Deer Hunting Camo

I'm not sure why I created this one. It was around Father's Day but nail manicures for Father's Day aren't very popular. This was a second attempt, the first being dark and muddy. Anyway I started out with a plastic wrap marble, but I'm not sure which colors I used, Sally Hansen "Lickety-Split Lime" and "In Record Lime" or China Glaze "Starboard" and "Tree Hugger". 2 shades of green were used in any case. Then I stamped the deer using BundleMonster BM214 in Wet n Wild "Black Creme".

If your interested in the failed first attempt here it is. Again I'm not sure which colors I used, but it might be Sinful Colors "Nirvana" and "Exotic Green" with the same stamp and black. The red targeting circle was freehanded (badly) in Bath and Body Works "Candy Apple Cream" I think.

4th of July's Simple Stamping

A very simple stamping. The red is Bath and Body Works "Candy Apple Cream" with Sally Hansen "White On" undies. The blue is Wet n Wild "Saved by the Blue" and the stamped images are Milani "White on the Spot" using BundleMonster BM319 for the stripes and BM220 for the stars. I think if I do this again I'll do the pinky and ring in the blue and middle, index and thumb in red. It just looks backwards to me right now.

It's My Birthday!!

Yes, today is actually my birthday. I've had a bad week, so I decided to paint my nails to cheer me up. This is my first real attempt at a birthday nail manicure. Last year I attempted it, but it was so horrid I don't even think I took a pic of it. This year I'm much happier with it. After the jump I'll explain each nail separately.

Paint Splatter Nails

This was also done a long time ago. No topcoat or much in the way of clean up, but it is still a favorite of mine. I think I'll do this art again soon. It was a lot of fun to do and looks impressive even tho it is super easy. Pro tip: Start with your lightest or most transparent color when painting the splatters. Trying to paint the transparent over the darker colors will give you a headache. The base white is Sally Hansen "White On" and the splatters are Sally Hansen "Blue It" and "Lightning" and Bath and Body Works "Candy Apple Cream". The green is an ancient Sinful Colors bottle I have called "Daisy the Pig". It's so old, the bottle doesn't look anything like the current round bottle types they sell now. This was all made with a toothpick and I think if it was topcoated it would look so much better.

Shrooms!

I really liked this mani. Very simple Mario mushroom done for another game night. I think this was the first time I painted my nails for game night. Got to my sister's place early so we both did nerdy nails. Of course at the game none of the guys noticed, but afterwards at Barnes & Noble the cashier girl noticed and loved them. Sally Hansen "White On" for the white tip and Bath & Body Works "Candy Apple" for the red. We used the handle of a paint brush for the dots. Just a little bit of Wet n Wild "Ebony Hates Chris" for the eyes. I still really like this one. Maybe I'll do it again but in green for the 1UP mushroom.

Plaid Hearts

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! Here is the Valentine's mani I did last year. Avon Color Last "Lucky in Lilac" a very pale pink on the bottom diagonal half of the nail followed by Bath and Body Works "Candy Apple" a bright red painted on with a pin in criss-crossing lines. Its So Easy Stripe Rite white striper crosses the lines between the red. The silver line and red hearts are Kiss's nail art pens which I haven't used since that day, as it took me a week and a half of scrubbing to get it off my nails again. I think I didn't use a basecoat so that might be why I couldn't get it to come off, but I'm to afraid to use it again even with a basecoat.