The return of hurricane Sandy feat Essie Aruba Blue

Happy Friday good people!

I cannot wait to kick my feet up and relax... I've been feeling a little fried this week so I'm going to try to be good to myself and rest up... a little. As much as the 9 to 5 can be draining, painting nails brings me back to life!

Sandy's back from vacation and wanted to get her nails done by yours truly. The girl had fallen in love with this sapphire blue and just had to have it on her nails. So after giving her a UV gel overlay I painted on two coats of Essie's Aruba Blue. We added some glitter to her ring fingers using Essie's Set In Stones. I love this glitter it gives great coverage and it's not thick or goopy.

Definitely an eye-catcher!

Besos,
Vee...xox...

Girls' Night pt 2 feat China Glaze & HealthyCurvesInMTL

Hey loves!

As I had previously mentioned, I had a girls' night in Friday night and today I want to show you what the lovely Fabs got done. First I created nail enhancements for her using CND UV gel. This girl is a nail fiend just like I am and she's been on a hunt for her perfect nude. We looked at pictures of nails that Rihanna has sported over the years and went from there.

I chose China Glaze's Sunset Sail and used Maybelline Color Show in Bold Gold for the ring fingers. To that I added two coats of Color Club's Gingerbread.

Mmmmm... Sexy.

Have you found your perfect nude yet?

Besos,
Vee...xox...

Beach ready with Sandy feat CND gel and Gelish

Hi guys!

Every single computer in my home decided to quit on me! So that's why this blog has been a little dry but I haven't stopped painting nails and I have been accumulating material for you guys.

Let's talk nails!

I'm slowly but surely taking clients again so today I thought I'd start with pictures of the latest set I worked on. Sandy might be tiny in size but this chick has a huge personality! I love clients like her because it just makes the whole experience more fun. Doesn't feel like work at all actually!

Sandy is off to Cuba with her hubby so she called on me to hook her up with a french manicure but with a twist. She's a very active woman who wants pretty nails without too much maintenance so I gave her a very natural gel overlay using CND products. At the request of her husband (the man knows what he likes) I also gave her a french manicure using Gelish in Black Shadow for the tips. Sandy decided that her pinky fingers would wear an accent and chose to go with one coat of Vegas Nights (love that glitter) and the tips in Midnight Caller which is a gun metal grey. 

I'm glad to report that Sandy is a very happy customer and so was her hubby. Expect to see her hands again after the holidays!

Besos!
Vee...xox...

  

Pictures are a courtesy of Emmee from Click, Flash, Buzz.

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…

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