These two colors were sitting out on my nail table...

These two colors were sitting out on my nail table and I was leaning towards just wearing the pink color, but when I put them both on to decide what I wanted to do I ended up REALLY liking the combination of the two.  I like the pink fine by itself, but I'm not a huge fan of all dark colored paintjobs.  Not on myself, anyway.  So I decided to go with two dark accent nails.  I really like how this turned out.  I will probably do this more often with my other dark colors.  It's not something I intentionally discovered, but I am glad that I did.  😃

I put a nail sticker on my pinky, and it looked fine when I went to bed last night, but when I got up today it looks a bit like it smudged.  I didn't even know that was possible.  😳  Oh well.

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Embellishments from BornPretty;
Stamping technique

Aw, man!

Aw, man!  I just got an email that a few of the stamping plates I was really looking forward to are in stock.  I reserved them so that I would be notified when they came in.  I now have THREE DAYS to purchase them or they will be sold.  What a bummer.  I'm afraid that I am gonna have too many vet bills this weekend to get them.  🙁

Oh well.  It's just stuff.  I will try to get them later.  I just can't believe the timing!  LOL

I realize that this is a boring ass paint job to post, but...

I realize that this is a boring ass paint job to post, but I'm not posting it because I've done anything special.  I am posting it because HOLY SHIT - THAT COLOR IS BEAUTIFUL.  😳

I'm not one for dark shades, really, but for some reason I love this.  LOVE ❤ LOVE it.  It's so creamy and brown and red and just beautiful.

I've been staring at it since I put it on last night.  And I had big plans for this manicure.  I was gonna stamp it and all kinds of stuff.  But it was just too pretty to cover up, so I completely changed my mind.  I put some stones on there because I'm still me, but damn.  I just wanted to SEE this.  😳

So... I was looking at it today and I finally figured out what my attraction to it is.  It looks like RED VELVET CAKE.  MY FAVORITE CAKE EVER.  Now I want some cake.  And I don't want to wait until my birthday.  I am so bad!

For anyone who is curious, this color is I Knead Sour-Dough by OPI.  It SHOULD HAVE been called "I NEED Red Velvet Cake!"  For. Realz.

Shauna - thank you x1000.  I wouldn't have gotten this without you.  I love it so much I might need a back-up bottle.  😳

I Knead Sour-Dough by OPI;
Embellishments from BornPretty

Internet nails!

Internet nails!  LOL  How many "likes" for my pinky?  😛

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I have never tried Zoya Remove+...

I have never tried Zoya Remove+ - probably because it's expensive and I've never seen it anywhere.  But it does get an ass-ton of shout-outs in the nail world.  Now I don't have to buy it.  I keep plenty of acetone around.  😃

SCIENCE!  😃

https://loodieloodieloodie.blogspot.com/2011/07/moisturize-your-nails-with-acetone.html

I did these yesterday while I wasn't feeling super great.

I did these yesterday while I wasn't feeling super great.  I wanted to do something that would look neat, but not take a lot of time or brain-power.  LOL  So, DOTS!  Lots and lots of dots!  😛

I have dotting tools, but you can also make dots with things around the house, like the not-pointy ends of pins (not pens), and toothpicks, and pencil erasers...  Pretty easy, and they are fun.  I'll keep these on a few days, I guess.

Various polishes;
Dotting technique

I don't really know what these are about.

I don't really know what these are about.  LOL  The stamping was done with a plate that looked like mail and birds, and the nail tattoos had the same vibe, so I put them together.  The tattoos were some cheapie ones from Wal-Mart, but they worked out pretty nice.  They aren't true "fake tattoos"... the images are kind of rubbery.  It's weird.  Most fake tattoos just stick down and that's that.  But these hung off my nails, so I had to use a file to remove the extra and acetone to get off what ended up on my cuticles and fingers.  Bizarre!

So the blue base on my thumb and pinkie looked like it was going to match the bird on my bird finger when it was in the bottle.  But when it dried, it did not.  It was much darker.  Oh well.

I feel like these are ok.  Not my favorite, but probably because it's not really my style.  But hey, at least they aren't boring!  😃

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Waterslide Decal

Butterfly nails! 🙂

Butterfly nails!  🙂

I have wanted this stamping plate for a LONG time, but it's always sold out every time I try to order it.  Thank goodness that Ninja Polish had one!

I used all holographic polishes, but I just couldn't get the camera to pick up the rainbows today.  I desperately need a new camera.  My birthday is coming up soon, so maybe I will get one then. Paws crossed!

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Stamping and Dotting techniques

Got my nail stuff today.

Got my nail stuff today.  The Ninja Polish surprise was a bottle of Ninja Polish Eye Candy.  Makes me think of Mardi Gras with it's gold, purple, blue and green glitter!

Also pretty stoked about my Bootie Baby polish.  That bottle CRACKS me up!  😛

So... Yesterday I caved and placed a small order with Ninja Polish.

So...  Yesterday I caved and placed a small order with Ninja Polish.  Couldn't help myself with all of the pretties she was posting, plus the chance to get my order free or a with a little extra something just made it incredibly hard to pass up.  So I got my shipping label, and while I didn't get my whole order free, I did get a freebie Mystery Ninja Polish.  So WOOHOO, I WON!  😃  Can't wait to see what it is.  I am so very excited, you have no idea.  😃😃😃

And YES, I ordered one of the bootie polishes!  LOL  I just had to.  😃

Decided to do my nails last night and...

Decided to do my nails last night and I'm finally wearing my Secluded Beach!  Woohoo!

I guess I'm just in the mood for glequins, so I used them again.  I wanted to decorate this paint job somehow, but not hide the color I tried for months to get, so the glequins worked out.  😃

Last night before I took my other paint off Shaun convinced me to matte it.  I did, and I liked the way it looked, so I tried it on this.  I don't like it on this so much.  For one, there is just something really neat about matte black and for two, the glequins I used last time weren't iridescent, so it didn't take a lot away from them.  I feel like the matte totally kind of kills this, though.  Luckily, it's easily fixed by just applying another shiny topcoat.  😃

So which do you prefer?

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This nail polish is shaped like a butt! LOLzThis nail polish is shaped like a butt! LOLz

This nail polish is shaped like a butt!  LOLz

I really have to have one.  At least for the bottle.  Oh my gawsh.  😃

Ninja Polish :: Bootie Babe

Polish freaks... this site is awesome.

Polish freaks... this site is awesome.  If you want anything, looks like today is a good day to order.  😃  I don't have the cash to buy a bunch of stuff (oh, how I wish I did!), but if anyone is interested in getting anything, I'd be willing to put it on my account and see if we've won the order for free.  Also, if we can hit $40, we get free shipping.  😃

www.ninjapolish.com

I feel like it's been FOREVER since I've done my nails.

I feel like it's been FOREVER since I've done my nails.  I've been really busy around the house lately.  I did these late yesterday after cleaning the house off and on all day.  I really wanted to use my new Secluded Beach, but I didn't want to waste it on a boring paint job, so I decided to wait since I didn't have the brain power for anything too fancy.  I was tired!

So... I'm not the hugest fan of black nails.  But I think that the flesh gaps and glequins make all of the difference because I'm really digging these!  I think I've finally found a way to wear black and like it!  They look really nice in person and even though they all match, they are NOT boring.  I am pleasantly surprised!  I think I will try something similar closer to Halloween.  In black and orange, obviously.  😃

So these were pretty easy.  I just cut tape into squares and put the corner edge down, painted black over it, and pulled it off.  Most of my lines came out crisp, but even if they hadn't it wasn't a big deal since I was going to cover the edges with glequins anyway.  I also think that colored striping tape (now available at Wal-Mart!) would look nice instead of glequins.  I just don't have luck with getting that stuff to stick down for more than a day or two.  And once it starts peeling up, I pull it off, so the whole paint job is usually ruined pretty fast.  I really like the way that stuff looks, but I tend to avoid it for that reason.  😕

Black polish;
Glequin Embellishments from BornPretty