Optical Illusion Mani

I've tried multiple times to get the hang of this tessellation type of design, and finally, after watching JauntyJuli's tutorial, I was able to pull it off!

Camo Cupcake Birthday Nails

I can't believe it, I am married to an old man! My hubby turns 30 this month so I painted special birthday nails for him! I knew I wanted to do camo (he's of the redneck gene, so I had to somehow incorporate camo), but I wanted to do something birthday-ish too. So I decided on camo cupcakes!

Twinsie Tuesday - Favorite Color Combo

One of my favorite color combos, especially for nail art, is red, yellow, and blue: the three primary colors. I just love how they look together. They're so bold and just look really neat!

I also got a special request to do Superman nails. So I combined the two in this mani. 

Sally Hansen Salon Effects - Tri-bal It On

Whenever I get into a nail art rut or am uninspired (or know I'll be busy and unable to paint my nails for a span of 3+ days), I always resort to nail strips like the Sally Hansen Salon Effects. They are super easy, quick, and don't require any tools or much work.

I found a few sets of these strips on clearance, and even though I'm not crazy about most of the patterns I got, they were a steal for $2.50 USD and I knew I'd eventually be able to use them.

Since starting my job, I have even less time to paint my nails, and often go Tuesday through Thursday with the same mani, which although is very strange for me, I have come to terms with.

Last weekend, I was in one of these nail art ruts and decided to just wear a set of Salon Effects for the week to get by. The set I went with is called Tri-bal It On.

Cervical Cancer Awareness Mani

Since January is cervical cancer awareness month, I decided to do a teal mani in honor. I went kind of random with this one. I wanted different combos on each nail and divided them into quarters. Once I was done, though, I decided it needed just a tad more, so I added the final center square in another shade of teal.