Liebster Award Nomination!!

Hey nail enthusiasts!

The lovely Tyeisha from the Lacquernerd has nominated me for the Liebster Award! Thank you so much Tyeisha!!

This award is to help others discover some awesome new blogs that people may not have seen before. And these are the rules:

1. You must link back to the blogger who nominated you. 
2. Answer the 11 questions given to you by the blogger who nominated you. 
3. Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.
4. Go to the blogs you nominated and notify them of your nomination.
5. Give your nominees 11 questions to answer

So, here are my answers to the questions Tyeisha asked me:

1. What made you want to start blogging?

 I started blogging because I wanted a way to share with others my love for everything nail polish, and be able to connect to other nail enthusiasts like me. :)

2. Who is your biggest inspiration and why?

For this one I would have to say my Mom. She's always been there for me, and supported everything I do.

3. If you could have one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Hmmmmm.....I would have to say Badger Blast ice cream (chocolate ice cream with caramel, and chocolate chunks). You can only get this ice cream at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and it is THE BEST.

4. What's your favorite color?

Violet purple.

5. What is your favorite design to do on your nails?

I would have to say Leopard print. It's easy to do, and it always looks pretty cool!

6. If you were to live the life of a celebrity, who would it be and why?

The actress Blake Lively...she is too perfect!

7. What are your pet peeves?

I'm kind of a neat freak, and love to have everything organized. So, when something is out of place or someone makes a mess without cleaning it up, it annoys me.

8. What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas! I love it when the whole family is together, and all the great food (of coures ;) )

9. What is your biggest fear?

Getting lost without anyone around in the middle of nowhere...I'm awful with directions.

10. What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

Go to work. Haha they have them for free where I work! (And no, I do not eat them all the time...I limit myself to only once in awhile)

11. What is your favorite saying/quote?

 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

Being a Christian, this has always been one of my favorite bible quotes because even if the day isn't going my way, I know that God has a plan for me and everything is going to be okay.

Anyway, here are the blogs I nominate:

A Girl and Her Chicken Named Betty

HG Nail Design

The Nail Snail

The Sequined Nail

Nailuminium

Polish Luv

Splash Your Nails

Nailsss

Glitterazi

The Colorful Cupcake Cat

Polished 26

And Here are my 11 Questions for my nominees:

1. What made you start blogging?

2. How many nail polishes do you own?

3. Which nail polish is your absolute favorite?

4. Which one: Chocolate or Vanilla?

5. Which one: Pastel nail polish or Neon nail polish?

6. Do you have any pets? (if so, what kind/what are their names?)

7. If you could go on a vacation anywhere, where would you go?

8. Are you a fan of textured polish?

9. In one word, how would you describe yourself?

10. If you had to pick a color to describe you, which would it be?

11. If you were at the zoo and could only see one animal, which animal would you see?

Some of these questions are kind of random, but, hey, that's what makes it fun! Please check out these awesome blogs I nominated! They are all great, and all ones I follow!

 

As for my nominees, let me know if you accept the award or not, and send me a link to your blog post!

Thanks for reading!

-Colleen

 

Neon Flame Nails

Hey nail enthusiasts!

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, I just started school this week and it's been so busy!!

Anyway, a few months ago I came across a tutorial video that shows you how to do a marble flame design and it looked pretty cool, so I decided to try it for you today! (You can see the really good tutorial video by midnightblue716 on how to do this mani here).

Here it is:

Pretty cool, huh? To me it looks like neon fire! :) I did a neon green and pink here, but I think I might try this design again sometime with other neon colors.

Polishes I used:
-Sinful Colors Black On Black
-China Glaze Pool Party
-China Glaze In The Lime Light

Thanks for readying, and have a great rest of the day!!

-Colleen

National Day Of...Challenge: National Waffle Day!

Hey guys! I hope you've had a great start to your weekend, and Happy National Waffle Day!

It's the second theme of the challenge, so today I've got waffle nails to show you! However, I really didn't get to creative on this one....I just did the checkered waffle pattern.

Here it is:

Sorry about the lack of good pictures, I had no idea the extreme shimmer of the gold polish would be so hard to capture!

To me, this mani sort of resembles whole wheat waffles...especially with the grayish base color! If you want to see some real authentic waffle nails with syrup, butter, whip cream, and the whole nine yards, check out Marianne's waffle mani on her blog the Nail Polish Sleuth! She did a great job!!

 Polishes used:
 -a shimmery gold by Charlotte Russe (no name)
-a shimmery gray by Sephora by OPI   (no name)

Have a great rest of your day, and thanks for reading!

Don't forget, even if you didn't start on the first day of the challenge, you can still participate!!!

-Colleen

Blog Your Heart Out Award Nomination!

 Happy Thursday everyone!

I have been nominated for the Blog Your Heart Out Award by Katherine from the blog ProcrastiNails! Thank you so much Katherine!

 I guess the way the award works is that you are given 5 questions to answer and then you are to nominate 5 other blogs you like that have under 100 followers. This award is designed to showcase amazing blogs that people might not know about yet, and help them gain more followers.

Here are the questions:
1. What/who encouraged you to start blogging?
 What has encouraged me to start blogging in the first place is my love for everything nail polish! I really only started getting into nails about four months ago, and that was when I started trying to do nail designs. That last month of school this past year, I had many people start coming up to me to compliment my nails from my friends, to teachers, to random people at the store. Then, on Pinterest and Tumblr, I discovered that there were so many other people out there who liked nail polish as much as me, and I began reading/following many nail blogs (that I never knew existed before). I wanted to be part of that nail-blogging community, so that is why I started my blog! :)
2. How did you chose what topic(s) to blog about?
 Well, I have always been taught to think outside the box and to always let your creativity run wild. At first though, I would search for nail designs for inspiration, but now I try to think up my own, original ideas. I do this by looking at everyday things and thinking that they'd make cool nail designs, or even looking at the clothes in my closet or window shopping at the mall and making them into nail designs as well.

3. What is something that most people don't know about you?
I was a competitive swimmer for eight years, and swam on the National Team at my club swim team for 3 of those years. While on the National Team, I had the joy of going to double swim practices (which add up to 5 hours of training a day), plus additional weight-lifting and dryland. Swimming used to be my life until I had to quit because I just couldn't fit it in my schedule because it was an hour away, and I just didn't have the time to commit to it any more because high school is hard enough with classes and other activities without all the extra swimming pressure. The plus side though, is now I can paint my nails! When I was swimming, no matter if I got my nails done at a salon or did them myself, they ALWAYS chipped. So at least I can now enjoy my nails a little longer! :)

4. What three words describe your style?
Creative, simple, and unique.

4. What do you like to do when you are not blogging?
I like hanging out with my friends, teaching swim lessons in the summer, reading, shopping, and cheering on my favorite sports teams: the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bears, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Chicago Bulls (I guess you can say I'm a Chicago fan, lol).

So, thanks again to Katherine who nominated me! Here are my five nominees:

HG Nail Design
Polish Luv
Nailista
Nails. N. Details
Colorful Cupcake Cat
 

 Congrats ladies!

Tonight I hope to post a swatch on a Sinful Colors polish, so talk to you a little later!

By the way, it's not to late to join the National Day Of...Challenge! The 24th is National Waffle Day!!

-Colleen

National Day Of...CHALLENGE: National Day Of Cupcakes (#1)

Well, Happy National Day of Cupcakes everyone!

I don't think I'll be having a cupcake today, but why not celebrate?! The first day of the National Day of...CHALLENGE is the National Day of Cupcakes, so I have a cupcake mani to show you!

I painted this cupcake mani on my little sister's nails the other day, which was actually pretty hard to do. Her hands definitely aren't full size yet, and are still really small, so I didn't have a lot of room for the cupcakes. I really wanted to add sprinkles, but I didn't have a lot of canvas room :(
And sorry for the lack of good hand positioning in the pictures...we had quite a struggle...

Anyway, here it is:

Polishes Used:
Love & Beauty Pink/Gold (pink)
Sinful Colors Tempest (purple)
Nail-Licious Holly Berry (red)
Nicole by OPI Hit The Lights (darker yellow)
Delia's Lemon Chiffon (lighter yellow

If anyone else wants to participate, that would be super awesome! Have a great rest of the day! If you have any questions about the challenge, let me know via a comment or email!

-Colleen

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