Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Tri Polish Challenge- February

So today(yesterday) is tri polish Tuesday and I had wanted to do tiger stripes but I could not find my nail art brushes.  So I improvised and used my smallest dotting tool. This did not already help the fact that I am very new at dotting tools.  But, I tried my best.  










The polishes I used are Sally Hansen Extreme Wear Coral Reef, Color Club Positively Posh, and Sheer Disguise.  Thanks for looking,
             Clarena 






 

Liebster Award


 
Can you believe this? I know I can't. Gracithey  from Addicted to nails.... nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thank you! So,who can get nominated?, this award goes out to bloggers that have under 200 followers.  So the rules are- 

If you get nominated you must acknowledge the blogger who nominated you
  • Write 11 random facts about yourself
  • Answer the 11 questions that the blogger who nominated you asked
  • Nominate 11 people who have less than 200 followers and create 11 questions for them to answer
  • Let the 11 nominees know that you are nominating them
  •     
    11 random facts about myself 
    1. I love avocadoes
    2. I am willing to try new foods, like Thai food.
    3. I love tropical foods.
    4.My favorite candy is Almond Joy. 
    5. I love planning parties. 
    6. I would love to visit Ireland someday.
    7. I have red hair. 
    8. I am a bookworm.
    9. I do not like melons.
    10.  I would also like to visit the Paris Opera.
    11.  I like shopping, especially at craft stores. 
          
    Gracithey's Questions 
    What was the first blog you started following? 
    The first blog I followed was moogly.

    Do you have an unusual fear or phobia of something?
    No, maybe the dark? 


     Matte or Gloss nails? 

    Matte! I would love to get some matte polish. 

    What's your favourite high-street store? 

    Tiffany and co.

     What did you dream of doing as a job when you were little? 

    I think I wanted to work with animals.

     Have you got any nicknames? 

    Wendy, or carrot head.

     What's your favourite celebrity at the moment? 

    I am not sure..

     What's your current colour on your nails (or last)?
    Pink 


     Last 'sweet treat' you had? 

    Rice Krispy Treats

     Do you prefer your hair up or down? 

    Up :)

     Current favourite film?

    Frozen!
     
    My nominees
    A polished Prance
    Casa de Polish
    Ehmkay Nails 
    Petite & Polish 
    Polish and Patterns  
    Vicky Loves Nails
    The Bubbly Brunette
    The Nail Polish Addict
    Polish and Prejudice
    Buy All the Colors 
    Apply Polish Here 
     Make sure you check out these amazing bloggers and follow them!, they are awesome.
    11 questions
    1.  What is your favorite brand of nail polish?
    2.  If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
    3.  If you could only wear one nail polish for the rest of your life, what would it be?
    4.  What is your favorite dessert?
    5.  Crackle, do you love it, or hate it?
    6.  What color is your hair?
    7. Do you have any favorite TV shows?
    8. What is the best thing about blogging?
    9. What nail polish color dominates your stash?
    10.  What blog do you look forward to reading everyday?
    11.  Do you have a favorite nail polish effect? 

    Congratulation's to all of the bloggers I picked and thank you so much for nominating me! Wow, I think this was longest post I have ever done :) 
                                                                          Now off to write a much belated Tri polish Tuesday post, 
                                                                                                                                          Clarena

    Monday, February 10, 2014

    Nail Mail Round 2

    Hello, so today I have the round two of my nail mail that I ordered from different companies. These two packages are from Born Pretty and Amazon. 
                                                   Here is an overview of what I got-
                                                            This is what I got from Born Pretty
                                                              I ordered three nail plates and a lucky bag, the bag came with two sets of nail stickers and striping tape.
     I ordered this set of five dotting tools from amazon. Both orders were free shipping, so they took longer than the packages that charged you on shipping.  I cant wait to show you my nail art for tomorrow's Tri Polish challenge.  
                                                                                          Thanks for stopping by,
                                                                                                                                     Clarena


    Tuesday, February 4, 2014

    Tri Polish Challenge- Pink, Brown, Grey

    Hello!,  this months tri polish colors are pink, brown and grey.  I only used pink and brown for this first one. I did a skittle with a bunch of different techniques. 
     

     
     
     

     
     
     
     I think it turned out decent, I still have to get used to using dotting tools and nail art brushes.  Thanks for looking,
                                                                    Clarena
     


    Thursday, January 30, 2014

    GOT polish challenge- Dots

    Hello! You might have noticed I wasn't able to participate in the last Tri polish challenge for January, before I knew it Tuesday was over and I was never able to get the nail art done, but, I am back and hopefully ready to post every other day.  So today's challenge theme is dots. I have two oldies in my collection, one I use all the time and the other is the first time I have ever used the polish.  I used Revlon Emerald and Revlon Scents Beach.   This is what I came up with-




     I think this design would also work for saint Patrick's day.  This nail art is so easy to make with dotting tools.  
                                                                                Thanks for looking,
                                                                                                 Clara










    Thursday, January 23, 2014

    Got Polish Challenge- Blue

    Hi! Today is the third day of the got polish challenge and the theme for todays challenge is blue. I was very surprised when I looked at my collection hoard of nail polish and their were only 3 "oldies" that were blue, I had the choice of a sparkle topcoat, a crackle and a sparkly blue, I chose the sparkly blue :)  The polish is called sea siren and is from the brand L. A. Colors, its a mini that I got from JoAnn's.  I decided that for nail art I would use my nail image plates and create an ocean inspired design.
     
     
    You can almost get away with one coat with sea siren but it was a little bit streaky so I used 2 coats.
     
    I had a lot of fun stamping ocean designs and dots with my new dotting tools.  I guess you can say that I like the color blue and ocean animals :)  What did you create with your golden oldie polishes? 
     Thanks for looking,
                                Clarena 
     
     
     
     
     

     
     

    Tuesday, January 21, 2014

    Tri Polish Challenge- Red, Orange and Yellow

    Hello!, sorry for the long break but it was nice to relax for a couple of days.  So today is the third tri polish Tuesday, I cant believe I have made it this far! I was at loss as to what nail art I wanted to incorporate into this challenge so I looked up tri polish challenge and I found this amazing design by Crazy Polishes. So I decided to recreate this design with this months colors. The end result-





     I first started with a layer of yellow and then with regular tape I made triangles with the orange and then dotted around the edges of the orange with red.  The yellow took about 3-4 coats and I had to do-over the nails a few times before it was what I wanted. (A note about tape: when you take all of the tape off be sure to wash your hands right after, the tape leaves a sticky residue which catches every particle of dust that is in the air, it left disgusting stuff on my nails) I love this nail design, its cute and dotty, but also geometric.  
                                                                      What do you think?
                                                                                             Clarena