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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Polka Dot Insanity!

I was just telling a co-worker the other day that I would never be able to pull off a polka dot summer dress...BUT a polka dot mani is a whole other can of worms!

Many very talented ladies have done this mani in a stunning fashion. This is just my version of it. Work was hectic and stressful this week, so I needed something fun and carefree.
Two coats of Revlon Silver dollar, with 2 sizes of polka dots. I used my dotting tool for the small dots and the flat end of a bamboo skewer for the large dots. I have been wanting to try this mani for almost 6 months now, hehehhe.
 GAH! look at the smearing! I hate it when I think I did a great mani and pictures show me this kind of stuff...grrrr


Right hand...I don't use this one much for photos....I am right handed and need that for clicking pictures!

Here is what I used:

Speaking of dots....here is a recent mani that was not so successful, but the first time I did a mani with this franken. Meh, ok, but nothing to rave about!

Take care and be safe :0)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Northern Lights Mani and my failed first water marble

Hi there! I just got my first goodies from another blogger/blog sale, and boy was it worth it! I bought some beautiful polishes from ABOP and couldn't wait to play with them. The first one I played with was Misa Wishing On A Star and it is GORGEOUS! look!

I wanted to do a mani that didn't cover the base, because it rocks. I also wanted to do something that would bring out the pretty flecks of color in the base. You tell me if I was successful!
I first tried to water marble with these colors. Need I say more? Total FAIL...pic below...

Two coats of WOAS over a base coat ( I use whatever, LOL!), and sponged on Revlon Silver Dollar and then a bit of OPI Austen-tatious TURQUOISE (hahaha...got it right!) over the tips of the silver sponging. By the way, the OPI is not as bright over a light base....

Then several coats of top coat, I love the result, what do you think??


And last but not least, my failed water marble. After 3 tries, all miserably bad....I went online and watched a lot of YouTube videos on how-to LOL! I think my water was cold, and that seems to be the only thing I did different. My polish didn't spread out much after the first drop, and ended up in a big blob on my nails. I take all input on how to improve on this skill! ABOP convinced me to try it on my accent fingers first, and I thought this polish would rock in a water marble...*sigh* (it really would have been cool)
BLEGH!!!!

Monday, July 11, 2011

I was tagged!

Thanks Paulina!!

Paulina from http://aplaceformynails.blogspot.com tagged me and it is called "Where do I store my cosmetics?" http://aplaceformynails.blogspot.com/2011/07/tag-jak-mieszkaja-moje-kosmetyki.html
I took pictures of my not very clean OR organized stashes of goodies to show you, and I will name 10 other lovely ladies to tag as well. Kind of interesting to see what products are found across the globe, really!

My nail supplies are in my craft room/guest bedroom in a sterilite container:




I tried keeping my colors separate from the topcoats, but my collection of colored polishes is growing too much, LOL!
In my bathroom, I keep any makeup and skin care items. Not as many items as I used to have, mostly because my skin has become more sensitive and so many things make me break out or itch. I make my own mineral make-up and use very little to clean my face. The scary big bottle of "super Cholesterol" stuff is leftover from a de-tangling project and I am too cheap to throw it in the garbage, hahaha!

So now that I have shown everyone my messy collection (and there are stashes of tiny items in the medicine cupboard also!), I am going to tag 10 other people. If they want to participate, they can/or choose not to, also, I totally would understand! Please mention it in your blog, if you do :0)

http://anotherbottleofpolish.blogspot.com/
http://fripperydigits.blogspot.com/
http://splashingsofserendipity.blogspot.com/
http://ditchthemittens.blogspot.com/
http://swaafie.blogspot.com/
http://www.dizzynails.com/
http://nailasaurus.blogspot.com/
http://thenailbuff.blogspot.com/
http://deez-nailz.blogspot.com/
http://www.emeraldsparkled.com/