Happy 4th of July! Also hello blog, it's been a while..

Ha so yes let's just say I was lazy during the school year and never felt like updating? Because that's exactly what happened, but let's move past that and jump right back in? Excellent!

And what better day to resume blogging than good ole' Independence Day? A *huge* nail art day. My design is very unoriginal and super sloppy but I slapped it on in about ten minutes over an old mani (actually I had flower petals on my nails over a white base and just pulled the petals off-you'll see them later, promise).
Without further ado, here are my stripes and.. well mostly stripes. I haven't accumulated any star shaped glitters even though it's pretty high on my "to-do" list of polishes. But I've seen a few people use China Glaze's Ruby Slippers (I think that's what it's called? I know the "Ruby" part anyhow) and I have been DYING to get it. I saw it at a Sally's like a year ago and regret not buying it, I don't know why I didn't.  Oh, I said "without further ado" like a paragraph ago, didn't I? Well, for real now:

These pictures are a bit huge, sorry, I uploaded them directly from my phone. It has a better resolution than my camera, how.. sad, really. My dear camera is quite old though. I made myself a homemade lightbox and it looks like crap but you know, gets the job done. Only problem is my lamp has a really warm toned yellow light. NOT WHAT I NEEDED. But you know, I only just kinda found it in the garage and it's all I got, so you gotta do what you gotta do. Lightbox pics will probably be pretty sporadic though. I'll explain later, who even cares.

Like I said, they are very messy, but I did them really quickly, alright? I like the overall design anyways.

Colors Used:

• Sally Hansen Insta-Dri (it's the white, but my bottle doesn't have a name sticker)
• Sinful Colors- Gogo Girl
• Love & Beauty by Forever 21- Blue (yes, that's really the name. "Blue" wow yea real creative there, 421)

Grunge Nails

After a short hiatus born out of sheer laziness, I finally bring to you a post. I've had the pictures for these (and so, so many others I have to get to) for absolutely ages.

Duochrome Week: Day 5- Love & Beauty Blue/Green

As the first Duochrome Week comes to an end, we part with a recently reviewed polish: Love & Beauty's Blue/Green. I want to rename this so badly, but I can't think of a well-fitting name. But anyways, this polish really surprised me. I kinda used it as a last resort, but I am so so glad that I did.

Duochrome Week: Day 4-China Glaze Awakening

This polish has popped up here before. Not too long ago, really. I used it in my Violet day for the 31 Day Challenge, and it took on a whole different look then than it does now. It's a versatile polish that I am happy to show today, this time over a gold base instead of black. Here is China Glaze's Awakening.

Forever 21/Love & Beauty Polish Swatches

So I finally am bringing to you the swatches from the Forever 21 nail polishes. There are six shades here: Brown/Gold, Sunset Gold, Baby Pink, Natural/Pink, Light Green, and Blue/Green. The names are horrible. Descriptive, I guess, but horrible nonetheless. I put two colors on per hand, because I had six, and using that much acetone didn't appeal to me. Anyways, without further ado, let's get on to these colors.

From front to back: Brown/Gold, Sunset Gold, Blue/Green.

From front to back: Light Green, Natural/Pink, Baby Pink

Fiery Gradient

Today I have a nice gradient to show. To say that I am completely in love with it is an understatement. I've been wearing it for about four, five days now (the longest I've worn the same look since probably June!), and I still catch myself staring. Without further rambling on my part, here is my fire-inspired gradient: