LED polish mini-manicure and redesign after her acrylic backfill, used some water tattoo lace decals for some added design to pop that classic French white.

Aroha's LED polish mini-manicure and redesign after her acrylic backfill. Used some water tattoo lace decals for some added design to pop that classic French white.

French white acrylic tips $40; your choice of color LED polish for this design I will allow for $15 + the lace decals of your choice $15 so total $70 (o;

 

Aroha : LED polish mini-manicure and redesign after her acrylic backfill. Used some water tattoo lace decals for some added design to pop that classic French white.

 

 

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Acrylic backfill, LED polish manicure in a custom mix of red and pink with black lace overlay - Nail Art

This is my last client for the day and as per the usual catch y'all up in the A.M (o;

Lucy: acrylic backfill, LED polish manicure in a custom mix of red and pink with black lace overlay... they are super gorgeous as only embedded lace can be...

Enjoy ladies and see you both back here next month (o;

 

Lucy: acrylic backfill, LED polish manicure in a custom mix of red and pink with black lace overlay - Nail Art

 

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French black acrylics with lace stamp and glitz feats

Ladies got their BEAUTY on in The Lady Cave this GRACE KELLY Sunday!

French black acrylics with lace stamp and glitz smile feats. Thanks to regulars Aroha, Corey, Waimarie and Maree who were in for their manicure/pedicure LED polish combos over their acrylics. Still pumping it with that thread is Jesse Gee making those perfect brows then topping them off with a FREE fill - gorgeous!

Tomorrow's bringing in some Summer Fun ladies wanting some designs so get it on ladies and make your bookings with Myself and Jesse.

Woohoo to the couch I go soon while the guys crank the bbq and I get to put my feet up YUSS... have an awesome rest of the day and catch y'all back in the A.M

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Acrylic Gel Backfill then LED polish design with neon pink highlights and lace design nails

THIS ARVO'S LADIES...

Thank you Friday's ladies - have a very Merry Xmas xxx
Thanks Sharon, Abs Raharuhi (tag your pic here when you're ready) and Emily.
Pics are: Sharon and Emily.

Sharon: acrylic backfill then LED polish design.

Emily: gel backfill with neon pink highlights and lace design.

I WILL BE WORKING MONDAY & TUESDAY BY SPECIAL REQUEST DUE TO LADIES WANTING FRENCH WHITE ACRYLICS...
It's Xmas so here's my Monday/Tuesday treat: book for French white glitter or French black glitter custom tips $40 + enjoy a cold glass of wine whilst you get your NAILS DID (o;

First In First Served ( as I was not scheduled to work these days but I will do the SPECIAL ONLY)!

Have an awesome peaceful weekend all - be good, be kind and be safe xxx

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Natural Nails with LED polish manicure; acrylic backfill color up in 'chantilly lace' with reflector sequins - matching pedicure with big toe acrylic; long almond acrylic shaped nails with leopard print foils in French black feat nails; acrylic infill color up with flame swirl feats; acrylic overlay with striping tape and print nail art feats

Oh Em Gee LOL...
Another awesome day with Friday's ladies.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR FRIEND Barbara Smith!!!
How lucky am I? Barb arrives for her 9am booking laden with a box of assorted doughnuts NOM NOM and sausage rolls (uhmmm I was in lack of brekky mode so wolfed in)... Humpty tagged the custard square.
A SET OF BIRTHDAY NAILS TOOK PLACE: Classic French White acrylics, Gelish chrome silver mani with an overlay of mixed mylar foils (they are so gorgeous and super shiny bright) - tag a pic here if you want to my friend.
Thank you always for the treats, the laughs, the songs and the most endearing FRIENDSHIP that remains - love you longtime hard my dear dear friend... mwaahhh x0x0x

Pics complete today's gorgeous ladies (o;
Anne: ex nail biter now sporting her natural nails. This is a LED polish manicure with a simple dotty design LOL..

Donna: acrylic backfill then LED polish color up in 'chantilly lace' with reflector sequins - matching pedicure with big toe acrylic extensions for length.

Marlene: long almond acrylic shaped nails with leopard print foils in French with LED polish black feat nails - extremely eye-catching.

Faye: acrylic infill and a LED polish color up with flame swirl feats.

Britt: another ex nail biter with an acrylic overlay then LED polish manicure with striping tape and print nail art feats.

 

Anne: ex nail biter now sporting her natural nails. This is a LED polish manicure with a simple dotty design LOL..

Faye: acrylic infill and a LED polish color up with flame swirl feats.

Donna: acrylic backfill then LED polish color up in 'chantilly lace' with reflector sequins - matching pedicure with big toe acrylic extensions for length.

Britt: another ex nail biter with an acrylic overlay then LED polish manicure with striping tape and print nail art feats.

Marlene: long almond acrylic shaped nails with leopard print foils in French with LED polish black feat nails - extremely eye-catching.

Thanks ladies and hoping y'all have an awesome evening and a beautiful safe weekend (o;

Am booked for 5 sets of nails tomorrow and a couple of pedicure's so here's catching y'all back in the A.M x0x0x

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Classic Pink & white acrylics; couldn't turn down her opportunity to wear the World's #1 Best Seller. It is the pinnacle of acrylics & French black acrylics with cover body pink and black lace tattoo decals

Yessirrr.....an awesome day thank you ladies!

Missy Raharuhi: I seriously can't keep the stupid grin off my face; funny crack ups bwahahahaa LOL - tag your pic here if you want to Palmy (wink wink)....

To complete the day these pics are: Rachel and Shayna-Jae.

Rachel: Classic Pink & white acrylics. She couldn't turn down her opportunity to wear the World's #1 Best Seller. It is the pinnacle of acrylics still.

Shayna-Jae (nice shot girl): French black acrylics with cover body pink and black lace tattoo decals - lalalovely...

Rachel: Classic Pink & white acrylics. She couldn't turn down her opportunity to wear the World's #1 Best Seller. It is the pinnacle of acrylics still.

Shayna-Jae (nice shot girl): French black acrylics with cover body pink and black lace tattoo decals - lalalovely...Nail Art

GREAT GREAT DAY LADIES HOPING YOU ALL HAVE A STUPENDOUS EVENING - catch y'all up in the A.M mwaahh x0x

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Acrylic back-fill foil used gel-color abyss black to draw leopard print and embedded lace in clear acrylic

Damn I've been having a real bad NAME day today calling everyone by the next client's name etc and yet I know them all off by heart as regulars grrrhhh (bloody Lupus)...
This is Jess and today she had an acrylic back-fill; 'curiosity killed the cat' they say and when she saw the foil rolls and pieces of lace I had on my desk she couldn't help but ask what I was gonna do with them (uhmmm I was going to use them on myself in the morning to make some pretty nails for the funeral) lol.... sooooo... I adhered a magenta foil; used gel-color 'abyss' black to draw leopard print and embedded lace in clear acrylic... they look awesome and now I'm too tired to bother with designing me some nails hehehhee... enjoy hun (o;

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Natural acrylics, Shellac's Hollywood Red Gold Chrome manicure and lace decals and stamping in white acrylics, Shellac, LED, foils, glitz and crystals.

FANTASTIC FRIDAY... all day... LIKE A BOSS - BOOM!!!

In strolls my Buddy Barbie Barbara Smith: (natural acrylics, Shellac's Hollywood Red and lace decals and stamping in white) laden with the best ever padded seat cushion  for my working chair in The Lady Cave. I'm sentimental.
Sterling Stephens-Kingi: authentic designer CC Frenchies (legal and registered) BOOM! You are naughty girl.... corrupt me with your sassy talk and laughs .. love our sessions (o;
OhEmGee Abs Raharuhi comes in to do a pick up and NAILED: her acrylics walk away with a Shellac Hollywood Red and Gold Chrome manicure hehheeee.... oohlalamy girls in LAARRRVV mwaah xx
Rach, Olivia, Marni, Booms and Alexa: acrylics, Shellac, LED, foils, glitz and crystals... BEAUTIFUL ladies...
No training tonight it's rescheduled for a double sesh on Monday so without further ado, have a safe and happy weekend. Catch y'all back in the A.M mwaah x0x

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Acrylic sculpts almond shape acrylic overlay LED polish and striping tape acrylics sculpts glitz and glam + nail stamping for lace effect acrylic overlay + LED polish manicure acrylic extensions + crystal pink LED polish top off acrylic back-fill + LED polish manicure in french and reverse

WICKED WEDNESDAY!

A jam-packed day and my inner-head diary was all cock and bull today ... eek I was like what are you doing here today  maybe you read next Wednesday's bookings this morning ... so my mental itinerary was memorizing the wrong apps for the wrong client on the wrong day ... and we all had some laughs over that LOL.... acrylic back-fills, overlays, sculpts with glitz and glam, LED polish and nail art... all fun... great clients...
Thanking you gorgeous clients
Catch y'all back in the A.M

 Acrylic sculpts almond shape

 Acrylic overlay LED polish and striping tape

Acrylic overlay + LED polish

Acrylic overlay LED polish manicure

Acrylic overlay + LED polish manicure

Acrylic extensions + crystal pink LED polish top off

Acrylic back-fill + LED polish manicure in french and reverse

Acrylics sculpts glitz and glam + nail stamping for lace effect

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Acrylic backfill; LED polish paint over and bling with glitz and crystals & Pre-New Year Nails: French white acrylics with lace decal for feat

Morning y'all... I am loving this coolness; love the rain and enjoying it whilst it's here cos when it's gone we're back to HOT HOT and more HOT!

This is the start to my Sunday morning: Teresa, and Moira.
Nice shots ladies - see you both in the New Year.

 

Moira: Pre-New Year Nails: French white acrylics with lace decal for feat - Nail Art

Teresa: acrylic backfill; LED polish paint over and bling with glitz and crystals.

 

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Acrylics LED polish glitz lace stamping nail art ombre extensions and manicure's

TRIPPY TUESDAY...

Always awesome with gorgeous clients and today was spent with Jesse Grace: Jesse Gee Make Up Artist (hook her before she gets too famous) LOL... if you want flawless make up made to look au Natural then seriously hunt her down via part of the Team at Bailey Quinns Styling or PM her peeps cos I've misplaced her card ! Stella, Misty, Kath, Donna and Elaine were in for acrylics, LED polish, glitz, lace stamping, nail art. ombre, extensions and manicure's... loving your choices today ladies (o;
Trying to get some documents completed before tonight's ANTH tutorial for my per-grad students so without further ado, catch y'all back in the A.M

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Acrylic overlay; backfill French White sculpted acrylics; Hand Painted Designs 3D Flower Art; Toe Extensions; LED Polish Manicure with lace design & crystal & glitz feats.

Huh???? Say what???
Why the PM's ladies... telling me someone's saying this is a quantity service blah blah.... uhhh whatever...either silly bitches are blind or a 'smelly jelly' - really, what's up with smack talk!!!
Pretty fucken rude if you ask me and that shit comment is directed at me!!!
Mind you - I love shit to hit the fan NOW before the New Year so I can cut idiocy dead and leave it where it belongs - IN YESTERYEAR!!!

I have a large clientele to service and newbies asking by the dozen daily; I cannot service everyone as I would like to (due to timeframes) but NO ONE gets short changed here in service, hospitality and satisfaction!

This girl can still smack out 2 sets of sculpts in an hour including time to put on forms; hand file + gel topcoat.
NEVER RUSHED HERE - get tired cos I'm Wonder Woman' LOL... but the nail service is NEVER compromised!
The proof is in the clientele - QUANTITY due to high numbered clientele returning; QUALITY all the way to my heart NOT my BANK ACCOUNT!

Now one more time - Save The Lip, Hand On Hip, Don't Grandstand - TALK TO THE HAND!!!

This girl is now free to pack away the Xmas tree and all the house decorations grrrhhhh... prepping the New Year's Feast throughout the day tomorrow between clients so that'll be interesting...

Without further ado; this is today's ladies thus far: Sal, Michelle, Tania, Leeza, Joyce, Tiffani and Denise.
Steph Shorter and Hailey Wigzell tag your pics here in your own time (o;

Joyce: acrylic overlay; LED polish color up with hand painted daisies.

Sal: french white sculpted acrylics and simple hand painted nail art.

 

 

Denise : acrylic backfill; LED polish manicure with custom golden glitz

Michelle: acrylic backfill; LED polish full cover manicure with glitz feats.

Tiffani: acrylic backfill; LED polish manicure with custom blue/silver glitz.

 

Leeza: acrylic toe extensions; LED polish color up tartan design with hand made acrylic 3D flower feats.

Tania: acrylic toe extensions; LED polish color up, hand painted lace design & crystal feats.

Catch y'all up in the A.M xxx

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Acrylic backfill; glitz French; LED polish Xmas design. with Xmas Celebrations - Acrylic Nail Art

YESTERDAY'S LADIES (o;

YEEYAHHH we did 9 applications today not 8 LOL... my beautiful sister in law showed up after I completed my last lady so we had a wine and gasbagged while the boys chilled over a beer. It was so awesome to catch up with family that we haven't seen for so long and what a great Xmas surprise it was - thanks so much Debbie Ruru, love you my sis x0x0x

HO HO HO.... MORENA PEEPS (o;

Love these breezy mornings; fresh air, blow the cobwebs out of my head LOL...

Rockin' another busy weekend leading up to the Xmas Bonanza (arrgghhh another day I'll be running like nut basteing the turkey (oops sorry just shoved another Xmas butter shortbread in my mouth made by the lovely lovely Chrissie Cooper) nom nom...
Today's lovely ladies were: Carolyn, Tayla, Tui, Char, Cathy, Bianca, Abs Raharuhi (thank you so much gorgeous lass for the awesome chocs), Casey and Deb - thanks for an awesome awesome day beautiful ladies xxx

TOMORROW: Full gel nails - 7 sets coming at you for Xmas.

Pics are: Carolyn, Tayla, Tui, Char, Cathy, Bianca, Abs, Casey and Deb (o;

Cathy: acrylic backfill; LED polish color up with acrylic paint scrolling.

Tui: acrylic backfill; LED polish manicure in 'candy apple pink' and tapped in glitz for ring finger feats.

Carolyn rocked in this morning for her set of acrylic sculpts; LED polish color up and swarovski crystal feats galore - enjoy that wedding this arvo in Turangi - it'll be a beautiful day!

Bianca Royce: first time client for her classic French white, aqua pastel ring feats; silver smile haze with index heart crystal hot pink & amethyst crystals.

Char Kara: crystal extensions with 'translucent aqua' gel and hazed aqua glitz - beautiful my friend - I wish you well in HTown - I expect you to come visit me every so often - am gonna miss you... pumau te aroha e hoa xx

Char Kara: crystal extensions; translucent blue hazed gel with sprinkled aqua glitz...

Deb: Humpty's eldest sister had an acrylic backfill; neon LED pink polish, LED latte lace polish; big silver reflector glitz ring finger feats with clear 2mm 3mm clear crystals.

Tayla: Mini-Pedicure - LED polish cheetah on her natural nails.

Abs Raharuhi: this lass wanted bright so this is a mini-pedicure ; burnt tangerine/peach LED polish with peach sprinkle glitz - crystals are 5mm clear teardrops HOT HOT HOT - getting her 'beach on' LOL...

Casey: she wanted something different to represent Xmas and discovering her name was meant to be Cherry, I thought I would represent by doing a LED polish design of Xmas Cherries - 2 coats translucent candy apple red with pearlescent, polish stem and teardrop peridot crystal for leaf.

As per the usual - catch y'all up in the A.M... off now for dinner at Mummy's at Acacia Bay - hungus much LOL xxx

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LED polish manicure glitz acrylics stones stamping acrylics LED polish bur-berry classic pink and white Frenchies with LED polish top off acrylics LED polish nail art glitz and stone feats colorful stripey rose design

WICKED WEDNESDAY

A bit of chopping and changing clients around to suit their time needs today but we got there in the end...there are just some things as mum's you can't control and always happy to try and adjust to that "all's well that ends well".
Poor Dayna, she couldn't help herself, as a McPherson she saw the set of Bur-berry nails last night and her planned paua effect nails went out the door LOL... due to her job we kept her extensions short and on with the chrome silver base then stripe out the design - they're beautiful.
Tina went for a colorful stripey/rose design and Bree slammed it with swarovski's and lace stamping. Besties went for the classic French pink and white acrylics (with a natural pink LED color top coat). Anyway.... best let the pics do the talking!
A big warm welcome to new client Brooke Stebbing  black Frenchies, quadrant silver leopard print crucifix and stone feats. She threw one out of left field and asked for a LED polish natural nude feat finger WOW bloody stunning! Great to share some laughs with you hun, catch you up at the next sesh (o;
Nail training tonight so it's a nice steak dinner for me then slogging it out with students... wishing y'all an awesome rest of the evening and catch y'all back in the A.M

LED polish manicure glitz

acrylics stones stamping

acrylics LED polish bur-berry

classic pink and white Frenchies with LED polish top off

acrylics LED polish nail art glitz and stone feats colorful stripey/rose design 

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