Thanksgiving

Hey everyone!

I wish you're all having a Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to share some photos I took today of my holiday nails and some of Thanksgiving dinner... Enjoy the photos!(:

Polishes I used. (Click to enlarge) 

Turkey! Soooo good!

My lovely family during dinner.

Me and my sister.

Thank you for reading! Have a safe and happy holiday season.

Anna <3

Some Color Changing Fun with Ruby Wing

Hey everyone! 

Time is flying by so fast. Hours, days, weeks, can all happen in a blink of an eye! I don't know how to slow it down so I can have more time to get things done. I feel like I'm in some sort of time warp where I'll never have the time to finish everything I want to finish! Where's a time machine when I need one! Doc? Doc, you there?! 

As my first semester of senior year comes to an end, finals are just around the corner. I'm drowning in my thesis work and all the essays I have to write!

I love doing my nails too much to go on a temporary break from blogging. It might seem like at times that I am ignoring my blog or falling behind on posting. I try to at least do one post a week when I'm really busy, and hopefully during Thanksgiving break I can catch up and plan ahead so I can try to get back to posting on a more regular basis. I'm finding this blogger app on my phone is quite helpful in writing my posts.

So on to the nails of the day..

For this design I did something super simple. I painted my nails green using Ruby Wing's "Rodeo", which is a color changing polish (changes color in the sun). Then I lightly sponged wHet polish "Kerfuffle" (light blue) on top of the green, once it dried, in a different spot on each nail. I did the same with wHet polish "Machiavellian" (gold shimmer) on top of the blue. If you pat the sponge on a towel to get some of the excess polish off before applying it to your nails, it will be easier to achieve a light, thin layer that will actually look sponged and will only cover a small area as opposed to a giant dot or something. Then, I did the same thing with Ruby Wing "Ride me' Cowgirl". I still used the sponge to dab the gold glitter onto my nails, because it helps make the glitter more compact looking without applying a bunch of thick layers. The sponge absorbs the clear polish that the glitter sits in, which is nice. Doing the glitter with a sponge helps it dry faster, too.

Here are some photos;

(click on photo to enlarge)

inside

left; inside // right; outside

I love how much this design changes in the sunlight! The colors become so warm. The original light green color turns into a more dull, almost beige color in the sun. The blue and gold stay the same.

Then the gold glitter on top changed to a warm red. The clear polish the gold glitter is suspended in also gets tinted red.

outside

I really enjoy using color changing polish. It's always fun, especially when my friends realize it changes color, they can get really into it. I need to use these polishes more often!

Thanks for reading! I hope you're having a great week.

<3 Anna

3-Year Nail-versary

Hey everyone!

I know this a week late, but I still wanted to write about/celebrate my 3-year-nail-versary or however you wanna say it, haha. This Halloween marked my third full year doing nail art as a hobby. 

I still remember my freshman year of college I pulled an all nighter to do my nails, since I couldn't wear my costume to class. I think it was because we were working with tools or something, I don't remember, I just couldn't wear anything that could get snagged. I had no idea what I was doing. I used a toothpick to draw out the little designs, and attempted to clean polish off my cuticles with a q-tip. Which didn't work because the little hairs kept messing up my design and what not. I go to an art school (for photography), so I went to one of my fellow photo majors and asked her to help me take a photo of them.

Here's a photo of my first nail art (ever) from 2011;

Wow did I improve since then or what?! Haha..

Over the next year my nail art skills continued to improve a lot. My nail care on the other hand, not so much. It's a little embarrassing for me to look back on all the nail photos I took from my sophomore year. I hated filing my nails, so they were always different shapes and sizes. What what I thinking??

This photo is super embarrassing to share, but alas, here is my Halloween nail art from 2012;

Oh dear what was I thinking..

My nail care started to improve a lot my junior year. Overall, I was really happy with how my nails were shaped. They were also a lot healthier, since I started using oils and lotion more often. I recently shared my nails from last year in a post here, but I'm going to include them again cause why not.

Here is my Halloween nail art from last year, 2013; 

I was really happy with how these turned out. They glowed in the dark, but my camera at the time couldn't handle it. 

My senior year has been a huge stepping stone for me in terms of pretty much everything. I finally feel content with my nail art, nail care, my blog, photographing my nails, and everything in between. Now, finally, the moment you've all been waiting for..

Here is my Halloween design from this year, 2014;

I really love this design! I had so much fun while doing it, too.

Wow that felt like a lot of writing.

Well, that's it! My wrap-up of the past 4 Halloween nail art looks I did over the past three years.

Hopefully with many more to go!

I hope you all had a great Halloween! Thanks for reading!

<3 Anna