Showing posts with label O.P.I.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label O.P.I.. Show all posts

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Fruit Salad

This week I was trying to be semi-original, so I tried a new take on the classic summer fruit nails. Last year watermelon nails became the thing to do, so I tried out oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, and kiwis.
 It took forever, but is so much fun to look at, and I've gotten TONS of complements. Everyone thinks they are fun, bright, and very summery. Mission ACCOMPLISHED.
 Some of them definitely turned out better than others. Lime, lemon, and grapefruit, don't quite "pop" the way I meant them too.
 The orange turned out beyond my wildest hopes. It looks juicy and delicious, and I will do a full manicure of oranges some day. but it's been done before, and i'm still looking for "new" ideas.
While it doesn't look as juicy and edible as the orange, the kiwi looks pretty great. I plan to tweak it a little and do a full set on fake nails. I've seen full kiwi rounds done before, but never sections, so this is kinda new.
Photos of my kiwi mani should be up around Wednesday.
I think I've hit upon so good possibilities here. They just need a little refining. What do you think?

Friday, July 20, 2012

First stop: Nail Blog

Rose Trellis. A rose design on pale mint. Perfect for Spring or Early Summer.
This is my brand spanking new nail blog. I follow so many, and am more than a little obsessed my nail polish, so I figured I might as well take pictures and write about it, instead of boring my male co-workers with talk about it. They call nail polish my "crack." I have so much nail polish it doesn't fit into one bag anymore. I need to get one of those organizers thingies for it.
Neon Sunset. Bright, bold stripes that make me feel like I'm on vacation when I'm working.
I'm not the most original nail blogger, but I've certainly got lots of enthusiasm. I have super short nails, as I'm a working violinist, and have to keep my nails short. but that has never stopped my love of fantastical polishes!
Hopefully my skills will progress along with this blog.
My next post will be on Sunday, where I will show my recent nail polish haul, and do a few reviews.

Hugs and kisses,
Suz