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!

Digital Nails: Hyperbole

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Hi guys!  I have some older photos from previous swatching sessions to get through before moving on to more recent photos, so you'll have to bear with the nubs.  I usually only swatch on the weekends because that's when I have free time!

Today,I want to show you a gorgeous flakie from Digital Nails - Hyperbole.

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!

Giveaway Reminder

Greetings!  Yesterday the World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, launched so I kinda got sidetracked with that!   I have been playing WoW off and on for awhile now. I tend to quit playing for months and months at a time, and then re-subscribe right before a new expansion.

Zoya Matte Velvet: Posh and Savita ... plus a giveaway!

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Greetings!  I hope your weekend was better than mine!  Sunday is always laundry day, and this week, I had a ton of clothes to wash.  And of course, my dryer decides to stop working for me... on the first load that I did.  I'm hoping that my husband can figure out what's wrong with it, and get it working!

Today, I'm going to share two of Zoya's Matte Velvet polishes with you.  I loved them so much that I went back and picked up another set so that one of you can try them too!  Be sure to enter at the end of the post!

The Matte Velvet polishes are designed to be worn without a base or topcoat, however you can use a topcoat to get an entirely different look from the polish.  

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: Frankenstein!

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Greetings! We're halfway through Halloween Nail Art week!

Today, I've got a look that is super easy to recreate - Frankenstein 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, 

Zoya Sansa & Yuna

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Hey there!  Today I have 2 polishes from the Fall 2014 Ignite Collection from Zoya - Yuna and Sansa.  The Ignite collection is the glass-flecked half of Zoya's Fall collection.