Spring PCFC Day 18: Lambs

Baaaaaaaaaaa! Here are my sheep :) Aren't they cute? I started with two coats of China Glaze Starboard to make a pasture. Then I used NYC French Tip White and L.A. Colors Circuits for the sheep. I used a dotting tool for their wool and faces and then a small brush for their ears, eyes and legs. The middle finger is my favorite :) I put a black sheep on the thumb because it gets left out of nail pics a lot. 

Oh! I remember why I was so proud of this! If you'll notice, this is my right hand, meaning I painted everything with my left hand! 

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Spring PCFC Day 15: Mr. Blue Sky

I went to remove my pastel skittles and decided to leave the blue one to use for my sky. But then I realized I had another blue in my untrieds! I decided to leave China Glaze Kinetic Candy on my ring finger, and then used one coat of Zoya Breezi on each of the other nails. All these one coaters I've been using are seriously spoiling me. 

After the base color dried, I used NYC French Tip White and the larger side of each of my dotting tools to make the clouds. They're just so whimsy! Every time I glance at them, it makes me smile :)

The thumb is my favorite. I think just because there's so much nail to work with lol.

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Happy Nails

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MeMa's Mani's

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okay now joy!

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Purple Fairy Dust

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Texas Independence Day!

In case you didn't get it from my Texas Flag Mani. I really really really love Texas. And March second is Texas Independence Day celebrating the day Texas separated from Mexico with the Texas Declaration of Independence which created the Republic of Texas. In elementary school we always celebrated Texas Independence Day with a chuckwagon lunch (usually accompanied by live music including a fiddle) and dancing the Cotton-Eye Joe in P.E. Now that I'm in college, nobody really cares :( I decided to celebrate by putting the state flower (bluebonnets) on my nails! :)

I started with three coats of a light blue Cosmetic Arts. I then used a brush to paint on Sinful Colors Exotic Green for the stem. I then used a dotting tool and Sinful Colors Neptune, China Glaze Electric Beat and NYC French Tip White.

Bluebonnets are so pretty, but unfortunately they don't grow in the semi-arid area of Texas that I live in. They do grow on my grandmother's ranch, which is just a few hours away. If I can't enjoy them in real life, at least I can have them on my nails :)

Happy Texas Independence Day Y'all! Go eat some delicious BBQ and listen to some country with a fiddle in it!

Adventures in Stamping - Blue

Hello! I'm in a facebook group called Adventures in Stamping and there's a challenge every Sunday. The challenge today was "blue". We could do anything we want, but it ALL had to be in blue. Here's what I did :)

I started with 3 coats of my new Sinful Colors Cinderella (GORGEOUS!) and then stamped with NYC Skin Tight Denim and Bundle Monster plate BM209. I picked this design because it looked like rippling water, so it seemed appropriate for an all blue mani :) This challenge was perfect for me because I have SOOOOO MANY blues. It's seriously a problem. I'm not super pleased with the stamping because I did it in a rush, but it's not horrible.

January Haul

Hello everyone! Here's all the polish I got in January. I didn't really realize I'd gotten this much...

OPI: Pink Friday, Fly, Not Like the Movies, The One That Got Away, A Rose by Dawn...Broke by Noon, Metallic 4 Life, Did It On 'Em, Yoga-ta Get This Blue, Teenage Dream, Siberian Nights, Planks a Lot, Stranger Tides, Skull & Glossbones, Pamplona Purple, Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow, Steady As She Rose, Sparrow Me the Drama, Brisbane Bronze, Manicurist of Seville, Wocka Wocka.

Nine of these I got in a Buy One Get 2 Free sale, and the Pirates ones were on Clearance, plus I used a coupon :) The Nicki Minaj colors and Teenage Dream were $8, so I didn't pay full retail for any of these!

China Glaze: Salsa, Peachy Keen, Sun Worshipper, Re-Fresh Mint, Starboard, Four Leaf Clover, Ingrid, Recycle. I found Starboard on clearance for $2 at Ulta in Dallas. Four Leaf Clover, Sun Worshipper and Recycle were from my Secret Valentine :) The rest I bought at Sally's using a $10 off of $20 coupon :)

Love & Beauty Misc. Glitter and Royal. MIA: Matte teal. All regular price @$2.80.

Zoya: Paz, Mitzi, Ivanka, Charla, Julieanne, Tao. Paz and Mitzi were on clearance at Ulta, plus I used a coupon, so I got those and Starboard for $7! The others were from the Zoya New Year promotion, so I only paid shipping!

Julep: Nail Therapy, Hayden, Leah, Megan. Ulta: The Jungle Look, Wild Night, Pinata Yada. Nicole by OPI Rainbow in the S-Kylie. The Juleps were in my January Maven Box. Ulta was buy 2 get 1 free. I bought those with Rainbow in the S-Kylie using a 20 % off coupon!

Jordana: Gemstones. Sinful Colors: Cinderella. Wet n Wild Duo. Essence: Choose Me!. Revlon: Carbonite, Whimsical. NYC: Skin Tight Denim. Sally Hansen: Lady Luck, Wedding Crasher. Pure Ice: Rio, Purple Reign. The Wet n Wild and Carbonite are from Big Lots. Lady Luck was also from my Secret Valentine. Everything else was regular price (which is pretty cheap).

a England: Tristam. Orly: Dazzle. Icing Written in the Stars, Epic Winning, Golden Age of Glitter, Party Confetti, Magnetix in gold, pink, silver and blue. Gelous base coat. MIA: Icing After Party. I got Tristam in the a England anniversary sale. I also bought the Orly and Gelous with my Sally Coupon. Icings were buy one get one half off (as always).

Total: 75 bottles added to my collection. Wow! There are a couple more polishes that I've ordered but haven't gotten to me yet. On their way to me are Essence Twins Chuck & Blair, Edward & Bella, Gabriella & Troy, Romeo & Julia, as well as Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe, Happy Birthday and Today Was a Fairy Tale! :)

31 Day Challenge: Day 14-Flowers

This mani is simpler than I ever imagined doing, but I like it a lot! I love white nails and I love the simplicity of the design :)

 These are the polishes I used: Icing mini white, Cosmetic Arts fuchsia, Zoya Dita, Finger Paints Yule Be Merry, Essie unknown, NYC Times Square and Love and Beauty Silver Holo Glitter.

I used various sized dotting tools to make the flowers. I kinda messed up the ring finger, but it still turned out ok. I left the middles white because I could't find a color that contrasted enough. Then I looked at the glitter and thought it would make good flower centers. How do you like it?

Also doing this challenge is Emma of Manicurity, Bec at Laquer Dreams, Julia at Julia Loves Nails, Linda at Nail Polish Enthusiast, Kirsten at Geeky Owl, and Jenna at The Key to Jennasis. You should definitely check these lovely ladies and their nails out!