Glam Nails February Challenge, Day 1

 Well, well, well, well, well, well.. that's six wells! Good evening! 

I honestly do not even know where to begin. It has been t e n years since I have been on Blogger and my Instagram, Reinovate. I did try what the kids call a "soft launch" about two summers ago with an iPhone photographed swatch, but nothing really stuck. 

Everything is so DIFFERENT now. It is all about engagements, algorithms, how influential you are.. Don't get me wrong, some of those things existed a decade ago but as I have eased back into browsing my old hobby, I was surprised to see how much has changed. Like, why are we no longer showing our meaty palms?! I don't have any cute sweaters to pull up all the way to my knuckles! LOL.

While I have plenty of ideas of my own, after being out of the game so long I found myself unable to find where to start again, so I joined a little nail art challenge on Instagram by NBNAILART. Read below about where I have been and see some nails-- of course!

Dance Legend - Strutter

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a safe Halloween!

This is something I did a while ago and am just getting around to writing up and posting.

Nude Spiral Marble

O.P.I - My Boyfriend Scales Walls and Taupe-less Beach for the spiral marble & Zoya - Tomoko for the accent fingers.

I wish the spiral would have come out a little more defined but... this was my first time with this design so what can ya do! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamping Saturday

It's been eons since I stamped on a Saturday. Just a few comments on this look since I need to get off my butt and do something productive around the house today.

Lightning Bolts

Hello! How are you? Well, I hope. I have a three day weekend and I'm so excited to do nothing. I don't think I've ever been so happy for a random holiday (Columbus Day).

I've got a quick tape manicure to share with you and a review of said tape! Scroll on.

The Lacquer Ring - Watermarble

Hello! It's been a while I know. School and work commitments got me prayin the days would speed up just a little. But nail art makes me happy and I decided I need to come out of my hole or I'll go crazy. I'm bringing you a water marble thanks to the prompt from The Lacquer Ring ladies! Let's get into it

I started with a base of A-England - Dancing with Nureyev on all my fingers. Oh my gosh I forgot how luxurious these are... I want to buy all of them.

After that I marbled three fingers. I used A-England- Tristam, Dancing with Nureyev, and Enchanted Polish - Disco H20.

I don't really know what design I was going for, I just know I needed to switch it up from my go to marble stripes. And of course they're all super shiny/holographic so the glare is insane. My bad!

Hope you enjoyed this post! Be sure to check out everyone else's marbles :)

An InLinkz Link-up

Unicorn Nail Charms

 Hello! I'm back with another sporadic post.

Not having a set schedule makes me a lot happier. That on top of not having any time to blog since I'm back in school and juggling tons of work responsibility. So right now I'm just aiming at posting 1-3x a month. I find the longer my hiatus is, the more I enjoy coming back. Hope you stick with me during those times!

 Today I've got a simple post with one of my favorite looks, the double accent.

Floral Water Decals

Happy Sunday!

 Geez I feel like my title is lacking so much creativity haha. But I can't be bothered to think of anything else. Today I have these amazing water decals to show you guys!

#TheLacquerRing - Under the Sea

Look at me posting three times in the week like I'm some kind of real blogger! Haha. Today's post is brought to you by The Lacquer Ring! Today's prompt is Under the Sea.

As you can see I wasn't too creative with it. I just stuck on some mermaid vinyls from Twinkled T and sponged on some O.P.I This Gown Needs A Crown for that shimmery scale look. I really wanted to keep the focus on this gorgeous thermal (Swimming With Mermaids - Polished By KPT), so I didn't overpower it with pearls and studs that usually adorn a lot of mermaid nail looks.

And of course it was a million degrees in my house so I couldn't catch in the deep jade shade (cold). I love simple manicures like this. And with the thermal it kinda gave me two looks for the work of one! Be sure to check out the looks from the other ladies in the Lacquer Ring! Hope you have a great Thursday.

An InLinkz Link-up

Polished by KPT - Swimming With Mermaids

Hello all! I have a thermal polish to share today. It's a little picture heavy so click the jump to see this beauty Swimming with Mermaids.

Glam Polish - Whoosh!

Happy Monday! Hope you take today by storm and kick it's butt. I have this gorgeous Glam Polish to share with you this morning.

Stamping Saturday: Gold Flakes and Floral

Happy Stamping Saturday! 

Here's another sporadic post from me.

The Lacquer Ring: One Stroke Flowers

Weekend time! Rejoice! Today I'm bringing you some "one stroke" flowers thanks to a prompt from The Lacquer Ring! 

Stamping Saturday: MoYou Tropical

Happy Saturday!!

I'm trying to balance my weekend with the right amount of chores and fun. And mentally preparing myself for the week. I work at a center that provides care for children and I have the opening shift at 6:30 am this week. Pray for ya girl lol.

Anyhow, check out what I have for this stamping Saturday!

The Lacquer Ring: Turquoise Shimmer

Hello hello all. It's been 5 weeks since I last blogged. I have definitely been painting my nails in the in between time but a combination of lack of passion and time for blogging left this place and my Instagram a little dusty. It's hard to keep up with stuff you feel like no one is reading. But this is one of my only outlets so I figured I should get back into it. And what better way to come back then join a nail group like The Lacquer Ring!

Read on for more!

A-England Chevrons

Glam Polish Watermarble

Hello hello!

Today I have another Glam Polish look for your viewing pleasure. Read on for more details~

Stamping Saturday: May Flowers

Happy Saturday! 

My cherished weekend begins with sleeping in after a long week. I swear it just seemed to drag on!

It also seems like it's been eons since I was able to join up in a stamping Saturday. I am happy to be back for at least this week with some cool stamping ladies. Anyway, on to the mani.

April Showers

Where did April even go? Honestly this year seems to be flying by. 

Anyway I have a quick stamping mani to share with you all today.

Glam Polish - Below Zero

Glam Polish Below Zero is from her Mid-Winter's Dream collection which is still available! 

It's a gorgeous bright blue micro glitter polish with a jelly like formula that builds up easily with 2-3 coats.

My swatch shows three thin coats with top coat. Such a dream to apply and I get a great 3-4 day wear out of it, which is awesome because I have 0 time for complicated nails during the week. I just like somethin pretty to slap on and be able to hold up in the pool and during work.

Sorry there aren't more pictures! Don't you hate when you look back on your film roll and realize most of them are crappy? Psh. Hope you enjoyed this short post!