everyday, im hustlin'.

all work no play. prom completely took over my days off -- mos def no complaints cuz i gets my monaaaay! worked on a total of 5 females. friday: 3 saturday: 2. one thing they all had in common; everybody wanted braids. few became swagger jaaaackers (lol, JK!) & requested repeats from my portfolio. all good tho, less work to the drawing board for me. ontop, i got some make-up practice. yeee ftmfw.

FRIDAY

drea: L-side braided headband, teased poof, & deep waves.


jazzy: make-up.


braided headband - fancy mohawk with teased poof.


michelle: ajolie fancy mohawk.

SATURDAY

cristina rose: make-up.


r-side braided headband, teased poof & curls.


ashley: half designed cornrows with curls.

to view the rest of my portfolio, hit up my myspace or facebook (become an asade fan). i do offer my services around the bay area. if youre interested, feel free to message me on either social network or email asade.art@gmail.com

NAILSSS DID: Rude Boy.

absofucknlutely love love love this video! every print shown on here got me dummy excited to come up with some inspired nail ideas. but wait, have yall CAREFULLY listened to miss rih rih's lyrics!? girrrrrl you nasty. anyway, watch the video and lets see if you can find which prints i used for this weeks nailsss did :]

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to view the rest of my portfolio, hit up my myspace or facebook (become an asade fan). i do offer my services around the bay area & i also take custom made acrylic requests from those who arent local. if youre interested, feel free to message me on either social network or email asade.art@gmail.com

Loft46.

hosted the most crackin' all girls nite for my bff janelles 24th! along with the help of one of my fave cancers, angela! (if youre a scorpio, then you already know whats good. us & our fellow water signs are suuuuper tight). can you believe we literally had exactly 43+ on our guestlist!? fuck, we basically took over the damn club :] but omg, i had soooo much fun. now that im settled & becoming more grown, girls nites are rare but hella worth the wait + memories. after pre-gaming a 5th of heem on the way, then coppin' a adios muthafuckaaa.. i basically ADOISED lol.

MUA: Practice makes perfect.?

like my other side hustles; ive taught myself everything i know. & say what you want, but personally i dont think my make-up skills are anything close to being pro status or MAC girl worthy. perhaps my confidence level is extremely low to this subject, but when i look at other MUA's work, i feel like mines come from a girl whos just learning how to apply literally (OKAY.. maybe im being a lil dramatic lol). but yes, i have to admit.. when girls ask me to do their make-up for them, im always hesitant! i usually explain im not that great & ill try, or id rather refer them to a real MUA. suuuuure, i can do a lil somethin-somethin, but make-up sure aint my first love or passion. thats also why, when i advertise ASADE services.. its soley on hair & nails. i dont know how i get asked to do make-up on the side, but i guess when customers want their hair did for events the other question is "CAN YOU DO MY MAKE-UP TOO?" *&%@#!+ gaaaah, other females make-up collection SHITS ON MINE lol.







i still dont know where you guys get the impression that im good at this make-up biz, but the pressure is definately on that i step up my fuckn game. therefore ive been trynna practice; take a few shots of myself for sample work.

to end this, id usually tell you guys to view the rest of my work at so & so.. but i dont have much of a portfolio to show lol. i guess this is where all my readers will definately see the stages of me growing with make-up. any takers for practice? holla! otherwise ill be s l o w l y here & there, posting make-up photos of myself.

Get off me, bruh.

hella wetttttt.



..stay tuned for my next NAILSSS DID.

LURKDAT-TWERKDAT: Nail Talk Feature!

[via lurkdat.com] ..apparently, im dumbass late on this lol.





You got that P.M.A.?
“damn right i like the life i live ’cause i went from negative to positive. and it’s all good.” -notorious BIG.

I describe my style as:
hellz belle, sneakerhead, a lil hood, & hella bay.



Growing up, I always listened to:
hip hop r&b. right now, you‘ll catch me slappin‘ hella drake, lil wayne, & all young money shit.

I really look up to:
the HBIC of hellz bellz, lanie alabanza-barcena. shes so fuckn dope! her steez & designs are ill. she’s just overall my biggest inspiration/idol. i love her!



I got my start doing nails:
it started a year & a half ago, when i first met my boyfriend. you know, the “talkin’ phase” where you feel like you gotta be fly as shit & look your best? yeeeeaaah. i wanted to be that bad bitch; swagger right & nails always did. keeping up at the nail salon eventually started hurtin’ my pockets, plus their designs were wack! id bring in photos of nail art & they could never do it. their cheetah prints would even look like retarded ass polka dots lol. so then the recessionista got in me. told myself to fuck the shop; im creative, ill do my own shit.



I describe it as:
shit you wouldn’t see at your typical “miss kim or linda’s hair & nails” salon.






My designs are inspired by:
anything and everything! im a knock when it comes to ideas & i also try include my readers by taking their requests too. ive created nail designs from sneakers, fafi, hello kitty, starbucks, lady gaga, & the list goes on. the more crazy, tacky, different, creative, THE BETTER.

My recent favorite design I’ve created:

acid glamour & MAC x fafi.

Nails (celebrity or not / dead + alive) I’d love to work on (what would they look like?):

if I could do ANY celebrities nails, that’ll be dope! & of course, they’d look like some ASADE shit ;]

Apart from doing nails, I rock at:

The most challenging thing about being a nail artist:

having the title as a “nail artist” grew from just a hobby to literally a side hustle. which means, i never went to school or had any proper training for it. i cant do shop work like acrylics, gels, fills etc. but most shops cant do half the shit i can, either. it’s a win-lose situation.

The thing I love the most about doing nails:

theres endless ideas to create & i never have to pay to get my shit done.

Best nail trend:

im a huge fan of japanese super kawaii nail art. i love everything ridiculous about it!

Worst nail trend:

i wouldn’t say worst, but i mos def don’t care for shit like french tips. its just plain boring to me, sorry.

Nail art techniques on making 3D gems stick:

i apply clear nail polish & quickly place my 3D charms on asap! then just to be extra sure, more coats of clear polish, hardener, & top coat. that way, its definitely going no where.

I’m currently working on:

jordan 6’s, painting.

So far the experience has been:

amazing. i feel blessed.

The last thing I stole was:

haha, ill only put myself on blast for this one cuz its relevant to “nail talk.” 2 bottles of nail polish from walmart, cuz i originally came there for some other shit & i just didn’t feel like paying for it =X

One thing people don’t know about me:

mama: black, creole, cherokee pops: filipino, spanish.

One thing that I haven’t done that I want to do:

travel the world! or shit, at least OUT the country.

I’ll know I’ve made it when:

office 9-5’s don’t exist & the only grindin’ i have to do, is shit i love to do.

It is always important to:

stay focused & do you.

Last words:

off top. thank you lurkdat for the feature! as for the rest, hit up my blog: ashleyxsade.blogspot.com for your weekly nails did, hellz, & some sneaker shit.

Lurkdat:

blog: ashleyxsade.blogspot.com

tweet: @ashleyxsade

Finally.Friday

stay throwin' up ff.



"the peace sign is just a trigger & a middle finger" -weezyfbabyyy.

NAILSSS DID: Mickey & Minnie.

damn, how the hell can i get in contact with disney? cuz im on a roll with their character nail art haha. over the weekend, my girl lala hit me up in request to make her some mickey & minnie acrylics. she's headed to the happiest place on earth with her babygirls, so who says mama cant shit on 'em wit some customized asade nailsss? peep the process to presentation :] remember for those who rock fakes or cant get 'em done in person, you can actually order acrylics from me to ship out! send an email to asade.art@gmail.com



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*EDITORS NOTE: SPOTLIGHT: ASADÉ NAILS on WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS!

to view the rest of my portfolio, hit up my myspace or facebook (become an asade fan). i do offer my services around the bay area & i also take custom made acrylic requests from those who arent local. if youre interested, feel free to message me on either social network or email asade.art@gmail.com

NAILSSS DID: Alice in wonderland.

apologies for the lag, but im a woman of my word. after weeks of keeping yall waiting, FINALLY ive knocked out these damn alice in wonderland nailsss. its funny how "i didnt have time" to do this theme for dumbass long, but i did for quick shit hahaha. im sure i wasnt motivated; prolly cuz i thought tim burton's 3D version was hella wack! WAIT thas just my opinion, so dont have a heart attack or blow up my blog with die hard comments. but really tho, it was so boring that i literally fell asleep behind my 3D glasses -____-



i decided to keep this shit OG with disney's alice in wonderland. here's a few photos of the process:



& some more portfolio shotssss.

to view the rest of my portfolio, hit up my myspace or facebook (become an asade fan). i do offer my services around the bay area & i also take custom made acrylic requests from those who arent local. if youre interested, feel free to message me on either social network or email asade.art@gmail.com

Bridezillllla DEUCE.

currently workin' on my second bride-to-be; which who happens to be my bff janelle's cousin! in other words, my fambam also. margaret's wedding date is towards the end of june, so she wanted to set up a hair & make-up trial. you know, to get a feel of what she'll look like on her big day. for hair, she wanted to try a softer mohawk up-do that ive actually done on a previous prom client. as for make-up, margaret wanted to soley stick with neutral colors.



originally, i took a make-up photo of myself to present to margaret. showing her a possible eye shadow colorway that could work.



it was too dark for her liking, so i eased up on the mulch/tempting and tired to go lighter with goldmine. the results didnt really look like she had much on, so we decided to just go back to my original idea haha.



to view the rest of my portfolio, hit up my myspace or facebook (become an asade fan). i do offer my services around the bay area. if youre interested, feel free to message me on either social network or email asade.art@gmail.com