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Friday, March 4, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Nail of the Day: Super Bowl Nails - Go Broncos!
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Super Bowl/Football Nail Art
Go Broncos 2016
Hi everyone - I have a drive-by tonight. Drop and run.
For this mani I used Zoya Hunter and Nyssa (sent for review here and here), Chanel Blue Rebel (purchased by me), Barry M Satsuma (purchased by me), CbL PDQ top coat (purchased by me) and white acrylic paint. Freehand as you can tell LOL!
While I love my friends in the Carolinas, I can't help but say GO BRONCOS!
Happy polishing!
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Friday, January 29, 2016
40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Film - 84, Charing Cross Road
Collaboration Polish
Today I have a bit of nail art for you, along with several other nail artists in the links below, and we're all doing manicures based on a film!
84, Charing Cross Road is one of my favorite books AND one of my favorite movies. I liked it so much I did a collaboration polish called 84, Charing Cross Road with Amy at Literary Lacquers!
84, Charing Cross Road
In the world of books, especially 40's era stories, which is where 84 Charing Cross Road begins, it's a sepia-toned world, much like the pages of the old tomes central to the story of Frank and Helene. The sparkling rainbow, subtle in the shade, bursts forth in the sun, like the characters of Frank and Helene bursting forth from the un-earmarked pages of 84 Charing Cross Road. For anyone who loves books, they already know this is true for all of the stories and characters and worlds that lie within the sepia-toned pages of those leather-bound treasures. The same can be said for a well made, well acted movie.
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| You can see more swatches of the polish by itself in my original post here. |
If you haven't seen it and you love books, or Anthony Hopkins, I HIGHLY recommend you make a point to see it. Likewise, if you don't have this polish, you definitely need it!
Please check the links below to see all the other great film-inspired nail art!
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Friday, January 15, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen: New and Improved and 40 Great Nail Art Ideas Fly the Flag!
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The Digit-al Dozen: New and Improved
and 40 Great Nail Art Ideas
Fly the Flag!
So I'm a cheater. A big, fat CHEATER! I own it. Today I have Day 5 for The Digit-al Dozen AND the Things that Fly prompt for the 40 Great Nail Art Ideas challenge. So I did what any self-respecting lazy procrastinator would do. I combined them into ONE mani! You say cheater, I say genius.
So this one isn't "new" but I tried to make it "improved." I've done a Union Jack (yes, it's a Union Flag unless flown at sea. I know. I watch Doctor Who) mani a few times before here and with a photo tutorial here. But I keep thinking there must be an easier way. I didn't find the easier way, but I did add the smaller red stripes that were missing from the first one and I started with a red base and freehanded the blue and white around it, which was a different method.
And since flags FLY, I snuck this one in to the 40 Great Nail Art Ideas prompt too!
I used Zoya Livingston (sent for review) for the red and then Nails Inc. Tudor Way (purchased by me) for the blue. The white is acrylic paint.
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen: New and Improved - Double Stamping
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The Ditigal Dozen New and Improved
Double Stamping
Day 4! Today I'm doing something I rarely do. Stamping. I'm not very good at stamping so of course I decided to try double stamping. Go figure! However, this was the easiest stamping mani I've done so far and it really doesn't look half bad. I still can't really call myself a stamper, but these polishes and the plate I used made it so much easier.
I started with a base of KBShimmer Eclipse (purchased by me - I did a review of one previously that was sent for review.) I stamped over it first with Girly Bits Stamping Polish in Fire Engine Red using their new stamping plate. The silver splatters are using Girly Bits Stamping Polish Silver Bells (all sent for review.)
Sure you can see the mistakes, but this is honestly the best I've ever done, try as I might and I'm very happy with it! I didn't have to re-do even one nail. The only issue I had was before I got started. I tried to use the super squishy (somewhat sticky) stamping head and I could get the image picked up but I couldn't get it to transfer. I switched to the harder one and it worked fine!
Stay tuned for a full review of the plate and all of the new Girly Bits stamping polishes!
Be sure to check out the other great New and Improved manis in the links below.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen: New and Improved - Fishtail Braid
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The Digital Dozen New and Improved
Fishtail Braid Accent
I've done a fishtail braids before here, here, here and here. I haven't loved any of them. So I thought I'd try to improve.
But I think it got worse! I said I'd show you successes AND fails so...
The redeeming thing about this manicure though is that I used stunning polishes. Spirit of the Moors, Let Me In and Cathy from a-England's Wuthering Heights Collection. (All purchased by me.) They really are amazing and Let Me In even made my Best 15 of 2015 End-of-Year post!
Check out all the other DD gang New and Improved manis in the links below!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen: New and Improved - Spiral Toothpick Marble
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The Digital Dozen: New and Improved
Spiral Toothpick Marble
Yes I called it a toothpick marble. LOL! I've called them that since I started doing them with a toothpick back in 2011. Of course mine have always been the basic side to side kind. So this is both new and improved...new because it's not the design I've always done and improved because I did try this once before with mediocre results.
Black and white again LOL!
For this one I used Salon Perfect Sugar Cube and KBShimmer Eclipse (purchased by me - I did a review of one previously that was sent for review.) And of course a toothpick. I don't remember where I first saw the spiral design but I have since seen Sveta Sanders do a tutorial on her IG I think?
Check out what the other DD gang is doing for New and Improved in the links below!
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Monday, January 11, 2016
The Digit-al Dozen: New and Improved - Paint Drip
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The Digital Dozen
New & Improved
It's time for another Digital dozen week! This week, the prompt is New and Improved. Well goodness knows I need improvement! So We can either do a new-to-us technique or improve upon one we've done before.So for my first mani, I've chosen a paint drip mani. I've done one before but honestly I'm not even sure it made it onto the blog. Yes, it wasn't great. Although, I do tend to show my fails, so it might have. Sometimes I just forget I have one I haven't shown you though.
I'm still not thrilled with this one, but if we do this prompt again next year maybe I'll try again!
I used a base of Salon Perfect Sugar Cube with acrylic paints for the rest. Rather cartoony, which makes it passable I think. It's certainly not what I'd call realistic.
So there day one in the books, bay-bee!
Check out the other great New and Improved manis from the DD gang in the links below!
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Friday, January 1, 2016
40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Happy New Year!
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Today I'm darting in and out quickly to show you my NYE mani. I was running short on time so I went with a super blingy polish and a simple dotticure.
40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Happy New Year
For this mani I used the new (released TODAY) KBShimmer Diamond from the Birthstone Collection. I used KBShimmer Eclipse for the black and KBShimmer Chilly Pepper for the red. One coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish it off.
Hope everyone makes 2016 the best year yet!
Be sure to check the links below for other great New Year nail art ideas!
*These polishes were provided by KBShimmer and have been previously reviewed.
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Friday, December 18, 2015
The Digit-al Dozen Traditions: Doctor Who Christmas Special
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The tradition to out-tradition ALL traditions for me is the Doctor Who Christmas Special. This year I'm particularly excited because RIVER SONG with Peter Capaldi!
This is quite possibly the worst TARDIS I've done so far, but hey, you can tell what it is so there ya go!
For this mani I used the new Crowstoes for the January A Box Indied (not available until January - sent for review) called Revise Your Demise as my base - the rest is acrylic paints.
Get it? wHO wHO wHO? hehe
Are you a Whovian? Excited to see Alex Kingston and Peter Capaldi together? I'm practically doing a drunk monkey dance over here.
If I could've drawn his eyebrows or her hair, I totally would have.
Be sure to check out all the other great Traditions manis in the links below!
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
The Digit-al Dozen Does Traditions: Christmas Wreath
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Back again! It's still hard for me to try to think of Traditions because we didn't really "do" holidays. But every year since I've been grown, whether or not I put up a tree, I always put out a wreath.
For this mani, I used a base of Salon Perfect Sugar Cube (purchased by me) - the rest is all acrylic paints.
Be sure to check all of the other great Traditions manis in the links below!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Digit-al Dozen Does Traditions: Jingle Bells
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Hello everyone! I'm jumping in mid-week to this week's Digital Dozen - Traditions. Thankfully I didn't have the traditional flu, but I did have a migraine which delayed my participation.
It also interrupted my "creative juices" and diminished my ability to do decent nail art, but I've always said you get the nail art fails along with the successes, so...
For this mani, I did an "Extend-a-Mani" because I just didn't have it in me to start from scratch. I was going on day 3 of Chanel Vamp, so I used Pure Ice Silver Mercedes for the bells and acrylic paints for the ribbons. (All purchased by me.)
It's not exactly a "fail" but all I see when I look at it cropped closely are the mistakes and polish wear LOL! We're always hardest on ourselves I think.
Growing up, the only "traditions" I had were watching old Christmas movies like It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas in Connecticut and Remember the Night (both with Barbara Stanwyck, the best actress EVER), Holiday Inn and Young at Heart - possibly not considered a "classic" Christmas movie, but it was on every year and was set during Christmas - Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. We were pretty poor and I didn't have a family really "into" holidays. So I'd sit and dream about what sort of Christmases I'd have when I grew up. Best laid plans...HA!
Please be sure to check out the other great Digital Dozen creations of their special traditions in the links below.
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Saturday, November 28, 2015
40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Cartoons!
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Happy Saturday! Not only am I a day late posting my cartoon nails, I'm also a great big ol' CHEATER! Because of Thanksgiving, because I'm Queen Procrastinator Extraordinaire, because I'm forgetful and lastly, because I have a migraine today, I didn't create a new nail art look for this week.
Instead, I'm going to show you 17 of the many "cartoonish" nails I've done in the past. You can head over to my Nail Art Pinterest Board for more manis and for links to the original blog posts. But first, check these out and all the great manis in the links below from the rest of our Crumpet's Crew!
More after the jump!
Monday, November 16, 2015
Girly Bits: Holiday Magic Collection - Swatches and Review (and some nail art)
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I'm back with a new Holiday Collection from Girly Bits!
Girly Bits
Holiday Magic Collection
Holiday Magic
From Girly Bits: This collection consists of 9 classic holiday colours with Girly Bits flair. I am excited to have collaborated with Megan Edwards to bring you a stunning collection of sparkly goodness for the holiday. Megan is a spokesperson for Girly Bits as well as a model and is immersed in the fashion and entertainment scene in Vancouver, Canada. She is currently with Virgin Radio, as well as a panelist on CTV news: Fame Factor.
Catch me after the jump for swatches!
Friday, November 13, 2015
The Digit-al Dozen: Inspired by Pinterest - Abstract Floral and Plaid
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Another Digital Dozen week comes to an end *sadness* - so of course I have my final mani and a "fail" for you.
Once I stopped thinking about looking for manicures on Pinterest and just looked for other things that inspired me, I wasn't "stuck" anymore! So I ended up with 3 manis for today but my favorite one I'm saving for Christmas!
This was inspired by a Vasilj Godzh photograph.
I used KBShimmer Eclipse (sent for review) and white acrylic paint.
And this was my inspiration...
As for the "fail" well it's not really a total fail. It was actually really pretty at arm's length and I wore it for a few days. The problem was twofold though. When you crop for the closeup, it looks messy and I just couldn't stop adding lines! Unfortunately it's not like getting dressed and looking in the mirror one last time and then taking one thing off before leaving. LOL!
I used Zoya Dove and Salon Perfect Sugar Cube (both purchased by me) and black acrylic paint.
This was my inspiration photo...
Such a cute dress!
Be sure to check the links below for all the other great Pinterest-inspired manis!
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
The Digit-al Dozen: Inspired by Pinterest - Escher
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Day 2 of The Digit-al Dozen Inspired by Pinterest
I was inspired by M. C. Escher, a Dutch graphic artist!
For this one I used Salon Perfect Sugar Cube for the white and Zoya Dove on the tips (both purchased by me) and the black is acrylic paint. Honestly? I think I had a bit too much coffee that day!
Here is the inspiration photo...
Be sure to check the links below for all of the other pinterest-inspired Digital Dozen manis!
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Monday, November 9, 2015
The Digit-al Dozen: Inspired by Pinterest - Surrealist Umbrella/City Scape
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Hi everyone! It's time for another Digit-al Dozen week of nail art - this time inspired by Pinterest! I purposely did not look for any nail art or manicure-related pins, just images that inspired me.
This surrealist art really inspired me - it's by R. Gegen Noviara and of course it doesn't translate quite as well on the nail as on canvas (or on a t-shirt.)
The super shiny black creme is KBShimmer Eclipse (sent to me for review) and the grey is Zoya Dove (purchased by me).
This was the pin that inspired me...
Be sure to check the links below for all of the other pinterest-inspired Digital Dozen manis!
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Nail of the Day- Four Seasons Nail Art
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Four Seasons Nail Art
You know how sometimes you have something you HAVE to do but don't want to so you do random things as an avoidance tactic? Yeah that's how this mani happened.
It was 30 degrees the other morning - like winter, then mid-morning a perfect 58 - like fall. By noon it was 68 and sunny - like spring and along came 3 pm and nearly 80 degrees and the sun was glaring - like summer. So I had a little fun on my nails. And it's no secret that I've missed having 4 seasons for the last 32 years. I'm embracing every single nuance of each season now. And for the rest of my life!
I did mix up the order a bit though LOL! I honestly wish I could remember which polishes I used for this but in another extreme avoidance tactic, I put all the polishes that were sitting out back in the helmer where they belong. I call that one an extreme tactic because it involved "tidying up" and that's nearly as bad as laundry, which I also did.
I'll be back soon with more swatches, reviews and nail art but I just wanted to pop in and drop this off for you.
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Friday, October 9, 2015
KBShimmer Halloween Water Slide Decals
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Hi everyone! Just a quick Friday post because HALLOWEEN!
Today I have a mani with the KBShimmer Haunted House w/Owl Water Slide decals for you. I grabbed these and the new hounds tooth ones as soon as I saw them. I am RUBBISH with nail stickers and wraps and such but I just love water slides because they're so quick and easy and so super thin it's like just another coat of polish.
I first put down a coat of OPI My Vampire is Buff (because I avoid stark white when I can with my pale skin) and just trimmed them so they would fit on my nails.
If you've never tried water slides before they're super thin and easy to work with. Grab your tweezers and hold the piece you've cut out in water for about 10 seconds, then slide the backing off with your finger and place on the dry nail. You have as much time you need to slide it around where you want it. Then top coat and clean up any excess by snipping it off or with acetone and a clean-up brush. I never clip - acetone does the trick just fine.
Boo!
You can purchase KBShimmer polishes, mani shots, nail vinyls, water slides and many other nail and hand products on their site here, at Harlow & Company and on Amazon. Shipping is super fast, too. I got mine two days after ordering!
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Spooky Halloween Nail Art: Black Cat in the Moonlight
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Can you guys tell I am SO ready for Fall! And Halloween? I have another quick Halloween mani for you today.
Halloween Nail Art
Black Cat in the Moonlight
For this one, I used a base of Orly Decoded and the rest was done with acrylic paints. The matte top coat is by Girly Bits: Polish Matt'rs (both purchased by me).
And for the shiny lovers, here it is shiny...
Have you guys started on Halloween manis yet? Or have you planned yours out?
Fore more fun Halloween/Fall nail art ideas, click here!
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