DIY Shellac

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So a few weeks ago I decided I was going to paint my nails. Pretty normal, right? Well, I went to the store and bought this stuff ... It's by Nutra Nail and it says it will give you the same results as a Shellac manicure from the salon. Of course I bought it and followed the directions and waited for magic to happen.  Unfortunately … [Read more...]

Magnetic Nail Polish

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Pin It This stuff is so cool! It's really exactly as self-explanatory as the title. I bought this nail polish by Layla called Magneffect.  It has tiny, itty bitty specks of magnets in the polish... Also with the Magneffect I have used Essie No Chips Ahead...it's the best top coat and really helps prevent chipping. On top of the nail … [Read more...]

Newspaper Transfer Nail Art

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Pinterest might be the death of me. All day long I sit and browse. At food. At purses. At crafts. At nails.   I can blame pinterest for about 90% of my most recent purchases, ranging from colored pants to glittery nail polish. It needs to end.   But first I want to share with you something that I recently … [Read more...]

Water Marble Your Nails

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Check it out... I am obsessed with nail art lately.  I don't know if I am too old, but I kinda don't care.  I love it. It's cheap fun.   So, over the weekend I was snooping around on Instagram and saw a pic of the coolest nails evah!! Darla, from Bakingdom, had done the coolest thing on her nails called "marbling".  She said … [Read more...]

Nail Fail

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We all have had bad hair days. We have all had "fat" days. We all have had bad make-up days.   Well, ever had a bad nail day? Let's talk about mine. I am knee deep in the designed nails trend. No, make that waist-deep. I have even shared a few of my nail experiments with you here and here.   During one of my … [Read more...]

Festive Holiday Nails ~ Nail Art Pen

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I am having a lot of fun with all the fun nail trends lately...the crackle, the designs, the glitter... Maybe it's Jersey rubbing off on me. The trick to pulling off the flashy nails, in my opinion, is keeping them medium to short in length.  I mean, I have seen The Sopranos.  Carmela had straight up weapons on the ends of her … [Read more...]

Sally Hansen Salon Effects

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I love nail polish.  It all started with my Grandma.  I would go over to her house every Sunday after church and get a manicure.  It's one of those memories that I will always have.  She would do fun designs, like stripes or dots..whatever I asked for. Now as an adult I currently indulge in manicures whenever I get the chance, but when I'm … [Read more...]