Did my first one wrong! Here's Tracy and Becky :)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
A Tribute to Other Nail Blogs!
Sorry I'm a little late on this post! I guess Thanksgiving break got the best of me. Seeing friends and family is always fun, but I'm ready to get back to school and finish the next three weeks strong.
Have you ever seen nails that that had perfect little polkadots covering them? You just have to wonder how the artist did such a precise job, or at least I was curious. Well, after doing a little research, I found that in order to get perfect dotted nails, you have to buy dotting pens! Now, I'm not sure if they are intended for designing nails but they are absolutely perfect! I actually bought a pack of five for only five bucks on eBay! I don't think I've been this excited to get something in the mail since I was in Kindergarten.
Since last Thursday I think it's necessary to dedicate part of this post to nail blogs that I'm thankful for! The only problem is that some of the titles for the blog need to be censored. So, just don't look at the heading or take this as a warning! My absolute favorite is called F**K Yeah Nail Art!. This is where I get most of my ideas for the nails I do. They also show good products like glitter and matte polishes! Other favorites of mine are, fyeahnails and F**K Yeah Pretty Nails. Please forgive me again for my language, I'm trying to keep in censored! But all of these blogs are similar but give something different. All three re-blog other nail blogs regularly so I find good tutorials and even more ideas. I recommend that everyone check these blogs out if you want to feel inspired!
Have you ever seen nails that that had perfect little polkadots covering them? You just have to wonder how the artist did such a precise job, or at least I was curious. Well, after doing a little research, I found that in order to get perfect dotted nails, you have to buy dotting pens! Now, I'm not sure if they are intended for designing nails but they are absolutely perfect! I actually bought a pack of five for only five bucks on eBay! I don't think I've been this excited to get something in the mail since I was in Kindergarten.
Since last Thursday I think it's necessary to dedicate part of this post to nail blogs that I'm thankful for! The only problem is that some of the titles for the blog need to be censored. So, just don't look at the heading or take this as a warning! My absolute favorite is called F**K Yeah Nail Art!. This is where I get most of my ideas for the nails I do. They also show good products like glitter and matte polishes! Other favorites of mine are, fyeahnails and F**K Yeah Pretty Nails. Please forgive me again for my language, I'm trying to keep in censored! But all of these blogs are similar but give something different. All three re-blog other nail blogs regularly so I find good tutorials and even more ideas. I recommend that everyone check these blogs out if you want to feel inspired!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
I totally found the cutest nail designs ever! They're called newspaper nails and are so easy to do. If you read the article, it tells you everything you need, but I can just tell you here to make it easier! Ok, so all you really need is a good base coat, a light color nail polish, newspaper, rubbing alcohol, top coat, nail polish remover, cotton balls and scissors. I'm going to do mine tonight and I think I'm going to use a nude color or light brown, because I want to keep with the autumn color scheme. I'll make sure to post pictures of them tonight when I'm done.
The next design I'm excited to tell you guys about is marble nails! They can also be called tie-dye nails. These nails take a lot more effort and are VERY messy. But they're extremely cute and can be done for any occasion. You can do cotton candy colors like baby pink and sky blue and swirl them together with a toothpick or needle! Or, for Christmas, you could swirl red, green and white! Anything goes with tye-dye nails. Once I get a little more time on my hands, I'm going to get really creative and work in some glitter! Well, that basically sums up what I needed to say this week! I'll be sure to post pictures of any nails I do including my newspaper nails!
The next design I'm excited to tell you guys about is marble nails! They can also be called tie-dye nails. These nails take a lot more effort and are VERY messy. But they're extremely cute and can be done for any occasion. You can do cotton candy colors like baby pink and sky blue and swirl them together with a toothpick or needle! Or, for Christmas, you could swirl red, green and white! Anything goes with tye-dye nails. Once I get a little more time on my hands, I'm going to get really creative and work in some glitter! Well, that basically sums up what I needed to say this week! I'll be sure to post pictures of any nails I do including my newspaper nails!
Monday, November 7, 2011
2 Week Old Baby Rescued From Rubble
October 23, 2011 was a very tragic day for Eastern Turkey. A debilitating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck killing hundreds and leaving many more homeless. One miraculous survival story came when 2 week old Azra Karaduman was rescued on October 25 from the rubble of her parents apartment complex. She was immediately given oxygen and taken to the hospital for more care. The infants mother and grandmother were also saved while her father is still trapped and remains unfound.
More information can be found on many blogs and online
More information can be found on many blogs and online
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Union Turnpike Nail Salons...The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
As we all know, when driving up and down Union Turnpike basically anything we could even need can be found. Tanning, sushi, Coldstone, numerous banks, bars, bakeries are all on a strip just a few steps outside of Gate 3. One thing that I've especially noticed is the plethora of nail salons that line the street.
I swear, every three buildings is a nail salon. We have Cozy Nails, Kim's Nail Spa, that one building that just says Nail Salon and many more. If you walk down the street toward Beach Bum Tanning you will find a nail salon who has had their Grand Re-Opening sign up since we got here in August. Anyways, I want to fill you guys in on how good, or bad some of these salons are.
I remember talking about my bad experience with the Shellac manicure at the one nail salon that had the Grand Re-Opening. So you can bet that I will not be giving good reviews on their services. My friend came along to get a manicure and nail polish was left on the sides of her fingers (so not cute). Although the price was very inexpensive the service was exactly what we paid for.
Cozy Nail Salon was my second encounter with salons on Union Turnpike and lets just say that I was again, less than impressed. I actually didn't get my nails done there but my friend Veronica got her acrylic nails filled. Besides the dirty, dungy environment, Veronica's nails just flung off one by one in the following days. Now that is not worth the price she paid. Although $25 is not that over the top, I spend about ten dollars less at home and get way better quality. It is safe to say I will not be going to Cozy Nails!
Now today my friend Melissa and I decided to pamper ourselves a little bit and get manicures and pedicures. She got the pedicure while I got the manicure if you were wondering. Anyways, I was very impressed with Kim's Nail Spa. The service, price and environment was everything that I could've asked for. Here's a picture of my finished product!
I swear, every three buildings is a nail salon. We have Cozy Nails, Kim's Nail Spa, that one building that just says Nail Salon and many more. If you walk down the street toward Beach Bum Tanning you will find a nail salon who has had their Grand Re-Opening sign up since we got here in August. Anyways, I want to fill you guys in on how good, or bad some of these salons are.
I remember talking about my bad experience with the Shellac manicure at the one nail salon that had the Grand Re-Opening. So you can bet that I will not be giving good reviews on their services. My friend came along to get a manicure and nail polish was left on the sides of her fingers (so not cute). Although the price was very inexpensive the service was exactly what we paid for.
Cozy Nail Salon was my second encounter with salons on Union Turnpike and lets just say that I was again, less than impressed. I actually didn't get my nails done there but my friend Veronica got her acrylic nails filled. Besides the dirty, dungy environment, Veronica's nails just flung off one by one in the following days. Now that is not worth the price she paid. Although $25 is not that over the top, I spend about ten dollars less at home and get way better quality. It is safe to say I will not be going to Cozy Nails!
Now today my friend Melissa and I decided to pamper ourselves a little bit and get manicures and pedicures. She got the pedicure while I got the manicure if you were wondering. Anyways, I was very impressed with Kim's Nail Spa. The service, price and environment was everything that I could've asked for. Here's a picture of my finished product!
The Sparkly one is called Rainbow Connection and it's part of the The Muppets line through OPI!
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