Rock Star

Stickers!  For some reason I thought stickers would be a good idea on my nails.  Well, they do work in theory but these particular stickers just don't work.  I guess when getting stickers I should go for the cheaper stickers that don't hold their shape.  For the life of me, these stars would not bend to go on the nail.  Will I try again, probably since I have a full sheet of stars.  I think my problem was I put the stars on while the white polish was still a little tacky.  I might even wait until the next morning next time.  And the corner of the stars are wickedly sharp and pointy.  They keep catching on things.  Overall I do like the look of the metallic stars on the white base.  It is sort of punk-rock but very bright and cheery.  The pinky does look a little funny but these were the smallest star stickers I could find.  Till next time...

Sally Hansen - White On

Has anyone else used stickers on their nails?  Any tips or tricks to getting them to stay on your nails?

Going to a Wedding

This weekend I am going to a wedding on the east coast.  The colors of the wedding are silver and lavender.  Since I am a total dork, I decided to paint my nails to match.  I went a little crazy and had my accent finger different on each hand.  The ombre purple rhinestones are the same on both, just the polish color is changed.  It might look a little crazy but it works.  And since I don't wear rings, the bright silver accent nail works as jewelry.

The silver polish is great.  The formula is perfect.  It feels like it is going to be too thin when it goes on, but with two coats it is perfect.  It doesn't feel heavy because the coats are so thin.  It is also a real white silver color, not quite holographic silver or glitter silver, but it looks like real metal silver.  (UPDATE - the silver nail was the only nail that did not chip during the whole east coast adventure.)

OPI - Do You Lilac It
Sinful Colors - Let's Talk
Sally Hansen - Celeb City

Has anyone color matched for an event?  Are two different accent nails on each hand too much or just right?

4th of July

Happy 4th of July!  Yes, it is a couple of days early but I am going to the fair today so I thought I would do up my nails for the upcoming holiday.  All nails except the pinkies are just a basic red color that works with my skin tone**.  Since I am still new to this fancy nail art stuff, I don't have a white yet.  The closest I could come was a pearl white color.  The only problem with that color was it was very transparent so I had to do a couple of coats.  The many multiple coats actually worked perfectly on the pinky because I smooshed the rhinestones into it while still very tacky.  Since I don't wear a lot of red clothes. this was a great way to get into the 4th spirit without changing everything.

Essie - A List, Room With A View


**It is crazy how many red polishes are out there.  They might all look the same from far away, but it is crazy how they 'change' when you actually put them on your nails.  I have one red in particular that looks great on my toes but doesn't work on my fingers at all.

Did you do anything special with your nails for the 4th?