In my quest to figure out how to bedeck my nails in a chic fashion, I have stumbled on “What Not to Do” and now I’m in the realm of “Sorta Kinda Am Figuring This Crap Out.” First, start off with a simple design. Something that only requires blobs and streaks. Turns out cheetah print is basically that. Nailed it! Second, if you don’t have the *exact* color match for the look you’re going for… Just use whatever you want and say you’re doing a unique version. Since I have neither a beige, white or black… I just went ahead
Category: Nails
How to Not Do Nail Art
When it comes to nail art, I suck. Badly. Unfortunately, I have this strong desire to have artsy, flashy nails. But I’m cheap, so I don’t want to *pay* to have them look good. I want to do it myself and save my money for things like lipgloss, chocolate and travel. The problem though is that when you’re a FAILURE at nail art, it makes life a wee bit difficult on the nail front. I don’t quite know what to do yet, but I feel like I’m making headway on what *NOT* to do and that has to count for
Happy Birthday by Deborah Lippmann
I went hunting through my box of nail polishes and found this unicorn dream sitting in the pile. It’s Deborah Lippmann’s “Happy Birthday” glitter polish. I put it on my nails and it looked so festive! Almost like Christmas elves had barfed confetti onto my fingers! I’m sure if I had other base coats besides red it would have a different effect. Like if I had used pink it would’ve looked like fairy barf instead. You get where I’m coming from right? I have to say the pictures really don’t do it justice because you miss the sparkling effect that
Tips and Toes
So I’m preparing for another vacation (as if my tour of the eastern seaboard wasn’t enough), but this time it’s off to Eastern Washington. Like many women heading off to sunny lands, I’m dithering over what to paint my nails. Priorities people. Priorities. Otherwise known as first world problems. I’m loving the idea of using these two colors. They just scream summer fun to me! I’m thinking Deborah Lippmann’s Blue Orchid Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish on my fingers. Then adding a pop of orange color to my toes with Deborah Lippmann’s Hot Child in the City. It could work