Thundercloud Mani

These nails are inspired by the way the weather's been lately.  We've had a lot of rain and some thunderstorms.  Days that started off looking pretty nice have turned dark and gloomy.  But these nails are cute, yeah?

Pink Wednesday: A Double Post

So my original mani idea for today didn't turn out well.  I bailed partway through because it just felt like wasted effort.  But more on that, later.  Here's the replacement.

This was tough to photograph since the sun had gone down by the time I was ready, so I had to resort to the kitchen lights and a white backdrop.  The color (Sally Girl Epic) is nice, but not nearly as bright and more dusty than it looks here.

Pink Wednesday: Tastes Like Candy!

It's Pink Wednesday again and my nails look delicious!  Seriously nommable.  I've given into the idea that I am on a dotting kick and did my nails accordingly.  With no further ado, feast your eyes on these.

Bam! Tutorial Spam

In the name of keeping this thing updated somewhat regularly and remembering it's not a nail blog, It's time for some tutorial spam.

The first one is something that I have no idea what to do with at the moment, but I love it and want to share because I may have an odd sort of love for scratch-offs.  I'm the person who gets the car dealership ads in the mail, takes off the key, and scratches all of the circles.  Then, of course, I don't do anything about my "prize."  Scratching is a reward in itself.

Pink Wednesday of Fail

Okay, I said I would have a blog post up today, so that's what I'm going to do, even if this mani leaves much to be desired (and is still drying as I type this).

I've been having a bit of a nail art dry spell.  I'll put on a few coats of my base color, and that would be it.  I'd say I was going to stamp or dry marble or whatever, but it would never happen before the polish started to chip.  I'm still looking for something other than buying more polishes to kick me in gear.  A weekly challenge or something.

Anyway, here's a picture before I go into what's wrong with my nails.

Sponge Gradient

I've noticed a pattern with some of my manicures.  I'll do them, and I'll think "Meh."  Then I'll wear them for a bit, keep checking out my nails, and realize I like it a lot more than I thought I did.  This is one of those manicures.

Adventures in Dotting

Eek!  I've been a little lax in my blogging lately.  I'm bad; yes, I know.  But I'm back! And I have a simple yet awesome manicure to show off.

Earlier this year, I did a Black Out Challenge that encouraged participants to use black polish.  Personally, I'm not afraid of black nail polish or dark nail polish in general, so I thought it was about time I used it again.  Here we go with a black and white dot mani.