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New Beginnings

Happy 2014, Beauties! Last year was a tough year for me in terms of my health and fitness goals.  I just couldn’t get it together.  Like many people, I’m starting 2014 with a renewed commitment to transforming my health and fitness.  I’m taking several small steps that I hope will have huge effects over the […]

Vertical Gradient Leopard Print – Cheeky Jumbo Wild at Heart

Hello Beauties! I’ve been thinking about doing a leopard print manicure for a while.  I’ve seen a couple free-hand tutorials (shimmyshimmySHIMMER, Andrea Konecki, love4creativity)   and wanted to do something with an image stamp.  I went back and forth on what the base color would be, and then I think I saw something in a magazine with […]

Shout Out to Dad’s – Winstonia Plates 103 &107 and Konad M48

Hello Beauties! I’ve been thinking about what to do for Father’s Day.  I wanted to do a manicure that honored fathers.  I’ve been scouring my image plates for weeks and really didn’t find anything that really sang for me.  So instead, I decided to pay homage to my own father.  This one’s for you, Daddy! […]

Big Stick Gradient Heart Art Manicure – Bundle Monster Plate 317

Hello Beauties! This week’s manicure was inspired by eunique nails’ video tutorial and my desire to work with cream polishes.  In her tutorial, she created a rainbow gradient under the water marbling.  I wanted to do something similar, of course, using the colors in my color palette.  Most of my gradients have been done using […]

Nail Art: Pueen Love Elements Plate 41

Hello Beauties! I had a bit of travel for work this week.  My nails sorely needed a new manicure, but I had no time.  I took my polish off late Thursday when I returned from Phoenix (such nice people in Phoenix!), then got up early Friday morning and did a quick polish change with Zoya […]

Shades of Brown Tile Gradient Nails

Hello Beauties! I was really excited to try this week’s manicure.  If you’ve listened to my style journey, you know that I only wear colors in my color palate: browns, oranges, greens, yellow/gold, etc.  I saw this rainbow ombre and thought I could do something with that in my color palate.  So here’s what I […]

Memorial Day Manicure Take Two: Bundle Monster Plate 321

Ok, maybe my colleagues are right. Maybe I have lost my mind. Or maybe I’ve gone nuts for nails! I re-did my Memorial Day manicure last night. (Do you do that? ) I was convinced I could do a better job, and I made a couple different choices.  See my first attempt here. First, I […]

Memorial Day Manicure: Bundle Monster Plate 321

Hello Beauties! Today is Memorial Day in the US, the day we honor those who have given their lives for their country.  I thought I would pay tribute with a Memorial Day-inspired manicure.  Being the Beauty Novice that I am, it turned out to be quite an adventure! I used Borghese Espresso Brown for the […]

Nail art: Bundle Monster Plate 310

I hear some women can do a polish change in about 20 minutes.  Not so for the novice! The color scheme on my latest manicure is similar to my last manicure.  I guess I’m partial to the dark green/gold combination.  I used China Glaze Westside Warrior for my background color, with China Glaze Midnight Kiss […]

Nail Art: Bundle Monster Plate 322

Hello Beauties! Today’s manicure was inspired by this tutorial by eunique nails. She uses MASH plate 45.  I don’t own any MASH plates and I also don’t have the exact colors she used, but I thought I would try to do something similar. I used Bundle Monster Plate number 322, Zoya’s Shawn as the background […]