Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Happy Holidaze the eleventh- All Buttoned Up!

Hiya! Wow, what a day... this has been one of those days that I just can't quite seem to get the hang of.  I've been sleepy all day (go figure), but I managed to accomplish some things, and then went for a drive tonight looking at Christmas lights with my family. That was a lot of fun, except that I don't quite understand some people's holiday decorations.

I mean, take Santa, for example. I understand having lots of decorative deer in your yard, or multiple snowmen. But why would you have seven Santas spread out over a half-acre lot? I just don't get it... it's like there's the Santa by the driveway, and the Santa by the front porch, and the Santa climbing a ladder and the Santa patting a reindeer, and finally the psychotic Santa behind the house chopping up the bad little boys and girls who didn't realize that when they said Santa is watching, they really meant Santa is watching, and he knows if you've been bad!

I know, I digress. But I really do think some people overdo for the holiday. We saw some homes that were so bright it was almost like daylight, with thousands and thousands of lights and animated decorations and just so much STUFF! It seems like overkill, but this is probably just me being a total Scrooge. But seriously- if you have more than one Santa, could you tell me why? What the reasoning is behind it, because I honestly don't get it!




All that babbling aside, here's today's nail art. I'm reminded of a red wool coat with pretty jet buttons up the front! This is (again) a very simple, very bold graphic look that really is easy to do. As you can tell from the graphic, it's a very quick look to put together.
  1. Apply base coat.
  2. Two coats of polish of choice- I chose red.
  3. Apply a black stripe of polish with a thin brush. Let dry.
  4. Apply a line of clear polish down the center of your nail. Then place the black stones in a line alongside the black stripe.
  5. Apply a coat of Seche Vite to secure and protect everything.
So what do you think- is this a look you think you would wear? How would you change it?


The black rhinestones were provided by Viva la Nails for consideration.
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4 comments:

  1. Those houses look pretty.....almost unreal like a gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel. Waste of electricity for those that have tons though. :-/ But hey, that's okay....I'll spend my extra $ on polishes!

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  2. P.S. Button up Santa! I like!

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  3. awesome! I love the gif of the tutorial! <3

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