Lisa Frank nails for B Squared Lacquer contest

If you have seen some of my older posts, you may have noticed I did Lisa Frank butterfly nails not to long ago. When this contest popped up ...

If you have seen some of my older posts, you may have noticed I did Lisa Frank butterfly nails not to long ago. When this contest popped up on my Instagram feed I did a short of face palm that this didn't occur a month or two ago. I decided to go for it though and do something more traditional Lisa Frank looking. I am quite pleased with the result!

I did a quick Google search and came across this image which I used as my inspiration for my right hand. I kept with the Lisa Frank font as far as color order went and then just chose some random stuff off the car to add accent to the alien who is my focal point.

Another shot of my right hand. Both taken in the shade on a sunny northwest day B)

And here is my equally fabulous left hand. Look at the rainbow glitter goodness! Glitter toppers are by Laquerlicious. The blue is At the Lake. Green is Lemon Limeade. Pink is Beat the Heat.

The base colors used for both hands, as well as the doodles on the right hand, are as follows: blue is Finger Paints Inkblot Blue, orange is Sally Hansen Sun Kissed, yellow is China Glaze Solar Power, green is China Glaze In the Lime Light, purple is Kleancolor Just Like Juliet, and pink is China Glaze Purple Panic. I really don't think that last one should be called purple because it is most clearly a neon pink to my eyes. What do you guys think?

If you want to enter the contest or just check out B Squared Lacquer, here is a link to her Instagram. The contest is going on till 8/23 at midnight cdt. The creator and her husband will be choosing the winners. Wish me luck! And good luck to anyone else who has entered or plans to!

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If you have seen some of my older posts, you may have noticed I did Lisa Frank butterfly nails not to long ago. When this contest popped up on my Instagram feed I did a short of face palm that this didn't occur a month or two ago. I decided to go for it though and do something more traditional Lisa Frank looking. I am quite pleased with the result!

I did a quick Google search and came across this image which I used as my inspiration for my right hand. I kept with the Lisa Frank font as far as color order went and then just chose some random stuff off the car to add accent to the alien who is my focal point.

Another shot of my right hand. Both taken in the shade on a sunny northwest day B)

And here is my equally fabulous left hand. Look at the rainbow glitter goodness! Glitter toppers are by Laquerlicious. The blue is At the Lake. Green is Lemon Limeade. Pink is Beat the Heat.

The base colors used for both hands, as well as the doodles on the right hand, are as follows: blue is Finger Paints Inkblot Blue, orange is Sally Hansen Sun Kissed, yellow is China Glaze Solar Power, green is China Glaze In the Lime Light, purple is Kleancolor Just Like Juliet, and pink is China Glaze Purple Panic. I really don't think that last one should be called purple because it is most clearly a neon pink to my eyes. What do you guys think?

If you want to enter the contest or just check out B Squared Lacquer, here is a link to her Instagram. The contest is going on till 8/23 at midnight cdt. The creator and her husband will be choosing the winners. Wish me luck! And good luck to anyone else who has entered or plans to!

Lucky 13 Lacquer

So I had the great pleasure of getting to work with the creator of Lucky 13 Lacquer and just had to give her a post of her own because she ...

So I had the great pleasure of getting to work with the creator of Lucky 13 Lacquer and just had to give her a post of her own because she is just too amazing to share with my other swatches. She is a fellow new habitant who is not only in one of my polish groups, but happens to live near enough to me that I got to go to a polish party she put on. She opened up her supplies to us and let us create our own custom Lucky 13 Lacquers. It was an utter blast that led to some great new freindships! I made 5 polishes, one is a secret because it is for my friend for her birthday. Below are the two polishes I have already swatched and instantly fell in love with.

I don't know if I have any fellow Fairy Tail lovers out there reading this, but this first polish was inspired by just that. It is called Lucy, so named after the character in the picture. I did a little minimalistic version of her face as an accent because I was really missing doing nail art instead of just searching. This polish was so easy to work with! The color is perfect and I got the coverage I wanted in just two coats, although a third wouldn't have hurt. This is now one of my favorite glitters of all time and that's saying something since I am obsessed with glitters and found these polishes on par with my favorite glitter creator, Emily de Molly. Job well done with this one!

My first thermal! :D So I have additonal pictures of this polish when completely cool (purple) and completely warm (pink), but they are fuzzy and the colors represented are inaccurate so you will have to settle for just this shot. Originally this was supposed to be a black and red polish based on my football team the Buccaneers. It was her first time using the thermal so I got to be the guinea pig and this is what I got. I am in no way upset because look at it! The pink is to die for, the purple is amazing, and the combination is explosively beautiful! I managed to distract so many of my classmates with these. People kept passing me stuff to change the colors and they got dubbed my mood ring nails. Pink means very happy according to the mood ring chart and that is exactly how I feel about this polish.

Make sure to check her out on any and all of her media outlets: Facebook, website, and twitter.

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So I had the great pleasure of getting to work with the creator of Lucky 13 Lacquer and just had to give her a post of her own because she is just too amazing to share with my other swatches. She is a fellow new habitant who is not only in one of my polish groups, but happens to live near enough to me that I got to go to a polish party she put on. She opened up her supplies to us and let us create our own custom Lucky 13 Lacquers. It was an utter blast that led to some great new freindships! I made 5 polishes, one is a secret because it is for my friend for her birthday. Below are the two polishes I have already swatched and instantly fell in love with.

I don't know if I have any fellow Fairy Tail lovers out there reading this, but this first polish was inspired by just that. It is called Lucy, so named after the character in the picture. I did a little minimalistic version of her face as an accent because I was really missing doing nail art instead of just searching. This polish was so easy to work with! The color is perfect and I got the coverage I wanted in just two coats, although a third wouldn't have hurt. This is now one of my favorite glitters of all time and that's saying something since I am obsessed with glitters and found these polishes on par with my favorite glitter creator, Emily de Molly. Job well done with this one!

My first thermal! :D So I have additonal pictures of this polish when completely cool (purple) and completely warm (pink), but they are fuzzy and the colors represented are inaccurate so you will have to settle for just this shot. Originally this was supposed to be a black and red polish based on my football team the Buccaneers. It was her first time using the thermal so I got to be the guinea pig and this is what I got. I am in no way upset because look at it! The pink is to die for, the purple is amazing, and the combination is explosively beautiful! I managed to distract so many of my classmates with these. People kept passing me stuff to change the colors and they got dubbed my mood ring nails. Pink means very happy according to the mood ring chart and that is exactly how I feel about this polish.

Make sure to check her out on any and all of her media outlets: Facebook, website, and twitter.

Now for the backed up nail art

Ok, I am just going to make the disclaimer now I don't want to accidentally label a color wrong so in order to avoid this, I am not goi...

Ok, I am just going to make the disclaimer now I don't want to accidentally label a color wrong so in order to avoid this, I am not going to even guess what I used in these manis. If you want to try and find out colors, I may have posted the colors in my reddit or Instagram posts back when I did these. My handle for both sites is Etheria13. Feel free to check me out and perhaps follow me on Instagram while you are there!

Fourth of July splatter nails. This is my go to when I don't have a lot of time but want something fun.

Kiwi nails inspired by a reddit user whose name I cannot find anymore. 

Ladybug accent nail based on pinterest tutorial.

So these nails make me sad and happy because they are Flubber nails dedicated to the passing of Robin Williams. I was a bit out of sorts for a few days after his passing. I did not realize how much of an impact he had had on my life until I read the story of his death. I wanted to honor him in some way and my nails seemed like the best outlet for me personally. He will be greatly missed but I hope he is finally at peace. Disney said it best, "Genie you're free."

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Ok, I am just going to make the disclaimer now I don't want to accidentally label a color wrong so in order to avoid this, I am not going to even guess what I used in these manis. If you want to try and find out colors, I may have posted the colors in my reddit or Instagram posts back when I did these. My handle for both sites is Etheria13. Feel free to check me out and perhaps follow me on Instagram while you are there!

Fourth of July splatter nails. This is my go to when I don't have a lot of time but want something fun.

Kiwi nails inspired by a reddit user whose name I cannot find anymore. 

Ladybug accent nail based on pinterest tutorial.

So these nails make me sad and happy because they are Flubber nails dedicated to the passing of Robin Williams. I was a bit out of sorts for a few days after his passing. I did not realize how much of an impact he had had on my life until I read the story of his death. I wanted to honor him in some way and my nails seemed like the best outlet for me personally. He will be greatly missed but I hope he is finally at peace. Disney said it best, "Genie you're free."

Swatches galore

Ok readers you are going to have to base with me as I try to recall what was used in these catch up posts. Please forgive me if I have forg...

Ok readers you are going to have to base with me as I try to recall what was used in these catch up posts. Please forgive me if I have forgotten any colors!

First up is Emily de Molly Absent Minded. It is no secret my sear readers that I am obsessednwith every single one of her polishes. In fact I own more off her stuff than I do China Glaze or Zoya or the like. This point!ish is no exception. I mean just look at it! The subtle blue glitter accents the purple nicely and the copper is just to die for. It is worth the pain of removing to wear her fabulous glitters. For those unfamiliar with her, she is based in Australia and unfortunately does not do international shipping. If you want to get ahold of her stuff you are going to need to check your local stockist. Her website has a list of stockists she works with, but heads up, she just had a baby and isn't doing polish stuff at the moment.

This is Sally Hansen Color Foil in Cobalt Chrome with China Glaze Fairy Dust as a topper. I love the color but am concerned about the polish itself. It was really slick and I had trouble just getting a coat to stay on my nails. I has to try and goop it on which left it looking not so smooth, hence the glitter topper. I would need to try again with a different base coat because I haven't really heard of others having the same issue as me. I used Orly Bonder as my base coat.

These two are both Nerd Lacquer polishes. The orange is Regeneration and the grey is Don't Blink. If you can't tell by the name, they are Doctor Who themed polishes. Both went on nicely and were gorgeous to stare at for hours on end as I sat in lecture haha. No I was actually paying attention but at home I got distracted by them for sure. Her stuff is really hard to find as she seems to have gone mia again so you have to find people who are selling their bottles and her stuff is so well loved that prices can be a bit higher then I would typically like. These two were well worth it to me but I probably won't be forking out more money for more of her stuff anytime soon.

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Ok readers you are going to have to base with me as I try to recall what was used in these catch up posts. Please forgive me if I have forgotten any colors!

First up is Emily de Molly Absent Minded. It is no secret my sear readers that I am obsessednwith every single one of her polishes. In fact I own more off her stuff than I do China Glaze or Zoya or the like. This point!ish is no exception. I mean just look at it! The subtle blue glitter accents the purple nicely and the copper is just to die for. It is worth the pain of removing to wear her fabulous glitters. For those unfamiliar with her, she is based in Australia and unfortunately does not do international shipping. If you want to get ahold of her stuff you are going to need to check your local stockist. Her website has a list of stockists she works with, but heads up, she just had a baby and isn't doing polish stuff at the moment.

This is Sally Hansen Color Foil in Cobalt Chrome with China Glaze Fairy Dust as a topper. I love the color but am concerned about the polish itself. It was really slick and I had trouble just getting a coat to stay on my nails. I has to try and goop it on which left it looking not so smooth, hence the glitter topper. I would need to try again with a different base coat because I haven't really heard of others having the same issue as me. I used Orly Bonder as my base coat.

These two are both Nerd Lacquer polishes. The orange is Regeneration and the grey is Don't Blink. If you can't tell by the name, they are Doctor Who themed polishes. Both went on nicely and were gorgeous to stare at for hours on end as I sat in lecture haha. No I was actually paying attention but at home I got distracted by them for sure. Her stuff is really hard to find as she seems to have gone mia again so you have to find people who are selling their bottles and her stuff is so well loved that prices can be a bit higher then I would typically like. These two were well worth it to me but I probably won't be forking out more money for more of her stuff anytime soon.

I'm back!

Hello fellow polish enthusiasts! So I have been on a sort of hiatus for the last couple months as I adjusted to my masters program. It is a ...

Hello fellow polish enthusiasts! So I have been on a sort of hiatus for the last couple months as I adjusted to my masters program. It is a pretty intensive one year program that will give me both my licensure as an elementary school teacher, as well as my masters degree, all in one fell swoop. So you can see why I've been pretty busy. I'm going to try and start back up again with my posts. They will probably be short and simple because that is the only way I can motivate myself to take the time to start this back up. Too much writing or such would be overwhelming and cause me to put off doing these posts. Too catch up I am going to do maybe a couple collage posts of nails kinda grouped by timing or perhaps theme? We shall see. Anyways, I've missed you all and it feels good to be back :D

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Hello fellow polish enthusiasts! So I have been on a sort of hiatus for the last couple months as I adjusted to my masters program. It is a pretty intensive one year program that will give me both my licensure as an elementary school teacher, as well as my masters degree, all in one fell swoop. So you can see why I've been pretty busy. I'm going to try and start back up again with my posts. They will probably be short and simple because that is the only way I can motivate myself to take the time to start this back up. Too much writing or such would be overwhelming and cause me to put off doing these posts. Too catch up I am going to do maybe a couple collage posts of nails kinda grouped by timing or perhaps theme? We shall see. Anyways, I've missed you all and it feels good to be back :D

One year anniversary

Ok this is going to be a quickie post because I have to get to volunteering, but I had to share this special occasion with all of you guys. ...

Ok this is going to be a quickie post because I have to get to volunteering, but I had to share this special occasion with all of you guys. Today marks the one year mark since I started doing nail art. I thought it would be fun to redo one of my old manis and compare the two.

I can't believe what a difference a year has made. I love both but my skill has definitely improved. Can't wait to see what another year brings me.

As always, my left hand for comparison. I decided to reverse the colors to mix it up this time.

Bonus toes! I was feeling extra colorful and was inspired by a picture on pinterest so away I went with the polish.

Ok that is all I have time for because I really need to take off, but I hope you guys enjoyed this little side by side. How long have you been doing nail art? Let me know in the comments :)

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Ok this is going to be a quickie post because I have to get to volunteering, but I had to share this special occasion with all of you guys. Today marks the one year mark since I started doing nail art. I thought it would be fun to redo one of my old manis and compare the two.

I can't believe what a difference a year has made. I love both but my skill has definitely improved. Can't wait to see what another year brings me.

As always, my left hand for comparison. I decided to reverse the colors to mix it up this time.

Bonus toes! I was feeling extra colorful and was inspired by a picture on pinterest so away I went with the polish.

Ok that is all I have time for because I really need to take off, but I hope you guys enjoyed this little side by side. How long have you been doing nail art? Let me know in the comments :)

Lisa Frank butterflies

I got the last of my nail mail, that I split with my mom, yesterday. It was the new Laquerlicious neon glitter toppers I have been dying to ...

I got the last of my nail mail, that I split with my mom, yesterday. It was the new Laquerlicious neon glitter toppers I have been dying to try, so of course that is what I did. By the way, make sure to check out her shop at http://laquerlicious.bigcartel.com! Now back to my nails. I've seen a few people do a vertical glitter gradient with these colors which gave me the idea of doing a more standard horizontal gradient and then doing a butterfly design over the top of it with some black acrylic paint. Before I show you the end result, I have a couple of in the works shots.

This first one shows step line of the process after applying my base coat. Just for reference, I use Orly bonder. I love how these look even at this phase. I will have to keep these polishes in mind for a glitter gradient French manicure type of thing for later.

Here are all the colors after the gradient was done. I almost stopped here on my left hand but decided to finish them off. The colors, all by Laquerlicious, are "At the Lake," "Beat the Heat," and "Lemon Limeaide." Now for a quick review of these polishes. This took a few coats to get the colors thick enough to showcase their color properly. The polish was a little goopy, but I have a feeling it wouldn't have been such an issue if I wasn't trying to do a gradient. I have seen others only need two coats get full coverage. To save on waste, I would recommend putting a similar creme color underneath and then putting this over the top. Clean up was super easy which is honestly one of the most important things to me. Basically, I love the color and the clean up, but would need to try out the color by itself to see if the goopy quality improves. Also, to clarify, when I say goopy I mean that quality that glitters have. Usually I fix this by sponging the glitter on but the polish seemed to lose some of its luster when I tried that method.

Sorry about the different sizes. I took some of these using the Instagram camera, not expecting to use them here, but I like the additional angles and such so I added them in. I hope you can see why I call them Lisa Frank butterflies. They are so bright and colorful and just the colors I used to have all over my school supplies. If you don't know who Lisa Frank is, I feel sad for you. Anyways, I hope you like my latest mani! Don't forget to comment below :)

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I got the last of my nail mail, that I split with my mom, yesterday. It was the new Laquerlicious neon glitter toppers I have been dying to try, so of course that is what I did. By the way, make sure to check out her shop at http://laquerlicious.bigcartel.com! Now back to my nails. I've seen a few people do a vertical glitter gradient with these colors which gave me the idea of doing a more standard horizontal gradient and then doing a butterfly design over the top of it with some black acrylic paint. Before I show you the end result, I have a couple of in the works shots.

This first one shows step line of the process after applying my base coat. Just for reference, I use Orly bonder. I love how these look even at this phase. I will have to keep these polishes in mind for a glitter gradient French manicure type of thing for later.

Here are all the colors after the gradient was done. I almost stopped here on my left hand but decided to finish them off. The colors, all by Laquerlicious, are "At the Lake," "Beat the Heat," and "Lemon Limeaide." Now for a quick review of these polishes. This took a few coats to get the colors thick enough to showcase their color properly. The polish was a little goopy, but I have a feeling it wouldn't have been such an issue if I wasn't trying to do a gradient. I have seen others only need two coats get full coverage. To save on waste, I would recommend putting a similar creme color underneath and then putting this over the top. Clean up was super easy which is honestly one of the most important things to me. Basically, I love the color and the clean up, but would need to try out the color by itself to see if the goopy quality improves. Also, to clarify, when I say goopy I mean that quality that glitters have. Usually I fix this by sponging the glitter on but the polish seemed to lose some of its luster when I tried that method.

Sorry about the different sizes. I took some of these using the Instagram camera, not expecting to use them here, but I like the additional angles and such so I added them in. I hope you can see why I call them Lisa Frank butterflies. They are so bright and colorful and just the colors I used to have all over my school supplies. If you don't know who Lisa Frank is, I feel sad for you. Anyways, I hope you like my latest mani! Don't forget to comment below :)