How Much is that Doggie on the Accent Nail?

Hey, hey Bloggerettes! It has been a very long, hot minute since my last post and I apologize. However, I'm currently watching Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IX and felt like it was time to post my Zombri nails! Zombri of course is my baby girl Boston Terrier. My nail art abilities are seriously sub par but I just had to do these!

Grey-t to be Here and Shine of the Times.

Grey-t to be Here, Shine of the Times, and Make a Spectacle.

I began with CND Stickey, 2 coats of Essence Grey-t to be Here, 1 coat of Essie Shine of the Times, 1 coat of China Glaze Make a Spectacle, followed by a thick coat of Seche Vite. Once dry I began my Zombri outline with a white base, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. Then I took a short striper brush and an opaque black, Revlon Stiletto, and outlined her face, her nose, and whiskers. Then brown for her eyes and some pink for her ears and 1 more coat of Seche Vite to seal her in! It's funny, my demo nail came out more like Zombri while on my acutal nail looks more like Bronson.

See! But if you don't remember what Bronson looks like let me remind you...

Here he is after having couch for dessert!

What do you think of my totally derp representation of my pup? Thanks for looking!

Crimson Orchid

 Happy Hallows Eve Bloggerettes! Todays look features a more demure look with a splash of blood! I was able to pick up China Glaze Orchid Shadow and CND Crimson Sparkle on a blog sale for a steal. I'm starting to build a small collection of the CND Shimmers and Sparkles, albeit slowly. This look only solidifies that I must own MOAR.

2 coats of Orchids Shadow.

Closeup of Crimson Sparkle.

The blood was inspired by the fact that my nails were consistently cutting me or someone else up. On accident of course! I started off with 2 coats of Rejuvacote, 2 coats China Glaze Orchid Shadow(a grey with gold shimmer), and 1 coat CND Crimson Sparkle. For the blood I did a needle drag with Essie Silken Cord. This was a nice and simple way of doing an almost work friendly Halloween mani, lol. What do you think?

Thanks for looking!

Nail Dump

 Bloggerettes, the title of this post is gross. Haha! But accurate. I know I've lacked in posting but trust me I've been painting. Here's a quick update on some nail art and swatches while I've been busy in the outside world.

My attempt at a major lemming, Rescue Beauty Lounge's Aqua Lily. This is 2 coats of OPI Fly with 1 coat CND Violet Shimmer. Fly is a much more accurate base for Aqua Lily than Zoya Wednesday!

Then I added Essie Stroke of Brilliance! A lot of folks at work loved it but I just did not like this look. I received Stroke of Brilliance through the Essie Klout perk a while back.

This look begins with 1 coat of Maybelline Sunlight for a nice golden glow within, followed by Glitter Gal Light as a Feather. I can't remember which pink I used but I'm pretty sure it was China Glaze Pink Plumeria. I did this funky french for a friends wedding reception. A little appropriate with a neon punch! Loved this look.

I almost didn't buy this awesome Hare polish. What was I thinking?! This beauty is Twilight Savings. She's full of silver square glitter and purple micro glitter swimming in a purple jelly base. The micro glitter really makes this polish glow. Gorgeous, a definite must have.

You all know I love my roses! The glitter is Color Club Gingerbread and the base for my accent nail is Julep Hayden. My roses were a mix of colors that I can't exactly remember. Sorry dahlings.

Finally, this mani is 3 coats of Butter London Bluey. I received this bad boy through Coterie for a steal!

Ladies and germs, I have spent a long night painting up a storm making nail polish earrings for some lovely ladies. I also have a humongoid work week ahead of me. Luckily I do have 2 Halloween looks I can't wait to show you! Till next time...

Thanks for looking!

Shiny Bikini Time

 Hello, hello, hello Bloggerettes! I've had a very busy August with work, my birthday, and my boyfrans birthday. The boyfran and I shared an amazing vacation with the pups, food, and a lot of alcohol. We also did a lot of shopping, so I picked up some new make up and polish. Gifts were some Adventure Time toys, Lollipop Chainsaw, and baking stuff. Yes, I am 12, don't judge haha! I also bought The Wah Nails Book of Nail Art, if you're looking for a cute nailspiration book this one is for you!

Anywho, todays post features Essie Shine of the Times and Bikini So Teeny. This mani was a huge hit and I received so many compliments. Bikini So Teeny is a gorgeous periwinkle/baby blue creme while Shine of the Times is an orange/gold/green flakie. I find with most Essie cremes the formula tends to be thick however this was not the case with BsT.

Gorgeous, right? This is 1 coat CND Stickey, 2 coats of Bikini so Teeny, 2 coats Shine of the Times, and 1 thick coat of Seche Vite. As a quick side note Shine of the Times is no longer carried at Walgreens and was replaced with Stroke of Brilliance the multiple sized blue glitter in the Essie basic department. Which I think is a damn shame as it was the best polish in the Luxe line.

Thanks for looking!

Tutorial Tuesday: Grunge

G'day Bloggerettes! Today features another group mani featuring Tutorial Tuesday; when you pick your favorite tutorial and do it! I decided to try my hand at Jamie at Nails Adored Grunge Tutorial. However instead of grunge I got more funky peacock but it's still pretty sweet! This post is going to be very picture heavy!

I picked Essie Licorice, Sinful Unicorn, Orly Purple Crush, China Glaze Splish Splash, and China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise. You'll need a capful of acetone and a paintbrush for this mani.

 I started with a coat of CND Stickey followed by 2 coats Licorice.

 Paint 1 side with Unicorn.

 Then Purple Crush.

Followed by Splish Splash, then Turned Up Turquoise.

Once your done take your paintbrush, dip in acetone, and start brushing your nails till desired effect.

I am so happy with my results! Jamie did a great tutorial and I hope I did her some justice! What do you think? Now let's look at what the other girls did!

Fancy Wallpaper

Good morning everyone! Today a group of fellow Bloggerettes and I are partaking in a group tape mani! Last week the ladies did water marbling but I was unable to join so I am so excited to join the party this week. I had this look in my head forever was so relieved and excited to be able to finally work on it. It reminds me of pretty wallpaper, lol. 

For this look I did 2 coats of OPI Black Cherry Chutney, a dark red/black shimmer and 1 coat of Seche Vite. After giving it some time to dry I took 2 pieces of regular Scotch tape and made triangles. Next was 1 thick coat of China Glaze Stone Cold, a matte charcoal. Then I got my BM21 plate and used China Glaze 2030, a gold chrome, and used the vine and leaf image. I left the tape on during the stamping. To keep the image intact I did a coat of Essie Matte About You. You'll notice in some of my pictures the before and after when using Essie Matte About You.

Isn't OPI Black Cherry Chutney beautiful! I was so happy to finally add it to my collection. Now here are the links to the other ladies participating in our Thursday Group Tape Mani! Hope you enjoy them!

Franken: Snu Snu

Ozotic and indie brand Dollish Polish have made beautiful duochrome holographic polishes. Unfortunately Ozotic is pretty expensive and Toxic Avenger by DP has been out for a bit. So to cure my insatiable need for this glorious combination I got to work on my own franken. Here's Snu Snu. (Bonus points if you know what Snu Snu is!)

As always I can never good a good representation of the duochrome. Snu Snu is a linear holographic that flashes green, pink, and purple(the bottle shot shows a good example of this). I gave her some underwear in the form of Essie Merino Cool, a dark taupe. She's pretty opaque but I felt the underwear was necessary. And so my thirst for now has been quenched. What do you think of my franken?

-Kimmaye

Duped

Zoya did some amazing flash promos for the month of December and I was one of the many who could not catch a break, lol. Though I love the brand I typically don't purchase from their site unless they have an amazing deal. One of my biggest lemmings is Ivanka, a beautiful green sparkle. I decided to play around with my stash to see if I could either layer or franken a dupe. After some practice I found the perfect layering combo! One layer of OPI Gargantuan Green Grape Matte with two layers of Orly Halley's Commit. To make this even more obnoxious, lol, I added a layer of Essie Shine of the Times.

This combo was very bright because of GGG being a base while Halley's Commit brought the sparkle. I think this combo was a great way to end December 2011. I hope everyone isn't too hungover today. I was way to sick from my flu to do anything more than take my cold medicine and eat soup. More napping is definitely in my future, lol.

-Kimmaye