Nail Art Practice

Hey y'all! I thought I would show y'all something different today. I decided to start working on my nail art. I don't consider myself an "artist" in any way, shape, or form. I'm literally the least artistic person on this planet. But you can always try, right? So here are my practice runs at nail art!

Base: Jesse's Girl All Things Girly + Sinful Colors Nail Art Time Off

Base: Essie Limo-scene + Sinful Colors Nail Art Time Off

Base: Sonia Kashuk Fatigued + Sinful Colors Nail Art Bad Chick, Fashionista and Jesse's Girl All Things Girly

Base: Sally Hansen Black Out + Sinful Colors Nail Art Bad Chick

Base: CQ Slate + Sinful Colors Nail Art Bad Chick, Fashionista

So those are the only ones I felt were worthy of a picture. I need some serious work on my "flowers." I can't get every petal the same size. My favorite is the very first one. It's like the easiest thing to do, so that's probably why I like it so much.

What are y'all's favorites? What can I improve on? What would y'all like to see? Let me know!

Thanks for reading! :)

Jesse's Girl: All Things Girly & Vlog 16!

Happy Friday, y'all! I wanted to show y'all the only polish I picked up from the new JulieG collection for Jesse's Girl. I vlogged about getting this one a while back. I wasn't real happy with it. But I do think the color is pretty! It's a light tangerine/pink color that is great for the end of summer. Take a look!

I had a horrible time applying this. I love Jesse's Girl polishes, but I was so disappointed in this one! I was happy that I didn't pick up any more. It was just a streaky mess that never seemed to cover my nails right. By the third coat it was really thick and I just didn't love it. The color, though, is really nice. But the application definitely overshadows that. Have y'all tried any polishes from the JulieG collection? Or just from Jesse's Girl in general? What did y'all think of the application? I'm really interested to see if anyone else had similar issues, so let me know!

And here's another vlog. I totally understand if y'all don't want to watch this one. I did this one because of a request on youtube. If y'all are interested, though, it's about some of my favorite makeup products and one product I wasn't so happy with.

I hope y'all all have a great weekend! I'm excited to watch some college football and cheer my hogs on to another great victory over New Mexico! Thanks for reading & watching. :)

Essence: Choose Me vs Jesse's Girl: Glee

Alright y'all. I have a special post today. I've swatched both Choose Me and Glee and I want y'all to decide which nails are painted with each color. My index finger and ring finger are one color. And my middle finger and pinky are the other color. So here are the pics in the sun and in the shade.

And here are the bottle pics to help y'all out a little. Honestly, the differences are sooo minor that it's so hard to tell I'm wearing two different polishes. I'll tell y'all what shades are on my nails tomorrow. I want to see how many of y'all guess correctly. :)

So leave me a comment telling me your guess and check back here tomorrow for the correct answer! Thanks for reading! :)

Beach Baby

Now for the perfect summa neon! Jesse's Girl- Beach Baby. I miss the beach! :(

This is for sure a neon. Like y'all couldn't tell. I love it, though! I love pinks in the spring/summer. I used three coats and after every coat it immediately dried matte. Like faster than any other polish I've seen. So of course I added a thick top coat. I usually don't leave polishes matte, it's not my favorite look. The only problem with this one is the chipping. I've worn it once before, and the very next day it started chipping. So that's not fun. But it was fun to wear while it lasted. I found this at Rite Aid and I think it was close to $3. Not bad! :)

What do y'all think? Thanks for stopping by!

Hauls!

Despite my lack of blog posts, I've still managed to get my hands on a few new polishes. So I thought a "haul" post would be a good idea to get me back into the swing of things! :) These photos are terrible. Let's just say I'm not the tech-savvy one in the family.

Essie has kind of been my favorite brand lately... I think it's because it's become easier to find them. You can find them at Walgreens, WalMart, etc. I love their selection of blues, and even though I own the beautiful Turquoise & Caicos, I pick it up almost every time I see it, forgetting that I have it at home ready to be used. I'm weird. I bought all of these (with the exception of Mochacino, which my Mom purchased) at the regular price. It's about $8 a bottle. I bought them on separate occasions, but they're still a bit pricy. From left to right we have Beach Bum Blu, Turquoise & Caicos, Tart Deco, and Mochacino.
And who could pass up a brand new bottle of OPI? Two of these I bought a LONG time ago. I've worn them, but never posted them here. The first two are Samoan Sand and Bubble Bath. I found those at Target. My Mom bought the last one, Mimosas for Mr. & Mrs., last weekend at Ulta. She's sporting the color right now, and it looks perfect. But her nails are also perfect. :) We're both really drawn to these soft, neutral colors.
I always saw Jesse's Girl polishes on other blogs and never knew where to find them. I popped into Rite Aid a few months back and found a small display with a few of their colors. I like to buy new brands in two's if they're fairly inexpensive so I ended up with Beach Baby, the neon pink, and Julieg. I've already posted Julieg, and it's my go-to summer color. It's just perfect and I can't tell you how many times I've used it. I love it. These were $2.99 each if I can remember correctly. And I think it was buy one get one half off or something like that. It was kind of a long time ago so I'm not 100% on those details. They're really good, though. I'm pretty sure I'll go back for more. :)

Yay for a really blurry pic. This one wouldn't cooperate, so I'm sorry! I had been eye-ing a few of these Insta-Dri's for some time. I've never really heard great things about their formulas, but I had a Target gift card burning a hole in my wallet, so why not?! I got Blue Away and Jade Jump. I tested them out and I really like them! I'll have to get used to the awkward brush, but I'm really loving the colors! :) They were about $4.00 each.
The rest of these are just random finds. Back in the fall I bought Borghese Stellare Notte. I have mixed feeling about it. I wore it once and I just don't know if I love it. I've seen it on a bajillion blogs and it looks great. I think I need to wear it again and do a better job of application and then see how I feel. It is a pretty unique color. Ulta- Set the Nude and Sonia Kashuk- Tauped are colors my Mom picked out. They're both really pretty. Set the Nude can look really grey, so that's unique for my ever-growing collection. I bought butter London Jaffa and Zoya Gemma together on a trip to Ulta. LOVE Jaffa! It's a really great summer color. And I can see me rocking Gemma some time in the fall. I had a $3 off coupon for Ulta so I didn't have to spend a million dollars! I also had no idea Zoya's were sold at Ulta, so that was an awesome surprise. And having such easy access to butter London polishes won't be good for my bank account. ;) oh well! I love all these colors. :)

I want to swatch these soon! Which ones do y'all wanna see? Talk to y'all soon and thanks for keeping up with me! :)

Nail Polish & Update!

Hey! Long time no nails, right?! I'm so sorry I've been gone for so long. But I just graduated high school and summer is finally here... life is good again! ha!

I graduated Friday night and it felt great! It really is a big accomplishment and it just feels good to have that chapter of my life gone and behind me. It was a long, but pretty good four years. So, for the big night I went to get my nails done. I don't do that a lot, because I really prefer doing my own nails, but sometimes it just feels good to not have to worry about doing it yourself. If I do go get my nails done, I always bring my own color. This time I brought Jesse's Girl- Julieg. This has become my favorite pink ever! I've worn it so many times and I seem to never get tired of it. It only takes two to three coats and depending on your top coat, has a pretty average drying time. And it's cheap- can't forget that! ;) I found mine at Walgreens and got another one, Beach Baby (another pink), along with it. I'm really into pinks for summer. And other bright colors. I couldn't get an outdoors pic for y'all today because it's been raining and there is no sun. :( oh well! I think this will do, and the pic is pretty accurate color - wise.

So is anyone else in love with this like I am? I really can't get enough of it.

I'm really hoping to get back into blogging. These last few months have just been ridiculously busy. There has always been something going on. But it really has been a great time in my life, and I'm so excited for the next part! I hope y'all are still reading! I'll check back in soon.