jamberry nail decals

happy monday!

i want to share a new product with all of you- jamberry nails!

a friend of mine at work had a perfectly manicured fingernail of a chevron print! so cute!

she told me it was a nail decal called jamberry- they have all different sizes and colors! the way it works is you cut out a piece to fit your fingernail, place it on, and use your hairdryer to seal it. then use a wooden nail stick to smooth out the decal for the perfect fit.

i was so excited about it, that she shared some samples with me and of course i had to try them out!

here's how it went:

now, the sample size was teeny-tiny, so i could only fit one on my pinky finger! i did not have a wooden nail stick... i would highly recommend using one since mine still had some bumps in it after it set. the decal lasted for about a week (probably because i couldn't stop smoothing out the bubbles every day and messing with the edges...), but my friend's lasted for 2 weeks! 

anyways, i think this is a great alternative to nail art- especially if you're trying to do the whole "paint an awesome design on your right hand using your left hand" which of course never looks as cool as you want it to look in the end. ;)

jamberry works sort of like a mary-kay where you have to order through a representative. head over to their website for more info!

have you tried any nail decals? would you recommend any?

magazine monday: marie claire july 2012

happy magazine monday- this time we've got blake lively on the cover of marie claire in a great double breasted red blazer. (remind you of modern family anyone?) 

...and then there was a bonus! a cute little nail art booklet with some fun ideas. of course the polka dots would be my fave ;)

enjoy and have a great week! :)

-aly

nail art

there have been a few local deals going around for nail salons. i'm always so tempted to buy them, but can't always justify paying that much for something i can do myself!

as for nail art? that's a different story. i'm not sure i could take the time or if i even have the talent (left hand painting right hand nails?? yikes...) to even create something this cool.

Source: passionnailart.com via Erica on Pinterest

Source: tumblr.com via Carmela on Pinterest

Source: wearwhatyoulike.wordpress.com via Nicola on Pinterest

Source: tumblr.com via Rebekah on Pinterest

and how about zooey's nails at the golden globes? so cute!

PS- did any of you have this Klutz Press book for Nail Art when you were say... 10 or so?

i remember painting dice on my nails, stripes, etc!

have you tried nail art yet? i'd love to see some pictures!