Nauti Nails: Cucumber Melon Cocktail and Ladylike Nails

Hey guys! I didn’t float away!! Pretty close though. We’re still completely flooded from TS Isaac. Good luck getting down my road without a lifted truck – and even then you’ll have some problems. While I was battling boredom through our 11 hour power outage (is that the best you got Isaac?!), I had plenty of time to experiment with my mad (drink) mixing skillz. I made this one up. It’s called Cucumber-Melon-Get-You-F*cked-Up-Quick. And of course, while you’re getting effed up, your nails will at least show you’re semi-ladylike ;)

You’ll Need:

Cucumber Vodka (I use Skinny Girl brand from Total Wine – not sure about the price, probably $18ish for 750mL)

Melon Liqueur

Ice

4-5 Mint Leaves

Sugar (for the rim)

Lemon or Lime Juice

Make It!

Wet the glass’ rim and dip in sugar. Put the mint leaves (and a pinch of sugar) in a glass and muddle. Add two shots of cucumber vodka, one shot of melon liqueur, and just a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. Add ice, stir, draaaaank! **If you’re in for a long day and DON’T wanna get effed up SO quick, Ginger Ale or Sprite are good mixers – you also won’t need to rim with sugar if you use a mixer. Sorry, forgot to take a picture ;(

Ladylike Manicure with ZOYA Avril and Bow Stamp with OPI I Brake For Manicures

Two coats ZOYA Avril,
BM-317 bow stamp with OPI I Brake For Manicures,
Topcoat

ALERT THE MEDIA!! A ZOYA polish I actually LIKE?!!!! Oh myyyyyyyy! THISSSSS!! lol okay, sorry, I’ll calm down. Avril, like most of ZOYA’s polish, is adorable. I have been wanting to use it for a loooong time, but I have sucky luck with the ZOYAs I have. Welp, this one is a keeper!! It’s a really soft nude pink color. Not really baby pink, but more like light pink with a hint of beige. Two coats and it was perfect. No bald spots. AND it didn't start chipping until Thursday. There were a few bubbles, but I’ll blame that on myself.

ZOYA Avril

Two coats ZOYA Avril

I ordered the Bundle Monster nail stamps (2011 and 2012 sets – so I got fifty stamp plates with six designs on each … that’s three HUNDRED stamp designs guys, I’m gonna be busy!). It was so hard to pick which design I wanted. I tried a few that covered the whole nail and they didn’t come out too well – I need some practice. So I took a baby step and picked a small design – my cute little bow! It’s from plate BM-317.

Bundle Monster stamping plate BM-317

I was going to stamp with my black Nicole polish, but I think it went bad or something because it was really transparent, I thought it was more creme, but oh well. Instead, I tried out one of my OPI’s that I got on sale at Ulta a week or so ago. It’s called I Brake For Manicures. I can’t wait to paint all my nails with it for fall. It’s a maroon/brownish color. At least it looks maroon over this light polish. We shall see. I’m surprised they turned out so good after I had so many Cucumber-Melon-Get-You-F*cked-Up-Quick’s lol :P

OPI I Brake For Manicures
Looks more brown in this picture

OPI I Brake For Manicures
Kinda looks maroonish here

ZOYA Avril
BM-317 bow stamp with OPI I Brake For Manicures
Topcoat

Have a safe Labor Day weekend y’all! Don’t forget about my Facebook giveaway! Im still nowhere near 100 “likes”. Go to my Tipsy Tips * Nails & Cocktails Facebook page here, like, and tell your friends about it!!

Here’s some Tropical Storm Isaac pics from earlier this week.