nail salon..Day of the Dead Nails

The Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos

November 2nd is the Day of Dead a holiday is typically celebrated in Mexico or by Mexican Americans in the US. The holiday focuses on friends and family members who have passed. Typically, the family will construct an alter with pictures of their loved one. The alter will also include things that the person liked such as beer or a picture of their favorite pet. I painted these nails to honor my favorite Mexican artist Frida Kahlo who died in 1954.

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An Easy way to paint you nails...

I will give you many  way to paint your nail:

• ~ you can do zebras like I do Just grab a bright color like neon green & then with a black color on the toothpick Just quickly move it to the left or right diagonally.its so cool when you experiment with other colors too.
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• ~ you can do little cute smiley face sat your nails
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• ~ Take black nail polish, paint all of your names black, then take 3 other colors. Say, if you use pink, purple, and teal , take the pink, put it on the pink and thumb ends like french tips, then take purple, put purple as you did with pink but put it on the ring and index finger. Then take teal and put it on your middle finger one.
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• ~ Maybe try to paint your whole nail a darker colour like dark purple, dark blue, black, etc. Then take a glitter pink and go from one corner to another...
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• ~ Put polka dots on some nails after painting it (once its dry) , or you could paint your nails lots of different colours if that makes sense.
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• ~  1. Make them about three colors that match nicely together such as pink, orange, and white or brown, light pink, and yellow. 2. Stripes, put red white and blue strips on for the 4th of July or red and green for Christmas. 3. French manicures always look good. They are really nice for special occasions or when you don't want anything really funky 

nail salon..Eye C U nail art

( Eye) C U.

nail salon was at the mall, looking for something to do...

when the handsome young frog said I C U.

( oh, how nail salon wished the frog would stop following her!)

I don't know whats going on with my camera but, my pictures keep looking like crap. Anywhoo...

This mani looks so much better in person. The base color a bright neon PINK called Pool Party by China Glaze. The color is amazing. I am going to add it to my list of cool colors. I used stripe rite black, white and for the eyes.

Why does my thumb color looks ?

Its Shellac!!!!

The other day, I painted my thumb with Shellac by Creative Nail Design. Shellac is a UV color coat the company says will last at least 14 days without chipping! Shellac has no drying time and is supper shinny. I been seeing Shellac ads in the Nail Magazines for a while. I've had a hard time getting my hands on the stuff due to the high demand for the product. I know a lot of do-it-yourselves have stopped going to the salon but, this may be the reason to find your way back. I am going to do a detailed post soon but, until then if you want to learn more about Shellac you can check out the CND website. FYI, I painted the eye balls on top of my Shellac. I removed the eyeballs and the Shellac Gel coat is still as nice and shinny as the day I put it on ( so cool).

nail salon.... Aztec Nails

Aztec Nails

......I spent the afternoon sitting under a tree, channeling the Aztec in me....

The truth is; some of friends say my nails look "kiddie". They dont see themselves ( or dont want to see themselves) with little animals on their nails. Although, they are aware that celebs Katy Perry , Monica & The Atlanta Housewives are rock some of the hottest nail styles they cant imagine themselves wearing these looks. They are always asking me to do their kids nails but wont consider the designs on their own nails. I want to change that. So, now that I am in the process of opening a nail salon, I want to make sure that my designs will appeal to everyone. I painted these nails last night and will test them when im out today. I am going to flash them around town and see what kind of comments I get. I'll keep you updated.

Polish Used: China Glaze Black & White.

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nail salon ...Have you seen Willow Smith's Nails?

Willow Smith

The daughter of Will and Jada Smith was recently voted one of the best dressed
celebrity children. But, did you know that Willow is also a nail diva. You may have seen Willow on t.v recently promoting her new song "Whip My Hair" ( cute song) But, did you check out her NAILS?

The only picture I was able to snag from the Internet was the one pictured above. Willow, we love nail art and want to see a better picture of those nails. I cant wait to see more from this young trendsetter . Whip your hair and those nails girl!

nail salon..Mycocide Review

Mycocide

Callus Exfoliating Foot Cream by Woodward's

Review

I received several products by from a PR representative to review.

The box was filled with products from Mycocde. One of the products was called Mycocide NS Antifungal Treatment kit. My father took one look at the box and ran away with it ( i didnt ask). But, prior to receiving the treatment he kept complaining about his toes..I haven't heard anything from him since. I would consider that a thumbs up ( i guess) . I also received the Mycocide nail whitener which I decided not to try because, the last time I tried a nail whitener it made my nails really weak and the product ( not by Mycocide) also smelled like bleach. I didn't want to take that chance. If you are like me and paint your nails all the time the best ways to prevent your nails for staining is the proactive way use..BASE COAT!

Finally, I DID use the Callus Exfoliating Foot Cream. It worked just as described. I used the product daily for two weeks. I don't have really callused feet but, after wearing flip flops all summer this is the best time of year to give you feet some extra TLC. I liked that the cream is exfoliating, I could feel may callused skin washing away ( I am addicted to anything with exfoliation). I liked the cute little foot file that came in the box. I didnt have to search around my house looking for one ( that's a plus). Overall, I liked the Exfoliating foot cream .

I already have a few friends who will be getting an extra treat in their holiday stocking.... ( their feet will thank me!)

Have you tried any Mycocide products? LMK

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Congratulations, San Francisco Giants!

Congratulations!

The San Francisco Giants are going to the World Series.

nail salon..Frog Nail Art

...Before the frog met nail salon he spent his afternoon
eating flies .....


















Polish:
I painted the nails with China Glaze nail polish. I regularly use China Glaze because the price is reasonable and they have a good range of colors. The Nail base color is Shower Together. The frog's face is Entourage. I used Rich and Famous for the cheeks. I used a dotting tool for the dots on the nails.

nail salon Patchwork Nails

..She painted and painted with polish and stripes, and
once it was done ....nail salon smiled with delight!

Polish Used

I like to use Entity nail polish for nail art because the brushes are small. My nails are so short that its very hard to paint them right now. Entity is not the most creative when it comes to naming their polishes but the colors are fantastic. The color you see on the bottel is the same color on your nails. I used red, green,purple and blue all from the pearl collection.

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Nail Art Salon...Opening in 2011

In 2011, I am going to open a nail art salon. I ve decided to chronicle the process in blog form. I am looking forward to the hard work , adventure and the comments!

Join me, nail salon

Kitty and the Halloween Candy Nails

Kitty and the Halloween Candy...

Last Halloween, kitty caused a big seen when she feel inside bowl of candy.

This Halloween, there will be no such seen, we took kitty to spend the weekend with granny.

Nail Polish Used:

China Glaze : white

Entity's Pearl Collection; yellow, orange, purple and pink

THINK PINK...Breast Cancer Awareness Nails

THINK PINK!

October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I painted these nail in honor of all the woman and men who have had or will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Please take a moment to educate yourself about the importance of getting a breast exam because ,early detection can be a lifesaver.......I know.

Japanese nail art

Stereoscopic nail art has been popular in Japan since the mid-90s and the style is increasing in popularity in the US and other parts of the world too now.

This isn't like French manicure on a sports-length acrylic nail . We're talking one to two inches of nail extending past the tip of the finger. Accompanying the trend is an accessories trend designed to either show off the nails.

 In Japanese nail art, nail artists use hand-painting or airbrush techniques on on acrylic nail chips that are then attached to the real nail underneath. The artwork work can also be done directly on the hand (or foot!)

While most of the two-dimensional art is designed to give some depth and the impression of three dimensions, actual 3-dimensional art is practiced as well ,using sculpture powder and the addition of charms and small bits of jewelry. Apparently, the nail industry is really big in Japan right now, so it’s no wonder they’ve actually organized an exposition where nail artists could showcase their latest masterpieces.