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My Inner Rock Star

The Spy Who Loved Me may have been the greatest James Bond film ever created. I wouldn’t know, I’ve never seen it. The Bond movies are very hit or miss for me. The James Bond OPI collection on the...

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Dreaming of Orange Creamsicles

Several months ago I was browsing nail art blogs and stumbled upon a new polish effect (or at least new to me) by Nails, Inc. It was called the ‘feather’ effect, which translates into very fine ‘line’...

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Rainy Day Nails

The weather here in Florida is terrible! A tropical storm is just barreling through the town and I’m staying indoors as long as possible. While I’m avoiding the outdoors and sitting around in my PJs, I...

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The Beauty of Deborah Lippmann

I happened to chance by Across the Universe by Deborah Lippmann one day walking around aimlessly in Bloomingdale’s. The bottle was very interesting; square and curvy instead of round and bulbous. My...

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Quilting an Egg

I have exciting news to tell you. Okay, not really exciting for you, but it was for me. *deep breath* Tonight, for the first time in months, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my nails before I...

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A Smattering of Rainbow Dots

Ever since I did my Rainbow Nail manicure (see the first post of this blog) I’ve been itching to do another rainbow color design. I was on the verge of attempting a sponge gradient (which I’m terrible...

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Happy Birthday Mom!

My lovely mom is having a birthday, but I won’t tell you which one. Here’s part of my birthday gift to her! A nail polish survival kit, obviously! First, every girl needs a nude nail polish. Not only...

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A Quick Monday Post

Hey gang, this is going to be a scanty post, so please forgive me! I’m not feeling great and it’s only through sheer dedication that I was even able to do a mani this week. Ok, well that’s a lie, but I...

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My First Indie Polish

For those that don’t know, Indie nail polishes are nail polishes that are not ‘corporate’. They tend to be made in small batches, by hand, and are quickly gaining cult followings. A lot of nail polish...

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Feelin’ Bright

Another Monday, another post. (Well for me it’s Sunday, but that can be our little secret. By the time you’ll be reading this, it’ll be Monday. Bleh!) Time is really flying this year. I’ll be moving in...

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Tools We Don’t Need

Once you get obsessed with a hobby, it’s only natural that you desire anything remotely related to said hobby. For me, this means polish colors (obviously) and tools. Glorious tools. I cannot recommend...

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Orange Marmalade Skies

Is it just me, or is summer really flying by? Don’t get me wrong, I’m still cursing at the sun when I am walking to my car in the 95 degree weather, but before we know it, fall will be here. Well,...

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Letting the Quality of your Polish Shine

This weeks mani started out as a rather elaborate design I spied in a magazine. After attempting the design however, I had issues trying to use punch hole enforcers instead of plan ol’ scotch tape as...

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Experiment in Nail Health

Hello my baubles, how was your weekend? Mine was filled with unpacking and cleaning, which is super boring. Instead, lets pretend I was fighting crime. As a professional crime fighter, I have to worry...

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Emeralds are a Girl’s Best Friend

Well, maybe emeralds aren’t as glamorous as diamonds, but Illamasqua and Deborah Lippmann are trying to make it so. I decided on yet another simple mani (work has been quiet busy) that would use two...

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Team Spirit

So, as a University of Florida alumni, I had to show a little team spirit for this weekend’s big game. If you don’t happen to know, our colors are orange and blue, and I had just the colors to do this...

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Turquoise Stones

Hey there faithful nail artists, it’s been awhile. Life has really been kicking my ass lately and I’m not sure it’s finished yet. I’m apparently a pretty fun target. No one wants to hear what this lady...

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Birds of a Feather

Hello there nail art fanatics. How have you been? Did you have a good Thanksgiving? Eat lots of food? Good, good. Well, let’s not beat around the bush, let’s get to this week’s manicure – FEATHERS! I...

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A Lannister Always Pays His Debts

With the last couple of posts, you might be wondering if this is still even a nail art blog. Well, that’s just silly of you, of course this is a nail art blog. With my new OPI Base Coat for Peeling and...

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