Going nude in Dior

Hi there!

I hope your weekend is being amazingly good! Here's the manicure I'm currently wearing. Yup, a good girl's manicure. I really love to go back to basics sometime. Please welcome Dior Ivoire (3 coats).

 To be honest that was not what I had planned when waking up this morning, but I guess I really needed a palette cleanser after all, for I've been enjoying this mani all day long. I didn't even add funky french tips. Refreshing :)

I'm thinking on making an entry on my stash and how I order things, for I am moving out next month and I think it would be a great moment for it, but that will only happen if the señoritas out there who take their time to drop by and read those lines are interested in such a post. 

I also have some bottles of polish I know I won't use anymore, somme Anny, Kiko, Sinful Colors... Do you have an idea of what I should/could do with them? What do you do when you have polishes that don't suit you for whatever reason?

Let me know your tips and thoughts :)

Keep it up!

Gimme studs!

Señoritas,

Happy Saturday ^^ I hope you are enjoying your free time.

That's my manicure for the weekend: I put on ONE coat of Kiko nº 320 Beige Mauve, sponged the tips with IsaDora Gold Sparkles and... 

Added some studs I ordered from Born Pretty store :)

Now, I don't usually go for gold, but I'm happy I made an exception here! I Think the studs add some harshness to the delicacy of the sponged tips; I'm always on for contrast.

I also decided to put some order in my nail art things, which were all in two big beauty bags. It was quite messy. Have you ever lived that annoying situation when you realize you have to look in there to take something you forgot. That always happens right after you've put on your base. In both hands. 

Let me tell ya, it's not going to happen anymore. Problem solved.

Take care!

The Blues

Ladies,

Here's the thing. I was quite satisfied with my sponged manicure, so I really didn't feel like taking it all off. I just need to have the time to enjoy my manis some more at times, but when Monday is in its way I just surrender to work-safe (but still cute) polishes. My yearly evaluation has passed, it went fairly good (I'm a tiny bit proud, hee hee) and I'm heading to the department I belong in a little more than two months. I know, it's awkward, but I'm just a tourist here in Business Law Department. And I say it's time to rock the place some more. They can be so dusty...

So I simply taped a line in the center of my nail with the oh-so-loyal striping tape, and painted over it with Essence's Into the Dark (from the Vampire's Love Collection). I thought its silver shimmer would match my base color (CG Sea Spray), and it most certainly did.

What do you think about that? Yay or nay?

Take care!

Blue Sponged Mani

Ladies,

How is your weekend going? I hope you are all perfectly well, under a hot sun, drinking a mojito and conversing with one of your dearest friends. Okay. It might be slightly early for a mojito. If so, please read "Coffee" insead. I don't want you to believe everything that is said about Spanish people, and "fiesta" all day long. Trust me, it's a myth. We're so much worse (smile).

My base is China Glaze Sea Spray, and I did the sponging with Kiko nº300 - Pearly Malachite Green. 

I felt totally on for some "let's get dragged by the trend" and went for a sponged mani today. Apart from having it on my to-do list and being on the mood for something simple (yet effective), I really wanted to try Sammy's tutorial (The Nailsaurus); it has been a major HIT on the nail polish community lately, and I am sure you've seen it a hundred times, and tried it at least once. If not, you should.

This technique makes sponging really easier than the classic "let's pick a hundred colors and do a massive mess". My pictures do all the talking, I'm only going to say that the whole manicure took me around 1h30. And I took all my time, blogging when letting the base dry an all that. I even failed at my first attempt, when using a dark green for the sponging which made my mani look awfully dirty. Gross. I realize I didn't take any picture; I should have.

You take care, and keep it up with your nail porn!

X nails and other stuff

Hi Ladies,

Long time no see, I hope this marathon I'm currently living will soon decrease, for I'm startig to feel I really miss my beloved habits... I just want to say, at least it's for a GREAT cause :)

Here is a manicure I quickly did on Sunday, simply taping off the "x" and topping the red with a layer of black. I thought using striping tape would make my "x" almost unnoticeable; I'm glad it wasn't so.

As I didn't have much time, I just added some fun to the manicure I had been rocking all week long. It's Anny Open My Heart, and as you can see it's pretty darn well behaved. Yup, the previous picture was taken after 6 days of wear. Awesome, I say. And, for your viewing pleasure, you have it below on Day 1. It's a jelly, so it's definitely not one of my faves, but it's worth to be in my stash. Humm... what isn't, really?

And lastly, I wanted to share with you an experiment that turned out quite good. I'm craving for a chained manicure, and the sweet lady from Copy That Copy Cat told me she uses jewellery chain. I was quite lost, and didn't find what I was looking for on eBay. I know, I know. How is that even possible?

Well, I didn't want to let go so I just did a random search, and came across that necklace...

Not that I would wear that as a proper necklace. But look closer... Yup. Chain. And perfect for nail art. How cool is that? This remedy costed me about 3 dollars, free shipping. If you're interested, just search for "multi-chain gemstone pendant", and voilà!

I hope you find that messy remedy useful :)

Take care, and be bad!

Let's stripe it!

Hey!

I've been MIA, sucked by this amazing pastime called "Work". I'm talking about around 14h a day (1h30 of those for lunch-break) *sigh* 

So on Friday I was tired as hell, how suprising and unexpected is that, huh? Yeah, I'm such a whiny little thing...

On to the manicure now! I received my first striping tape, so I gave it some use. Pros and cons? PRO: it's not as sticky as tape, so you do not need to let your base dry for so long; do not fear to ruin it. I waited 20 minutes (aprox) and had not a single issue. CON: I had trouble obtaining straight lines, but I am sure it would have been easier if I had tried to make horizontal lines. In fact, I had so much trouble that I called for external help... Don't tell.

I used Barry M Pink Flamingo as a base, applied the striping tape and covered most of it with China Glaze First Mate, which is one of my faves of all times. I really don't know why: no shimmer, no spectacular color, no glitter, no nothing. Go figure.

BTW, if you have 5 minutes and would like to read a post that really moved me... go check Ana's: "My five year old likes to wear nail polish and I'm okay with that."

Keep it movin' ladies!

Half Moon manicure

Hey!

I had quite a tiresome week, so I absolutely needed to take some time off and work on a cool manicure to cheer me up for the weekend. And so I did Saturday morning :) I picked up Kiko nº 342 Verde Acqua and Chanel Péridot as playmates. The latter is courtesy of my BF, for he wanted my number 100 polish to be a present from him ^^ 

As you can guess, for I'm not that steady handed, I used regular reinforcement stickers. There are a hundred tutorials out there, however just let me know if you want me to do one specially for you, and I will do so very gladly.

And this morning I added those simple dots. I still don't know if I liked the manicure better without them or not... 

Anyhow, I'm off to a new manicure. I need something transmitting strength and luck, for I have my yearly evaluation this next week, which will determine my (un) continuity in the firm. Big event, yeah.

Keep enjoying your weekend!