SHOPPING!

After much spring cleaning for an inspection I had coming up, I happened to find a couple lottery tickets (the scratch off kind) that had a few dollars each on them. I was lucky enough that my loving boyfriend decided he would take me shopping. And boy, did I get some good finds today!
First stop was the Dollar Tree, which I actually only stopped by to get some cleaning supplies. I am leaving for a trip tomorrow morning, and needed some things for .... Car cleaning. blah. But while I was there I happened to find these:

There are ten in a pack, and each sheet has 9 pockets. So 90 storage squares for my nail plates!! :D I bought 4 packs, not because I have that many Nail Plates.....yet. But I do plan on my collection growing. In fact, I just ordered the new MASH plates, so I'm eagerly looking forward to those coming in.
And then, I was wandering around the store. My boyfriend found these:

Foam Board! So I bought enough to make two shelves, which is enough to hold my collection and allow for a little growth. That will be a nice project for me to work on when I come back.
Then we went to Walgreens, and of course, I splurged on nail polish.

That would be Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Mint Sorbet, Sinful Colors Unicorn, Sinful Colors Cinderella, Sinful Colors Open Seas, Wet n Wild Black Creme and Wet n Wild Blazed.
I am pretty much addicted to minty colors for the summer, and Cinderella I've had my eye on for a while. I was also looking for something sort of coral-ish, and at 99 cents, Blazed was it. The Black Creme was for nail stamping. And Unicorn??? I'll admit it....impulse buy. I'm surprised my boyfriend still takes me near nail polish. :D
I'm very excited by everything I got today. And grand total? $25 including the cleaning supplies for the car. So I would say job well done!

Summer Challenge Day 3

So today's challenge was Summer Dots. My challenge was made more interesting by the fact that I led my boyfriend to my massive collection and told him to pick a few colors that screamed summer to him. This is what I came up with

I know it's a little sloppy around the cuticles, just look away! It was a quick mani right before bed. Long day. Lots been going on! Live in an apartment that was having inspections and what have you, so lots of spring cleaning. Anyway, left hand:

The blue is a "base" of Sally Hansen Insta Dri Co-bolt Blue with Pure Ice Strapless layered on The top. The yellow is from Icing and is called Grande Margarita.
And right hand:

On this one, the yellow is still the same one from icing, and the green is Sinful Colors Call You Later. I just used a dotting tool to blob on some colors, and then topped it off with Sally Hansen Insta Dri Anti Chip Topcoat. Which is my little miracle in a bottle!

Summer Challenge Day 2

So today's Summer Challenge was "Chelsea Flower Show". I have only about A TON of different flower things, so it was hard to decide, but this is what I came up with

The pictures don't do it the sort of justice that I wish they would. I liked the way this turned out a lot. It's a dark purple with light purple flowers on it. The metallic purple gives it a nice pop, but probably not as intense as it is in the picture, with the light bouncing off of it.

Anyway, on to the products. I don't remember the base coat I used. Something generic just to keep the color from staining. The dark purple I used to paint my nails is Sinful Colors Amethyst. I stamped with Pure Ice New Lilac using plate BM 224. And then I used Sally Hansen Insta Dri Anti Chip top Coat, which has become my favorite lately.

I am having so much fun with this, and really enjoy seeing all the other takes on it too. I just recently went through the list of blogs on the facebook group and am following every single one! It is fun to see everyone's creativity!

Start of Blog!

Hey Girls! So, I decided to start this blog A) Because I am addicted to doing my nails and B) While surfing nail blogs one day, I found a "Summer Challenge". I thought the idea was absolutely ingenious, and decided to jump in on the fun. I can't remember the blog off the top of my head, but here is the facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/265185020183992/
Most of the girls on facebook have blogs, so I thought I would join the fun. So, in honor of what made me start the blog in the first place, here is my first post!
This was the first challenge of the Summer: The torch starts its journey. So here is my interpretation of that:

I hope you like it! It wasn't exactly what I had envisioned, but it works. The point comes across.
I'm so excited to start this blog, and look forward the the many posts I will add in the future :D