Cupcakes! I am a certifiable sugar addict. Among my preferred saccharine indulgences, cupcakes rank near the top, because they are perfect: spongy cake topped with fluffy buttery clouds of frosting designed to mash your face into, and on top of that, they’re CUTE. Cupcakes are genius. Who doesn’t like cupcakes? Probably some people, but those people…
Tag: freehand design
31DC – Day 8: Metallic
I don’t hate this as much as I did when I first painted it. Okay, that was a weak opening. Let me say instead that I was disappointed with this design at first, but it’s grown on me. For Day 8’s Metallic theme, I used two of Essie’s Mirror Metallic polishes – Penny Talk and…
Ever After Polish: Jagged Heart & Sashay
Ever After Polish is a two-woman operation with a devoted fan following and products to back up their stellar reputation. When they were named among the up and coming brands on Peachy Polish’s blog, I decided to indulge in my first two Ever After polishes. I chose two shades with similar forumlas, the dove grey Jagged…
The Pond is Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Ah, Across the Universe. You have been a fan favorite for so many years, but at $20 a bottle and 4 coats to opacity, you are not for the faint of heart. Fortunately, I am a stalwart nail addict, and I managed to pick up this beauty during a 50% off sale at Sephora! Across the…
Love is a 2-player game
Welcome to my inaugural blog post! This will be a hub for my nail designs, nail-related musings, and video tutorials, like a fusion of my YouTube channel and Instagram page, but with more room to meander and squee. This Valentine’s Day, bad puns and turns of phrase were in no short supply in the nail art channels of the…
Marginailia 