nail trends i'm loving.

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So here's the deal.
I'm obsessed with painting my nails. I haven't had naked nails in probably 6 years.
I'm not joking, either. 
So that means that I am also a fan of different nail trends and colors.
So, I decided to show you guys some of my current nail loves. 
First up we have the bright colors. So fun for summer and it looks wonderful on sunkissed skin.

Second is sparkles. Sparkles are year round awesomeness. I mean, I love them so much when people ask me what my favorite color is I answer with "Sparkle". I'm a loser, I know.

And thirdly, a nail art trend that I have yet to try out but I will soon is the chevron look. It's so cute! I am loving chevron lately. These are perfect.

What are some nail trends you are loving?

perfect summer nails (how-to).

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Okay, I'm going out of town for the next few days so I decided to do a quick post that I think you guys might enjoy for this lovely Memorial Day weekend. 

Some pretty summer nails. 

All you need is a make-up sponge, 3 (or more) nail polish colors, white nail polish, and a top coat. 
Then follow these simple directions.

Hope you like them! 
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how-to ombre nails.

I've really been loving anything ombre lately.
I would totally ombre out my hair if I had the guts to. 
But something less drastic and permanent is ombre nails. 

So I combined two things that I loved. Sparkles and ombre.  
Here's how I did it. 

Oh! And sorry for the pictures. I forgot to take pictures right after painting my nails so those were taken about a week after. 
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missoni nails.

Remember this post?
Well I had a lot of requests to do a tutorial for you guys, so here it is! 

What you need. 1 base color (I used a tealy blue)2 accent colors (I used purple and green)1 black sharpieTop coatA toothpick

What you need to do.

1. Paint your nails with a base color. 2. Take your sharpie and draw 2-3 zig zag lines on your nails. (If it gets on your skin, don't worry! It'll come off!)3. Take one of your accent colors and put a dot on a magazine.4. Take your toothpick, dip it into the nail polish "dot" to get nail polish on it. 5. Follow the black zig-zag, so you have the same design, with the color on the toothpick. (2-3 times)6. Do the same thing with the other accent color.7. Apply top coat.8. Take a picture and email it to Rach so she can see. :) 

There ya go! It seems a little difficult, but it is totally worth it! 
Have a wonderful week! 
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i love sparkles.

My nails right now. So pretty, huh?

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frankenstein nails.

Installment numero dos for the Halloween nails. :) 

Franky Stein. 

What you need. 

A green nail polish.

A white nail polish.

A black nail polish.

Clear coat.

A tooth pick.

What you need to do.

 1. Apply green nail polish. Let it dry.

2. Apply Franky's "hair". Just make a messy french tip with the black polish.

3. Franky's eyes: Take the white nail polish and drip it onto a surface, take your toothpick and create eyes on the nails.

4. Franky's mouth: Take the black nail polish and drip it onto a surface, dip your toothpick into it and create a stitch like pattern for his mouth.

5. Take the same black toothpick and create pupils for Franky's eyes.

6. Again, take the toothpick, dip it into black and create small eyebrows by making swift small lines above the eyes.

And there you have it! Let me know what you think! :)

PS: Top photo from weheartit.com

spooky nails.

Okay, so I was thinking I'd start a new "Halloween" inspired series of posts for nail art. Why? Because I love Halloween, and I love super cute nails.

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So the first of my spooky nail tutorial's are these bloody nails. Perfect for if you are going to dress up as Dracula.

Here's what you need.

Red nail polish

Base coat (or white)

Top coat

A bobby pin or toothpick

Some scrap piece of paper

Here's what you have to do.

1. Apply base coat - Let it completely dry.

2. Apply the red nail polish to the tips of the nails - It can be messy, it doesn't matter.

4. Take the red nail polish and drip about a dime size amount onto the scrap piece of paper.

5. Take the bobby pin and create drops of blood by having a larger bottom the the drop and drawing upwards to the top to the nail.

6. Add random "Drops" of blood to the bottom in a tear shape.

7. Apply top coat after it is completely dry.

And there you have it! Super spooky nails (Up at the top)! Yay! :)


Did you like how I made my hands look like they belonged to a zombie? ;)

leopard nails.

Okay guys, so I have another nail-treat for you. You see that up there? I'm in love. I have recently converted to the leopard lovers. Which I never thought I would've, I used to think it was trashy - But I have since figured out that if you wear it right and not too much it can look so cute. So I decided, where better to have a pop of leopard than on your nails? I mean - they are always with you so you always have a pop of spunk added to any outfit. ;) So here is a quick tutorial over how I did my nails - you can do them with some pops of color (like me) or you can just use a beautiful bronze to make it look more "natural". I hope you enjoy. :)

What you are going to need.

1. A Brownish/bronze or whatever color you would like to have as your base color. I used two colors - the little one on the far left and the love and beauty one second to the right.

2. Accent colors for the spots. (you can see I used colors - you can just use a brown or whatever)

3. A dark color. (I used plum, but black will work perfectly.)

4. Toothpicks.

5. A sheet of paper.

6. Top coat.

 What you need to do.

1. Apply your base color. Let it dry.

2. Put your accent colors on a piece of paper, just drop some of it so you can dip your toothpick in the colors. 

3. Put random spots of the accent color over your nail. Apply with a toothpick.

4. Take your dark color (black/plum/whateva) and drop a dime size amount onto the piece of paper. 

5. Dip your toothpick in the paint on the paper. Apply it to the nail around the spots in a "C". 

6. Do this on allll of your nails.

7. Apply top coat.

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And there you have it! So fun and so cute. If you guys end up trying this look hit me up with a link! I'd love to see how they turn out! :)

For more nail tutorials you can look here or here.

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comic strip nails.

Newspaper nails was SO last week. How about this hot nail art. Same idea, different look. Comic strip nails. 

Now that you have seen the pictures and saw how AWESOME they look. Let me tell you how to do them.

What you need.

Rubbing alcohol.

White or nude nail polish.

Ten strips of the comics (make sure to choose the cutest cartoons).

Top Coat.

Small cup. (You put the alcohol in this, if you didn't know lol.)

What you have to do. 

1. Paint nails a nude/white color and let dry. 

2. Dip the comic strip cartoon in the alcohol for 2-3 seconds. 

3. Press the paper firmly on nail for 30 seconds. 

4. Carefully peel strip off.

5. Apply top coat.

That's it! Easy. Try it and let me know how it turns out, I'm totally open for pics too. :)

These are my toes. I just thought that I would post this on here to show those of you who don't know what the shatter looks like, since you were all interested in my other nail post. It's cuuuuute. :)

And Bug just decided to make a cameo on my post. I hope you don't mind. ;)

newspaper nails.

Hey guys! I know, so many posts coming at you all at once, but this is so great that I just couldn't wait to show you all! One of my lovely readers left a comment, which I am kinda sad that I can't credit them because they commented under "Anonymous", and told me about this wonderful nail idea! I tried it out the day after I found out. And, it is just soooo easy and quick to do, that you guys can do it at home! I hope you like this look just as much as I have! :) 

Take a look:

Please excuse the cut-off, I was going to go to soccer practice. :)

Now that I have shown you the pictures, here are the directions. :) 

What you need:

Light colored nail polish (I used OPI's Gargantuan Green Grape).

Clear top coat nail polish.

Ten strips of newspaper, big enough to cover your nail.

and

Rubbing Alcohol (or Vodka, whateva).

What you need to do:

First: Apply a light colored nail polish on all of your nails and let it completely dry.

Second: Dip your nails in the rubbing alcohol/vodka for 5 seconds. 

Third: Take a strip of newspaper and press it firmly on your nail for 30 seconds.

Fourth: Apply a top coat.

And there you go! That is all you have to do! Easy, right? 

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Thanks! :)