Holly Leaves

Ok I've wanted to try out a Nailside tutorial for some time but I've been nervous that it wouldn't come out anywhere near as clean and crisp as her amazing and perfect nails. Or that it'd be too difficult. So I was a little stunned when I pulled this one off nearly perfect my first try.This is done using her Holly Leaf tutorial:

Obviously I need a bit of practice with this technique but all in all not bad! No tape is needed for this one - you just have to really take your time and be patient. For the holly the base color is Julep Emilie and the top color is OPI Thanks a Windmillion. The vein on the leaf is a mix of the two and the holly berries are Sally Hansen Red Carpet. The other nails are done in Julep January and topped with Essie As Gold As It Gets.

Can we say Christmas??? LOVE it!

When you get a chance head over and check out her tutorials - this honestly wasn't hard to do and has serious wow factor. No tape to do this manicure which is the best part. I really want to try out more of her tutorials now. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone!

"L" is for Ladybug

This is my sweet baby girl. I just adore this little one <3 She is sweet, sassy, cute, and mouthy as can be. We're working on that last one ;) Bit of some background for you though: I.am.not.a.girlie.girl. I may do my nails all up all the time but that is ALL I do. I don't even wear foundation and own not one single dress. She owns more dresses then pants! Oh and she wants more too. Yet she is my little buddy....

 She gets letter papers from school for homework. Basically there's a letter of the week and then she has draw pictures of things that start with that letter. She drew ladybugs and hearts. The hearts are for love ;) It gets turned in on Friday (today). So mommy did her nails up like ladybugs to show her teachers! Do they give extra credit in kindergarten?

Aren't they cute? I wanted to put eyes on them but getting her to sit still for this was a big enough challenge.

Yup there's the sass.

Also today she asked to have her very own topcoat. I just love this girl!