Nail A College Drop Out: Guest Post

LemmingsPolish, Will You Be My Nail Crush?

Thursday, February 13, 2014nail a college drop out

LemmingsPolish is one of my favorite nail accounts on Instagram right now. Why? She swatches and does nail art. The cherry on top of it all? She uses plenty of neons! She's my last guest post of the week so show her some Nail Crush love guys!

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Hi All! I'm Imani Morgan from LemmingsPolish on Instagram and Briana invited ME to be her nail crush! I decided to keep it in the spirit and create some Chalkboard Valentine's Nails. I decided to do them because I've never done chalkboard nails before and I thought that Valentine's day would be the perfect time to do them. I drew inspiration from a couple of places to come up with this design. The XO design on my index finger has been a popular Valentine's Day design and I just really wanted to include it. The phrases on my middle finger was a collaboration between me and my boyfriend, he came up with the majority of the phrases. The pattern on my ring finger was inspired by a pillow that I saw on Pinterest and I had been waiting like a month for Valentine's Day to recreate it. And finally the lips on my pinky finger were on my to-try list and I actually really love the way that they came out.

The materials I used were a detail brush, red, white and red acrylic paint (which you should invest in if you haven't already, because acrylic paint instead of nail polish will make nail art 100x easier), black polish for the base and Essie's Matte About you to give it the Chalkboard effect.

I really enjoyed myself doing these and I think they scream Valentine's Day. Thank you so much for asking me to be your nail crush Briana! It was an honor!

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Wanna see more from LemmingsPolish? Follow her on IG! instagram.com/lemmingspolish

Don't forget to enter the giveaways I've got going this week and stay tuned for what I've got planned for tomorrow!

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Guest Post Nail Crush Striping Tape

Refined & Polished, Will You Be My Nail Crush?

Wednesday, February 12, 2014nail a college drop out

We're half way through Nail Crush Week and I've got another guest post. This time it's from Lakeisha over at Refined & Polished!

Reasons why I'm nail crushin' on Refined & Polish

1. As strange as this may sound I think her nails are the perfect width.

2. She's my go-to blogger for Zoya swatches (especially when Zoya runs those awesome promos we all know and love).

3. Her tape manis are some of the cleanest I've seen.

Wanna make your own decision on Refined & Polish? Peep her guest post below.

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Hey dolls! I was super excited and flattered when Briana asked me to join in her Nail Crush Valentine's series. She does exceptional nail art and her skills are way more intricate than anything I'll ever attempt to do. My brain immediately kicked into high gear as I tried to figure out what to do for this guest post. I ended up going with the nail art that I consider my personal "old faithful" - polka dots and stripes.

Although red is usually what people think of when Valentine's is mentioned, pink is not very far behind. I'm the ultimate girly girl, so I decided to do an all pink look. I began with a base of Orly Flirty, a bright pink filled with silver and pink shimmer. Orly Au Champagne, my favorite white polish, was used for the double accent nails. After Au Champagne was completely dry, it was time for a little nail art. I used Orly Miss Conduct, a bright magenta filled with scattered holo shimmer for the striping tape accent nail. Flirty and Miss Conduct were used for the polka dot accent. BornPretty round, textured, silver studs were used to add just a little edge to my girly look.

I absolutely love the way this looks! It's girly, flirty, and perfect for a Valentine's date night. I prefer my nail art simple and chic, so this look definitely meets that goal. Thanks so much to Briana for including me in this series! You said you liked my tape manis, so hopefully this lives up to your standards. ;) If you'd like to see more of my nails, feel free to check out my blog, Refined and Polished, or to follow me on Facebook or Instagram.

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I picked up Orly Miss Conduct for under $3 at Sally Beauty Supply awhile back and have yet to use it. Lakeisha's guest post puts this polish toward the top of my to try list.

On Wednesdays we wear pink.

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Guest Post Nail Crush Valentine's Day

Rawr Shop, Will You Be My Nail Crush?

Tuesday, February 11, 2014nail a college drop out

Yesterday I kicked off Nail Crush with a leminiscate mani and a bang up of a giveaway! It only felt right that today I've got a guest post from someone whose nails I've been ~~lusting~~ admiring for over a year now. Her work ranges from subtle and elegant to obnoxiously bright, and she rocks talons! Now what's not to love about Winnie over at TheRawrShop.com? Nothing. But why take my word when you can find out for yourself eh?

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HEYYYYYYYYYYYY! My name is Winnie and what an honour it is to be here on Nail A College Drop Out!!

Today I have some not-so-typical mani for Valentines...because to be honest...holiday nails make me cringe. So here I am to express my love for being RANDOM!

I love everything geometric. It’s really mind blasting how many different looks simple lines can create! For this design, I used Butter London’s latest collection Keen and Goss (ring finger) as base. I also used some gold foils on the thumb, as well as Black & White acrylic paint for the line work.

These are from the Boho Rock collection, which I am currently obsessed with. With a subtle peach undertone, Keen is a soft, classy crème polish. I usually wear it with polka dots...but as you can see...it basically goes well with everything! On the ring finger is Goss- a bronze polish with a smooth metallic finish. These two go so well together!

Accenting a few geometric shapes are Butter LONDON Lucy In the Sky and Fiver. Lucy In The Sky is SO pretty! The holographic glitters definitely stand out and shine like stars and all things pretty and bright. What I love about this design is that not one nail look the same as another....kind of like the train of my thoughts....things just happen randomly ^_^ EMBRACE THE RANDOM!

Well that’s all for me today!! Hope you enjoyed today’s post!! Special thanks to Briana for having me on your awesometastic blog. I had such a wonderful time creating this mani.

Have the MOST amazing day!

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See why I might be a little obsessed with her? To see more of Winnie's work stop by her blog, follow her on Twitter & Instagram, and like her on Facebook!

Stick around for more Nail Crush excitement and don't forget to enter the giveaway!
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