under the sea

A little sea inspired manicure for the week by the sea.

Blue: Essie Mezmerised
Blue Glitter: Julep Ivy
Green Glitter: Julep Harper
Ring: borrowed from Karoline  {adorably similar}





Linking up with the Nail Files and Mani Monday

4th of July Manicure

This is my second attempt at a 4th of July manicure. Something about a bunch of blue and red in a small area just doesn't look cute. I just got my Julep box in the mail and I thought that the pale purple would do a good job offsetting the blue and red.

I am in love with the Julep polish - I used two coats, but I really only needed one, it doesn't smell bad, and has a super smooth application. If you are interested in receiving your own Julep box, sign up here (get your first box for only $0.01 by using the code COLOR2012).

Base: Julep Renee
Red: Sally Hansen Cherry Red
Blue: Essie Mezmerised
Glitter: Essie Set in Stones
White: Striping tape (super cheap on eBay!)


Glitter or no glitter?

Linking up with the Nail Files and Mani Monday! I'm being featured this week over at Glitter and Gloss so make sure you check it out :)

Workin Girl

I went home today as a surprise for Mother's Day. My mom had originally planned on gardening all day but I quickly convinced her that eating blueberries and doing her nails would be much more fun. We visited my younger sister Karoline at her new job at Culver's as well - doesn't she look cute in her little work outfit?





 

On my mom:

Essie Tart Deco with nail striping

On Karoline:

Essie Mezmerised
Color Club Age of Aquarius

Karoline snapped a couple pictures of me with my pups. They weren't having any of it though...

Blouse: H&M
Sunnies: Ray Ban

Base: Revlon Gray Suede
Gold: Wet&Wild The Gold and the Beautiful

Primary Colors

I don't generally coordinate my outfits to my manicure...but I felt inspired! 

Blouse: Old Navy
Cardigan: Target
Watch: Fossil
Bracelets: Forever 21, Nordstrom
Nails: Essie Mezmerised

Nautical

Doesn't it just make you want to set sail?

It makes me wish I had this ring

Base: Essie in Mezmerised