Showing posts with label Fairy Dust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fairy Dust. Show all posts
#31DC2016: Galaxy
Monday, September 19, 2016
9/19/2016 10:00:00 AM
Today is the Galaxy prompt. I decided to start with a base that has the perfect name. This is 77 Nail Lacquer Galactic Kiss, a blackened bronze super holo filled with red glitter, blue and purple shards and silver flakes. I had some problems with one of the flakes, but it smoothed right out. Just a random rouge flake.
Tomorrow is my ultimate nail nemesis, water marble. We'll see how this goes. *insert stank face*
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
I then went in with a shit-ton of polishes to create my little pastel galaxies. They are: OPI Alpine Snow (white), OPI Can't Find My Czechbook (blue), OPI Live.Love.Carnival (pink), Cirque Colors Chelsea Girl (purple), OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana (yellow). I then topped in all with China Glaze Fairy Dust because obviously we needed more holo sparkles. I then used MoYou London White Knight and Nail Craze NC 02 to stamp on some stars. Voila, galaxy nails!
Tomorrow is my ultimate nail nemesis, water marble. We'll see how this goes. *insert stank face*
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*self purchased
77 Nail Lacquer
#ThePolishedBookworms: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Thursday, April 30, 2015
4/30/2015 10:25:00 PM
You may remember that I'm part of a little group called The Polished Bookworms. This is a group for polish lovers to get together read a fun book, discuss, and then do a mani inspired by the book. If this sounds like something you'd like, maybe you should join us. *hint hint*
Anyways, I was inspired by the book in so many ways. There were so many quotes that stuck out. I started with a base of Zoya Storm, which is obviously the best choice for a galaxy base ever!
I then used a bunch of polishes to create a galaxy look. Light blue is Zoya Rocky, dark blue is OPI Eurso Euro, also used were Orly After Party, and Morgan Taylor If the Slipper Fits. I then stamped on stars with Uber Chic 2-03 and Sinful Colors Snow Me White, topping it all off with China Glaze Fairy Dust.
Once my galaxy was done, I decided to pay tribute to the most integral part of the book. "Don't Panic" is the first thing every time you check the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. “I like the cover," he said. "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day.” - Arthur Dent. The words were done with OPI This Gown Needs a Crown and Konad Black.
On my thumb I give you the answer to the question, the BIG question. “The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.”
If you stuck it out this long, perhaps you'd like to take a peek at other ladies who did a Hitchhiker's Guide looks as well.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*self purchased
Stamping Saturday: Silver Rainbows
Sunday, March 2, 2014
3/02/2014 12:21:00 AM
Uhhh...so I think I missed the Saturday deadline by like minutes, but I'm still calling this good. I had a crazy busy day and of course I decided to do a super ambitious look for today's post. The good news is that I really love how this came together and I cannot stop staring at my nails. So lets just get down to business.
For the base of my manicure I decided I wanted to do a pastel rainbow. I used all 7 Lime Crime polishes just sponging them randomly on my nails. If you want to know a specific color please ask, but I'm to lazy to list them all out. I love how the Lime Crime polishes are bright pastels, which makes no sense, but that is the best way to describe them.
I think this may be my favorite Stamping Saturday look yet. What do you think?
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
For the base of my manicure I decided I wanted to do a pastel rainbow. I used all 7 Lime Crime polishes just sponging them randomly on my nails. If you want to know a specific color please ask, but I'm to lazy to list them all out. I love how the Lime Crime polishes are bright pastels, which makes no sense, but that is the best way to describe them.
Because I'm a sucker for holographic sparkles I decided to top that with China Glaze Fairy Dust.
Finally I stamped a full coverage design from BM-408 in Sally Hansen Insta Dri Silver Sweep. The full coverage design lets the rainbows and sparkles peek through making a really neat look, that is fun to view from all angles.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*all products featured in this post were purchased by me
Toning things down: Gradient French Tip
Monday, April 8, 2013
4/08/2013 10:31:00 AM
Usually I'm all "COLORS! GIVE THEM ALL TO ME!" and then every once in a while I overload my senses and have to take a break. So today, I'm going to show you a fun but very neutral mani.
I used Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Bandage and Ivory Skull for this manicure. Both of these were limited edition colors last fall. They are two of my favorites in my collection. Ivory Skull is my go to white, I'm going to be bummed when I use it all. Before I show you the gradient, lets see these two colors on their own.
Here is Bandage. This color is extremely close to my skin tone, but not quite there. It's the closest I've gotten so far.
Look at that white. Ivory Skull applies like a dream and is opaque in two coats. Can't beat that. I've got other whites and boy they are finicky.
Basically I took a makeup sponge soaked in water and did a quick gradient with the two colors over my white base. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. And because I can't leave things alone, I topped it off with a quick dusting of China Glaze Fairy Dust. Want to see an up close look at those sparkles? Good, because I have one for you.
And there you have it, a great neutral manicure, that lasted a whole day and a half before my color cravings kicked back in. :-)
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*all polishes featured in this post were purchased by me
