Nailmas: Christmas Cookies

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Here at BeginNails, I am getting into the holiday spirit and participating in Nailmas!!  :)  25 Sweet Peas created and is hosting this fun collaborative prompt and I am joining in!  The second prompt is Christmas Cookies and I had to do a mani with the cutest cookies every - Gingerbread People!

Let's get to the details!

Nailmas: Christmas Lights

Greetings and Nailutations,

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Here at BeginNails, I am getting into the holiday spirit and participating in Nailmas!!  :)  25 Sweet Peas created and is hosting this fun collaborative prompt and I am joining in!  The first prompt is Christmas Lights and I my holiday stamping plates were rejoicing!!

Let's get to the details!

Digit-al Dozen: Floral Patterns

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It is a Digit-al Dozen week and our theme is patterns.  I knew I had to do a fun cute floral pattern and today is the day to show that off!

Let's get to the detail.

Digit-al Dozen: Tile Patterns

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It is a Digit-al Dozen week and our theme is patterns.  Today's pattern, I was inspired by architectural tiles.  I love the look of this mani!

Let's get to the detail.

Digit-al Dozen: Christmas In July Skittle Snowflakes

Greetings and Nailutations,

This week is our Christmas In July Digit-al Dozen prompt.  What does that mean for my blog....basically fun bright snowflake manis ALL WEEK LONG!

Let's get to the details!

Digit-al Dozen: Look Up In My Cube

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It's a Digit-al Dozen week and our prompt is Look Up.  Yep, you read that right - Look Up!  :)  I can't wait to see what the talented group of nail artists come up with.  I've been looking forward to this prompt because it's one that will force us to really think out of the box.  It will also be fun to see people's perspectives.

Let's get to the details!

Nvr Enuff Polish: Franklin and Mary's Creations

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Nvr Enuff Polish has all sorts of pre-order releases going on this weekend! Lynnea and Alex have been super busy!  The other day I covered their Polish Pick Up contribution RAGE, today I'm covering Franklin's 3rd Franken and Mary's new creation!  Franklin is a friend to the Nvr Enuff creators and I've seen him a few times at The Indie Shop Events and Mary is the daughter of Lynnae, who I have also seen at an Indie Shop Event.  These will be available for Pre-Order this weekend.

Let's get to the swatches!

June Polish Pick Up: Sassy Cats Lacquer

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Polish Pick Up (PPU) is right around the corner and I'm about to unload some blog posts covering some of the items that will be offered!  If you are new to PPU, it is a shopping experience where a theme is voted on by customers and all brands that offer a product create something around the theme.  This month the theme is Video Games and the inspiration is the start screen of Aladdin.  This is Sassy Cats Lacquer's first appearance in PPU and she created 99 Problems But A Prince Ain't 1.

Let's get to the swatches!

Digit-al Dozen: 5th "Bee-Day" Celebration

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It is a Digit-al Dozen week and we were challenged with the prompt "5th Birthday."  Yes, that is right - the Digit-al Dozen is turning 5 this month.  The prompt was very challenging and I tried my best to tackle manis with themes of birthday and 5.

Let's get to the details!

Digit-al Dozen: Rainforest Greenery

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It is a Digit-al Dozen week!  This means all week I will be doing nail art posts inspired by Rainforests.  The first thing I thought of was greenery - layers of green, glistening leaves.  Are you picturing it now too?  OK!

Let's get to the details!

Green Freestyle: Leafy Electric Jiggles

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For 26 Great Nail Ideas the prompt is Green - Freestyle.  OK, OK - so I may be cheating a little here. I attempted to do a green mani and I wasn't pleased with it.  Luckily I had one green mani stored on my phone that I NEVER posted or blogged about, so I'm using it!  (This is why the nail shape is different.)

Now let's get to the details!

Envy's Entourage Open Mani Challenge - My Hopes for 2017

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I love when nail art has a deep meaning.  What!?  Meaning?  Yes!  In the Envy's Entourage Facebook Group for fans of Envy Lacquer there is a mani challenge where they want us to tackle our "hopes for 2017."  I don't know about you, but after looking at my Facebook feed for just 30 mins I knew the answer: LOVE.  Yes, love.  I want love for friends, for the human race, for the people who look different from each other, love for the world - just love.  If we have good intentions of love, we are able to open up our hearts and mind in mutual respect for all.  Now, I agree that everything isn't all roses and daisies, but I do want to invite more love into my life.  Spending more time with family, having a positive outlook in all situations that I am placed in and challenging myself to look for good intentions that people may have (however wrong I feel they are...I will invite them to explain their reasoning).

OK enough with my sappy thoughts.  :)  Let's get to this mani!

Digit-al Dozen: 80's Neon and Lace

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Decades, yes that is what we are doing in the Digit-al Dozen this week.  Today I'm covering 80's - the times of neon, side pony tails, scrunch socks (remember those?), acid wash jeans with little bows and zippers at the ankles (how I wished I had a pair), crimped hair and lace.  Neon and lace need to be brought back...well maybe just on Halloween.  ;)

Now let's get to the mani!

Nail Crazies Unite - Fall Foliage

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It's time for a Nail Crazies Unite posting!  The theme is Fall Foliage.  I've actually had this mani done for a few weeks and purposely saved it for this post (I knew I wouldn't have time to make a new mani for the theme).  As a reminder - Nail Crazies Unite is a group on Facebook, where a theme is selected every other week and we all do nail art interpreting the theme our own way!  Feel free to follow to participate!

Now let's get to the mani!

Digit-al Dozen: Colour Contrasts Spin on Silver and Gold

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We are on day 3 of the Digit-al Dozen's Colour Contrasts.  When I think of contrasts I think of things you wouldn't necessarily pair together - like silver and gold (oh the horror!!).  I did a spin on silver using grey (or gray if you prefer) and gold using yellow.

Now let's get to the mani!

Drip Drop Grab Nail Paint Grab Bag BCA Polishes and Nail Art

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Drip Drop Nail Paint has some of the best grab bags.  I say this for a few reasons:

1. They are $15-$16 for 3 polishes
2. She tries to accommodates requests (if you love glitter bombs or pinks or greens - she will set you up so you have a huge smile on your face), just leave a comment!
3. Some of them have themes!

Today I'll be sharing the BCA (Breast Cancer Awareness) grab bag and some nail art I happened to do with each polish.  She donated a portion of the sales to a member of the nail community's mother who is going through treatments for breast cancer.  

Now let's get to the swatches!

Envy Lacquer Thirty, Flirty and Fabulous Trio Swatch and Review with Nail Art

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Thirty...going from 29 to 30 can be scary...heck my grandma informed me that she told her children she was 29 for 5 years in a row until they started questioning it.  It's a new decade, we are older, we are wiser, we are more independent - we should love our 30's. Why am I talking about 30??  Because the trio I am bringing you today is in celebration of the owner of Envy Lacquer's 30th birthday.  The trio has been out for awhile but since they are in stock.  The trio consist of a holographic polish, a crelly and a glitter crelly.

Now let's get to the swatches (and nail art!)!

Mitty Easy Peel Off Mani Tape Review

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Today I am sharing a new product from Mitty - Easy Peel Off Mani Tape.  This product isn't like anything I have ever tried.  Easy Peel Off Mani Tape is very flexible and almost like a "second skin."  It's purpose is to help clean up after nail art that has the possibility to get all over your skin.  It completely conforms to your surrounding nail to make clean up a breeze. They come in an assortment of colors and ship from Australia.

Now let's get to some manis!

Dream Polish Winter Scent Product Review (and nail art!)

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Today I will be sharing my first impressions with the new winter collection from Dream Polish.  Dream Polish carries nail care items such as top coat, sticky base coat, ridge filling base coat, cuticle oil and balm as well as liquid latex for easy nail art clean up.  She has several core scents as well as scents that change with the season.  The winter scents include Cranberry Orange, Sugar Cookie, Mint Fluff, Jack Frost, Eggnog and Frankincense & Myrrh.

Now let's get to some reviews (and photos!).