12 Days of Christmas

Happy Holidays! It's been such a long time since I've been able to post, but I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was good, but busy!

I thought I would be more free after finals, but I was doing a lot of traveling and visiting family/friends and I didn't have time to write blog posts or take photos!

Also, I've been having a lot of trouble with photos lately - the sunshine is finally gone and my little desk lamp just wasn't doing it. Thankfully my mom had a "sun light" that she wasn't using so my pictures should be better!

So, this is my last manicure for the "12 Days of Christmas" Challenge. Here are the prompts:

I chose to do the Winter Wreath prompt, since it sounded fun! (And I probably won't be doing the rest...)  Look how bright and clear my photo came out! ^^ The color is a little off, but I'll be playing around with making a light box and camera settings :D

Here I used my complete go-to holiday polish "Holly" by Jindie Nails. I seriously loved all four polishes I won from Nails for the Sake of Sanity - I am so thankful for her giveaway! :) 

I picked up a couple discount polishes over Christmas and one was Sinful Colors Adventure Island, which is the base for this mani.
 I also got an Essie (for $1.50!!!!!) that I'll be posting soon along with my Cosmo Voxbox reviews and more polishes :) 

Now, go check out all the great blogs that participated in the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge (and probably completed more than me! )

College Polished
Peace Love Lacquer
Jenerally Speaking 
Galactic Lacquer 
Nail By Katie
Jilltastic Nail Designs
Seriously Swatched
Makeup and Nails, Not War
Glitter Me This
Nail Polish Anonymous
Dipped In Lacquer
XO, Noelle
Makeup Your Face
Polish Snob
Just Another Polish Addiction
Play Polish
Tes Did It Nails
It’s Just Me…ChiChi

Christmas Challenge: Days 2 and 3

Better late than never, right?

My life has been absolutely crazy this past week, both in school and personally. Everything is mostly okay now, but nail art has actually felt like more of a chore than a pleasure during this time! It's not doing my nails necessarily, but trying to find to photograph them before they chip. Finals will be over next week, so I hope to be back on schedule then!

Day 2: Snowflakes

This is actually my second design for this day. My first one was a super pretty glitter bomb, however they chipped way too much by the time I could photograph them so I decided to start over. I still like these though, but the design wasn't quite what I wanted.

On my ring finger I have "Holly" by Jindie nails! I won this (and three others!) in a giveaway from Nails for the Sake of Sanity. It's honestly a great glitter polish - no issues applying or getting the big red hexes out! This is 3 coats of Holly over Essie's Lapiz of Luxury. I used it because it reminds me of snow on a Christmas tree!

Jindie Nails has an Etsy Shop, but is currently on vacation mode to catch up on orders. However, I'd suggest grabbing these when you have a chance!

Day 3: Christmas Movie

These were inspired by the Snow Miser from "A Year Without Santa Claus". I love watching old stop-motion films during Christmas time! 

I based these off of his outfit. They aren't perfect, but I still like them! I especially like the glitter combo on my pinky - silver and turquoise glitter over the cream color, with a single layer of the itty bitty blue glitter. It's like ice on my nails! :)

Here's my inspiration picture:

I'll be back soon with lots more to share! I recently received the Cosmo Voxbox from Influenster and I can't wait to share the goodies! I've also bought/received several new polishes I want to share with everyone including some more Jindie Nails holiday minis! 

Go check out all the other great bloggers! 

College Polished
Peace Love Lacquer
Jenerally Speaking 
Galactic Lacquer 
Nail By Katie
Jilltastic Nail Designs
Seriously Swatched
Makeup and Nails, Not War
Glitter Me This
Nail Polish Anonymous
Dipped In Lacquer
XO, Noelle
Makeup Your Face
Polish Snob
Just Another Polish Addiction
Play Polish
Tes Did It Nails
It’s Just Me…ChiChi