Strawberri Love! - Hope is a citrus constellation in the galaxy, scratched at the back of my eyelids
As I'm typing, I'm also eating slices of apples from a toothpick (aka feeling like a queen), listening to Owl City's Strawberry Avalanche on repeat, and enjoying the warm Saturday sunshine streaming through my windows. All of this is foreshadowing an impending lazy day filled with nothing fruitful, and you know what? To hell with this world! No work, you can't have me. No school, you have no say in what I do today! No stress, I will NOT give in to you. Today is my effing day ♥
So what else would I do but revisit my childhood and paint my nails despite it not being work appropriate? I am here to share the crop yields of my non-productive day: A strawberry patch!
Interested in more pictures/what I used? Follow me behind the cut :D
Before I continue, I'm going to go ahead and say that this is not my idea at all! I've been a long time fan and subscriber of bubzbeauty, and she put up a video of this, so go ahead and take a look at her tutorial :D
My only gripe with her video was that the polishes she used are like insanely hard to get in the US, so I thought I'd list what I used which is 100% USA-friendly!
What I Used:
♥ Seche Clear crystal clear base coat
♥ China Glaze in Japanese Koi (Neon)
♥ China Glaze in Tree Hugger
♥ China Glaze in White on White
♥ Petites in Jewel #444 (but honestly, any sheer glitter polish will do, I recommend one with tiny tiny glitter particles)
♥ Seche Vite dry fast top coat
Anyway, before I go on if you guys have a Sally's Beauty Club card, there's currently a coupon (I snagged it in store, so not sure how else to get it) for a free Seche Clear base coat with the purchase of a Seche Vite top coat (expires 3/31/11). That's 2 for the price of 1! Also, even if you don't have a Beauty Club card, China Glaze is on sale at 2 for $10 (expires 3/31/11). Petites you can find at Wal-Mart for $1.50! Cheap cheap stuff.
However, I bought my Petites long time ago, and last week they weren't available anymore :\ It was a seriously one of a kind color. It looked like I was adding a layer of silky white prisms onto my nails, giving them that subtle gleam.
Directions:
1. Apply a base coat. This will protect your nails. Wait to dry. I recommend doing one hand at a time.
2. Apply the Japanese Koi (Neon) all over your nails. Wait to dry.
3. Apply the Tree Hugger on the tips of your nails, making 3 arch shapes.
4. While you're waiting for Tree Hugger to dry, take the White on White and draw dots. I agree with bubz that 3 seems to be a good number, however, I did 4 on my thumb. I preferred my dots more oval for that strawberry look.
Don't worry if the dots turn out uneven! Being identical is super boring. Give some variation to your strawberries :3 they're all siblings, anyway (you are the mommy... LOLdork moment).
5. When you're done dotting, Tree Hugger should be dry, so layer your green leaves with Petite's Jewel for a bit of sparkle!
6. Wait for all that to dry. Then apply top coat to seal your nail polish and give it a shiny gloss!
That's it :D
Additional Pictures:
This is definitely going to put me in an awesome mood for the rest of today <3 I highly recommend this to everyone (even if you have to remove it by Monday like me!). I'm going to end this entry since I need to go do... NOTHING. Wahahaha.
Bye ♥!
So what else would I do but revisit my childhood and paint my nails despite it not being work appropriate? I am here to share the crop yields of my non-productive day: A strawberry patch!
Interested in more pictures/what I used? Follow me behind the cut :D
Before I continue, I'm going to go ahead and say that this is not my idea at all! I've been a long time fan and subscriber of bubzbeauty, and she put up a video of this, so go ahead and take a look at her tutorial :D
My only gripe with her video was that the polishes she used are like insanely hard to get in the US, so I thought I'd list what I used which is 100% USA-friendly!
What I Used:
♥ Seche Clear crystal clear base coat
♥ China Glaze in Japanese Koi (Neon)
♥ China Glaze in Tree Hugger
♥ China Glaze in White on White
♥ Petites in Jewel #444 (but honestly, any sheer glitter polish will do, I recommend one with tiny tiny glitter particles)
♥ Seche Vite dry fast top coat
Anyway, before I go on if you guys have a Sally's Beauty Club card, there's currently a coupon (I snagged it in store, so not sure how else to get it) for a free Seche Clear base coat with the purchase of a Seche Vite top coat (expires 3/31/11). That's 2 for the price of 1! Also, even if you don't have a Beauty Club card, China Glaze is on sale at 2 for $10 (expires 3/31/11). Petites you can find at Wal-Mart for $1.50! Cheap cheap stuff.
However, I bought my Petites long time ago, and last week they weren't available anymore :\ It was a seriously one of a kind color. It looked like I was adding a layer of silky white prisms onto my nails, giving them that subtle gleam.
Directions:
1. Apply a base coat. This will protect your nails. Wait to dry. I recommend doing one hand at a time.
2. Apply the Japanese Koi (Neon) all over your nails. Wait to dry.
3. Apply the Tree Hugger on the tips of your nails, making 3 arch shapes.
4. While you're waiting for Tree Hugger to dry, take the White on White and draw dots. I agree with bubz that 3 seems to be a good number, however, I did 4 on my thumb. I preferred my dots more oval for that strawberry look.
Don't worry if the dots turn out uneven! Being identical is super boring. Give some variation to your strawberries :3 they're all siblings, anyway (you are the mommy... LOL
5. When you're done dotting, Tree Hugger should be dry, so layer your green leaves with Petite's Jewel for a bit of sparkle!
6. Wait for all that to dry. Then apply top coat to seal your nail polish and give it a shiny gloss!
That's it :D
Additional Pictures:
This is definitely going to put me in an awesome mood for the rest of today <3 I highly recommend this to everyone (even if you have to remove it by Monday like me!). I'm going to end this entry since I need to go do... NOTHING. Wahahaha.
Bye ♥!