Nail Art: Casino Style

Hiya!

By the time you read this, hubs and I will be at the casino. I know, we’re always at the casino. This time we’re staying a couple of days WOOT. Do people even say “WOOT” anymore?

Either way, I decided it was high time I cracked into some water decals that I purchased from evilBay a few months ago. (I have another pack that I’m waiting for football season before I whip them out on my unsuspecting readers).

Back to the ramblings… we will be in Biloxi tomorrow through Tuesday. If you’re in town, stop by. I can usually be found at the roulette wheel. If I’m not there, I’m in the poker room.  😉

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I put on a coat of Zoya’s Soho Punch (which is really sheer and meant as a layering polish) to pink up my nail beds. Then, I painted the french tip in white. Then, I did the water decal placement.

Less blurry?

I had way too much free edge on a few nails (I’m looking at you, ring finger…) for this particular design. But it’s really fun. And it looks great in real life.

Have a great week everyone!

 

 

NOTD: China Glaze Señorita Bonita

So this is the last of the Island Escape polishes that I picked up. And I still can’t pick a favorite among those three. I love the pink shimmer! ❤

This is a hard mistress to capture. But I tried. I will probably wear this shade many times before I get tired of it.

We also went fishing again at the Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores. Neither of us caught jack. We were so bored. The fishing was terrible for some reason. The highlight of my night? The Great Blue Heron that decided to pay me a visit. He probably wanted my bait.

Pink Wednesdays: China Glaze 108 Degrees + Nail Art

Happy Wednesday!

Today’s post is one of China Glaze’s Island Escape polishes, 108 Degrees. It’s pink with bright pink shimmer. ❤

This is 3 coats without topcoat. There’s a reason. I wanted to do this to it:

My bad... seems I didn't rub the cuticle oil in.

Y’all can at least tell who that is right? That’s how I know I did OK. LoL.

Oh, by the way… it seems that I will need to start opening bottles of nail polish before I buy them. Otherwise, this happens:

Fail, China Glaze. Fail.

I wound up painting my nails with an old Gelous brush. I always wondered why I had bubbles every time I used Gelous. I’m now convinced it’s the craptastic brush, because I’ve got bubbles now. And I’m sad.

Independence Day Nail Art

Ok, so one mani wasn’t enough (Yes it totally was, but you get my point).

I decided to get up early this AM and do a water marble.

Now y’all know I’m not the best in the world at this water marble BS. But I have to say I’m pretty proud of this one–even if the colors are crazy and the patterns are all wonky. I also have to say that I don’t know how you ladies who do these all the time (and on all of your fingers!) don’t go nuts after the first few. My ADD kicks in so bad around the fourth nail, that I want to say to hell with it and photograph what I have. It took me about 4 hours to get these done.

Exhibit A--Left Hand

Exhibit B--Right Hand

Exhibit C--OMG She's Got Two Hands!

The red is Wet ‘n Wild Red Red, the white is ChG White On White and the blue is MAC Spirit Of Truth.

To my American friends: Have a safe and happy 4th of July holiday. If you drink, don’t drive–do the Watermelon Crawl. 😉