Failed It! Pond of broken hearts...



This is another Failed It! mani.  This one actually doesn't look too horrendous it just wasn't what I wanted it to be.  I started with the intention to do a pond mani but with a solid base since I chose yellow and I didn't want it to look like I just had awful yellow nails!  The mistake I made was to make the hearts too big so there's nowhere to add the next layer of them. :(  I also felt like they were all different sizes and they sort of ran a bit when I added the sheer polish which made them look bulky and less well shaped.  At any rate it wasn't my worst mani but it needs work!!

In dreams...



So this design is inspired by a yoga mat that I'm just DYING to have but can't really rationalize. It costs around $100 and I already have TWO yoga mats that are in perfect shape. Still I think it's so gorgeous and I decided that if I couldn't have it maybe I could at least immortalize it's glory on my nails. They came out pretty stellar too! I wore these until I couldn't possibly wear them anymore due to wear. :(  



Isn't it just the most beautiful thing? What's at the top of your wishlist?

Forty Great Nail Art Ideas: Red



Friday is here again! This week its red day in the New Crumpets Nail Tarts. Which should be fairly obvious because you know I'd NEVER do straight red nails otherwise!! My secondary prompt was negative space which I actually love -- on other people! lol...my nails go one of two ways; either they're naked for months or they're constantly polished. Since I've been consistently wearing polish and I'm lazy about base coats I have some not so pretty naked nails. :( But that being said, the base of my nail looks great so this design was a no brainer. I hope you enjoy these! Check out the other girls art below!

Forever the Ugly Duckling



It's the final day of Nail Heroes week with The Digital Dozen and today I'm paying homage to another blogger.  This one is Marina of Forever the Ugly Duckling.  Marina is not strictly a nail blogger, she also blogs about clothes and makeup and various other things.  She's also a vegan so she uses only vegan polishes and I actually have ALL the polishes she used for this cool leopard design. You guys know how I love a good leopard print!! I love Marina because she posts cute, cheap, vegan stuff and she has such a cute personality. Like many bloggers, she sadly hasn't blogged since 2014 and that makes me super sad. :(  But I'm sure she's out there in the real world somewhere living an awesome, vegan life! :P

http://www.forevertheuglyduckling.com/2011/01/notd-glittery-leopard-print-using.html

You can check out these nails and loads of other fun things on Marina's blog by clicking the picture!! Also check out the other girls art below!!




Chalkboard Nails...


For today's design I decided to do a design by Chalkboard Nails. Her designs are AMAZING and her precision is unrivaled.  I think her stuff is beautiful AND she does awesome tutorials. Although she also really loves to do tape mani's and let's face it ya'll...I HATE tape mani's. :P I don't get around to looking at her blog much but I have mad respect for the fact that she's made a HUGE impact on the blogger world and in turn, she has inspired the people who inspire me. I think that deserves a mention this week!! I decided to recreate her Mid Century Modern Nail art and like I expected, it didn't turn out nearly as nice as hers but I do think a major reason is I didn't have the same colors she had and my grey and red particularly are way off.

http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2016/01/mid-century-modern-nail-art.html#more

*Sigh* it's just beautiful though isn't it?  Check out more of Chalkboard Nails' AMAZING (and difficult to recreate!) nail art by clicking on the picture above!! And don't forget to check out the other girls art below!!



Nailasaurus



Today's nail hero should be fairly familiar to everyone! It's Sam from the Nailasaurus!! Sam is another blogger I stumbled onto when I was first getting into nail art and she is totes amazeballs! Not only are her designs crazy polished and perfection, she literally NEVER misses a post.  Like, seriously, the amount of time she must spend blogging is ridic. So I applaud her diligence and her creativity because she's always coming up with fun, new designs.  Also I love that, much like myself, when she nails a new design, she does it in like 100 colors for like weeks on end. lol...I get the same way!  Anyway today I recreated her Short Circuit nail art.  She used China Glaze for her base and I didn't have that color so I'm using Zoya Harlow. Also she made sure her stamps were perfectly centered and while I love that, one thing I hate about stamping is how uniform things can end up looking and I like to mix it up. So I (sort of) centered the one on my accent nail and then placed the others a little offset.

http://www.thenailasaurus.com/2014/06/circuit-board-stamping-nail-art.html

Check out this design and more of Sam's amazing art by clicking on the picture! Also check out the other girls art below!!



The Daily Nail



It's day two of Nail Heroes week with The Digital Dozen and today I'm celebrating the blog that started it all for me...The Daily Nail.  When I was younger, probably 12 or 13 my parents got me some nail polish and a stamping machine and I was IN. HEAVEN. I really wanted to go to Cosmo school but I didn't end up doing it and the stamper broke and as I got older and did more clubs and sports nail art fell by the wayside.  In late 2010 I stumbled upon this blog and *BOOM* like that I was hooked back in.  Melissa inspired me to revisit nail art, start up a blog, and find some stamps again!  I love her for her quirky designs, fun stories, and sense of humor. I decided to recreate her Guild the Lily nail art today. I used different colors and mine has more yellow where hers has more of a tan tone. I also didn't use a top coat because I quite liked the texture of it.

http://www.thedailynailblog.com/2011/02/gild-lily.html?m=1

Please click on the picture to visit The Daily Nail and check out more of Melissa's beautiful and quirky designs!! And check out the other girls art below!!





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