Week 53 - Happy New Year!!!

Hello there!
I hope you had a great start of 2013, I also hope that your 2012 had been a good year for everything you had planned. Personally, 2012 was a roller coaster year for me, but I am thankful that it was also the year for me to undertake new beginnings. I hope that 2013 continues to be a good year and that dreams, hopes and goals are accomplished in the following 12 months for all of us.
There is a weird story behind this manicure. I was going to end 2012 with bare nails! Yup, I wasn't feeling like doing my nails but I was randomly on YouTube and I saw JaeMarie2008's latest tutorial (HERE) - I had to do it! I love her tutorials and her nails are always looking fabulous. Thank you Jae for inspiring me to end the year with glitzy nails. At the same time, I think this manicure is a compilation of some of this challenge's manicures - glitter, gradient, dots, metallics...
Have a wonderful 2013!!!

 

  

For a synopsis of this challenge, the link is here and make sure you check out the other ladies who also signed up for the challenge :)

Week 52: Christmas Manicure (x2)!

Hello ladies and gents,
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas full of happiness, joy, family, and good food. It has taken me a while to publish my Christmas manicure, but you know, the holidays just put me in the mood to relax... Well, I have two Christmas manicure. The first one was the one I intended to wear on Christmas but it chipped off so I did a second one...

Base: Zoya MegGlitter: Jordana GemstonesAccent nail: Maybelline Color Show Bold Gold

 

 

After my tape Christmas tree, I saw that Sammi The Nailasaurus had done a Christmas manicure (here) and I decided to recreate a candy cane and hex glitter tree...

Candy Cane - Base: Freshcover 369 and Kiss Nail Art WhiteChristmas Tree - Base: WnW White Creme
Glitter: Hex Green and Gold

xoxo,
Carol

Week 51: Red Nails

If you have been following my blog for a long time, you may know that I love wearing red nail polish. It was in fact a red polish that converted me into a polish hoarder, I mean, lover. For the red nails week, I wore Jordana Holiday Red and I topped it off with Hot Flash from the same brand. On my accent nail, I did a white nail topped with Jordana Lunar Lights and a little holly :)

 

Week 50: Snowflake Manicure

As I mention in my Snow post, I love snowflakes; I love snow and winter but I highly dislike being cold. I suffer from cold hands and feet... It is quite painful sometimes. Here is my snowflake manicure along with what I used:
Tips: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Glitter: Jordana Hot Flash
Stamping plate and polish: m59 and Konad White

 

Week 49: Glitter Sandwich

I must say this was not my favorite look; I had to research how to do a glitter sandwich and here is what I came up with. For this manicure I used:
Base color: Wet n Wild Megalast Sugar Coat
Glitter: Jordana Funky Gold Town

 

 

 

Week 48: Feather Manicure

Hello there!

I apologize for dropping so suddenly in your blog list... Yes, it's me and I am back :)

I am so sorry for having been gone for so long. Let me do a short summary of what has been going on and why I hadn't blogged. My winter break started a week ago and prior to that I was stressed to the max because of finals. I had 2 finals for one same subject and I think I did not get any sleep during that week but I am glad it all paid off. Also, I was adjusting to a new schedule because I was chosen as a volunteer for a hospital and getting a spot there is not that easy. In the middle of my lack of sleep and new schedule, I was going through some rough emotional/sentimental turmoil... Everything settled and I am glad to be back, I hope you understand :)

I did these nails the week before finals and I think that they sort of look like peacock feathers. Here is what I used:
Base color: Zoya Zuza

Stamping plate and polish: BM212 and Maybelline Color Show Bold Gold

Dots: WnW fasdry Teal of Fortune, Kleancolor Metallic Fuchsia

 

 

brb ;)

Week 45: Tribal Manicure

Hello :)
I am just in time for this week's mani, finally!
I have been quite busy with life, tests, lab practicums, etc... I have a couple of posts to share with you. One is the prize I got from winning October's Sassy Saturday on Facebook over at Shelly's Sassy Nails page. The other one is my prize from Jordana for being runner up for their Halloween contest. SO FRIGGIN' EXCITED!!!!
This manicure is a tribal design that I DID NOT think of myself. I got the general idea from ProfessionalDQ's Tribal Owl Nails tutorial. Go subscribe to her insanely mental channel, you won't regret it. So, let me tell you a little story of how this manicure came about. My intention was to recreate her manicure, just using blue instead of pink. I was Skyping with my boyfriend and it was turning out okay... A little sloppy but just fine. I did the owl and I showed him; he said, "Is that a bear? Because if it isn't, it looks like one". *Facepalm, big fail, get the acetone now*. I did it without the owl and I used only one pattern. Please take into consideration that I am not that great with stripes and fine brushes.
I used Kleancolor Pastel Blue and a coat of Chunky Holo Blue Bell over it. The rest are just acrylic paints. I hope you like this and go check out Professional DQ!

 

 

 

Halloween Nail Art Challenge: Spiders (Week 43: Spider Web Manicure)

I was sort of dreading this manicure; one, because I do not have a spider stamp and I am not that skilled with brushes and acrylic paints and two, I am not a fan of spiders. I took a chance and did a spider that kind of looks like a crab, haha, and I ventured on doing a spider web. My manicure did not come out too bad, I think; I used Club Havana by WnW Megalast as a base, I sponged some black polish on the tips. I did both the spider and web with black acrylic paint. Lastly, I added some odd colored glitter, a blue-green duochromish glitter - Sinful Colors in Pearl Harbor.

 

Week 42: "Pink 4 Breast Cancer Awareness" Manicure

Hey :)
As you may know, October is breast cancer awareness month. As women, one of our responsibilities is to get yearly breast check ups because prevention is key for cancer treatment. Here is my pink manicure:

I used two coats of Candylicious by WnW. I stamped the whole nail design from plate BM201 using Konad White. The heart is from SE18 using WnW Black Creme.

Week 41: Patchwork Manicure

Remember you can still vote for me for the Bundle Monster Halloween Contest

VOTE HERE!

I liked this manicure in person a lot better. I tried to do a patchwork mani like Chloe's Nails does (tutorial here) and it turned out bleh. I hope that one day I can do a better job at this kind of manicure. I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Blue By! then I added Revlon Whimsical as the second wedge and the black is Finger Paints Black Expressionism.

 

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

xoxo, 

Carol

Week 40: Animal Print Manicure

If there is something I love for nails is animal print. I had not tried the snakeskin print on plate BM215 so I decided to create a colorful background with some Insta-Dris (Lightening, Blue Bye!, Rapid Red, Presto Pink, Lickety-Split Lime) and added the stamp.

 

 

I did the same thin on my right hand but then I decided to use the zebra print instead of snakeskin. I really loved this version :) Sorry about the last 2 pictures, they are not the best!

 

 

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

xoxo, 

Carol

Week 39: Dry Marble Manicure

Here is my most successful attempt at a dry marble manicure. My color inspiration comes from my favorite soccer team in the world:
Aquí les dejo mi mejor intento al tratar de hacer un marmoleado en seco. Mi fuente de inspiración para el color fueron los colores de mi equipo favorito de fútbol:

I started with Co-Bolt Blue and I added Rapid Red (both from Sally Hansen) and swirled it when both colors were still wet.
Empecé con los esmaltes Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Co-Bolt Blue y Rapid Red. Hice el marmoleado mientras ambos colores aún estaban frescos en mis uñas.

 

 

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

xoxo, 

Carol

Week 38: Magnetic/Metallic Manicure

Hey!
Magnetic polishes are not my favorite, but here is one I created with Blueberry by Nabi. I know, it's not a blueberry color, but it's still cute. My magnet came defective, so I used a random magnet and I got vertical lines :) I stamped with Silver Sweep by Sally Hansen and plate SE19. 
Antes de todo quiero que sepan que los esmaltes magnéticos no son mis favoritos. Aquí usé el color Blueberry de Nabi. Mi imán venía defectuoso, así que utilicé uno que tenía por allí y funcionó dándome rayas verticales. El sello de libélula es de la placa SE19 con el esmalte Silver Sweep  de Sally Hansen.

 

 

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

xoxo, 

Carol

Week 37: "We Remember" Manicure

I know that 9/11 is a very tragic memory for many in the US and around the world. I did not want to do a manicure portraying what happened because there is no way I could have honored the innocent victims of such date with my nails. I am sorry, that's why I am posting this.
I remember that in 2001, I did not like red polish. In fact, I hated nail polish because my application and finish was too messy. Yeah, I was really young and careless about my nails. So today I have an improved picture of the manicure I wish I could have 11 years ago.
I used Sation Class Flirt with plate B65 using Konad White and acrylic paint for the dots.
Ésta manicura no tiene mucho que ver con los incidentes del 9/11, siento que unas uñas no logran honorar a las víctimas de esos atentados de ninguna manera. Siento mucho tomarlo de ésta manera, pero es la forma en la que pienso.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

xoxo, 

Carol