Starburst nails!

If you like this nail look keep reading and I will show you how to do it!

You will need:

• base coat
• top caot
• white polish
• Three polish colors that go with one another. I used pink, purple and blue.
• silver polish
• makeup sponge
• nail striping tape
• tweezers (Not necessary but helpful to remove the tape.)
• detective nail art star (Also not necessary but I think it looks nice.)

First paint your nails with base coat, after that dries paint your nails white.

Use a makeup sponge like this and place the three colors you have chosen on it.

like so

Make sure the white is totally dry and sponge on the color. 

Tip: dab off some of the polish on a piece of paper before on the nails, you don't want it to go on as dark as if you were just painting them.

On another piece of the sponge( I just cut off the end) place one of the colors so you can sponge it onto your pointer finger. Then do the same on the second half for the pinky and thumb.

After all of that drys completely its time to start using the striping tape. This is the brand I use, I got a pack of 10 at Sally Beauty Supply

Take five pieces of tape and place the first two from the base of the nail out to each corner. Then just fill in the empty space in between the first two pieces of tape with the last three. One in a straight line through the center and one on either side. I should have taken photos of each step, sorry. I will remember that for next time.

Note: Remember the order you placed the tape because you will need to remove the tape in the opposite order.

Now its time to bring out the silver polish. paint the nail over the tape. Do not give it time to dry, you want to pill off the tape as soon as possible. If the polish starts to dry and get tacky it will not leave smooth lines.

Note: Here is where tweezers come in handy. Pulling off the tape is such a task with your fingers because you may bump the polish and mess the whole nail up.

Here is what the nails should look like after removing all the tape.

I added a star to pull the whole look together. You can get all types of nail charms at your local beauty supply store.

Finish with a top coat and you are done!

Lots of new things to come! I have been terrible at keeping up this blog but plan on posting a lot of new fun things in the future!

wet n wild Megalast

I love new so when I saw the word "new" on a wet n wild polish I thought to myself  "New and inexpensive, I need it!" So I bought two to try out and see if I liked it. The verdict is in and I do!

First off I decided to try out the color Sugar Coat.

A lovely light pink that is just about my skin tone! It is like one shade away from just being white. The polish does go on thin so it took three coats to get shade in the bottle. 

The next shade I picked out to try was Dark Side of the Blues.

An awesome dark blue that says "I don't have to wear black to have awesome dark nails." I think it is a nice statement color. The first coat goes on a bit streaky but by the second it was nice and smooth, no need for a third! I love when two coats does the trick! I am really in love with this color, rocking it on my finger nails and toe nails as I type this! I did put some Essie Shine of the Times on my ring finger as an accent.

The brush for this polish is very large, as you can see below I have it next to a standard brush and you can tell it is very different. This brush is very flat there is no roundness at all.  

Time for the problems with this product. The only one I really had was the brush. It was to wide for some of my nails. Mostly with my pinky and ring finger, I had a lot of cuticle flooding. Other then that I want to buy every color.

This polish does not seem to last any longer then any other polish I have tried. With that being said that is more then likely due to the base coat I use rather then this polish its self.

Where you can buy this polish:

I purchased this polish at Walmart for under $3. I think you can get it cheaper on the wet n wild  website.

update on Kiss Stick-On Strips for nails

So I grew out my nails and tried Kiss Stick-On Strips for nails again. Having my nails longer helped out a lot! I also applied a top coat this time, it just added some shine. 

On a side note I applied these strips for a mini vacation where I was going to be swimming in salt water as well as going to Wet n Wild. I spent more then enough time in the water and the polish has started to pill a bit around the edges but they over all still look nice.

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nail-aid ALMOST GEL TOUGHER NAILS!

So I had my nails done a few months ago and went to a new place...worse choice ever! They destroyed my nails! I told them to take it easy and not to file them to thin. I should have made them stop the second he talked to me like he knew what he was doing and I know nothing. Um Sr I know that I don't want my nails filed to the point that they are going to be sore! Either way my fault I should have walked away at that point and did not. Sadly what I was afraid of happened, once I was sick of the nails I took them off and they were a mess! Cracking, pilling and just so thin they hurt. Every time I touched something my poor nails would just fall apart. So I went to good ol Walmart and looked for something to help them out. This is what I found.

Box says:

Result

• Hardest, strongest nails in just 1 day.
• Ends peeling, chipping and cracking.
• Strongest, most beautiful nails.
• Fills in ridges for smoothest nails.
• Fast drying, long lasting, high-gloss finish.

Directions: Apply one coat over dry, clean, bare nails. Let dry. apply a second coat. To use with nail color, apply one coat as base coat and one coat as top coat. Remove with polish remover and use every three days.

What do I think about it? I think it works really well. I had been using a clear top coat to keep them from cracking and chipping on everything I touched and it was working okay but not fixing the problem. This product is thicker then a normal clear coat so it helps keep it from peeling for sure! After using this product my nails are not as soft and painful, they are not peeling like they did even with a clear coat. I have been using this for a week now and will continue using it. The only time I have to worry about it chipping and getting caught on anything is when the already split nail grows out a bit. 

This product is new and is not on the Walmart site but it coast about $5.

Colors of the Rainbow tag from Youtube.

What you are suppose to do is make a video showing one of your favorite things for each color. I am just going to be using nail polish and taking photos. 

The Colors!

Red: China Glaze 182 Ruby Pumps, A dark red polish with red sparkles! 

Orange: L.A. Colors Color Craze, A pretty coral orange with a slight sheen to it.

Yellow:  L.A. Colors Color Craze I very bright yellow polish. It looks very muted in the photo but it is canary yellow!

Green:China Glaze 1136 Cast A Spell, This is so dark green it is black but has so many different shads of green and yellow fine glitter that it is green.

Blue: Wet n Wild D 274 Dark Side of the Blues, This color is a bit darker on the nails as well as in the bottle then the photo shows.

Indigo: L.A. Colors Color Craze

Violet: O.P.I. Purple with a Purpose

Pink: China Glaze 872 Pool Party, As I have said in a review on June 21, 2013 it does look more orange on the nails.

Multicolored: Finger Paints Santa's Magic

I love all of these polishes some to use on the whole nail and others to add as accents.

Here are some of my favorite YouTubers doing their Colors of the Rainbow tag! Their names link you to their YouTube channels. 

missglamorazzi

Elle Fowler

Kiss Stick-On Strips for nails!

Party Girl is the design.

I broke down and decided to buy these stick-on strips for my nails. They were only $3 so I figured if they don't work it wouldn't be to bad of a loss. I mostly like to just paint my nails but lets face it I am no good a designs. I wish I were better and I can do some things but any line work and I just make a mess.


First off I looked at the directions:

• Prep your nails
• Clean nails with alcohol. File and smooth nails. 
• Keep strips in plastic sleeve until used.

How to apply

1. Select size that fits your nail.
2. Apply near, not on cuticle & smooth away from center.
3. Fold down over edge and file excess

*To remove gently peel off strip from the side.

First off I knew the stickers would not fit any of my nails. I did end up having to use scissors to cut the excess off and shape the sides which was a bit bothersome. Filing them really didn't work very well because it is a soft sticker and not hard like a nail. I did however file the edges as much as I could. You can see in the photos below that the edges are not very smooth but a bit jagged. I do think with a bit longer nails(mine are super short from where I recently took off acrylics) the finished edges would be a lot smoother.

As for the cost I got mine at the Dollar General for $3. You can also get them at Walmart for $5.97...Go to the dollar store I don't see myself paying $5.97 for these.

Also I am a homemaker so lots of washing dishes and cleaning where my nails and hands get wet. Normally I would wear gloves to protect my nails but I know not everyone is going to do that so did not while these were on to show you how long they would really last. The package says they will "last up to 10 days" mine lasted for two before the edges started to pill back and the color faded away.

The photos below point out the edges that are pilling back on day 3.

Day 3 they still look pretty good and I may keep them on for a while longer.


After 6 days I can not take anymore! I hate for my nails to be chipped in the least, I will take all my polish off if I get one small chip so at this point I am going to call it a day and take them off.

The photos are of day 6 when I decided to take them off.

I think they would work nicely on toes so I am going to be getting some to try it! I will also be growing out my nails a bit and trying again, I will update you guys on how it goes with a mini blog post.

To remove them you just pill them off. There was a bit of the glue stuck on my nails but I just rubbed it off. If need be you could use a bit of rubbing alcohol and that should take it off just fine.