June Favorites

I've decided to start doing end-of-the-month posts recapping my favorite manis from the month. For this first installment, I have only three looks, in order of least to most favorite:

3. This one was my first attempt at the laser mani. It was pretty, and I love rainbow looks, but there are two more that I liked a little more.

Flakies for Freedom

The base for this mani was inspired by a look done by TrailerHood Chic in which she sandwiched Finger Paints Mötley in Revlon Royal.

It was really hard to capture a good picture of it, but I loved the look of the flakies layered between the jelly so much that I had to recreate it for myself!

One Lovely Blogger

I received a nomination from Fairly Charming for the One Lovely Blogger award.

Is it too early to start 4th of July manicures?!

I have been LOVING the fishtail braid nails lately, so I decided to create said look as my first Indepence Day mani! ^.^

Love love love these! Except this time, I got impatient and just freehanded the last half of the braid so it would go faster! =P

Fishtail Braid

Of course I was able to do other stuff while the one nail was trying, but including base and top coats, this mani, the braid part specifically, took me 5 1/2 hours to finish! I think that is the longest I have ever spent on one!

It was totally worth it, though. I love the end result! I'm impatient and hate dry time, but I love this look so much that I want to do it in tons of different color combos!

It would have been quicker to do it freehand, but I wanted cleaner lines, so I had to wait for each color to dry before laying down and doing the next.

A Sparkly Blue Zebra

I decided to try out stamping and sponging together, and I quite like how it turned out! ^.^

I used China Glaze Some Like it Haute as a base color, and the blue on top is Sally Hansen Blue Me Away.

Quince de Creatividad - Melted Crayon Art

Today I have some Melted Crayon Art that I did last month! ^.^ I have seen videos for these all over YouTube and loved it so much that I had to try it for myself!

Glitter in the Orange Juice

Everyone has recently been pulling out the oldies but goodies from China Glaze's 2010 summer Poolside Collection, so I figured I'd join in on the fun that is blindingly bright, neon happiness.

Initially, I put one layer of Sun Worshiper over Sally Hansen Whirlwind White:

The Laser Look: Take 2

I decided to try out the rainbow laser mani again, but I think I like my first version better. ^.^

Rainbowaholics Anonymous

Another rainbow mani?! Apparently I have a thing for them lately...

This is another one of those 'jumping on the bandwagon' manis

I went from this:

From the Vault - Red Half Moons with Bows and Stones

I had just gotten a few of the Kleancolor Chunky Holo polishes when I did this mani. I believe this is also what began my obesession with those big, white bows! ^.^