U-Rah-Rah

This weekend is the first Badger game of the season and I'm so excited. I was in the UW Marching band for 5 years (before you laugh, go watch this - can you spot me? I have blond hair!) and this weekend is also Alumni Band so we all get to relive "the glory days". All my friends are coming into town so I'm really happy to see everyone - I miss them so much :(

Enough sob stories, here's the manicure, all ready for a weekend of celebrating my alma mater.

White: Julep Eileen  (this month's Julep box)
Red: Sally Hansen Cherry Red
Glitter: Essie Set in Stone - looks green because of my yard :(




Speaking of Julep, congrats to Ashley M for winning a Julep Maven Intro Box by liking Franishh on facebook. Be on the look out for an email from me! If you didn't win, remember you can sign up for a box for just a penny using the code MAVENINTRO. Sign up here - and let me know if you end up signing up so I can thank you properly!

Linking up with the Nail Files and Mani Monday.

Deutschland & Nailed It Winner

I love the Olympics...who doesn't, right? But any time it comes down to choosing countries, I'm always stuck between cheering for my birth country and my adopted country. Since I just did an American themed mani at the beginning of the month, Germany gets my nails for the Olympics. This is the first time I've used my dotting tool and I have to say - it's so much fun to use!

White: Sally Hansen White On
Yellow: Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow
Red: Sally Hansen Cherry Red
Black: OPI Razzle Dazzler
Silver: Essie No Place Like Chrome

And the winner for the Nailed It Decals Sample Pack is Nikki Patel for like Franishh on facebook! Look for an email from me :)

If you didn't win, you have a chance to win a year's worth of decals at Made by Munchie's Mama's Blog, or you can purchase them from her Etsy store.

Be on the lookout for some great giveaways coming up - I'm so excited to share them with you!


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 :)