i value the importance of spending time with myself, and i'm not afraid to say it! as much as i love being a wife and a mom, it is one of the things that i learned to indulge in from time to time to create balance in my life. it is as important as date nights with my mister, and dates with my kiddos too!
i miss painting on canvas, spending hours layering paints. unfortunately, time is often taken up by more important things (see photo above). so yesterday, i decided to do some nail art for fun! i found this tutorial from michelle of the laquer files. i don't wear animal prints, so i decided to dress my nails with it! plus the added bonus of painting, but my nails as the canvas!!! the best reason: it was quick!
so here are my leopard pattern inspired nails in turquoise, lime green, and black / dark teal:
here are the colors i used:
dark teal - ski teal we drop, OPI
turquoise - ocean love potion, sephora by OPI
lime green - gargantuan green grape, OPI
black - black onyx, OPI (no photo)
i used black polish instead of the dark teal to make the pattern pop against the lime green. you can use the dark teal for a more subtle look!
life gets quite hectic sometimes, what do you do for yourself?
have a great week!
xo, carla
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
blood-thirsty nail art
sorry, i've been out of the loop for a while, it was quite a busy for a bit there... i'm finishing up an artist feature and it will be up soon. in the meantime, here's another nail art post. hope you like it!
this nail art was inspired by an image by yaptus that i saw a couple of months ago.
i just had to recreate it one day... halloween is too far away, so i decided to wear it when i go see a horror film of some sort (i know... i'm a goof). i love horror movies, specially vampire flicks!
almost two weeks ago, i went to see eclipse with my hubby, and of course i had to rock these:
i used my trusty base coat, then "320 rapid ruby" by rimmel on the tips, and topped it off with the seche vite top coat!
hope you are having a fun week! happy tuesday!
xo, carla
this nail art was inspired by an image by yaptus that i saw a couple of months ago.
i just had to recreate it one day... halloween is too far away, so i decided to wear it when i go see a horror film of some sort (i know... i'm a goof). i love horror movies, specially vampire flicks!
almost two weeks ago, i went to see eclipse with my hubby, and of course i had to rock these:
i used my trusty base coat, then "320 rapid ruby" by rimmel on the tips, and topped it off with the seche vite top coat!
hope you are having a fun week! happy tuesday!
xo, carla
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