Happy Easter

     So, this was one of the most frustrating manis that I have done in a long time.  What you see here was NOT my original plan.  I spent a good hour carefully drawing easter eggs on each of my nails, dotting designs on them and trying to stamp a grass onto them and decided I did not like what I was seeing.  Which sucks because I had taken a bunch of pictures for a tutorial and like I said, spent a good amount of time on it.  I am much happier with what I have now and have gotten a lot of compliments on it.  I know that I have shown the Whimsical over Mellow Yellow before but I love it.  It makes me happy.  What do you think?  What have you guys done for your Easter manis?

Base Coat: Avon Smooth Beginnings

Purple Base Color: Luxe Lavender from Avon - 2 coats

Yellow Base Color: Mellow Yellow from Sally Hanson - 2 coats over one coat of Bubble Bath from Sinful Colors

Bunny: All acrylic paint

I love flowers

     If there is one thing that I don't think I could do enough of that would be flowers.  I wasn't really sure what I wanted to put on my nails the other day so I started looking around at the blogs that I follow and I stumbled across this tutorial over at Polish Art Addiction.  Once you see this tutorial you will become minorly (majorly) obsessed with her artwork and waste enough time to make your husband think you have really lost it be inspired for countless hours to come.  I would post flowers everyday if I wouldn't lose readers.  He he.  Ok, so please go check out her blog if you like what I have done because it is WAY better than what I have done.

Indoors with flash

Indoors with out flash

Base Coat: Avon Smooth Beginnings

Base Color: Black Cream by Wet N' Wild - 2 coats

Blue and pink flowers: Acrylic

Purple flowers: Simple??? by Sally Girl (Not sure if that is what it is called.  It is a little bottle that was sent to me as a gift and that is the only name I see on it.)

Yellow: Acrylic paint

What is better than coffee?

 There is only one thing that I can think of that is better than coffee and that is a rad, rockin,g robust coffee design on my nails!  I have been waiting to share this mani with you guys and I am SO stinking excited.  I really hope that you guys like it as much as I do.  I wish I could say that I thought of this all on my own but I was inspired once again.  I do not know who originally thought of this design but if you know, PLEASE tell me so I can give this rockin chick some freaking credit!  

Bad hand

Good hand

This was way easier to do than I thought.  First I did the coffee beans, just by doing some ovals.  They didn't have to be perfect because hey, coffee beans aren't perfect.  Then I went through and added the lines through the center of the coffee beans.  Did the cups and the steam and the words...  Do you guys think I should do a tutorial when I do mani's like this?  I never know because I generally look at the end result and can just go from there but I know other people like being shown step by step how to do something.  Please let me know what you guys want because I am here for you!  I want to inspire and be inspired!

Base Coat: Avon Smooth Beginnings

Base Color: Nude It by Essence - 2 coats

Coffee Beans: Brown acrylic mixed with some white to make it lighter

Stripe in center of coffee bean and coffee in cup: Brown acrylic mixed with a tad black to make it a dark dark brown

Coffee mug: White Acrylic

Top Coat: INM Out the Door

   

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My second experience with stamping

     As the title says, this was my second experience with stamping.  I know it looks like I missed a lot of spots but I didn't, it is just how the sun was hitting the nail.  I can't wait until I really get the hang of stamping and can get them to look super fantastic.  I am also really loving the base color in this mani.  So shiny and sparkly and pretty.

The finished product

 Inside with the flash

 Inside with out the flash

 Outside in natural light

Base Coat: Avon Smooth Beginnings

Base Color: Mama-San by Sinful Colors - 2 coats

Stamping Color: French Tip White by O.P.I.

Top Coat: LA Colors

Stamping Plate: by Essence, they are not numbered

Thoughts?