NOTD Ruffian/Moon Manicure

Today I did a different version of the Ruffian/Moon Manicure. This version is way easier to do because all you have to do is follow the natural line of your nails lunula (the white moon shaped area at the bottom of your nails). I used a sheer sparkly color as my base so that I could still see the line and then colored over with my darker color.

I used Diamond Love (April) from Orly and Go My Own Way from Sephora by OPI's Rocker Chic collection. Go My Own Way is a rich teal with flecks of blue glitter.

NOTD Skulls

Other nail blogs I read have inspired me to do more exciting things with my nails. So in attempt to do so I decided to do some skull nail art! I used this video as a reference but instead of a nail art pen I used a #0 paint brush (which is why my cross bones are really jacked up). Its alright for my first attempt at freehand nail art but I definitely need practice because they all look a bit wonky.

What I used
-Avon Nailwear in Viva Pink
-Avon Speed Dry in Sheer Chiffon
-Sephora by OPI in Never Enough Shoes
-Rhinestone for thumb nails
-Seche Vite Top Coat

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NOTD Glitter Nails

I love using glitter on my nails! It's so sparkly, girly, and fun plus its super easy to use.

Indoors with flash

Indoors No flash

What I used:

- 1 coat of Avon Nailwear Pro polish in Classic Fit (dark ink blue)

- Poly-Flake glitter in Turquoise (sprinkle on nail polish while it's still wet)

- 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat 

Sunlight no flash

Outdoors no flash

Halloween Costume

So I settled on being Medusa for Halloween and today I went thrift store shopping with my friend Krystavel to find a dress I could alter into my costume. I had decided I wanted a green velvet dress and I got super lucky because thats exactly what I found! It's a dark green tank dress that has no shape but it's ok because I'm going to take it in and alter it. Now I just need to get some snakes for my hair and work on some make-up looks!

Super excited for halloween!

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Blog Love!

One of my favorite nail polish blogs Forever the Ugly Duckling is doing her first giveaway and I'm super excited! I hope I win because she is giving away some pretty sweet things!

You should all go and check out her blog and follow and enter for your chance to win as well!

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NOTD Ruffian Manicure

This was my first attempt at a ruffian/moon manicure. The lines aren't really even but I think I still did pretty good and from a far you can't really tell. I used Sephora by OPI in Call Your Mother and Caffeine Fix. I did two base coats of Call Your Mother on my entire nail (let it dry completely) then two coats of Caffeine Fix on top of that forming a crescent moon shape at the base of my nail and then finished it off with Seche Vite top coat.

I really like the way this manicure looks although I think Call Your Mother blends in a bit too much with my skin tone to really appreciate the ruffian look. 

I think I'm going to try a black and gold ruffian next time!

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NOTD Galaxy Girl

Galaxy Girl comes from Orly's Cosmic FX collection of duo-chrome colors. The base color is a plum/wine color that is pretty dark and rich with specs of teal shimmer and a more subtle hit of pinkish/purple shimmer that is visible during certain angles and lightning.

I did four coats but only because the other night when I painted my nail I didn't let them dry completely and I got a few nicks and scratches on my nail so I had to do an extra coat to cover them. I also did pretty heavy coats because I like my nail polish color to be really dark and saturated. I also used Seche Vite top coat.

No Flash-you can see the duo-chrome purple and teal

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with flash

with flash

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