Showing posts with label Finger Paints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finger Paints. Show all posts
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Flower Fashion
Hello, Fireflies!
This month, the NCC challenge prompt is, 'inspired by fashion.' I'm going to interpret this loosely as 'clothes' because I know nothing about fashion, and I like doing manis that match my outfits. I also share my FOTD and EOTD, too!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A Leopard Can Change His Spots If They're Made Of Nail Polish
Hello, Fireflies!
It's almost the end of the month, and I haven't done all 4 of my NCC posts yet! Today is #3 in the 'animal' challenge. I haven't really played around with animal prints too much, but today I make a leopard print two ways.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
NYE Nude Nails
Hello, Fireflies!
Happy NYE! Whether you're going out and partying, or bringing in the New Year with the TV, you can still have fabulous nails, right? For me, the trend was nude, with a little (or a lot) of bling! I reached into the vault to bring up some looks you might want to try to ring in your 2015.
Happy NYE! Whether you're going out and partying, or bringing in the New Year with the TV, you can still have fabulous nails, right? For me, the trend was nude, with a little (or a lot) of bling! I reached into the vault to bring up some looks you might want to try to ring in your 2015.
Labels:
Bonita,
Ciate,
Cult Nails,
Enchanted Polish,
Finger Paints,
french tip,
glitter,
Golden Rose,
gradient,
Holiday,
nude,
NYE,
Orly,
Pixi,
Sephora X,
Shimmer,
Sinful Colors,
Zoya
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Monsters In Love - Frankenstein's Monster and Bride
Hello, Fireflies!
If you saw yesterday's patchwork mani, and with today's Frankenstein's Monster and Bride mani, you might sense a theme - that Halloween monsters are known for being stitched badly! Was no one proud of their craftsmanship?
Today's mani is inspired by this Pinterest roundup post - they couldn't identify the original artist, and neither can I, but if you can point me in the right direction, I'll be happy to give credit!
I decided to add the hearts because they are monsters in lurve. Look how they have goo-goo eyes for each other... You could break out this design for an alternative Valentines' Day mani!
Bottle shot: Sally Hansen White Tip mixed with Revlon Spirit, Finger Paints Go Van Gogh!, Revlon Cherries In The Snow, Wet 'n Wild Black Creme, and stripers in black and white.
Is there a romantic side to your Halloween? My husband and I like to do couples' costumes! One year, we were stereotypical tourists, another year we were 'Old and Retired' Han Solo and Princess Leia..
If you saw yesterday's patchwork mani, and with today's Frankenstein's Monster and Bride mani, you might sense a theme - that Halloween monsters are known for being stitched badly! Was no one proud of their craftsmanship?
Today's mani is inspired by this Pinterest roundup post - they couldn't identify the original artist, and neither can I, but if you can point me in the right direction, I'll be happy to give credit!
I decided to add the hearts because they are monsters in lurve. Look how they have goo-goo eyes for each other... You could break out this design for an alternative Valentines' Day mani!
Bottle shot: Sally Hansen White Tip mixed with Revlon Spirit, Finger Paints Go Van Gogh!, Revlon Cherries In The Snow, Wet 'n Wild Black Creme, and stripers in black and white.
Is there a romantic side to your Halloween? My husband and I like to do couples' costumes! One year, we were stereotypical tourists, another year we were 'Old and Retired' Han Solo and Princess Leia..
Labels:
black,
Finger Paints,
Frankenstein,
french tips,
green,
Halloween,
hearts,
Monster,
red,
Revlon,
Sally Hansen,
striper,
Wet and Wild,
white
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack and Sally
Hello, Fireflies!
For my last NCC Stripes challenge of the month, I wanted to incorporate stripes and one of the most popular Halloween traditions - watching The Nightmare Before Christmas.
This mani was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest, but I cheated and used a 3-D charm for Jack's face.
I painted all but my middle finger with Revlon Spirit, and then used a black striper to freehand the black stripes. The middle finger was painted with Milani Black Swift, and then the charm was applied.
Bottle shot: Revlon Spirit, Milani Black Swift, and a black striper.
What's Jack without his girl?
This was inspired by a mani done by The Nailasaurus, but it reminded me of Sally.
I started off with a white base to make sure that the colors were bright. Then, I used striping tape to mark off the different sections. Even thought it would be nice to paint one color at a time, it dries too quickly for that - and dry polish gets pulled off with the striping tape. So, do one nail at a time. I painted over the white lines with black polish and made the stitches, too.
Bottle shot: Revlon Spirit, Nails Inc Bond St., Wet 'n Wild Pleasure Pier, Urban Decay Bang, Finger Paints Go Van Gogh!, and a black striper.
Wouldn't it be neat to have one hand done like Jack, and the other like Sally?
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Ghosts In The Mist
Hello, Fireflies!
Today, I have a boo-tiful no-water-marble-turned swirly ghosts mani to show you! This is straight up a Robin Moses design. I just did it in polish instead of acrylic, and with much less talent than she has.
Still, this is the first even remotely successful needle drag marble I've ever done, so let's celebrate!
I painted the nail with OPI Glints of Glinda, and then, while the second coat was still wet, dropped little bits of Revlon Sequin (silver), Sally Hansen Raisin The Bar (metallic pink), and Finger Paints Black Expressionism (black) and Paper Mache (white) on one nail at a time. I ran a small nail art brush through the drops of polish to create the swirls, then pulled the excess polish off my finger the way Robin Moses taught me to.
Using a little more Paper Mache, thinned a little with polish thinner, I added the ghosties and outlined them with the black striper and added the faces. Then, I added in some of the pink glitter.
Bottle shot: OPI Glints of Glinda, Sally Hansen Raisin The Bar, Revlon Sequin, Finger Paints Black Expressionism and Paper Mache, and nail art stripers in pink glitter and black.
I think these may be the prettiest ghost nails I've ever done! Brava to Robin Moses for their conception and great tutorial. Are you more of a fan of the gory Halloween, or the pretty costumes?
Labels:
black,
Finger Paints,
freehand,
french tip,
ghost,
Halloween,
Needle marble,
nude,
OPI,
pink,
Revlon,
Robin Moses,
Sally Hansen,
silver,
striper,
white
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Sunday Stamping - I'm Such A Square
Hello, Fireflies!
When I found out that not only is this month's Nail Challenge Collaborative all geometric designs, but today's stamping challenge is, too, I set this mani aside for today. I have to admit, it's pretty square.
It does start out with a really pretty holo-y/flakie polish from LynBDesigns - Lobster Quadrille.
It's a little bit holo with those gold flakes that just melt into the polish. So pretty. Not sure why it's named what it's named, but Indies do what they do.
This square design from Winstonia 201 is so fun. Wish I did a better job stamping it!
I didn't do a good job with this stamping, but I still liked it. I love geometric patterns. I'm attracted to them like a moth to flame.
There is a lot of finesse in stamping that I am still working on - sometimes, a stamping plate isn't engraved deeply enough.
Sometimes, the plate is fine, but there's an incompatibility between the polish and the plate, or the polish and the stamping head - or even the type of stamping head and the plate.
Sometimes, you need to use a different scraper, or scrape in a different direction, or with a different angle on the scraper. Or scrape harder, or lighter, or in short, quick motions.
Sometimes, when you don't feel like working through all that, you get this. No one notices from normal viewing distance.
Bottle shot: LynBDesigns Lobster Quadrille and Finger Paints Black Expressionism.
I'd probably be a better blogger if I were more of a perfectionist, but it's just not in my nature. If your makeup or nails aren't perfect, do you redo them until they are?
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Blue Glittersplosion!
Hello, Fireflies!
Time for another round of Undies and Glitter! Today's polishes are some kind of blue.. mostly.
First up, Different Dimension Dewing It Right and Rainbow Polish Summer Storm. I love blue and grey together. Notice the water theme here?
Gorgeous though it is, OPI Amazon..Amazoff is a bit of a stainer on me. I did a couple of accent nails with Shimmer Polish Cristina, which could build to opacity, as many of Shimmer's microglitter polishes do, if you like.
A while back, I did a post about trying to recreate a pinned look that claimed to have been made with OPI Cuckoo For This Color and Essie Shine of The Times. When I did it, I couldn't make it look like the picture. Imagine my delight when this combination actually looked like it! I give you OPI Amazon..Amazoff and Color Club Galactic Garden!
I loved the sparkle that Finger Paints You Yacht To Know Better had in the bottle, but it's so subtle on the nail. So I added Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky. I didn't realize that it's a texture and completely opaque on its own! Instead of boosting Yacht, it obliterated it. Still pretty, though.
I love dusty colors like Rescue Beauty Lounge 360. I'm not sure I did it any favors by putting a matte flakie over it like Orly Green Flakie Topcoat.
My heart still sings over the combination of Amazon..Amazoff and Galactic Garden. Any fave glitter combos for you?
Time for another round of Undies and Glitter! Today's polishes are some kind of blue.. mostly.
First up, Different Dimension Dewing It Right and Rainbow Polish Summer Storm. I love blue and grey together. Notice the water theme here?
Gorgeous though it is, OPI Amazon..Amazoff is a bit of a stainer on me. I did a couple of accent nails with Shimmer Polish Cristina, which could build to opacity, as many of Shimmer's microglitter polishes do, if you like.
A while back, I did a post about trying to recreate a pinned look that claimed to have been made with OPI Cuckoo For This Color and Essie Shine of The Times. When I did it, I couldn't make it look like the picture. Imagine my delight when this combination actually looked like it! I give you OPI Amazon..Amazoff and Color Club Galactic Garden!
I loved the sparkle that Finger Paints You Yacht To Know Better had in the bottle, but it's so subtle on the nail. So I added Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky. I didn't realize that it's a texture and completely opaque on its own! Instead of boosting Yacht, it obliterated it. Still pretty, though.
I love dusty colors like Rescue Beauty Lounge 360. I'm not sure I did it any favors by putting a matte flakie over it like Orly Green Flakie Topcoat.
My heart still sings over the combination of Amazon..Amazoff and Galactic Garden. Any fave glitter combos for you?
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Throwback - First Magnetic Mani
Hello, Fireflies!
This month's NCC theme is to go back to our first 4 nail art manis and either recreate them, or use them as inspiration for an updated look.
The first nail art I have a picture of was this gem. It's a China Glaze magnetic polish, but I don't remember the name. Oy. Oy, oy, oy. Yeah.
I still like magnetics, but I really haven't worn them since then, so even though I've had lots of practice painting my nails, I had zero practice with the magnetic doohicky. My first recreation got scrapped. Right away.
Then, I picked this gorgeous copper magnetic from Finger Paints, Cop An Attitude.
Just a beautiful color, both alone and with the magnetic effect. I really like it.
I emphasized the magnetic wave with a thin chevron black tip using Wet 'n Wild Black Creme.
Bottle shot: Finger Paints Cop An Attitude, Wet 'n Wild Black Creme.
Do you still rock an old-school magnetic mani?
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Sunday Stamping - Pulsating Purple
Hello, Fireflies!
Today's Adventures in Stamping theme is 'Pulsating Purple and Pink'. I'm nursing a really torn up pinkie nail, so I picked a mani from the vault that I thought was a really pulsating purple... though it leans blue, not pink.
...and, somehow, I don't have a picture of the polish by itself, but it is Colors by Llarowe Big Girl Panties stamped with Finger Paints Black Expressionism and the Dashika Big SdP-D plate.
I thought it was a festive, maybe even *pulsating* look. Not really sure what that means, actually. I'm just hoping it's close enough.
Kinda look like tiny Star Trek insignias, now that I look at it.
What's your interpretation of a 'pulsating purple or pink' look? If you've done a nail or makeup look in that style, please feel free to post it on my Facebook page! I'd love to see it.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Stamps like a Butterfly, Stings Like a Bea
Hello Fireflies!
Today's Sunday Stamping challenge is butterflies, ladybugs, or fireflies. I totally need a firefly stamp!! Does anyone know where to find one?
I thought it would be funny to stamp butterflies over a polish named "Bea Stings." Bee stings. Get it? I knew you would. Bad puns aside, it is a gorgeous hot pink holo, that flashed orange at times.
This was so distracting when I was driving around today! I would see red and purple and orange in the rainbows.
I bought plate QA53 from Born Pretty Store during one of their sales. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this plate worked. It's been a while since I had a plate that worked perfectly for every image.
I wasn't sure about using plain old black (Finger Paints Black Expressionism) to stamp such beautiful butterflies, but I love how it looks over that crazy, bright, stunning holo. That lace pattern on the middle finger butterfly is sweet.
I changed the angle of the light for this pix, trying to bring out more of the rainbow colors. Can you see the purple and orange?
Bottle shot: Colors by Llarowe Bea Stings, and Finger Paints Black Expressionism.
It's not a complicated nail art, but I love it.. and I love bad jokes, too! If you have a favorite bad joke, I'd love for you to share it in the comments!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Circus! Circus!
Hello, Fireflies!
Our penultimate challenge this month is Circus Day. I haven't been to a circus since I was a little kid. What I remember most vividly about it was going to the bathroom with my friend and she ditched me there. I couldn't remember how to get back to my seat, and I was pissed and a little scared, and an usher had to help me find my friend and her dad out of the thousands of people there.
Probably why I didn't go to the circus again...
Deep breath. Clean slate with Revlon Spirit, a lovely white. I topcoated it with Rica Glossy Glam, so it's shiny and hard, too. I was gifted with a bottle of Glossy Glam from Ricarda, and I must say, I really like it! It is a thin, smooth topcoat that flows effortlessly over the nail and dries fast and glossy. It makes a great surface to stamp on, too. The only thing I can't speak to is longevity, because I change my polish so often.
There probably isn't going to be a better time to use this Winstonia W209 stamping plate than a circus challenge! All circus/fair type images! I stamped with Finger Paints Black Expressionism.
I took a bunch of stripers and played Coloring Book. My husband said it was like a color-by-numbers!
I added SOPI Meet Me At The Disco for a sparkly finish.
Bottle shot: Revlon Spirit, Finger Paints Black Expressionism, stripers in red, metallic pink, and glitters in purple, gold, and green, and SOPI Meet Me At The Disco.
Do you have happy memories of going to a circus or fair?
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