Golden State Warriors

I think i'm on a roll , 2 manis in a week. I initially wanted to do some kinda starry nail. I picked out Essie Mezmerised. It's a royal blue creme. I tried out a star mani but did not look cute at all. with the NBA draft, i decided to some a team with the color blue. Since I'm from the bay, i picked the Golden State Warriors. This my first attempt a tape mani. HINT: LET YOUR BASE COLOR POLISH DR BEFORE TAPING!!!!  or else you wont get clean lines and the tape pulls out the nail polish so its pretty much ruined. I used Sally Hansen's insta-dri in lightening. NOT my fav polish from SH. The polish was really chalky and not a good formula, BUT it was the only yellow i had. Can you tell I messed up on my index finger? haha. shhhhhh!

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

Wow, I haven't posted anything for a few weeks now. I've been swamped with projects and papers & i had spring break. Trying to get back into the grove of things. I recently bought some nail art off of eBay and couldn't wait to do a mani with it. The possibilities are endless. I used Essie Mod Square. Its a hot pink creme. The shade of pink reminds me of Barbie. Its absolute adorable alone but i wanted to do something a little more fun for spring.I think this would have looked better with a lighter pink but i didnt have any. Oh Wells. Stayed tuned for new post about an upcoming contest!!

What I used to decorate: (all bought on eBay)

-Rubber Roses

-Leaf Fimo Cane

-Small Ivory Pearls

Leopard nails

Who isn't a big fan of the leopard print?!  For this design, i wanted something subtle but still pops & of course another reason for me to use Matte About You. :D

Feeling blue

1 more week till spring break!! yay! then to tahoe and UCD's picnis day. anywho. i was in a whimsical mood and did this powdery blue Essie - Lapis of Luxury &cute stamp tips. i think for next time, I'll stamp the design on top.

Essie - Lapis of Luxury BM10

Maroon Butterfly Nails

Its been awhile since i did a french mani, Not exactly favorite but it will do for the time being. A few weeks ago,I got Viva La Nails sample pack. Its free-ish, you just have to pay for shipping which was bout $5 for me. First time using the nail art stickers because i couldnt think of a mani to use them for. The butterfly was a water nail sticker, so you have to soak it in water to remove it from the paper.  As i waited for it to dry before putting on my top coat, is sort ripped. :x Turned out better on the other hand but m nails are still growing out so it looks super ugly.

Nicole by O.P.I Di-Vine is Divine