"Mini" Haul, and V-dog learning the art of nail shopping...

Monday, Panda, Rabbit, V-Dog and I went out to dinner, and I made them stop at the local Sally's... it was in the same parking lot!

I did really good! I actually didn't find anything I wanted. Then Panda and Rabbit went outside... some how I managed to find all of this:

And V-Dog has been watching Jerseylicious  a little bit too much, and found 2 sets of press on nails. Granted... they are totally awesome! She also found a cute little kitty nail file! I actually spent more money on her than I did myself! Woot!

Below is the first set of nails V-Dog got. Unfortunately they only lasted about half a day. By the time she got home from school, 4 of them had fallen off. Oh well!

Peacock!!!!!

What do ya think?!

<3 Duckie

Painting my nails... [Challenge Post]

So after V-Day, it was time to change the Darth Maul nails (Rabbit assumed I was going to leave them on forever...)

We were able to come home early on Wednesday, and I was able to get an early start on my nails... or I thought...

Mom: "Can you paint my nails tonight?"
Me: "Sure..." (At this point I was taking off the old polish... foil method. I was not messing with 3 layers of glitter and a crackle coat.)

5 minutes later, V-Dog gets home from school.

V-Dog: "Oh! Can you paint my nails tonight?! You said we could water marble!"
Me: "Yes... It just takes a while to do that... how about we do an accent nail of it?"

This is a good compromise for her (she only sulked a little!) and goes off to do her homework.

My nails are ready to paint!

Mom: "Okay, ready!"

...damn...

BUT, it turned out okay. Mom is into creams, and I had picked up 2 Nina Ultra Pro creams thinking of her.

So, after dinner was V-Dog's turn. Without even thinking, I started the process. Unfortunately, the water was too cold, and the colors weren't dotting well. I ended up heating up the water (one LOW) for about 5 minutes to get it to work. And work it did! 

Stupid blurry cell phone picture!

FINALLY! It was my turn. By this point it was 8:30, and I was tired. I picked out 2 colors that I didnt think would really go together, but, I didn't really care at that point either.

Sally Hansen Tender Mulberry, and Confetti Purple Pizzazz

 Surprisingly, it turned out pretty ok!

But, then I went to bed. I was reading, and notice a smudge. I looked closely at all of my nails, and all but my right thumb nail were messed up. I tried to unsmudge.  That was when I realized the nail polish was not dry at ALL on the base coat. I was able to push all of the polish down in one sheet.

This ended up being a nail fail. Thursday morning was spent removing the remainder of the polish, and applying a base coat, while waiting for Rabbit.

Sigh...

Anyone else have a big nail let down?

<3 Duckie

Leopard? Cheetah? SPOTS! [Challenge Post]

So, I keep learning and trying new things. Today's new lesson was cheetah! Or leopard! Well.. spots!


First up we have V-Dog with a classic coloring:

Reowr

Next, I decided to do something funky. I chose Orange!

See the Matte top coat on my ring finger? Yea... me either. Hehe!

Colors used: Art Club Black and Psychedelic Dream for spots, Warpaint Beauty Matte topcoat, and Sally Hansen "Sunrise, Sunset" as my base color.

 

 

 

So, I learned that it is pretty simple to do this, but you DO need the correct size brush. The one I used was small, but not small enough. I wasn't adventurous enough to "create" my own, or even snip a little off the brush I have...  but, I think it turned out pretty well for my first attempt.

Have you guys tried the leopard print? How did it turn out?!

<3 Duckie

V-Dog's Rainbow Zebra nails

Oh, these are just AWESOME!!!!

She said these are the best ones we have done so far!

<3 Duckie

She is taking over my blog!

More V-Dog:

She told me today that everyone checks out her nails when she goes to school to look at the new design. People ask how much she has to pay to get them done. She, of course, is smug and says "Oh, just, NOTHING!"

She tells everyone her aunt does her nails and they ask if I am a professional. This... this makes me sit up a little straighter, and puff out my chest a little. Yea... I'm the coolest aunt in the world!

Below are V-Dog's nails for the next few days. I used my Orly Nail Armor as the base coat, after buffing her nails. Hopefully that will help them not peel right off. Cross your fingers everyone!

Sally Hansen "Wined Up" With Stripe Rite in Gold

Her own design. Should have cleaned up her nails BEFORE taking the picture...

<3 Duckie

V-Dog's nails

Another guest appearance by V-Dog, best pre-teen in the world:

After doing this mani on her, I thought it would be a great idea for a St. Patrick's day mani. I'll have to keep that in mind...

She was being a smarty pants when I tried to get a picture...

SH Complete Salon Manicure Grass Slipper, Shades of the Season Green Glitter, SH Xtreme Wear In the Spotlight

Close up to show the sparklies

I need your help ladies: Her polish never stays on longer than a day on her index fingers. Is it just a kid thing? Or should I be doing something? We always make sure her nails are oil free (wash, then a swipe of polish remover) so I am not sure what the issue is. Any suggestions?

<3 Duckie

Nails for the sis and niece...

 So, this weekend was a busy weekend, but I still managed to get some nails painted!



 Dear World,
 I present to you, my eldest niece, V-Dog:

And her Awesome nails:

Not sure what colors these are. Its a China Glaze and a Funky Fingers...

Unfortunately, when I did her nails, I messed up the polish from my manicure on Thursday night. So I had to redo my nails (see next post for that.)

Now, on to my sister. On NYE I painted her nails 2 shades of bright pink. A few days later, she took the polish off, and I was going to redo them. She "meh"-ed and said she really didn't like her nails painted. To me, her nails are like... my messiah. Long, strong, healthy. And she doesn't even do anything to them! UGH!

But Saturday, after getting home from Christmas dinner (yes...) at my dad's, she let me do a french manicure. We started around 6pm, and finally finished at 9pm. I had a ridiculous time with the guides, and her nails not being dry. It was frustrating, but I still enjoyed it, cause I got to paint nails.

ANYWAY... they did turn out really well, and she love them:

SH "Shell We Dance?" and Orly White Tip

Not bad for one of my first attempts at a french right?!

<3 Duckie