30 Day NBA Challenge Day #2-OKC Thunder

Finally got back to my blog, and for Day 2 of the 30 basketball challenge, it's the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

Official team colors: Blue, Thunder Red (Orange), Yellow, Dark Blue, White

Here's the result: 

It's like a patchwork mani. For the colors I used "Blue", "Thunder Red", and "White".

For the base, I used one coat of NYC Times Square Tangerine Creme.

Make sure it is almost completely dry before the next step.

Using scotch tape (after taking away some of the stickiness), I taped off the bottom corner, and painted over the open area with NYC French White Tip.

Before the white gets a chance to dry, remove the tape. If you don't, some nail polish might come off with the tape.

Then, do the same thing with the tape and paint over with NYC Empire State Blue. I love this color and I loved the result.

Thanks for looking, and hope you like it as much

 as I did :)

Update

Okay, well I've just logged onto my blog, and the last time I posted was 15 March 2012. It's 27 June! I am really so sorry everyone, it's just that I was busy with the holidays and then, I had surgery on my leg. I was able to do my nails a few times along the way, but I haven't had a chance to post them on here. Last week, I wanted to post some cute manis, but when I put the camera card into my laptop to upload the pictures, it wouldn't work. So until I can get to my friend's house (shoutout to Beverly Z Karam!) to upload them, I won't be posting any manis. :(

So much for that 30 Day NBA challenge. Congrats to the Miami Heat, by the way, for winning in the Finals (even thought I wanted OKC). . . :p

30 Day NBA Challenge Day #1-LA Lakers

So it's day 1 of the 30 day challenge. The Los Angeles Lakers.

Two of their official colors are purple and gold, so I did a gold mani with purple tips, and I loved the result! I might even keep this mani on until next week :)

First, for the gold base, I used 2-3 layers of Sephora by OPI Rumba Romance. I really like this nail polish, it went on so smooth, and there are so many different shades of it in person. I think you can be able to see some of the shades in the pictures.

Then, I did purple tips using scotch tape and NYC Purple Pizzazz Frost.

This one's my favorite picture :p

30 Day NBA Challenge Intro.

Hi guys,

JenBunni from "The Exotic Lacquer" here and rmcandlelight from "Nails Beautiqued" over here decided to do a challenge for 30 days straight based on NBA basketball teams. This isn't specifically for nail art, but you just have to capture the essence of each team. I thought this was an actually really cool idea, and I was so excited when I found out about it, lol.

I made the picture as big as I could, so you could see the names of the teams, if that helps.

At least 2 of the team's official colors must be used.

OK, now I know I won't be able to do this everyday, because of my time limit, but my goal is to have each one of the teams done. Good luck with this one! :)

Cherry Blossoms?

So the other day, I painted my nails a light, minty green color. It reminded me of the Arizona Iced Tea Green Tea can, and I definitely wanted to do a design on my nails like that. :)

So as I was rummaging through my nail polishes to find my brown, I realized I threw it away a long time ago because it dried up. :( I did improvise, though, and this is what I came up with:

I used Revlon Top Speed fast-drying nail polish in Jaded. This nail polish was a good investment. Application was so smooth and this is only 2 coats.

Then, I used China Glaze "Don't Touch My Tiara" to stamp on a branch design on my ring fingers. If I had more time, I would have probably done this on all of my nails, but I really like how this came out and I like the color combo.

Hopefully one day I'll try an Arizona green tea mani :)

Sally Hansen Color Quick--Red Chrome (swatch)

I absolutely LOVE these things! They are so convenient when you're in a hurry and just want some color on your nails! Also, they are only $1.00! You HAVE to try out these Sally Hansen Color Quick fast dry nail pens!!! I do have to say, there are some bad things about these, too.

The color of this one is Red Chrome. When I used it on my nails, it was more of a pink-ish color.

Also, the brush is very thick, and it leaves streaks on your nails, so I recommend two or three coats.

Other than that, these things are amazing and I am so happy I bought one of each color. :)

Some Zebra Stamping

Hey guys :)
So for this one I just decided do do some zebra stamping on a hot pink polish.
I went to Sally's beauty supply to buy a new black nail polish, because all the ones I have really aren't that good for stamping, and I found an Orly on sale. It came with a cute little filer with lace on the back too! :) So, I thought it was perfect, and I bought it. When I got in the car and was on may way home, I realized it was a deep navy blue, but I thought I'd try it on my nails anyway. So here's what I got:

I did a base coat and then used NYC (New York Colors) Fuchsia Shock Creme on all of my nails. After that, I added a top coat to let it dry faster.

Then, using Orly Le Chateau, I stamped some zebra print. I wish this color would have been darker than what came out on my nails. Hope you guys like it though! :)