Majora's Mask nails

Sorry it's taken me so long to get these up, things have gotten crazy busy here!  Anyway, here we go!

If you don't know what Majora's Mask is, definitely go get out your old Nintendo 64 and start working!  But for reference, here's a picture of the mask that inspired these.

I did this with my Migi pens, and lots of patience.  I spanned it out over two days so I could make sure that everything was absolutely dry.

Let me know what you think!

Today's haul!

So this is kinda cool!

I have not previously bought nail polish in this format (box sets like this), usually because they can run pretty expensive.

I received the Pink Cookie set as a gift today, so in total I only spent $7.50!  This is cool for me because I haven't used either of these brands - the second is from Flirt Cosmetics - and it's a pretty fair spectrum color wise, so I get to try it all out!

My senior prom is on Saturday, and I am getting my nails done professionally (for the first time, I might add!), and I imagine I will post pictures after I recoop.  Just be aware that it's not my work.

Haha, I sound like an artist.

Today's Haul plus a totally interesting story about buying it!

A total of $4!  These are fun colors - I'm a fan.  

From left to right we have Wet n Wild (which should be Wet 'n' Wild, grammatically) Sparked, Wet n Wild Kaleidoscope, and Pure Ice's Wild Thing.

Story time!

So you guys know I love my Pure Ice.  Some of you might have even heard me talking about Wild Thing before I got it.  I believe that Pure Ice is one of those brands that is sold exclusively at Walmart.  The "local" Walmart is 12 miles away from my house and not actually in the city limits because it's against some law or whatever.  So I found this Wild Thing at Walmart; it was the last bottle.  But I was on a mission for something specific and had limited cash, so I left without it.

The next time I went back to the Walmart I had my eye on this color - I wasn't going to leave without it this time.  I also needed to pick up some groceries, so I was in the freezer section on a Sunday afternoon.  The aisle is packed to the point that I can't get through to find what I'm looking for so I decide just to run through the middle and get out of the aisle and come back later.  When I finally make it to the other side, there was a Walmart employee with one of the carts full of boxes - he was unloading stuff.  He's young, probably mid-twenties, tall, buff, dark, kinda looks like Jemaine Clement.

                                                                      (Jemaine)

I was going to walk past him, but he said, "Lots of traffic today, huh," and chuckled.  I chuckled and said "Yeah!  And on a Sunday, too!"  He said "Yeah, seems kinda strange.  I don't know why we're so busy today."  I started to keep walking, but he stopped me and said, "So how are you?"  Uhh... Awkward I thought.  But I answered politely: "I'm alright, thanks, how are you?"  He said that he was fine and asked me where I was from.  I told him that I came from Indiana, and he said that he was from Texas.  Of course, from then on I felt inclined to walk away, but I was being nice.  He asked me what school I went to, so I told him, and he asked me my major.  Seeing as how I am still in high school, I figured that his move must had been recent.  I laughed and told him that I was 18 and a senior in high school - this fact apparently blew his mind.  He kept up friendly conversation for a bit and I finally managed to end the conversation after an awkward silence.  When I started walking away, I hear "Hey!"  and I turn back around.  "My name's Rob."  "Hi, Rob, I'm Eva," I responded.  "Eva, that's a nice name."  I giggled nervously and said "thanks, it was nice to meet you."

I decided to go back to find my Wild Thing before actually getting what I needed from the freezer section, so I went over to the nail polish section on the other side of the store, and who should show up but Rob?  I quickly realized that he wasn't in the freezer section anymore, so I hustled back in that direction, having been defeated by Pure Ice as they were out of Wild Thing :(  I get to the freezer section, and Rob has beaten me there!  How, I'm not exactly sure, but to ensure a solitary shopping experience I called my mom and loudly repeated her name while asking her something about what I was looking for.  "Mom!  I don't see them. MOM what was the brand name? MOM do you want this?"  

I paid for my stuff and zipped out to my car, buckled up, and flew away.  When I looked at myself in the mirror, I realized that I had no make up on, I hadn't touched my hair, and I was wearing dirty clothes.  Actually, I looked a lot like this:

                                   (Will Ferrell as a nude model with Hep A, two B's and a C)

Looking back, I feel kinda bad for being so curt with Rob.  He was probably new to town and looking to make a friend, so Rob if you're out there, I'm sorry!  And maybe I'll see you at Walmart again sometime!

Gradient Nails

Hey everybody!

Firstly, I'm going to apologize for the quality of the pictures in this post.  I need better lighting, a better camera, or both.  Anyway, this week I'm working with a very subtle red gradient.  

Like I said, very subtle.  You probably wouldn't notice it at first in person.

Here's what I used color-wise:

Sally Hansen's No Chip Base Coat, Essie's A List, O.P.I.'s I'm Not Really A Waitress (which was a gift from someone - thank you! It works great!), Savvy's Ruby Slippers, Nicole's Razzle Dazzler, and Finger Paints's Top Coat.

Sometimes I just have to chuckle at how silly some of the names of these colors are...

The fun (and sometimes challenging) thing about gradient nails is that you're basically painting your nails backwards.  You start at the tips and move toward the cuticles.  Should I put a tutorial up?  Give me your thoughts!  That sounded a little passive aggressive... Let me know what you guys think!

For Rachael

Hey everybody!  This is what I'm currently wearing; I don't know what you'd call this, but I guess I should go into some slight back story.

I am saddened to say that there has been another death at my school.  This is the second one in a span of about six months.  I had class with this particular student - we worked together on a project.  She was a creative spirit, and always very kind to me.  I liked her.  The school is definitely suffering a great loss.  So these are my commemorative nails, if you will.

It's a very simple design.  I used Revlon's Sequin and Kiss's black striper.  I guess I like it because it's rather chaotic, and yet there's simplistic beauty to it, just like there is in life - chaos and beauty.  


I would also like to add that I hope you know that each and every one of you is loved greatly by family, friends, strangers, your children, whomever.  You are all very important to many, many people, and don't forget it!


I will leave you with this quote from William Shakespeare: "Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

Rest in peace, Rachael.

Review of Migi Nail Art Pens/Brushes

Hey guys!  So a friend of mine is letting me try out her Migi product and I thought I'd let you all know what I've discovered.

Here's the thing - Migi isn't your typical nail polish.  It doesn't come in a bottle so much as it comes in a plastic tube.  The really neat thing about it is that if you twist off the cap it's a brush, but if you pull off the top, it's a pen! 

That means that you get a nail art pen for every color you buy - it's absolutely a two-for-one deal.

So this product comes in packs of two, four, six, or eight; this particular one was Migi set #101.  There are tons of different sets, some have themes, like the Black Tie set (#251), or the Safari-themed set (#1209). 

Unfortunately, the sets of 8 are fairly expensive (about $25), but you're getting eight brushes and eight pens AND if you register when you buy them, you get free refills!  You just have to pay shipping (about $3).  In total, it's definitely worth the face price.  You can also get replacement brushes and tips for the price of shipping!

Anyway, on with the review!  I used this nondescript blue color shown to the right.  Here's the final product.

I had my doubts when I tried this, but I was happily corrected!  This stuff coats like a charm, evenly and it dries smoothly with no streaks.  It's pretty matte, but it has just a little shine to it.  Plus, it doesn't take long to dry at all.  I was able to drag my fingers along a nail in about 15 minutes.  The colors are very bright and you don't even really NEED a second coat.  I used two coats because that's what I'm used to, and I can go back and cover an area if I missed it the first time around. Also, something unexpected that I discovered that is a nice addition - it's easy to take off with nail polish remover!  That's not something I usually look for (or will get the chance to tell you because hopefully I won't be taking off my manicure before reviewing or at least showing you!), but it's definitely nice when it comes time to take it off.

On the down side, it IS fairly expensive, but you get a lot for your money.  The tubes are relatively small compared to a normal bottle of polish, so you'll end up paying a bit for shipping on refills if you use it a lot.  Each color comes in 0.16 fl oz or 4.8 ml.  A typical bottle of polish comes in about 0.5 fl oz or 15 ml. 

However, this stuff is very cool, and in my opinion worth the price.

I'm giving it a 4.5 out of 5!