Sunset Stripes...



Well I spent my weekend pretty much re-organizing my nail corner.  It's been a bit of a mess since I moved and since my set up is a bit different it's been tricky fitting everything in.  In the midst of that I got my light box and since I wanted to try it out I thought I'd do up some new nails!  The only problem with my light box is...well...I didn't get a LIGHT for it yet!  So these STILL aren't the perfectly balanced nail pics I wanted. But I plan to get a light for it and work on getting things just right for the next nails I post.  These were inspired by a shirt a contestant was wearing on one of the episodes of The Taste, this food show I stumbled across on Hulu while I was looking for background cleaning noise!  I used Zoya Jacqueline for the base, OPI Cajun Shrimp for the red-orange and then my trusty Models Own art pen for the black. Hope you enjoy!! Check out my new nail corner on my Instagram @bee_polished! :)

Lucy in the sky

butter london


It finally feels like Spring outside!! Hopefully this time it sticks.  I thought for the warm weather I'd break out the Spring colors.  Also I just picked up this incredible glitter the other day called Lucy in the Sky.  It reminds me a bit of Tart with A Heart but they're not near similar enough that you don't need both! I also successfully completed this tape mani without pulling my hair out!  Although I did have to start over once. I really need to get in the habit of putting down a base, waiting a day and then doing the tape ones. I have ZERO patience for dry time and even with a quick dry top coat it just never works out for me! Hope you all enjoy this fun, Spring look!

In the Jungle

replay


So in case any of you were wondering about why I try to keep my "holiday" nails more abstract...well...her we go! Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day and while I LOVE doing fun art for one day holidays like that, it really doesn't carry over. It's not like at Christmas when you get a whole season to do themed nails and no one cares if you have Christmas trees on your nails for weeks. No...it's one day and done.  I work in an office so I can't have SUPER flamboyant nails (although I can be more flashy when clients aren't in) and it's important that I can take my look from festive to professional without removing the whole thing and starting over. Plus, who wants to waste all that work for just one day? Not me.  So here is my recycled St Patrick's Day mani.  It actually only took me about ten minutes to recycle it and most of that was dry time.  I grabbed my Essie Penny Talk and a stamp and then I used the stamp with more coverage to hide those pesky shamrocks.  I actually REALLY loved the gradient under the copper stamp too. It looks a little jungle-esque and it was really cool when it sparkled!!

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(click the link above to check out the original mani!)

Luck o' the Irish

China Glaze


It's St Patricks Day! I really LOVE green and I always get excited to do manicures for today BUT....I realized when going through my collection this year that I really don't have many green creme polishes. I have plenty of glitters, shimmers and other such goodies, but not anywhere near enough cremes.  In either event I threw a few China Glaze polishes together with one of my favorite glitters of all time, Dollish Polish The Hero of Time. I think it came out rather nice and subtle. One of those mani's I could carry over into tomorrow if I were feeling sort of lazy. ;) I hope everyone has a happy holiday and stays safe!

Glossy Box...



So today is the final day of the Digital Dozen Brand challenge!  Today I decided to do some nails based on the Glossy Box logo. I actually got this Lauren B polish IN my Glossy Box and it seemed a fitting way to use it! I had some issues getting the crown logo right SO...instead I did the top part of it with the little dots and the swirl. I did some scalloped Frenches on my other nails to tie it all together. I hope you all enjoyed brand week! Check out what the other ladies came up with below!

When it rains, it pours...

brands


So today's brand post is both inside AND outside the box. The design of it is quite straightforward but then it's not really very obvious to anyone looking what the brand is.  Have you guessed it yet? 


It's for Morton Sea Salt!  I had the container on my counter and thought the design was really pretty. It ended up being a great week to unveil it!!  Even though the brand logo is the little girl with the umbrella, all the Morton  brand salt products include the navy so I think it still works! ;) Check out what the other ladies came up with below! (And please excuse my photography on this one. My camera went ten shades of crazy for some reason!)

Those Golden Arches...


It's day three of brand week with The Digital Dozen! Today I did another sort of simple design that works as a brand but also transitions nicely into everyday life. This is for McDonalds in case the title didn't give it away!! I don't really eat there, sometimes I get a soda, but I liked the idea of the arches. It was so simple to do and it actually got a lot of compliments! No one suspected it was McDonalds til I mentioned the design was based on a brand. Win. :) Don't forget to check out what the other ladies came up with!!

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