Going Tribal! feat Gelish Hot Rod Red

Happy Fridayyyyyyyyy!

Guys this week was heavy! I got some bad news Friday and everything started piling up from there. To make matters worst, I went to work yesterday to find out that a good portion of the staff was laid off. By God's grace I was one of the lucky ones who didn't get cut so I am grateful for that!

Enough with the depressing stuff already! Let's get happy with some polish! I absolutely LOVE the set I worked on. My boo and fellow blogger Ms Double XL came to me with a picture of a set created by nail art superstar Regina Rodriguez:

Source: Instagram: Nailsbyregina

Sarah wanted a look inspired by that picture but using black, white, red and gold. The red is Gelish Hot Rod Red, the white is Gelish Sleek White and the black is Dark Shadows. The detailing was done using acrylic paint. I loooooooove this! I prefer this color combination because the red Sarah chose really pops! Click here to see what bangin' outfit Ms Double XL wore with those nails!

Besos!
Vee...xox...

Gelish Porn! feat Amazon Flirt and some Queen Sized Flava!

Hey loves!

I know I haven’t had much regular polish on here lately but this Gelish business is like crack cocaine: your girl is HOOKED!  Last night I had the chance to meet up with my friend and fellow blogger Sarah aka DoubleXL from Queen  Sized Flava. If you haven’t checked out her blog yet I really don’t know what you’re doing with your life.

End of shameless plug

Sarah and I met up at my spot to catch up, talk business and for me to convert her to my Gelish-ed ways. Miss DoubleXL was down for the experiment and she already knew which shade she wanted to try. After seeing a picture on my Facebook she fell in love with the killer neon green that is Amazon Flirt. What you see here is 3 coats. I could have gone for a fourth since the free edge of Sarah’s nails is pretty white and therefor more visible under this shade however I didn’t want the added bulk so we stuck with 3. Once that was done she let me have a little fun with some 3D nail art. We kept it simple with little black bows that I made myself with black acrylic powder.

Much love to DoubleXL for the editing and watermarking of the pictures.

Enjoy the nail porn!

Vee…xox…

Casino nails!

Hey Loves!

I was messing around with a new acrylic mold I got and wanted to show you what I came up with. I started with 2 coats of OPI’s Color So Hot It Berns and then added one thin layer of Nicole by OPI’s Love Your Life (a subtle glitter). I then printed some dice all over the nail with Konad special polish in black. I had meant for this to be a poker manicure until Jon’s smart ass insisted on letting me know that there are no dice in poker! Okay. Blank stare. I guess we’ll call it a casino manicure then (rolls eyes). I finished the look by adding a card and a little spade.

There you have it folks!

Besos,

Vee…xox…

Ice cream dreams...

Hey loves!!!

Thank God for scheduled posts because taking care of a 2 small boys just doesn’t leave much time for blogging. The bit of time that I do get to myself is reserved for napping so you see my dilemma. Okay so another quick post to show another look I did using acrylic and nail art molds.

It was my very first time doing 3D nail art and so my focus was on that and not so much the nail application so please forgive me if it’s not perfect. I quickly applied the acrylic nail onto practice finger and then laid down 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme wear in Mint Sorbet. I love that color. It makes me think of mint chocolate chip ice cream when I look at it against my skin. I usually get hungry right after that… Mmmm mint chocolate chip… * drools *

I then made two adorable ice cream cones with white acrylic and hand painted them using regular acrylic paint. I love this! I just wish it was summer so I could wear it. I think this is cute for an accent nail, doing this on all 10 fingers would be total overkill.

Gotta get back to my little monsters but I’ll be hitting you guys up with more nail porn and a makeup tutorial very soon!

Besos,

Vee...xox…

I am officially a deadbeat blogger. Forgive me?

Hey guys!

I know I’ve been a total deadbeat when it comes to this blog. I’m sorry! I’ve been sick (again! Urgh!) and Jon has been away on business so that means that I’m a single parent until he gets back. I have been dead tired and though I have been painting my nails, I’ve been keeping it really simple. I love my babies but dem boys be runnin’ me ragged! lol

I just wanted to quickly show you a look that I did on a plastic nail a few weeks ago (I use those to practice my acrylic and gel applications). Please don’t be creeped out by the weird Caucasian finger and just focus on the nail. I used purple glitter acrylic at the top of the free edge and then let it fade into pink glitter acrylic. I then added a purple fimo star and painted on some pink and white stripes.

I used some cheap pharmacy brand UV gel (I save the real stuff for full sets) and cured it under my UV lamp. I’m actually pretty proud. Not bad for someone who’s self-taught huh? The only thing that bugs me are the bubbles in my UV gel but I already know that that happened because I laid it on a little too thick. I’ll be sure to be more careful next time. 

So that’s it for now, I’ll try my best to schedule some posts soon.

Shout out to all the new readers!

Much love,

Vee…xox…

What I've been up to...

Hi guys!

I just wanted to show you what I’ve been up to lately.

This interest in nail polish and nail art isn’t going away. If anything it’s only increasing! But even with the endless possibilities that lacquer offers, I wanted to gain more knowledge and find new ways to express myself creatively. Because at the end of the day this is exactly what nail art does for me. I know it sounds nuts but there’s so much more to polish than just slapping it on the nail and calling it a day. I dunno that I could ever find the right words to explain it, lol.  

I have been doing some research on acrylic nails and have finally started practicing. The picture below is my very first set of acrylic nails. None of that pharmacy stuff. This is the real deal. My nose is still adjusting to the smell! lol It’s not perfect but for my very first time trying I am pretty darn pleased with myself. My sister Chachi (her nickname) was nice enough to let me use her as my guinea pig and I’m happy to report that she was also happy with the results. Hey if I had someone to do my nails for free I’d be happy too. Once I’ve mastered the basics I’ll be able to take my nail art to another level. I can’t wait to start practicing 3D acrylic nail art.  I already know it’s gonna be BANANAS! Well, they do say that practice makes perfect so I’m off to work on my craft. Talk to you guys later!

Clear acrylic and white tips

Besos!

Vee…xox…