Burberry Nails

As I'm watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, today I have the final Thanksgiving mani for this year and then all turns Christmas! Anyways, about a month or so ago, I recreated a design done by Tori from her blog "nailstori" (IG: @nailstori) that had a burberry accent nail. I rarely ever do the same design twice, especially in the same colors, but I knew this would be perfect for Thanksgiving, and it perfectly matches the burgundy cardigan I plan on wearing! Anyways, let's get into the tutorial.

Cable Knit Sweater Nails

On to the second of three Thanksgiving designs for this year! Yes, I know it's not directly Thanksgiving related but it's what my sister is wearing for Thanksgiving. I'm OBSESSED with this look and I'll probably do it on my own nails sometime. Let's start the tutorial!

Indian Corn Dotticure

For the next three days, I have three THANKSGIVING nail designs prepared for you! (one for each of my two sisters and one for me) The first one is a super simple one that reminds me of Indian Corn (hence the title of this post). The only tool you need is a dotting tool or a similar object (ie: bobby pin, toothpick, hairbrush bristle) to make some polka dots. I chose a couple fall colors (OPI "Got The Blues For Red" - Sally Hansen "Clay" - Julep "Lexie") and layered dots on a nude base (OPI "Don't Bossanova Me Around") clustering them towards the tip and making them fewer and smaller towards the cuticle to make a gradient look. This is a good design if you're out of time, but still want some cute and festive nail art. :) Make sure you check back tomorrow for design number two!

@mrswhite8907 Giveaway Prizes

I don't enter too many giveaways but when I saw some of the prizes in Tiffany's (IG: @mrswhite8907) giveaway, I knew I had to enter. I even did a couple recreations of her designs for a couple more entries! When the giveaway ended and I saw the winners post when I was scrolling through my feed, I literally thought "aww, someone else won" then I scrolled down just a little farther and I see @polishandbeyond in the caption! I was shocked! There were close to 300 entries in this giveaway! I proceeded to jump around my house screaming for a bit (yeah, you could say I was excited). I actually received the prize yesterday, so this post will be going over what is included - also a little review about a couple items.

Ombré Flower Tutorial

Over on Instagram I participated in a Bestie Twin Nails with Rhianna (@rhis_nails) and I came up with a simple fall colored ombré design with a little flower. I actually filmed a tutorial for this and thought I'd share it over here too! So here's the link to the video, but I'll also include some short steps for you.

Here's the link to see the tutorial, or you can just go to my instagram to check it out! @polishandbeyond

1) Start off with a white base. It doesn't have to be opaque because its just to brighten up the colors of the ombré.

2) Next, use a red and yellow polish on a cosmetic sponge. I did two coats of ombré to make sure the colors showed up nicely. (the yellow I used is Julep "Lexie" and the red is Sally Hansen "Rhododendron")

3) Use a dotting tool in white polish to make a little flower in the corner of the nail, towards the tip. I started with a dot in the center, then did 5 dots surrounding it.

Hope you enjoyed!

Flamingo Nail Art

I'm so sorry for the sheet marks! D:
I did my nails at night and they got messed up before I got a daylight shot.

Hello friends! Today I have an adorable SUMMERY nail art design for you. How did I go from Christmas to Summer within a week? I'm strange. But regardless, I thought of this cute flamingo design and had to share it. I used a stamper for the flamingo, but you can do it freehand as well. Here's the tutorial!

INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY

YES! I'm having a giveaway! I posted a picture of some prizes on instagram and so far it's a smashing success!

Just kidding. I have 2 entries. LOL.

So I figured I'd open up the opportunity to those who haven't heard about it yet, YOU! I'm basically going to copy over from the instagram post so you can know all the prizes and how to win them!

"#PAB200GIVEAWAY

So after a terribly long and tiring day at work, I was so excited to see that I reached 200 followers when I got home! As a thankyou, I'm hosting a giveaway! This giveaway, since it's for TWO hundred followers,  will have TWO winners!

🎉Each Winner Will Receive🎉

▪Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

     (original formula of course)

▪Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

     (original formula of course)

▪elf Concealer Brush

     (my favorite cleanup brush)

▪Sally Hansen Floral Nail File

❗Rules❗

1⃣ Must be following me!

2⃣ Repost this picture with #PAB200GIVEAWAY and @polishandbeyond in the caption! (no need to tag me in the picture itself)

3⃣ Your account must be public so I can seeeee!

4⃣ No giveaway accounts.

5⃣ You must be 18 years or older, or have permission from a parent.

6⃣ I apologize to my lovely international friends, but this giveaway is U.S. only. (I do want to do a big giveaway at 1K or some other milestone and maybe by then I can do international.)

7⃣ Finally, if you'd like a 2ND ENTRY, just recreate one of my manis and use the same #PAB200GIVEAWAY and @polishandbeyond but for these also use #PolishAndBeyond

🌟 This'll be a fairly short giveaway. I'll choose a winner on November  22nd. (Yes, because that's more 2s 😂)

💕💕💕💕

Thank you all again for each follow, like, and comment. I absolutely love being a part of the nail art community and making all these new friends! 💜

#PolishAndBeyond"

I think it's pretty straight forward! But if you do have any questions at all, leave a comment and I'll make sure to help out.

So go enter!! (because I really don't want the current 2 entries to have zero suspense on whether they'll win or not)

Christmas Holly Nail Art

I'm not sure, but I think I dreamt about Christmas last night because I woke up completely in the Christmas spirit! I'm one of those people who has no problem at all listening to Christmas music at the start of November and getting the Christmas tree around Thanksgiving. Anyways, I spent some time today coming up with loads of Christmas nail art ideas (actually, I was excited for Christmas nail art even before fall nail art) one of them being this holly design! I think it's so cute and it was super simple, so I have the tutorial for you today.

Lime Crime Nail Polish Review

I don't even recall how it happened, but I stumbled upon a picture or video featuring Lime Crime nail polishes and I instantly fell in love with them. I love a good vibrant pastel creme polish and they have a whole rainbow of them! Today, I have a little review of these gorgeous polishes, along with some swatches!

Charlie Brown Nail Art

I came up with this design a while back but scheduled to do it in November. Little did I know that OPI would be releasing an entire Peanuts™ Collection in the meantime. I didn't actually use any of the polishes from that collection (nor do I own them), but this is my Charlie Brown nail art — featuring his chevron shirt, the infamous football, and his FACE. Here's the tutorial!

Thumb•Index•Pinky || CHEVRON SHIRT ||

Start off with a bright sunshine yellow base (I used Julep "Lexie"). Use a pair of pinking shears (zig zag scissors) to cut a piece of scotch tape into 2 sections. Place the 2 sections on the nail, leaving a horizontal zig zag open across the nail.

I know it's a crappy picture, but I think it gives you the general idea of what it should look like. Use a black polish to paint over. Remove the tape immediately, quickly and carefully. Finally, top coat to smooth out the design.

Middle || CHARLIE BROWN HEAD ||

Start off with a nude base that matches Charlie Brown's skin tone (I used Fresh Paint "Coconut"). I found a picture on Google of Charlie Brown to refresh my memory on his face. Then, I took a black nail art pen by Sally Hansen to sketch his face on my nail. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be. Granted, my design isn't perfect, but I think it turned out okay. Top coat to smooth the design out and add a nice shine.

Ring || FOOTBALL ||

Start off with a brown base (I used OPI "Suzi Loves Cowboys"). Take the same nude polish that you used for the base of Charlie Brown's face on a thin brush to draw the stitching on the football (the football in the Peanuts™ comics is black, but I tried this and you couldn't see it against the brown polish). I just drew the vertical line up my nail then added the little stitch lines across it. Again, top coat it to smooth it all out.

And that's it! I really love how this manicure turned out. If you decide to recreate this or any other of my designs, use the hashtag #PolishAndBeyond on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so I can see!! <3