Guest Nails: Lisa Frank Leopard Print

My sister Rachel always tries to con me into doing her nails. I generally don’t mind, but not gonna lie, she works with her hands SO much that they chip like the next day inevitably. I hate seeing my laborious efforts ruined in less than 24 hours (love you, though, Rae!!). Most of the time she just reads through my blog, finds something I’ve done that she likes, digs through my Helmer to find what I used, and recreates what I did. I love that she does that!!

Well, during the aftermath of the hurricane, we had NOTHING to do, so I did her nails. And spent quite a bit of time on ‘em. After flipping through all my Bundle Monster plates, picking colors for a few different designs to try, hating everything we came up with, then prepping for water marbling, then deciding no to water marbling, then choosing a leopard print design (she wanted to mimic these nails), but taking a different approach, then doing several failed attempts at getting the kind of rainbow effect I wanted, we finally got it!! And here it is…







Here’s the pre-stamped version of the rainbows. This was also pre-Poshe so it is not leveled at all:



White Base (intended for water marbling but it stayed) - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
Pink - Orly Fancy Fuchsia
Orange - China Glaze Peachy Keen
Yellow - China Glaze Lemon Fizz
Green - China Glaze Tree Hugger
Blue - Orly Snowcone
Purple - China Glaze Spontaneous
1 coat Poshe
Bundle Monster plate BM-221 stamped with Sinful Black on Black
1 coat Poshe

I used an ELF angled eyeliner brush I picked up at Target for $1 to do each line of color. I started with Fancy Fuchsia and started the rainbow in all different areas of the nail so they weren’t identical. I then did all the Peachy Keen, then all the Lemon Fizz, etc. I wasn’t too concerned about them being uneven, in fact, I didn’t want them perfect. The Poshe was going to even out the colors, and once stamped, you wouldn’t be able to notice any imperfections. Everything blended together.

I totally had fun doing this for her. As soon as my mom (who is all about my nail obsession and I’m pretty sure I’ve got her hooked, too! HI MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) saw them, she immediately thought of Lisa Frank, so that’s where the title came from. By the way, I was definitely a Lisa Frank lil’ girl. My favorite Lisa Frank “characters” (this was the original Lisa Frank, not the new one with the girls. There were only animals back in the day) were the Kitten Bubbles. Here’s a photo of them:


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I think I had a folder with them. And probably numerous pens and pencils. And of course I had the white unicorn with the rainbow accents (mane, tail, hooves), the golden retriever/yellow lab puppy, more kitties, oh! the seal and the penguins… and probably others. But those are the ones that first come to mind. Lol.

Ardene Red Sapphire and Guest Nails!!

If you've look through my blog, you've probably noticed I don't frequently wear typical nail polish colors. One color I very seldom wear is red. I'll wear pinks, sheers, nudes, anything before red. I just am not the biggest fan of red. When I do wear it, however, it's usually for a specific reason, not just because I felt like wearing red that day.

So what's my reason for choosing red today? To match my nails with someone else's nails... Keep reading to see whose!!











And my special guest...





This, is my amazing dog Paisley. She's a 16 month old Jack Russell Terrier that I am ridiculously in love with!! She had to get her nails clipped today, so why not have them painted, too!? This is her first manicure, because I don't have dog polish and I'm afraid to use regular polish on her nails. This is courtesy of out local Petco :)

2 coats Red Sapphire
1 coat Poshe

Ardene is a Canadian brand that sells clothing, accessories, and some cosmetics. I've actually never been there. My boyfriend went to Canada for a bachelor party. Apparently at some point, he managed to stumble himself into a store and bought me 6 Ardene polishes. Lol, he's too funny.

This is actually a very nice quality polish. The brush is great with a nice spread and no random bristles sticking out. It's opaque in 2 coats, and interestingly, the first coat made it seem like it had a jelly-ish quality. Even with the 2 coats, it still has that jelly look, definitely not just a stark creme. It went on very smoothly, no drag or streaks. If you're from Canada and come across this polish, I definitely suggest picking it up if you like one of the colors!