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post #31 of 51
7/21/11 at 10:27am
That looks like the same color thats on my nails now. (I love your ring!)

Speaking of acrylics, I was watching a bajillion videos on how to do acrylic nails and I am going to get a starter kit and learn how to do them. It looks so fun!
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post #32 of 51
7/22/11 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by ut0pia View Post

Edit: Jordi, do you still have a blog?? If so give me the link so I can link to it...I remember your food blog and I really liked reading it.
Nothing wrong with enjoying something! I actually ended up giving up the website address because we are registering a new photography site. I may try to make another one in the near future and just use one of the free services!
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post #33 of 51
7/25/11 at 6:30pm
Went to Target tonight and they had the salon henson Salon Effects on sale so I grabbed a pack! I'm not 100% sold on them, but it may have been because I am really shaky today or because I was paying more attention to Dr Who than I was my nails But oh well! here they are:

I really like the effect of them! Just not sure about the method! We will see how long they last!

Also I made a little organizer for my nail polishes. Just a cheap drawer set from target $7 and some scrapbook stickers $5 bucks or so! And I think it is adorable and awesome!
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post #34 of 51
7/25/11 at 9:00pm
I thought it was a snake skin effect at first. Its pretty cool though!. I saw those at WalMart a while back and almost got some. They had pink camo and fell in love. I might grab them this week and see how they look. Certainly easier than trying to paint camo myself.
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post #35 of 51
7/26/11 at 2:23am
My marbling attempt kind of failed terribly I didnt watch any videos just jumped straight in

So I have a turquoise base coat and shatter polish on top

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post #36 of 51
7/26/11 at 9:04am
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That's awesome!! Makes me want to peek inside to see what colors you have there I'll take a pic of my stash in a bit and post it here.
I used to have all my nail polishes out on a bookshelf, but then I put them away in a plastic drawer type thing, similar to the one you have that sits in my closet. Much better than having them out and itching to do my nails each time I glanced that way ..

As far as the Sally Hansen sticker things I doubt I'll be able to put them on without messing up, but I do think they are really fun!
I've sort of given up on marbling, because it just never turns out too great ....But I did pick up a nice tip from this thread: using scotch tape to do a french manicure! I used to do it while using the paper stickers they sell at the store specifically for that, and those always made it messy, but I tried it with regular scotch tape and it works amazingly!

ETA: My shatter polish went bad :/ I have no idea why!! OPI polishes are supposed to be good quality...Maybe it's because I took it on a plane with me, and the temperature change did it...
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post #37 of 51
7/26/11 at 9:39am
haha I can do that!

Black & White drawer (also has nudes and greys)

Color drawer

Misc drawer.

Let me know if you want any specific color names!
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post #38 of 51
7/26/11 at 10:04am
Ooh, I see a few! Could you tell me the names of these, please.



Here is a picture of my growing collection. Not a huge variety of colors yet but I will get a couple more this week.



Here is my latest design.
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post #39 of 51
7/26/11 at 10:17am
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Ooh, I see a few! Could you tell me the names of these, please.
Top one with grey handle: ORLY Orange Punch. Its a very bright orange in person. (Sally Beauty Supplies)
Light pink color: Sinful Colors Glass Pink (Walgreens less than $2 I think)
Coralish color: Fresh Paint Papaya (Five Below - type of discount store $2)
Turquoise color: Sinful Colors Gorgeous (Walgreens less than $2)
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post #40 of 51
7/26/11 at 10:53am
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Gorgeous colors, ladies!! I love Glass Pink by Sinful Colors, that's one I reach for a lot when I want a color that's not too bright!
Today I have a job interview, and I am wearing Essie's ballet slippers on my nails. It's a light nude, and I was just thinking that this will probably also be the color I'll go for when I'm a bridesmaid to my best friend next month...I just love classy and nude colors almost as much as bright ones!

Here is my stash, I'm almost embarassed that I've indulged too much..I wish I could show you all the colors up close, but that would take forever


Here is Essie's Ballet Slippers, sorry for the sloppy application. You really can't see the mistakes too much in real life


Jordi, I want to know the name of the color you had on your toes that was really bright pink! Yesterday I picked up a neon orange from Milani, I hope it glows like that in the light too
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post #41 of 51
7/26/11 at 11:21am
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Gorgeous colors, ladies!! I love Glass Pink by Sinful Colors, that's one I reach for a lot when I want a color that's not too bright!
Today I have a job interview, and I am wearing Essie's ballet slippers on my nails. It's a light nude, and I was just thinking that this will probably also be the color I'll go for when I'm a bridesmaid to my best friend next month...I just love classy and nude colors almost as much as bright ones!

Here is my stash, I'm almost embarassed that I've indulged too much..I wish I could show you all the colors up close, but that would take forever


Here is Essie's Ballet Slippers, sorry for the sloppy application. You really can't see the mistakes too much in real life


Jordi, I want to know the name of the color you had on your toes that was really bright pink! Yesterday I picked up a neon orange from Milani, I hope it glows like that in the light too
LOVE your stash! The neon pink is Nina Ultra PRO Fucshia Rage. I love the color! Its my go-to summer color! In fact I am thinking about paining my toes that color for this weekend! Right now they are a bright yellow. And it dries super quick! But its almost a matte color without a top coat on it!
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post #42 of 51
8/8/11 at 6:23pm
My manicure of the week! Finger Paints Leonardo da vin-pink and sinful colors glass pink tips
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post #43 of 51
8/8/11 at 9:55pm
OoooOOOOo that's really cute. I am so huge on pink right now. (Hated it for the first 26 years of my life!)

In keeping with the pink theme, I got the nail effects too. I was determined to find the pink camo and I did. I thought at first, they would look really bright and obnoxious but they are quite nice. I LOOOOVE them.



Oh I meant to ask, how long did you get out of yours? I am on the 4th day and they still look like I just did them. I did chip a couple though, but that was me being rough. I actually didn't file the tips of them. I bent them over my nail and broke the leftovers away so there was some covering the tip of my nail and tucking underneath a tad. Then I put a topcoat on. It seems to really help them last long.
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post #44 of 51
8/9/11 at 9:12am
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Oh I meant to ask, how long did you get out of yours? I am on the 4th day and they still look like I just did them. I did chip a couple though, but that was me being rough. I actually didn't file the tips of them. I bent them over my nail and broke the leftovers away so there was some covering the tip of my nail and tucking underneath a tad. Then I put a topcoat on. It seems to really help them last long.
I put a top coat on them the next day. I think they ended up lasting about 5 days, but we had Garys party that night and I managed to screw them up badly while getting the house ready for that and making all the food. But I think if I get them again, it will only be for a special occasion and then I will be able to be a bit more careful of them.
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post #45 of 51
8/18/11 at 5:02pm
So I found some Konad style plates, they were $10 for 25 plates and each plate has 5-8 designs. And they are AMAZING! So of course I had to try them out! So out of 10 nails, 7 turned out pretty good! Now to decide which to keep!!

Volunteer Themed

Zebra print

White and orange flowers

Cow print

swirlies

black with turquoise flowers

Green with olive flower/medallion
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post #46 of 51
8/18/11 at 5:12pm
I love the zebra one!! The black and silver go awesome together with that design!
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post #47 of 51
8/18/11 at 5:29pm
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I love the zebra one!! The black and silver go awesome together with that design!
Thanks! I was kind of thinking about doing the zebra one with a bright purple and silver or maybe the swirly one
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post #48 of 51
8/18/11 at 6:57pm
Thread Starter 
Where did you get the konad plates from for that cheap? That's awesome I always wanted to try those!
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post #49 of 51
8/18/11 at 7:19pm
amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F5HHL0
not sure if they are off brand or if they are mistake plates or what is up with them, but they work perfectly lol
Here is the design I went with!
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post #50 of 51
8/18/11 at 7:56pm
oh and if anyone needs any new polish, Walgreens has Sinful Colors on sale for 99 cents each
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post #51 of 51
8/18/11 at 8:44pm
I had a pedicure on Friday and she used a metallic nail polish then held a magnet over the polish to create a star. My daughter had the stripes magnet. I tried to attach a picture but it's too big. I'll try to crop it tomorrow and attach.
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