Sequins and Sea Breezes: manicures

Julep Custom Color + NYFW Sweepstakes

5/28/2014

Happy Hump Day dolls!
When I was younger my dream job was to be the person who created the nail polish colors and came up with the fun names for them. I mean, what girl doesn't want to create her own manicure color? So when Julep reached out to me to do a post about what the inspiration behind my personal nail color would be of course I had do it! Being the ~~import~~ Florida girl that I am I decided I wanted my personal color to reflect what Florida is known best for, the beaches. There's something so calming about sitting on the beach and listening to the waves lap against the shore, putting your toes in the sand and looking out at the sun glistening against the crystal clear blue water. So I decided to take inspiration from one of my favorite places, The Keys.

I love the varying colors of blue/turquoise and how the water almost glitters against the sun. I'd love to be able to take this color with me every day! So I decided to share with you a few inspiration pictures that I would use as inspiration to create my own personal nail polish!

Not only is Julep giving you the opportunity to create your own personal nail color, they also have an amazing sweepstakes going on! Get this, you can enter to win a trip for two to New York Fashion Week AND a $5,000 shopping spree! Can you imagine? Backstage at NYFW rubbing elbows with some of the greatest fashion moguls and getting to go on a massive shopping spree in the city that never sleeps! Yes please! Be sure to enter the contest here and if you happen to win and need someone to tag a long I could clear my calendar for you! ;)

beauty

Pinspiration: Nailed It!

5/15/2014

With the summer months right around the corner that means flip flops, tank tops and tan skin which inevitably means it's a necessity to have a great manicure/pedicure! No one wants to go out with jacked up chipped nails for everyone to see! I am probably way too obsessed with my nails being painted, honestly I don't remember the last time I went for more than a day without my nails being painted and I sometimes paint my nails several (ok it's been known to happen like 3 or 4 times) a week. I also get a pedicure at least once a month, if it chips before a month I curse the gods, or the shoes, for it chipping WAY too soon. So in honor of the upcoming summer months I decided to share with you some of my Pinspirations for the perfect summer manicure!

{Ok, pale pink and rose gold? There is no way this isn't perfection!}

{How cute would this be for the 4th of July?!?!}

{So simple, yet so cute!}

{There's nothing like a good accent nail and this one has two!}

{Neon tips with a neutral base - so cute!}

{Coral and gold is ALWAYS an awesome combo!}

I always see all these amazing nail ideas on Pinterest but I usually just do a regular old manicure or an accent nail. I definitely don't have a steady enough hand do some of the crazy fun designs you see out there. I've tried the watercolor manicure, and the straw circle manicure and the tape striped manicure but none have turned out as good as the Pins. Has any one had luck with any of these manicures? Maybe you can point me in the right direction since I have more Pinterest fails than I do wins! :)

Julep Custom Color + NYFW Sweepstakes

Pinspiration: Nailed It!

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