Neutrals feat. Taffeta by Gelish

Hey loves!

Your girl is back to show you the nails of one of my clients.

Jenny is an RN in pediatric surgery. So not only is she rough on her hands but she also doesn't have the time to be painting them every other day. She wanted colour that could last longer than 2 days so I recommended she give Gelish a try. Due to her professional obligations she requested a neutral shade so we went for Taffeta which is a very sheer pearly pink. 

We did 4 coats just to even things out. The smile line is still visible but the nails have that healthy look to them. I enjoyed working on Jenny. That's one smart cookie right there! She blessed me with some awesome knowledge and wisdom. That's what so great about what I do. I get to make people feel pretty but in return my clients bless me with advice, laughter, compassion and so much more. 

Besos, 

Vee…xox…

Before

Nurse Jenny called to surgery, STAT! lol

Gelish in Taffeta

Animal print feat Sarah aka DoubleXL

Hey loves!

Can you believe that this is my 100th post?!? Wow. 

Today's post is a quickie. When fellow blogger Sarah aka DoubleXL from Queen Sized Flava called wanting to do her nails for her trip to New Jersey's Full Figured Fashion Week I just had to find a way to squeeze her in. 

Sarah is a bold and vibrant young woman so I knew that her nail swag had to match! Miss DoubleXL is a sucker for animal print (as is yours truly) so she opted for a funky leopard print. At her request, I laid down 2 coats of China Glaze's Poinsettia as a base for all fingers (except the ring finger) and created the spots with China Glaze's Flip Flop Fantasy and a black nail art pen. I then inverted the colours on the ring finger. 

The evening ended way late as we got sidetracked with girl talk. You have to love a fierce chick. The nail porn was a courtesy of Sarah (thanks chica!) Be sure to check her out at Queensizedflava.com for full coverage of New Jersey's Full Figured Fashion Week and all things related to beauty, plus-sized fashion, self-esteem building and more! 

Besos,

Vee…xox…

You just can't go wrong with animal print. 

Guess who's back?

Hey guys!

Long, long, looooog time no blog… I really had a lot of things to deal with in my personal life and as much as I missed blogging I had other things to focus on. I think it's now safe to say that things are falling back into place for me and so I am glad to announce that I am back. Thank you all for sticking with me and continuing to check out my blog even through this recent dry spell. 

I might have been gone for almost a month but I've still been doing nail polish related things and so I'm taking my time and preparing posts for you guys. Still, I couldn't leave you without some nail porn so today I decided to show you my new obsession: Gelish soak-off gel polish!

Okay so this product is right up there with CND's Shellac but with a much wider color selection. If you want vibrant colors, incredible shine and beautiful chip-less nails for at least 2 weeks then you want to get into this. I currently own 15 shades of it and I am in LOVE. My sis Mims was kind enough to be my guinea pig. She's wearing 2 coats of Tiger Blossum. 

Besos,

Vee…xox…

No dry time and the shine? Bananas. The picture doesn't do it justice. 

Lucky me! feat Essie's She's Picture Perfect

Hey Loves,

I was really happy to see Essie’s new Sure Shot collection at the pharmacy by my house last week so I picked up She’s Picture Perfect. I was even happier to see that the polish was marked at 7$ instead of it’s regular 10$ price tag! Sounds like a deal huh? Well imagine my surprise when I make it to the cash and the cashier notices that the polish is incorrectly priced (it really should have been 10$). Long story short: I ended up getting that polish for FREE because someone tagged it wrong! (something about a law we have for the protection of consumers…) SCORE! I also got Essie’s No More Film for free so I’ll b sure to post swatches of it shortly.

I decided to keep this look plain and just added a few stones to the ring finger. Kinda like jewelry for your nails. That’s it folks!

Besos!

Vee…xox…

I love pastels for Spring!

Even nail biters can have pretty nails!

Hi loves,

This post is a quickie. I wanted to show you guys some gel nails that I had the chance to work on. The model is a nail biter so I had to deal with damaged cuticles and a very small nail plate but never fear! The nail doctor is here! Lol Okay, okay let’s get serious. My model wanted a French manicure which would have been impossible with her natural nails so I decided to make things easy on myself by gluing on some white tips. I do think that the free edge of the nail (whether natural or artificial) should be shorter than the nail plate in order to achieve a balanced look however my client’s personal preferences trump any “rule” I could ever make up. She wanted really long nails so we went for it! Using the CND nail system I was able to give her the length all while keeping the nails thin. I think there’s nothing worst than thick fake nails. Urgh. Considering what I was asked to do I am pretty happy with the result and so was my model. That’s all folks!

Besos!

Vee…xox…

With flash

 Without flash

Pink Wednesday feat. OPI's Pedal Faster Suzi!

It’s Pink Wednesday again!

Hope everyone in doing well. I’m sure I’d be doing much better if I could have my nails back to a decent length but hey what can you do… The one good thing about having short nails is that it’s way easier for me to stamp using full nail images. I also think that it keeps me from focusing on the length of my nails or lack thereof.

Let’s talk nail polish! Today’s manicure is 2 coats of OPI’s Pedal Faster Suzi! From the Holland collection which was gifted to me by my sissie Mims (love you peanut!). I could have gone for a 3^rd coat but stamping is very forgiving so 2 was enough. Using Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Flashy Fuchsia I picked a cute pattern from BM plate 201 and there you have it!

Super simple. Super cute.

Besos!

Vee…xox…

Happy Pink Wednesday!

 

An update & nails feat. Essie's Pretty Edgy

Hi guys,

I know I’ve been gone for a little over a week now… I’ve been under a lot of stress the past few months and I just needed some time to slow down and take care of myself. I was really run down. I wasn’t doing my nails and wasn’t in a blogging kind of mood but I’m feeling a little better now. My neglectful ways caused my nails to get all raggedy and broken so I ended up having to big chop everything. I’m really not a fan of my nails at this length but sometimes you have to start fresh right?

I also wanted to share some good news; your girl got a new job! Finally! It’s not in the insurance field like my old gig but I welcome the change and the people I’ve met through the interviewing process all seem very nice so far. Today will be my first day so I’ll let you guys know how that goes. I feel like the new kid in school all over again!

Talk to you guys soon!

Vee…xox…

Base color: Essie’s Pretty Edgy