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11Sep 2012 by Jakora Holman 2 Comments

DIY GOODNESS : NAIL POLISH RACK

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The past few weeks I'd been wanting to buy a stand or some sort of org anizer for my polish .. being sick of them tossed in a tupperware container haphazardly. It was frustrating trying to remember and keep up with all the polishes I had. I had seen blogs where people used acrylic shoe storage containers and thought, "wow, what a good idea" but something about it wasn't for me. Then at the nail salon, I saw one of those cool rotating stands and was like yeah... I want that.. Too bad online they cost like $70 .. so I decided let me try to make on myself. Being a student of Google College at YouTube University, I quickly put my search skills to use. The first video I came across…

27Aug 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Fairy Nail God Mother

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I love that my obsession with nail art and polish has transcended down to my friends. I had to share my friends nails here. She sent me the first photo of the pencil back to school nails .. And then her attempt at them, the bottom photo! Didn't she do great?! I'm so happy I converted her from being an acrylics lover to a natural nail art lover and doer! Lol

19Jun 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

And then there were nails!

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“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles.”― Audrey Hepburn Who had this quote. I may have hijacked it from Jess, but who knows. I saw it. I planted it here and saved it. It made me think of how I need to show you guys my post-Lent nails. Giving up polish for Lent and focusing on Nail Treatments made a HUGE difference in the length and strength of my nails. I'm sad I had to recently cut them, but it was fun having super long nails for awhile. 1. My bare nails before any paint. They…

26Jan 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Nails Galore

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I realized while talking to someone over the weekend, I have been holding out! I have not been sharing in my nail journey with my blog. I mean I LOVE my nails. Designs are so fun and actually having healthy nails is a task. The ultimate compliment I got was when my nails were plain and someone said, "wow your nails look so healthy!" * cheese * So here are some nail designs I have done myself over the last year or so. Many of them are inspired by looks I've found online. I read and watch tutorials. I also am obsessed with buying nail polish and nail care things. I also practice. As you can see from some of the pics. One thing I wanted to try but never…

17Apr 2011 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Cheat-ah Nails

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I'm completely obsessed with nail polish and designs these days. Especially ones I might be able to create myself. So, I read a tutorial on http://diynails.tumblr.com on how to do Cheetah Nails .. And decided to try it ..since I'm overly harsh I think my attempt sucked but I have to relax it was my first time and after doing further research, I needed a dipping tool (or toothpick) to make the spots .. I used a Qtip lol.. You live and you learn! Check them out! I think next time I'm going with a lighter base coat, like tan, with pink cheetah dots and the black outline. For me the green spots are too close in color to the black .. And I was rushing so it smeared. :(…

27Oct 2010 by Jakora Holman No Comments

I love Gold baby!

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One thing I happen to love is nail polish! I don't know when it came over me, but I do now. I've even taken my own nail polish with me to get manicures. My latest find: O.P.I Only Gold For Me top coat. When I first saw it in Sephora, I wasn't sure how I'd like it. but then I put a coat on over my electric blue nail polish and LOVED it. I immediately knew I wanted to go home and apply it over O.P.I's Black Onyx polish I had. The results: Here they are 2 days later, slightly chipped, but not as chipped as they usually are after 2 days. I'm sold. I even did my toes to match. I think this color is going to rock out…

28May 2010 by Jakora Holman 2 Comments

The ‘IT’ Accessory is the perfect manicure!!

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Is this better than a Minx manicure?? Minx mani's have been all the rage, or so I've heard since I've never gotten one. But now CND wants to Shellac your nails! That's right kids, Shellac is no longer just for wood, you can use it on your nails!! I am all about the home manicure. I used to be the girl who went to the salon and had my nails done every 2-3 weeks with the acrylic crap. But 1. It was costly and 2. it damaged the hell out of my natural nails. (this just goes to show that natural everything is better for the body -like natural hair IMO). But every once in a blue moon I like to go to the salon for a manicure. There's something…

09Jul 2009 by Jakora Holman 2 Comments

Fab Summer Nail Polish & Make-up!!

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When I read this post over at Fab Glance Nashville (did I tell you I'm jealous they won tickets to Maxwell in NYC??? Not because I have a dying desire to see Maxwell, but dammit I just want to win something!!!), I knew I was going to post about it. How could I NOT? I just got my nails painted bright summer pink! And I absolutely LOVE nail polish... on my natural nails. But lately I've been wearing some tips and usually that I only do French manicures or some other neutral color. But I decided to be different. When I'm Au Naturale I rock different colors on each hand or even alternate fingers, so why should now be different? I consider my nails an expression of my individuality while…