Pursuing Happiness Along The San Luis Obispo Wine Country Trail…

The story of the neverending vacation….

I’m on vacation….still…I think this is the longest vacation I’ve been on with my husband and son….and myself. I’m sure I don’t need to let you know how awesome it is. 🙂 I love this pic Tabeso posted on their Facebook page…pretty much sums it up right?

We toured San Luis Obispo County wine country and their winery’s a few days ago and that ranks right up there as a highlight of my life…

I loved all the winery’s but I would have to say Laetitia Winery …

Happy Independence Day! And Dior Nail Glow Enhancer

My friend and client Nancy told me about this amazing product from Dior. If you click on the picture it will take you to Nordstroms to buy it. Here’s a review from The Beauty Editor

I think it sounds like an amazing product! Enhances your natural nails in a few simple coats.

I hope everyone has a wonderful July 4th!!! I love the USA and everything our country stands for! Here’s some adorable nails I did for Jenna and Tennille!

We are on the road heading to the California Central Coast! …

The Best Yellow Nail Polish Hands Down!

Bicycle Yellow by Creative Nail Design–the best yellow nail polish!

I have been searching for a great yellow nail polish for quite some time. I love OPI Need Sunglasses and the It Color but they just didn’t quite measure up to the perfect shade of yellow in my opinion. When I saw that Creative Nail Design (CND) was releasing a yellow in the new Vinylux collection I was super excited to try it. And as you can see, it’s gorgeous! It’s a creamy, slightly shimmery yellow that was almost opaque in …

Tabeso nails!

These were a labor of love. The ring finger took me a good half hour 🙂 but anything for Tabeso 🙂

I am doing a nailart challenge on Instagram and the challenge today was match your nails to your outfit. I wore my Tabeso shirt for my sons Relay For Life walkathon at his school and realized it was about time I did some Tabeso nails! The Walkathon was fun even though my son ditched me. That’s ok, he had fun running with his classmates while I walked and enjoyed the …

Essie In The Cab-ana Manicure—Essie Resort Collection 2013–I LOVE this color!

This new polish from Essie’s Resort Collection 2013 is seriously amazing!

I love Essie In The Cab-Ana! And my beautiful yellow banks rose! 🙂

From Left to Right: In The Cab-Ana, Turquoise and Caicos, Mojito Madness, Mint Candy Apple

Essie Resort Collection 2013 In The Cab-Ana

This gorgeous polish is Essie’s newest blue and I am in love with it! It’s part of their 2013 Resort Collection….did I mention it’s fabulous?!? The application was flawless after two coats and the color is very rich and long lasting. You …

Lots of fun nail art!!! Feathers, chevron, houndstooth, glitter!!!

I’ve been doing some fun girls the last few days and wanted to show off their cute nails!

These are my beautiful friend’s Tennilles nails. I love visiting with her and catching up on life! And she always lets me do something fun! 🙂 We used Gelish for this look–I hand painted the chevron stripes and I love them with the gold studs!

These cute nails belong to the lovely, beautiful Cami 🙂 I love love love how these turned out! We did a gold feather on the middle finger, ombré on …

Essie Madison Ave-Hue with Essie Pure Pearlfection, simple flower design, Instagram Nail Art Challenge, and Tabeso!

Essie Madison Ave-Hue with Pure Pearlfection and Nail Art

First off, I bought this Essie color yesterday and I love it! Madison Ave-Hue is a pretty pink/purple with a slight shimmer. The application was flawless with two coats. I applied a coat of Pure Pearlfection over it to give it a little more shimmer and love the results. I did this mani for an Instagram Nail Art Challenge, my first one I will have you know. 🙂 With an Instgram Nail Art Challenge it’s normally a daily challenge to …

Fun Spring Mani–OPI Got a Date To-Knight, OPI Need Sunglasses, Studs, Flowers, and other random thoughts on blogging….

Ashley’s Spring Mani

I can’t believe it has taken me so long to post this fun mani I did on Ashley’s beautiful nails! I kept thinking I was going to Photoshop the pictures….but I just finally gave up on that thought and decided to edit them in iPhoto instead…I promise I will make your hands PERFECT one day Ashley! Even though they are perfect already…well maybe if it weren’t for Crossfit they would be a little more perfect 🙂

I wanted to do a spring mani and I wanted …

Alpine Snow By OPI GelColor French Ombre

These beautiful nails belong to my beautiful friend Dena who just got home from Hawaii :-))) lucky girl!

We use gel push on her and she usually gets at least four weeks wear time–she has THE best nails EVER!

I applied a base coat, cured it, then painted a generous amount of Alpine Snow on all five finger tips. I then sponged off around the nail bed with a makeup sponge and cured two minutes. I repeated another coat of alpine snow, cured, and then sponged in a generous coat …

Spring Nail Art–Venique with OPI Gargantuan Green Grape and Cinapro Professional Nail Art Dipping Dots

It’s late and I’m laying in bed with race brain going through nail pictures on Instagram and decided to post a few recent pics of some nails….did I mention it’s late? 🙂

I love this venique polish and gargantuan green grape is one of my most favorites! The dots are super fun and easy to work with….there’s a good chance you’ll see them in many more posts to come 🙂

I told you you’d see the dots again! These are my friend Tennilles nails! We used Gelcolor My Chihuaha Bites and Alpine …