OCC Sunset Gradient

Hello, Fireflies!

When you look at a sunset, do you see nail polish colors?  Me, neither.. but when I look at some nail art, sometimes, I see sunsets!

Smart Nails Nail Art Stencils

Product provided for review. All opinions are my own.

 Hello, Fireflies!

Y'all know how I love my nail art - freehand, stamping, and now, STENCILS! I had the opportunity to try out some fun stencils from SmART Nail Art, and I can't wait to show you how easy they are to use.

Harvest Time #FallingForNailArt

Hello, Fireflies!

It's harvest time! So, it got me thinking about food.  Which got me thinking about pie.  Pumpkin Pie.  Liquid Sky Lacquer Pumpkin Pie, to be precise.  It's that perfect 'cooked pumpkin' shade of orange holo.

I was watching a Robin Moses video where she demonstrated some 'old school' nail art - stuff she did back in the '80's.  I wore nail polish then, but I wasn't into nail art.  I was really only allowed to wear champagne and frosted pink, back then - maybe a red for a special day.  Black was for the 'bad kids.'  Oh, how times have changed.

I used Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics ISherwood and Above the Curve Let's Tan-GO for old-school stripes that reminded me of waves of grain.

All the oranges, yellows, and browns are perfect colors for fall.  These stripes also make me think of hay, maybe stuffing a scarecrow!

The magic that is topcoat smooths everything out.

Bottle shot:  Liquid Sky Lacquer Pumpkin Pie, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics ISherwood, and Above the Curve Let's Tan-GO

Ready to rock some old-school nail art?

Cutest Creepy Crawlers EVAH! #FallingForNailArt

Time for another double-dose of challenge goodness! Halloween and Creepy Crawlers go together like bread and butter.  I saw this amazingly cute mani by IG@ Christabel Nails (on Pinterest) that I knew I had to try and do a version of!

I started off with OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and did a sponge gradient with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Electric Sheep.  I wasn't worried about it being perfect because nail art was going to come to my rescue and distract you from seeing all the flaws!

I tried to represent all the spidery steps at once.  From thumb to pinky - I made circles and then added a little texture so that they would look like fuzzy circles. 

Then, I added the web strand that the spider is hanging from, the mouth pincers and eight legs. 

The eyes were the best part because they really make the cuteness.  Two big white dots that meet in the middle, with black dots inside, and then another set of teeny white dots inside those for highlights.

All the finished spiders, but sans topcoat.   Are they not freakin' cute, even for spiders?

All up in your nailz, spinnin' our cutez webz.

Bottle shot:  OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls,  Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Electric Sheep, and Finger Paints Black Expressionism.

Would you wear spiders on your nails if they were this cute? 

Matchy Monday - Brown Spots and a Dog

Hello, Fireflies!

Time for another Matchy Monday Mani.

I'm so glad that its at least seasonally appropriate to break out all the fall polish colors.  I love rich, warm browns and jewel tones.  This golden brown beauty is Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics ISherwood (say it out loud. - I Sure Would!)

That gold shimmer just slays me.  Yum.

When my husband saw this pix, he thought I was making Domino nails.  Hmm. Well, we're not done!  These were made with a dotting tool and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

Then, I added dots with Orly Enchanted Forest. As I'm typing this, I realized that I used polishes named iSHERWOOD and enchanted FOREST.  I subconsciously made a Robin Hood mani!

I did make a few more dots with Isherwood to add a little more depth and cover some mistakes.  Then, the topcoat makes it all nice and pretty.

This dress has a simple black top, and the skirt is this camo-type pattern of dots.  I thought my nails looked a lot like it!

Bodie couldn't resist trying to figure out what was going on, and I couldn't resist showing you my curious, cute puppy dog.  He is the sweetest love sponge of a dog!

If you do any manis inspired by an outfit, I hope you'll post them on my FB wall - I'd love to see them!

Stamping Sunday - Holo with a Twist

Sunday Stamping! Today's challenge was to stamp over a holo.  Well, if there's something I have, it's a lot of holos.  This dusty slate blue from Jade, Extasy, was calling my name.

I liked this pattern on Shany SH20, but I thought it would stamp thicker for some reason.

Pretty, but it needs a little something.

I took Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Electric Sheep, Liquidus Blue Diamond Turquoise, and the tiniest nail brush I own, and filled in some of the shapes from the stamp.

I need to try the decal technique, but for now, this is more like what I was looking for.

Bottle shot:  Jade Extasy, Finger Paints Black Expressionism, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Electric Sheep, and Liquidus Blue Diamond Turquoise.

Do you prefer your stamps to be one color, do you like decals, or painting them instead?