Tiffany Blue Chevrons

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. As I expected, this semester has been really busy that I have had to put a lot of things aside to focus on school. After three exams last week, I needed to relieve some stress by painting my nails. Here's something simple that I came up with:

Hope you have a fantastic day!

Faded Mint and Pink

I've done a design very similar to this before, but I just love the color combination! It's happy and cheery; it's a big contrast to this winter weather. There has been snow on the ground for the past week, which never happens in Virginia! Not to mention this awful wind that insists on being in your face no matter what direction you turn...

The photo distorted the true color of the polish. It looks brighter and more peachy/minty in person. 

The colors I used were: "Sweetie Pie" by Maybelline, "Mint Candy Apple" and "Marshmallow" both by Essie. 

I used a makeup sponge to get the faded effect. 

Hope you have a happy Thursday! 

Magnetic Fail

When I heard about magnetic nail polish I was curious to try it out. I knew before I tried this that it would not look exactly as the advertisements claim. Regardless, I got Essie's Restyle. So when I finally got a chance to paint my nails I found that it doesn't look like a reptile at all! Ha ha. After I finished it, I found on a blog that it worked best when you hold up the magnet AFTER painting a top coat. I wish I saw that before I painted my nails! For me it would create the pattern nicely, then lose the pattern as it dried. Another thing I had trouble with was hover the magnet over the nails while they were wet. It's hard to get it close enough to activate the magnets without touching your wet nails.

So here is how it turned out on my first try:

The photo doesn't show as much depth as in person, but the pattern looks almost three dimensional.

Although I had a lot of negative things to say about the polish, it isn't that bad! It definitely does not create the exact pattern that it claims to do, but I was impressed by the idea behind it and it sort of worked. If I use this again and it turns out better, I'll create an update about it! I will definitely try applying the top coat before holding the magnet up. That's my biggest tip to those who want to try this.


I had a lovely Christmas and am enjoying my break from classes. Hope you had a great holiday, too and Happy New Year!