Princess Nails

I went with a really girly manicure this time because I wanted to feel like a pretty pretty princess. I don't use pink all that often and I think that should change because I can't stop looking at how pretty and sparkly my nails are!

Walmart Beauty Box Spring 2015

This review is for the Spring 2015 Beauty Box from Walmart. It is a quarterly box that you receive once every season and it costs $5 per box. This is the third box, both for me and for Walmart, and so far I am fairly satisfied. It's a mix of make up, skin care, hair care, and miscellaneous samples. There are usually 5-6 "deluxe" sized samples and a 2-3 foil packets with some coupons. Here is the site to get more info and sign up.

Blue Swirls

When I started this manicure, I was picturing something vastly different. I was trying to go for more of an opaque blue jelly with a stamp in the middle. But, it was really late last night when I finally got around to doing my nails, so I ended up doing fewer coats, and my laziness really worked out this time! I think the design ended up looking kind of like blue porcelain. I have included a picture tutorial for how I achieved this look.

Blue-Green Flakie Nails

So, I was attempting to do a St. Patrick's Day themed manicure to be festive, but that was apparently not in the cards. I tried out a new flakie glitter polish that I picked up the other day which looks very convincingly green in the bottle, but is not so much on the nails. Maybe with a different base color it would turn out more green.

Free-hand Zig-Zags

I am not sure what inspired this nail art, it pretty much just came to me. I'm glad it did because I love how it turned out! I have been stuck on dark colors and metallics lately, but spring is coming and so are the bright colors.

Birchbox March 2015

This review is for the Birchbox from March 2015. Birchbox is a very popular subscription box. It is $10/month for 4-5 beauty and lifestyle samples, which are personalized based on a quiz you take. It also has a great rewards points system. It is the only monthly subscription box that I still have, because I have found it to be especially worth it for the samples and the additional full-sized products I can get with my reward points.

Rainbow Interlocking Dots

For my latest mani, I wanted to do something bright and colorful to celebrate the wonderful spring weather we have been blessed with the last few days. I decided to use the interlocking dots method and make a rainbow across my nails. I am really happy with how it turned out!

Wine, Gold, and White Cloud Manicure

I actually did this mani a few days ago, but haven't felt up to posting it because I came down with a stomach bug shortly after. Just my luck lately! Anyway, I like cloud manicures because they are pretty easy to do and they always look great. I couldn't find my nail art brushes anywhere, so these were actually done with just the regular brushes that came with the polishes. Not too bad, if I do say so myself.

Zoya Bar Swatch

I have definitely been neglecting my blog lately, but with good reason! I am thiiiis close to finishing up a paper for submission, and once it's done, I will celebrate will all the nail art! ...and then get back to finishing up a paper on a totally different project. So, I just went with a simple swatch to save time. I have a bunch of new Zoya polishes that I got around the holidays with all the deals, so I decided to try one of them out - a Pixie Dust nail polish (which are apparently being discontinued??).

Note: Please excuse my dead-looking hands! It's winter and I am cold!!