Snowflakes in a Pond of Blue. . .Presents

This winter I decided to recreate one of my favorite nail art looks of last year, Snowflakes in a Pond of Blue, with a little twist - hand painted red ribbons and bows to look like wrapped presents! hehe. I did enter this in the #celebratewithpueen contest on instagram; but it was on my to do list before I knew about the contest. I've also been putting off posting this because it didn't quite live up to my expectations; but the Polish Party prompt this month is stamping with a three color gradient -  pond gradient in this case ;) - so I thought that must be my wake up call to stop hoarding and start sharing!

Little Town Ladscape Nails

Day 7 of Chalkboard Nails 31 Day Challenge 2014 brings us to the ever popular black and white day - also known as the day I remain stumped, because I've never been a huge fan of wearing B&W. It's not that I don't enjoy the combo, but I just don't love it on my nails as much as I do on everyone else.

'80s Reloaded Skittle

Dudes and Dudettes! Today I have a phat manicure from my archives inspired by Glitter Daze Reloaded and the '80s <- when I was lucky enough to be born. Added bonus, lucky was Lacquer Legions prompt for today. Aside from a few bogus mishaps (I could not find my excellent stamper), I truly dig how my nails turned out. Honestly, who doesn't love a totally radical throwback!?

Loaded Lacquer Moonshine in a Jar Swatches and Review

Hello, today I have Loaded Lacquer Moonshine in a Jar. This a a truly stunning polish. I'm sorry to say I do not have more photos; my broken nail from several weeks ago gave out when I had a run-in with a doorway. Anyways, I was able to get some of the polish, just not with the complete nail art (or without the pesky pointer I apparently forgot to lotion).

(Holo)Graphic Beats

Hello all! Today I have some funky stamping nail art I've held onto for a while. This was my first time using MoYou London plates (Rockstar 03) and some new brands of "stamping" polish.

Best of 2013

Hello again! What better way to start off a new year of nail art than reflecting over my favorite designs from the previous!? So, I scrounged through my archives and found my top twelve (with some help from you, my readers, and your wonderful comments/likes/repins/etc.). Without further ado, here they are in no particular order...unless you consider my wanting them to look great for the line-up.

Snowflakes in a Pond of Blue

I am really excited to share this manicure with you today. I decided to have a little fun with my MoYou London Festive Collection Plate 02. In the end I landed on a snowflake pond manicure. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Also, if you do like, please like or repin it from the MoYou London December Contest Board here. I do have some other designs, including my seashell nails posted as well.

Chevron Thanksgiving Gumdrops

Welcome to another catch up posting day for the The Crumpet's 33 Day Challenge. I'm cheating slightly by posting days 29 and 30 together, since they both are to feature the same pattern-chevron in this case. I used MoYou London Pro Collection plate 02 for my chevron image.

 First up I have my Chevron Thanksgiving nails for day 29, my favorite pattern, using some of my new butter LONDON shades. (Pin-able image, base, then nail art.)

Watercolor Seashell Nails

Hello all! Today I bring you day 31 of The Crumpet's 33 Day Challenge, which features artwork with my three favorite colors--butter LONDON HRH and Molly -Coddled, and OPI A Grape Fit! I found this fun seashell art by Artdestiny, which I themed my design around.

Pretty & Polished Swatches and Reviews

Today I have a random assortment of Pretty & Polished lacquers for you; they include For Sweater or Worse, Pixy Chix, and Aurora.

Darling Diva's Crabsody In Blue (Underwater)

After swatching Darling Diva's Crabsody In Blue, part of their Back in Black Collection (see swatches and more of the collection here), I knew I had to do some nail art with it. And since my MoYou London plates arrived at the same time they were begging to take on the challenge. This polish reminds me stars dancing on the ocean waters; so what better to accent with than nautical creatures, including "starfish."