07/25/13 - Stripes and Shapes Nails

Hi all! Long time no post. *waves*
Turns out that studying abroad in London is way more time consuming and exhausting than I had thought it would be. But I finally made some time to repaint my nails, as it was way past time. :)

Hopefully the concept is somewhat clear - white base (Barry M - Matt White) with a black shape (2true - No. 39), and then black stripes either inside or outside that shape (either 2true or the remnants of my Kiss striper).

The nail polish remover I bought here did a terrible job of cleaning my brushes, so I think this will be my nail design for the remainder of my time abroad. I'll return in August with more regular designs, I hope.

07/13/13 - Stash Update

Welp, I've been in London for a couple days now. It's pretty great!
Unfortunately, not all of my nail polish survived the trip. This is what I opened my suitcase to:

Sigh! I had planned on doing black and white stuff, and of course the black and white would break! I haven't fully investigated the damage because I don't want nail polish on my hands before I'm ready to do an new design, but it's a bit of a bummer.
But not too much, because I simply went to Superdrug and bought some replacements, along with another new polish:

I tried to get brands I haven't seen before, just for the experience. :D Also, the middle one is "croc effect," which is very similar to crackle except more rounded and, well, crocodile like! I'm looking forward to trying it out.

07/10/13 - Stash Update

I just can't seem to stay away from LynBDesigns polishes. Not only are her polishes unique and gorgeous, but she has such fun, frequent sales, it's too hard to pass up!
I recently indulged during a 35% off, AND get a free bottle of Eloquent Dust sale! Yeah! I limited myself to two, though, both ones I've been thinking about getting for a while. Actually, Eloquent Dust was on that list too, so this sale really worked out for me.

If I Lose Myself, a neon green with a strong blue shimmer, So Changeable, a dark base with duochrome-y purple and blue shimmer and glitter, and Eloquent Dust, a medium grey with shimmer.

Not going to lie, I'm pretty excited.

Okay, in other news, this evening I'll be boarding a plane to fly off to London! I'm studying abroad in the UK for four weeks. I keep alternating between being stressed and excited. I have a tentative plan for nail art, but I'm not sure what kind of time I'll have. I had a design planned for last night, which I might try to get to this morning, but there is SO much to do!! I don't know if I'll have time for it.
If nothing else, you'll probably get posts of UK nail polishes I can't get at home. :D Wish me luck!

07/03/13 - Stars and Stripes

For this 4th of July, my family is at a convention in Sacramento. I didn't actually want to do a typical Independence day design because it wouldn't match much and I wouldn't be able to change it. But I decided to allude to the holiday by doing stars and stripes... in a different way. :)

 I started with Sally Hansen - Platinum, then did fan brush stripes with Love & Beauty - Neon Yellow, Love & Beauty - Hot Pink, and Kleancolor - Neon Aqua. I finished the job with Pure Ice - Super Star stars.

Okay, slight divergence: I specifically started with Platinum so I could take swatch pictures of it. And then I totally forgot. Grumble!

Back to the design, which I am quite enjoying. Even if it isn't very holiday-appropriate. :)
Happy 4th, everyone!