nail salon...Sweet Hand Treats!

The Princess has been polishing for days on end, now its time to treat her ten friends...








I have been polishing my nails everyday for a month and fingers and nails need a little TLC. The girls (my fingers) and I went into the kitchen to mix up a few of my favorites.


Part 1.
Sweet Sugar Hand Scrub
Ingredients :
4 spoons of sugar
3 spoons of olive oil ( or baby oil)
Combine sugar and oil and mix into a paste. Run hands under warm (not hot) water . Using the scrub that you have just make rub all over your hands for 2-4 minutes. Rinse and pat dry with towel. Make sure all sugar been washed off.
Part 2.
Sweet Treat and Hand Spa
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lotion
4 spoons olive oil
In a finger bowl , Pour about 1/4 cup of your favorite lotion into a bowl. Add 4 spoons of olive oil. Microwave for 10 seconds ONLY (CAUTION: lotion will get hot in the microwave very quickly). Test lotion to make sure its not to hot. Place hands in finger bowl and soak for 2-5 minutes. Rub lotion into hand. Your hands and nails will feel great!

Do you have a favorite hand spa ? Let me know if you try one or both of these hand treatments. I would love to hear what you have to say about them.

nail salon..Caterpillars: Nail Art

..In the garden, there were lots of critters. nail salon was most impressed with the caterpillars. ....

I was in the garden at the Queens house tending my strawberry plant. I planted it a few years ago in HER garden because, I cant seem to remember things like plants need water. Anyway, I picked a strawberry from the bush and saw the coolest caterpillar. I thought about the cute little bug all day a decided the caterpillar would be the feature of today's post.

Nail Polish Brand : China Glaze Blue: Sky High-Top Green: Entourage Black: liquid leather White: White on White

nail salon..birds or fish or what nail art?

I need help! I painted these nails last night., I really like them BUT what are they ?? Birds? Fish? What do you see???? LMK.

nail salon ..Bears in the Woods, Nail Art

The Princess took a stroll in the woods, to get some fresh air.

When all of a sudden, she ran into a BEAR!

Luckily, for me it was a really sweet little brown full of honey!

These nails may look complex but, they were actually quite easy to paint. I am going to post some step by step nail tutorials soon. If you have something you want to see in particular please leave me your comment .

Nail Polish Brand: China Glaze

Green: Entourage

Pink: Shocking Pink Neon

Yellow: Solar Power

Brown: Unplugged

nail salon had to have it!......

Dear Friends,
First of all, I would like to THANK everyone for reading and or viewing my blog. I really love to hear all you comments, questions and advice. I also love viewing and reading all the other nail blogs. Everyone is so creative and talented,I am learning so much and having so much fun.

Today, I wanted to review a few items that are on my recently purchase list. These are things, that I nail salon had to have......

I went to Marshall's with the Queen today. I saw this gorgeous cake plate, it was shinny and silver. I must have it.! I took the cake plate home and placed my China Glaze polishes on top of the plate, because China Glaze polishes belong on a pedestal.

I made my regular stop at Sally's over the weekend and purchased 10 China Glaze polishes ( I should buy some stock in that company). I had to have them! You can never have to many polishes.

Just a few things that I had to have....nail salon of

Polish!

nail salon...nail art gone bad!

Sometimes nail salon is sad, especially when her nails designs go bad!

...I've painted watermelons so many times but, I wanted to try something new....Sometimes you should just stick with what you know......

...

I had an idea to paint three blind mice with cheese....The paint job was so sloppy the cheese does not look like cheese. The black tips are not straight...I still like the idea but, I'm gonna need to work on this a little more ........

.....I love eggs and eat them daily.....Silly of me to think they would look cute on nails....bad idea..very bad.....

The moral of the story is...

Sometimes, good ideas go bad....but, never stop trying .

nail salon: Ducks Nail Art

The Princess had a party, she wanted to cut loose.

She went to the pond , to play duck, duck goose.

I went to a pool party this weekend and thought ducks would be really cute. The toes were not hard to do but, it was a little awkward painting them myself. The pedicure did not look that great, but hopefully you can get the idea. I think my fingernails came out a lot better. I added the glasses to the duck on my

thumb as an afterthought.

nail polish colors : China Glaze : Solar Power and ( my orange color is missing, when i find it ill update the page).

nail salon..TOES

She painted by day, She painted by night .
She painted and painted until it was right!

Blue french tip with dots

If you are tired of the regular french tip style, try a really bright strip of color and some dots for an updated look.

Polish: China Glaze.. Shower Together

Really White.

Toes painted simply with white polish look really great. They really look cute when you are walking in the grass at the park.

Polish: China Glaze..White on White.

Thanks to The Little Princess for letting paint her toes.

nail salon ..Pedicuring 101

nail salon needed something to do ,

Pedicuring 101 for me and you.

The Perfect Princess Pedicure

Tools: Here is a list of the things I like to use for my personal pedicure. You may opt to use some items ,all of the items or nothing . You may know something about pedicures that don't or disagree with something I wrote. I am learning and would love your comments and suggestions or advise . The important things is that you safely take care of your feet and in return your feet will take care of U.
Polish Remover: You can use any nail polish remover. Most articles that I've read state the you should use non-acetone polish remover. I disagree. I use ACETONE, ( yeah, I said it ) acetone polish remover by Beauty Secrets. Personally, I think it works better and I like to remove my polish quickly.

Cotton Balls: I use regular cotton balls. I don't use extra large of fluffy. I don't need coco butter added cotton balls, I just want regular old fashioned cotton balls. I accidentally bought some extra large cotton balls from Sally's last week and I have to literally cut them in half each time I need to use one ! I will buy pink cotton balls occasionally... ( well, I am a princess after all). Toe Nail Clipper : I am always buying a toenail clipper. I am not particular to any brand in particular. I never use a nail clippers, even on my hands. They are just to small and I'm afraid of them.Cuticle Remover: I like jell cuticle remover. I recently picked up a bottle of Cuticle Away y by CND. I really love it. If you use cuticle remover, be sure to use sparingly and wash it off COMPLETELY once you have pushed back your cuticles .
Nail Brush : I always brush my nails with a nail brush. I usually buy a new one once a month. I keep a nail bush in the bathroom and when I wash my hand I bush my nails ( if they are not polished, of course) .
Nail Pusher : There are several types on nail pushers on the market. I like metal pushers . I don't push with a orange wood stick because , I think it will give me splinters. I don't know the brand of my pusher but, the end that's used for pushing is rounded to fit the nail. I suggest trying several pushers until you find the one you like.
Moisturizing Lotion: A good moisturizing lotion is really important, I suggest going to sally's and looking for something just for pedicures. It really really makes a difference.
Tub: I don't like to use a fancy pedicure tub . I use a regular tub that I bought from target for about $3.00 .
Sea Salt: This is optional but, it Sea Salt helps to relive tired and ache feet.
Liquid Soap: You can use any type of soap . I uses antibacterial soft soap. Vanilla scent.
Nail Buffer: Select your favorite Nail buffer. I Like the white ice block. Sally's
Towel: Now, here is where I like a nice fluffy towel to wrap my feet up with
Emery Board: no explanation needed
Olive Oil: I like olive oil ( any brand) but, baby oil will work just as good. Please don't use cooking oil ( I just think that's gross)
Toe Separator : Sometime , I splurge and buy two separators with glitter or funky shapes. I don't really understand it but I love those things.
Flip Flops: I usually buy some cute pink flip flops because , I cant stand the thing that goes between your toes and a cute pair takes my mind off the pain.

The Pedicure
Step One: Take the pedicure tub then add approximately 1/4 sea salt and 5 squirts of liquid soap and a cap full of Olive Oil. Fill tub with warm water and soak for 5 minutes. Dry feet lightly.
Step Two: Take the polish remover and cotton balls and remove the polish ( if needed). I like to remove the polish after the 1st soak. The polish comes off a lot easier that way. Clip & file toenails if needed.
Step Three: Place feet back in the water for 1-2 minutes. Remove one foot apply cuticle remover, lightly push cuticles , never clip you own cuticles, place foot back in water and repeat on other foot.
Step four: I typically use a sugar scrub but ,you can use any kind of foot scrub and scrub both feet . Take nail brush and brush both feet thoroughly. Remove feet from water.
Step Five:Lotion and rub your feet. You can use any lotion however, I use pedicure or massage lotion. I went to a nail salon the other day and they used some smell good foo foo lotion that went dry and was not comfortable during the massage (just a suggestion). Apply cuticle oil to your cuticles.
Now, your feet are ready for polishing. Put on your flip flops and toe separator before polishing. Doing a pedicure on yourself is fun but, it also requires time. If you have some pedicure tips , please share...

Upcoming Post:
7 days of toenails
10 things you don't know about nail salon
I need a JOB!
more fun nail art

Tiny & Toya update:

I didn't think I would like this show at first but, I think ( not really sure) that I do. I cant stand Tiny's voice but , I do like her. I do appreciate the LUV she has for her family and friends. I cant help but hope the Toya finds happiness with her life without Lil Wayne as her husband.

nail salon..Write it down! Nail Art

They would come from near or miles around.

Whatever nail salon would say, they would write it down!

These nails were really fun to paint. I wanted to put my dotting tool away for at least one day so, I got out a black stripe brush and my CHINA GLAZE nail polish. I put glitter on the eraser. WHY? Because I love GLITTER that's why! I am a PRINCESS!

nail salon had a COW!..Nail Art

nail salon went to the mall, where she almost had a COW.

She saw so many chipped toenails. All she could say was WOW!

( cow pedicure)

Today is MALL MONDAY, sometimes on Mondays when I get off work I go to the mall and act as if its Saturday or Sunday( i know its crazy) .Today happened to be really hot so, lot of girls had there toes out. I am always looking at feet and nails to see if I can see something new or get some inspiration. I saw so many "jacked up toes" . Now, you don't have to have a pedicure with fancy polish but, please dont where sandals or flip flip if your polish is chipped and you nails are jagged. Please put lotion on your skankles ( short for stinky,ugly heels and ankles) . I have decided to dedicate the next few entries to Pedicures and how to give your feet nail salon touch ( Not this entry ...starting with the next entry...I am still having a cow on this one ;).

(cow pedicure )

( french tip cow manicure)

(french tip cow manicure)

nail salones Pink & White Twist : Nail Art

The Princess was up late one night ,
She wanted to paint Pink & Whites,
and when she was done, with all of the fun ,
Her Pink & White with a Twist ....Out of Sight!




I was looking at a nail book and saw a similar design to this one. I really got inspired. I wanted to put my "twist" on the nails. I used CHINA GLAZE Black Leather, Shocking Pink & White on White (I'm going to buy another brand of polish at some point). I could not get a good picture of these nails, they look much better in person. I like them because the tip could be any color that you want. I would have showed this design with different tips colors but, I think I'm gonna wear this design to work on Monday!

nail salon enjoyed a cloudy day...

The Princess wanted to go out and play ,
But, today was such a cloudy day,
She stayed inside and painted away.......



I wanted to go to the park today but, it was cold outside. So, I packed up my polish and went to my parents house. I sat outside in the garden with The Queen ( my mom) and watched why did I get married by Tyler Perry . Its the Queens current favorite movie so, in the past month we've watched in TEN TIMES. As, I sat in the garden watching the clouds. I painted these nails.

The Obsessive Compulsive Princess....

The Obsessive, Compulsive, Princess....

some of my obsessions:

pink, glitter, sparkles , gold , silver, girly, shiny ( I can go on forever, but there is a point here)...

Today, I went to toys r us . I was looking for something for my daughter ( nail salon in training) , when I saw something cool out of the corner of my eye. I saw the most amazing "beauty suitcase"by BRATZ. The outside of the case is shiny black vinyl. The suitcase has the word BRATZ spelled out in diamonds ( so cute) with stars and gold chains. The zippers have gold stars hanging from them. The back of the case has a picture of two bratz dolls ( I haven't even opened the case yet).

I unzipped the case...SCORE! It was a nail/makeup girls dream. The inside to the case was pink, with a mirror going across the top. The inside included....

4 fingernail files

2 eyeshadow brushes

2 lip brushes

2 lip gloss key chains

4 lip gloss/eyeshadow w/ glitter compacts

3 3in1 eyeshadow

2 lip gloss pots

4 bratz nail polishes ( i cant wait to try them)

1 lip balm

2 mini eyebrow brushes

Before ,I knew it all 4 of the beauty suitcases that they had left were in my basket and I was heading for the cash register. The beauty suitcase's regular price was $39.99 but these were $19.99 ( clearance, score again) . I paid, I left , I am broke but , I was able to get everything on my OCP list.

P.S. As for nail salon in Training , I promised her that I'll buy her a Nintendo DS on Saturday but ,only if she promised not to touch my Bratz Beauty Suitcase ( pinkie swear!)

nail salon...Strawberry Nail Art

The princess wanted something sweet , she went to garden for a strawberry treat. When she was finished , when she was done. She had eaten all the strawberries, all except ONE!...........



I used CHINA GLAZE's Rose among thorns ( I know, I really need to venture out to some other brands) to paint the cute little strawberries. I used a green stripe rite for the stem . I used some glitter polish only on the strawberries ( hard to see.....looks like sugar) and painted the nail bed with clear polish by she. Sweet!

nail salon...with a little paint and canvas

I am always thinking about my Nail Salon to-be ( call it out , make it happen) in one way or the other . Today, my thoughts were on the walls. I am not sure if I am going to have original art on the walls , prints or photographs. But, today I felt like painting.

I painted this picture called "She wanted them all" because, it reminds me of my fellow bloggers. The picture depicts a girl who was so excited about the nail polishes that, she bought all of colors the store had ( sound familiar? ) . She has on a necklace that says "nails" and would paint her lips with the thick lacquer if she could. The mail color of the piece is lavender and off white , her lips are pink ( I cant seem to get good pictures) . I painted the picture using acrylic paint on wrapped canvas. The picture and 18x24 inches. I am going to sell it on Ebay once I have time to list it. I think it came out pretty good ( if I do say so myself)...let me know what you think.

nail salon and The Dogs: Nail Art

The Princess looked out of the window , when she heard the shout. Cook was asking the crew,who let the dogs out?? ...

I still had out my CHINA GLAZE black and white nail polishes so, I decided to paint these little doggies , aren't they adorable? Its funny , because last Sunday when I had my INTERVIEW ( I think I was traumatized). One of the manicurist asked " Can you do nail art?" I answered "I guess! it all depends on what type of nail art your talking about"...then I laughed myself....she has NO idea.

nail salon Loves Checkers

Today inside of The Manicurist Mansion nail salon played checkers,there was nothing else happen!



The other day ,while on YOUTUBE I saw several tutorials of girls painting checkerboard nails. I thought they looked very cool. They used various tools ranging from stripe brushes to sharpie type pens. I wounded how they would look if I did them. I used (take a wild guess ) CHINA GLAZE nail polish white on white and liquid leather . I used a black so easy stripe rite. I couldn't keep my hands off the dotting tool so, I painted one nail with poka-dots.
Checkmate!

nail salon, The Resume and The Interview....

Today , I went to my 1st professional interview . I want to open a salon for children. So, when I happened across this opportunity I wanted to take it BUT, I was afraid and had been wavering ever since I set up the interview. I told my friends, family, co-workers and fellow bloggers about this opportunity and everyone was so encouraging ( much appreciated). I was still wavering but, was definitely leaning more to going than not. Today,I woke up and turned on Joel Osten (tv evangelist, spokesmodel for the lord, motivational speaker, etc.) he said something like this..."if your going to a job interview and you don't think you have the talent, they wont like you , you wont get the job ...stop speaking doubt" Stop, the bus! Joel was speaking to me again. I got ready for my interview and left. I am GOING to get this job.
The Interview : The did not want to do a verbal interview , they wanted me to preform a water manicure , easy enough, so I thought.
Sticky Note: what you learn in school is not how its done in the real world.
The Manicure : The salon employee took me to the back and showed me how to set-up for the client. I was told to fill a glass bowl with water , glass stones, and some small toys (easy enough) . I took the bowl out to the client and started the manicure. I asked the manicurist where to wash the client hands and she said because they were kids I don't need to do that (huh, um ...ok whatever).
As I preformed the manicure the salon employee did not take her eyes off me. I felt like I was on an Episode of Split Ends. It was really funny. The employee said the children's manicures should only take 10 minutes ( that's not much time) I think I took 35 minutes. I cleaned up my station , cleaned my implements and asked for a business flyer ( they were all out). The receptionist asked me how much I wanted to get paid ( I have NO idea) and she said they will call me.
My thoughts about the Interview....
If this was my salon , I would have actually interviewed the potential employee 1st. I would have taken the person on a tour and described what goes on , how its done and what's expected. I would have asked the prospective employee to provide a standard manicure and not "our way" until hired. I would have asked to see a copy of the license. All in all , the place was decorated really cute and the staff was very friendly. I was not overwhelmingly impressed with then nor do I think they were with me. It was an eyeopening experience and even if I don't get the job I can say I honestly tried my best.
What do you think, are they going to call me?

Happy 4th of July! from nail salon.

Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to wish you all a happy 4th of July. I been looking a so many pictures of 4th of July nail art. The pictures have been so cool. I tried to think of something different ( thinking,thinking,thinking...)Well, I didn't come up with anything new but, I did come up with something I was pleased with.


4th of July , French tip design





4th of July, Retro Poka dots



Enjoy, nail salon