HPB Presents: Beach Nails

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Hi guys! Summer has taken up residence in South Carolina, and I'm not too happy about it. I'm more more of a Fall weather girl! The highs this week are going to be 99... all week. I am going to melt! I just hope this is just an anomaly, and not an indication of how warm July/August are going to be! 

For June, the Hobby Polish Bloggers selected the theme of beach nails. Each blogger can interpret the theme however they choose - whether it is nail art or simply a beachy polish. My nail art skills are no where near as awesome as some of the ladies in the group, but I do like trying, and I use these link-ups to challenge myself to be a little more outside my comfort zone. Plus, I can't get better if I don't try!  I wanted to be a little different and instead of doing a beach scene, I deconstructed the look a bit, and made each nail a separate part of the scene.

Towel Day nail art

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Happy Memorial Day (or Monday to those of you outside of the US)! In addition to Memorial Day, it is also Geek Pride Day and Towel Day! What is Towel Day, you might ask? Towel Day is an annual tribute celebration of Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I couldn't let the day pass without some nail art for the occasion.

May the Fourth Be With You

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Happy May 4th! If you aren't a Star Wars fan, it's just another day. But if you are fan, it's a special day indeed. I couldn't pass up the chance to do some Star Wars nails!

HPB Presents April Showers

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The past couple of days here in South Carolina have been very rainy. I think it's been raining the entire week! The other day, my husband was complaining that he hadn't seen the sun in forever, and I reminded him that April showers bring May flowers! With all the rain, this month's theme for the Hobby Polish Bloggers link-up is really appropriate!

OPI: Go With the Lava Flow and That's Hula-rious!

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I started to edit the photos that I took this past weekend, and realized that I still had a few that I had not written a post about. Since they were already edited and everything, I decided to just use them rather than redo the photos.  

When I first heard about the OPI Hawaii collection, I was excited about the colors that it would contain. However, I guess I've gotten pickier about mainstream polishes, and ended up I only picking up 2 colors from the collection - Go With the Lava Flow and That's Hula-rious!

OPI: Shine for Me

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Hi guys! Happy Friday to you! Do you have any big plans for the upcoming weekend? Some type of sickness is running rampant in my house, and now I have it. Unless I suddenly start to feel better, I am just going to spend the entire weekend in bed.  

When OPI first announced the 50 Shades of Grey collection, I was not interested in it at all. It is completely possible that my opinion of the collection was jaded by my dislike of the book series. But the colors just did not look very original. But then I saw some swatches, and I changed my mind about one of the polishes - "Shine for Me." It did not look anything else that I have in my collection, and I could not wait to try it.

OPI: What's Your Point-settia? and Christmas Gone Plaid (and a surprise!)

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Hi guys!  I hope you had a great weekend!  I spent it wrapping Christmas gifts, doing a little more shopping, and decorating our Christmas tree!  I still need to get my Christmas cards addressed... I always wait until the last minute for that!  Today I have 2 polishes from the OPI Gwen Stefani Holiday Collection to share with you - "What's Your Point-settia?" and "Christmas Gone Plaid."

Fall Favorites presented by HPB!

Hi guys! It's time for another monthly link-up from Hobby Polish Bloggers!  This month the theme was Fall Favorites, and I decided to share one of my favorite nail art looks using some of my favorite Fall colors!

Halloween Nail Art: Jack & Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas)!

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Happy Halloween!!!  It's the final day of my Halloween Nail Art.  I really hope that you've enjoyed the posts as much as I enjoyed doing them!

For my final post this week, I did Jack & Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

Halloween Nail Art: Friday the 13th!

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Greetings!  Happy Thursday to everyone!  

I have to admit something about my nails today.  I'm the world's biggest chicken, so I avoid horror movies at all costs.  I can scare myself just as easily with my overactive imagination.  I wasn't always such a scaredy-cat; when I was in high school, I absolutely loved the movie, IT.  My sister, my best friend, and I would watch it almost every week to the point we could recite the movie!  But I've never seen any of the Friday the 13th movies.  Just too scary for me!  But perfect for some Halloween nails!

Halloween Nail Art: Bloodshot Eyes!

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Greetings!  It's Tuesday, and Day 2 of Halloween nail art week!  

Today is bloodshot eyes!

Halloween Nail Art: Mummies!

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Greetings!  It's Halloween week!  Halloween was one of my favorite times of the year growing up.  I loved getting to dress in costumes and go trick-or-treating!  As an adult, I still enjoy Halloween, but just not to the same extent as a kid.  I don't like being scared/terrified, so most of the Halloween events (like haunted houses) just aren't my thing.  To help get me in the Halloween mood, I'm going to be doing Halloween nail art all this week!  

For the nail art this week, I wanted to do nail art looks that could be easily done by anyone.  My nail art skills are very much beginner, and I usually shy away from doing them because of that.  But practice makes perfect!  I also wanted to show that you don't need lots and lots of polishes to do nail art.  I tried to stick to just a few basic colors for all the looks.  I know not everyone is a nail polish addict!

First up this week is Mummies!

HPB October Halloween Mani Link-Up!

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Greetings!  I am a member of an amazing group of nail polish bloggers on Facebook called Hobby Polish Bloggers.  It's a place where casual or "as a hobby" nail bloggers could come together with other like-minded bloggers.  HPB is a place to hang out, ask questions, and just have fun! The amount of talent in this group is amazing, and there's bloggers of all sizes in it - from microbloggers to some bigger bloggers that I looked up to as I was getting into nail polish.  This group, and their support, was instrumental in me getting the confidence to start this blog!

The group had been discussing doing monthly collaborations, and what better one to start with than a Halloween nail art?!  I had planned to do a week of nail art for Halloween so this is a great lead-in to it!  

I wanted to find Halloween nail art ideas that weren't too difficult because well, my nail art skills are very much in the beginner category! Today, I went with Sugar Skulls.  They are bright and colorful, yet still a lil bit spooky!

I like this look can be created from polish colors that most people already have, and no nail art tools if you didn't have them.  I used a small art brush and dotting tool, but a toothpick and bobby pin would work too! The polishes that I used were: OPI Alpine Snow, OPI Hey Baby, Sally Hansen Green with Envy, Sally Hansen Sun Kissed, Sally Hansen Violet Voltage, and Zoya Raven.  

Be sure to check out the other fabulous looks from my fellow Hobby Polish Bloggers below!

An InLinkz Link-up

So what is going to be on your nails next week?  Be sure to check out my blog each day for ideas!

Until next time, 

A Sampling of the OPI Nordic Collection

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Greetings!  Today I have a couple of polishes from the Fall OPI Nordic Collection.  Fall collections are some of my favorites.  The latest collection is made up of 12 new polishes - 9 cremes, 2 shimmers, and 1 glitter.  I have 3 of the collection to share with you today!