When it rains it pours.

Ok guys, I know I have been absent for a little while.

I have been having some trouble dealing with Grandma's passing and haven't quite gotten back into my posting routine yet. It seems like a lot of bad things have been happening in my life lately and I am just trying to get things back together.

Speaking of bad news:

A few days ago I received the news that my Great-Uncle lost his battle with cancer. I never really got a chance to know my grandparents so he was like the grandpa that I never had. 

In such a short time I have lost 2 people who were so important to me. These two deaths are also the first time that someone I was close to has died. I have been very lucky in the past but now I feel so unprepared for what is going on now. 

On a side note I am officially dropping out of the 31 Day Challenge. It is almost over and the pressure of making up the days I have already missed a lot of it already. It was a lot of fun and I will participate in another one at some point, it is just too much for right now. 

I'm sorry if a lot of this is babbling and doesn't make sense, this is just where my head is at right now.

31 Day Challenge Day 22: Inspired by a Song

Hey ladies!

Today's mani is inspired by a song.

I chose the song Hurricane by Something Corporate.

I have always loved this song and it seems apropriate since last week's appearance of Superstorm Sandy. My family was lucky and the worst that happened at our house was our fence was torn down from the winds. My brother-in-law's house however had a neighbor's tree fall onto the back of the house. Their house is still okay for them to stay in but there is  a lot of work to be done. 

There are a lot of people who weren't as lucky as we were and my heart goes out to them and their families. The Red Cross is taking donations to help people rebuild their homes and move on with their lives, you can find more information on their website.

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It

2 coats Sally Hansen White On (accent nail)

  stamped with BM-312, OPI Swimsuit and Konad Black Pearl

1 coat Seche Vite

I love this blue it is so pretty but it stained my nails something feirce!

What do you think?

31 Day Challenge Day 21: Inspired by a Color

Today's challenge is to be inspired by a color.

I chose to be inspired by all colors this calls for one type of nail polish... holo!

I love holographic nail polish. My holographic collection has some of my favorite and most prized bottles in it. Today I am going to show you Nfu-Oh 64 it is  a light pink holo polish.

 1 coat Nfu-Oh Aqua Base

1 coats Nfu-Oh 64

I love this color. What do you think?

31 Day Challenge Day 20: Water Marble

I'm back!

Thank you to everyone who reached out to me and my family in our difficult times.

You guys really helped me get through this with all your kind words.

Hopefully now nothing crazy happens for a while because I think my family needs a break :)

Now I know I am so far behind on the challenge... again.

I am just going to try to power through and catch up... again!

Today is water marble!

 I love water marble and I really wanted to incorporate a holographic color, so I pulled out my favorite holo...

DS Original!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats China Glaze Sweet Hook

marbled with:

China Glaze Sweet Hook, OPI DS Original, Color Club Rad Nomad

accent nail OPI DS Original

1 coat SV

What do you think?

31 Day Challenge Day 19, Galaxy Nails

Hey guys!

So my finger is doing much better and I have started polishing a bit. 

I have quite a few challenge days to make up for so I need to get to work!

I know Kimber said I didn't have to make them up but I want to! 

I missed a few that I was looking forward to so I have to do them!

I have never done galaxy nails before and I was really exited to try them.

I basically sponged on a bunch of different colors and added some dots and called it a day.

They don't really look like a galaxy but they sure look pretty!

1 coat Orly Nailtrition

2 coats Sinful Colors Black on Black

sponged on:

Sally Hansen White On

OPI Catch Me in Your Net

OPI Be a Dahlia Won't You

Finger Paints Plum Startled

China Glaze Icicle

dotted on Sally Hansen White On

topped with Seche Vite

What do you think?

31 Day Challenge, Day 18: Half Moon Nails and some bad news...

Hello ladies!
So last night I was at work and I injured my middle finger on my right hand...
and I'm right handed.
It's not broken but I crushed it really well. So my finger is in a splint and hurts like h-e double hockey sticks. On the plus side the ER doctors really liked my nails as they were checking out my finger :)

I'm not sure yet but some of my 31 day challenges might have to be postponed. I haven't tried polishing yet but I can't write so I don't know how well I'll be able to hold a brush. Good news is my finger nail was not harmed in this whole ordeal

Luckily I already did today's! I was still wearing it when I smashed my hand...
 Nail polish time!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy
2 coats Sation Jock Juggler 
stamped with CH6 and Maybelline Navy Narcissist
also used paper reinforcement stickers for the half moons

The Maybelline Color Show Metallics are awesome for stamping!

Had a little smudging but hey, nobody is perfect.

What do you guys think? Typing this whole thing took forever!

Check out what the other ladies did:

 Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles 

31 Day Challenge Day 17: Glitter Nails

Welcome to Glitter Nails Day!

I love glitter and I love glitter nail polish.

One of my favorite brands for glitter is Color Club they have amazing glitter polish.

This is one of my favorites, Jingle Jangle it is a lovely mix of tiny purple, blue and teal glitter.

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats OPI Fly

 2 coats Color Club Jingle Jangle

accent nail individual glitters fished out of OPI Crown Me Already

Check out what the other ladies did today:

 Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles  

31 Day Challenge Day 16: Tribal Nails

Hey, eeek I'm a day late again. Bad Joanna!
Anyway onto the nails! I have never done tribal nails before and I didn't have a lot of time so I just went with what I know, stamping!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy
China Glaze Dance Baby and For Audry
Sally Hansen White On

stamped with BM-315 and Konad special black
1 coat SV

What do you think?

Check out what the other girls did for Tribal Nails:


 Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles  

31 Day Challenge Day 15: Delicate Print

Today's challenge is Delicate Print.

Now when I think of the word delicate I think of two things: lace and girly-ness (is that a word?)

So I did a mani with both!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats China Glaze Dance Baby

sponged on OPI Be a Dahlia Won't You?

stamped BM-323 and Konad White

1 coat SV

What do you think?

Check out what the other girls did today:

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner

-Kat at Hooked On Polish

-Diana at Nails By Diana

-Aly at Wonderland Beauty

-Meredith at Perfectly Polished

-Nicole at The Color Republic

-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails

-Cee at Absolutely Cee

-Sam at Polished Art

-Nail Narcotics

-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed

-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches

-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 

-Mixed Mama

-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine

-Patty Greenberg

-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 

-Mari at Nailista 

-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 

-Gini at Sassy Paints 

-Chameleon Stampede 

-Pam at Nail-E-Glance

-Me, Myself, and Polish 

- Robin Sparkles

31 Day Challenge Day 14: Flower Nails

Hello ladies! 

Today's theme is flowers! I love flowers and I love flower nails. 

So today should have been easy, except I ran out of time. 

It's fall and the days of direct sunlight are going to be few and far between so I spent my free time swatching my holos, something that I've been meaning to do for a while.

Tonight is my old high school's alumni game and I wanted to have some purple on my nails to represent :)

So I multitasked, I slapped on one of my favorite holos Nfu-Oh 61 and added some purple and flowers.

1 coat Nfu-Oh Aqua Base

2 coats Nfu-Oh 61

2 coats Sation Tardy Tart on the ring and thumb fingers

stamped with BM-306 and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

topped with SV

I love holos and I am counting down the days to Color Club's Halo Hues 7 days!

Check out what the other girls did:

 Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles  

31 Day Challenge Day 13, Animal Print Nails

Hey!

Welcome to Animal Print day! I think it will be fun.

I decided to go a different route today. I once saw a picture of a fish called a Parrot Fish and it was rainbow colored! This is my version of it:

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats OPI Ink

2 coats Hits Moonbow

stamped with Revlon Metallic and Mash-39

1 coat SV

Here is the little guy who inspired me

Here is a look at Moonbow on its own. Prepare for lots of pictures!

The multi chrome on this is amazing! I see green, blue, purple, pink, yellow and a little bit of orange! This polish is so distracting! I wore this for three days. That is a long time for me.

What do you think?

Check out what the other ladies did today:

 

31 Day Challenge Day 12: Striped Nails

Hello to all!

Today is striped nails! It's time to bust out the striping polishes!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats Sally Hansen White On

Stripes with Art Club Bright Pink, Bright Yellow, Sky Blue

1 coat Poshe

Check out what the other girls did today:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles  

What do you guys think?

31 Day Challenge, Day 11: Polka Dots

Hey Ladies!

Short and sweet today..

1coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats OPI Fly

1 coat Nubar White Polka Dot

1 coat Nubar Black Polka Dot

1 coat Poshe

What do you guys think?

31 Day Challenge Day 10, Gradient Nails

Wow today has flown by!

I had to work a longer shift today then I thought, then dinner with the hubby for our anniversary.

Before I knew it its 9:30 and I'm already a day late on this post but I personally think this mani is worth the wait. Now I have done gradient nails before and I have done a gradient stamp before as well. This is the first time I have mixed the two, and I love it!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats Maybelline Bold Gold

gradient with Bold Gold and Zoya Carly

stamped Bold Gold, Carly, Mash-44

1 coat SV

What do you guys think? 

You guys will probably be seeing a variation of this again because I am smitten!

Check out what the other lovely ladies have been up to:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles  

31 Day Challenge Day 9, Rainbow Nails

Hey guys!

I can't believe how fast this challenge is going! I am having a lot of fun coming up with all these designs. 

Today's nails are Rainbow Nails. For these I didn't want to go the traditional rainbow route. I wanted something a little different so I picked some close to- rainbow colors.

My stamp didn't turn out as well as I would have liked but I still really like this mani!

1coat OPI Nail Envy Original

2 coats OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

I sponged on in this order: 

OPI Kiss Me on My Tulips

Sally Hansen Sun Kissed

Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Mint Sprint

OPI No Room for the Blues

Sation Tardy Tart

Stamped with Konad Special White and Cheeky XL plate A

dotting with a dotting tool and Konad Special White

My work space and bottle shot

Pre-clean up and stamp

I love puzzles so I knew this stamp was for me! I've been waiting to use it.

What do you guys think?

Check out the other lovely ladies from the challenge!

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
- Robin Sparkles