Peacock Inspired Ruffians.

HEEYYYY.

Quick post today; I've been doing homework since I woke up and now have to get ready for work, meh. :\ 

I was in the mood for some ruffians last night, so this is what I came up with. I really like how it turned out and thought it looked a bit peacock-ish, hence the title of this post. ;) I used ORLY Lucky Duck and Zoya Song and Suri from the new Diva Collection. I hope you like it!

Thanks for reading! :e

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Peacock Feathers!

Greetings from New York, y'all! :i

I have just a quick post for you today since I've been traveling half the day and am tiiiired. I'm glad you all liked the Bella Oggi purple as much as I did. ;) After a day of wearing it solid I decided to stamp on it, of course. I had also just received my Konad special polish in white so I wanted to try it out, too. This is how it turned out:

I don't recall the number of the Bundle Monster plate I used for this and it's not around me at the moment, but I'll be sure to post it once I get home! 

The special polish worked like a dream, as expected, so I'm excited about that. After stamping, I added Orly Sweet Peacock to the mix using a dotting tool. They reminded me of peacock feathers and made me smile. ^_^

So this is it for today, ladies. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week, for I will be unable to post anymore until I get home because I has no polishes/anything with me. :( Thanks for reading! 

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Orly 'Rock the World'

Hello and Happy New Year! :party

I hope everyone had a wonderful (and safe) time bringing in the new year. I'm super excited to see what 2012 has in store. :D Anyway, the polish I have for you today is Orly Rock the World.

*Artificial light

*Artificial light

I'm a fan. :) Rock the World  is a member of Orly's Mineral FX Collection and while being an aspiring geologist, it was obvious that I needed a couple of these. :P This particular polish is a dark pink/plum color with a really pretty gold shimmer. I probably should have included an outside picture, but I didn't get a chance to take one. :/ Sorrryyy. The formula/application on this one was good; I used two coats for these photos. 

Do you ladies have any polishes from the Mineral FX Collection? What do you think of them?

Thanks for reading! :kitten

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31 Day Challenge! Day 20 - Water Marble Nails

Hey, ya'll!

I'm really tired from working a 12 hour day so this post is going to be pretty short. Day 20 was water marbling and this was my first everrr attempt at it. Here's the final result:

Excuse the haggardness of these; this photo was taken after working three shifts (working in a restaurant is terrible on my nails :\). I have to say that this definitely got the most compliments out of any mani I've ever done, and this won't be the last water marble I do. ;) The polishes I used were China Glaze White on White, Barielle Thrilling, and Orly Lucky Duck; they worked really well for this technique. Any difficulty I had was my own fault, heheh. 

How do you ladies feel about water marbling? Thanks for reading! ^_^

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31 Day Challenge! Day 18 - Half Moon Nails

Hey hey hey! 

Tonight is a good night because I have aaabsolutely NO school work to do or even think about. :D A whole month of freedom (well, and work) is ahead of me and I am elated. I'm definitely about to start watching cycle 17 of America's Next Top Model tonight since I missed it while I was in school. :P Also, I can finally start Christmas shopping! I haven't worked all semester and I can't wait to become unpoor. So, to add to this good day, I got to try half moons for the first time. Here is what I came up with:

*Artificial light, no flash

Soooo, I pretty much LOVE these... AND I'm going to three Christmas parties in row starting tomorrow night, so I'll be able to show them off a bit. ;) Thus, that probably means I won't be doing day 18 for a couple days. I know, I'm terrible at this challenge. I'm also pretty terrified to try galaxy nails, so I'm going to enjoy these for a bit. :$ For my half moons I used Orly Lucky Duck and OPI Excuse Moi! from the Muppets Collection. Then I added some rhinestones to each middle finger because I messed on my left hand. :P I'm glad I did, though.

I hope everyone is having a marvelous Wednesday night. Thanks for reading! <3

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31 Day Challenge! Day 16 - Tribal Nails

Hello, ladies! 

I'm taking a much needed break from paper writing and final studying to post my tribal nails real quick. I knew there was no way I could have done as well as some of the other girls did (atleast not right now; practice makes perfect!) on their tribal nails, not to mention I've been lacking free time, so I picked something pretty simple to do. 

*Artificial light, no flash

I forgot my brushes on my venture to see the boyfriend so I was forced to use a cheapo eye shadow brush to make the lines. :P I think they look silly, but I didn't feel like doing them over. Aaand my top coat smudged my ring finger, too. :\ Oh well! If you'd like to know any of the colors used, please ask; I don't have time to post them right now. :( 

See ya'll on day 17 (hopefully by Wednesday)! I've got a bangin' glitter on. :D

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31 Day Challenge! Day 10 - (A Very Late) Gradient Nails

Over the past week or so I've learned that finding time to blog is very difficult when one has tonz of exams to study for, a Thanksgiving to celebrate, and a paper to write. Not to mention, since the sun goes down at like 4pm it's tough to try to get pictures when the it's out. Humph. Tonight's task is to come up with some kind rough draft for one of my Geology classes, and it's probably going to take all night, but I figured if I don't post my gradient nails now then it could be another week before I'm able to post them again. :( So, without further ado, my gradient nails!

*Natural Light, no flash

*Natural Light, with flash. (<3 my eos, btw)

These didn't really turn out the way I expected... They look more tie-dyeish, I think, but I still really loved them and got sooo many compliments! The polishes I used: 

An unnamed red by Goldie

OPI Dutch Tulips

Sally Hansen Flashy Fuschia

Milani Tip Toe Pink

China Glaze White on White

The glitter I used on the accent nail was Orly Tiara. 

I can't believe I'm already a third of the way through with this challenge. :o I have a feeling the next two-thirds will be the real challenge for me, heheh. Next up: polka dots! :D

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