The Fancy Side

Oh my gosh ya'll, I made it to Day 5. I obviously deserve all the praise. *eye roll*

Anyways, for today's look, I started with a base of Tonic Caliente (which I stupidly forgot was magnetic) and then I stamped on some greenery with Painted Polish Stamped in Honeydew from MoYouLondon Tropical Collection 10.  I followed that up with some reverse stamped toucans from MoYouLondon Tropical Collection 05 and 06. They were made with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief, Cirque Colors Carpe Diem, and a sample color orange from Cirque Colors. 




These are super fun and I'm pretty relieved to have the entire week is finished.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

Day 4, can you believe it? Somehow I'm going to have to scare up a day 5, but it looks like I might make it.

I got a package in the mail and had to use the polish ASAP, because of course that's what I do. So while I didn't intend to do two full Painted Polish mani's in a row....here we are. But look how pretty this polish is...




It's Painted Polish Here's to 5 Years. I just love that pale citrine green, and it's holo so added bonus! I then went in with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief (my go to black stamping polish) and MoYou London Tropical Collection 05 to create all the lovely bird silhouettes. This look is so simple but striking. I just adore it.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

Day 2 of Digital Dozen does Tropical nails. Can you believe I showed up for day 2? I'm on a hot streak people!

For day 2, I found this hilarious photo of pineapples floating in a pool and I couldn't not do it. I actually revisited an old look that I did 5 years ago (holy crap!) for my base. I'm not sure my technique has improved at all, but you can peep the old version here.

I started with a base of China Glaze Highlight of my Summer (which has the worst formula EVER!) and then did a layer of China Glaze Ride the Waves over the top. While RtW was still wet I dabbed it with a piece of saran wrap, to create the look of water. I then did pineapples with MoYouLondon Tropical Collection 09 and used Painted Polish Stamped in Chocolate, Stamped in Starfruit, Woodland Whimsy 2.0, and Stamped in Greenery 2.0. 





And there you have it. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with another one. Maybe the hot streak will continue.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

I've really been slacking lately, but I'm trying to get my act together because I want to get back into blogging more. We'll see how that goes.

Today I'm joining up with the Digital Dozen, to bring Day 1 of our Tropical Mani's. I went with a super simple look for my first one. My daughter has this really cute skort that is just a baby pink background with green leaves on it. I recreated that on my nails for my first look. I started with a base of Cirque Colors Skate Date.




I then went in with leaves from MoYou London Tropical Collection 11, with a mix of Painted Polish Stamped in Greenery 2.0, Woodland Whimsy 2.0, and Stamped in Mint. 





So there you have it. Super simple but a fun, high impact look.  I'm sorry for the state of my nails, I've really been struggling with them. They've been a mess since my pregnancy. Easily broken, peeling, and just hard in general. If anyone has tips, throw them my way.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

Hey All! For Day 3 of all things glitter, I chose one of my favorite glitter finishes. PIXIE DUST!! I adore the fine glitter finish on these polishes. They are so amazing. Recently we had a "bomb cyclone" (what the hell is that?) and we watched inches of pretty snow fall on the city. It struck me that those snowflakes really glitter in the snow, so I added in some pretty snowflake accents as well.




These glitter polishes slay me every time! Be sure to check out all the other glitterific looks below.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

Hey ya'll! Day 5 (woo-hoo I made it, despite a small child who makes things hard) of Digit-al Dozen Story Genres brings us to science fiction.  Jurassic Parks is one of those movies that I always stop and watch, no matter where it is and what I was looking for. I just love it. I love the book even more, so it seemed natural to pick this as one of my inspirations. So hold onto your butts, cause this look has lots of polishes in it!

I started with a base of Painted Polish Kissin' Kelp a deep teal scattered holo, with glints of gold. I thought it'd be the perfect base for what I had in mind.




I then went in with a ton of Painted Polish stamping polishes and MoYou London Tropical Collection 11 plate. I blopped on dots of polish from Tide Pool Teal, Stamped in Starfruit, Stamped in Greenery 2.0, and Stamped in Seafoam scrapped them all together for a fun mix and put lush leaves on four of my 5 fingers. On the ring finger I tried (real hard I promise) to freehand a t-rex. He's a little derpy and not at all intimidating, but he's sparkly so there is that. He's made with Painted Polish Stamped in Greenery, Midnight Mischief, Gaga for Greenery and MoYou London White Knight.




There you have it! 5 days, 5 story genres, 5 fun looks!

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

Hey ya'll! Day 4 of Digit-al Dozen Story Genres brings us to picture books. Seeing as I have a tiny kiddo now, there is no shortage of picture books in my house. She's a little too young to appreciate them at the moment, so I tend to just read aloud to her from whatever I'm currently reading. I picked through her books though and pulled a favorite Little Golden Book from my childhood, The Poky Little Puppy.

For this look, I used a ton of polishes, I'll list them below. I used a combination of freehand painting and stamping to recreate one of the illustrations in the book. Hopefully you can tell it's the Poky Little Puppie's bum as he digs under a fence with a sign that clearly states "Don't Dig Holes". If you can't tell...just lie and tell me it's pretty. I'm out of practice.





On my thumb and pointer, I tried to recreate the Little Golden Books classic spine. The base is Cirque Colors 24K Affair and the details are freehanded with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  For the rest of my nails the base is OPI Be There in a Prosecco. I then used Painted Polish Stamped in Brick and Stamped in Sweet Potato to create the fences, partially with a design from MoYou London Pro Collection XL 01 plate. The puppies body is mostly MoYou London White Knight and detailing done with other polishes. Whew..that's alot. Anywho, hope you love it.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

The Digit-al Dozen is doing Story Genres this month. For my third look I decided to tackle mystery, specifically Sherlock Holmes.

I started off with a base of NCLA Saltwater Baths, a medium blue holo. This was two easy coats.




I then went in with a wavy design from Uber Chic UC 4-03 and double layered in colors with MoYou London White Knight and Painted Polish Stamped in Mint. I then sponged on a few dabs of Polish M Baby It's Cold Outside to "weather" the stamping. Finally I stamped on some mystery and Sherlock inspired designs from My Online Shop JR-31 in Painted Polish Midnight Mischief. 




Be sure to check out all the other designs that are below. There are some really amazing ones!

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

I then went in with Painted Polish Stamped in Wine and stamped on designs from two Uber Chic plates UC 1-02 and UC Fairytale-01. I tried to layer some white (MoYou London White Knight) under my roses, but it didn't work out quite the way I imagined.




Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

Since day 2 of our Digital Dozen Black-fest is Valentine's Day, I just had to get a little festive and in the holiday spirit. My holiday was super boring (HELLO it's Tuesday), but the hubs and I went out to dinner over the weekend and he did send me cookies instead of flowers. That man just gets me.

For today's look, I started with a fun base. It's SugarPill Meteora,  a blackened base filled with colorful glitters. It's pretty sheer going on, so to get it opaque I had to use three coats. Thankfully, it's easy to apply and has great glitter payoff.




I then went in with a heart pattern from MoYou London Pro Collection XL-08 and created a gradient stamp using the following Mundo De Unas polishes, Reddish, Nabu, Orchid, Tulip.




It's a fun simple look, but I love the way the the hearts pop against the black base and the glitters pop through. Be sure to check out all the other fun looks below.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

I'm back with another round of the Digital Dozen prompts. This week we are doing Color Contrast and this is a bit new for me. I'm not used to picking such opposing colors and pairing them. Although, that is the point of the group, stretching our art in new directions.

Today, I went for an interesting combo. I paired a coral pink with a bright green.  The coral is one of my favorites OPI Live.Love.Carnival and it is stamped with Mundo de Unas Green and MoYou London Pro Collection XL 20.




It certainly is a loud combination. Be sure to check out all the other beautiful contrasting manis below. See you tomorrow for another look.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

I love that art can come in so many different forms and you can defiently see that reflected in this prompt. Take a look at all the other ladies down below for a perfect example. Recently the hubs and I bought a Banksy print to hang in our homes. When this prompt rolled around I knew I'd have to go that route. Thankfully I have the prefect stamping plate, MoYou London Rebel 02, for the job.

I started with a base of the stunning Ever After Polish The Pumpkin King. Really I had just gotten it in the mail and I NEEDED to wear it, but I also love the texture it gave to my overall look.