Flowers

The One With the Sally Hansen Floral

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  Happy Mother's Day to all you momma's out there!  Cannot believe we are already almost halfway through May.  Where did the time go?!  It's just crazy, but I think I'm losing track of time because there's so much going on at once!  The weather at least is getting nicer, so that means I'm going to start becoming antsy and not want to ever be at work.

Anyways, today's design is a floral manicure using one of my favorite red polishes from Sally Hansen.  Perfect for me to post today since it is Mother's Day and my momma's favorite polish color is red.  It's the only polish I've ever seen her wear, and really the reds in my collection are mainly used by her.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Sally Hansen - Let's Jam
  • Sally Hansen - White on Time
  • China Glaze - Bring on the Bubbly 

Absolutely love this manicure.  And for someone who doesn't love red, that speaks volumes.  Let's Jam is one of my favorite red polishes because it's not a true bright red.  There are pink undertones which really makes it unique in comparison to other reds in my collection.

What do you think of the design?  Love the floral pattern as much as I do?  Think accenting with gold was a good idea?

Until next time, <3.

Animal Print

The One With the Blue Zebra Print Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  Tuesday is upon us and the work week is in full swing.  I'm hoping to have a calmer week compared to last, but I doubt that will happen.  Wishful thinking, am I right?  We are having GORGEOUS weather, which means I can start wearing my Spring/Summer dresses again!  Love this time of year.  Okay, probably everyone around me doesn't love it because I'm pale as a ghost and blinding everyone, but I love it.

Today's design is a fun, funky zebra print I did before the great nail injury of 2018.  It's been saved in the draft folder to share when I was getting tired of sharing manicures all with that silver or gold accent nail.  Update on the injury, it's almost to the edge of my nail, meaning probably in another week or so I can go back to painting my nails without a middle glitter accent.

Let's take a look at today's manicure!


Colors Used:
  • ORLY - White Tips
  • INM - Misty Blue
  • INM - Cotton Candy Dandy
  • INM - Northern Lights
  • Acrylic

Isn't it neat?!  Super simple design to create.  First you start off with a base of white polish.  I used my favorite, ORLY White Tips.  When that was dried, I sponged INM Cotton Candy Dandy, a light blue polish, on my nail randomly.  Then in I went back through and sponged Misty Blue in the blank white area making sure not to cover all the white or fully overlap the light blue.  When that was dried, I added a quick coat of INM Northern Lights to blend the sponged colors, and add a little sparkle.

I then went through with a small nail art brush and a black acrylic and added the zebra print.  It's been forever since I've done one but this design is like riding a bike.  Super easy, super quick and doesn't have to be perfect.  Added another top coat and called it a night.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Something you'd try?

I just realized I haven't done an actual gradient manicure in some time.  Hmmm, should probably do one again soon!

Until next time, <3.

Dry Brush Mani

The One With the Abstract Dry Brush Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing on this wonderful Saturday?  I'm sooooo happy this work week is over.  Hello sleeping in, hello enjoying the weather!  Well, I hope the weather is going to be decent this weekend.  It has been wonderful the past few days.  Nothing was nicer than having my window open in my office enjoying the nice breeze.

Since it's been warmer, I decided to grab some more fun bright colors and do a fun abstract dry brush manicure.  I saw something similar on Pinterest and switched it up a bit because you know, that fun injured nail that has to stay as a glittery accent.  I tried to paint it with a cream polish the other day and you could see the indent so badly.  It's so close to growing out so I'm getting nervous about what's going to happen over the next few weeks.  We will see.

Anyways, let's take a look at today's manicure!


Colors Used:
  • Serendipity Polish - Pink Poinsettiaa
  • Serendipity Polish - Orange County Girl
  • Serendipity Polish - Holoday Lights
  • Serendipity Polish - #GoalDigger
Isn't this an awesome manicure?!  I love the color combination.  Then that abstract dry brush design!?  Can't get much better than this.  I need to start doing more abstract manicures like this.  It was super simple to do, but it's one of those designs where it looks like it took 5 years to do.

What do you think?  Like this design?  Miss Serendipity Polish like I do?

Until next time, <3.


Monthly Mani Favs

The One with April's #MonthlyManiFavs

9:00:00 AM

Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  I swear, the month of May is going to be my blogging comeback month.  I just editted like 5 posts of photos, I did this Monthly Mani Favs post, and I have a bunch of nail art ideas going through my head.  We will see how long this all lasts.

Spring is FINALLY here.  Maybe not even Spring seeing as it's going to be 80 degrees today, it's more like Summer.  I'm planning on moving my desk outside and working out there all day.  That's allowed, right?  I mean, I am the boss and all.

Well, let's get right to April's Monthly Mani Favs.  Not many to chose form since, you know, I failed at blogging this past month.  Sigh.

Let's take a look!


  1. The One With the Zoya Floral Manicure - Love this floral design.  It was perfect when the weather was crappy even though it was Spring.  Odette by Zoya is truly a great Winter/Spring transition polish.
  2. The One With the Pastel Paint Drip Manicure - Does this manicure need an explanation as to why it's one of my favorites this month?!  Love that pastel sponge back ground with the black paint drip over the top.  I also love how the paint drip design kind of looks 3D over the sponge design.
  3. The One With the FingerPaints Floral Manicure - Absolutely love this design.  Perfect Spring floral accented with my favorite holo polish of all time.  As you can see, I am feeling the floral manicures.
  4. The One With the Pure Ice Floral Manicure - Last but not least, another floral!  Loving this polish by Pure Ice.  So shiny, so perfect, and covered in one coat.  A polish girl's dream.
What do you think?  Like any of these designs?  Hate them?

Until next time, <3.