52 Week Challenge: Neon Sea Fans

Hello lovelies!

I have a quick post for you today. There's a lot going on this week and I have a bunch of final projects that I need to finish. I have all of my posts prepped for this week, I just need to find the time to write.

But let's get the nails!

These nails are weird, but I like them!

The Nail Art Guild: Seasons

Hello lovelies!

Look who has a post for you guys! I keep disappearing after Thursday and missing my Indie Friday posts, because by the end of the week I'm exhausted and just end up falling asleep after class. The next two weeks or so are serious crunch time for school, so I can't promise that I'll be better at remembering to post but I'll try!

Anywho, let's get to the nails!

Also, The Nail Art Guild has changed how it's going to be run. Instead of posting every other week, the group will be posting once a month. Just a note for any of you who were maybe thinking about joining in.

31 Day Challenge 2015: Half & Half

Hello lovelies!

You guys will be so proud to know that I only bought one Zoya polish yesterday after work! I've never seen Jules before and it was sparkly, so it came home with me. I was so proud of myself until I found out about the Cult Nails liquidating sale and I bought six....whoops. The few polishes that I have from the brand are such a great quality though that I couldn't miss the chance to try a few more. I'm definitely going to miss the brand /:

Anywho, onto today's nails!

Is this my first zebra print manicure? It wasn't my intention but it's what it looks like, so yeah. Zebra print!

The Nail Challenge Collaborative: Dots - #1

Hello lovelies!

It's finally Saturday, woo! I'm so excited for a whole day of doing nothing but painting my nails and watching Netflix. It's been too long haha!

Anywho, onto the nails!

And this is probably one of my favorite manicures that I've done in a really long time!

The Nail Challenge Collaborative: Books - Week 3

Hello lovelies!

Guess who only has one day of classes this week and then she gets to go home to see her dog. Me! I haven't been home since August and I've missed my dog. And my family, but I mean, puppy cuddles, come on!

Anyways, onto the nails! 

I needed to fit in my fourth book themed manicure in for The Nail Challenge Collaborative this month so that's what I have for you all today!

N.A.I.L Linkup: November - Pandas

Hello lovelies!

I have a post that's up on time, woo! This semester is starting to get really hectic with all the different projects going on and different club events, so it's getting harder and harder to find the time to write posts. But I'm determined to keep blogging at a consistent rate. I'm thinking of planning a week of guest posts for the last week of the semester, just so I can take the week to focus on school. I don't know though, I should probably decide soon....

Anyways, onto today's nails!

I'm in love with these nails!

Manic Monday

Hello lovelies!

I'm back! I wasn't even really gone for long...last week was really stressful and weird with school so blogging got pushed to the side. But I'm back this week and with some exciting news. I just found out yesterday but some of my nail art was featured in Nail It! Magazine! I had no idea but I'm so happy! I need to find myself a copy of the issue now (:

Anyways, onto the nails!

My 80's pattern kick is still going strong....

52 Week Challenge: 80s Stars

Hello lovelies!

It's Tuesday! Woo? Yeah, this is totally one of those weeks that I can't wait to be over. Too much stuff going on all at once, blah, at least today's nail art is colorful!

Onto the nails!

Who can guess what I was inspired by for today's nail art?

FingerFood Theme Buffet: Autumn/Fall

Hello lovelies!

Now, that the 31 Day Challenge is over I actually have to think about what I'm going to post haha. Uhm, well, I have my nail art for the FingerFood Theme Buffet for you guys today, and tomorrow I'll have a review of some polishes from another new-to-me indie! By next week, I hope to get back into my old blogging routine.

But until then, onto today's nails!

I'm in total autumn/fall nail art mode so I hope you guys are ready!

31 Day Challenge: Inspired By A Movie

Hello lovelies!

I'm really excited about today's post so I'm not going to waste anytime on an intro.

Onto the nails!

Major brownie points to anyone who can figure out what movie this nail art was inspired by!

31 Day Challenge: Rainbow

Hello lovelies!

Later than usual post today but we're still moving along with the 31 Day Challenge! 

So, onto the nails!

Rainbow was a much more inspiring theme than yesterday's metallic and I'm really happy with how these turned out!

The Nail Challenge Collaborative: Tea Party - Week 3

Hello lovelies!

I have a post today and it's Friday! I'm going to try and go to a coffee shop today so I can read some blogs and do my homework. I normally can't get work done in public places though so we'll see how that works out haha.

Anyways, onto the nails!

These nails are so cute and I'm so happy that I can finally post them!

1 Year Blogaversary Giveaway

Hello lovelies!

I have a really fun post for you guys today because I'm holding my first giveaway! I wanted to do something fun for my 1 year blogaversary to celebrate how awesome this past year has been and a giveaway seemed like the way to go. So, I've collected some of my favorite things from the polish world and one of you will get to try them out!

So, let's get to what you can win!

The prize includes:

- 1 set of Nail Art Brushes from Winstonia

- Sally Hansen's Pixel Perfect + White On

-Sinful Color's Black On Black + Why Not

-Lucky 13 Lacquer's Hold On To Your Butts + Hey, Darling! (customs)

I use this exact same set of brushes for most of my nail art and the little square brush is actually my current clean up brush. Sally Hansen and Sinful Colors are my 2 favorite drugstore brands. And finally I created 2 custom polishes with the creator of my favorite indie brand, Lucky 13 Lacquer! I *obviously* had to get myself my own bottles of the customs and I swatched them so you guys could see how awesome they are!

So first up is Hold On To Your Butts!

If you've been reading my blog from the beginning (or you just read my about me), then you know that I love dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park series is one of my favorites. I've never been able to find a Jurassic Park inspired nail polish so I came up with this one! The name came from probably the best line of the entire movie series!

This is 3 coats of Hold On To Your Butts on its own. The formula was easy to work with and the glitters are suspended really well. There are black and white shreds, small brown squares, and holo glitters all in the red base.

Next up is Hey, Darling!

Hey, Darling! was inspired by my past and current hair colors. Which for some reason seems to be a constant area of inspiration for me (nail polish + design wise) but I thought it would make a cool polish and I was right!

This is 3 coats of Hey, Darling! on its own. The teal base builds up nicely and most of the glitters came out of the bottle really easily. Kyoti did warn me that the blue triangle glitters sink so those take a little more effort but they're totally worth it. And fun fact, the blue and neon green glitters would be my current hair colors!

Here are some macros:

Now onto the rules and the part where you get to enter:

- Open to the US only (sorry international friends)

- You must be 18 years old (or have proof of parental consent)

- Closes September 19th at 12am

- Rafflecopter entries only, the winner will be chosen at random

- Email addresses will only be used to contact the winner

- The winner has 72 hours to respond to my email before a new winner is chosen

- I'm not responsible for a lost or stolen package

- ENJOY!

#happyoneyearheydarling

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for reading guys and again, thanks for making this year awesome! Hopefully this next one is just as great (:

-Marisa! (:

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FingerFood Theme Buffet: Rainbow

Ello!

I'm back with another post for you guys, this time for the FingerFood Theme Buffet!

Let's get to the nails!

I haven't done a watermarble in like what, 2 weeks? I was having withdrawals!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 - Nautical

Hello lovelies!

Okay, so I already wrote this post once today but for some reason when I went to publish it, the post disappeared but the post is showing up on the blogger app on my phone....so, yeah I have no idea.

Anyways, onto the nails!

I really don't like boats but sailboats are so adorable!

The Nail Challenge Collaborative: Recreate Your First Four Designs - Week 4

Ello!

I'm back with my last post for the Nail Challenge Collaborative! I'm actually kind of sad to wrap up this theme because I really liked it! It's been fun to go back and recreate my first designs, seeing the improvement is a nice confidence boost. 

Anyhoo, onto the nails!

This is probably my favorite recreation of the month!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 - Ombre

Hello lovelies!

The OMD2 challenge is back again and I have a quick post for you guys today since it's late and I need some sleep. 

Onto the nails!

But I must say today's nail art is awesome, I love it so much!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 - Galaxy

Ello lovelies!

How are you all doing? I had a really great nail art "session" last night so I have some fun things for you guys coming up! (:

Anywho, onto today's nails!

These is my first attempt at trying galaxy nails with a base color other than black and I think I miss the black base...

Tri-Polish Challenge: Dot Borders

Hello!

I'm back with my Tri-Polish Challenge post for today!

This month's colors are green, purple, and pink. Surprisingly, they work pretty well together and I'm still liking them!

Oh Mon Dieu Part Deux - Abstract

Ello!

I caught up on all my blog reading! It took all day but I honestly had nothing better to do.....so yeah. I probably could have run some errands (aka I'm running out of acetone) but ehh,  my pajamas are comfy.

Anyways, onto the nails!

I really did not intend to paint camo-like nails today, it just kind of happened. Whoops!