April TPC - Day 2

Hello, hello, helloooo!

It's day 2 of the April Tri Polish Challenge and I'm continuing the series with my Color Club brights.  I decided on a braided mani this go around, which I think turned out decently...

I'm going to forgo the usual "Colors Used" portion here because I have bottle shot's below to share with you :)

From left to right we have Jackie Oh!, Koo-Koo CaChoo and Edie.  I've tossed around the idea of doing a braided mani tutorial, but there are already so many wonderful ones out there!  If this is a look you want to try, I suggest checking out CutePolish's YouTube vid.  I cannot say enough great things about her videos!  She is so clear and precise :)  I do recommend following her advice and using a metallic, neon, and pearl-ized polish your first go around.  It makes a world of difference!

So yea!  There you have it... bright, bright, bright!

Don't forget to check out the wonderful manis from the other ladies below :D

Until next time!

Stef <3

Church Mani: Semi-Braided

Hello lovelies!!  Gahh I've been gone for far too long *sigh*

I'm taking a break from packing (we're moving in 5 days!!!) and I've decided to share my church mani from this past Sunday.  I got inspired my nail art I saw here...

 Colors Used: Sally Hansen - White On, Love & Beauty - Beige, Julep - Meryl

I haven't really had any time the last couple of weeks to do my nails, which is pretty tragic.  I've slapped some polish on and ran out the door but the nail art has been pretty non-existent.  So, while this mani is simple, it's a small step towards getting back into my routine :)

All of the polishes I used are fairly thick, I used one coat of each (one thick coat).

 

 I was bumming around in my favorite Target sweats all day Saturday haha...

 

 So these you have it... yay nails!!

I suppose that's all for now.  Love to you all <3

Until next time!

Stef <3

A Braided Mani...

Good morning lovelies!

Today's mani is inspired by nail art I've seen around and have been dying to try... the braided nail :)  I saw a tutorial on YouTube by CutePolish and decided to take a whack at it hahaha.  Here's my interpretation...

 Colors Used: Bonita - Neon Citrus, JLB - Immortal Gold, Sally Hansen - White On

The one thing I will say about this mani is... it was a tad bit messy!  I flooded my cuticles with polish (not all of which did I get rid of :\)

I chipped my thumb while at the DMV, playing with my necklace because I was bored out of my mind.  I really dislike going to the DMV...

 A closer look.  You can see that the neon isn't quite opaque enough to cover the white (and vice versa).  I dunno... I kinds like it :P

My current-favorite dress in the background lol.

And the "pinner"...

I had fun with this mani, it's really great!  I highly suggest that you watch the video tutorial on this look before doing anything.  She has some really great suggestions that I used, even down to which polishes I should use!

That's all for now, if I have time this evening I will share my current nail haul :)

Until next time!

Stef <3

P.S. Don't forget to vote for a nail tutorial you would like to see me do!