{nailed it} : chevron

so, i've joined the masses & 

picked up a slight obsession with chevron patterns lately. 

i have not joined the masses in the whole nail art phenomenon. 

now that these 2 can be combined - 

i think it's time to take that step. 

i think i'm ready. 

i actually feel like i might hate this busy look on my hands...

but i like the idea of it. 

you can see how to actually do this yourself 

on 1 of my fave blogs - 

The Beauty Department

{but i mean ...WHO can actually pull this off 

themselves though? if you can - i respect} 

i'll let you know how this project goes for me.

i'm almost positive it will be a complete disaster. 

oh and i just love the below pic. 

<3

{diy} nail it.

i've only recently started painting my nails. 

 i still don't own my own nail file. 

this is something i get "a talking to" every single time 

i go home to Arkansas and see my grandmother.

since moving to nyc - 

i kind of have zero excuse to not keep my nails pretty.

bc manicures are the only cheap thing available in this city. 

sooo... it's obvious that i have NOT mastered 

painting my own nails - 

much less attempted these cool tricked out DIY looks.

but i wish i could.  

thebeautydepartment.com gives tutorials on stuff like this ...like how to use scotch tape to get the first nail look shown (i repeat...scotch tape) 

and the last photo i posted looks amazing...but there's 

no way in hell i'd do the 9 million steps 

just to stain my nails the perfect "ombre". 

i really love these looks. 

maybe i'll try my first DIY project - and then i'll let one of my roommates write a "follow-up" blog post about how i somehow got stuck in all that scotch tape and ombre'd myself up to my elbows.