tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001766400835000842024-03-13T04:34:37.565-07:00Nerdy for NailsNerdy nails and awesome nail art.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-18728782279937253262017-06-12T08:37:00.001-07:002017-06-12T08:37:52.227-07:00Multichrome and Blogging Flakiness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello. Long time no post... Again. I've still been doing tons of nails and then storing them away for "later." This post has been sitting half finished for about 2 months now. Oops. I'm feeling a little bad about that. Since the blogging has been a little rough I think I'm going to try to keep up with my Instagram so I can at least get some new stuff out there. Writing a whole blog post takes so many thoughts and words. I think Insta might be more my speed these days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently placed a big order with Born Pretty because I've been dying to try out the chrome and holo pigment powders. This one is a multichrome flakey powder thing. The shift is really noticeable and pretty. I did one layer of the flakies over regular black polish and topped it off with a water based top coat from Sparkle & Co. Next time I want to layer on more flakies to see if a denser coat makes a difference. It was hard to get the flakes to stick in some places so I'm going to try adding top coat and then another round of flakes to see if I can get more full coverage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In more ways than one? In the spirit of sharing all the boring details of my life I feel compelled to tell you that I'm on a very depressing diet of healthy foods. I've been feeling a little extra around the middle lately and I've finally found the motivation to eat healthier and exercise a bit. It's been almost three whole weeks and not much progress aside from having kickass nails. I'm currently cheating with a delicious beer at my favorite brewery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These nails were inspired by a cool Instagram pic which I fully intended to link and give credit to until the untimely demise of my beautiful new phone. I haven't been able to find the original picture after losing all my saved files. If you know who did this first let me know. I'm back to using my nearly unbearable iPhone but that's a story for another day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I started with a base of Nina Ultra Pro, French Pink. Next I taped off sections of the nail, 4 times for each. Using Seche, Calla Lily, I sponged a light layer so that the white polish built up more at the tip. The effect is subtle but really cool. I want to try this again with different colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">St Patrick's is on a Friday this year?!? I'm not sure if I should be excited or scared. I don't usually make plans but this year might have to be an exception.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had the idea to mix my favorite green and gold polishes for a subtle St Patrick's look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The golds: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure- Golden Rule + Victoria's Secret- Runway Angel, Sally Hansen Color Foil- Liquid Gold, Orly- Bling, 24k gold leaf with clear polish, Nina Ultra Pro- Big Spender</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The greens: Revlon- Tantalize, Seche- Charming, OPI- Plaid About You, China Glaze- Rare and Radient, Zoya- Ivanka</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-63381703201147576642017-02-13T08:32:00.000-08:002017-02-13T08:32:43.097-08:00Valentine Schmalentine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meh. That about sums up my feelings for the holiday called Valentine's Day. Accordingly, I have half-assed some shimmery nails and slapped some hearts on to make it festive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started with two coats of Seche, Calla Lily then added three coats of Color Club, Snow-Flakes. It's a very subtle flakey shimmer effect over the white polish. On my thumb I stamped some hearts using Bundle Monster plate BM-317 and Mundo de Unas pink and red stamping polishes dotted on randomly before scraping to give a two-tone look.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-23406370038431788342017-01-09T19:04:00.000-08:002017-01-09T19:04:06.138-08:00New Year, New Galaxy Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Look at that... I'm only 9 days late on my New Year's nails. As usual I have no resolutions this year. Either I'll be completely awesome as intended or the mundane details of adult life will drag me into a comfortable mediocrity. No sense getting all philosophical about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I sponged a galaxy type design using a ton of different polishes. LA Colors- Reckless; EverGlaze- Royal Satin; Sinful Colors- Let's Talk, Dream On; Orly- Saturated; China Glaze- Pool Party, Home Sweet House Music, Fairy Dust. The real reason for this design was to match these fantastic Swarovski crystals. They color shift depending on the angle so I tried to pick up all the colors from the crystals in my galaxy. The cream color on the accent nail is OPI, My Vampire Is Buff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've known about Seche Vite top coat for a while, but this is my first time trying out their polish. The line was relatively new to Sally Beauty but it's already being discontinued. I picked up this green shade and 7 others on super discount- about $1.85 each down from $9.99. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This color is called Charming. The shade is nice but the formula could be better. I found it to be a bit thin and had </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trouble with it dragging. I have two coats on here and still have a little patchiness at the cuticles where the color pulled away as I brushed over it. A third coat or waiting longer between coats probably would have helped a lot. For the sale price I'm ok with it but would have been a lot more irked at full price (funny how that works).</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-31871753472622419062016-12-25T15:26:00.000-08:002016-12-25T15:26:54.117-08:00Christmassy Marble Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These nails were inspired by my latest home renovation project (and the Nailasaurus marble nails tutorial). The red nails are China Glaze, Seeing Red. The marble nails are Sinful Colors, Snow Me White and Black</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-75110298561719687202016-11-26T19:43:00.000-08:002016-11-26T19:43:08.495-08:00Am I Too Late For Fall Nail Art?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always have such good intentions and then my Thanksgiving/Fall nail art is two days late. I recently switched out my old iPhone for a shiny new LG hoping that it would make this whole blogging from the phone thing easier. I've discovered that the blogger app is complete trash and the chrome browser is somehow even less cooperative than Safari was. I have to hold on to the hope that this phone is way smarter than me and I'm doing it wrong but maybe I can figure it out someday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other news, we've discovered a fun new game at the house that I've lovingly named "Ant or Hair." Random tickle on my face, neck or arm? Is it an ant or a hair? Hint: it's probably an ant. We've been playing this game far too often lately despite using three different kinds of ant poison. I might enjoy the wet weather but apparently the ants do not.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If y'all have any tips on blogging from an android phone or getting rid of horrible ants let me know! Happy late Thanksgiving.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-39147935863828996422016-10-26T21:37:00.000-07:002016-10-26T21:37:34.139-07:00It's been a scary long time..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey kids, want to hear a scary story? <i>Shines flashlight on face... </i>It all started about three months ago. I may have mentioned that we embarked on a harrowing journey to find the house of our dreams. Well, we did indeed find a house. The location is almost perfect- close enough to work but far enough away from the neighbors, tall trees, almost enough space to satisfy my hoarding tendencies. But the dream quickly turned to a nightmare when I discovered that the internet doesn't exist here..... Let that sink in for a moment... No. Internet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be fair we could technically pay twice as much as we were before to get satellite internet with a data cap of 10g per month. Sounds great except the part where I used to use about that much data every day or so. I'm currently attempting my first ever phone only blogging experience. Pros: I'm blogging on the couch! Cons: every single other thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are my rotting zombie Halloween nails. I started with one coat of China Glaze, Don't Get Derailed, then dry-brushed black polish in random places. Next I used a q-tip soaked in acetone to rub off layers of polish is a few places on each nail. I topped it off with Wet n Wild matte top coat. After that was dry I painted on some blood (Sally Hansen, Brick Wall) and left that part shiny. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any thoughts on this new format? Is the picture quality ok? I can't tell since I'm only seeing it on my tiny phone screen. It's a work in progress, but I'm happy to be back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many reasons I wanted to move to Oregon, but the main one: blissfully pretending that the season called Summer doesn't exist. The horrible furnace I came from typically gets to be somewhere near the temperature of the sun starting in April, maybe May if you're lucky, stretching all the way out to October. Today I'm looking out my window at an overcast sky enjoying some low 70's... in the middle of July!!! Do I even need to say how happy I am?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To sympathize with those of you who are stuck in less temperate zones I did some bright summery gradient nails. The matte finish reminds me of a frosty popsicle. I was originally going to do some stamping over these, but then couldn't bring myself to cover up such a fantastically colored gradient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started by painting two coats of Orly, Key Lime Twist since this yellow shade was the lightest color in my gradient and I didn't want to mess around with a white base. I used a make-up sponge to dab all three colors in a diagonal onto each nail. I probably did 3-4 sponged coats per nail. My other two colors are Island Girl, Diamond Head Breeze (the most eye-searing neon pink I own) and China Glaze, Too Yacht to Handle (not sure what neon teal has to do with yachts.. but whatever). The results are a magical unicorn-tail-like gradient. I topped it off with Wet n Wild Matte Top Coat which unfortunately doesn't last as long as a nice glossy top coat. I wish I could have worn these nails all month. I couldn't stop staring at my DayGlo fingers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meet my sweetest Sugar Glider, Leela. She wasn't cooperating very well, but I'm trying to start a new #MyNailsAndMySugarGlider thing. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her brother Nibbler was too hyperactive and bitey to sit still for any pictures, but I'll try to get some shots of him for you soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. Today I have a review of the Blush VoxBox from Influenster. All the products in this box were geared toward summer weddings which was lucky because I was the maid of honor in my best friend's wedding in June. In my next post I'll show you the nails I did to match our dresses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be honest, last month was hectic and I did a crappy job of taking pictures. A lot of this stuff got thrown in my bag and ravenously torn apart in the madness of pre-wedding prep so behold, a bad off-center cell phone picture of the eyelashes from Ardel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bride (Kate, left in the picture above) also picked up some Ardel lashes, but the ones she got were a little less full and I think they look a lot more natural. Mine were super dramatic and fun to wear, but I think maybe just a tiny bit too much for me, or at least for this particular occasion. I was also pretty rushed putting them on and not really pro at application in the first place. I wish I'd had about 30 more minutes to get them just perfect. Overall they weren't crazy hard to work with. I love the look of fake lashes for dressing up (Halloween, parties, etc) so I'll definitely check out more of Ardel's range of lashes for my next event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up is the Secret Clinical Strength antiperspirant in ooh-la-la lavender. I already use a Secret antiperspirant so I was actually happy to try this one vs the <a href="http://www.nerdyfornails.com/2016/02/dove-dry-spray-review-influenster.html">last</a> <a href="http://www.nerdyfornails.com/2015/01/influenster-dry-spray-voxbox-and-water.html">two</a> deodorant offerings from Influenster. Lavender isn't one of my favorite scents, and I rarely buy scented products anyway, but I'm happy to say this has a very pleasant smell that's not overwhelming at all. This trial size was perfect to throw in my carry-on for the flight. It worked great and kept me smelling good all day even in the summer heat for this outdoor wedding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These Pantene Intense Hydration samples, however, didn't make it into my carry-on. At 3.9 fl oz, that's .9 more than is allowed in the liquids bag. Who am I kidding, I skipped the shampoo and loaded that bag up with nail polish anyway! I did try them once I got back though and am liking them. They smell incredible. Like cookie dough and flowers and unicorn fluff... or something. I can't quite pick out the smells, but it's good. They also give my hair a ton of moisture without weighing it down or making it look oily which can be a problem for my fine hair. Below you can see how much body my bangs have even a half day after washing with this shampoo (conditioner added just to the ends of my hair).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got a sample of Micellar Make-up Remover Wipes from Simple. These were great to throw in my bag for the trip since I couldn't take my liquid eye make-up remover. They do a good job getting off foundation, eye shadow and regular eye liner but had some trouble with the waterproof liquid eye liner. I'd recommend these for travel and quick removal of make-up when you're feeling lazy. The wipes were very moist and gentle on my skin. The only thing I didn't like was the residue feeling left over after using them. I'd always plan to give my face a quick rinse afterwards to solve that issue.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-76291400625173220932016-07-02T18:42:00.000-07:002016-07-02T18:42:02.658-07:004th of July Nails & Chasing the American Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 4th of July weekend! So, I kind of took an unintentional month off from blogging because sometimes life happens like that. We've been house hunting over the last two months and it's been a little bit soul sucking for me. Nothing like looking for houses on a tight budget to show you exactly what your place is in society. I've discovered that my place is manufactured homes from the 70's. But that's ok, because just like my dollar store nail polish budget I'm totally going to rock it and find the perfect (old) place that my husband and I can fix up and call our own. Lucky for me I really like painting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started by painted three fingers with Sinful Colors, Snow Me White. I added two coats of Wet n Wild, Break the Ice to add some shimmer, then topped it off with a coat of red crackle polish that came in a Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers set. The blue nails are two coats of LA Colors, Reckless and one coat of Color Club, Sky High. I used my new clear stamper from Born Pretty to individually place each star image from Bundle Monster plate BM-206 + Mundo de Unas white stamping polish. I don't have any plates with a full nail image of stars so this was a good test of the clear stamper. It's finicky actually picking up a full, crisp image, but once I have one on the stamper it's really easy to place it exactly where I want it on the nail. I might keep my eye out for a clear stamper that's slightly stickier, but this one is good enough for the low price of $2 and free shipping on ebay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a really bad week and needed something to cheer me up. What can do that job better than a unicorn? A <a href="http://www.nerdyfornails.com/2015/03/things-that-are-stuck-in-my-head.html">narwhal</a> or m</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">aybe a Pegasus</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">?? It's me though, so pretty much any animal will put me in a better mood, but I was hoping the unicorn would bring a little extra luck along with it. I've done similar <a href="http://www.nerdyfornails.com/2015/09/magical-moving-day-unicorn-nails.html">nails</a> in the past, but wanted to add holo for even more unicorn magic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't think I'll ever get tired of the Color Club Halo Hues collection. The purple shade is Eternal Beauty. I also used Miss Bliss, Cosmic Fate, Kismet and Over the Moon for my rainbow nail. The flare is really great on these! I used Bundle Monster stamping plates BM-615 and BM-301 for the images and used the decal stamping method to color in the rainbow colors between the lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure if my unicorn has brought me the luck I was looking for, but I'll keep putting out good vibes and hoping for the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The idea for these nails popped into my head randomly last weekend and I decided to go with it. I know it's supposed to be spring but I've been craving grey and black polish lately. Seasons can't define my nail looks! I really love how the negative space nail came out and wish I had done all my nails this way instead of these crazy skittles. What do you think of this mismatched look?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176619115951784051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900176640083500084.post-57872110168244655842016-04-28T19:09:00.000-07:002016-04-28T19:09:13.568-07:00April 28- International Astronomy Day- Nebula Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Happy International Astronomy Day. My inspiration today comes from the challenge prompt itself. I loved the swirly nebula colors and wanted to recreate it on my nails. I've always been fascinated by the idea of space and what may be out there. It's crazy how we're able to see objects that are so far away just enough to create more mysteries than we're able to solve. If space travel became a reality in our lifetime I'd be tempted to buy a one way ticket!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To add to the astronomy theme I've painted some popular constellations on each of my nails. From thumb to pinkie I have Orion, Cepheus, Little Dipper, Cancer and Ares. I sponged on the nebula using bunch of neon colors from the China Glaze Electric Nights Collection- Glow With The Flow, Home Sweet House Music, DJ Blue My Mind and Violet-Vibes as well as Fuzzy Dice from Spoiled. I topped it off with Fairy Dust (probably mandatory for any space manicure) and painted the constellations using a dotting tool for the stars and a small paintbrush to connect the dots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">National Garlic Day y'all!! I know I got pretty fake excited over Big Wind Day, but my excitement for Garlic Day is completely genuine. Garlic all the things! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Garlic is my absolute favorite seasoning for foods. I put it in everything. Not sweets. That's just weird. I guess I probably could have stuck garlic cloves to my nails as a jokey manicure for today, but I couldn't waste the precious garlic. Instead I've painted a cute garlic pattern onto each of my nails. I had to quiz my husband... "Honey, what does this look like?" He looks for a few seconds.. "Umm.... garlic?" he says, with a terrified look like if he's gotten it wrong I'll probably have a meltdown case of nail rage. But of course he's right because every nail design I think up in my head comes out perfectly on my nails the first time every time. Isn't that how it works for every blogger?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For my delicious garlic nails I've used China Glaze, Life Preserver as my base. The formula was a little thin and runny on this one, but manageable. I got good opaque coverage in two coats. I hand-painted the garlics with a small nail art brush by layering two tan colors, OPI, My Vampire is Buff and Finger Paints, Don't Make a Scene. I outlined them and drew in the cloves with Spoiled, Pumping Gas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had just finished painting and was taking the first of my nail pictures when I heard from the kitchen the distinctive sound that is the papery skin being torn off the perfect garlic I'd painstakingly chosen at the store that morning. Nooooooooooo.... I needed that for my pictures!!!! Well, at least the painting went reasonably well. I got a photo with what was left of my magnificent head of garlic and I got to eat it with dinner, so life isn't too bad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try to contain yourselves... it's the holiday we've been waiting for all year long... National Big Wind Day! According to <a href="http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-big-wind-day-april-12/">this totally official looking website</a> Big Wind Day commemorates the highest wind gust ever recorded on Earth's surface, coming in at 231 mph. Wow. This is exciting stuff. Today didn't happen to be a very windy day here so we're not breaking any records this year, but I have high hopes for next April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To celebrate I've painted some nails with gusty looking wind inspired stamping. This is two coats of Color Club, Over the Moon. I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM-312 and Mundo de Unas white stamping polish. Below we have the obligatory holo in the sun photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today is National Tartan Day. I had to look it up. This is actually an American holiday celebrating the Scottish Declaration of Independence which our own Declaration was modeled on years later. You can read all about it <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/national-tartan-day">here</a>. This is a stroke of good luck because I'm going to a Scottish festival with my uncle this weekend. My family comes from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Donnachaidh">Clan Donnachaidh</a> and of course we have our own tartan which I have attempted to paint on my nails. I didn't get a ton of detail in there with my hand painted lines, but the colors are approximately right. Y'all need to remind me to finally spring for that stamping plate with all the plaid patterns on it. That would have come in really useful for this challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I started with two coats of NYC, Carnival Red. For the green lines I used Spoiled, Permission to Proceed which is a bright green jelly. For the blue I diluted Sinful Colors, Endless Blue with some clear polish to make it more jelly-like. I was hoping the jelly colors would overlap differently giving this look some dimension. It worked better with the green than the blue, but I'm happy with the overall effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know, I'm a day late, but I couldn't resist painting some nails for International Tatting Day. Katherine of <a href="http://www.procrastinails.com/">Procrastinails</a> has put together a really interesting challenge for April. The challenge prompt each day is inspired by a unique holiday during the month of April. If you'd like to join check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/30DaysofColour/">30 Days of Colour</a> group on Facebook and jump in any time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few years back my grandma found some awesome framed tatting pieces at an estate sale that she thought would be perfect in my apartment. My grandma is hands down the best curator of interesting antiques and home decor, and she was right. I love these tatting pieces. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatting">Wikipedia</a> seems ignorant of this fact, but grandma says that each framed piece has to have a button hidden somewhere within the lace. Both pieces she gave me have a tiny hidden button, so there has to be some truth to it. I painted a "hidden" button to go with my tatting nails so they could match.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have another smaller piece that's buried somewhere after the move, but couldn't be bothered to find it. When these pieces came to me they had glossy brown frames and 70's-tastic brown velvet backing. I fixed them up with some new fabric and a can of spray paint to make them a bit more modern and they hung on my wall through three different apartments before we came here. The move was a little overwhelming so not everything got unpacked, but I'm excited to take them out someday and give them their proper place on my wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For my nails I used Sinful Colors Black on Black and free handed a design similar to my tatting piece with white acrylic paint. I topped it off with a coat of Wet n Wild Matte Top Coat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's take it nice and easy for my first day back with a swatch of a pretty Lilac color. The brush in this Nina Ultra Pro bottle seemed even wider than their normal gargantuan brush. I could almost coat my entire nail in one stroke. This made application a little tricky, but the formula was nice, with good coverage in two coats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I was painting these nails I was watching Anna Karenina so now you must all be subjected to my highly educational and serious book/movie review. I couldn't help noticing that Anna's cuticles are a bit dry. I guess those are the perils of winter in Russia! I read the book (or should say finished reading) sometime last year. I started it around Christmas 2013 and it took an absolute eternity for me to push through and finish the thing. I read bits and pieces off and on throughout 2014 and finally kicked my butt into gear to finish it around April of 2015. I kept feeling like there would be some grand epiphany, but the book pretty much ended the same way it started. Some stuff happened, then some more stuff happened and some people did a bunch of stuff. They talked about things and had philosophical ideas. Anna is in it.. part of the time. You'll meet some other guys too. The movie is a condensed version that leaves out a ton of plot points from the book. I thought it was fairly well done and had a very Baz Luhrmann feel to the directing (it wasn't Baz, I checked.. again). I'm mostly happy if the movie can avoid changing the plot entirely which this movie achieved. I can't really blame them for leaving things out. That book was seriously long! I never felt bored while reading, but I also never felt inspired to pick the book up when I wasn't reading. I'm glad I got through it and I'm sure it's a beautiful work of art, but I can't find the motivation to say I "loved" it. It was an experience and one I'm glad I've had if only to say I did it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've just survived a harrowing ordeal. Apparently Comcast decided randomly at 8:26 last night that they were going to stop supporting our modem and we were cut off from the glory of the internets. We were without access for nearly 24 hours. It was a traumatic and distressing time, but I've pushed through to bring you this post for a late for St. Patrick's Day. The new modem is up and running and hopefully we'll have another spectacular ten years of internet access before they decide my equipment is obsolete again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been waiting for St. Patrick's Day to use one of my newest Zoya purchases, Ivanka. I'm wearing three coats on all but my ring finger which got a rainbow water marble. Ivanka is much more magical than these pictures would suggest. It has a foil finish that reflects a lot of light. The polish itself is a green jelly filled with tons of micro glitter. I had full coverage in two coats, but wanted the third for the extra shine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I made water marble decals using most of the neons from the China Glaze Electric Nights collection plus Seeing Red from The Giver collection. This method is so much easier for me to create and apply than dipping my nails into the water. I even added bits of the decals on the under side of my nails for an extra fun twist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tried this out last year as well and wanted to do an updated version. My rainbow water marble wasn't as bad as I remembered it being, but I think I definitely have a better handle on this technique a year later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For day five of the challenge (or day two for me) I have Spitalfields by Nails Inc which is a shimmery green magnetic polish. I found this one at Marshal's for the ridiculously low price of 93 cents. Crazy considering that it retailed for about $15 when it first came out. I wasn't previously much into the magnetic polish trend, but the fishnet pattern caught my eye. Plus everyone at work pretty much though it was witchcraft that I did this with a magnet, so that's a win for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The instructions say to paint a thin coat on all your nails first and let it dry. Next, doing one nail at a time, paint a slightly thicker coat and hold the magnet just above the surface of the polish for a few seconds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I feel like magnetic polish is an easy way to get some pretty intricate looking nail art. I messed up on a few nails and blurred the image or only got half the nail, but it was easy to paint a fresh layer on top and try the magnet again. The end result is a look with lots of depth and interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Staying true to my lazy nature... I am starting the 7 Days of St. Patrick's Day Nail Art challenge three days late! It's a relaxed challenge with the freedom to come and go as you please (thank goodness) and as far as I can tell the only rule is that the polish has to be green or St. Patrick's themed. This is definitely my kind of challenge. Huge thanks to Krystal of <a href="http://www.polishgalore.com/">Polish Galore</a> for putting this whole thing together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For day 4 I have a toned down army inspired look. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is one of my all time favorite so ugly it's pretty polish colors- Don't Get Derailed by China Glaze. It's a really dark brownish green colored cream polish. The formula is a little on the thinner side, but overall applies easily. I'm wearing two coats here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM-604 and Maybelline Color Show polish in Bold Gold. I'm dying to get my hands on one of those clear squishy stampers to make placing images like this easier. I didn't do too bad with my regular stamper, but I could definitely see the advantage in having a clear one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually it's months and months in between VoxBoxes so I was happily surprised to be chosen for the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">L'Oreal</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Revitalift VoxBox at the same time as the <a href="http://www.nerdyfornails.com/2016/02/dove-dry-spray-review-influenster.html">Dry Spray</a> box. This box came with four different Revitalift products to be used at different times of the day. The secret ingredient is hyaluronic acid which is supposed to help give skin that youthful looking fullness. Of course skin produces less of this ingredient on its own as we age, so this line of skin care products has been developed to help add some of it back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been told I look young so it's hard to face the truth that my skin is starting to betray my age. I miss the days when people said I could pass for 20 and now I'm not even getting carded half the time. My main problem is the little horizontal lines that run under my eyes. Where do these things even come from? Do I go around squinting all day without realizing it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For someone with a 30 second beauty routine that consisted of washing my face and using one moisturizer, it was a bit overwhelming to open up all these products. Why the heck do I need four products that all do the same thing?? I wanted to give it a fair shot and I've learned a lot in the process. I've tried to be a lot more conscious about treating my skin better. I'm trying to be diligent about actually removing leftover eye makeup instead of lazily ignoring it, and patting on products gently instead of rubbing and stretching the skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 1: Each morning I wash my face. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">L'Oreal</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> makes a Revitalift Cream Cleanser, but that didn't come with my sample box so I stuck with my normal gentle cleanser. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 2 is the Revitalift Day Cream pictured above. Pro: it absorbs quickly. It seems to leave my skin with an almost powdery feeling finish. I'm not sure what that means or if it matters, but my skin does feel sufficiently hydrated and not at all oily after using it. Con: It's hard for us long nailed girls to get the cream out of the pot. I usually try to scoop it out on the top side of my nail rather than the under side so I don't waste product stuck under my nails. It's not really a big deal now while the pot is full, but I'm a little worried that it will become more of a hassle the farther down I get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 3 is the day-time volume filler eye treatment which is the smallest tube in the top picture. A tiny amount is all you need to dab around the eye area. It absorbs super quickly so I can move right on to applying the rest of my eye makeup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 4 is the night cream. It comes in a tube (hooray). When I get home from work I wash my face again and then apply the night cream. I use just a bit more than what I've shown above to cover my whole face. My favorite part: it's tinted slightly lavender. Purple and grey are my two favorite colors so L'Oreal is spot on with the packaging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 5: The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">volumizing </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">concentrated serum. It comes in this fun syringe-like tube that you dispense by pushing the button at the bottom. Like the other eye treatment, a little bit goes a long way. I dab some around my eyes each night and that finishes up the routine. None of this takes much longer than what I was doing before. After I figured out what each of the products was for, it's actually relaxing to spend a few extra seconds each day pampering myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of the products feel good on my skin and are a good quality. I'm one of those lucky adults who still gets breakouts like a teenager. I can't say that the creams have magically cleared it all up, but they definitely haven't irritated my skin or made it worse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most important question is whether or not the Revitalift products really work to volumize skin and fill in stubborn lines. I've taken0 before and after pictures with no makeup and no touch-ups to show my results. It's hard to get exactly the same lighting and angle, but I think these pictures come close enough to show a truthful before and after. The after picture was taken about four weeks after I started using the products and I've used them all as directed each day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lines are still visible to me in the after picture, but I do think the skin around them looks a bit plumper and the lines a bit less deep and creased. Do you think the difference is noticeable enough to justify a purchase?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always tend look at products through a budget-minded filter. The pricing on Amazon is $15-$25 each depending on which of the four products you're looking at. I know anti-aging products can be quite pricey, so this doesn't actually seem too expensive, especially since I do feel like I've seen some measurable results. I'm going to continue my experiment over the next few months to see if my results become even more pronounced and I'll let you ladies know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to learn more about these products check out <a href="http://www.lorealparisusa.com/Brands/Skin-Care/Revitalift.aspx">L'Oreal's Website</a> and if you want to join Influenster and test out products for yourself let me know and I'll send an invite your way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've got another beauty related review for you today. These Dove dry sprays are courtesy of the Influenster TryDry VoxBox. You may remember, we've already been down this road with Influenster <a href="http://www.nerdyfornails.com/2015/01/influenster-dry-spray-voxbox-and-water.html">once before</a>. Given how I absolutely hated the dry spray the first time around I'm surprised they wanted to do this again with me. My main complaint with the first spray I tried, Degree Dry Spray, was the overwhelming smell. It was a "sport" formula with "fresh energy" scent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was willing to try again because Dove is generally supposed to be a bit more natural and gentle on the skin and I had higher hopes for the cucumber "cool essentials" scent. This VoxBox also came with a men's version. Given that I'm in possession of a husband who could be convinced to undergo this experiment with me, Influenster sent the box on its way and here we are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One Saturday morning before our usual grocery shopping trip we both sprayed up and were on our way. First of all we were more than happy to be leaving the apartment because the spray fumigated the entire place better than a bug bomb. So sorry we had to leave the kitty behind to marinate. Though the scent was definitely more pleasant than the previous variety, it was still terribly overwhelming. You can't really control the extra spray and fumes that spread around as you're spraying your under arms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We could smell each other's sprays the entire car trip to the store and back through several layers of winter clothes. By the time we got home we were both overly grumpy and on edge from the constant barrage of scent. It should be noted that we're both extremely sensitive and picky about scented products and generally try to avoid them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lasting power: this stuff has it. They advertise 48 hours of antiperspirant and I believe it! I was able to wash most of mine away in the shower. The husband wasn't so lucky. He used 4 different kinds of soap and even borrowed my shower poof to scrub, but the scent clung to his under arm hair and wouldn't let go. He smelled of the stuff for hours afterward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe we overdid it the first day. I had a hard time knowing how much was enough or too much to use. When it sprays on it's pretty much instantly dry, so it was hard for me to decide if I'd done a thorough job with the application. I also felt that it was a bit gummy under my arms, so maybe that indicates I did use too much. Husband has a job where he works in close contact with people and wants to make sure he's not the smelly guy at work, so he's been using his spray in small quantities. He's still not crazy about the scent, but appreciates the heavy duty antiperspirant and not sweating when the temperature fluctuates in the office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My overall feelings: this product isn't for me. I don't like spraying something into the air that I'm potentially inhaling. I don't like the imprecise application. I really don't like the scent. If they made a truly unscented version I still don't think I'd love it. I just don't feel like this is the best value for my money and y'all know how cheap I am. At $5.49, each can claims to last up to 8 weeks. My usual brand costs less, works well and lasts probably over a year since I usually go really light on the application. The dry sprays just couldn't win me over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The cans have a cool design that I think would make for some interesting nails. I didn't have time to actually paint the nails, but I threw together the polishes and supplies I'd use if I were going to do it. For my manly can I have: Spoiled- Permission To Proceed, Revlon- Magnetize, Sinful Colors- Your Turn, and Revlon- Iconic. I like the bottom image on Bundle Monster plate BM-412 to match the dots on the can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For my girly can I put together Sinful Colors- Snow Me White, Zoya- Sailor, LA Colors- Current and Maybelline Color Show- Bold Gold, along with a nail art brush to paint some designs like a cute cucumber print or navy and gold stripes.</span></div>
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