Les Nail Smiths, July 2015: Bright Tribal

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Here's a fun and summery theme for this month's Les Nail Smiths post - bright tribal print! Unfortunately, Michelle from Le Lacquer Hookup is pretty swamped with life in general right now, so I'll be going this solo! (Life is hard when you're a world traveler, huh, Michelle? Heehee!) Keep reading to check out my design!

Glittering Stained Glass

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I've been wanting to try some stained glass nails for a while, so I figured I'd go ahead and give them a shot. Keep reading to find out more about this design!

HPB Presents Starry Night Sky

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Another great link-up with the ladies of Hobby Polish Bloggers is here - yes indeed! This month's theme is Starry Night Sky, so keep reading to see my take on it!

It Came From the Depths - THE VAMPIRE SQUID!

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Is anyone else fascinated by deep sea creatures? If yes, then this post is for you! Keep reading to find out more about one of my favorite creatures on the planet, the vampire squid!

Born Pretty Store Review: BPS Brand Water Decals #1

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Today I have another review of a product from Born Pretty Store! This time it's one of their new Born Pretty Store brand water decal sets, so keep reading to learn more!

My Favorite Guardian of the Forest

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I am so so excited about today's post! It stems from a childhood love of mine - My Neighbor Totoro! Keep reading to find out more about this cute design!

Happy (Belated) 4th of July!

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Even though this post is a few days late, I thought I'd share with you what I had on my nails for Independence Day this year. Keep reading to learn more!

Summery Abstract Watermelon

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I've been seeing watermelon manis everywhere lately, so I thought I'd try my hand at the look since summer is definitely in full swing here. Keep reading to learn more!

Subtle Mermaid Nails

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After the last couple of nail looks that I wasn't super pleased with, it was nice to finally have a mani that I fully enjoyed wearing! Keep reading to find out how I got this look!

Opal Fail Nails

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Very rarely, I go through the creative process of creating a mani, and when I'm done I'll look at it and think "Nope. I hate this." This was an example of one of those times. Keep reading to find out more!

Glittery Blobbicure

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That's right, I'm jumping on the bandwagon. The blobbicure bandwagon, that is! Keep reading to find out more!

Les Nail Smiths, June 2015: Inspired by a Print

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This month's Les Nail Smiths prompt was one of those ones where I bit off way more than I could chew... oh my goodness! But my mani turned out decently, so I'm sharing what I ended up with anyway. Keep reading to find out more!

Breezy Chevrons

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This was one of those manis that I just quickly threw together. Nothing special, but it was a pretty one nonetheless. Learn more after the jump!

Summery Paisley

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I don't know about you out there, but paisley is a crazy hard design to do by hand. I tried, it didn't turn out as crisp as I'd have liked, even though it was still cute. Thank goodness for stamping plates! Keep reading to find out more about this look!

HPB Presents A Trip to the Beach!

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Now that summer weather is in full swing here in Northern California, I was really looking forward to this month's Hobby Polish Bloggers link-up! By popular vote, the theme for the month of June was chosen to be "beach," to be interpreted however each person wants. Keep reading to find out more!

Born Pretty Store Review: Metal Rectangle Nail Decorations

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I have another product from Born Pretty Store to review today! It's pretty similar to my post from Tuesday but still fun! Keep reading to learn more!

Born Pretty Store Review: Temporary Cuticle Tattoos

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I have another Born Pretty Store review to share with you today! This one is a bit different from the others I've done, but I was pretty excited to try this product nonetheless! Keep reading to find out more!

Born Pretty Store Review: Metal Triangle Nail Decorations

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Sorry for the late post today! Time kind of got away from me! Today I have the first post of my second round of Born Pretty Store review items! Keep reading to learn more about these cute nail decorations!

Twinkle Toes Vortex

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I wanted to try a new polish I got as well as a new technique I've seen all over the nail art world, so that's how this mani came about. Keep reading to learn more!

THE NAIL SMITH'S FIRST BLOGGIVERSARY!

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Today is a VERY special day! Today marks the one year anniversary of the beginning of The Nail Smith on Blogger! Keep reading to find out how I'm celebrating!