If I Dream It...

I did these with "monsters in the dark" in mind... though they look like the little guys from the goo game too. They're simple and fun for Halloween :) You start by painting your nails black. I like to do at least two coats to get them good and dark. Then I took white nail polish and placed two dots on each nail - side by side. Some touching, some spaced - it's completely up to you. Then I took a toothpick and dipped it into the black. With the toothpick I placed little dots inside the white dots... and there you have it - eyes staring back at you through the dark :) Once dry, top with a clear coat and you're good to go.

I don't know about you, but I love fun - unique nails... something pretty that looks professionally done. But I don't usually like the price attached to it, so I can't justify it very often. So, this means I have to get crafty with trying to do it on my own. I know they make all sorts of things you can buy to make doing your own nails easier... all the fancy things. But I also don't want to pay for all that and end up with a drawer full of nail stuff... I already have one full of polish colors :) Anyway, I wanted something like a french tip - but with a little bit of color and something simple. And what I ended up with - was something I liked so much that I actually did it for my wedding nails. And so I splurged on a pedicure instead of my nails since I liked these so much :) All you'll need is some tape - your main tip color, your highlight color, and a light over coat.  Here's my step by step explanation - sorry for the poor pictures, when I di...

I love nail polish - making the little flowers with the ends of a toothpick, doing half and half, making hearts, etc. So when I saw a thing for water dipped nails on Pinterest - of course, I had to give it a try. The one I found had you putting tape around the nails and picking your colors and dipping your nails. I liked the look - but that whole tape thing was no where near as easy as it looked! And honestly, getting it back off was kind of interesting too. I did it about three times till the lightbulb in my head finally went off... I wondered if using vaseline would work, it made sense that it would in my head and it was worth a shot... it'd be a lot easier than putting tape around each nail and trying to cover all my finger tips. And guess what... IT DID! So if you've done your nails with tape and water - try it with vaseline. A huge time saver and so much easier!! And if you're just looking for a new way to do your nails and you're interested in trying somethi...