Well. MUCH later today - here they are.

Well.  MUCH later today - here they are.  🙂  I like most of these with the pointer finger being my least favorite.  Maybe if the pattern was larger it would be cool.  I was SO HOPING that my new image plates would arrive today, but that did not happen.  🙁  But, maybe tomorrow!  🙂  I kind of janked these up today while working and doing stuff at home so I will have to take them off tomorrow.  It would be so awesome if my new toy was here for me to play with just in time for me to do my nails again!  Anyway, I'm so exhausted.  Calling it a night, you guys.  ❤

Recycle by China Glaze and Glitter (research);
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

Thought I'd speed things up a little...

Thought I'd speed things up a little and do more patterns at once.  I'm REALLY digging the colors here.  Probably too boring and un-colorful for most, but this is what I like.  I'm gonna have to buy another bottle of that gray - I love it THAT MUCH.  😃  Anyway, I think my favorite pattern here is the stained glass looking one on my ring finger.  Next favs are the pointer finger and thumb.  Seems like I like the bolder patterns rather than the fine ones.  This is my left hand so it's messier.  And I have a terrible time stamping my own left thumb.  No matter what I always miss part of it.  😐  I guess I'm gonna have to get Shaun to do that one for me.  😂

Recycle by China Glaze and Glitter (research);
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

Getting close to half-way! 😁

Getting close to half-way!  😁  My "basket nails" didn't last very long.  I liked the pink, but the rest was just "meh."  And then I chipped one while cleaning today so why not move on?  Anyway, I have these two greens that I'm not fond of all alone, but I like them together.  This is just some line and dot pattern.  I like it; I can totally see me using it again.  Reminds me of stairs.  🙂

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I did these last night in a moment of awake-ness.

I did these last night in a moment of awake-ness.  Me and Shadow slept off and on all day.  This pattern reminded me of a basket so I went with neutral-kinda colors.  I had a tan-ish color... maybe I should have used that instead to make it look like a real basket.  To hell with that.  I had a new pink I wanted to use.  🙂

Man, I have another stamping plate coming sometime this week (hopefully).  I'm SO excited, but I haven't even finished using the patterns from this one.  Not to mention the little small plates I have with images.  😳  I'd better get on it!  😁

Research polish;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I just took a shower and it opened up my congested head in more ways than one.

I just took a shower and it opened up my congested head in more ways than one.  I just had an idea!  Tell me what you think and if it's stupid or not.  SO... I'm really into nails and I really love dogs.  What if I combine the two?  I don't mean doing dog nails (although I guess I'm open to trying that, as well).  Would anyone pay like, $5 - $10 for me to paint their nails?  Since I have no fosters to support right now I could donate the money to Calhoun County Humane Society or S.A.V.E.  I'm no pro, but I can paint, stamp, tape, and water marble pretty good.  I have a great topcoat that keeps my polish on for 3 - 4 days and I'm pretty rough on my hands.  I could call it, like, Nails for Tails or something.  So... what say you?

I feel so crappy and I'm really tired...

I feel so crappy and I'm really tired, but I can't imagine that I'm going to be able to sleep with all of the nose-blowing I'm having to do.  I took some Mucinex, which made me feel all weird.  That didn't really help anything.  🙁  Looking forward tomorrow - want to get my check and see if there are any polishes out that I've been waiting for.

Saturday might be good, too.  Gonna help photograph the shelter dogs (if I'm not sicker... I'm just gonna plan on not being sicker) and I get to pick up Lowrider's paperwork, which means that she's officially official.  😃  Then I can order her new tag and take her shopping for a collar and leash of her own - no more foster-dog hand-me-downs!  At least I have things to look forward to.

Oh how I wish the photo did these justice.

Oh how I wish the photo did these justice. They are wayyy too shiny / sparkly to photograph properly. I do not have those kinds of photography skills. 😂 I 💜💜💜 how the glitter just peaks through the pattern. I bet they will look AWESOME in the sunlight. I'm gonna have a lot of fun looking at these. 😃 I have never been a big fan of silver polish, but the last few times I've used it I've really loved how it turned out. Guess I'm changing my mind on that one!

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I like this pattern.

I like this pattern.  It's not one of my favorites, but I do like it and will totally wear it again.  I also like the color I stamped with.  It's a purple that looks gold in the light.  You can kind of see the change on my pinkie.  I really like the base color, also, but it was a BITCH to apply.  It wouldn't go on evenly or smoothly so I had to do 3 coats and by the time I go over the same nail that many times it's just a mess no matter what I do.  I just did these yesterday, but I already feel like taking them off and moving on.  😐

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I must have a thing for green and black lately.

I must have a thing for green and black lately.  Got this green courtesy of Janet - are you sure you don't want him back?  He's preeety!  🙂  I actually really like these much to my own surprise.  This flavor of green isn't the usual for me, but I wanted to wear him since I have him.  I guess I'm expanding my horizons!

Research polish;
MagnoNails Plate A;
stamping technique

Messy, messy, messy.

Messy, messy, messy.  I actually think these looked better before clean-up; I either used too much acetone or my polish was really runny.  The pattern is the ball lines... I felt like they needed a point of origin so I taped off the side and painted it black.  Might try that again with different polish one day.  I think it's an interesting look.

Research polish;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping and taping techniques

Teensy houndstooth.

Teensy houndstooth.  The other one (I didn't even realize that I had two) is a bit larger.  This one probably shows up better because of the contrasting colors I used.  I've been dying to try a half-moon mani, but I told myself I was going to use all of my patterns first.  Then I decided I could have the best of both worlds and I really like how it turned out.  Might look better if the base polish wasn't so nude - I guess from afar it just looks like I missed that spot on all of my nails.  I'm not very into French tips, though (I think they are nice, but everyone has done them TO DEATH), so I wanted something different, of course.  I kind of think they are quite sexy.  😃

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

Dots and squares.

Dots and squares.  I like this pattern pretty well and the colors.  I only wish that I wasn't already wearing it out - my tips have worn almost completely off.  🙁  Anyway, the beautiful dark blue polish is one of my newbies from Friday.  Only $2!  And it stamped over the light blue without a problem so that's double awesome.  😃  Woohoo!

Alright, a few of my friends have bought stamping kits now and I'm ready to see what they're coming up with!  Post me some photos!  Nancy, Deanna, and Brittni - don't hold back!  ❤

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

HOLY SHIT.

HOLY SHIT. I am ashamed to admit how much money I've spent on nail polish today. To most people it's probably nothing, but that is not my usual. HOWEVER, Sally's is clearancing an ass-ton of pretty polish, so what is a girl to do? And they weren't all for me so I feel a little better about that. 😀 Oh Janet - send me your mailing address, homie! I can't wait for you to have these! 💜💜💜

SO not one of my favorites.

SO not one of my favorites. I'm not a very flowery girl to begin with (which is why I wanted the image plate I got - most of the Konad's have a lot of floral designs, but this one has a variety of patterns). Then I thought I should use yellow because flowers are sometimes yellow. But I'm not a big fan of yellow, either. So THEN I put brown over it because I like brown and I had to stamp them all because otherwise it was just too much yellow. I think they turned out pretty cute for what they are, but again - just not my thing. Anyone like this pattern? Maybe I can use it on you one day. I can't imagine that I'll use it on myself again. 🙁

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

Neat-looking pattern, I think.

Neat-looking pattern, I think. It reminds me A WHOLE LOT of something familiar that I cannot put my finger on. 😐 I like that the colors are subtle and looking straight on you can't really see it well. But then at an angle, BOOSH! In yo' face! LOL I'm trying to decide if I have to take it off tonight - I'm really too tired to deal with it, but it's already wearing off the tips and chipping a little. I guess the question is:  How much is that gonna bother me? I guess I'll find out in a bit!

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I realized earlier...

I realized earlier that I didn't have one of the new flaky polishes that I want so badly (because I am obsessive and crazy), so I called Sally's (expecting a recording) to get their hours. Literally at 11:45 pm someone answers the phone and helps me. She was all, "Sally Beauty Supply, how may I help you?" And I was just like, "Are you kidding?" LOL She was totally nice. I can't even believe that. They were just in doing some sort of thing - not open to the public. She did NOT have to answer the phone, but she did! 😃 And they open at 9 in case you were wondering. Just wow. 😳

It's been a "blah" kind of day.

It's been a "blah" kind of day. Woke up with a headache that I couldn't shake and had to go get my coochie probed (woohoo for yearly stuff - but at least Dr. Daniels was upbeat and happy, as always). I had a restful weekend, but I've been tired all day. I think the flakies on my nails have been the best thing about today. I didn't know that they were so many colors until I was out in the daylight and then BOOM! There was the rainbow. 🙂 However goofy it sounds - this is why I don't just cut them off and leave them bare. You always have you hands with you, right?

Did these last night with Mary Beth and Nancy.

Did these last night with Mary Beth and Nancy. Just some cheapy mushroom color from Wal-Mart with my new SUPER-FLY flaky polish on top. I didn't want to stamp my whole nail with the pattern I was supposed to use because it would cover up my pretty flakies too much so I taped it off and did a section. I like it when my nails don't match totally so I thought this was pretty cool. 🙂

Research polishes;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping and taping techniques

Excited about doing nails...

Excited about doing nails with Mary Beth and Nancy tomorrow. MB doesn't know it yet, but SHE'S GONNA WEAR SOME GLITTER! 😛 I don't care if it comes off on Monday - it's about having something you like to look at until it's gone. 😃

Houndstooth!

Houndstooth! If I was into sports I would have painted all but the accent nail crimson and done the pattern on that one in black and white. Any Bama fans need their nails painted? 😛

Research polish;
MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

Got to watch a dog spay and neuter today...

Got to watch a dog spay and neuter today in preparation for the SAVE event in February. It was kind of gross, but not too bad. Can't wait to see how it goes next Thursday!

The rest of the day was CRAZY - with a thousand things to do at work and one VERY uncooperative computer.

Glad to be home. Gonna veg out with Shadow, watch some TV, and do my nails. Gotta shake it off and get ready for tomorrow!

I've been happy all day...

I've been happy all day for no particular reason. Then it only got better. 😀 Came home and Mary Beth and Jack gave me an AWESOME hat, scored some pretty colors on clearance at Wal-Mart, AND they had the tea I wanted so bad! And tomorrow I get to watch a neuter surgery! Woohoo! Now I'm off to clean Niq's place and mayhaps do my nails. 🤎

Last one for the night.

Last one for the night. I've never met a white polish that I like, and the one I own is no exception. Blegh. It was SO goopy, and took forever to dry. Anyway, Shadow picked these colors. I think the design reminded him of ninja stars or something. LOL I didn't even want to post these because of the sloppy paint job and the black smudges, but I am just not up for doing it over. When you stamp, you get the extra polish from the image everywhere, and the black didn't clean up without a fight. Oh well.

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MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I thought this pattern looked kind of lacy, so...

I thought this pattern looked kind of lacy, so I went with a nude-ish base. Made me think of lingerie. LOL

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MagnoNails plate A;
stamping technique

I did a bunch of nails this past weekend.

These are Janet's - hands down - my favorite of all. 😁 I love skittles (different colored nails), but I am not so great at picking color combos. Thankfully, Janet had that part under control. I think these turned out absolutely adorable!

Research Polishes;
MagnoNails plate A, konad plate m36;
stamping technique