The Fancy Side

#TheLacquerRing: Gradient

Thursday, February 26, 2015 2/26/2015 10:00:00 AM

So Cynthia chose gradients for our second #TheLacquerRing prompt of February. I went into this one thinking "I've got this...I'm good at gradients." Well I got a little cocky about my gradient skills and I did a terrible job. It took so long to get this done that the art I had planned for on top just didn't happen.

So here's my terrible gradient. It's made with OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-go?, Can't Afjord Not To, and Live.Love.Carnival.

This look turned out rather neon so I have two different lighting setups for you to see the color. It was a bright one.

Be sure to check out the other gradients from Amanda, Lesley, Jessica, Nicole, Voni, Frosso, and Cynthia below.

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Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

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'You're So Shellfish' why don't you 'Mauve on Over'

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 2/25/2015 10:15:00 PM

Do you like what I did with the title there? I'm so punny! LOL! I can't stop!

I've been wanting to use KBShimmer's Mauve on Over for a while. I finally put it on my fingers and fell in love. I cannot get enough of this color combination. The light purple base filled with navy, turquoise, and orange glitters speaks to me in a good way.

I decided to pair Mauve on Over with KBShimmer's You're So Shellfish. It's the perfect match. The bright orange creme is the perfect pair to the orange glitters in Mauve on Over. I detailed the hearts with Kiko #265 a navy that goes with the navy glitters.

I'm loving these hearts, they are so fun and cheeky. The details really make it for me. What do you think?

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

*self purchased

Glam Polish Welcome to the 60s

Monday, February 23, 2015 2/23/2015 07:20:00 PM

Hey y'all!! How're things going? Did you all enjoy your weekend? Mine was quick but great with a trip to Chicago for my niece's 6th birthday. I then came back and jumped into a new job so lots of training and learning currently for me.

Today I have a simple swatch for you. However this polish is SOOOOOO pretty that I can't bring myself to cover it up with anything. This is Glam Polish Welcome to the 60s. This is a gold ultra holo glitter but mixed in is pink hexes and some white matte hexes as well. Over all the polish is one of my favorites right now. I keep wanting to reach for it again and again.

My application was three thin easy coats. No issues here. Look at that shine!!!

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

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#Stamping Saturday: Hexagons

Saturday, February 21, 2015 2/21/2015 04:09:00 PM

When I was trying to find inspiration for today's look I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I ended up trolling pinterest and I found this print. Inspiration hit. I could adapt it to use it for #StampingSaturday which I love. I started with a base of OPI's I Have a Herring Problem. IHAHP is a dusty blue filled with shimmer.

I then stamped on a hexagon with Winstonia W-113 and Sinful Colors Snow Me White. Finally I took OPI My Dogsled is a Hybrid (teal) and Can't Afjord Not To (coral) and filled in some of the hexes with a teeny-tiny paint brush.

In the end I feel its a good interpretation of my inspiration picture, but translated onto my nails it looks kinda like old school flooring tiles. I do love the color combo though. These are all great together. Be sure to check out all the other lovely ladies who created stamped looks today.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

*self purchased

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Negative Space & NYFW

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 2/18/2015 08:30:00 PM

So if y'all follow me over on Instagram last Friday you got spammed by my backstage NYFW experience. I was lucky enough to be part of Team Cirque and got to go backstage to prep and apply nails. Backstage at NYFW is crazy, it's barely organized chaos. For every model there is at least two makeup people, a hair stylist, coordinator, press, photographer, nail person and more. There were 25 models in the show, so imagine how many people were working together to pull the show off.

This was the look I wore backstage. Since I was on Team Cirque I wanted to wear one of Annie's beautiful creations. I started with a base coat and applied right angle nail vinyls to create a negative space. The black is two coats of Zoya Willa*. After removing the vinyl guides, I added Cirque Le Invader to the bottom half of the nail. Finally I matted the whole thing.

What do you think of my first go at negative space? I kinda hate it. I think if the spaces were thinner I'd like it more, but it isn't my favorite look I've ever done.

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

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Colores de Carol Fury

Monday, February 16, 2015 2/16/2015 01:54:00 PM

Since it was Valentine's lovey-dovey season, I wanted to wear a pretty red. Colores de Carol Fury was a natural choice for me. Fury is a bright red jelly filled with red and silver holographic glitters. The sparkle is subdued in inside light, but when you get it outside in the sun...WOWZA!

This swatch is 3 thin coats. I did have to add in some dry time between each coat to minimize dragging but other than that application was fairly easy.

I did intend to do some valentine stamping over this but things went horribly wrong and disasticure was the result. Instead of seeing that, we'll just admire the pretty red sparkles, yes?

Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee

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#StampingSaturday: Happy Valentines Day!

Saturday, February 14, 2015 2/14/2015 11:47:00 AM

Hey y'all! It's been a crazy whirlwind week for me. I've been looking at apartments, going on interviews, working New York Fashion Week, puppysitting, and more. If you don't follow me on Instagram, go check out my feed to see all the behind the scenes shots from my NYFW experience. It was crazy cool, emphasis on the crazy.

Today for #StampingSaturday I'm bringing you a neutral based Valentine's look. I started with a base of Butter London's Cuppa, a beautiful tan cream. It's the exact shade of your tea after a splash of milk. Yum! On my thumb and ring finger I used Barry M Duchess, a beautiful rose gold textured polish. Love this one!

I then used Orly Rage, a beautiful rose gold shade to stamp on some hearts. It's a subtle rose gold look, but if you know me, you know I love rose gold, so win win!!! I know the plate is a Bundle Monster plate but I don't know the # off the top of my head. Sorry.