Hi everyone! I hope all is well; I haven’t been updating this nail blog is SO long because life is so busy for us nowadays. I just wanted to share a recent mani that I posted on my Instagram (@caleemama) :)

This holiday mani was inspired by @stephstonenails, she is SO amazing! You have to look up her Tumblr & Instagram because she is quite a talented artist. Her mani was featured in Allure magazine, and once I saw it, I instantly ran to my polish collection & grabbed all the perfect colors. I used:

Zoya - Skye
OPI - Skull & Glossbones
Nubar - White Polka Dot
Seche Vite Top Coat

I absolutely LOVE the turn-out! It’s probably my favorite mani that I’ve done on myself all year (with the lack of time I have nowadays, doing my nails gets more and more exciting for me). As always, chunky glitter is a favorite!

Anyways, I know I’m not always on here, but you guys can always keep in touch with me through my INSTAGRAM: @caleemama & I’ll do my best to keep updating this blog as much as I can! 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! <3

Fiiiiinally! A new post!

So I (along with many people, I’m assuming) am so obsessed with the mint color this Spring! This color is called “Aphrodisiac” & it’s by Wonder Beauty Products (you can find her collection on Etsy here). With her collection, you basically receive a little palette/kit that includes a jar with the main color, a bottle of clear coat, and a mixing stick. You have to constantly mix the color in order to get the glitters around evenly, and I literally had to mix before applying each layer. It takes a bit of time, but I like that I can get the glitters mixed evenly and apply it well. You also have to use the brush of the clear coat to apply the color, so it was a bit of a hassle to clean the brush every time I had to put it back in the clear coat bottle. It’s a lot more work than your normal nail polish bottle, but the color was just so damn cute; I had to get it! The best part is that each palette only costs $10 each, and she even accepts custom orders! I think I may have to request a color of my own. :)

Overall, I loved the results. A gorgeous mint with gold & silver hex glitters & gold, silver & green micro glitters. The base mint color is not too bright/neon, and not too light, which is the perfect green for me. Lovesssss it.

Simple, but I’m really obsessed with the OPI Holland Collection.

“I Have a Herring Problem”

Can’t ever say no to floral!

OPI - Ski Teal You Drop
China Glaze - 2030
BM Plate 215

Felt like studding up my nails this week.

Main pink color is
OPI - I Lily Love You (thanks Megs xo) I am so late on swatching this color, but omg! Glitters/flakies galore. Loves it.

Last week, I bought my baby daughter this cute Hello Kitty top & I knew I had to do a mani inspired by it. HK + leopard print <3

Scales nails. Kept it a bit more simple for my first week of school (well in my case, it’s simple). I used Essie - Mink Muffs (love this color!) for the base color & China Glaze - 2030 & Bundle Monster image plate for the scales print.

LA Skyline Nails. So one night, I was having a conversation with my dear Maylene about traveling from LA to SF..back & forth..& an image of the skyline (at night time) just sorta popped in my head. I love where I’m from, born & raised :)

What I used:

-OPI - Rally Pretty Pink
-OPI - Pamplona Purple
-OPI - Teenage Dream
-Nubar - Paradise
-Migi nail art pen in black

What I used:

• OPI - San Tan-tonio
• Essie - Sand Tropez
• OPI - Black Onyx
• OPI - Spark de Triomphe
• Image Plate BM -201

I’ve been on a glitter craze lately! I can’t resist. What I have on is Essie’s Merino Cool on my index & pinky finger & OPI - Ink on my middle & ring finger. All topped with CND’s Sapphire Sparkle! That stuff goes on your fingernails like MAGIC. Look at how gorgeous the glitter effect is! I’m so in love.

Any Paramore fans here?

They are my favorite band. I was 17 when I first heard “Pressure” & I was in love with the band ever since. I’m 23 now & they’ve come a long way. I go to every local show; I was crazy enough to even go to their show 1 week before I gave birth to my daughter last year..what can I say—I love Paramore!

I decided to try & do their albums’ cover artwork on 3 of my nails. I was literally sitting around in my room while watching the kids, looking for inspiration for my next mani. I looked up at the their vinyls on my wall & thought, “I wanna do Paramore nails.”

Index finger = All We Know is Falling
Middle finger = Brand New Eyes
Ring finger = RIOT! :)

I’ve been meaning to post galaxy nails for a while! When people ask me for a ‘galaxy nail tutorial’, I always refer attackedastorianails :) And this actually doesn’t take as much effort as you might think; I use a sponge, dabbed on random colors & glitter, drew that little galaxy on the middle finger & finished it off with top coat. It was pretty quick!

What I used:

• OPI - My Private Jet (the base color..this was a gift from Megan! Thanks babes)
• Forever 21 Love & Beauty - Dusty Blue
• OPI - DS Extravagance
• OPI - DS Classic
• Oops Jealous - Gallexy (I wonder if it was meant to be mispelled, ha)
• OPI - Skulls & Glossbones
• Essie - St. Lucia Lilac
• OPI - Jade is the new Black
• Sinful Colors - Cloud 9
• Some random yellow polish that I can’t find right now
• OPI - Dating a Royal
• Nubar - Silver Spark (the bottle I’m holding)
• Seche Vite Top Coat

This was my first time practicing tribal nails. I was inspired by The Illustrated Nail — their nail art is definitely on my top favorites.

What I used:

• OPI - Black Onyx
• OPI - Alpine Snow
• OPI - Dating a Royal
• OPI - OPI Red
• OPI - Parlez vous OPI?
• OPI - Jade is the New Black
• Essie - Smokin’ Hot
• Essie - St. Lucia Lilac
• Cacee striping brushes in black & yellow