Doodly Phone

I love doodling, and I love bright colors. I've also recently adopted an affinity for my iPhone, and its beautiful casing from Skinit. It's one of those designs that looks hand drawn and easy enough to do, so when inspiration struck, I decided to try my hand, or nail, at it. Two colors and a Sharpie later, I nailed it.

 Electric Pineapple from China Glaze is one of my favorite polish colors, so I was excited it pretty closely matched the case's color. The white blob was just done using Bad Chick from Sinful Colors and dotted using French White Creme from Wet n' Wild. Then, I just sort of freehand traced the outlines of the white with a Sharpie. It's not as thin and precise as I would've hoped, but I don't know if Sharpie makes anything finer than Ultra Fine Point. Is there an Uber Fine Point or Ultra Extreme Fine Point out there?

Outlined Flowers

I was originally inspired for today's manicure by Gully Nails's post, Polka Dot Flowers. After looking at her design again, I know I kind of missed the mark, but I'm still sort of giddy about my own design. Sort of seems kind of Spongebob-esque.

The base color here is Secret Peri-Wink-Le (China Glaze), overlaid with Whimsical (Revlon).  The petals are a combination of Feeling Great (Sinful Colors) and Lightening (Sally Hansen Insta-Dri). Finally, I drew the inner pollen spots with Time Off (Sinful Colors).

I will try this again to get it closer to Becky's design, because I absolutely love it.

Basketball and Nail Polish: 30 Day NBA Challenge Day 8 *TRAILBLAZERS*

Today's challenge: Portland Trailblazers
Team colors:White, Silver, Red, Black

Hi Guys,

Sorry again for another late posting.  I have been so busy but I finally had the time to do this manicure for you.  I'm happy the way this turned out.  I hope you don't get dizzy looking at the swirls. Lol! 

I used Stamping plate DRK-A I thought my swirl design was the closes I could get to the logo

Red: SinfulColors GoGo Girl the texture is like an inky red jelly if that makes sense

Black: SinfulColors Black on Black

White: SinfulColors Snow Me White used 2 coats

Silver:  Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Silver Sweep.  It's fantastic to use for stamping!

Before stamping I applied 2 coats of white, 1 coat for the red and black

History

The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the Memorial Coliseum, before moving to the Rose Garden in 1995. The franchise entered the league in 1970 and has been based in Portland throughout its existence. The franchise has enjoyed a strong following; from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American major professional sports.^[3] The Trail Blazers are the only sports team in the "Big Four" sports leagues located in the state of Oregon. After the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Seattle SuperSonics left and relocated to Memphis and Oklahoma City respectively, the Trail Blazers are also currently the only NBA team based in the binational Pacific Northwest.
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*Other Bloggers taking the 30 Day Basketball Challenge
The Exotic Lacquer
Lovin Nailz

See Challenge Day 1 *Lakers* HERE
See Challenge Day 2 *Thunder* HERE
See Challenge Day 3 *Spurs* HERE
See Challenge Day 4 *Clippers* HERE
See Challenge Day 5 *Mavericks* HERE
See Challenge Day 6 *Rockets* HERE
See Challenge Day 7 *Grizzlies* HERE


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Black and White Glitters

I may not be posting my nails, but I am most certainly not going to abandon you guys.

I have some awesome news and exciting tips for you today.

One of the most coveted nail polishes available to lacquer heads today comes from Lynderella: Connect the Dots. It's a gorgeous polish that goes well over every single thing it's layered with. Check out some of these examples:

The PolishAholic, Gems in a Bottle, Chalkboard Nails, The Lacquer Room, Polish Art Addiction

Unfortunately, this beauty of a polish is really hard to come by, and may be harder now that she has closed shop for a while and made her blog private. Sucks I know.

Luckily, there are opportunities out there to get dupes and polishes that are really close. I just ordered two of these from All That Glitters, an Etsy shop run by Kirsten. She has two glitter polishes that are similar to Connect the Dots. For the black, she has Spotty Dottie Dark.

For the white, she has Spotty Dottie Light.

I just ordered one of each, so I have no idea how the consistency and application is, but those beautiful solid glitters make me so happy.

There has also been another move on Connect the Dots from Ninja Polish. They sell polish from a polish creator called Cover Band Lacquers. Their almost perfect dupe is called Sticks n' Stones and is currently sold out. You'll notice though that there is a message to buyers near the bottom that reads:

Sticks 'n Stones is not a limited edition product. The creator is working furiously to make us more stock. We expect a lot of stock again within 2-4 weeks.

The Spotty Dottie's go for $8.00, and Sticks n' Stones goes for $9.00. While Lynn is clearly unhappy about theses polishes popping up, you'll be happy to know that you have access to similar polishes.   

Motel Rocks Feather Print - Nail Art Tutorial

It's that time of the week where I show you a manicure tutorial inspired by a Motel Rocks print! As you may know, I am the resident Nail Artist at Motel Rocks Blog and will be creating nail art tutorial for all of you lovely people based on their stunning prints! Their clothes are amaaaaaze, what's more is they've opened a US online shop and store in LA! International Hotness!

This tutorial is for Motel's Feather Print, which looks so chic on the nail! It's also really easy to do at home with only a few simple tools - if you have a go I'd love to see it! Tweet at me y'all! Or spread the love on Pinterest!

remember you can click to enlarge! :D

Click HERE for the full tutorial for these feathery nails! Thanks to Motel Rocks for hosting the tutorial!

Let me know what you think on the comments!

Scaly Fingers - Barry M Croc Nail Effects

Sorry for leaving you all lonely for a week...

You'll all be thrilled to know, I'm sure, that I spent my weekend pretty much immersed in nail polish and therefore have lots and lots of new manicures to show you! I picked up Barry M's Croc Nail Effects the other day, but wasn't really expecting to like the results. I thought it would be too subtle and a poor alternative to the crackle effects - I was proved wrong, however, and I actually really like the effect it has given!

You apply the polish just like a crackle polish, with the thickness of the layer determining the type of crackle you get. the thinner the layer, the smaller the cracks, the thicker the layer the bigger the cracks (within reason - don't go plooping loads of it onto your nail, it will just get messy!) I started with a base of Barry M Gold Foil Effects, and found the Croc Effect worked better over a "touch dry" base, rather than a completely dry coat! I applied a medium coat and it took about 2 minutes to crack fully, leaving tiny vein-like cracks in the black polish - just like crocodile skin!

index finger - moments after Barry M Croc Nail Effects application

Barry M Croc Effects 2 minutes after application

This polish also dries shiny (as opposed to the matte crackles), so this is with no topcoat. i'm two days later and I have to say it has worn pretty well, considering it's just 2 thinnish layers of polish! Nice one Barry M! As I said, I wasn't really expecting to like this effect all that much and it is very subtle to the naked eye, but its really grown on me and I've ended up loving my scaly fingers! Mmmm scaaallyyyy.



A different kind of scaly, crocodile fingers

Thanks everyone, let me know what you think on the comments!

(Did I make up the word "plooping"? I'm pretty sure I did. I'm Captain Dictionary, over here.)

Basketball and Nail Polish: 30 Day NBA Challenge Day 6 *ROCKETS*

Today's Challenge: Houston Rockets
Team colors: Red, Black, White

Hi Guys,

There were several different logos for this team.  I choose this one because I like these colors.  Sorry I'm so late with this one.  I had some trouble this time around with my stamping.  Hope you still like it. 

Red: SH Salon Reddy to Mingle, 2 coats

Black: SinfulColors Black on Black, 2 coats

It was such a warm day my inspiration was butterflies saw a few of them today.

Used Konad special polish in Black and White with plate M78 (butterflies) plate M63 (swirl design)

History

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being moved to Houston.^[1]

In the Rockets' debut season, they won only 15 games. But after drafting Elvin Hayes first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft, they made their first appearance in the playoffs in 1969. After Hayes was traded, Moses Malone was acquired to replace him. Malone went on to win the MVP award twice, and lead Houston to the conference finals in his first year with the team. He also took the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, but they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics.^[2]
In 1984, the Rockets drafted Hakeem Olajuwon, who led them to the 1986 Finals in his second year, where they lost again to Boston. In the next seven seasons, they lost in the first round of the playoffs five times. They did not win their first championship until 1994, when Olajuwon led them to the finals. The team repeated as champions in 1995. However, the Rockets did not advance to the finals again, and missed the playoffs from 1999–2003. They did not reach the playoffs again until they drafted Yao Ming and they did not advance past the first round of the playoffs again until 2009.^[3]
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*Other Bloggers taking the 30 Day Basketball Challenge*

The Exotic Lacquer

Lovin Nailz

See Challenge Day 1 *Lakers* HERE
See Challenge Day 2 *Thunder* HERE
See Challenge Day 3 *Spurs* HERE
See Challenge Day 4 *Clippers* HERE
See Challenge Day 5 *Mavericks* HERE

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Basketball and Nail Polish: 30 Day NBA Challenge Day 3 *SPURS*

Today's challenge:  San Antonio Spurs

Team colors: Black, Silver, White

Hi guys, 

Sorry I'm just posting this. My internet service had some issues.  My original manicure didn't turn out like I wanted so I came up with this.  Hope you like it.

Silver glitter I used one coat 

White: SinfulColors Snow Me White

Black: Lechat Dare To Wear Powerful Black (from the Back To Basics Collection)

Silver Glitter: OPI Crown Me Already (from the Miss Universe 2011 Summer Collection)

Konad plate (can't remember)

White, two coats 

Black, two coats 

History

The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA-NBA merger and is the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship. The Spurs have won four NBA championships, more than any NBA franchise except the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Chicago Bulls. The Spurs' perfect record in NBA Finals series is surpassed only by the Chicago Bulls, who have won six without a loss;^[1] the Bulls and Spurs are the only two teams to maintain perfect records through multiple Finals series. As of July 2009, the Spurs rank third among active franchises for the highest winning percentage in NBA history; they have only missed the playoffs 4 times as an NBA franchise.
In their 33 NBA seasons since 1976–1977, the Spurs have captured 17 division titles, which gives the Spurs the most division titles in the NBA during that 33-year span (the Lakers are second with 16). They have made the playoffs in 19 of the last 20 seasons, and have not missed the playoffs in the 14 seasons since Tim Duncan was drafted by the Spurs in 1997.
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*Other Bloggers taking the 30 Day Basketball Challenge* The Exotic Lacquer

See Challenge Day 1 *Lakers* HERE
See Challenge Day 2 *Thunder* HERE

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Sunday Nails with Hello Kitty Night Sparkle

So, I decided to order a few things from Sephora.  Hello Kitty has new colors Night Sparkle was interesting to me so in the cart it goes.  I could not believe it's a one coater I'm happy with that! Night Sparkle is a deep swampy blacken green with green and golden shimmer.

Some nailart using rhinestones and L.A. Colors Art Deco nailart lacquer in white

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