NYC Dotticure: Tudor City Teal + Lexington Lilac

Happy Monday!! Did you all enjoy the Super Bowl yesterday? Did your team win? I was kinda going for the Seahawks (West Coast represent!), but that didn't happen. That interception at the end...wow! (I'm still learning about the football, so I always ask Chris a million questions during each game.)

Today, I decided to try a dotticure. I mean, I have the supplies and all. I chose 2 of my hardly used New York Color polishes, Tudor City Teal and Lexington Lilac, from their Long Wearing Enamel line. Here is the final result.

SinfulColors Endless Blue + NYC Tribeca Silver

Hi all! Sorry I've been away for a few days. I had a long week and didn't really have a chance to have some polish fun, but I am back! I have here what is supposed to be simple nail art, but it's not my best work.

I used Endless Blue and Tribeca Silver for this look. Here is the final result.

Dallas Cowboys Nail Art, Part II

Hi all! I decided to try Cowboys nail art once again, since today is their last game of the regular season...and I wanted to surprise Chris with it.

Here is the final result.

Nail Art: Tribeca Silver + Through the Grapevine

Hi all! I have something new for you today. I feel like I haven't done any nail art recently, so I decided to try something out tonight. The colors I chose for this look were New York Color Tribeca Silver and Wet n Wild Through the Grapevine.

This is the final result.

Through the Grapevine + Matte Me Crazy

Hi all! I decided to try something a little different for tonight's post. My main color was Through the Grapevine by Wet n Wild from the Megalast line. I have used this color before, and it is one I really love.

These are the nail polishes I used for tonight's look.

Lexington Lilac, Through the Grapevine, Pink Bling, Matte Me Crazy

Pit Bull Awareness Day!

Hi all! I have a something new for you. Today is Pit Bull Awareness Day. It is a day to appreciate the dogs who are a part of our family! I decided to try nail art for the occasion.

Here is the final result.

Wet n Wild Fast Dry: Buffy the Violet Slayer

Hi all! I have a something new for you. A while back, I bought a Wet n Wild Fast Dry color, Buffy the Violet Slayer. I have loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer for a very, very long time, and I had to have this nail polish.

Buffy the Violet Slayer is a purple/violet shade with (micro?)shimmer. I thought it appropriate to add the "B" from the BtVS logo using French White Creme from the Wet n Wild Wild Shine line. It's so far to the left because I thought I wouldn't have enough room...lol.

UCLA Football Nail Art

Hi all! I have some new nail art for you today! I'd been wanting to try UCLA nail art for some time now, but I was a little intimidated. I finally got around to it today, since we played -and beat- Cal today! (I went to ONE football game when I was a student. I cared more about soccer back then.) Well, I started last night and I almost gave up, but the idea of giving up was far worse than trying and getting it wrong.

This is the final result. It's not too terrible, right?

I used the following colors for my UCLA nail art.

SinfulColors Twilight Twinkles and Let's Meet
NYC Quick Dry Crown Gold
NYC Long Wearing Enamel Boat Basin
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Cinnamon
Wet n Wild French White Creme.

SinfulColors Under 18 + Wet n Wild Black Creme

Hi all! I have another post for you tonight. I decided to use SinfulColors Under 18, which I first swatched a couple weeks ago. I acquired this red-orange shimmery polish during one of Walgreens SinfulColors sale. I feel like I keep stumbling upon colors I haven't seen before, which is why I always buy in twos or threes when there's a sale.

Here is Under 18 once again. My nails are a bit shorter than the last time I used it.

Milani #1 Hottest Pink + Wet n Wild Black Creme Nail Art

Hi all! I have a new post for you today. I used another untried, #1 Hottest Pink from Milani, which I combined with Black Creme from the Wild Shine line by Wet n Wild.

Here is #1 Hottest Pink by itself. It is a bright pink with microshimmer.

The formula for #1 Hottest Pink was a little difficult to work with. It was very runny, runnier than I expected, so I continually flooded my cuticles. It was a little sheer after one coat, so I applied a second. I liked the brush, which was thin and long. Normally, a brush like this gives me better control, but since the polish was so runny, I had a slightly harder time.

Mani Monday

Hi all! I have something new for you today! I decided that I will try new nail art quite regularly, especially with nail polish I don't use very often. Tonight, I decided to go with two unused colors, Caught with My Khakis Down from Sephora by OPI, and Pink Promenade Creme by New York Color.

I started off with Caught with My Khakis Down, which is apparently a khaki green creme. I swear, I thought it looked like gray. Seriously, I had it stashed with the other gray in my collection, NYC Sidewalkers. Chris also thought it was gray. I bought this when I went a little crazy in Kansas City.

FingerPaints Nail Art: Masked Beauty + Queen for a Night

Hi all! I have a new post for you, and I did some nail art! This time it's just regular (is there such a thing?) nail art, and not sports-related.

I'd been itching to try something with the FingerPaints Masquerade Affair collection. I hadn't had a chance to use it, but tonight was the night.

Werder Bremen Nail Art

Hey all! I have more nail art - another sports team. This time it's for my favorite soccer team, Werder Bremen from Bremen, Germany. Today marked their return to regular season soccer and I could not have been happier, even though the game ended 2:2 against Hertha Berlin.

The colors I used were NYC Quick Dry High Line Green and Wet n Wild French White Creme.

I didn't take very many pictures; I did this pretty late at night and I was focused on finishing it and going to bed. It was really easy to do.

For the diamond, I cut a diamond out of painter's tape, place it on my nail, and traced along the edges with my little brush.

The heart is pretty self-explanatory - I just cut out a heart, place it on my nail and painted it, then applied a coat of Nina Ultra Pro.

This is the final result.

I messed up the W a little, and the entire design isn't centered on my nail, but I'm not too bothered by it.

Overall, I'm actually pleased with it.

Sporting Kansas City + Nail Art, Again

Hi all! I didn't get to rock my Cowboys nail art very long. There was another autograph session with Sporting KC players. This time it was with Graham Zusi (USMNT, #19; SKC, #8) and Toni Dovale (#9). It took place in Kansas City once again, at a Price Shopper.

I forgot this was happening, until Chris reminded me a few hours before we were supposed to leave. I had to shower, get ready, AND do my Sporting KC and US nail art! Needless to say, it was a rushed morning/early afternoon.

It was a mani under pressure. I didn't have the time to make mistakes, so I had to be very careful. It actually turned out well. I didn't get a picture of the whole manicure, and in case you haven't seen it, this is what it looks like.

The only difference was that instead of a 5, I had a 19, and I had a 9 on my thumb.

Dallas Cowboys Nail Art

Hey guys! I have a new mani for you! I tried something new last night, and I wasn't too pleased with the way it turned out. I thought about changing it, but since it started peeling off, I had to. I blame this on my Nina Ultra Pro Super Dry Top Coat, and I will review it soon.

I'd been wanting to try Dallas Cowboys nail art for a while, since Chris is a massive fan. I decided to try it tonight and I am quite proud of the way it turned out. Here is how I did it.

I used three colors: NYC Quick Dry Tribeca Silver, Wet n Wild French White Creme, and Sinful Colors New Wave.

After applying my base coat, I painted my nails with my base colors.

Wet n Wild mani: Ferris-Wheel Romance + Blazed

Hey guys! After my latest Wet n Wild haul, I decided to try a something new.

I have never done any of the french manicure twists, and I decided to try one today with Ferris-Wheel Romance and Blazed. Both are corals, with Ferris-Wheel being the lighter of the two.

Ferris-Wheel Romance looks very pink on me. I used two coats, but I think I should have done three. I had a little bit of a problem with leveling, but my top coat (Nina Ultra Pro) took care of that!

Sporting Kansas City Meets Nail Art: Part II

My nails were done, so Chris and I went off to the autograph session with Matt Besler from 3-4pm. Turns out that we were only 2 of 8 people who picked up passes, so we got to cut to the front of the line. We started chatting with the people who were already there, and everyone was excited. At exactly 3pm, we got to go inside the Sprint store to meet Matt.

I approached Matt and said, "I'm fairly certain you've never been asked this, but can you sign my nail?" He looked a little surprised, but he agreed. He said, "I've never signed a nail before. They look really good!" Then he signed a small card for me as well.

Sporting Kansas City Meets Nail Art: Part I

Hi all! It's been a few days since my last post. Chris and I got a little busy with another DIY pet project and it's almost over!

Okay, so let me start at the beginning. Chris and I picked up tickets for an autograph session with Matt Besler (USMNT and Sporting Kansas City defender, #5) on Tuesday. I knew that I would have to have some nail art to mark the occasion, so this is what I did.

To start off, these are the colors I used.

NYC Boat Basin, WnW French White Creme, SinfulColors Ruby Ruby, Bright Lucite, and New Wave

I applied my base colors and added one coat of Nina Ultra Pro Super Dry Top Coat because it dries very quickly.

Nail Art and the FA Cup

Since I don't have a manicure on right now (I'll be doing one tonight), I thought I'd share some nail art from May.

To start off, I used SinfulColor's Basecoat. My thumb and middle finger were easy to do. I used SinfulColor's Ruby Ruby, a classic red jelly. I used a small brush from a set I bought at Walmart to do the cannon on my thumb, which is part of Arsenal's logo. The yellow ribbon was done with Sinful's Let's Meet. All simple, nothing complicated.