For Audrey

I have no idea who Audrey is, but whoever she is, she ought to feel pretty lucky, as she's got the majority of the nail world raving about her beauty, including myself.


This was the first of my China Glazes from my birthday polishes I used.  I think it took three coats.  The first was horribly streaky, but the end result was pure gorgeousness, and worth it.

(the bottle picture is more color accurate)

I'm not sure why the polish looks so un-smooth in the picture, because I never noticed anything out of the ordinary while wearing it.  Perhaps it was the top coat?  And I did add a bit of nail art later, but was camera-less, and unable to get a picture.

That's all for now!

xoxo Emma

Babbling Brooke's Giveaway!

ten winners. $648 worth of nail products. you'd be crazy not to enter (click the picture).

xoxo Emma

3's of Me

Here's a fun and quick tag.  Pass it on!


Three names I go by:
1. Emma
2. Em
3. Emmie (was I was really young)

Three jobs I have had:
1. powerwashing hog barns
2. assistant dance teacher
3. landscaping

Three places I have lived:
1. sorry, but listing these
2. places would invade
3. on my personal privacy (as they're all small towns)

Three favorite drinks:
1. water
2. milk
3. G2

Three TV shows I watch:
1. Glee
2. Gossip Girl
3. Dukes of Hazzard

Three places I have been:
1. Indianapolis
2. Yellowstone National Park
3. Dallas

Three places I would like to visit:
1. England
2. China
3. Japan

Three people who text me regularly:
1. my friend
2. my brother
3. and another friend

Three favorite old TV shows:
1. Dukes of Hazzard
2. Lizzy McGuire
3. Arthur

Three favorite dishes:
1. deep fat fried shrimp
2. sour kraught
3. fresh fruit of any kind

Three makeup products I cannot live without:
1. mascara
2. eye liner
3. nail polish!

Three things I'm looking forward too:
1. finding a summer job
2. senior year
3. graduation/college


xoxo Emma

Flip Flop Splat

I know I say this about nearly every konadicure I do, but I really do think this is one of my favorites.  And when you spend nearly a week in a basically testosterone free environment, you get so many comments on them that you believe they really must be some of your best work ;)

I used three coats of China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy, m21 with konad special black polish, and topped it all off with Seche Vite.

I was disappointed in how fast this chipped, in only 4(?) days.  Perhaps it was the combination of OPI Nail Envy and Seche Vite?

xoxo Emma

Boogie Nights

No, I would never call a dance party something that tacky.  But I'm just a mere nail addict.  I don't choose the names.

I picked up Boogie Nights by Sinful Colors on a whim.  I have nothing like this in my collection close in color, and its actually one of my first jellies.

It took four(!) coats.  And I instantly hated the color.  I decided to stick it out and added a bit of nail art, and of course, when all else fails, glitter.  The final take:

Much better!  I thought the white stripes kind of looked like ribbon on presents, which was fitting for my birthday.


xoxo Emma

Blue Me Away!

Here's an old mani from just before my break, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away! I really did have intentions of adding nail art to this, but never got around to it.  But it's still a gorgeous two-coater.

Next time I wear this one, I need to use more than OPI Nail Envy beneath it.  I had horrible stains, and don't want to go there again!

xoxo Emma

Belated Birthday Haul and Winnings

Hey everyone!  I know I've been kinda MIA lately, but all with a good cause.  I spent a week without computer or wifi access, but made some great friends and reunited with some old ones.  (These same friends I spent about four hours konad-ing their nails.)  It's great to be home, but now I've got a lot of reading (and posting) to catch up on.


My birthday was just over a week ago.  Here are my nail related gifts from family:

China Glaze: Towel Boy Toy, Flip Flop Fantasy, Kiwi Cool-ada, Flying Dragon (Neon), Ruby Pumps, Watermelon Rind, For Audrey

Finger Paints:  Blissfully Blue

Orly:  Green with Envy, Lola

OPI Nail Envy, Seche Vite, and glass nail file

But there's more!  I was notified a few days before my birthday that I had won Midge's giveaway!  This was the first time I've ever won anything, and I was in shock.  The package arrived while I was away.  Here are my goodies:

Mini Mango:  Cuticle Remover, Mango Magic Oil, and Mango Mend

Borghese Stellare Notte, Milani 3D Holographic

China Glaze Flying Dragon and Flip Flop Fantasy

Claire's Cotton Candy and Revlon Ocean Breeze

To sum it up, I now have a pile of untried polishes begging for my attention!

xoxo Emma

Pure Ice Strapless

Is pretty much.  Gorgeous.  I'm glad I finally broke down and got it...enjoy!

Four coats. (don't worry, they dry quickly...with any other polish it would have been a nightmare for me!)

With this nail polish I feel as if I've learned a few things.  The first time I tried to purchase it, I was a few cents short, and was forced to leave it in the store.  Major embarrassing.  Secondly, I've learned that if you merely cut the files off your camera, it saves time, but you loose pixels.  I feel smarter already!

Do you like my new watermark?  I think it's a bit easier to read.  Thanks for listening to my ramblings...

xoxo Emma

Truly a Treasure

I posted my mini haul yesterday, but without the names.  Rimmel Night Before, Pure Ice Strapless, Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, and Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure.

I tried Hidden Treasure first, of course!  I used one coat of Rimmel Black Satin and two of Hidden Treasure. 

At first I was fascinated with the flakies, but hated how often they looked orange.  I have a passionate dislike for orange.  It's fine on other people, but I can't stand it on myself.  But then I started wiggling my fingers around, and saw that among orange flashes are gold, copper, and green flashes as well.  Phew!  I would have hated to find out that this phenomenon was mainly orange!  Onto the pictures...

   

I hope I've managed to show you all of the possibilities over black.  This is one of my top commented on ever.  I think it would look pretty cool with some gold konading between the black and flakies.  I can't wait to try this over other colors!

xoxo Emma

Guess what?!?

Lookee at what I found yesterday!  More to come tomorrow!

xoxo Emma

Quick Question...

I just veiwed my blog from a different computer than I normally use, and was shocked with it's appearance.  I have no banner, and more importantly, no background!  It's supposed to be black with neon splatter paint around the edges!  Is that what you're seeing, or just white?

Thanks!
xoxo Emma

My Pink Zebra

I've got to say this is one of my favorites!  Since my nails are too long for full image plates, and some are quite difficult to double stamp, I decided to just paint my tips.

Here's what I used:  2 coats of Sinful Colors Cream Pink (I'd probably have used three if I was wearing it on it's own), m57 with konad special polish in black, and the tips with Rimmel Black Satin.  I also used LA Colors Art Deco in black to touch up on my thumb, as the plate isn't quite wide enough.

I've had lots of comments on this one...it's a true eye catcher!  I don't normally care to wear pink at all, but when it's neon and on my nails, I think I can handle it! :)

xoxo Emma

Claire's Peaceful/Confident + Polka Dots

Here's the last mani I showed you plus konad stamping.  I used 2 coats of Claire's Mood Polish, stamped using m45 and white special polish, and added a line of silver with LA Colors Art Deco in silver.

I took this using my own ancient digital camera...and from now on I'll stick to borrowing my mom's, because it has a micro setting.  Sorry for this quick post...graduation preparations await!

Do you like it?

xoxo Emma

Giveaway...

Sorry for lack of recent posts.  I've been uber busy (My little sister is getting confirmed and my older brother graduating within a week of each other, and so the cleaning and preparations have been crazy! Plus school is winding down, so every organization has some sort of banquet or another, which are really just time killers, and I've got finals coming up...).  Enough of the nonsense!  These are super cute, and I wanted to share them with you!

click here to go to This Was Forever and enter!

Hopefully I'll get around to posting all the pictures that are building up on my camera soon!

xoxo Emma

Claire's Peaceful/Confident

I've actually worn it, at last!  If you haven't seen or heard about Claire's Mood polishes, I kindly invite you to crawl out from under your rock.  Onto the pictures! 

I'm soo proud of how long I've gotten my nails.  This is the longest they've been in my life :)

I have many fond childhood memories wit this spirea bush, and I thought it deserved some photogenic recognition.

The color change is quite subtle.  Here it is right after running my fingers under hot water.  Normally, I have cold hands, except when I'm working out, so often I'm too focused on what I'm doing to notice the change...but my favorite "change" is when my tips are dark while the rest of my nails are light.

Thanks for looking!

xoxo Emma

Look at What I Found!

I recently had a college visit in a time zone behind the one I live in, and so naturally, against my wishes, my body chose to wake up according to my normal schedule.  Grrr!  Anyways, with an hour to kill, my mom and I took a quick trip to the Dollar General.  And look at what I found, these little beauties!

I really can't wait to try these out!

xoxo Emma

Sinful Colors "Daddy's Girl"

Yesterday my chemistry text book attacked me (resulting in a jagged edge on my middle finger and a case of paranoia because I had to wait eight hours before I could attack it with a nail file...I really should start keeping one on me at all times!) before I could capture any pictures...but here they are!

I used Rimmel "Black Satin", 2 coats of Sinful Colors "Daddy's Girl), the tips in Sally Hansen "Celeb City" (it's actually silver, but the purple must've given it a purple cast?), and 2 coats of Wet n' Wild "Kaleidoscope".

Can you tell I love using "Kaleidoscope"?  I've only had it since Christmas, and it's nearly half gone!  It didn't actually all go to my nails, though it is great for covering up sheet marks.  I used it on one of my last art projects.  Speaking of which...sometime I'll have to upload pictures of my art, which I really enjoy, and hope you'll like too.

And another picture for good measure...next time I think I'll paint my tips closer to their actual length, I feel as if I'm not quite doing them justice!

On a side note, "Daddy's Girl" is a gorgeous color on it's own, I just didn't have patience for three coats of it to dry before tips and glitter...

xoxo Emma

I Love Your Blog Award!

Here are the Rules:

- post the award on your blog

- link the person who has given you the award

- pass the award to other 15 blogs you've discovered

I have been honored with this award by Jan of Hue and Me :) and Katrina of Katrina's Nail Blog.

I'm tagging

Emerald Sparkled

FAB UR NAILS

The Perfect Accessory

NY.NAIL.DIVA

A Day in the Life of Dollface

And now I'm tagging you, my lovely (and increasing, yay!) followers, and anyone else who might be reading and hasn't been tagged yet!


xoxo Emma

Sinful Colors "Nail Junkie"

Here is the first of my recently acquired Sinful Colors.  This one is my favorite of the bunch, both for the color and the name.  I used two coats of white underneath (Sally Hansen French Tip, which I also used in my franken and believe its to blame for the horrible streaking), and three coats of "Nail Junkie".  On to the pictures!

For some reason, this color reminds me of a certain mermaid Barbie my sister used to have, who had a tail similar in color with lots of sparkles!  I'm really excited to try layering this over other colors, including black and navy blue.  What do you think?

xoxo Emma

Claire's Calm/Wild

I was unable to get any decent pictures, but here it is with two coats prior to the top coat and clean up.  It looks kinda matte.

Most of the time my nails were cold (purple), but when I was using my hands a lot, like in art, or was flustered, like in FST, they looked like the picture, pink with purple tips.  They were really fun to watch during track practice, where they turned super pink!  They're the first reason I've ever found to enjoy speed workouts :)

I've heard complaints that this polish chips horribly, but I wore it for four days with a base coat and top coat with no problems.  Nihrida has a good post that has even better pictures.

xoxo Emma