What's going on?

Where are the posts?

I'm sorry I've been on a slight hiatus. I got a new position at work and I'm going through the transition from second shift to first shift right now. And if there is one thing you should know about me, its that I don't do mornings. Like at all. Coffee is needed for sure, and lots of it! Getting myself up and dressed and the kids up and dressed and to daycare by 8 is reallya struggle some days! Then theres the commute (or my morning coffee break as I prefer to call it!) haha.

Any how, thanks to Pinterest, I now want dark purple hair. I was debating if I should or not, and decided I'd go with the dip dye look. I happened to have some purple dye, though it was lighter than I wanted so I decided I wouldn't bleach the ends so maybe they'd be darker. Some how in the whole process, my hair ended up with a blueish greenish hue on the ends. Hmmm... Pictures to come.

Instagtamed holo nails

I love this nail polish. Its what I put on whenever I don't know what else to so.

Sinful Colors Hottie + Midnight Blue

Another one with Midnight Blue. Obviously one of my favorite polishes at the moment! 

Better Late Than Never: 4th of July Mani

Yes, this should have been up a week and a half ago at least! I've been super busy it seems. I'm preparing to transition from second shift at work to first shift, along with a new position and I'm just feeling behind on everything!

This is what I was sporting on the 4th of July, and a couple days afterwards as well!

Sinful Colors Midnight Blue

Julep America

Seche Vite Top Coat

And good night loves!

My SV bubbled and almost runied a cute mani!

I was so, so bummed that my Seche Vite bubbled like it did. It got thick and is getting low. I didn't have any polish thinner, so  trying to smooth out the bubbles was kind of tricky. I took my buffing block and buffed the top coat a bit. I tried to get the majority of the bubbles off that way. It left the top coat looking really dull and scratched up. I added a layer of Revlon top coat over it to smooth it out. It kinda worked.

You can really see the pits from the bubbles on my thumb. 

First sponged gradient mani

I did my first sponge mani yesterday.

I used a base coat of Skin Food BL509.

I sponged on WnW I need a refresh-mint, LA Color Craze Atomic and Orly Le Chateau. My accent nail is a base coat of Skin Food BL509 with a Sinful Colors Nail Junkie on top.

I topped it with a coat of Seche Vite. The SV seems to have broken down the Atomic and made the color spread more. I am not a fan of this. Anyone ever had a similar experience with SV?

These were quick shots after a day of shopping and swimming and the sun was just starting to go down, but I wanted to make sure I got a few pictures at least. See the chipping on my middle finger? My pinkie was worse, which is why its not included. And yes, I'm holding a lighter, but in my defense I didn't have a bottle of polish with me and just grabbed something! 

OKC Thunder Mani

I did this last week for the finals.

Sinful Colors Midnight Blue

OPI Osaka-to-me Orange

The lightning bolts were done with a nail stencil and the letters were done free hand with a pen that ran out of ink.