Pink and Green and Yellow - OH MY!!

I was messing around with my striping tape again and came up with a really wild design. I started by painting my nails white then sponging on pink, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. After putting on a top coat, it looked almost water colory...... I loved it!! It was really hard to cover it up with striping tape and polish, but the end result turned out awesome.

What I used for this Mani:

Nail Magic Strengthener

One Coat China Glaze - White on White

Very Small Sponge Pieces

Sinful Colors - Pink

Nina Ultra - Orange Flame

Kleancolor - Funky Yellow

Sinful Colors - Irish Green

Nina Ultra - Blue Blaze

DEB - Purple

Striping Tape

Sally Hansen - Black Diamond

Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are some pics:

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for looking!

Tara

ST PATRICK'S DAY - DAY LATE, DOLLAR SHORT!!

Sorry for the late post. I have two mani's to share. I tried to do the very popular four leaf clover water marble mani which was pretty ambitious for me because it was only the 3rd water marble I had ever done. I ended up almost getting one clover on my ring finger, but went with swirling patterns for the others. I did do something different on the water marble that I LOVE!!!! I used Chapstick around my cuticles and it was a total breeze to clean up.

The other mani was a tutorial I found on youtube at cute polish. I just love this youtube channel because it has very easy to follow tutorials and cute ideas!!

This is what I used on the Water Marble Mani:
Base Coat of Nail Magic Nail Strengthener
One Coat of Finger Paints - Sexy Sundress
Marble of Finger Paints - Sketch N Etch and Sexy Sundress
Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are the Water Marble Pics:

Pics for other Cute Polish tutorial:
Sorry, I didn't take a polish pic of what I used.....

These were my feet at work on Friday :)

Hope you enjoyed!!

Tara

Jan/Feb Haul.... Woo Hoo!

Since I had some Christmas and Birthday money left, I waited for Sally Beauty Supply to have their 30% off Saturday Sale, saved my $5 off anything coupon and my birthday coupon for $10 off $20 or more along with my $25 Sally Gift Card (Thanks Mom!) and went on a mini shopping spree. It was a GREAT day. Ended up only spending $35 of my own money at Sally's. I also picked up some PURE cuticle oil from Ana at Simple Nail Art Tips and some odds and ends from Wal-Mart. Here is EVERYTHING!.......

PURE ICE - Show Stopper
PURE ICE - Sheer Luck
PURE ICE - Freedom
PURE ICE - Deja Vu
BOUGHT FROM WAL-MART

NICOLE By OPI - What's The Mitch-uation?
NICOLE By OPI - Stand By Your Manny
BOUGHT FROM WAL-MART

PURE Cuticle Oil
BOUGHT ONLINE FROM Simple Nail Art Tips

Dixie Cup Dispenser for Water Marbles
BOUGHT FROM WAL-MART

2 Bottles of Nail Magic Cuticle Oil
ORLY - Tiara
ORLY - Androgyne
ORLY - Bubbly Bombshell
ORLY - Velvet Rope
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

CHINA GLAZE - Mahogany Magic
CHINE GLAZE - Mosaic Madness
CHINA GLAZE - Fairy Dust
CHINA GLAZE - White on White
FINGER PAINTS - Merry Mistletoe
FINGER PAINTS - Sketch N Etch
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

NINA - Holographic Top Coat
SECHE VITE - Base Coat
SECHE VITE - Fast Drying Top Coat
SALLY GIRL - No Name
SALLY GIRL - No Name
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

Striping Nail Art Brushes
Teasing Brush
Manicure Saver Claw (AWESOME!!)
Mini Spray Bottles for Hand Sanitizing Spray Mani
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

SINFUL COLORS - Sugar Sugar
PURE ICE - I'll Behave
PURE ICE - Irreplaceable
PURE ICE - Endless Fortune
BOUGHT FROM WAL-MART

NYC - Golden Glam
NYC - Radio City Road
REVLON - No Shrinking Violet
REVLON - Lilac Pastelle
BOUGHT FROM DOLLAR TREE AND BIG LOTS

ORLY - Sweet Peacock
CHINA GLAZE - Red Satin
CHINA GLAZE - Cast A Spell
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

COLOR CLUB - Snow Flakes
COLOR CLUB - Berry and Bright
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

butter LONDON - The Black Knight
butter LONDON - Fairy Cake
butter LONDON - Rosie Lee
BOUGHT FROM http://www.butterlondon.com

I didn't realize that I had bought 2 of the same, but they are too cute to care!!
BOUGHT FROM SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY

Thanks for looking!!

**smiles**
Tara

February Nail Art Challenge - RECREATE YOUR FAVOURITE

This is the 9th and final installment in Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge. Today's mani is RECREATE YOUR FAVOURITE. I had to take this opportunity to recreate Erica's -  Inspired By A Tutorial post from Cute Polish called Water Spotted Nail Art. It seemed so ingenius!! I'm a sucker for neons so I stuck with the original tutorial colors.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Erica for including me in this Challenge. It has been an awesome challenge and I really liked the catagories that she chose for the 9 days. As I am sad that this challenge has come to an end, I am also looking forward to giving my nails a much needed break and some TLC. I ordered some PURE Nail & Cuticle Oil from Ana at Simple Nail Art Tips and can't wait to try it out.

What I used for this mani:
Base Coat of Nail Magic Strengthener
One Coat of Beauty Secret Ridge Filler
One Coat of China Glaze - White on White
Sinful Colors - Irish Green
Sinful Colors - Pink
Klean Color - Funky Yellow
Nina Ultra Pro - Orange Flame
Spray Bottle with Hand Sanitizer
Sinful Colors - Black on Black
Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are lots of pics:

Thanks for looking!!

**smiles**

Tara

February Nail Art Challenge: POLKA DOT NAILS

It's Day 8 of Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge. Today is POLKA DOT NAILS and I have had a mani in mind since the 1st of February!! This one was a little time consuming, but not very hard to accomplish. I love how putting two different size/color dots on top of one another gives mani's such a 3 dimensional look.

What I used for this Mani:
Base Coat of Nail Magic Strengthener
One Coat Beauty Secret Ridge Filler
Two Coats China Glaze - White on White
Scotch Tape (To tape off diagonal line)
One Coat of Sinful Colors - Black on Black
Kiss Brand Silver Nail Striper
Large & Medium Dotting Tool

Here are some pics:

Hope you enjoyed!

**smiles**

Tara

February Nail Art Challenge: INSPIRED BY A TUTORIAL

It's the 7th day of Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge. Today is INSPIRED BY A TUTORIAL. I have had this specific tutorial "bookmarked" for a few weeks now. I figured this would be the perfect time to try it out. I am dedicating it to my son who watched me paint my nails from start to finish for this one. It's an "Angry Birds" tutorial from Cute Polish and it really was super easy.

What I used for this Mani:
Base Coat of Nail Magic Strengthener
One Coat of Beauty Secret Ridge Filler
Sinful Colors - Gogo Girl (Red)
China Glaze - White on White
Sinful Colors - Black on Black
Sinful Colors - Let's Meet (Yellow)
Large & Medium Dotting Tools
Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are some pics:

Thanks for looking!

**smiles**
Tara