My Acrylic Supplies

At the top I have my practice finger and then

next to it I have my Acrylic powders.

I have the Competition Line in Clear

& Opaque White.

I also have Clarite powders which is

the odorless line

in Sheer Pink & Spa White.

Then I have a roll of 500 Nail Forms used for

Sculpture. This means you don't have to

glue on a tip , you just spread the

acrylic powder/liquid ball

over the nail form and there is your nail.

All the small little containers are glitters &

I have a couple of neon Acrylics.

Bondex2 is the next thing - which is my primer.

You put this on after removing all the shine

from your nail with a file.

Next to that I have the corresponding Acrylic liquids for

the powders previously mentioned.

The Competition liquid has a strong smellllll.

So, I like to use the Clarite.

After finishing up you need a brush cleaner

otherwise you will ruin your brush.

As you can see I have the OPI

one. We only have OPI Acrylic Products here !

Sigh... : (

Going to the next row - I have a plastic dappen dish

used for holding your acrylic liquid.

I also have a glass one.

Next to that is my cuticle nipper

& false nail clipper.

After that I have my fake nails.

Im using OPI Structure in Clear.

Right now I have #7's and #3's

They are not assorted sizes in the box.

I prefer clear tips because you

can blend them easier.

Under that I have my files - 180 & 100 grit.

On the end I have my homemade cuticle oil

& Mach 5 Nail Glue by OPI

Of course you do not need all this.

In an older post I listed the basics that you need.

& you do not need OPI Products.

I just thought I'd share what my

collection is like.

Dappen Dish

Sparkly Black, Hot Pink & Orange Acrylic Powders

by Tammy Taylor.

Nail Glitters

Nail Glue & Tips

Artificial Nail Clippers

Nail Art Ive Done Recently

I was inspired by CL's outfit in the old performance

'Please dont go'

I LOVE how they wear so much Jeremy Scott Stuff

I used tons of colors and it took forever !

I did film it but I dont know if its worth making a tut...

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Simple Summer Nails

White background - OPI Alpine Snow &

OPI Black Onyx.

I dipped a match in the black and created the dots

(Click photo to enlarge if you cant see)

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Rocker Princess

I used a Matte Black by Mac, OPI Alpine Snow

& a Hot Pink by Art Club

All I did was paint all the nails white except the ring

finger & using the matte black I carefully dragged it

across the nail to create the thick stripes.

For the lightning bolt I copied a pic on the internet

& used my hot pink with the thin brush to create it.

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Muted Zebra - China Glaze Reycle &

Art Club Black for the Stripes.

I will do a tutorial soon on how to do

simple Zebra Nails.

I did these freehand with the thin black polish brush.

Kawaii Nails Mag Stash

A great place to draw inspiration is from 

Japanese Nail Magazines.

Of course I cant read them but just seeing the 

pictures helps a lot ! They have photo tutorials

and lots of themes with millions of nail art pics by

different salons and random people. 

Here is where I get mine :

http://myworld.ebay.com/japan-kitchen/

or

http://fullmoon07xxx.ocnk.net/product-list/40

If you get it from Full Moon then you can 

also get cute deco pieces & rhinestones

at the same time. Have fun looking around ! 

The nail and deco mags are on Page 3 & 4 ! 

I recently purchased Nail Up July 2010

& S Cawaii July 2010 from the Ebay seller

above. 

Im just waiting for it to arrive.

Exciteeeeddddd !!!! 

I love S Cawaii for its fashion stuff : )

Always so cute !  

Nail / Deco Inspo

Here are some random cute japanese

nail art pics. I lovvee reading

Japanese & Korean mags

So I thought I'd share some pics

with you.  If you guys have 

any requests on what I should

do let me know !

My Life at the Moment

So, I have been through some crazy changes from the 

beginning of 2010. The main thing is that I feel like Im

finally coming to a point of focus. Im not quite there but

Im on the way.  Before, I was just dwindling in different 

things with no true direction.

But, now me and my bf are going to try 

and start a small business. 

We are going to try it for a year or two

and if it doesn't work out we 

may consider going to the U.S to study. 

In other news, I am on a serious quest for

ways to be healthier.

I have been making tons of 'green juices' and

green smoothies.

They are fantastic  ! Google them. 

They are great for your nail health as well.

I put chard, pineapple, bananas etc in mine.

Everyday I switch it up.

In the day time I usually have a spinach, ginger apple

and spirulina 

juice from the Health Store. Its soo good. 

You dont taste the greens at all ! 

All you taste is the sweetness of the fruit. 

I have been watching ' The Raw Food World' youtube channel

for a couple months and have decided to join their

 'Live Lightly' plan. Its not a diet but a life style change.

It was $67 for a 30 day program. 

Im excited to see what Day 1 shall bring.

The more fruit and veggies I eat the less I crave desserts 

or bread. They say that refined sugars and starches 

are way worse for you than meat. I dont eat red meat and I thought

that was doing my body lots of good but it turns out that I am 

still eating the things that are even worse for me ! 

Im learning a lot on this journey & it is truly the most important

one anyone can ever take. Nothing is more important

than your health. Prevention is better than a cure right ?

Don't wait till you 'get' something to try and change your life.

I will keep you posted on how this 'Live Lightly Plan' is 

going. Try it @ http://www.livelightlyplan.com/index-main.html

Also I encourage you to read her newsletter here first

http://www.therawfoodworld.com/filedownld/RawReformFreeReport.pdf

Sooo informative. My fav book I have ever read is called

"Skinny Bitch" Its absolutely hilarious and eye-opening.

It literally changed my whole way of looking at food.

Currently Im reading 'The China Study' which is

amazing as well. 

Sorry for all the blabber but the more you learn about

how we are being programmed to think certain things are

good for us...the conspiracys etc open up & just make 

you passionate and want to teach others.

You will learn some amazing stuff just by reading the above

news letter. You dont have to be hard core like them

(They are 100% Raw Vegan  ) But, a lot of their

advice and beliefs could help you.