tough love

I haven't had a chance to catch up on here, but to all who have left comments recently - Thank You So Much!! I can't believe some of the super kind things people have said and the awards are fantastic! 

So here is a mani a little less sweet ;)

we've got chemistry

I've been spending a fair amount of time on society6.com and they have the most incredible selection of art prints. I saw this one the other day and I had to do it <3

light hearted

More cute heart designs from cutesville! I can't control myself, I have another one planned for tomorrow too!

love is in the air

I don't know when I became the girl who loves hearts and bows but I am thrilled that Valentines Day is approaching as I have a legitimate reason for all this girly stuff <3

rhinestone tiger

I'm a little obsessed with the rhinestones right now so there may be a couple more in the next few days ;)

nail buff

I love using acrylic paint! Any color you want, right at your fingertips (pardon the pun).
I added some of my new rhinestones but I think it looks a bit like a pickle...not quite the look I was going for : /

Second to the right, and straight on till morning

I recently got an adorable peter pan collar shirt and I love how classic and feminine the look is <3

I'm a barbie girl

Just got bunch of tiny nail art rhinestones! I have wanted to do a mani like this for quite a while.

for the gal on the go

Just a quick mani before I'm off to run errands!

ladies who brunch

I'm having brunch today with an absolutely incredible group of women and I wanted something very ladylike :) What better than diamonds and strings of pearls <3

A reminder from the Ministry of Information

inspired by.....

The incredible Nicki Minaj! The mani's I could do based on this womans wardrobe....

apple of my eye

In keeping with the color theme from my recent award (*cheeky*) I thought I would do a coordinating mani :)

woo hoo!

Cutesville got another award! Kristen from http://meetmeonthebrightside.blogspot.com passed on the Liebster Blog Award to me as a new blogger with under 200 followers! Thank you so much for the support and for the awesome award. Please make sure to check out Kristens blog for a fantastic mix of beauty and fashion!

Upon receiving this award you are asked do a few simple things....

• Thank the Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog (thanks again Kristen!)
• Link back to the blogger who awarded you
• announce the award on your blog
• choose 5 of your favorite up-and-coming bloggers with less than 200 followers and present them with this award
• drop by their blog and let them know!

here we go :)

1. http://365daysofcolor.blogspot.com/
2. http://shockandclaw.blogspot.com/
3. http://dizzymisslizzi.blogspot.com/
4. http://cakes4hall.blogspot.com/
5. http://chromacraze.blogspot.com/

in the buff

Polka dots, an old favorite :)

oh J Crew, how I love thee

This is for one of my all time favorite cardi's. When it comes to preppy, J Crew always knocks it out of the park <3

black birds and blue skies

Another konad, M83, mixed with a little shany, sh25. Simple and sweet <3

gold blossom

Something a little light and springy :)

fair isle friend

We've gotten a bunch of snow over the past two days and it looks absolutely lovely outside :) I really do enjoy sweater weather...

Holy Smokes!

First time ever! Thank you Kim, from KimsKie's Nails, for the Cute Blog Award!

For this award you:

1. Link back to the person who awarded you
2. Answer the award questions
3. Tell something about yourself that you haven't told anyone on your blog yet
4. Award as many blogs as you think are worthy of this award
5. Make sure to let those you gave this award to know that you awarded them.

The Award Questions:

1. What is your go to makeup product?
Almay liquid eyeliner in brown - I have used this for as long as I can remember :)

2. What was your favorite fashion trend of 2011?
I honestly have no idea...

3. What is your favorite dessert?
tiramisu!

4. Favourite color?
Tiffany blue ;)

5. What is your middle name?
Anne, after my grandmother <3

6. What was the last song that you listened to?
Infinity Guitars by Sleigh Bells

7. Cats or dogs?
I heart dogs!

8.Something about myself that you don't know:
I'm also a badass cake decorator ;)

And now to pass it on:

• Spellbinding Nails
• 365 Days of Color
• Dizzy Miss Lizzy
• Konad Kolatra

much love xoxo

zing!

When I got home tonight I was greeted by one of Zingerman's super cute mail order catalogs <3 This is awesome because: a. Zingerman's rocks & b. it's all Valentines-y

bowz

Last night was a quick one - I'm a little under the weather :(

heart breaker!

I absolutely LOVE having pointy nails! For the longest time I thought they looked so 80's but I'm having a great time with them. They seem to add a little more glamour to the designs :)

remix!

I had to see what it would look like stamped and I love it! I might try this again at some point, only with all red :)

wicked

After finally getting the green stains off my nails from the Sinful Colors I used the other night, I wanted to try something different. I love mani's that incorporate bare nails; I was going to stamp these as well but decided less is more.
Plus I think these look just a little bit villainous ;)

lavender lovelies

I think I've only used this image once before but it's probably one of my favorites for a simple mani. I love the little hearts; you almost don't notice them at first <3

hungry as a hunter

I picked up this incredible hunter green polish tonight from Sinful Colors called Last Chance. I'm not sure if this was the right color to put with it but it will do for now :) It is such a beautiful color that I considered just leaving my nails polished, but I caved and had to add a little flare ;)

retro flowers

One of my favorite sites is colourlovers.com. You can design palettes, patterns, colors, and browse thousands of designs other folks have made. The inspiration for this mani came from a pattern I was playing around with :)

everything's coming up roses

Stamping over acrylic paint and that lovely Slick Slate from Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

cuteberry

I think I need a little more practice with my pin-striping brush ;)

hello cutie

A cute little kitty design based on these pillows :)

i heart miu miu

This is another mani inspired by Miu Miu; an adorable heart print skirt from the 2011 resort collection.

Happy New Year!

This doesn't really look like anything "New Years" related but I'm kinda loving it anyway ;)