Black and White and Naked All Over????

        Goodness its been a month since my last post.. But I'm going to try and become more consistent with the coming month. Any who! With graduation on the way planning for my future and keeping up in school you would THINK I'd have absolutely no time to devote to myself or my lovely nails lol!. O contrare mon ami! I have done quite a few different Mani's however i didn't have my camera and i just didn't like how the photos were coming out. A bad photo can be tre' discouraging! Well i got my camera back and decided to put to use some of the tutorials Ive discovered while browsing the WWW! And i must say this is my best pic yest. on here at least so the following is a pic of my nails thus far. Completely Nakey and then the next is of my Mani today. if you'd like details let me know... I'm just not in to mood to do all of that typing today he he! TTFN!

All Naked and Stuff!

I think i like... what do u think??

 

Spotted Heart

Evening Beauties!!
Its been a while since my last post .. i think and i just wanted to show you guys my latest Mani!! It is after all Vallontine's Day ...eve!! and i had to do some festive nails to kind of take my mind off of the fact that tomorrow is more like Singles Awareness Day lol. Soo i went into my stash, and decided to use my FIMO sticks. If your not familiar with them here's a crash course. They're clay sticks that can b sliced paper thin and used for a number of things (mainly nail art) because they're so small. I bought mine on EBay i got 100 sticks for 1 dollar. YES one amazing dollar. that of course didn't include shipping from Asia or where ever. but because they're so small they're rather light so it wasn't much!

Ne who on to the Mani details:

-for this lover's Mani i started off with my normal base coat (nail strengthener)
- then i used 2 coats of Sally Hansen's Commander in Chic

On the ring and thumb fingers I did as follows

-3 to 4 dots of white (Klean Color)
-3 to 4 dots of red (Salsa by China Glaze)slightly overlapping the white dots
-3 to 4 light pink (PINK by NK Cosmetics) dots to try and connect is all (the idea is to create the illusion of a lot of cascading and overlapping dots)
-then i placed a dollop of clear in an open space next to the dots
- i put the FIMO heart on top of the clear and then IMMEDIATELY placed another dollop of clear on top of the heart to seal it.
---- the last step is EXTREMELY important, why? because if you do not put anything on top of the nail art the edges will begin to curl and you will end up with a huge hot mess of a nail on your hand.... *looks over glasses* NOT CUTE!

I let the nails set for a while and then went over them all completely with clear polish!

in the pic my pinkie looks a little janky because i had to be a superhero in the midst of my manicure.... don't ask!

I hope you all have a wonderfully magical and overall blessed Valentine's Day! Until we meet again! adieu mi amours!!! Val

sidenote- i know my picture quality sucks major ASSparagus but plz bear with me ppl. im just a naill addict with a blackberry, laptop, and a dream! lol i will overcome!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALLEY>>>>> for me? YEA!!

Its 8 am and I’m supposed to be heading to my first class but I wanted to post my birthday nails! I wanted to post last night on my Bday eve buuutt... Hookah and Shots were involved so..... It didn’t happen lol. Regardless I just need to let the world know that I have the world’s most awesome roommates... not just because of my gifts but because they r true real friends and their always there ya know. My mommy made me cry at 6 am this morning. She set her alarm just so she could call me and say all of those kind beautiful words <3 I love her so much!

Welp as for the good stuff... (My nails) I used a billion different things!
- I did a calcium base coat and then 2 coats of Yellow Kitty from Sally Hansen on my pinkie, ring, and pointer,
- Then a coat of Matte (something) from Hard Candy on top pf that i placed a layer of Fireworks by Klean Color then my top coat.
- For the middle n thumb Fingers. I did a calcium base coat & then a coat of that green I love from cosmetic arts & A layer of Nail Junkie from sinful colors.
- On the pointer I then did a coat of the matte top coat. And then a line of Thimbleberry by Sinful Colors for the candle.
-Red art pin for the stripes.
-I sponged some glitter in the background for a glowy affect
-Yellow nail art pen for the flame & Then topped it all off with a top coat.

For the Cupcake,
 - I used the same nail colors in the background for a base as the ring finger
- I use Thimbleberry and the red nail art pen for the cupcake bottom.
- White acrylic paint for the top and red for the cherry.
-A glitter nail art pen for the sprinkles.

Much love VAL

O and I’m 23!! Yaye me!!!

Pink Afternoon...

Evenin ladies n germs!!! i know i posted earlier today but i wanted to share this awesome mani i just did on myself! the pink is Thimbleberry by Sinful Colors the green nail is from Color Club (name unknown) and the yellow is Neon Yellow from Klean Color!!! my first post like this eeek!!! lol the quality of the pics will get better! have a glorious evening! much love VaL

Classless Bantor

I know its been a minute since i last posted on here.. (2 days lmao) but i just wanted to get a few things off of my chest.Im in between classes killing time until i have to go to that horrid class that makes me want to knaw unforgivingly at my beloved nails!!! First off I hope this page gets as big as I'm hoping.. I just cant seem to figure out which channels i need to go threw or what i need to do to get it seen by other people (besides just me).
Is it wrong to ask other gurus for help and guidance? i just need a blogger godmother lol! until i build up the kahunas (sp?) to start my page on YT.

Welp that's all for now.. Ill have some free time next weekend and ill post all of the recipes that Ive been talking about

Soon to come:

Shea butter recipe #1
Shea butter recipe #2
Manicure Regimen
Pedicure regimen
Past press on Nail greatness lol...

tata for now
much love
VAL

More RRRanting

Welp no major feats accomplished today in the nail or make-up region. however!!!! I did get to create some awesomeness in my room today!
Sidenote: You know all of the SEASONAL and awesome displays you see when your shopping during the holidays???... wanna know something? it all gets thrown away!!!
So with that said while i was cleaning up the back room today (at work)i happened to see our decorative boxes from this holiday season. Ive been trying to figure out a way i could get all of my crap off of the floor and into some kind of dresser (for cheap) and those boxes were perfect! i lugged all 10 pounds of them on the train today and brought them home with me and created some magic!! I CAN SEE MY FLOORR *cues angelic singing* i still want to paint them and jazz up my room a bit so i wont show pics just yet but i will be posting them when completed! welp thats all for now ttyl! much love VaL

Nail Biting Success!!!

I made it through day one of my NO NAIL BITING strategy! I decided late last year/ earlier this year that I truly wanted to grow out my nails and stop biting them!!! here i am on the eve of my 23rd birthday and I'm just now discovery how to stop biting my nails (go figure). Since my toes have been such a success with all of the extra care i figured i should go on and move up to my hands and start taking better care of them as well. I'm not big on the whole acrylic nail thing like I used to be because ... well....being a poor college student I couldn't really afford the maintenance. so i rediscovered press on nails and i started doing those!! and if i must say so myself I'm pretty great at it! if i can find pics for you guys ill post them at a later date!
Any who back to today's nail greatness! Since its Tuesday i have all of my classes back to back from 8 to 3 (ugh). my first 3 are OK but my last two... seem like they're going to be complete lecture classes...-______-.... and so the temptation begins! normally to keep from falling asleep in class i bite my nails. that way i can still look like I'm focusing on the teacher when really ... I'm lost in my mind somewhere! (keep in mind that these are web-enhanced lecture classes so all of the notes are posted online) I whipped out my wonderful Shea butter mix that i put in a purse friendly container and went to work on my cuticles in class today lol! i know i probably looked deranged but and least i wasn't satisfying my appetite for nails! I'm so excited! normally i break the first day and tell myself i can always start again tomorrow! i may be on to something here!!!


(second week natural nails 1st day no nail biting, sorry about the lighting it will get better promise!)


Vz tips for stopping nail biting:

- try to recognise what makes you desire biting your nails the most (almost like giving yourself a reality check)

- once your in a nail biting frenzy try to find something you can do that may :
a. aid in the growth of your nails
b. occupy your hands long enough for the desire to pass

- POLISH YOUR NAILS!!! i know it sounds cliche but i cant say it enough (tell myself enough) POLISH POLISH POLISH!!!
--- some sites say "if you polish your nails your less likely to bite them because you wont want to mess up your awesome manicure!!" i say "PLEASE" *rolls eyes* any serious nail biter knows that whether it is polish, acrylic, gel, or even those horrible tasting anti-biting polishes, if you want to bite your nails YOU WILL BITE THEM!!
----for me color is my weakness, being able to put those gorgeous splashes of pink or red or blue on my nails and catch a glimpse of them as i go about my day excites me! Deciding which color to put on my nails next is euphoric! And honestly i want to grow the nails naturally, that i always placed on my hands anyway...

- i guess the moral of this rant is to decide for you, find your niche and run with it, whether it be growing long nails so you can do a billion designs or simply so you can prove to yourself you have the willpower to stick it out and break such a tiny habit! whatever it is let it come from within and the results will be apparent outwardly!!

WELP I'm done taking up all of your time for today enjoy your evening and leave those lovely nubbies alone! lmao
much love
VaL