Twinsie Tuesday: Sideways French

This Tuesday's theme is Sideways French. I wasn't 100% sure what that was, but I think it got it right :-P

Polishes Used:
-KB Shimmer - Eclipse
-Kiss - Silver Glitter

For this look I simply started with my black base and freehanded on some sideways French with my Kiss Nail Art striper. The look is simple but sort of edgy because of the colors I used; I liked it for something different.

Be sure to check out how the other Twinsies created their sideways French looks:

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Bridget at A Painted Nail

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

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   Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision​

Traci at DrinkCitra

 

 

Subtle French Gradient

Happy Saturday! Early this week the Twinsie Tuesday ladies did a "Classic" themed look; I picked red, but my second choice was French. So today I'm showing you my second Classic look :-P

Polishes Used:
-OPI - My Vampire Is Buff
-OPI - Alpine Snow

I like this look a lot actually! Although it super subtle I think that's part of the fun of it. I have tried a look like this before in pink and white (which you can see here) and I think I like this one just as much as that one. And going through some of my older pictures, I really like my new nail shape a lot better too!

French Manicure with Born Pretty Store Guides

As you know, I love a good French Manicure for a palette cleanser in between crazy colorful manicures and today I'll be sharing one of these French looks using Wave Guides from Born Pretty Store.



Image from Born Pretty Store Website: http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheet-useful-french-manicure-wave-edge-guides-nail-toes-p-15655.html

Here's my look:

To create this look I used the guides from Born Pretty Store and Orly White Tips nail polish.

Pros:
-If you aren't great at getting a nice curve freehand for your French manicures, these guides really help
-They only cost $1.58 for a sheet, and as always Born Pretty Store has free worldwide shipping on all of their nail art supplies.

Cons:
-These guides had a very deep curve that didn't really align with my natural nail curve
-The guides did not leave a crisp edge, I had bleeding so I did touch these up with a clean up brush

If you are interested in these guides or any other nail art products from Born Pretty Store, you can use my discount code here:

*Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*

Twinsie Tuesday: Tip Nail Art

Today's theme in Twinsie Tuesday's is Tip Nail Art. At first, I thought that this may be a good opportunity to try stamping tips and use all those images I never used. But then I realized, I can't stamp straight so I figured I better stick to something else, and I am glad I did, I love the look I created!

Polishes Used:
-OPI - I Think In Pink
-Kiss - Beach Pink
-Yellow Rhinestones

I love how this look turned out! The tone on tone with the pinks and then the yellow accents, it's just fun and springy and pretty, in my opinion. I saw a similar look on Pinterest here and made it my own using the pinks (instead of traditional French) and the rhinestones (instead of glequins).

What do you think of this look? Something you could rock? Switch up the colors? Love it? Hate it?

Check out what my other Twinsies are rocking on their tips today!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Anna at Going to the Showing

Anne at Grape Fizz Nails

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Traci at DrinkCitra

 

 

House of Holland Elegant Touch - False Nails

Don't worry! I haven't grown long almond nails overnight, I am sharing with the House of Holland by Elegant Touch False Nails!

This design is called "Classy Nude" which I believe is referring to the classic French look. I have always loved the look of almond nails and I love seeing other bloggers or ladies on Instagram with them. As my nails don't really grow very long I could never have these naturally and I am not ready to get back into the acrylic scene, so being able to try them with these false nails was fun! I only wore these out for a day and then removed them (as with most of my manis). Removal was really easy actually, per the instructions, I used the foil method and they just disintegrated away, and after a little buffing with my block, my nails were back to natural/normal.

Would you ever rock nails like this? On a daily basis? For a special occasion? Never?

Classic French

As you know I love a good French mani; it's like a palette cleanser. Since October has been full of link-ups and more nail art challenges than I am used to, here is a simple and classic French mani.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-OPI - Alpine Snow
-Gelous
-Out The Door

I love the look of these. They remind me of high school and college when I would get acrylics in pink and white. They are so simple but always seem to get compliments.

Keeping this post super short and sweet, but do you ever need a palette cleanser mani? Do you a classic French, plain nude, or something else?

The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Around The World - Week 1

TGIF!!!!

I am so glad it's Friday. My husband is feeling better after his Vertigo affliction and so we will finally be able to actually do things this weekend!

The August theme in the Nail Challenge Collaborative is Around The World. I voted for this theme but honestly don't think I am creative enough to think up four Around The World inspired mani's. LOL. Anyway, this one is sort of lame but it is also one of my go to looks; the FRENCH mani (get it? France? lol)

Polishes Used:
-Sally Hansen - White On
-Savvy - French Rose Opal Frost
-HK Girl Topcoat

So, I just now noticed as I was typing out my polishes used the the shimmery topcoat contains "FRENCH" too so there you go! I know I know, sort of lame, BUT, I really love wearing simple mani's like this to work and my co-workers always ask me if I got acrylics back on. haha.

I am sure the other ladies were much more creative, and I do have an idea brewing for next week's mani. In the meantime, check out what all the other participants did!

Summer Mani Challenge - Neon French

Happy Saturday!

Today I have Week 5 of the Summer Mani Challenge - this week's theme is Neon French. Since it is summer there have been a lot of neon mani's floating around the nail community and I love them all, but they are a bitch to capture color.

Anyway, here is my neon french mani:

Polishes Used:
-Essence - Rebel Delight
-MASH - Strawberry
-Zoya - Tobey
-Poshe Topcoat

So they aren't exactly "french tips" but close enough, and you get the idea. I love this mani and since I used the Strawberry shade from the MASH scented neon set, they even smell good too. I love doing tape mani's like this because you get such nice clean lines.

Are you getting sick of neon mani's yet or do you love them?!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. We had visitors from out of town, Hurricane Sandy/"Frankenstorm", and I finally ended up getting the nasty cold that has been going around the office.

But moving on. Since I have been feeling under the weather, but still wanted to do something semi-Halloween related for work today, I decided to go with some classic vampy french tips. Every time I look down at my nails I sort of chuckle, this isn't something that I would normally wear too often on my nails now a days but was COMPLETELY something I would have rocked all the time in High School. lol.

Polishes Used:

-OPI - Nail Envy

-Pure Ice - Scandal

-Kiss - Nail Art Striper - Silver Glitter

-OTD

Very simple and easy, and fun switching things up a bit. I think I get sick of wearing Halloween mani's on myself earlier than most people because my high school colors were black and orange, and my previous place of employment color was orange, so I get over orange pretty early. Although I love seeing all the other ladies awesome halloween mani's and I love that vampy colors stay around all fall and winter. 

Did you do anything special on your nails for Halloween? Were you effected by the "Frankenstorm" at all?

Classic French

Happy Thursday!

If you're part of the MANPEG group you know that I recently mentioned about having acrylics on all through college. Not just acrylics, but Pink and Whites. It got me missing how crisp and clean my nails looked when I had them on and how Classic a look it was. Since I'm not actually going to be getting acrylics on again anytime soon, I thought I would do a french mani today!

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
-Out The Door - TopCoat

I love the look of this and it made me miss the Pink and Whites of my college years, and the best part of this mani is that when I take it off my nails will still be healthy! (Whoohoo!) The lines aren't as crisp as I would like up close but its pretty hard to tell that from any normal distance, so I am plesantly pleased.

Do you wear acrylics, gels, shellac or natural nails? What's your favorite and why?