Nicole by OPI Hit The Lights

Hi guys!

I'm starting the week off with a manicure I did for the Sunday challenge over at Aventures In Stamping on Facebook. The theme was Spring colors and since Spring time makes me think of the sun I used Nicole By OPI's Hit The Lights for the base. I've been neglecting my glitters so I added a layer of NOPI's Inner Sparkle (that Selena Gomez collection is getting lots of love!) on the index and ring fingers.

The butterfly and flower that you see are actually nail decals that I made using some stamping plates. I love how this turned out and I can't wait to make more using different color combinations.

Besos,
Vee...xox...

Nicki Minaj collection reloaded

Happy Monday guys!

I hope everyone got to enjoy the long weekend. I know I sure did. I tried to come up with and Easter manicure for you guys but I was just so uninspired... everything feels so done when it comes to themed manicures like that. So after a few failed attempts I decided I'd just give it another go next year.

Today I'll be revisiting some of the polishes from OPI's Nicki Minaj collection. I picked Did It On 'Em, Fly and Pink Friday for the base and then just went crazy with black, white and pink acrylic paint. I had no I idea what the end result would be when I first started but I must say I'm quite happy with it.

Besos,
Vee...xox...

New tribal nails!

Hi guys,

Your girl is back and today I want to get right into some nail art! This tribal look was inspired  by African patterns. I think almond shaped nails are always classy and in this case it actually makes up for the fact that this is a pretty bold manicure. Classy. Meet Flashy.

I incorporated some of my go-to nail art techniques; stamping and freehand painting. The base colors and stamping work was all done using nail polish and I freehanded the designs on the thumb and ring fingers using acrylic paints.

I think the Afro Twins are fun! How do you feel about bold nails?

Besos

Vee…xox…

Nail polish

OPI A Roll In The Hague & The “It” Color

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out

Konad Special Polish Black

Accessories

Ring - H&M

Leggings - Sirens

Black top - Joe’s

Animal print for Nadia feat OPI San Tan-Tonio

Happy Monday my loves!

I'm totally blogging from work while on my lunch break  so I'll try to make this brief! * stuffs face with chicken salad *

Nadia is a new client who came across some of my work in Instagram. We used to run in the same circles back in the day when I was in church but we hadn't seen each other in a minute and this was her first time getting her nails done by me.

Like a good client, Nadia had sent me a picture of the set she wanted prior to us meeting up.

Once we got together she decided to switch up the color scheme by choosing OPI's San Tan-Tonio as a base. The black accents were created using Essie's Licorice and the leopard print was done with acrylic paint.  I had some gold stones but they weren't the right shade so I chose some black stones instead.

So hawt.

Besos!
Vee...xox...

Spotlight on MTL feat Ryan Stevenson and OPI

Hey loves!

Today I'm doing something a little different. I live in the great city of Montreal and it is so full of talented artists that I thought it would be fun to put together a few posts introducing you to some of these pretty awesome people.

Do you know Ryan Stevenson? It not, let me show you:

Source: https://www.facebook.com/rjwsbeats 

Photographer: Andreanne Lemire

Okay so now that I've got your full attention! Ryan is a kick ass drummer. As some of you may already know, I'm a vocalist and so I got to meet Ryan while I worked for MTL rapper Imposs about 2 years ago. We've worked on more gigs since and even opened for Wyclef Jean together. Ryan is no joke! The man has played for artists such as P. Diddy, Wyclef Jean, French Montana, Ace Hood, T-Pain and more. Don't let that short list fool you; the man plays to any genre. Find out more about Ryan here: 

	http://ryanstevenson.ca/ http://twitter.com/rjws_ http://youtube.com/rjwsbeats Instagram: ryanstevensonofficial
Now you already know I couldn't resist creating a Ryan themed manicure! I used his logo as inspiration and the rest is pretty self explanatory. The base is OPI Alpine snow and Ryan's face was painted with acrylic paint. All other details were stamped on using Konad special polish in black. Source: https://www.facebook.com/rjwsbeats Besos! Vee...xox...

Hot nails feat. Essie's Fifth Avenue

Hi guys!

I don’t know about you guys but I’m ready for warmer weather so I’m trying to get the sun to come out of hiding by wearing a hot red color on my nails. This is 3 coats of Essie’s Fifth Avenue.  

 I then went crazy with some white acrylic paint and wrote the words HOT, CHAUD and CALIENTE all over the nails.

Besos,

Vee…xox…

I Can Transform Ya! feat OPI's The "It" Color

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Hey guys!

I finally got around to working on a Transformers manicure! I had purchased a stamping plate with Transformers images a while ago and never got around to using it but I had some time to kill last night so I decided to give it a go. I have two boys and they LOVE all things Transformers so you can only imagine my oldest son’s eyes bugging out when he saw the stamping plate!

I decided to go with a Bumblebee themed look. What you see is 2 coats of Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear in Black Out on the ring finger and 3 coats of OPI’s The “It” Color on all the others.  I dusted off a bottle of black Shatter to use on my index and pinky and stamped the Autobot logo on the ring finger with Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Silver Sweep. Lastly I hand painted some black lines on the thumb and middle finger (with acrylic paint) to mimic the detailing of the Camaro. I think this manicure is so much fun!

I just might try a Decepticon theme next time…

Besos!

Vee…xox…

 Source: http://www.sportscarzone.com

Source: http://funnyfunnypictures.net 

 

Calling all nurses! feat. Sally Hansen's Lively Lilac

Hey guys,

I haven’t done much swatching or nail art over the past week and a half or so. Not for lack of ideas but because I’ve been preoccupied with other aspects of my life and busy holding things down at home.  So much so that I have not worn any polish in 4 days. I know right? I saw my friend Miche Friday and she took one look at my hands and said “You’re not wearing polish?!? Oh no Vam, I don’t like it!” Only good friends can say things like this to you and not hurt your feelings, ha!

Life is pretty stressful right now and my body is not handling the pressure very well. Two weeks ago I ended up with eczema on my face, which had never happened before. NO BUENO. I needed to get this taken care of ASAP and I didn’t want to have to use any harsh creams so I called on two of my friends who are nursing students (hey Miche & Glav!). They were super sweet and helpful, giving me tips on how to take care of my flare up and I’m glad to say that it cleared up very quickly. So today’s mani is dedicated to my personal nursing staff  (doesn’t that make me sound like a boss?), thank you girls for letting me be a cranky patient and for helping me get my sexy back!

I give you EKG nails! The basecoat is Sally Hansen’s Insta Dri in Lively Lilac. I then painted on the lines with black acrylic paint and added a fimo heart for cuteness.

Besos!

Vee...xox…