Baby, It's Cold Outside!

OK, so it's not really cold out, at least not here in Vegas. Rumor has it that it is frigid in the midwest though... and that's what inspired the nail design today! So, the bullions that I used yesterday survived ALL day, they didn't bug me at all! Because of that, I thought I'd try 'em out today, because I thought they'd be PERFECT for this design!

Guess what today is?! (Besides December 13th) It's my MOM's BIRTHDAY!!! :) Happy Birthday Mom! You're an awesome mom, you put up with Stace and I, with all our projects and harebrained ideas. You always back us up when we decide to do something, even if you don't agree with it. You're amazing, and I wish I could be there to celebrate with you! Thank you for supporting me with this project, too...I know it seemed silly at first, but I loved hearing that you and dad checked it every day! I hope that your birthday was great! I love you! :)

I used Milani Red Sparkle as a base for all nails except the ring finger, where I used Milani Silver Dazzle. For the snowflakes, I used MAC Vestral White, with bullions in certain spots. Topped off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Time for some much-needed beauty sleep!

Christmas Packages!

Hello all !

In celebration of Christmas, I'm sure every lady would love to have pretty nails for your Christmas celebrations and parties. And so, I-Nail-It will be having different packages bundled with great discounts to suit every lady's individual needs!

Package A: Express Mani + Simple Artworks (dotting/simple flowers) + Rhinestones = $15 (normal price $19 !!)

Package B: Express Mani + Special Artworks (detailed flowers) + Rhinestones= $35 (normal price $39 !!)

Package C: Express Pedi + Simple Artworks (dotting/simple flowers) + Rhinestones = $17 (normal price $21 !!)

Package D: Express Pedi + Special Artworks (detailed flowers) + Rhinestones = $37 (normal price $41 !!)

**Newly added packages!! **

Package E: Express Manipedi + Simple Artworks (dotting/simple flowers) + Rhinestones = $32 (normal price $36 !!)

Package F: Express Manipedi + Special Artworks (detailed flowers) + Rhinestones = $72 (normal price $76 !!)

First 10 customers will receive further discounts. Email I-Nail-it today @ www.valerie.gmh@gmail.com !!

China Glaze Frostbite

So I finally decided to try my Frostbite. It's a fave over on MUA, and wanted to see just how glowy it really was. Now, don't get me wrong, I do really like it, but it's not a fave of mine. If I'm going to wear a bright blue, It's going to be Orly's Royal Navy. Maybe I should have added a black tip, lol.

Here it is with a flash

LORAC Sale at Hautelook!

LORAC Sale at Hautelook today!

There is tons of stuff- eye shadows, palettes, mascara, eyeshadow liner pencils, cream eye liners, cocktails, lip polishes (I actually LOVE these- and to top it off- they look like a nail polish bottle!), lip glosses, and lipsticks.

There are some really good prices- like the lip polishes are $3!!!

Awesome.

Check out the sale HERE!

Contest Voting

Hello Dear Ladies
Sorry for the short delay with posting all the contest entries. I got really sick this weekend :( Anyway, than ks to all of you who sent me your flower manicures. They all are very beautiful and creative, and the voting will be open until Midnight Saturday. The entree Nubder 16 came late, and i cant include it in the poll now, so if you want to vote for #16 leave a comment please.
LADIES! VOTING IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BLOG, VOTES IN COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FOR NUMBER 16, TO VOTE FOR OTHER ENTRIES PLESE USE POLL ON THE RIGHT SIDE BAR. THANKS
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Peppermint Mani......

So I'm sure you've seen TONS of holiday manis, along with the peppermint/candy cane designs. I wanted to try this design myself, and even though at first I didn't like it, it did finally grow on me. I think my dislike was due to the fact that the lines weren't 100% even. I tend to get a smidge anal when it comes to things like that, but as a friend on MUA said, it's better that they are, because it looks more candy like. If they were perfect it would resemble a barbershop pole, lol. Well, she was right!


For this I used China Glaze's White on White, and Milani's Red Sparkle, along with....Scotch tape of course :P

Anchors Away!

A couple of weeks ago, when I was preparing for the Beauty Bar Las Vegas event, I decided that not everyone shared my hatred of things stuck to my nail, so I bought some nail art bullions. No one decided to get any nail art utilizing them, so I decided that I'd give the bullion nail art another go, to see if I could stand it. Today's design is a nautical/sailor theme, and I did the anchor in silver bullions. I like the look of it, although I think I'd prefer them to be gold, but we'll see how long the design lasts before I ultimately pick it off. :-D

I used MAC Vestral White as a base, with ULTA Moody Blue for the tips, and ORLY Candy Cane Lane for the anchors. Applied the bullions when the first coat of Seche Vite top coat was still wet, then topped it all off with another coat of Seche Vite top coat.

How Naughtycal.

Flowers Nail-Art Contest

Hello My Sweet Nail Art Lovers.
Great news!!! Here is you holiday treat from Nail Art World, participate in my Nail Art Contest for a chance to win new super hot “Flame” polish collection by Zoya. International followers are welcome!
First Prize - "Fire and Ice" collection by Zoya (6 polishes) (renamed as "Flame")

Second Prize my 2 of my favorite polishes from summer “Sparkle’ collection - “Charla” and “Mimi”


Here are some Rules:
The theme of this contest is "Flowers Nail Art", since i have been recently painting so many flowers on my nails, I am so curious what would my followers come up with. So, roses and daisies, colorful or monochromatic, romantic or Gothic, painted, stamped, decaled or marbled – everything that you only can imagine is welcomed to participate.
Protocol:
- Must be or become a follower to participate
- Please submit one entry per person to the nailartworldblog@gmail.com include no more than 2 pictures of your manicure. Subject line Flowers Contest, please also include your name and e-mail.
- It is preferable that you do new manicure specially for this contest, come on Ladies, lets have some fun doing the nails :)
- You can submit a second entry, if you post in your blog about this contest, please include the link on the post in the e-mail. However i encourage everybody to spread the news about this contest in your blog or twitter, and i appreciate your help with it.
SCHEDULE:
Contest is open until Saturday - December 11 2010
I will select a second prize winner, and 10 best entries, that will be published here for voting to win a first prize.
Readers will select a first prize winner. Voting will be opened from Monday – December 13 till Thursday- December 16, and the winners will be announced and notified by e-mail no latter then Sunday – December 19.
I hope that this is not too many rules :) Can not wait to see all those beautiful manicures !!!!

Ulta Dance Teal Dawn & Soho Pretty Swatches

While turning in my rewards at Ulta a few weeks ago, I grabbed these 2 polishes. This is Dance Teal Dawn, and such a great color and formula. This was 2 coats.

Here is Soho Pretty, it's a great neutral if you're looking for one :)

Polka Party!

Newly nubby nails need a goofy design. This is where the polka dots come in! I'm torn about whether I like my nails this length, so I wanted to do a fun and colorful design to help ease into the shorter length.

Today was a great day- other than waking up at 5 am to get to training on time this morning! Had a blast in training- my new coworkers are going to be fun, got free breakfast from Max Brenner, then I got to check out the new H&M store in the Forum Shops here in Vegas after work- it's supposedly the largest H&M in the US. They had all the new Lanvin for H&M stuff, which was super cute, but at $200 a dress, a tad out of my price range. The shoes were cute too, and I totally wanted one of the purses, but I ended up only getting two of the lipsticks, love the packaging!! The best part about going there today was that it was opening day, so they had a TON of opening day sales, I got a couple of shirts, dresses, and jeans for only $10 each! Rumor had it that they handed out scratch-off cards to the first 1,000 people, and they were worth $10-$1000!! Unfortunately, I didn't get to go there until about 4, so I missed out. :-/ Still fun to shop in there though- it is HUGE HUGE HUGE, and glitter and sparkle and stuff everywhere, plus, a ladies lounge, and awesome stuff on all three floors!

Ok, enough about H&M... to the nails! :)

I used American Apparel Raccoon as a base, with American Apparel Cameo Blue for the blue dots, American Apparel MacArthur Park for the chartreuse dots, American Apparel Echo Park for the shimmery cream dots, and Essie Foot Loose for the pink dots. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

The Lanvin <3 H&M lippies, I tested 'em out after I took this photo, and they're actually really nice- creamy and pigmented!  Too bad there are only 4 colors!  (Red and Hot Pink <---? not hot pink at all, sort of more pinky nude, are shown below, then there is Burgundy and Rose, which is really more of a Barbie pink)  I'm tempted to get the Burgundy, which is really rather dark, but I might be able to pull it off.

WOO!