mush going on otherwise.

We're just staying cool in the heat. Going to the park and water for some fun and rest.

General summer activities ♫ ♪ ♥

For now, I think we are just enjoying our time together and the weather. It's been a strange feeling for me. Not doing anything but loving our own company and not bothering with people we don't want to be around. We're keeping drama out of our lives and the people who bring it.

We are staying positive and moving forward. I like it.

I'll now be able to go back to working out more than my legs. I never really realized how important my shoulders were to my range of motion... 

I know, I'm weird. Anywho, that is all for now and I'll be back soon with some more nail art and possibly lots of pictures. I stopped posting those for a while, mainly due to lack of confidence and drive. But I don't give a hoot what people say about me or my photos. ♥

Goodbye for now

My first set. Loved them! The blue paint stained so bad..

And I did my Daughters too!!

Second set. I really liked them but the red would bleed so bad.

So I redid them and kept them white with glitter.

And my Cinderella nails (right hand) were left simple too.

Products on nails used are:

First Mani- Red, White and Blue Acrylic Paint

Stars are stamped with BM-H25 stamping plate from Bundle Monster

Link to the collection: http://www.bundlemonster.com/25pc-holiday-collection-manicure-nail-art-image-stamping-plates.html

Second Mani- Red Polish: OPI What's Your Point-Setta?

Blue Polish: Revlon Urban

Glitter Polish: Hard Candy Soda Pop

White Polish: Pure Ice Super Star

Nail Vinyls: Bundle Monster Pack

Link to the Vinyls: http://www.bundlemonster.com/13pc-nail-vinyl-bundle-super-sized-collector-s-set.html

Third Mani- Same as above minus the red polish and vinyls.

The glitter topper I used: INM Northern Lights in Silver

Last Mani- Same red and blue from above and same glitter topper. 

I stamped the star burst with Sally Hansen White On and

Bundle Monster BM-H14 from the collection above.

My daghters nails were all done in acrylic paints and a top coat.

And yes, I know I need a fill. I'll do it soon!!

Nails on My Right Hand

I get a lot of questions about my right hand.

Do you paint your nails? Do you use gel? Acrylic? Why don't you post photos of them?

And on and on...

I don't mind at all. I happily answer the best I can. So here is some info on my right hand lol

Do I paint them at all?

Yes, I do. While it can be more difficult for me and a lot more time consuming, I do like to make them as pretty as I can and math them with my left hand.

Do you use Gel or Acrylic on them?

Yes. I used to. I would do the same to my right hand as I would my left when it came to Gel and such.

Now I leave them bare and natural. 

Why?

Well, firstly, when I swatch a color for someone or a new polish, I get some people saying that I can show its true color or application because I am putting it over Gel nails and not 'real' nails. Now I can show it on both. Gel for my left, Bare for my right!

Why don't you ever post any pictures of them?

I try. I'm very shaky when it comes to taking pictures with my phone and using my left hand :)

But I have done it and I will have pictures below.

What do they look like bare?

Just like everyone's nails. My natural nails are very thin and sharp. I have been known to cut my other fingers with them on accident or scratch my hubby too hard during sex lol

  *wink wink*

That's usually why I had Gel or Acrylic on them as well as my left hand.

Gel or Acrylic?

Both. But Gel is my current favorite right now and I like them more because they last longer on my nails than Acrylics do.

I love to get my nails done professionally with Acrylics. 

And with that, I recently tried Acryli-Gel technique on my right hand. I will show that below as well.

What shape do you have?

I LOVE the square shape for my 'fake' mails and the rounded for my 'real' nails.

I also recently tried rounded for my Gel nails and it lasted a little over a week lol

Pictures below.

What do you use on your bare nails to keep them strong?

I am still working on that. I use Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream everyday, several times a day.

I also use the Milk and Honey Hand Cream by them as well.

If I don't have polish on them, I put two coats of Nail Life on them and sometimes a Matte topcoat.

I'm not too big on shiny, bare nails :)

I also am a bad nail bitter and I'm still struggling with that. I try to file them when I get a dent it they peel and buff them lightly.

I hope this helps and answered all your questions. If you have anymore, please leave me a comment below. Thanks for reading.

-Kayla

Natural Nails Painted. Mimosas for Mr & Mrs by OPI

Bare Nails after Acryli-Gel removal today.

My Acryli-Gel Attempt

Small picture was right after Gel removal and Big picture is 3 weeks later

My usual beauty routine minus my Honey and Milk lotion

 

 

 

My left hand with rounded nails and what they look like today

Valentines Day Nail Struggle

So for Valentines Day, I wanted to do something very cute and girly with my nails.

Even though we won't be going out, I wanted to do it for myself.

But then I had to come up with a cute but simple design...

It's a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

I did a couple simple ones and had my daughter help me on others. She loves picking out the colors. We also did her nails and eventually I did end up doing one I really liked.

I will list the the colors I used below all the pictures.

Here are some of my attempts at my own Valentines Day Nails:

 

 

From top to bottom...

Her nails: #ChinaGlaze- Pink Voltage (neon) and #WetnWild Mega Rocks- Always In The Pit

Light Pink Ombre with Stamps: #Ulta Snow White, #Julep Maren #WetnWild- Red Red

#BundleMonster Plates are BM-H23 and BM-H18

Candy Hearts: #OPI Mod About You, #OPI Charged Up Cherry, #SinfulColors Black On Black

#BundleMonster Plate BM-H16

Red Heart: #SinfulColors What's Your Name, #SinfulColors Snow Me White #PureIce Hit The Floor

#BornPrettyStore Plate 02

Neon Lace: #ChinaGlaze Pink Voltage (Neon), #SinfulColors Black on Black

#BundleMonster Love Stamp- BM-H16 #BornPretty Plate 02

Pink and Gold: #JulepReagan and #JulepSavoy

(The next two are the same, one has a glitter topper)

Ombre: #SallyHansen Blue-Away and Lacey Lilac with #OPI Mod About You

Glitter Topper is #SallyGirl Bikini

Purple Smoke: #SallyHansen Lacey Lilac #JulepPadma 

Pink and Silver: #JulepGlenda #SallyHansen White On #OPI Mod About You

ALL Mani's are topped with #SallyHansen fast drying Top Coat!!

I hope you enjoyed the Many Mani's of my Valentines Day struggle lol

Have a great weekend and Valentines Day! 

P.S. Don't forget 50 Shades Of Grey comes out in Theater this weekend!! ♥♥

(Late Post) My Birthday Nails

Original Date: October 26th

 I went through a lot of different designs for these. I started with just drawing and my own art and then I remembered I had some Birthday stamping plates from Bundle Monster! :)

I definitely wanted to use my new OPI polishes my Hubby got me for my birthday.

OPI Mod About You

 (It is my new favorite pink)

OPI Charged Up Cherry

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails No Hard Feelings

Kiss silver glitter striping polish.

I also used Snow Me White from SinfulColors.

I hand painted the cupcake on my ring finger and used some ordinary loose glitter for the frosting.

Not the best but I was happy with the results :)

LOVE, love my Bundle Monster stamping plates and my new OPI colors.

Hope you enjoy.

OH. Just in case, the stamper and scraper I used were the XL black stamper from Born Pretty Store!

P.s. Not my real nails. I used Gelish Foundation gel to make them longer and thicker.

Ulta and Walmart nail adventure

I went to Ulta to find an OPI polish from their Nordic Collection. I couldn't find it at Sally's and I didn't want to order it online. I am always afraid it will break lol
I found it. I didn't look at Ulta first cause when I did earlier this month, it wasn't there. It's a deep purple called,
Viking in a Vinter Vonderland.
It is now my all-time favorite!!!
I will post pictures below.
After that we went to Walmart for some Glue and a Minnie Mouse doll lol
I ended up getting two Sally Hansen Hard as Nails polishes for water marbling.
I got a light pink and purple. The pink is called Party Hard-y and the purple is No Hard Feelings.
I made an amazing swirl marble that I have not been able to replicate since :/
I am going to keep practicing and hope I somewhat get good at it. (The nail I show with the swirl also has a sugar spun I was playing with, just ignore that lol)

That was it for that adventure.  I have some new Julep I will share in my next post and I am also starting our Christmas cards and planning our daughters 3rd birthday party!!
Thanks for reading.