Nails.....

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around, but family comes first. Last year was a crazy year.  Hoping this year will definitely be better! Here's a little something to give you some ideas for valentines day. Hope you've had a great weekend!

Old School Black & White Scary Movie Nails

Hi Everyone,

I know I haven't been on in the last few months.  Family comes first!  With work and taking care of my husband, I just didn't have a lot of time to do nails.  My own nails are in horrible shape actually.  But, I wanted to get back into doing nails.  It's such a great creative outlet.  I hope you guys haven't given up on me and will come back and check out my new creations!!!  I appreciate all of you.  And as always, please leave me some feedback on the nails!  There's nothing worse then spending hours and hours doing this kind of detail and nobody responds.  Thanks!  Click on the first one to see a bigger picture.  Also, here is the link to watch the video of the creations on youtube.

Brown French

Hi,

Hubby is doing better. So, I took time out from being a nurse to do my nails.

This one is a little funky.  But, I had fun.  I used OPI DS Glow.  I used black nail art polish to draw the lines and also painted the tip black and then used the glow on the ends on some of the nails.

Let me know what you think!

Gold Sparkle French

Hi Everyone,

Boy the last few weeks have been just crazy. They finally got my husband off the ventilator and gazillions of tubes and he's home but just requires a lot of attention and help.  It's going to be quite the rehabilitation.  So, I will not be online that much cause he comes first.  But, I'm hoping to fit in a mani a week. I just don't have the time to plan or do anything really elaborate.

So, here is a very simple mani.  I used Sinful Colors All About You.  I used a more cinammon type nail art liner around the moon of the nail.  And I used a tad bit of China Glaze Golden Enchantment on the naked nail.  It looks really pretty in person. Not sure I really captured it on camera. Although, it looks more like the thumbnail all the way around.  But, here it is! 

Pink & Black Crackle

Hi everyone,

Sorry I have been M.I.A.  My husband had surgery last Tuesday and it just went downhill.  The epidural went into his bloodstream and he was unresponsive.  The 4 hr surgery didn't work so they had to do it again the next day.  And then they decided to put him in a induced coma for 4 days.  I have been a wreck.  Today, they got him off the ventilator and he got to sit in a chair.  He has pneumonia so he's very weak but he's on his way to recovery. I'm so darn exhausted. What an ordeal.

I did a quick mani tonight cause my nails looked horrid.  Just slapped some Zoya Ruby (pink) on it and some CG crackle.  Used a lighter pink art liner polish to outline black.  Didn't have a lot of time to design so just really basic.  Hopefully, after he's recovered a bit I can get back in a grove.  It's going to be another week running from work to the hospital.

Here it is.

Antique Gold Manicure

Hi everyone,

Sorry I have been MIA.  Just dealing with family matters.  But, I'm going to try to hang out more often.  My hubby goes into surgery next Tuesday and will be in the hospital for a week.  This has been a crazy year!

Anyway, here is my latest.  I used the folk art metallic acrylic paint (from Michael's).  I used the brush to apply it and layer it so it had texture.  I used CND Neutral Sheer over the paint.  I used Sally Hansen's Hidden Treasure over the rest of the nail.  I like it.  Let me know what you think!

Black/Silver & Toothpicks

Hello gorgeous ladies,

So, I was messing around again with the dragging method where you drag one color over another with a toothpick.  I put silver nail art polish as a base, then I put 3 puddles of black polish on top and took a toothpick and just made a design.  It kind of looks like crackle polish.  I like it.  In the space I left open with no polish, I used China Glaze white cap which has gold flecks in it.

Excuse the dry hands, I'm on a special diet where I can't use any oils.  But, I'm losing weight light crazy so I'll just have to be dry and crusty for a few more weeks lol.  Anyway, let me know what you think.

Disney Villains Manicure

Hi All,

Sorry I've been gone for so long.  It's been a crazy few months.  I've lost 2 family members and a friend.  My aunt was killed in a car accident on Mother's Day.  So, just been having a lot of down time.  My family lives on the other coast so it's hard when you can't be around them at times like this. 

I tried distracting myself with a cartoon manicure which I started over the weekend.  I missed Orlica's Disney contest.  There were some great artists that submitted some wonderful designs.  I just got the dates mixed up and didn't make the deadline.  I decided to just have some fun anyway.  I forget how hard these are, you think it looks so good and then you take a picture and it exposes everything.  When it's on the nail you can't tell.  Oh well.  Here it is, let me know what you think.

First - Ursula from Little Mermaid

2nd - Evil Queen - Snow White

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3rd - Mother Gothel - Tangled

4th - Maleficient - Sleeping Beauty

5th - Cruella - 101 Dalmations