Back Off PETA, they're faux!

Day 23

Today's nails didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped, the texture was VERY noticeable right after I did them, but now it is really subtle. I tried to do a snakeskin effect by placing tulle over the nail and pressing it in when the polish wasn't completely dry, but it didn't quite turn out very well. Nevertheless... here you are.



I used Zoya Pasha as a base, which is gorgeous, I love the frostiness of it, it looks so luxe when it's on. I layered a wide stripe of Zoya Charlize with a thinner stripe of OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede on top. I waited a bit for it to dry, then I pressed the tulle into it and pulled it off carefully.


Also, the elusive inside-out OREO....

Matte Velvet to the Extreme....

Day 22

Today's nails are really subtle, they sort of employ a technique used in Print design called Spot Varnish. I used a gloss color over a matte in the same color so that the design was very subtle and you have to look to see it! :) Sorry about the cuticles, the dry air and nail polish remover are killing them, and I load up on cuticle cream! Also- the middle finger has a lumpy spot- I broke my nail, patched it, but didn't realize I hadn't filed it down until after I started painting.. oh well. :)



I used Zoya Posh Matte Velvet as a base, and Zoya Dakota with Konad Plate m63 for the designs.

It sort of brings the 'Matte Velvet' to a whole new level- it looks like rippled pieces of velvet!

The reason today's design is so simple:

I had to make this cake for my friend Travis' birthday today!

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!!