PCFS: Tiny flowers

Today's challenge was tiny flowers! isn't that such a sweet idea?

I tried to use a tutorial for a new kind of little flower, but i was rushed for time, and couldn't get it to look just how i wanted it. the flower on my index finger came out the closest to being right.

pretty fun!

Gloomy Joy Gets Happy!

It's been a gloomy week here in Greensboro Gloomsboro, NC. so I created a little spring on my fingernails. i was inspired by this look from Kahtreenahh's tumblr.


Excuse the fact that is my instagram pic, but it gets the point across!

OPI Pink Friday, SH Lavender Cloud, Zoya  Marley, Barry M Mint Green, Orly Flirty.

I used Flirty on my first attempt at little flowers, which turned out looking more like jelly beans, but hey, it's cool!

The dots are from a stamping plate, which is sooo much easier than using a dotting tool!

But also, you can see on my thumb the drawbacks to stamping instead of using dotting tools, the design gets cut off on wider nails. :]

I suppose you could use the stamp as a guide for where to put your dots, yes!

Hope you enjoy a little taste of spring...!

Poinsettia Power!

well it's the most wonderful time of the year, also the busiest, sleepiest and broke-iest. i haven't had much time for fun nail art lately, but tonight, i decided to drop everything and paint my little nails. (they really are little. the hot dry heat has made most of them crack.)

Barry M Gold Foil, Butter London Come to Bed Red, Essie Going Incognito, Essence Mellow Yellow

Ever since i did the rose tips a few months back i really wanted to try them as poinsettias. and it turned out great [good enough]! i feel so festive! [now that part is true]

I used my smallest angled nail art brush for the petals and leaves. 

and a small dotting tool for the yellow dots of course.

i did not practice these, but oddly enough the first one i did came out the best, my index finger.

for the thin lines that separate the petals i added green and red together, and used a long striping brush.

i hope you were inspired to try some christmas/holiday nail art of your own.

thanks for reading!

Barry M turquoise and Girl Flower

happy sunday! 


Last week my Barry M polishes that i ordered june 26th finally arrived. one of those was Turquoise #295. The application is everything i was hoping it would be and the color is beautiful! although more blue than turquoise to me, it's still really nice!


My sister paige used some sally hansen salon effects a few months ago and had some leftover, so i used those with this manicure, just for something fun. i actually like the sally hansen brand stickers. the only thing i don't like is that it looks like they were printed on a printer that was running out of ink. what is your favorite brand of nail stickers?

no top coat on any of these

self timer is fuuuun. :P

Thanks for reading :)