I Tried...

Hola amigas!
I have been neglecting my blog, as usual, but I had been busy and stressed out about a few things - good things. I don't want to get into too many details because I don't want to jinx it, but I am extremely happy :D Hmm, just in case, I didn't get engaged, I am not getting married, and I am not pregnant... Just saying!
Moving on to my nails, I have been practicing my free-handed strokes and swirls and all that... It's not my forte. I saw THIS tutorial in the blog It's all about nails by Radi. I did it a bit differently but it is totally her design. It is obvious, I need to practice more!

Rainbow Leopard Print

Hello there!
I don't think I need to say much about this manicure given that it is not a novelty in the nail polish world. I love animal print and I love rainbows! I just loved this manicure which lasted on me for about 5 days. I got so many compliments on it, I swear, when I don't want people to notice my nails they compliment them the most... Who am I kidding?! I really like it when people compliment my nails :D

 

 

 

 

Once Upon a Time... March 2013

Hello! After a few weeks, I am glad to say I am back. March was quite stressful and it flew by... At the beginning of the month I had lost my polish lover spark. I was just uninspired and I did not get the need to polish my nails. I put aside my stamping stuff for a month and I decided to take a step back and let the creativity come back to me. I was dealing with a few more things, but I have a few days off and I finally glad to have some time for me :)


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Here is a collection of a few manicures I did this past month:

Jordana Hawaiian Flower and m72

 

 Jordana Island Fuchsia

 

 

 

OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons 

 

As you can see, I didn't do much... By the way, that was my first OPI :) I nearly died when I found it at a local store for $5!!! Yeah, all OPI for $5 and they have a special deal once you buy over 6 polishes :D

Thanks for sticking with me!
xoxo <3 br="">

Overcoming One of My Fears (LOL)

It's not as dramatic as it sounds, but still... As a polish lover, there are a few things that I don't regularly do, such as water marbles, free-hand designs, etc. but even then, there has been something that almost scares me. Stamping -wait for it- tips. Yes. I have tried this 100 times and failed probably 99 of my attempts. I am not sure what got into me to try to do some tip stamping and I did. Here is my result:

I was pretty happy with the result and although it's not perfect, I think it works. My base polish is Jordana Fairy Dust (which I love!) and it has a crazy gorgeous holo effect in the sunlight. The day I wore this, there was someone driving next to me on a super sunny day, when we got to a red light, he was like "I really like your finger nails!". So random. A lady who I was talking to asked me to show her my nails, she thought they were acrylics...
Overall, my fear for stamping tips is decreasing, slowly, but decreasing.

Happy Valentine's Day! (Cloud Manicure)

Hello everyone and happy Valentine's day!
I hope you are having a nice day in company of your loved ones. I don't have plans for tonight other than getting a phone call from my valentine. You may already know this but every day is just perfect to celebrate love and friendship not just February 14th.
I just got home and I have for you a manicure I did a few days ago. The pink you see is Jordana's Pink Lemonade and it is a bright pink with a nice sheen. The silver is my good old Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Silver Sweep and the black is Jordana Black.
No kidding, I was SCARED of doing a cloud manicure because so many nail bloggers have done a beyond gorgeous job at them and I was afraid to screw up.
Here is proof, I was happy with the result:

 

 

Vintage Leopard and Roses (Cajanails' Manicure)

I have to admit it. Sometimes I want to do my nails and I just don't have good ideas... I look for inspiration in blogs I follow (and get jelly of gorgeous manicures other girls post, haha) and sometimes I go on YouTube. I discovered Cajanails not too long ago and I fell in love with her nail art... I wish I was so good at free hand like her and thousands more! I saw her video titled "Nail Art: Roses and Leopard" and I fell in love with the idea. I am not going to lie, I had seen leopard print and roses a few times, but I guess I was in the mood when I saw her video. I decided to copy her manicure and show you my manicure. Thank you Cajanails for such great nail art!
My nails:

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the original video:

Of Life and Lacquer: OPI Euro Centrale Collection & Giveaway

Hello ladies,
This post is to inform you that Cynthia from Of Life and Lacquer is kindly hosting an OPI Euro Centrale giveaway. In case you have not seen this collection, here is the picture from Cynthia's blog:

For swatches of this collection (and much more good stuff) and the opportunity to enter her giveaway, follow the link at the end.
Thank you Cynthia for this giveaway!

To enter, CLICK HERE
Ends 2/15