Tutorial Tuesday... Sunset with Palm Trees

Hey everybody:) Sorry I haven't been blogging lately, I guess I haven't had anything I wanted to write about; until now!
Pat made the suggestion that I do a tutorial Tuesday (again)... Here is the thing, Pat and I do an Instagram post on Saturday's called Sister Saturday and a lot of those post I've been doing a quick video how to post to go along with. She suggested that maybe doing a Tutorial Tuesday instead of posting a quick video. Well DUH!!! So here I am again blogging and bringing y'all Tutorial Tuesday!!!

Today's tutorial is a ombre with palm trees! For this ombre I used Maybelline Sunset Prisms and Milani Pink Pop, topped with China Glaze Angel Wings. I used Orly Liquid Vinyl for the palm trees. Here is a video tutorial, enjoy :)

P.S. If you haven't tried Simply Peel Latex Barrier by Bliss Kiss... You need to go get you some!!! Best thing for the messy artist in you!


Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Monster Nails

Hey everybody:) Today I have some really cute monster nails to share with y'all. I saw these from @strawbrie on Pinterest... here is the original photo. For my nails I used Milani Fresh Teal and Polish Me Silly Clowning Around. Here are my Monster Nails!

I just love this mani! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani!

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Green Spider Webs

Hey everybody:) Today I have some neon nail art for y'all! There is nothing like Fall and all the wonderful things that come along with it, a.k.a. Halloween! For this mani I used Milani Totally 80's and Salon Perfect Oil Slick. I started off with making a decal of a spider web let that dried and then applied. Green nails and then a hand painted spider (not my best but it's there), Bam! instant mani! Here is Green Spider Webs!

Cute idea... like I said not my best art work, but you get the idea! LOL Leave me a comment and let me know if you like this idea or not!

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Happy Birthday Pat!

Hey everybody:) Today's post is for my dear sister Pat... Happy Birthday Pat!!!! I did this mani for her, cupcakes! I love cupcakes and she does too, so win win !

My Sister, My First Friend

A special relationship that only sisters enjoy,

Is a bond that is hard to destroy.

We shared our innermost thoughts,

For none to hear but we had lots.

For a person like you so great,

Needs several more birthdays to celebrate…

Happy Birthday My Lovely Sister!

Leave a comment and wish Pat a Happy Birthday!

Happy Polishing Everybody!

Love,

~Anne~

Happy Hunger Games!!

Hey everybody:) Happy Hunger Games!! I love this book series and am so super excited about Catching Fire coming out today in movie theaters. Unfortunately both of my kiddos are sick and I can't go see it until they feel better, but I wanted to celebrate with everyone going to the movies today! So here is my tribute to the new movie Catching Fire!!

 
This mani has a lot of layering, here is a quick overview of what I did... I started with a black and red polish for the base, then I added the matte top coat. After that had time to dry (this was a all day thing) I started to hand paint the fire on... red, orange, yellow and last a touch of white. While that dried I painted the mochingjay, not the best work but but you get the point! Hope you have fun at the movie and love this mani as much as I do.
Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani and if you are dressing up you mani for Catching Fire.

Happy Polishing Everyone and my the odds be ever in your favor!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween 2013 ... Day 9

Hey everybody :) Today for day 9 I have a serial killer who loves a good stab... Jason Nails! Jason nails are super easy and fun for Halloween and you get all those compliments on having a killer mani!
Here are my "killer" nails!

Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of these Jason inspired nails:)

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

Above the Bay

Hey everybody:) Today I have a really cool mani that I like to call "Above the Bay". I found this tutorial on Pinterest and wanted to try it out.... here is the LINK. This was harder than I thought it was going to be, but the more I practiced the easier it seemed to get.
In my mani I didn't use any beads and kinda improvised on a few things. Some colors I didn't have so I just used what I had and mix what I needed to.
Now you have to imagine that you are in a plane flying over the bay, looking down at the sand and the ocean.  Here are my pictures of Above the Bay:)

My nail didn't come out as nice as the girl on the tutorial's did but I kinda like the look:) Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani.

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

Hibiscus Fowers

Hey everybody:) Today I have some really cute tips I dressed up with a hibiscus flower! They are super cute for summer and pretty easy to do!

I started off with a plain white tip, and then painted the flower. For the flower I used Milani Yellow Wiz and made 5 petals. On top of the yellow I used Orly Passion Fruit and made the same 5 petals, I just made sure that the yellow would peep through. Then I made the center of the flower with the yellow, added leaves and a pink line under the tip ... done! Here are my pictures:)

I love how bright and summery these nails are (since we haven't seen the sun in Ga in like 2 weeks!). So if you are sick of the rain and are looking to brighten up a mani I would defiantly try this look out!
Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of the Hibiscus Flowers.

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

Watermelon Water Marble

Hey everybody! While I was MIA I was seeing some great water marbles out there and today I wanted to share my version of the Watermelon water marble with y'all. I first saw this on SimpleLittlePleasues YouTube page you can check that out HERE and I just feel in love!
I used Salon Perfect Sour Apples and Kiwi Lime for the green, a regular white I had around and for the red I used Milani Rapid Cherry. This took a couple of tries but I think y'all will love it ♥ So here is my watermelon water marble:)

No seeds, still really cute!

Seeds added, makes the "watermelon" !

What do y'all think of this "watermelon" water marble? I love it and think it is perfect for those summer BBQ's and pool parties! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this water marble:)

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

MS awareness mani

Hey everybody! Today I have a MS awareness mani for y'all! This is a disease that affects 2.1 million people, so I wanted to take a day to spread some awareness!

Here is a little info on MS:

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects women more than men. The disorder is most commonly diagnosed between ages 20 and 40, but can be seen at any age.

MS is caused by damage to the myelin sheath, the protective covering that surrounds nerve cells. When this nerve covering is damaged, nerve signals slow down or stop.

The nerve damage is caused by inflammation. Inflammation occurs when the body's own immune cells attack the nervous system. This can occur along any area of the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord.

It is unknown what exactly causes this to happen. The most common thought is that a virus or gene defect, or both, are to blame. Environmental factors may play a role.

You are slightly more likely to get this condition if you have a family history of MS or live in an part of the world where MS is more common.

This is my mani for MS awareness :) 

My uncle has MS so this is very dear to my heart. If you have to pick a color to wear this week (and I know it's St.Patrick's Day on Sunday) think of orange (maybe accent that green mani with a orange nail!). 

"When you think outside your world, you might change someone's life!" ~Anne Medina-Miller(me)~

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

Step By Step..... A Taped Mani

Hey everybody:) Today I have a taped mani that I think your going to love ♥  I wanted to go through my steps of what I do with tape and how I use it :) This mani really did turn out better than I hoped and I really think it might be a great way to accent a nail maybe not the whole set but defiantly one:)

Step 1:
Paint a white base coat, I used Zoya Snow White. After a minute I put on Seche Vite fast drying top coat, this for me helps with not pulling the polish up when I pull off the tape.







Step 2:

This picture shows the tape of a mani that I didn't like :(

Cut tape and place where you want it. *Remember that the tape covers the base coat, so when you pull it up white is going to be there.

Step 3:
Paint, this is the part some people hate. You have to be really careful and paint between the lines. I did my Maybelline Sunset Prisms first and then painted Milani Pool Party. As you can see in the picture I skipped a section, I just wanted this big whit strip at the bottom. And yes it is a little messy but it is worth it:)






Step 4:
Remove your tape. Be careful, I used a tweezers and pulled from one side to the other.


Step 5:

Step five is really just clean up and top coat and your done! I added a gold stripe in the middle of this mani ♥










Here are the final pictures of this taped mani:)

So what do y'all think??? I love this,  I'm so ready for warmer weather (warmer not hot!) Leave me a comment and tell me what you think:)

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

Christmas Nail Art

Hey everybody:) Today I have a mani that was inspired by all those old Christmas movies, like Rudolph the Red nose Reindeer, Santa's coming to town, and Frosty the Snowman. I loved watching these movies when I was growing up and luckily this year they have all been on so my family (the kids) can enjoy them :)
Here are the pictures of my mani:)

Oh yeah baby, I ♥ Christmas! So all this is done free hand and with the tree I used nail art tape. These are so cute I can't stand it!
Leave a comment and tell me what you think of this Christmas mani. I think it is one of my favorite mani's this year!

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days Of Halloween.... Happy Halloween!

Hey everybody, Happy Halloween!!! Hope y'all are having a great Halloween:) Today I have something special for y'all, The Nightmare Before Christmas! I LOVE this movie and wanted to share that love with y'all today on this All Hallows' Eve.
When I deiced to do this mani it really was a undertaking. First I had to look up pictures from the movie and then making sure I had all the colors I needed for the mani. Next I drew out a sketch of what I wanted and where the placement should be, I'm tired just thinking about it all. This was all hand done so it took quite a while (a couple of hours, from start to finish) with all the dry time that I needed.
I hope you love "The Nightmare Before Christmas" mani as much as I do, here are the pictures!

I hope y'all have a Happy and Safe Halloween! Let me know what y'all think of this mani!

Happy Halloween & Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween.... Day 12 Mummies

Hey everybody:) Today I have a super awesome water marble to share with y'all.... Mummies! Now I first saw this over on Colette's YouTube page, SimpleLittlePleasures . Check it out cause she is the reason I love to water marble:)
First I want to show you the water marble alone and just how beautiful it really is by itself. Here are my pictures:)

After that had time to dry, I painted on the mummy eyes. I did my eyes near the tips of my nails, but you can put them just about anywhere on the nail you want.

These are super cute!!!! I love that they just scream Halloween!!!! Are you planning on dressing up this year, if so what are you going as???

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Day's of Halloween.... Day 10 Ghosts

Hey everybody:) Today I have a mani inspired by some of my kids old school crafts....ghosts! I was going through some old papers the other day and came across a old school picture my son created for me. It was little ghost done with finger prints....hmmm, this really got me thinking; I can do this for a mani! I got to work and started off with black then matted it, after that dried I took my pinkie and dipped it in white and pressed it onto my nails. And because it's Halloween I made it glow with a little glow polish, dotted the eyes and mouth ....DONE! super easy and really cute! Here are my ghostly pictures:)

And you know I like it when it glows!!!

So tell me what y'all think of these ghostly prints:) I think they turned out really cute!

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween.... Day 9 Water Marble #2

Hey everybody:) I hope you are enjoying our 13 days of Halloween as much as I am. Today I have a water marble that just has all the right colors for this Halloween! Here are the pictures.

As you can tell I didn't use a true purple on this marble, or did I? Well while doing this marble (the green is a base coat and the purple and black are marbled along with clear) it was hard to distinguish a dark purple from black and they kept running together, so I opted for a medium purple which spread into a plummy purple color. I love it ♥
Tell me what you think of this Halloween water marble.

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~