Lady Bugs and Update

I am sorry ladies, I haven't been able to post or do nails in almost 3 weeks I think. Life has happened :)
But I am not done, once I get past the smell (lol), I will do nails. But in the meantime... my list of to do nails is growing.

All the challenges I was in and want to do, I will have to postpone :(

But it won't stop me for looking at beautiful nail art.

Here is one I did before

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Rubber Ducky, You're the One

You make bath time lots of fun.... 

Man, this was hard to come up with, and I don't know how I feel about it yet.

My base color is Essence Be My Sunshine

Check out these Ladies to see their Yellow Nails:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista 
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance 

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Sweet as Apple Pie

This manicure is for My Favorite Things Challenge. We are on Day 4, Favorite Food.

Me and apple pie go way back, lol. I can't tell you why b/c it is only between the two of us. 

As for as my base I used Sinful Color's Cross My Heart, and stamped the checker with Konad's white special polish. The nude base and the pie color is Essense Nude It, and the dark brown color is Sinful Colors Nirvana. The pie topping is acrylic. 

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31 Day Challenge: Day 2, Orange Nails

Trying my hand at stamping. I have to give mad props to those ladies who have mad stamping skills. It is hard. I guess if I keep practicing, I can get better. 

My base color is Sally Hansen's Insta-dri in Orange Impulse

Check out these Ladies to see their Orange Nails:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista 
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance 

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Feather Nails

Feather nails were inspired by one I saw on pinterest look here

These were free hand, with acrylic. I still need more practice. My base was Jessica's Demure. 

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Favorite Things Challenge: Favorite Animal

I don't have a favorite animal, so I did my husband's favorite animal, the elephant.

So sorry for the blurry pic, still learning my camera (at least that is what I want to believe). 

I used Barielles, U-Concrete-Me, and Milani's A Rose My Lady for the pink. 

All lacquer, I think I am on a roll working with polish to do nail art :)

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Ms. Pacman, Pastel Version

This is my entry for the Geeky Nails Challenge for games and gaming and one of the three challenges I am involved with. 

I was really struggling coming up with a geeky game. I just chose Ms. Pacman, but I wanted to add my own spin to it by making it pastel. 

I used China Glaze Elephant Walk as the base, and the rest of the polish is actually done with polish instead of acrylic paint. 

Here is the challenge details (only 1 more to go)

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31 Day Challenge: Red Nails

I am really excited to be starting this challenge. I knew I wanted to do it, but I didn't want to do it alone. So I have these awesome talented nail enthusiast to encourage me. Here are the details for the challenge. The only difference with this challenge is that we are posting every 3 days. Makes time for me to do other challenges as well. (Yes! Nicole at Nearly Nailed).

Well without further ado, here is my Red Nails

I used Wet n Wild's I Red a Good Book. 

I love that red, so brilliant and bright. 

Please do check out the other ladies: 

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner

Kat at Hooked On Polish

Diana at Nails By Diana

Aly at Wonderland Beauty

Meredith at Perfectly Polished

Kate at The Painted Pony Nails

Cee at Absolutely Cee

Sam at Polished Art

Nail Narcotics

Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed

Shelby at Shelby's Swatches

Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 

Mixed Mama

Joanna at Sweet Polish of Mine

Patty Greenberg

Liz and Lisa at Lozlosa 

Mari at Nailista 

Greta at How Was Your Day?

Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
Mandy at Chameleon Stampede

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Oh, Lola

This is my rendering for my favorite perfume, Oh Lola, by Marc Jacobs.

Matter of Fact, all of Marc Jacobs Perfumes are my favorite. 

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Love Never Fails

Love never fails...

I was definitely inspired by Robin Moses (check her out on youtube) to do this mani. 

Hope you like :)

My base color is Julep's Daphne. 

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Princess Tiana

I just love doing this mani. I decided to do Disney's Princess Tiana from Princess and the Frog. I am submitting it for a contest, why not.

Taylor from Nailed to the T is hosting the contest. Go check it out, the last day to enter is September 1, 2012.


My base color is Zoya's Mitzi and on top of that I used BM-314 stamping plate Essie's Mojito for the swirls. The rest is done by acrylic paint. Thanks for looking, and check out the other entries by clicking on the link.

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Favorite Things Challenge: Day 2, Nail Polish

Hmmm... I don't have a favorite polish b/c almost every polish I own is my favorite. But I will pick a brand if I have to. 

Drum Roll Please.

Wet n Wild Megalast!!!! 

I picked this brand b/c I am a cheapanista, and overall I love these polishes. They last for a super long time. Compared to all the other brands, I can wear these for 6-7 days without any sign of chippage (made up word). 

The base color is a soft baby pink called Sugarcoat, the other purple is On a Trip, the light mint blue is I need a Refresh-mint, and the bright pink is called Candy-licious. 

I wish they would come out with more colors or collections, because I will get each and every single one.

Let me know what do you think about them, and how long they last on your nails? 

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Starting 31 Day of Nails Challenge

I know... another challenge! lol. But this one is simple b/c I will not do it consecutively, there is a band of nail polish addicts that are joining and this challenge is hosted by Kimber at Kimber Lacquer Korner. Click on her blog name and it will take you there if you want to start (leave a comment). 

We will do them every 3 days, which I think is very doable, and it will start next week.

 Will you join too? 

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Favorite Things Challenge: Day 1, Favorite Color

I am starting a new challenge, My Favorite Things Challenge, by Ooh La La Polish.

I am really enjoying challenges. Since today is day 1, my favorite color is purple/violet. It has been since I was a child, although, it did change once, but I had to come back to purple.

I also have a 1st grader, and when she is coloring things of purple, grapes are always included.

My grape color is by Barielle's Grape Escape

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Geek Challenge Day 2: Television/Movies

Here is my entry for Day 2 of more geekiness. I wanted to do Short Circuit, but I decided to go with E.T. I don't even remember if I watched the movie. The finger looks creepy...

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Hello Kitty Nails

Here is a set of nails I done for my step-daughter. She adores Hello Kitty, and school was starting for her, so I did her mani. 

It was fun to do. 

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Geek Challenge, Day 1: Comics/Animation

I am really digging challenges and have been searching for them. I came across this one on the blogosphere. It is hosted by Sophia from Girl on a Shoestring You can still participate if you choose

I decided to do Voltron. It was really hard, but really really geeky :)

My base was Snow me White and Black on Black by Sinful Colors

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A Lovely Secret

This color is by Essence's A Lovely Secret. I freehanded the chevrons after I tried to use tape. Boy, you need some extreme patience for tape, and I don't have it yet. 

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I am screaming...for some Ice Cream

I am experimenting to find the best white nail polish. I used Orly's Dayglow. IT was difficult to work with, so I am still searching. So far I like China Glaze Snow. What are your favorite white nail polishes? 

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