name-change

I know I only have 2 followers as of now, but just stating that I'm unfixed on a proper blog title yet. I decided, "nails, nails, nails" was pretty lame and am still unsure how I let myself go public with that. So for now, it's hocake-nails (:

xo,
B

2 KOTD's: leopard and anchors

I'm obviously not to swift on catchy names at the moment, ha.

I sported this one last week:

Do me a solid and pretend my tip-wear isn't absolutely horrendous? I took this ONE day into my mani, what can I do to avoid so much tip-wear? /:

What I used:
OPI Glitzerland as a base
China Glaze Swing my Way sponged with cosmetic wedge
Image plate m57 using Konad special polish in black pearl
Nailtek foundation III, seche clear, topped with seche vite top coat

I love this one and got lots of compliments on it. It was fun to wear until I broke..I was so upset! But it'll grow out soon enough.

And todays KOTD:

again, pretend I wasn't being lazy and rushing through it. I know they're upside down, but when I flipped the picture it was just really awkward looking, ha.

What I used:
China Glaze Calypso Blue
Image plate bm08 w/ Sally Hansen Insta Dri Whirlwind White (so great for stamping, and multi purpose!)
and I used some scotch tape to get straight lines for the tips.
I didn't really want to go all frenchy, I just like the look of the tips like this.

This one is for my boyfriend..he's in the Navy on deployment. I miss him loads..I think even he could appreciate this one :P
After this, it will be all Halloween mani's until October is over! I'll try to post new ones as much as possible, but school takes up all of my time! So inconvenient! I can't wait to do some Halloween ones though, I've seen some other nail bloggers and wow, so cute. Here are a few of my favs:

"Halloween Witch Mani" by Polish & Konad - my all-time second follower and one of my favorite nail bloggers!

"Halloween Spider Web Mani" by Polish & Konad - another one by her, I can't wait to get the China Glaze Awakening Collection...my local Sally's is supposed to get this in and have it on the shelves tonight or tomorrow...guess where I'll be going very soon? That green...to die for. I've raved about this collection enough...hahah.

"Spider Web Halloween Mani" by Enamal Girl - another favorite blogger.. so cute! I wish I had a little of your creativity...


That's all for now, until next time, muah!
xo,
B

I don't know how much longer I can wait for this..

I know I can purchase online... but if I can skip the s&h I'll be better off! Ha! The only color that I'm really craving is Zombie Zest...I neeeed that green. I heard this was a Ulta exclusive...then I heard that it's actually a Sally's exclusive. I hope it is at Sally's because I get a coupon every month.

I have a NOTD for you all that I'll post tomorrow, I haven't gotten to take a picture yet. It's my fav mani though so far I'm almost sure.

xo

B

A Scandalous giveaway!

Scandalously Polished is doing a wicked awesome 666 giveaway! Follow link for the deets!

A wicked little giveaway

Guys,

I just broke the side of my nail...awesome ):

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Giveaway!

Prim and Polished is giving away TWO gorgeous Lippman polishes! Go check it out!

click here!

Punky Prepster

Items Used:
NailTek Foundation III
Seche Clear Base Coat
Orly Cashmere Sweater for base
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind for stamping
Sally Hansen Extreme Wear Celeb City for stamping
Konad Plate: m13 (halloween plate, skull) , m03 (bows)
Pink and Clear Rhinestones from eBay

My edges always lift when I put more than two coats of Seche Vite...why is that? /:

Hope you enjoy! No thumb because it looked terrible! And the silver bows didn't show up very well! But overall I think it turned out cute! Leave comments, ask questions!
xo,
-B

past mani's...

So I have no excuse as to why I haven't been updating. So here's a few past mani's..
[note: there have actually been way more than this]

One of my favorite konadicures NOT true to color...I'm still figuring out the settings on my camera /: This is Essie Knockout Pout and as you probably know it is a light neon pink. Stamped with a BM plate with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White. This didn't last long because I was experimenting with base coats, I used Orly Tough Cookie and my nail polish slid right off before the night was over. I was so upset.
Also, please excuse my funky cuticles, the Insta-Dri's are so pigmented that they can get rather messy. And at this point I was very frustrated with it, ha.

Just a NOTD and my current favorite red, Essie Lollipop:

My current, not so interesting NOTD:

Halley's Comet stamping with Color Club Worth the Risque using Konad plate M66

Please excuse the 3-4 days of tip wear. I feel like it's sort of an unusual amount of tip wear, any suggestions? /:

So this color is amazing. I wish that I had something light green and glittery/holo-y to stamp with, like China Glaze L8r G8r..I think that would have been really pretty.

Apparently I've lost some photos of past mani's, so I'm sorry! I will be trying to do manis/konadicures weekly and will post them closer to the time when I actually do them. With school, I'm sure I'll have plenty of excuses to post things late. Also, if I do have any readers, let me know what you want to see! I can also post makeup looks if you would be interested, they will just be EOTD type looks.
Hope you all enjoy!
Kisses!

-B
PS- I CUT my nails the other day, because I was in a hurry and wanted to file them down quite a bit so they could grow healthier and I'm soooo mad that I clipped them instead of just taking the time to file them down. Now they're mostly uneven and shaped weird! Sorry about it!