nothing but net

My order of jumbo image plates arrived! They are by Cheeky and you can find them here :)
The images are super big and they come out so clear!!

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

tied up with ribbon

I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Purple Potion for this mani. I had no idea how blue it would turn out with the flash! The ribbon stamp is from Red Angel plate RA-121.

chevron 2.0

I have a new found respect for all of those water marbling artists out there...3 attempts tonight, and none were even close to being good enough to post! I was looking through Adventures in Acetone's blog and I saw this really great tutorial that she did; the colors and design are fabulous!
After hours of trying this out however, I decided to throw in the towel and do something a little easier :)
I do love the chevron design and I thought I could at least get this on my nails without too much trouble...

for the artist formerly known as Prince

Not really, just a simple flower design with gray and purple :)

stars and stripes

I have admired this palm tree mani for some time and decided to incorporate it into tonights design. I am not sure who the original artist is - if you know, leave a commemt :)
I used the star design from image plate BM-05.

rocket science

too tired to even write....

wild card

I had no idea what to do tonight so I just started looking through all of my image plates....
This is what I ended up with :)

ROBOTS!!!

The amazing interchangeable mani! 16 robots to choose from!! (if you count the right hand too!)

"P" is for.....

Pink poodles and purple polka dots!!! There was going to be some plaid and paisley in there too but it was just getting ridiculous.

flower print

I picked up a cute little print dress the other day and just happened to have the perfect greens, blues, and purples to go with it. Looks like the obsessive nail polish collecting is paying off!
I also stopped in to Zingerman's Roadhouse for dinner tonight (which was awesome, as usual) and ended up talking to a super nice couple, Ann & Matt. We got to talking about nails and purses and such, and Ann mentioned a friend who she thought might enjoy my little blog - so if you see this, hello!
So here is the dress:

and here are the nails:

half moon leopard

I saw this mani the other day and I totally copied it. I love the idea and it's such a cute look (and it is leopard print Wednesday after all).
Also, this is the 31st mani in August which means I had new nails everyday!

its tokidoki!

I spent a ridiculously long time on this but I don't even care because it is totally awesome. That's right, awesome.

rainbow toys!

Jillian Phillips is a graphic designer from England who specializes in babywear. I found a collection of wall decals that she designed called Rainbow Toys and I think they are so adorable!
Here is my take on them :)

and here  is the mess I created

matte about you!

I really like the combination of matte and glossy together. I did an all black leopard print last month but it only showed well in direct light. This one seems to contrast very nicely, at least with indoor lighting. We'll see how it looks tomorrow ;)

chartreuse and puce

 Probably two of my favorite colors plus they just sound awesome. I felt like this was a little less flashy than the past couple of days but a bit more appropriate for work ;)

• base coat - China Glaze - Electric Pineapple
• image plate - BM20
• design - China Glaze - Senorita Bonita & Sinful Colors - Nirvana