Strength in Numbers


I've had this idea on my list of ideas for probably a year or so, Paint-by-Number paintings have always caught my eye with their kitschy, retro quality. They make anyone an artist by making it fool-proof. :) I saw a pin on Pinterest a while back where someone had taken a Paint-by-Number painting, added a favorite quote using letter stickers, then painted over the entire thing. When the paint dried, the stickers were removed, and the masked off paint-by-number image remained. It looked pretty sweet, and would be a fun use of a completed paint-by-number you found in a thrift store or at a yard sale!

Anyway, today's nail art was inspired by Paint-by-Numbers!




I used:

White: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
Blue: Zoya Breezi
Red: American Apparel Downtown LA
Pink: Orly Pixy Stix
Green: American Apparel MacArthur Park
Aqua: American Apparel The Valley
Brown: Barielle Coco Bar

Basecoat: Cult Nails Get it On
Topcoat:  Seche Vite + Essie Matte About You


The Daily Nail Turns 3!!


Wow. Can you believe it? It's been THREE years since I started this little blog to use up the exorbitant amount of nail polish that I bought back in the beginning. The blog has grown a bit since then, and I am so utterly thankful for each one of you–those of you who've stuck around since the beginning as well as those of you that are new readers! You've all contributed to this blog's success, and I'm completely blessed to have such amazing people be a part of my life! You've pushed me, stuck up for me, entertained me, and inspired me over the last few years, and not many people can say that are are lucky as I am to experience that kind of community.

In a perfect world, I'd shower you all with gifts of jewels, cheeseburgers, and champagne fountains, but alas, I'm not rich, so that idea is out. Until I become fabulously, filthy rich (a girl can dream, right?), you guys will have to settle for what I can actually offer. :D (and considering I'm currently broke as a joke, it's not much!)

Today starts a week of reader submissions! Each day, I'll gather all the nail art photos sent to me and post them in one giant nail art post. At the end of the day, I'll use a random number generator to choose a winner, who will receive a set of press-on nails painted by me in the style of their choice.

Submission guidelines:

• Only one photo per day will be posted per person.
• Photos should be no larger than 1000 pixels wide, and must be clear (we want to SEE your masterpiece!).
• Include a description of what your inspiration was for the design as well as how you'd like to be credited.
• Include your name and the email address you'd like to be contacted at if you should win.
• Nail art MUST be your own, if discovered that you didn't paint the design, you will be disqualified and publicly shamed. OK, maybe not the last part, though I'd like to. :)
• Deadline to submit is October 21, 2012.

So get to it ladies (and gents!!). Get those photos sent to me at thedailynailcontest@gmail.com!!

XOXO,
Gossip Gi






Moonicure Monday — It's Got Bite!



Hey there, and welcome to Moonicure Monday, where I take the half-moon manicure and add my twist! This week is Halloween-inspired—zombie bite marks with the VIRUS creeping up the veins and the infection spreading. It's a bruised and bloody mess! Hope you like it–if not, you're the first I'm coming after when this virus spreads from my nails to my brrrraaaaaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnnnnsssssssss! (so beware!)




I used:

Zoya Avery
Zoya Avery + CND Bloodline
American Apparel Manila
American Apparel Imperial Purple
American Apparel Downtown LA + Barielle Unravelled Rust
American Apparel Downtown LA + American Apparel Imperial Purple
Basecoat: Cult Nails Get it On
Topcoat:  Seche Vite

Mmmmm... Braaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnsssssssssss!!!!


Guest Post at Let Them Have Polish!




No post here today, but head on over to the Let Them Have Polish blog to check out the guest post that I did for Cristina! :D

I hope you like it!  See you tomorrow for Moonicure Monday! :D


HalloWEDNESDAY Tutorial - I'm Going to Let it Slide.


Wow! I am shocked (and flattered!!) by all the awesome comments on this design!! (and to think I even debated posting it, thinking you guys wouldn't like it!) I'm really glad to be able to offer you a tutorial for the look! OK, I'll ease off the exclamation points, lest I come off like a crazy person. :-P 

I hope that your friends and family recoil in terror when they see these gruesome nails on you!! (apparently my promise to lay off the exclamation points didn't last long)  I'd love to see what you all come up with. :D If you email me pictures to thedailynail@gmail.com, I'll include them at the end of this post. :)


Happy painting. :D


Hallo-WEDNESDAY! - I'm Going to Let it Slide


Welcome to the spooky, the creepy, the gory and terrifying Hallo-Wednesday!

Every Wednesday from now until Halloween (which is on a Wednesday!!) I'll be posting a Halloween-themed nail design. A tutorial will follow the design, but will generally be on Thursday or Friday of the same week. :D

First up is EVERY nail maven's horror- smudged nails!?  Ok, so these are 'smudged' on purpose!

The inspiration for this design actually happened by accident! I hastily painted my nails (neglecting to allow proper drying time between coats) and then slapping on fast-drying top coat. This made my top coat of polish dry fast, but the others underneath were still wet, and thus very smudgeable! Well, I went to touch one lightly to test it for dryness, it smudged, and the sliding/melting skin technique was born. :D

Hope you guys like it! :D






I used:

Blood:

American Apparel Downtown LA
Barielle Unravelled Rust
American Apparel Hassid

Flesh:

Zoya Avery
Zoya Flowie


Basecoat: Cult Nails Get it On
Topcoat:  Seche Vite

It puts the lotion on the skin...


Moonicure Monday - I Always Feel Like...


... Somebody's watchin' meeeee.


This week's Moonicure Monday post is a day late, and for that I'm sorry, but this blogger fell asleep in a rather uncomfortable position (across 2 chairs) last night before I could do the Monday post. Guess staying up to do the Dexter post Sunday night wasn't the best of ideas, I didn't get to bed til 3:30 a.m., and had to wake up at 7 a.m. Super fun. However, that said- the season premiere of Dexter was fan-freakin-tastic. Probably the best season premiere I've seen! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it, and if you don't have Showtime, they've uploaded it to their YouTube for FREE! Very awesome, if you ask me.

Anyway, this design is creeping me out in the worst way. Not sure it'll last long! lol *shudder*  It's not even a Halloween one!! (hint hint- that will come tomorrow!! :D)




I used

Flesh: Zoya Avery
White: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
Black: American Apparel Hassid
Eyeball Shading: Nubar Marble Tower
Red veins: China Glaze Hey Sailor

Blue Eye:
Cult Nails Time Traveller
Zoya Yummy
Barielle Aura Angora
Lashes: Zoya Codie

Brown Eye:
Barielle Unravelled Rust
China Glaze Mahogany Magic
Zoya Codie
Barielle Aura Angora
Lashes: Zoya Codie

Green Eye:
Nubar Forest + American Apparel Hassid
Nubar Forest
CND Green Scene
Lashes: H&M Rust & Barielle Unravelled Rust

Red Eye:
CND Bloodline
China Glaze Hey Sailor
American Apparel Hassid
Lashes: American Apparel Hassid

Light Blue Eye:
Zoya Yummy + Nubar Marble Tower
Cult Nails Time Traveller
Barielle U Concrete Me
Barielle Aura Angora
Lashes: China Glaze Mahogany Magic, Barielle Aura Angora & franken of American Apparel Manila, American Apparel California Trooper, and LA Girl Army green


Basecoat: Cult Nails Get it On
Topcoat: Cult Nails Wicked Fast + Seche Vite

He he, I said 'Brown Eye'.