Ending the procrastination

Often times I would tell myself.....I'm going to do my nails.....weeks would pass and nothing would happen.

So one of my 2014 resolutions was to not procrastinate as much as previous years. Lets see how that goes.



Ahhh I have finally strayed away from dots and lines....my apparent nail art elements go to and have found some favorable results with makeup sponges
.....the ones used in gradient nails.....take a look below.

Of course as we are in February the must be Carnival themed....perhaps if I may try a Valentines theme a bit later in the week. Who knows!:-)

Barely there!

So I figured that maybe sometime we can tone down the *different* to something more acceptable, but just for fun and just because I can.

There was much contemplation before completing this pattern which involved several coats of pink, a coat of black and two top coats of a purple shimmery dust....ohhh the combinations were confusing lol!

Eventually I opted for a neutral peachy type base, which oddly went well with my skin tone. But oh this was so bland, and clearly so not me! So I added my effects!! (Wondering to myself if I can give it a name...like Salon Effects....but not)

So what's the verdict? Ok...wait before you decide look at it with the other fingers! Below:

Ok how about now?

A line is a series of dots!

If a line is a series of dots then the dot in itself plays an important role individually as well. I saw a design of leopard spots a while back and tried something...my selection of colour was anything but fierce. I present the  candy bits design.

Perhaps if I had used black instead it would have been fierce! Oh well I like it...it reminds me of pieces of candy.

This one I think is a bit bold with the purple tips with white outlines. The white lines are actually dotted with flourescent green. Then of course there's the signature thumb nail...which I did not plan but it came out awesome! Don't you think so?

The Return of the Stripe!

As with all else, people have favourites...mine it appears happens to be stripes. Below are two other designs using similar patterns but different colours from before.

This one above is actually supposed to glow in the dark...and yes it did a little.

This one uses a pink tip with white dots and the black stripes, with the middle finger being a stand out pattern.

Response to mum's design

These two designs are a response to my mum's design which is two posts down.  I did this one with a Carnival theme. Carnival in Trinidad is a spectacular 2 day event (officially) of mas, music and revelry in the sun. It is surrounded by a barrage of events which start from as early as 6 months in advance. Feel free to google it...people all over come to the twin island to participate in it.

This one could also fall into a carnival theme but I think I did it around Valentine's day.

Do you like? What about the yellow accented tips?

Strawberry nails and the inner child

Its really amazing how little things could evoke strong emotions.Just a couple weeks ago I was looking at different nail designs online and came across the strawberry look. Naturally as I was bored and had the colours (red and green) I decided to try it out on myself. Oooh boy did my mum like this one.

Ok so I didn't crop the pic but big whoop... there is nothing confidential in the background. :-) So I'm looking at my nails and they remind me of some childhood toy a doll...was there ever a doll with strawberry in the name...sure of course. It reminded me of my little pony...the pink one I took with me to preschool! Oh my did that ever surprise me. Have you ever had that happen to you? Association of one thing completely apart from another in the past? No I'm not being nostalgic here. What fruits have you used in your designs?

No churn ice cream

Save for diabetics, the lactose intolerant and people with sensitive teeth, who doesn't like ice cream? I ventured on a quest to find a simple recipe for homemade ice cream that didn't require an icre-cream pail (ice cream maker thingy). So I did the obvious thing and googled just that....and surprise surprise I found recipes for no churn ice creams.

These guys http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dessert/easy-homemade-ice-cream-without-a-machine.html have some wonderful recipes. I tried it and yes it is super duper cool! One thing though it comes out really firm. I actually cut it out of the container with a knife. I also over did it on the condensed milk side but I suppose I can tweak to suit!

Are there any other alternatives you know for ice cream? Any easy ones that is.