In the Weeds

Tonight is the season premiere of Weeds!! I came across this show after a recommendation from a friend and was instantly hooked. So hooked, in fact, that I watched the entire first 5 seasons in less than a week. :-D It's horrible, but oh so good! :) Favorite character is Andy, with Nancy being a close second, I love her dry remarks. In honor of tonight, I did a Weeds manicure!  Guess what else today is?!  My sister's BIRTHDAY!!  I would love it if everyone wished her a super happy birthday!!! :)

I used L.A. Girl Army Green as a base, with Nubar Forest for the logo and with Bundle Monster plate BM07. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Another fun thing today is that I got to meet Keri B., one of the MAC Sr. Artists! :) She was in Las Vegas teaching an airbrush class, so I met up with her after she was done! She was super nice, and it was fun to meet another twitter friend!! :) I think we need to all do a Nail tweetup... in Vegas? lol :-D

Keri and I:

Photo courtesy of Keri B.

My eyeballs of the day: 

I used MAC Chrome Yellow, MAC Orange pigment, and MAC Basic Red pigment with MAC blacktrack to line. 

and lastly, my 'niece' Mira, and my 'nephew' Yukon, he is barking because he wants the frisbee! :)

Photo courtesy of Stacey Osburn

If She Doesn't Scare You...

...no evil thing will.

I've had this idea on my list for ages, and thought with the chatter about MAC's upcoming collection Venomous Villains, that it'd be a great time to do Cruella nails. :) I must say, I LOVE the packaging (read: boxes, not compacts) for this collection- with the sketchy one-color drawing of each villain. I guess I like the compacts, tubes, etc. too, but not as much as the boxes. I hope I can snag some of this collection when it comes out! :)

I used Essie Bone Chilling White as a base, with American Apparel Hassid for the spots, Nubar Sexy Red for the red of the collar and her lips, A Beautiful Life Poison to shade the collar. For the dog tag, I used China Glaze 2030 from Khrome Collection, and mixed it with American Apparel Hassid to paint the '101' on it. For Cruella, I used Eyeko Nude Polish for Perfect Nails for her face/neck, with Pure Ice Wild Thing for her green eyeshadow, China Glaze Flyin' High for her earring, a mix of American Apparel Manila and American Apparel California Trooper for her coat, and American Apparel Hassid to outline everything. For the background, I used Nubar Sexy Red. Topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

And my eye's from my roommate's birthday party last night. I had a goofy look on my face and my eyes are huge, but it showed off the makeup the best. :-P

There's No Place Like Home!--->the VOTE!

Ok, there are a LOT of entries- in the 40-50 range, but I'm letting YOU guys pick who wins!! All you have to do is comment with whose design you like the best!! :)

Andrea Camarena- Places that significant family events happened: Disneyland, Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood, the beach, and the state of California.

Annette Borg- Her childhood home, her dog, the local personality 'The T-shirt lady' who wears only a t-shirt and flip flops, a cigarette butt for the local smoking ban, and the path she's traveled from northern to southern California.

Areshu- Her mother's food (from thumb- pinky: hamburger with tomato, eggplant, mac and cheese, strawberry, and blueberries)

Art of Nail

Ashlee- because her father was a police officer

Ashley Rautenstrauch- the silhouette of Buffalo, her hometown, the the Buffalo Sabres game chant

Becky-  bad/cloudy weather

BoonDY- Her mother's favorite flowers, Sunflowers

Cherie_Jayla- drawing funny faces on paper in her kitchen to make her two year old laugh

Jackie L- her family, (l to r; her sister, her, her dad, and her mom)

Coresdaju- her room, so she did the wallpaper pattern

Courtney - Philidelphia Flyers logo

Debbie- all the Philidelphia teams, plus the LOVE park statue

dr4g0nf1y- sitting on the lawn looking at her mother's flowers

Duyen- home means the world to her, with Miami beach, the blue driveway that greets everyone to her home, sleeping in her bed, and her dog who greets her when she gets home.

Gabriella

Isadora- home for her is wearing her Haviaianas! :)

Amoeba- memories of eating fresh fruit while sitting on the porch with her parents

jmlopez95- watching Sesame Street when she was younger and carefree

Kim S- (thumb-pinky: the Wizard of oz, spending time with loved ones, being happy at home, her dog, and picking strawberries with her mom. 

Kathryn- rooting for the home team- the Seattle Mariners

ladyninja333- the mountains of New Mexico, the eternal question: red chilies or green chilies? and the NM state flag.

Larissa [pinck]- marine life near her home

Lauren- Home is where the heart is.

Lindsey- home makes her think of milk and cookies!  (yum!)

Lunuland- JERSEY SHORE! GTL - (t-p: laundry, I<3 NJ, tanning, GTL, and barbells)

Megan S- home makes her think of LOVE. :)

MaRyya- Looking at her father's flower garden

Meg- the beach because her family goes there in the summer

Memerrill007- the ditch that used to run through the property when she was younger, and the times she spent enjoying its bounty

MJ- her bedroom (t-p: the glow in the dark stars on her white ceiling, a pillow on her bed, sleeping in her bed, her bedspread/comforter, and her pink iPod that she always listens to in her room)

naluma- music, family, her cat leo, love, and dreams of motherhood

Nicole M.- (t-p: Georgia peach logo, her son's baby footprint, lace from her wedding dress, high school class colors and class of '07, and love)

ocjbeachbum21- wizard of oz

Phoebe- rural area

Pretty- Bay area  rainbow, Golden Gate bridge and fog. 

princess_bernadette- the unique yellow buses around her house that let her know she's home

shinylittlestar- the rug that her parents bought her

Simply Rins- the colors represent her family, yellow- dog, blue- dad, green- mom, red- her, and pink-her sister.

Soffio di Dea- the scenery near her home

Sonoma Bento - wind country with the vineyards and grapes!!

Swaafie- love, the country roads near her house, her parents' house, and the garden of daisies

Teresia- beach/water theme, because she spent most of her childhood in the water during her summers by the sea, and feels at home in the water no matter where she is

Tara F- the rich, bold colors of her dad's house that make her think of home, classy and classic.

Thifa- the Brazilian flag, and a beach scene.

Thriszha- a hot air balloon event that she went to with her family 

That's all folks!!  Voting ends Wed, August 18, at 11:59 PST