It's a Hard Knock Life.

Day 21

Today's nails are kind of a joke between my friend and I... he HATES knuckle tattoos, and thinks they're usually dumb. <---This is coming from a man who has lots of ink on his flesh. :-P SOOOOO, I decided to do this one for him. :-P i was pretty surprised the right hand "HARD" lettering turned out as well as it did, since I'm SOOOO not ambidextrous.





I used Zoya Gretchen as a base, with Zoya Charlize to pale it down a bit. I used Zoya Raven for the line work, with Zoya Dakota mixed with Zoya Raven for the red in the letters. The clover was filled in with a mix of Zoya Raven and OPI Green-wich Village, and the horseshoe was filled in with China Glaze Millennium

Gold Splatter on the Russian Navy!

Day 20

Todays post is a quickie- I had to do them this morning instead of last night... apparently last week and the weekend's event s finally caught up with me, because I fell asleep on the couch at 7:30 without doing my nails...GASP!



I used OPI Russian Navy matte which pretty much looks like black matte when it dries, same as Lincoln Park after dark. I'm kinda bummed. In the bottle its gorgeous. The gold design is China Glaze 2030 from Khrome Collection I can't say enough about how beautiful these 'Khromes' are. one coat and they are perfect- great for Konad... I used Konad Plate m70 for the design.

Dia de Los Muertos Sugar Skulls!

Day 19

Happy November everyone! To celebrate Dia de los Muertos, I did sugar skulls on my nails....



I used China Glaze White on White as a base, with Sally Hansen Nail Art pen in Black for the line work, Zoya Pippa for the yellow, OPI La Paz-itively Hot Matte for the hot pink with Zoya UltraGlitter in Astra over top of it for sparkle. The turquoise is China Glaze Shower Together, the purple is Hot Topic Purple Iridescent Glitter Polish and the green is OPI Green-wich Village. Phew, I think thats all of it. Im sure there's more that Im missing.

My Spidey senses are tingling...

Day 18

So, yeah, class was rough to get to this morning after partying for Halloween last night. Boy was it worth it though, we made all sorts of yum chocolates.. I made these candies called Toucans, they were white chocolate mango passionfruit ganache centers enrobed in white chocolate, but they were prism shaped and the molds were airbrushed with red cocoa butter on one side and yellow on the other, they were delicious AND pretty, and very very shiny- they looked like they had 50 layers of topcoat! :-P


And under a UV light.... I love neons. Looks very monster-y. :)



Today's nails are sadly the last of the Halloween-themed nails for this year... they are webs...on the web. :)

I used Sally Girl polish in a neon/fluorescent orange, and I drew on the lines with Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Black. Love those things, which the colors were better and more varied.

Trick or Treat!

I've Gone Dotty!

Day 17

Today's nails were done to match my costume... I'm a Lichtenstein!! Dots all around.. :)





I used China Glaze White on White as a base with China Glaze Salsa for the dots. :)

Happy early Halloween!!

Under the Moon's Glow

Day 16

I am the shadow on the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright!

Fantabulous movie.

Day 5 of Halloween-themed nails! Moon silhouettes! Everything from witches on their brooms to black cats, graveyards, bats and the hill from Nightmare Before Christmas!!




I used OPI Banana Bandana as a base with Hot Topic Glow in the Dark over it to make the moons gloooooowwww. For the dark, I used Zoya Indigo, which is a VERY pretty color, a deep metallic blue with subtle sparkle, it is quite opaque too, I was pleasantly surprised. Go Zoya! For the cat, I used a Konad plate from the Coraline set, the rest were hand painted.


What scares you when the moon is full..... Oogie Boogie maybe?

It Puts the Lotion on the Skin....

Day 15

Haha, I considered using another classic line from Buffalo Bill in 'Silence of the Lambs' but I figured it a tad inappropriate.. :-P Funny, but distasteful!

Day 4 of Halloween-themed nails! Sewn together skin- light skin, dark skin, tanned skin, I even threw a little zombie flesh in the mix. :-P The doctor that did this stitch job apparently needs a tad more practice....



I used Zoya Charlize
, Zoya Gretchen, both of which work well for fleshtones, Nubar Milk Chocolate Creme, and a Sally Girl polish for the green I didnt get a chance to look this morning, I'll add it to the post later! :) I used Zoya Dakota to go over the seams with blood, and Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Black for the stitches. :)

In the words of the immortal Jame Gumb... "Put the f-ing lotion in the basket!"