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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Snowflake Mani

I'm back with a winter manicure for you today! Winter is in full swing here, and we have snow and cold, so I was excited to do this snowflake prompt for my stamping group on facebook. I like the snow, but I'm not a fan of the cold that comes along with it. ;) I do love how pretty and sparkly the snow looks at night with the moon shining on it, though, so I tried to mimic that with my mani.


I have another butter LONDON polish to show off today called Big Smoke. It is a dark, grey-leaning blue polish with a lovely shimmer. To achieve this look, I used two coats of Big Smoke, then added one coat of Nubar White Polka Dot (this is a cool glitter topper with tiny and medium sized opalescent, white glitters in a clear base).


After that, I added my snowflake stamping using Red Angel plate RA-119, Bundle Monster plate BM14 and a plate I received from kkcenterhk for review last year, B61. I smeared the darn thing when I decided to put Northern Lights on top and didn't use Seche Vite first.


Here is what butter LONDON Big Smoke looks like all by itself. This is two coats plus a coat of Seche Vite.


Hooray for pretty snow, and pretty snow-filled manis! Check out the links below to see everyone's snowflake manis!


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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Laid-Back NEW31DC Day 27 - A Mani Inspired By You

A mani inspired by me...what does that mean, exactly? Well, I decided to interpret it as a mani that showcases the things that I like. So, I did just that. I tried to do a nice skittle mani to show off the things that make me, well, me. Of course, I can't encompass my entire being on 5 nails, but I tried to include some of the things that I love and enjoy - video games, animals, nail art, love (and my husband), and flowers.


I used three of my new China Glaze Holographic polishes, a new polish I got from Butter London, and an old favorite from Nubar. I used Konad Special White to stamp and freehand the designs on my nails.


On my index finger, I used China Glaze Not In This Galaxy, and on my middle finger, I used China Glaze Get Outta My Space. My ring finger has China Glaze Take A Trek, on my pinky I used Nubar Reclaim, and then on my thumb,  I used Butter London Fishwife. Oh my, holo rainbow goodness! Here is a pic with these fabulous five before I added my stamping and nail art.


And an outdoor shot! Oh my!!


Make sure to look at what the others did for this challenge!

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Laid-Back NEW31DC Day 4 - Pink

For this manicure, I decided not to go with a Valentine's Day theme, even though I will probably still be wearing it on that day. :) Valentine's Day is not something that we typically make a big celebration of, but I love pink, and who knows - maybe my husband will surprise me with something.

Anyway, I decided to try something that I have been wanting to do for a VERY long time - take a look!


Pink galaxies! The very first time I saw a galaxy manicure, I was smitten. They are so beautiful, and I feel like even though the classic black ones are cool, I really wanted to try it out in different colors. I did a green one before - just on one nail, for my Skyrim manicure, but didn't snap a pic before painting over it. So now, I am super excited that I have a full hand has galaxy nails and I'm really digging it.


For this look, I started out with a base of Essie Sure Shot, which is just beautiful on its own. Then, I sponged on Kleancolor Sweet Pink, OPI You Only Live Twice, Revlon Cafe Pink, L.A. Colors Atomic Force, Zoya Kimber, and Julep Audrey. After that, I added a thin coat of Wet n Wild Hannah Pinktana, then a coat of Nubar White Polka Dot. Here's a pic of Essie Sure Shot by itself. So pretty!


Thank you so much for stopping by and be sure to look at everyone else's pink creations!

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge - Pumpkin Mani

It's day nine of the Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge, so today I have pumpkins on my nails. But before I show them off, I just want to send my safe wishes to everyone on the east coast. I have a lot of friends and family all along the coast, and while I am happy to say that they are all fine, I know others were not so lucky and my heart goes out to all of you. I wish I could say that I got away unscathed as I live all the way in Ohio, but our proximity to the lake made things quite bad here, too. The wind was crazy and it just continues to keep raining. I had a 45 minute commute to school this morning turn into a 5 hour commute due to some issues with the lake deciding to take over the freeway and numerous power outages. Other than the stress and anxiety, though, I am fine.

 So, on to the nails. I couldn't just do pumpkins...I had to be different. Of course. So I thought about one of my favorite food in the autumn that the word 'pumpkin' always brings to mind - pumpkin roll! Check out my pumpkin roll nails. :)


I started out with a coat of China Glaze Desert Sun, then added a coat of Nubar Black Polka Dot (to look like nutmeg and other delicious spices). After that, I stamped in white using Mash-40. I then traced the outline, with a mixture of white and Sinful Colors Unicorn to make my cream cheese filling. Mmmmmmm cream cheese filling....

Anyway, that's all I've got for you today. Hope you like my pumpkin roll mani. Tomorrow I will have my last post for this nail art challenge. Thanks for looking, and be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge!

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge - Witch Nail Art

It's day eight of the Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge, and today's theme is witch nail art. So, are you a good witch, or a bad witch?? I, of course, am a good witch, and I have just the mani to prove it! :)

 


This was done using LEX Cosmetics Tuilleries. I bought this a while back from Sneakpeeq and still haven't had a reason to use it, but it was perfect for this mani. I added a coat of Revlon Stuuning and Nubar White Polka Dot for extra glitz, and then created a gradient with Revlon Stunning  toward the tips of my nails. The wand was painted on with a small nail art brush using NYC Tribecca Silver, and I used bits of glitter from Revlon Stunning to accent it, painstakingly placing them in the star shape to represent Glinda's wand. This is such a girly manicure, I love it!! Who knew I could turn a Halloween manicure into a girly, floofy one?? :) Here is a picture of Tuilleries all by itself.



Thanks for looking, and be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge!

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge - Frankenstein

It's day six of the Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge, and I have a Frankenstein-inspired mani for you today. I call it Franken-Mani! This was one really fun, and I don't want to remove it, but I have 4 more manis to get in before 10/31. :)

 


I started out with a different color on each finger, and then added additional colors/topcoats in sections. After that, I used my Orly striper in Jet Black to make the "stitches".  I used Sally Hansen Pronto Purple, Pure Ice Wild Thing, Orly Sunset Peach, L.A. Colors Current, Sinful Colors Last Chance, Zoya Arizona, Spoiled Jail Bait, and Nubar Black Polka Dot. :) I love love LOVE the way this mani turned out! Here are a few pics of base colors before I added my nail art, so you can see what they look like by themselves.

Left to Right: L.A. Colors Current, Orly Sunset Peach, Sally Hansen Pronto Purple, and Pure Ice Wild Thing.

Thanks for looking, and be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge!

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Summer Challenge Day 15 - Ocean/Sea

Day 15 (July 29th) of the Summer Challenge is Ocean/Sea. There is one thing I have been wanting to do throughout this challenge, and since this is my last chance, I'm going for it. When I think of the ocean, I always think of my favorite childhood...ok I still love it...movie. The Little Mermaid! So I thought, now would be my chance to do some mermaid nails! :) I've been dying to do some mermaid nails for EVER and just never did. So here they are!


So what do you think? I started out with a base of Nubar Reclaim - if you remember I won it in a giveaway, and oh my it's gorgeous!! After that, I did a little gradient using Wet n Wild Caribbean Frost, Nubar Reclaim, and another color I've been dying to try: Kleancolor Starry Meteor! Oh my goodness I just love it! So then, I stamped over it with an image from Mash-39 in Wet n Wild Caribbean Frost. Here are some pictures of the progress, including lovley Nubar Reclaim on its own.


Thank you so much for looking! A full outline of the challenge can be found here. Please be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge, too!

  1. Theodora from Red Hair and Black Nail Polish
  2. Kaki from GlitterObsession
  3. Cuti-CLUE-les
  4. Whimsical Glam
  5. Sue from Creative Nail Design by Sue
  6. Sangy from Lipgloss Affairs
  7. Taya from Taya
  8. Kelly from Adventures in Nail Art
  9. Diana from Nails by Diana
  10. Alexis Leigh from -XOXO Alexis Leigh
  11. Namira from Namira Rahman
  12. Chiro from Nail of This Week
  13. IsaBella at IsaBella's World
  14. Beautilicious Blogger
  15. Nikki from Little Green Heart
  16. Peace Love and Polish
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