New Year's Eve Eyes and Nails

I got a late start on New Year's Eve, so I was in too much of a hurry to come up with anything really creative for my eyes or nails. I knew I wanted something that dried quickly for my nails and I wanted lots of glitter on my eyes. This is what I came up with:


This was:
Sally Hansen Salon Nail Lacquer in Sterling (I really miss those lovely rectangular bottles)
Speciallita HITS Hefesto (one coat) over Sterling
Konad plate m57 with Konad Black Special Polish
Little Fing'rs Girlie Nails decals
Konad Special Top Coat

Super tacky and horrible, but fun at the same time. I had a picture in my mind of black over silver holo with neon accents and this is what came out. Not exactly how I wanted it to look but at least the Konad stamp looked nice and crisp. I think Bundlemonster has more interesting designs, but the Konad plates are just so much nicer in quality and come out better 99% of the time. The only problem with the Konad full nail designs is that they're so big that I end up stamping on my skin and getting black polish in my cuticles. But I'd rather have a design that's too big than one that's too small.

I should have probably skipped the decals. I love the designs (neon skulls!) but they sorta ruined the polish. I didn't wait long enough between any of the steps so I ended up with a lot of bubbling as the polish dried, especially under the decals.

Next time I'm going to do hologram silver glitter instead of the chrome because this didn't look nearly as holographic or sparkly silver as I wanted it to.

Eyes were pretty much the same as last year. Black and silver with hologram glitter. Was feeling uninspired.
This was:
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
MAC Pigment in Platinum on lid
Hourglass Prism duo, black shade (it has rainbow sparkles!) in crease
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy on lid over Platinum (to hold the glitter)
MAC glitters in 3D Silver and 3D Gold mixed (1:1) on lid and lower lashline over Pixie Epoxy
Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Perversion

Last year I did 3D silver on the lid only. This year I mixed gold and silver for more color and put it all around my eye instead of just on my lid. Looked way more flashy in real life, still haven't quite figured out how to get the glitter in eyeshadow pictures to look right.

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy is amazing for glitters. I still don't have much luck using it with loose shadows, but now I won't wear heavy glitter without it. It grabs it and keeps it on your eye all day with virtually no fallout. The one thing you have to watch out for is that trying to sweep on the glitter like eyeshadow over Pixie Epoxy causes it to dull and look cloudy. You have to pat it on gently and not press too hard or smudge it.

Maybe next year I'll wake up earlier and not rush my eyes and nails so much. Maybe I'll even do something original instead of the same thing I did in previous years! XD

Happy new year, everyone.

Crayola by Fing'rs Nail Art Decals!

When I was at Hell-mart looking for new Hard Candy things, I saw these carelessly tossed onto a collapsed shelf in the cosmetics department. I thought they were so cute I had to take them home with me.

I'll admit, they're a lot more cutesy than I normally go for, but I love those bows and the multi-colored hearts. Enlarge it to view the detail. The little bows have stitching in contrasting colors!

Though, I'm really not crazy about those Best Friends hearts. I still have an aversion to those things. When I was in grade school, I think it was second grade maybe, these 'Best Friend' charms were really popular with the older girls in school. One day, I bought a pair of best friend charm necklaces and gave half to this girl that I really liked. We were friends, or... at least I thought we were.. Because when she thought I wasn't looking, she got up from her desk and threw her necklace into the trash can! To this day I still remember that. I was so heartbroken. I still have that charm necklace somewhere... Then, fast forward a few years later when I had a real best friend, the Best Friend necklace I gave her ended up getting her suspended from school, but that's a story for another time...

More Nail Designs from Fing'rs EDGE!

Halloween is this weekend! I know that a lot of people are using fake nails as part of their costumes, and I recently received some new styles of press-on artificial nails from Fing'rs to try. Some of these styles would be great for Halloween (or just every day)!

Here's the 31388 style and the 31194 style.

31388 is a sheer nude base with a hot pink french tip and a black diagonal grid design. They're inspired by International Recording Artist Mylin, who I'll admit I've never heard of, but she looks kinda like Jackie Warner. I think these would go great with an 80's/90's Prom Queen costume!

The 31194 style is a sheer nude base with white french tip and black polka dots. Very retro-50's looking, maybe these would go well with a retro glamour girl costume. I really wanted to wear these. Boo. They're so cute.

As much as I was looking forward to putting these on to review, I couldn't. To be completely honest, these are too short for me to even wear. As I was sizing the tips and getting ready to apply, I realized that these nails only covered about 3/4 of my nail bed. I would literally have to cut off my fingertips to wear these... so, sadly, I can't show pictures of these on my nails. When they say short, THEY MEAN IT! Hahahaha. I have long nail beds with fairly 'skinny' nails so many press-on nails don't fit me exactly right. I think these are better suited for someone with naturally shorter nail beds and wider nails.

However, one of the styles just barely fit my fingers!

Style 31269. A sheer nude base with deep blue metallic tips. Really cool looking. The tip is kinda glowy and reflective. Would make a good polish color. I wonder if I have a polish that matches this color? Hmm.

Here's how they look on me:


Pretend that you don't see my middle and pinkie nails sticking up over the top of the fakes. I had to file my nails down as far as they would go without bleeding to wear these, but my pinkie and middle were still just a bit too long.

I think they look pretty good, if not a little too wide for my nail beds. I can handle a french manicure when the tip is a fun color, and this blue is really fun. You can see in the flash picture that it's very reflective. It always has a section where the light is hitting the tip and there's a lighter stripe. It moves as you move your hands. Really fascinating!

I used the included glue to apply these, but they also come with stick-on tabs. The tabs are great if you only want to wear these for the night, as they remove *very* easily with warm water. The glue will give you a week of wear if you wanted to keep them on for a while.

For some tips on application, check out my older press-on nail reviews! But really, the two things you really need to know are:

Don't use too much glue. Just a little on the center of your natural nail. Otherwise the glue will get EVERYWHERE and you'll glue your hands to things unintentionally. Not like I'd know... *cough cough*

Press down hard! If you release the nail before the glue is dry or your pressure is uneven, this can cause air bubbles. Air bubbles not only look obvious with a sheer base nail like this, but they can collect moisture and condensation which can lead to some nasty things growing under your nail.

Other than that, these are fun and easy to use. A quick way to change your nails for an event. Best suited for people with shorter nail beds. I myself prefer a much longer nail, but I've heard from many people when I do my fake nail reviews that a short length is preferred for them. So, your mileage may vary!

New Fing'rs Nail Decals

Okay, they're *kinda* new... I took these pictures probably 4 or 5 months ago when they *were* new and never got a chance to post them... But still... they're cool. And new-ish.

You all know that Fing'rs makes my favorite nail decals. You know, the ones with the little skulls and bats? The ones I'm wearing all the time? Well, now they have even more cool designs... take a look!


These are from Fing'rs EDGE... This is the Royal Punk Nail Art package. Take a look full size! We've got hearts, skulls, skulls with hearts, hearts with crowns, butterflies, nautical stars, crossbones, crowns, silver jewels. So cool. LOVE these. They go right along with my other favorites from them. The one major difference between these and the other ones with the skulls is that there's more decals in this set- four sheets as opposed to only two. BONUS!

These are from Little Fing'rs and they're called Girlie Nails. I know, I know... Pink package, cheerleading stickers, the word "girlie" on the front... You can't believe I bought these, can you? But I did, I totally did (I even bought a backup)! And can't you see why?! NEON SKULLS! DOGGIES!!! Doggies and kitties and bunnies and penguins and piggies and owls... Ohhhh the little paw prints... I may keel over from the cuteness. I love it so much. I'll buy anything with a doggie on it- I even used to buy that one toilet paper because it had a doggie on it. But the decals... they're awesome. I don't care if it's pink and girly, it has doggies!


I love decals. I would wear them more often if I got to do 'real' manicures more often! It seems like I'm taking off my polish every 10 minutes and I don't want to waste the awesome. But every time I wear them, they're from Fing'rs EDGE. I love it that there's a brand that realizes that not every girl wants frilly frou-frou flowers. Some of us want bats!

Fing'rs EDGE Hardcore Nail Addict 31120 Black French Manicure Nails

The black-tipped french manicure seems to be extremely popular these days. I can deal with that. Personally, I like the look and I have worn it in the past. French manicures can be tricky to do yourself, so if you need a little help, Fing'rs EDGE has something you might like.



These are the Fing'rs EDGE black french manicure artificial/press-on/glue-on nails. The style number is 31120. It includes 24 short-length (and they do mean short!) nails, a small tube of nail glue and a sheet of stick-on tabs.

Application of these is the same as with any press-on nail, and you can read about the application process in more detail in these posts I've done about them:

Revlon Color Allure Vintage Velvet
Fing'rs EDGE Hardcore Nail Addict Pink Houndstooth French
Revlon Runway Collection Stella

Anyway, here's what they look like on me:




As you can see, these nails are extremely short. This is an uncomfortable length for me as I had to file my nails down as far as they could go to apply these. If they were just a few millimeters longer, they would be much more suitable for me. However, I know that a lot of people prefer very short nails and don't have the same problem as I do. As always, with any product, your mileage may vary. These were too short for me, but might be the perfect length for someone else.

The design itself is great. It's a flawless black french tip that's perfectly even across all five fingers. The line is not too thick and it looks nice and neat. I would be hard pressed to do a black french this good on my own.

The base color of the nails is a semi-opaque milky nude pink. It's not a perfect match with my natural skintone, but it does mimic the look of a lot of salon french nails that I see on people. I think I prefer a more clear look on the nail bed, but these are especially good at covering damage or stains because they're not too sheer.

One thing I really like about the Fing'rs EDGE Hardcore Nail Addict line of artificial nails is that they all come with a sheet of adhesive tabs with enough tabs to do at least three full manicures. A lot of people wear these type of nails for a temporary look, and using the adhesive tabs instead of the glue makes these not only temporary, but also reusable. Alternately, I can see these being a first fake nail experiment or a dress-up type product for a very young girl and the adhesive tabs would be safer to use than the nail glue, but also allows the nails to be removed with hot water instead of soaking off in acetone.

The other thing I love about Fing'rs EDGE is that they have the best designs. I'm not the type of girl who wants a traditional french manicure or who wants frilly-frou-frou pretty pink princess nails... Fing'rs EDGE acknowledges that another type of girl exists (FINALLY!!) and provides products and designs that fit my personal style. I honestly love every single Fing'rs EDGE product I've ever tried. Repeating themes within the line seem to be skulls, stars and 'Rock Star' designs and that makes me very happy.

These nails are available at pretty much every drugstore I've ever been to, and I've never seen them for more than $6.

Fing'rs EDGE Hardcore Nail Addict Pink Houndstooth Artificial Nails

Fing'rs Edge is one of my favorite nail art lines. They make all of my favorite decals and nail art stickers- you know, the little skulls, bats, cupcakes and hearts that I'm always using? I recently discovered that Fing'rs Edge also does artificial nails and they have some pretty awesome designs.

I've really been getting into artificial ('press-on') nails lately. It seems like every set of press-ons I've encountered, with the exception of three or four designs, are a variation on a french manicure. I'm not wild about the plain french manicure ones, but I love the ones with fun or funky designs instead of plain white tips.

And that's where Fing'rs Edge comes in.

This is the 31270 style. It doesn't seem to have a name on the tag other than the number 31270, but they are a neutral nude base with a hot pink and black houndstooth 'funky french' tip design.

Here's what they look like on me:



As you can see from the pictures, the base of the nail is a milky semi-sheer nude shade. I don't think this shade works with my skintone, but I can see it blending better on someone warmer than me.

These nails are very easy to apply. Just a little glue and they're done. This particular set of nails comes with stick on adhesive tabs in addition to a small tube of nail glue. Adhesive tabs are especially great for younger girls because it makes the nails more temporary and removal is much more gentle. I can see a pre-teen girl wanting to experiment with fake nails for a day, and these would be perfect for that. If you use the adhesive tabs instead of the glue, the nails will come off with warm water instead of having to dissolve them in pure acetone. This also makes the nail reusable, which is a bonus in my book. The set comes with enough adhesive tabs to do two or three full manicures.

I have covered application technique for press on fake nails in my previous posts about them, but it's worth mentioning again that if you choose to use the glue instead of the adhesive tabs you will need to be mindful of preventing air bubbles. Since the base of these nails is somewhat sheer, if you have an air bubble underneath it will be very noticeable. To avoid air bubbles forming under the nail, simply hold the nail on with firm pressure for a good 20-30 seconds when you apply it. If you release the nail before the glue is dried, it will lift up in the center and an air bubble will form.

I really love the design of these nails. This would be a pretty difficult design to do on your own, unless you're really good with the Konad. It's unique and fun and not your run of the mill plain french manicure. The tips do not chip, so you don't have to worry about having to touch up every other day like a traditional painted french. They do get a little tipwear like polish does, but I kept these nails on for five days without significant wear or outgrowth.

The one thing I really don't like about these nails is the length. They are extremely short, as you can see from the pictures. I had to file my natural nail down as far as it would go to wear these nails. At least the package mentions that these are short length so you have some warning ahead of time. The short length of these nails is probably because this style is likely marketed to a younger crowd who are probably not accustomed to long nails or fake nails. Personally, I prefer a much longer length.

I think the designs from Fing'rs Edge are really cool and I've been playing around with a bunch of them. I'm pretty happy that there's a good variety of artificial nails out there now. I was beginning to think that I was the only one who didn't want a plain, overdone, mundane french manicure. Long live the funky french!

Konad sale: 20% off and free shipping over $20

I know a couple other people are doing this right now, but in case you've missed out or haven't heard about it, you can get 20% off of Konad products at OCNailArt.com!

Just use the code 'scrangie' at checkout and you'll receive 20% off your order.

Another perk is free shipping over $20, and that includes INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!!

I'll add this info in my sidebar so it's visible in case this post gets buried.

Use code scrangie at ocnailart.com for 20% off and free shipping over $20.


Here's a little inspiration, and I am making an effort to do more Konad posts. I have been working on doing a tutorial, but I just haven't gotten a chance to finish it!

MAC Sugarsweet Polishes: Seasonal Peach and Peppermint Patti

I'm sure you've all seen these a bajillion times already, but I've been wearing Peppermint Patti since it arrived on my doorstep on Friday and I snapped a few pics.

It is super hot. Seriously.



MAC Peppermint Patti, in sunlight and indoors. It's not 100% accurate in these pictures, it's a bitch and a half to photograph! It's not as blue as these pictures suggest. It's a soft minty, nearly turquoise green. I had no application problems- it was smooth, dense and creamy. This is two coats. Very pigmented. Excuse the tipwear, I've been wearing it since Friday.

The decal is by Fing'rs EDGE Royal Punk Nail Art. Isn't it awesome?!



MAC Seasonal Peach. A creamy, milky retro peach. I bought this when it came out last year, so I'm not sure if there are any formula or color differences between this and the one released with Sugarsweet. I love this color. It's so retro! It's very flattering and feminine on my hands, but it's not boring. I think the starkness of it gives it an edge. I don't have very many colors like this in my collection and I can't think of a single duplicate.

I also had no problems applying this one. It's streaky on the first coat like any other light milky color would be, but it was pretty much entirely even on the second coat. I do three coats when I wear it, just to make sure it's entirely opaque. Many people complain that this is a nightmare to apply- it wasn't for me. It was actually really nice. So, your mileage may vary.

I think these would look even better together. I was going to do Peppermint Patti on all fingers but my ring finger and then do Seasonal Peach on my ring finger, but then I decided I wanted a decal instead. I'm definitely doing it next time!

I'm also testing out a few new things- a fake nail that promises 10 days of wear and topcoat that promises not to chip or peel, so we'll see how that works out. I look like I have Frankenfingers- one nail is short and french, the rest are long and green with skull decals. I feel like I have someone else's thumb attached to my hand, it's so bizarre. Stripper thumb transplant FTW!!

Scrangie Goes Green!

That's right... I'm giving up my nailpolish and my car and my AquaNet and I'm gonna SAVE THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LOL, you didn't think I was serious, did you? Me, the Queen of Chemicals???

Well, one thing I *am* going to do is post pictures of green polish. There are not enough green polishes in the world, but I've rounded up the greens from my collection and I'm going to post them here for all to admire.

I will most likely have to do this in three or four installments, so consider this Part One!

On to the greens!

I'll start off with some more common and well-loved greens:


China Glaze Gussied-Up Green


Color Club Limelight


Misa Green With Envy


Misa Toxic Seduction


NARS Zulu


Zoya Suvi


Zoya Tangy


Sinful San Fransisco


New York Summer Amaranth


Nubar Green Tea


NYX Las Vegas


Nubar Grass Green


OPI Green-Wich Village


China Glaze Outta Bounds


Rescue Beauty Lounge Recycle


Sinful Show Me The Way


Sally Hansen Glow


Rimmel Camouflage


Revlon Lush Lime


Sally Hansen Emerald City


Many, many more to come!