More Nails?!?

Yes, more nails. Just catching up a little. I have a ton of things I want to do for Christmas that I will be starting soon. I plan to do at least one a day.

And I want to start uploading my photos as well. I still have anxiety about posting those...

I know, I'm weird!!

Well here you go. Thanks for visiting.

Not my finest :/

Right before I used Gel again!

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!!

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) Took my Gel off

Original Date: November 20th

Okay. I took off my Gelish gel nails, just wow.

I usually don't have them on for very long but this time they lasted just over a month and two fills.

My nails, when I get hem done Acrylic or Gel, never really hold up that well. they usually start to peel and separate after a week or two. I did file them a little more than usual and did a different technique to do the Gel Foundation. 

This was my Process. I use the Gelish Soak-Off Gel Kit.

http://www.sallybeauty.com/gelish-starter-kit/SBS-724842,default,pd.html#q=gelish+kit&start=2

(I will try to see if I have pictures)

Step 1: File and prep your nails.

I remove all polish. File and lightly trim. I file down the top layer of my nails and clean with some Alcohol. This is all pretty general lol

Lightly buff all nails and sweep gently with the Ph Bond that comes in the Gelish Kit.

(If you want to apply tips to lengthen your nails, add them before the ph bond)

Step 2: Apply a thin layer of Gel.

Wipe off most of the Gel from the brush. Almost all of it.

I start at the top of my nail near the cuticle and slowly wiggle the brush up towards the cuticle and back and forth.You want it to seep into your nails and by wiggling the brush and 'massaging' the gel into your nails makes it a better bond. Do all 4 nails. Cure for 15 seconds.

Step 3: Thicker gel.

I don't have any builder Gel so I make do lol

For this step you have to apply the Gel and cure ONE finger at a time. I use the LED cure lamp that came with the Gelish Kit.

Take your brush out of the bottle and wipe just one side.

Blob the rest in the middle of your nail and let it settle for 1 second.

Flip your hand over and have your nails settle towards the middle for 2-3 seconds and place under the lamp to cure for 45 seconds.

Doing this may make your fingers a bit warm cause the light has to go deeper to cure the Gel. It is does start to feel like your nail is getting hot. Remove from under the light and place back under when your temp returns to normal. I had to ask about that lol

Step 4: Correcting

After you finish all 4 fingers. This is the time to make any corrections or fill any small gaps. I have to say that I did not have very many. Some small gaps near the sides of my nails but that was it.

To do this just apply gel where needed and small blobs where there might be a bigger gap.

Add a thin layer of Gelish Top It Off.

Cure and wipe with a cotton ball soaked in Alcohol.

Repeat on other hand and then thumbs.

That's it!! Now you can apply any regular polish or nail art or a Gel polish!

It worked for me but might not work for you. I don't know. I am not a professional in any way and I suggest you follow the instructions on the box or online from the Gel company you are using!

Here are some pictures of my Gelish Gel nails and after I took them off.

Getting ready for fill...

Mini Sally Beauty Haul

Today we went shoe shopping for our little girl. We found some cute everyday shoes but need to look for some winter boots. Her boots now are getting a bit tight when she wears them with socks.
Anywho, next to that store was Sally Beauty Supply and I always stop in to see what deals they have and new stock. Today I wanted to look for a new top coat and when I got in there, I forgot about it. I found instead a sort of base coat.
 

It's called Nail Life - Nail Revitalizer.
I got the formaldehyde free formula, cause the lady in the store recommended that one. It was only $5 and a huge 1 oz. bottle!
Next to all that, my daughter saw the little Sally Girl nail polishes. So, I got her three.

Your Majesty, a nice purple.

Bikini, A chunky glitter topper.

And Way 2 Disco, a fine holo glitter topper.

And an Orly FX for me, in Star Trooper :)  Plus a nail file by beauty secrets lol

And added to this haul, I went to Ulta for a red eye shadow (which I didn't find the one I wanted) and got a red glitter gel shadow from a Halloween display. While I was there, I got a China Glaze polish on clearance.
It's a black jelly with super fine red glitter. It's called Lubu Heels. 

I also picked up a new E.L.F. smudge brush for clean up.

So, that was pretty much it. I don't always buy a lot of polish and only when I see one I really, really want.
 

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!