Week 9: Vintage Manicure

Hello!
I am excited about this post. This manicure is one of my favorites so far... When I think of vintage, I think of pin-up girls, red lips, fishnets and roses. That's what I did for this week. I got so many compliments on this look! I hope you like it :)
Estoy muy emocionada por la entrada de hoy. Éste manicure es uno de mis favoritos hasta ahora... Cuando pienso en algo vintage, imagino chicas pin-up, labios rojos, medias/mallas y rosas. Eso hice para esta semana. A muchas personas les gustó este look. Espero sea de su agrado.

-Carol
 
Products:

• Nabi 'Coral'
• WnW 'Black Creme'
• BM-209
• m02

For a list of the previous and upcoming manicures, as well as the other ladies doing it, please click HERE. 

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Week 8: Corset Mani

I love corsets and the sexy look they give... However, I hated the corset look on my nails. It is not right... I won't even try to say I like it because I'd be lying. I did this twice, and yeah... Sorry for the short post, I am just a little upset the mani did not turn out as I wanted it to...
For a list of the previous and upcoming manicures, as well as the other ladies doing it, please click HERE.  
xoxo,
Carol

Wet n Wild Megalast 'Disturbia' and CoverGirl 'Goddess'

This is a quick mani showing you one of the Megalast polishes from Wet n Wild. Disturbia is a deep purple/plum with a beautiful shimmer in it, it is almost unnoticeable. I am also showing a holo glitter by CoverGirl called 'Goddess' which I bought at Target for $1.40! I love that holo! I can honestly say that I just love those 2 either together or on their own :)

Update - Actualización

Hello :)
Just as I promised, I have an update for you about what will be happening to my blog.
Aquí les dejo la actualización que les prometí acerca de lo que estará pasando con mi blog.

1.  Please, make sure you follow me through Bloglovin', as you may know by now, Google is getting rid of GFC for people not on Blogger. Click on the icon below to do so.                                             
   
   
   Por favor, sigan mi blog usando Bloglovin'. Como han de saber, ya no existirá la opción de GFC. Hagan click en el ícono.
2. I am in school, and for one of my classes, the instructor started lecture by saying, "Forget about your social life, don't make plans ahead... This class will consume you and it may kill you". Yeah, very intimidating. I will try to post at least twice a week due to my time limitations.
   Soy estudiante y para una de mis clases el profesor empezó diciendo, "Olviden su vida social, no hagan planes. Ésta clase los va a consumir y puede que también los mate". Intimidante. Trataré de hacer publicaciones 2 veces a la semana por las limitaciones de tiempo que ahora tengo.
3.  If you would like to contact me, I will be checking my contact form as well as e-mail. Both are under the 'Contact Me' tab.
   Si deseas contactarme, estaré revisando mi correo electrónico y también la forma de contacto. Ambas están bajo la pestaña de 'Contact Me'.
4. I would like to apologize to the ladies whose blogs I follow and comment. I always see your new posts, I may not have time to comment, but I always read and see what you are up to.
   Pido una disculpa a las bloggeras a quienes sigo y a quienes comento constantemente. Siempre estoy pendiente de sus publicaciones, quizá no tenga tiempo de comentar, pero siempre leo y veo lo que siguen haciendo.
5. I also apologize to my followers. I may not have much time to comment back and thank you enough, but you are very important, you are the ones that make me feel like my nail design is actually not that bad.
   De igual manera, pido una disculpa a mis seguidores. No tendré mucho tiempo para responder comentarios y no sé como agradecerles todo lo que hacen, ustedes son quienes me motivan a seguir con mi blog de uñas.
6. Lastly, I just wanted to show you my bare, almost naked nails. I was only wearing a base coat and I had just filed them down.
   Finalmente, solo quiero dejarles unas fotos de mis uñas con sólo una base protectora. Me las limé un poco por cuestiones de comodidad y precaución para que no se quiebre ninguna.

I hope you keep coming back. I will keep posting and checking your blogs and comments as well.
Espero siempre tenerlas por acá y estaré pendiente tanto de mi blog como del de ustedes.
xoxo,
Carol

Week 7: "Valentine's Day" Manicure

It's been a long time!!!
I feel like I haven't posted in ages... This is the manicure I wore for Valentine's Day. I know it is not the best and it is nothing close to what I wanted, but I am adjusting to a new schedule and stuff... I will update you on that. So, I started with 2 coats of 369 by Freshcover, my favorite red ever. This polish is special because it was the shade that made me fall in love with reds :) The stamping was done with SE21 and m19. I used an old Sally Hansen polish in the color White Tip. I decided to give White Tip a chance because it got thick and old, as I said, it is not a perfect mani, but I was okay with the result. Sorry for the rushed post, I promise not to abandon you ladies. I hope you had a great V-Day, much love to all of you!
Hace tiempo no pasaba por acá!
Siento que han sido siglos sin haber publicado algo... Éste es el manicure que usé para el día de San Valentín. Estoy consciente que no es el mejor y que tampoco está nada cerca de lo que deseaba, pero me estoy ajustando a un nuevo horario y a otras cosas... Les traeré una entrada acerca de eso próximamente. Empecé con 2 capas del color 369 de Freschover, mi rojo favorito. Éste esmalte es especial para mi porque fue el que me hizo enamorarme de los rojos. El estampado lo hice con los platillos SE21 y m19. Usé el esmalte blanco de Sally Hansen llamado White Tip. Lo usé porque es un esmalte viejo que ya se puso espeso y pues me convenció como quedó. Perdón por la publicación tan apresurada, prometo no abandonarlas. Espero hayan tenido un lindo día de San Valentín, mucho amor para todas!
For a list of the previous and upcoming manicures, as well as the other ladies doing it, please click HERE.  
xoxo,
Carol

Versatile and Lovely Blog Awards

Hello!
This post is to publicly thank Laura from Clothes, Cosmetics and Chat as well as Kelly from Beauty Obsessed for nominating me with the Versatile and Lovely Blog Awards respectively.
Aprovecho ésta publicación para agradecer a Laura de Clothes, Cosmetics and Chat y también a Kelly de Beauty Obsessed por haber nominado mi blog a los premios Versatile y Lovely Blog respectivamente.

RULES:

1. Thank the blogger who awarded you.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself.
3. Pass this award on to 15 other bloggers. 

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 RULES:

1) Thank the person that gave you this award

2) Name your nominated blogs and tell them.

3) Share 7 things about yourself.

 Seven Facts About Me:

1. I live in Southern California, just 15 minutes away from the beach.
2. I own the Twilight Saga books Collector's Edition. I loved the first book but the other 3  sort of disappointed me.
3. My favorite Disney character is Winnie the Pooh. 
4. I love red, pink and purple polishes.
5. Spanish is my native language.
6. I am healthily addicted to coffee. 
7. Never in my wildest dreams I thought anyone would care or like about my blog. Thank you everyone!

These 2 awards go to:

Ney from http://maquiclubgirl.blogspot.com

Angeles from http://nailartencasa.blogspot.com/

Kellyta from http://relaxwithpolish.blogspot.com/

Week 6: Half-Moon Manicure

This is my second attempt to a half-moon mani. I was not pleased with the first one I published, but this one is an improvement. I used the paper reinforcements just as pretty much everyone and as a background I chose Jesse's Girl in Firefly. The other color I picked was Ace by Nabi. It comes off red/coral in pictures but it is actually a raspberry pink. I am in love with the shade and it was opaque with one coat. Did I mention it was only $1?
Éste es mi segundo intento con uñas de media luna. No estuve completamente con el primer manicure de media luna que hice hace un tiempo, pero creo que mejoré en éste. Utilicé los protectores de las hojas de papel como lo hace casi todo el mundo y para fondo usé Firefly de Jesse's Girl. El otro color es Ace de Nabi. En la foto se ve rojo/coral pero es un color rosado frambuesa. Me gusta mucho ese color y con una capa tuve la opacidad que deseaba. Les conté que me costó sólo $1?

  Here is a link to the Nabi polishes I love / Enlace a la página de esmaltes Nabi

http://www.nabicosmetic.com/naili/nail_lacquer.htm 

For a list of the previous and upcoming manicures, as well as the other ladies doing it, please click HERE. 
xoxo,
Carol

'Lacey Lilac' + BM209 + m72

Hello again!
On to another pastel manicure... For this one I started with 2 coats of Lacey Lilac by Sally Hansen. The silver stamping was done with plate BM209 and Silver Sweep by Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. I thought it looked like a chain link fence and I added some hibiscus flowers from plate m72 and stamped with Konad White. Although I like the idea, I think the white and silver sort of muddled... It looked better in the sun. Does this count as a nail fail???
Ahora con otro manicure en color pastel... Para este empecé con 2 capas de Lacey Lilac de Sally Hansen. El estampado en plateado es del platillo BM209 usando el esmalte Sally Hansen Insta-Dri en el color Silver Sweep. Para mí, parecia una valla/cerca y entonces agregué unas flores de hibisco del platillo m72 con el esmalte Konad White. A pesar que me gustó la idea, creo que el blanco y plateado se confundieron mucho... Se veía mejor en el sol. Cuenta esto como un manicure fallido???
xoxo,
Carol

Stripes and Dots

Hello :)
This is a manicure I did for a YouTube V-Day Collaboration. RobinMoses and ProfessionalDQ came up with this idea and JaeMarie2008 invited me to join. I figured I would do something extremely simple because many times we do not have the time to do an extremely fancy V-day manicure.  I used Flower Pink by Santee as a base, for the stripes a white striper and for the dots acrylic white paint.

Here is the video:

xoxo,
Carol

Another Valentine's Day Manicure (Guest Post @ Colores de Carol)

Why is this post special??? Carolina from Colores de Carol invited me to have a guest post on her blog. Go over there to check out the rest!
Por qué esta entrada es especial??? Carolina de Colores de Carol me dió la oportunidad de hacer un guest post para su blog. Vayan a su blog para ver el resto!
xoxo, 
Carol

MY POST

'Mellow Yellow' and m02 Flowers

Hello there!
I came up with a very simple manicure this time. I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow and then I added Sinful Colors in Pearl Harbor to the tips. I picked a simple flower from my m02 plate and stamped with WnW in Black Creme.
Les traigo un manicure muy sencillo esta vez. Empecé con 2 capas de Mellow Yellow de Sally Hansen y en las puntas coloqué brillantina de Sinful Colors llamada Pearl Harbor. Tomé un diseño de flor sencillo de mi platillo m02 y usé el esmalte Black Creme de WnW para estampar.
xoxo, 
Carol