Go Niners!

To be perfectly honest, I don't care much about football. But my husband is from Sacramento and is a huge 49ers fan, so these are for him :) They're playing the Seahawks tomorrow and he says he thinks this game is going to be bigger than the superbowl, so I decided I probably should do some nails for the occasion.

I'm really loving the braid look lately. It's easy and just looks so cool! For this one I used OPI- My Boyfriend Scales Walls, Color Club- Berry and Bright, and SquareHue- Honor. My accent nail was done with Berry and Bright and black and white Nail Ritz pens. My husband loved them, so mission accomplished!

 My girls also wanted 49ers nails! This picture is of my almost 2-year-old's nails. I had to be quick for obvious reasons, so don't mind the messy job with lack of cleanup :) I've been painting her toenails since she was 3 months old, but this is only the second time I've done her fingernails. It's cute how she wants to show everyone :)

This one is my other two girls. The top hand is my 4-year-old, the bottom is my 8-year-old. They thought it was so fun that they all had matching nails. I tried to get a picture of all 3 of them, but my baby wasn't having it.

Anyone else rooting for the Niners??

Go Cardinals!

My husband is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan. Oops, I mean...we all are :) I was informed that it's our household team. Anyway, he's been really excited because they recently tied for the best record in baseball and they're playing their first playoff game tomorrow against the Pittsburgh Pirates. So naturally, I had to do some nails for the occasion, and this is what I came up with.

I used two coats of Pure Ice- Crimson on my ring finger, then did the logo with Wet 'n' Wild- Denim Chrome, and Nail Ritz pen in white. My middle finger has 2 coats of Sinful Colors- Snow Me White, and Pure Ice- Crimson for the stitches. The rest of my nails are two coats of Wet 'n' Wild- Denim Chrome with a gradient of Pure Ice- Freedom.

I thought they turned out pretty cute. My husband loved them!!

New 31DC Day 23: Inspired by Nature

My first thought for something inspired by nature was flowers, or leaves, or something earthy. I really wanted to do french tips though, so I went with leopard print. Leopards are found in nature, right?

I used hole reinforcements to paint the french tips with Milani- White on the Spot. Then I used a dotting tool and Color Club- Beyond for the spots. I added the lines around the spots with OPI- Can't Find My Czechbook. Topped it with 2 coats of HK Girl.

I thought this one was pretty.

Easter chicks

Originally, I had planned on doing a stamped mani for Easter. I have some plates with cute bunnies, eggs, and all that. Then I saw this look over at Did My Nails. It was so cute I decided I had to try it!

I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen- Melly Yellow, then added one coat of Out the Door to speed up dry time. In the tutorial, she just uses a striping brush to do her egg shells. I wasn't confidant in my ability to freehand it so nicely, so I chose to tape off the triangle sections and filled it in with Milani- White on the Spot. I added the eyes with LA Colors- Circuits and White on the Spot. Then the beaks and feet with Petites- Passion Orange. One coat of Out the Door to smear everything :( and I was done!

I ordered a bottle of HK Girl and can't wait for it to arrive so I can try it out! I'm hating how Out the Door is smearing everything on me lately.

Another birthday mani!

I wore this look for my adorable little nephew's 1st birthday! I got 2 lovely new holographic polishes and couldn't wait to try them out! They are amazing!

I started with 2 coats of Color Club- Over the Moon. It applied beautifully and was like painting a rainbow onto my nails, I love it. I used a striping brush and Color Club- Beyond for the stripes on the cupcake and a dotting tool with the same color for the dots. I also used Milani- White on the Spot for the dots, and the frosting. I used Disney Villians- Cruela Deville for the cherry. Topped it all with one coat of Out the Door.

Look at it in the sun! I can't get enough!

Funny story....when I got these polishes in the mail, I was excited and sent my husband a picture. He asked, "Are you excited?" and I replied, "I am! The holocaust is amazing!"

Damn predictive text...

:)

New 31 Day Challenge Day 5: Purple

For this look, I started with 2 coats of Nina- Lilac-ing Discipline. Then I used a Nail Ritz pen in Deep Purple for the outline of the leopard spots. I was going to leave it at that, (and should have taken a picture) but decided it needed more. So I went back with Nail Ritz in White and filled in some spots. I like how it turned out, but then I was impatient and top coated too early and smeared it :(  It looked really cute in person though!

Superbowl!

Let me begin by saying, I have zero interest in football :) I enjoy the Superbowl for the commercials and the snacks. However, my husband is a big 49er's fan. So I decided I might as well root for his team.

For the footballs, I did 2 coats of Essie- Little Brown Dress, added dots with Sinful Colors- Nirvana, then did the stripes with my white Nail Ritz pen, and topped it with NYC- Matte Me Crazy. For the accent, I did 2 coats of Color Club- Berry and Bright, one coat of e.l.f.- Gold Star, added the SF with the Nail Ritz pen, and one coat of Out the Door.

 They didn't win, but at least my nails looked good!

Day 24: Inspired by a book

One of these days, I'm going to finish this challenge! It's a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I finally decided to do One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. It was my favorite book when I was little, and I love reading it to my kids now.

I got a set of nail art brushes for Christmas, and was excited to use them. This is the first time I've really tried brushes to freehand a design...it didn't turn out awesome, I need some practice. It was a bit messy, which is a lot more obvious in this picture than I realized! But one challenge down, maybe I'll get this done after all.