Nail Polish Survey!

 Sorry!  I've taken pictures of some tutorials but I haven't had the time to edit and put them up.  It's just been a very busy couple of weeks; which I love and hate at the same time.  Anyway, here's a survey I found and thought I can quickly whip through this for the time being.  Thanks for your patience!!


How many polishes do you have in your stash?
Maybe about 100??  I don't really know.  I try not to count so I don't feel bad =P

Which brand do you own the most of?
I have a good mix.  Perhaps Sally Hansen?

What colors do you own the most of?
Various pinks

Do you have a color/texture you do not own?
I don't have that new magnetic polish.  It's interesting but I don't know if I like it yet.

What's the one polish you always pick up to lift your spirits?
China Glaze's For Audrey. Something about that colour.

What polish do you keep looking at and wondering why you haven't gotten rid of it yet?
All the ones that have dried out and cannot be salvaged.  They're usually the discontinued colours =(

Franken any? or I'm nervous to try it?
I've never franken (mixed) my polishes.  I'm not nervous to try it, I just don't want to mix and make something horrible that has to be thrown away. =P

Do you franken for new/original polish ideas or franken for polish you won't be able to own?
I'd probably do the first.  I find that it's very hard to make a duplicate of anything.

Go-to Base Coat?
I used to have a Seche Vite base coat but it has disappeared.  It wasn't bad.

Go-to Top Coat?
Seche Vite (although, it does yellow with the hospital alcohol rubs at work).

What's your sexiest polish?
Lol, weird.  I actually think a french manicure with black tips are pretty hot.

Nail Design:
Stamping vs Free Hand?
I'm sure stamping is easier but I like spending the time to do things free hand.

Bling me, baby? or No bling for me, please!
Bling is nice =)

I consider my nails basically nekkid if they don' t have some kind of design?
Well, I don't wear polish longer than 3 days because of my job.  So it doesn't really matter.

My favorite plate/tool/technique?
I love me some pokadots. (Dots)

What I haven't tried and want to within the month?
Hmm... I'd love to try some good nail treatments actually.  All the hand washing I do doesn't keep my hands and nails conditioned.

Purchase/Lemmings:
The one elusive polish you want and can't seem to get?
I really like some of the polishes by Chanel, but I just can't justify spending over $10 for polish.

What was the last nail related thing you bought?
A 4-sided nail file.

How many nail related hauls have you bought in the last 7 days (on-line/in-person)?
NONE!  Hurray!

If you've ever been on a no-buy, how long did it last? Is that what you planned?
Never been... I actually don't hoard nail polishes =P

(and one question to grow on) Hobby? Addiction? Compulsion? Passing Fancy? Love?
Nail polish is a hobby.  It's something to do to pass the time and also get creative =)

- SheNailedMe

Something Blue

I wanted something girly.  Here it is!

You will need:

• Joe in Powder Blue
• Jordana in Black
• Seche Vite Top Coat
• Dotting tool
• Gems

1.  Start with a pale blue base colour (or any other colour you'd like).

2.  Dot the nail with small black dots.  Try and make them even and aligned.

3.  Make a bow at the bottom of the nail.  I kept to the dotting tool with this one.

4.  With the same base colour, dot over the bow.

5.  Add a clear gem to the middle of the dot.  Continue with this theme for your other nails.  Don't forget to top coat to seal it in!

Hope you liked this.  Keeping this blog updated is harder than I thought!  I need to clear up my schedule!

- SheNailedMe

Dot Gradient

Very simple and very wearable.  Enough said!

You will need:

• Revlon in Peach Petal
• Joe in Orchid
• Wet n Wild Mega Last in Soul Mate
• Joe in Faded Violet
• Rimmel Nail Tip Whitener
• Top coat of your choice
• Dotting tool

When I picked the colours for dotting, I decided on purple dots and then selected 3 shades of purple.

 1.  Start off with a base colour.

2.  Start with the darkest shade.  Dot in a straight line across the nail.

 3.  Continue dotting a row.  Each row should get lighter than the last.  I finished my rows with white dots.  Don't forget to top coat!

There you go!  I think I will be sporting this one often.

- SheNailedMe

Galaxy in my Hands

Been seeing this look on Tumblr and wanted to try it out.  I love this but I would have to sport this in the fall/winter months.

You will need:

• Jordana in Black
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Blue Me Away!
• Jordana in Lemon Tropic
• Wet n Wild Mega Last in Soul Mate
• Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Sapphire Blue
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Strobe Light
• Seche Vite Top Coat
• Makeup sponge (or any dense sponge)

1.  Black base!  You can probably use another colour for a base but black looks best.

 2.  Put a drop of blue (Blue Me Away) on a piece of paper.  Dab the corner of your sponge in it and then dab off any excess on the paper.

3.  Carefully dab/sponge on the blue.  Do it in a messy pattern.  It doesn't matter if you're clean or not.

 4.  Using the same sponge, dip it in pale pearly green (Lemon Tropic).  I dabbed on the edges of the blue.

 5.  Next is a pearly purple (Soul Mate).  I dabbed this one over randomly to create some depth.

 6.  I used a pearly dark blue (Sapphire Blue) to balance it all out.

7.  Finally, I topped it off with some glittery polish (Strobe Light).  Remember to top coat to seal it on in =)

Now you have the galaxy in your hands.  This is actually a fairly simple design to do.

Some tips:
You should wait for the black to dry before proceeding with sponging.  Also, I used the same sponge for all the colours.  I'm not sure if that makes a difference but the colours seem to blend better.  And finally, you can also create larger stars by using a dotting tool and white polish.  Just dot on a few random large stars.

It's a tough one to remove from your nails but at least it looks good while it's on =P

Hope you liked this one!

- SheNailedMe

Bridal Bling

I was inspired by my friend Marianne to do these nails.  A simple white tip manicure with some sparkle and bling.
I'm so happy for you Marianne and can't wait for your wedding in September!  Love you!!

You will need:

• Color Club in Alabaster
• Kiss Nail Art Paint in Silver
• Jordana in Crystal Glitter
• Seche Vite Top Coat
• Manicure tape
• Clear nail gems
• Glitter

1.  Using the manicure tape, tape off the length of white you would like to have for your french tip.  Paint over it, and remove.

 2.  Then with a thin paintbrush, paint a silver glittery line where the white ends.  You can top coat the whole nail and leave it if you prefer to not have glitter in the next steps.

 3. Paint over just the white tip with a glittery nail polish.  While it's still wet, dip the tip of the nail in some glitter.  Blow and tap off the excess.

 4.  Put a dot of clear polish on the side of the white tip.  Then put a clear gem on it.  Top coat the whole nail twice to smooth out the glitter and secure the gem.

A simple french tip with a little bling.  Hope you liked it.