Gel Manicure- A Major Do!

Last week I went for my first gel manicure- I know what took me so long?  After years and years of acrylic nails, after I got rid of them I just never looked back to any kind of artificial type nail.  Well that was stupid of me! 

I went to Valley NYC, who can do anything you can dream of on nails, and got a gel manicure with a burgundy colored glitter gradient.  I am in love with the results and can easily see the salon becoming a more regular visit of mine.  I'm on day 6 of the manicure and it is still in perfect condition.

DIY Manicure Martini

I came across a new blog yesterday (just B) and one of the many fun things I found on it was this cute DIY newspaper manicure. I tried it last night and it was quite easy! And best of all you can do your nails and mix up a martini at the same time!

In a few simple steps:

• Cut newspaper into 10 small squares
• Paint your nails in desired color and let dry (don't use top coat yet)
• Dip a newspaper square in vodka (yes, vodka) and place type side down on your nail holding for about 10 seconds. The harder and longer you press the darker the ink will appear.
• Finish off with your top coat and voila!

I used OPI in Samoan Sand as my base coat and here were my end results!



The only problem I ran into was ending up with extra ink all over my finger tips. But once my polish was dry soap and water took right care of it! Editor's note: Any flavor of vodka will work, I happened to have blueberry handy at the time!

(top 2 photos via just B)