Japanese inspired nails

I'm back! ^_^

During my time in Japan I couldn't help but notice the influence of nail art on the Japanese girl. I admired their style of nails which usually consisted of a nude/pink color, a half moon, dots, and some shiny outline. Their nails always just looked so nice and fancy, but not super flashy which is why I reallyyyy like their style. I also noticed that their nail tips were rounded at the end, and not square as is the style in the U.S. So, here's my take on their Japanese nails :)

~Alejandra

I miss my nail polish!!! :'(

Hi everyone!

So I haven't been keeping up w/my blog posts :'( I am away from home for the summer and due to luggage space I had to leave ALL my nail polishes and stuff like that at home.
I cut my nails short since I'm not gonna be wearing any nail polish from now on (just for summer).
I'll be back home the first week of August, and trust me, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on my nail polishes and getting some designs on them again :)
I hope you guys will wait for me until then :)

~Alejandra

Tropical Tiger Stripe Nails

Hi ladies!

So, I cut my nails real short a few weeks back and have been wanting them to grow back ASAP so I could paint my nails again and do something with them.

 I think they're at a nice length now to where I can start painting them again and thought about doing Tiger Stripes but with a tropical feel...

Mint and Gem Nails

Hi girls!

I wore these this past weekend at my sister's graduation to try to coordinate with my dress which was also a mint color :)

This time I added in a few little gems to my nails...

          

Simple Light Pink Nails

Hi chicas,

Here's a really simple pretty neutral pink design. I really like this one because it has a bit of glitter to it...

Tiger Nails...RAWR!

Hi chicas!

My university's mascot is a tiger and this past weekend I showed some school pride w/these lovely tiger nails for the newly admitted freshmen that visited the campus w/their families. They're verrrry easy to recreate and I loved wearing them!...

Easter Egg Nails #1

Hi chicas!

Here is yet another Easter Egg nail design but this time, with silver pretty dots!...

Easter Egg Nails #2

Hi chicas! :)

Check out my Easter inspired Easter Egg nails! I went with pastel colors since they seem appropriate for the occassion...

Birthday Party Nails

Hi Chicas!

These cute glittery birthday party nails are perfect to wear for the night out and super simple.....

Baby Footprint Nail Art

Hi chicas!

Are you going to be attending a baby shower soon? Try out this cute baby footprint nail art! :) 
I've chosen to do my nails in 'yellow' since it's a neutral color if you don't yet know the gender of the baby. But if you do know the gender, you could easily switch the colors of this design to pink and blue :) 

Baby Footprint Nail Art

easy St. Patrick's Day Nails

Hi chicas! :)

For Sunday's St. Patrick's Day, make sure to wear something green if you don't wanna get pinched! Remember back in elementary school kids would pinch each other for not wearing green? :) Ha ha...good times.

Show off your St. Patrick's day spirit with these simple St. Patrick's Day Nails, gold shamrock and leperchaun hat buckle included :D 

Shamrock Green Glitter Nail Art

Hi Chicas!

Here's a 2nd St. Patricks Day nail design with easy Shamrocks and sparkle just in time for St. Patricks Day :) My shamrocks were drawn by hand with a toothpick and you can draw'em too! I hope you give these Shamrock nails a try and share your recreations with me!

Cherry Blossom Nails

Konichiwa chicas! :)

I was feeling Japanese-y this week and since Japan is known for their  beautiful cherry blossoms AND knowing that the season is not too far away  AND knowing that some of us can't be in Japan to see these pink beauties, I decided to create these fun cherry blossom nails! You know, to join in the season anyways from afar :)

If you like these, be sure to check out my easy Japan Flag Nails!

Japan Nail Art

Konichiwa chicas! :)


To keep up with my Japanese-y feeling this week, I decided to create these easy Japanese Flag Nails! For those of you who are wondering what my thumb nail says, it says "Nihon" which is the word for 'Japan' in Japanese :)

If you like these, be sure to check out my cute Cherry Blossom Nails from my mini MINI Japan nail series!

Easy Ombre Nails! Easy floral Orange & Pink

Hi chicas!!! :)

 

So I know we've all noticed that ombre hair is "in" right now but did you know you can also have cute nails, OMBRE style?

YUP! that's right!

here's an easy step-by-step DIY to getting orange and pink ombre nails with an easy flower design just in time for Spring! :) These cute nails perfect for short nails or long nails.

I hope you enjoy!

French manicure and Easy spring Flower Nails

Hi chicas!!

Do you like white french manicures?? I know I do :) Here's a cute and easy spring flower design to add to your white tips! These flowers are perfect for beginners. Let's get this design started!! :)

Easy Birthday Nails

Hi chicas!

Got a birthday coming up?!!  Try out these easy Birthday nails that are super cute and fun to show off with that party hat and yummy lookin' cupcake :)

Easy Spring Flower Nail Art

Hi chicas! 

Spring time is almost here...sooo, you know what that means???....lots of pretty flowers!! Here's a cute and easy flower nail art design with spring time-ish colors.

Snowflake Winter Wonderland Nail Art

Hello everyone! :)

Winter is almost over! To finish off the winter season, here's an easy DIY snowflake Winter Wonderland Nail Art!   

American President's Day Nail Art!

Hello everyone! 

RED-WHITE and BLUE! Here is a cute and easy President's Day Nail Art design for you to try out. You can also wear it for the 4th of July! Show off your American spirit with these babies :)

How to create Lunar New Year nail art!

The year of the SNAKE has arrived in 2013.

Start off the new year with these cute DIY Lunar New Year nails :)

How to create Rio Carnival Nail Art

It's Samba time! 

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival runs Feb. 8th-13th! 

Try out these cute Carnival headpiece feathered costume nails!

How to create easy Valentine's Day Nail Art!

Hi!

Here's a 2nd easy Valentine's Day Nail Art design for you to try out! :)

Nail Art Stripes: 3 ways, 1 recommendation

Hi!

Today's blog post is on how to get nail art stripes if you don't have  nail art stripers. The possible tools that I've decided to use are : a toothpick, a bobby pin, and tape. Of course, if you have a nail art striper, use it. But out of these unconventional tools, one of them is better to use than others. Here's my review on the 3.

Easy Valentine's Day Nail Art

With Valentine's Day not too far away, here's a cute and easy Valentine's Day nail art design!

!Welcome Welcome!

Hi! Alejandra here!


If you're looking for cute DIY holiday nail art designs but are on a budget, you've found the right place!
I'm going to show you how to achieve cute looking nails without having to purchase any fancy nail art tools like design stamp plates, dotting tools, etc.

I have an absolute love for nail polish and nail art designs.

I know times are tough but that doesn't mean we can't have cute looking nails right?

ALL of the holiday designs you'll see on my blog have been created using just nail polish and everyday common items found around the house (toothpicks, ball point pens, etc.) to help draw the more
detailed parts of the designs.

The designs I’ll be doing will be seasonal for traditional non-U.S. and U.S. holidays
(Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, etc.) as well as unusual slash weird U.S. holidays that most of us, including me, didn't know existed.

So stay tuned!