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January 25, 2012 | Posted in How-To, nails

Ombré Glitter Nails

Ombré Glitter Nails

{clockwise from top left: my nails, Lyndsey’s, Chelsea’s, & Chelsea’s nail pens} If you’re in a reader/RSS feed, click through. You’re going to want to see the above photo. Saturday night, as my friends and I were sitting around watching Kelly make her fabulous risotto and drinking prosecco with passionfruit juice and raspberries (yum), we decided to put Chelsea’s famous nail pens/polishes to use and give ourselves fancy manicures. Chelsea was really wanting to do glitter french tips, but nothing too neat or perfect. After googling several DIYs and trying a couple of techniques, we thought that maybe the glitter in the nail pens was too fine/small for what we were trying to accomplish. But I decided to keep trying. [...]

December 20, 2010 | Posted in Holidays, Husband, nails, photos, the giant chihuahua, Weekends

Weekend Screen Shots v.06 {The Holiday Edition}

Weekend Screen Shots v.06 {The Holiday Edition}

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Weekend Screen Shots post! Since I happened to snap a few photos with my iPhone & camera this weekend, here’s a glimpse into my life the weekend before Christmas… Clockwise from top left: out & about running errands (& sporting my vintage vest purchased from Little Gray Suitcase); Pancho experiencing a serious winter static hair-do; a holiday manicure inspired by Srsly Liz (OPI’s A Oui Bit of Red & Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees Suede); one of our favorite breakfasts: cinnamon rolls. I love weekends that are spent relaxing with good food & movies. Friday night we spent the evening with our friends Sean (who is also in grad school) & his [...]