It’s Friday and it’s February 1st and love is in the air! Doesn’t Bebop look lovely in pink pearls? As an alternative to last year’s cute hearts Valentine’s Day nail art, I thought I’d take the saucier route this year with a little hot pink, black lace mesh, and gold glitter. Now, there are many …
Dip DIYing with Corinne for Re:create at About.com
About a month ago I met with the fabulous Corinne Leigh and her amazing DIY team to film a DIY video based on my dipped chopsticks DIY which I painted with nail polish… Do you remember it? click the image below for a refresher! Well Corinne loved it and wanted to expand on the idea …
Halloween Nails, Nail Art, & Manicure Inspiration & Ideas
Inkblot nails: Rorschach Manicure It’s almost October… really I can’t believe it!! So I’ve been searching for a little Halloween nail art inspiration of course, and the internet is brimming with fun ideas. I gathered up my favorite manicures and my goal is to somehow come up with something new and different… and FUN! And …
Spring Florals Nails // DIY Real Dried Flowers Manicure
After staring at my pretty dried flowers for a few weeks, I finally had a chance to test them out. And really, I LOVE THEM. No surprise there though 😉 They’re fun on every nail or would make really pretty accent nails for a more simple approach. I noticed the dye from the red flower …
Tie Dye Nails // Red, White, & Blue Manicure for the 4th of July
I’d been planning a festive red, white, & blue manicure for the 4th of July but hadn’t really come up with any original ideas until I featured a fun tie dye manicure tutorial on BlogHer Style over the weekend and was instantly hit with inspiration. But let me just warn you… this is not a …
Cheers to the Freakin’ Weekend!
I’ll drink to that!! It’s been a long and busy week and even though I have a full weekend of photo-editing and caption-writing for my book ahead of me, I’m still so so happy it’s Friday! A few evenings ago we had a little impromptu Summer cocktail soiree in our backyard where I made delicious …
Sephora’s Instant Nail Polish Remover
Since we all know that these fun chunky glitter nail polishes are an absolute headache to remove, I decided to give Sephora’s -Instant Nail Polish Remover a try. It claims to be: A nail polish remover that leaves no trace of past polishes. I’ve left my New Year’s manicure on for far too long so …
Red & Green Nails ~ A Simple Christmas Manicure
I loved my festive glitter striped nails for about two days. Then, I have to admit, it was just too much for me. So I scaled down to a much simpler, yet still festive Christmas manicure of red and green. I really wasn’t going to post about them but had a few questions via my …
Festive Holiday Nails ~ Glitter Stripes
Another fun Martha Stewart glitter glue manicure! Stripes would be almost impossible for me to do without these easy squeezy tubes! I swear this stuff comes in so handy {hehe -no pun intended} for so many projects. I haven’t had red nails in so long I can’t even remember. The husband loves them {with or …
Midnight Purple Nails w/ Chunky Gold Glitter Stripe Space Manicure
Now more than ever nails have become an added accessory to outfits… and I love it. This weekend is my cousin’s bachelorette part and I plan on wearing a black dress with gold shoes so I thought I’d give myself a manicure that would compliment the outfit. I used OPI “Lincoln Park After Dark” which …
Bubble Gum Pink & Silver Glitter Accent Nails
I’m going to be completely honest when I say I painted my nails these colors because I knew they would match my engagement and wedding rings AND the new anniversary bands. Yes, it was a cheeseball move but I actually loved the way they looked. I found a seriously old Wet n’ Wild pink in …
Summer Manicure | Bright Coral Red + Gold Glitter Accent Nails
Oh Summer, why do you come and go so much faster than I’d like? I know I may be jumping the gun because it will be warm in LA until mid October but with football and fall fashion on the brink, the colder and darker months are looming. So with that in mind, I decided …
Nude Nails w/ dipped Glitter Tips
I’m in the throes of the BlogHer Conference and having a blast! So much so that I forgot to post today {which is the first time in the history of this blog that I actually FORGOT to post}. I’m happy to say my obligatory BlogHerness is complete and now I just get to enjoy the …
"You can tell a lot from a person’s nails. When a life starts to unravel, they’re among the first to go."
Image source: Deesse Magazine Last Friday I featured my favorite Summer 2011 Nail Color Trends at BlogHer Style and while I’m totally still loving my yellow nails though in truth, they are bare at the moment, I can’t resist all the fun nail art that has been making the rounds on the internet the past …
Nail Polish Storage: Chanel, OPI, Essie, Zoya, Butter, RGB
If the opportunity presents itself, meaning: if I have enough other cabinet space in the bathroom to permit it, which I just so happen to have at the moment, I love storing my nail polishes {& nail tools} in the medicine cabinet above the sink. Here’s why: It all stays in one place. It helps …