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Hey everyone, today I just have a quick post to show some old nail art.
I did these nails as an entry to a competition just as I was getting hardcore into nail art!

Aren't these silly?

As you can see I wasn't the best nail photographer then.
The colors I used were:
Red:Unnamed
Orange: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Sun Kissed
Yellow: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Mellow Yellow
Green: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Going Green
Blue: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Blue Me Away!
Purple: Claires - Tahiti Purple
Black: LA Colors Art Deco - Black

For these I used a small brush, the art deco brush, and a lot of patience.

Aren't we all happy I got better at nails and also at taking pictures of them? Hah!


Today I acquired quite a bit of nail polish...

Click to see those babies up close!
L-R:
OPI - Dim Sum Plum
LA Girl Color Addict - Obsess (very appropriately named)
LA Girl (New nude collection, no exact name on bottle) - Secret
Color Club - Catwalk Queen 7 piece set (Thank you Winners!! :D)
I'm sure I will be using/swatching some of these very shortly. Stay tuned!

Edit: While looking at swatches, I've just noticed that my Color Club collection is missing the lovely lavender holo that is Fashion Addict! What the hell?!
There is a dusty mauvey purple in it's place! I need to go back to Winners and see if they all are missing the holo goodness!!!
(Also WTH is that purple one and where did it come from?!)

nails boss/cake boss

Second post today, with Barbie cake pictures as promised.
First of all I'll show some nails!

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I love me some leopard!

This is an unnamed pink polish I got at a dollar store, and the purple is Claire's Tahiti Purple.

I used a black nail art pen for the detail.  The nail art pens are perfect for this kind of stuff!

And now for Barbie.

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I'm so pleased with it, and I hope it makes a little girl very happy today!

I'm delivering it in a half hour... wish me luck!

more favorite nails / inspiration

Okay, today I'm going to post more favorite nails.
I'm hoping to get this blog out into the world soon, so I might as well make it good to get people interested, right?
The nails I'm posting today were inspired by another nail blogger, Emerald Sparkled.
My love for other nail blogs, especially hers, inspired me to create my own!

A while back, I saw some nails on Emerald Sparkled that I loved so much, I knew I had to do similar ones immediately! She totally turned me on to doing sets of mismatched nails.
So here are my Emerald Sparkled inspired nails. 

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I had these on for 8 days straight! I couldn't bear to remove them until they started chipping.

This was my first time using a rhinestone on my nails. 

The way I like to apply rhinestones is with a small drop of Seche Vite in the desired area, then I apply the rhinestone with a toothpick. Let it set and follow with a full coat of Seche Vite!

I was worried about it coming off really quickly, but I made sure to be extra careful of my thumb for around an hour after applying it, to give the Seche Vite time to really set.

Now I wear them all the time and I've never lost one!

Thumb: Claires - Tahiti Purple, stamp from BM05, star rhinestone from a dollar store

Index: Wet n Wild Shine (I forget the number)

Middle: OPI - Mas as a Hatter, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Rockstar pink

Ring: Joe Fresh - Faded Violet, stamp from BM20

Pinky: Sally Hansen Insta-Dry - Presto Pink, stamp from BM19

Stamping done with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On!

 

Thumb: OPI- Mad as a Hatter, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Rockstar Pink

Index: Joe Fresh - Faded Violet

Middle: Sally Hansen Insta Dry - Presto Pink, stamp from BM19

Ring: Claires - Tahiti Purple, stamp from BM20

Pinky: Wet n Wild Shine (I forget the number)

Stamping done with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On!

Glitter close-up.

One coat of Mad as a Hatter, one of Rockstar Pink, and then another MAAH. 

I like this combo better than both on their own!

If anyone is looking for a cheaper alternative to OPI's famous glitter polishes, Rockstar Pink is basically the exact same thing, but will only run you $2!

I hope you enjoyed my blogger-inspired nails as much as I did!

Cheers!