Feeling A Little Retro

I'm not sure why but this manicure has me feeling like I just stepped out of an old-school New Kids On the Block concert...had an inspiration photo stashed away and decided to give it a go.

Loving it!

Used ORLY Dazzle, Sinful Colors Cream Pink and Kiss nail art paint in black.

I just love the coverage of this ORLY. It kicks butt. Sadly, I did my nails last night before bed and already at noon today, I've chipped a nail (the paint not the nail itself, luckily!). My nail art has been taking such a beating lately! I'm lucky if I can squeeze a full 24 hours out of it before it chips. I think my SV TC is failing me!

Tips - Funky Cheetah

Like everyone else, I've been yet again, inspired by Pinterest! If you haven't followed me, please do so with the Pin box to the right ----->

But when I came across this mani, I fell in love. The colors are so unique together. So I had to try it! I think its the most complimented-on manicure I've had so far!

The orange is some non-named bright orange by Color Club done with my awesome French Tip Dip.

Blue is ORLY Snowcone (totally diggin' this color)

Then a small art brush with W & W black for the cheetah marks.

Taped - My first taped mani! Zig Zags

Thanks to the lovely Chloe's Nails, Ive had this idea waiting for a while. 

Ive been reluctant to try tape but got ballzy the other night.

Turned out totally awesome! I love the colors I chose.

But after close inspection, I realized that I messed the zags up!

I followed her tutorial but apparently I got way ahead of myself, thinking, "Oh easy! I got this!"

Yea well, needless to say, I ended up with the shimmer color all in the middle sections with the purple and black alternating the tips and beds. But ya know what, I bet you wouldnt have noticed if I hadnt pointed it out, right?

Im always my own worst critic!

But I did say I still loved how it turned out so Im not totally bad :-p

My base purple is ORLY Purple Velvet, shimmer is Borghese Stellar Notte (thanks Jess for the heads up to try it again!) and black is my favorite Wet N Wild Black (such thick coverage for only $.99, can't beat that!)

Polka Dots - Pale Blue

Another night of spending a good 20 minutes surfing through my nail photos to decide what I should do on my nails. I landed with polka dots (i seem to have the most ideas with these and french tips).

I used ORLYSnowcone as the base color, then large dotted with French Tip Dip white, then small dotted with Wet N Wild Black

My accent nail is the W&W black base, then I French Tip Dipped Snowcone on, then small dotted in the same W&W black. From there I added Kiss nail art paint in silver as a stripe across the bottom edge of the blue tip. Then added a cute fimo flower (I've had my eye on this flower since I got it and hadn't come across a manicure I could add it to. Until now!

Layering - Sparkles, Flakies and Holo

Tried some layering instead of actual art this round. 

Loving the way the combo came out.

Using OPI Light My Saphire, ORLY Twilight, Finger Paints Asylum and China Glaze Holo Top coat

Flamed Monarch

Inspired by Tartofraises Flame Rose (looks more like a Monarch wing to me).

Just amazingly gorgeous. Mine didn't turn out too bad either. I'm kind of impressed and can't seem to stop looking at my nails :-)

Santa Tips

I took last nights manicure off early so I'm posting my new manicure early! Yay!

Even though I already did a santa theme, I came across this design and just had to try it.

She used a gold glitter also but I forgot, whoops!

I'm so thrilled at how it came out though, oh my goodnessawesomess!

Here's the awesomeness (thanks for the idea Be Creative)

My supplies:

*1 coat Petites Island Smooth

*1 coat ORLY Twilight

*2 tip coats Color Club Red-ical Gypsy

*1 tip coat Color Club Art of Seduction

*White acrylic paint for fluff, used with dotting tool

*Bundle Monster silver round rhinestones

More drool-worthy photos. You MUST enlarge for best yuminess

A Different Kind Of Candy Cane

Straying from the typical red/white candy canes I went with a glitter holographic one.

Added some rhinestones for a bit of bling. It turned out ok I guess, a lil blah for me though. What do you think?

The final result:

The products I used:

*ORLY Twilight

*OPI DS Diamond

*Color Club Tru Passion & Sultry Diva

*Kiss nail art paint in silver

*Gold rhinestones from Bundle Monster

More pictures:

Let It Snow!

Yay for fresh manicures! I've been craving white tips so this manicure fits perfect for the season and mood :-)

Snowy hills, Christmas tree and falling flakes.
My inspiration video can be found here.

The final Result:

The products I used:

*2 coats Wet N' Wild white for tips

*Orly Twilight for background

*Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor for snow sparkle

*China Glaze Millennium for snow drifts

*Acrylic paint in green for trees

*Random stars and beads purchased from ebay

Just tips:

(please ignore the stained nails and cuticles, I didn't clean them up yet :-p)

More pictures:

Dandy Nails Blog Sale Haul!

I can't even remeber how I came across DandyNails blog but good lord it wasn't good.

I ended up adding 14 new polishes to my collection but at a super good price so it's not all that bad!

Just look at these goodies!

I'll swatch some when I'm done with my nail challenge so you can't get a better look but just from the bottles they look amazing. Thanks DandyNails!

*Color Club Back To Boho Collection A, includes (from left to right) Nomadic In Nude, Earthy Angel, New Bohemian, Shabby Drab, Rad Nomad, Red-Ical Gypsy and Stuck On You base coat

*Kleancolor Chunky Holo in Bluebell, Teal and Purple

*Pixel in Oh WOW!

*ORLY Satin Hues in Satin Passion, Satin Orchid, and Satin Wisteria

HOLY HOLOGRAPHIC!

*drools*