Nail Art

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Nail Art: Quickie

One of my best friend's stopped by t.h.e. Nail Studio recently for a nail art "quickie", meaning nails in a hurry!

This is what she left with....

New Year's Eve Nailin' @ t.h.e. Nail Studio!

This Friday we're back at it at t.h.e. Nail Studio doing manicures, pedicures and nail art!  If you missed out last time, this is your chance to come experience t.h.e. Nail Studio and leave with amazing feeling hands and feet!

Come join us December 31st at t.h.e. Nail Studio and ring in the new year with a manicure and pedicure, and a fresh pair of painted nails!  We will have light snacks, cocktails and a warm and cozy atmosphere ready to service you!

Please visit the website to schedule an appointment [preferred] - WWW.NAILSTUDIOLA.COM  

Walk-ins are also accepted.

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DECEMBER 31ST  |  1PM-9PM

@ T.H.E. NAIL STUDIO

3560 S. LA CIENAGA BLVD, SUITE J

LOS ANGELES, CA 

*NEXT TO TACO BELL, BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND RODEO

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Holiday Glam Nails Re-cap

First things first - I hope everyone had a wonderful and happy Christmas! Christmas holds so much meaning for so many different people, cultures....so whatever you believe in, or whatever it means to you, I just hope you were happy.

I made sure to rejoice in the birth of Jesus, as well as do nothing.....ALL.....DAY....LONG.  I chilled out with family the entire day, eating, chatting, watching sports, being festive, etc.  Good, good times.

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As you already know, t.h.e. Nail Studio opened it's doors last weekend for the Glam Nails event, and I must say that it was a hit!

Both days were busy [not to mention fun!], and I want to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who came out and allowed t.h.e. Nail Studio and myself to pamper those precious hands and feet.

Here are a few photos of our happy customers and their beautiful nails!

I'm still waiting for more photos from my friend Brandon, aka EazeeSt.  He took some pretty cool shots, so I hope to get those soon so that I may share them with you.

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*SIDENOTE*

We're re-opening the salon December 31st!  

More details coming after this post!

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Holiday Glam Nails Event!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  

You are cordially invited to come and celebrate the holiday season, as well as the grand opening of t.h.e. Nail Studio in Los Angeles this weekend, December 18th & 19th, at our Friends and Family Holiday Glam event!

The evening will be full of beauty, art, holiday cheer, food and cocktails!

  I will be there both days doing beautiful holiday nail art, as well as selling beautiful jewelry for those looking to purchase last minute gifts, or gifts for themselves.

There will also be a nail technician providing manicures and pedicures at a discounted rate for friends and family - 25% off!

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Here are the services I will be offering:

NAIL ART SERVICE MENU: 
Both Hands [full]: $20
Per Finger: $3
Polish Change: $5


*SIDENOTE: You will also receive a complimentary gift with any nail art service received, or with any accessories purchase!
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  We are accepting appointments and walk-ins.
We are accepting payments in the form of cash or credit.

If you would like to make an appointment online, please visit WWW.NAILSTUDIOLA.COM
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HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

Nail Art

I have a lot to share with you, but my time is becoming more and more limited - please forgive me as I play catch up. I have been busy with so much, including: family & friends, Thanksgiving, college education, vacationing, nails, jewelry and some other "hush hush" things i'm working on, but everything is coming into fruition at the right time.

So........

Before leaving for my vacation to Mexico, I decided to test out a method of nail art which I haven't tried before: water marbling. If you aren't familiar with water marbling, the best way to describe it is: a type of nail art that creates swirls in multi-tones by dipping your nails in water.  Sounds kind of crazy, right? - dipping your nails in water? I have seen this method tested many times in a variety of colors, so I figured I give it a try and see what results I get. My trip to Mexico was quickly approaching, so I was inspired by the beaches in Mexico, coral reefs, water, etc.

Here is my first attempt at water marbling my nails:

Not bad, ey? 

[sorry for the sub-par photos - still figuring out how to capture better photos of my nails.]

Let me start off by saying that water marbling isn't the easiest of processes and you must have a little patience in order to do this. 

THE PROCESS:

First you have to paint your nails and let them dry.  Then you have to choose another color or colors for the water marbling.  After you have your color selections, you must add drops of each color in the water, swirl it with a toothpick, then dip your finger into the water. Once you remove your finger from the water, the clean-up begins.

When you remove your finger from the water, your finger is just a mess! There is  polish all over your fingers and edges, so a lot of clean up is required in order to have pretty water marbled nails. I added some jewel embellishements to my nails to add a little "flavor" and make them "pop" a bit more, which really added to the design as a whole.

WATER MARBLING POSITIVES:

1. Pretty, unique nails

2. Lots of color options to create a variety of designs

3. Endless possibilities

WATER MARBLING NEGATIVES:

1. Messiness

2. Lots of clean up required [including cotton, polish remover and q-tips]

3. Time consuming

 Would I do water marbling nail art again? Probably. 

Would I recommend you giving water marbling a try? Why not! 

Practice makes perfect, and with practice comes skills.  I do, however, recommend doing this in an area of your home with space, just in case things get a little messy.  For the parents out there, find a kid-free zone -trust me. Kids love doing creative things with their parents, especially things that look fun, messy and colorful. You've been warned, lol.

Nail Art: T.H.E. Nail Studio

I worked an event last Saturday for a new nail salon opening in Los Angeles called T.H.E. Nail Studio and had a blast! The owner is a beautiful, hard working woman by the name of Dayna Wade who has a wonderful vision for her nail salon which is opening within the next few months.  There were lovely people there, artwork, h'ordeuvres, cocktails, raffles, a manicurist doing Minx nails and myself doing nail art.

I mingled a bit....

Then set up shop to do nail designs....

Fun stuff! 

I will continue to keep you updated on the progress of the salon, appointments, future events, etc.

Halloween Nail Art #4: Life Of The Party!

It is now day four of this week long nail art challenge, and this has been a lot of fun so far! I hope that you are enjoying seeing a new idea everyday, maybe even something you may want to try yourself. 

I initially thought that after three days of doing this that I may be pressed for ideas, but in my meditative quiet time last night, today's theme came to me.  I randomly started thinking about Charlie Brown and The Peanuts gang in "The Great Pumpkin"....[if you haven't watched this, please do - it's a classic!]

The Peanuts gang make it to a Halloween party, and that's what triggered the idea. I decided that I wanted to do a design based off of things you might see at a Halloween party!

 

You'll definitely see pumpkins at a Halloween party, and maybe even bob for apples.  If it's a goooood party, you may see a coffin of some kind for show, and you know there will be candy corn!  Lastly, there WILL be party people willing to party ALL, NIGHT, LONG...aka my partied out Frankenstein [those are bags under his eyes]

Hope you like!

Halloween Nail Art #3: Goofy Ghosts

Today's nail art was a little challenging and the design didn't exactlyyy come out the way I anticipated, but I still like it!  I came up with the idea to do "goofy ghosts", but after I finished with the designs, my ghosts aren't so goofy - more like disco, slightly scary ghosts, which is still cool with me!

Halloween Nail Art #2: All Eyes On Me

"All Eyes On Me"

Halloween Nail Art #1: There Will Be Blood!

Halloween is almost here, and I think it's only right that I do a Halloween themed nail design every day this week!  This is the first design of the week.....

 "There Will Be Blood !!!"         

Nail Art: Inspired by Jeremy Scott

I saw this image floating around the net today. The image is supposed to be Disney princesses turned pop divas for Halloween.  I thought it was cute, lol.

I really love the blue rendition of the Jeremy Scott outfit worn by Lady Gaga/Cinderella in the graphic above, as well as the original design which was this:

I liked it so much that I decided to decorate my nails in true Jeremy Scott fashion: