Texture Polish

Alright it has been a bit since my last post. Let me say why. I can't decide what to do next!! Plus my camera broke. I hope the picture I post today shows good enough the polish I put on today. I decided to try out some polishes that they call "textures". Basically, they are matted so not shiny and they are rough like sand. This one is called Milani and as you can see it is yellow. I decided this will be the color I am doing for Easter. :) I have also tried out a new basecoat/topcoat but I dislike it. Possibly, this is because I have such tiny fingers and the brush is so wide. But either way it just doesn't work as a basecoat for me. So back to the drawing board to find something more appropriate for moi. I have a bunch of polish coming in this week, so I hope to find a good camera to be able to take pictures and make you some good blog posts. I do have to say this is a fun journey into a very big world!! Everyday is learning something more whether it is just a crumb of information or an entire gold mine, you are always learning. Usually it is from my own mistakes, but I will figure it out! I hope this finds you well and I hope you like this polish!

Awesomeness Squared

I had to come share today...

First off let me share this:

Basecoat - good to protect your nails but don't get hardener it hurts your nails in long run!

Oil and water are necessary to nail health. It keeps them from becoming brittle or hard and let's us keep making them pretty and awesome. (jojoba is the best for cuticles)

Topcoat helps keep our polish and art on longer!

Okay that was what I have learned in a nutshell so far.

Now I mentioned the other day I was jumping off the deep end fast and had ordered some decals for Autism Awareness month. They arrived today! Of course I had to go ahead and fix up my nails to show everyone because I have had a super vision ever since I started this path. Now a few tips I just learned (yep I had a few mishaps again haha) do NOT touch the decals with your fingers it messes them up. Use your tweezers, so much easier ;) I decided to add the topcoat to streak my blue into the pieces. I wanted to do something fun and not so stiff. I hope you like my work as much as I enjoyed doing it and I enjoy looking at it. I hope it lasts for awhile because I don't want to take it off. SOOOOO CUTE!! If you want to find these decals just leave a comment and I can link you to them. :) This is SH Insta-Dry Blue polish and SH topcoat.

Beginner's Tale

This is a beginner's tale.. A beginning into an unknown world. Never was I the girl that worried about my make-up or nails. Heck, my hair gets minimal attention. Until the day I met the person I now call my Obiwan. She introduced me into a world beyond my norm. And now I am hooked. I know how fish feel when I taunt them with that worm!! A month ago, I asked her sage advice because I wanted to just try nail polish. She gave me a few brands to look for. Well it so happened they were on sale and I had coupons (I am a coupon junkie!). So I picked up some Sally Hansen (called SH in the nail world) X-treme Magenta, X-treme purple,  and a double pack that had Insta-dry blue and a topcoat (though I didn't know that is what this was yet) clear polish. I got home super excited and told her all about it. I ventured off to try to it. I tried Purple first as this was my FAVORITE color! I loved it. I left it for a week and decided I had to try the Magenta. I put it on and WOW! So pretty. I figured I would save the blue for April as it was Autism Awareness month. Well I left it for awhile then I realized my nails were uneven. ME??? Worried about different nail lengths??? What was happening to me? So I asked again for her sage wisdom. And she explained about a good manicure set. Off I set to get one. Watching one of my typical action movies for 2 hours I took off the polish and sat there leveling out my nails and making them pretty and even. I said they look so nice I don't need polish. I will just let it breathe. By the night, I asked her what is wrong with me. I felt like my nails were naked! I had to get polish on fast. She just laughed. I put my Magenta back on as it is Spring and it is so bright and pretty. I realized it looked so plain though! I wanted to add something but didn't know how. So that is the beginning of my journey. I now have some nail decals being shipped to add to my April design (yep me again!) and I am so excited. Talk about jumping off the deep end without knowing how to swim. It will definitely be a lesson in the making. Today, I received a package of OPI Euro mini collection from a new dear friend that is also taking me under her wing. And after much consideration, I decided to layer two of them. Now back to my studies to learn about basecoat, topcoat, cuticle oil and all that jazz! I hope you continue with me on this journey into the unknown :) The under color for this picture is Suzi's Hungary AGAIN (2 coats) and OY-Another Polish Joke (thin layer coat)