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Amsterdam Nails

3/31/2013

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I couldn't decide what to do with my nails on this lazy Sunday afternoon when my eyes drifted over to the salt & pepper shakers I brought back from Amsterdam and BOOM!  Inspiration!  It's quite fitting too since I've been missing Amsterdam as of late.  ...Now I just hope that the people at work don't think they are "XXX" porn nails.
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Tools Used:
Liner Brush

Polishes Used:
Red - Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure #570 Right Said Red
Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl
White acrylic paint
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Game of Thrones Fail Nails

3/31/2013

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I had big plans for these Game of Thrones nails.  I speckled them like rocks and I was going to paint a giant dire wolf running across them.  As I finished the head on my ring finger, I realized I had angled it such that there was no room for the body and the head didn't look like a head anyway.  So I painted over it with black and silver glitter and I think they turned out pretty rockin'! 

See how I got the splatter effect below!
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So to get the splatter effect, I first painted my nails white.  Then I watered down some black acrylic paint.  Not too watery, but enough that it wasn't clumpy.  Then I wrapped my thumb in aluminum foil in a way that gave me a ridge along the bottom of my thumb.  This way, I was able to flick the bristles of the toothbrush without ruining the paint on my thumb. 
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Tools Used:
Aluminum foil
Toothbrush

Polished Used:
White - Sinful Colors #101 Snow Me White
Glitter - Nicole Modern Family #NIF10 Luke of the Draw
Black acrylic paint
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Tie-Dye Nails

3/31/2013

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My sister and I went to see Pauly Shore perform live so I did these tie-dye nails for the occasion.  I think they were very fitting for The Weasel.  AaaOooOOooHHhhhOOOooOo!!
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And here he is the best picture I got of him.  He is drinking from a fish bowl he pulled off an audience members table.
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Tools Used:
Detail brush
Liner brush

Polishes Used:
White background - Sinful Colors #101 Snow Me White
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue acrylic paints
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Black Matte with Blue Glitter Half-Moons & Glossy Tips

3/25/2013

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Yes, the title is a bit lengthy, but how else would you describe these?  Well, I suppose "striking" would also work.

There's a mini-tutorial below.
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Go Go, Mini Tutorial!
Step 1: Paint 2 coats of black
Step 2: 2 Paint a matte top coat
Step 3: Carefully dab your blue glitter on to create the half-moons (I used 2 different blue glitters)
Step 4: Paint just the tips with a clear coat
Easy-peasy lemon-squeezy!

Polishes Used:
Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl
Blue Glitter #1 - China Glaze #857 Dorothy Who?
Blue Glitter #2 - Sinful Colors #1165 After Party
Matte Top Coat - Sephora
Top Coat - Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
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Monarch Butterfly Nails

3/18/2013

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I went into Ulta on Saturday to pick up another bottle of Seche Vite and walked out with 7 different polishes and $53 less in my wallet.  With my fancy new colors in tow (and my first Zoyas!), I sat at home and tried to come up with a design that would use as many of them as possible.  I've tried the butterfly wings before (many moons ago) with disasterous results and thought that this would be the perfect time to try again now that I have new brushes and...oh boy did these turn out great!  The colors all blended together extremely well, they are super shiny and shimmery and my line work has improved immensely!  I want to try my other polishes, but I plan on wearing this mani for as long as possible - soooo pretty!
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Tools Used:
Make-up sponge
Detail brush

Polishes Used:
#1 Base pink - Zoya #ZP551 Faye
#2 Orange - OPI #NLE79 A Woman's Prague-Ative
#3 Dark pink - Nicole #NIF13 Back In My Gloria Days...
Black and white acrylic paint

*And just because I couldn't stop this scene from playing in my head whilst painting this mani...

No one ever suspects.....The Butterfly!!
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Refresh An Old Manicure

3/17/2013

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You may notice that these are not my hands - they are my sisters.  She had an old mani that she wanted me to freshen up with some stamping.  I obliged on the condition that she bathed my dog. 
With my dog clean and tearing around the apartment like a spaz, I started stamping!  We originally wanted to try the new OPI I bought "A Woman's Prague-Ative" - it's a bright, shimmery, lava-like orange, but sadly it didn't show up too well over the greens.  So with that idea dead, we decided to just alternate the colors she already had.  The results were great!  After the stamping, we added a glitter coat to tie it all together. 
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Tools Used:
Mash Stamping Plate #39

Polishes Used:
Light green - Nicole #401 Mer-Maid for Each Other
Dark green - Sally Hansen Lustre Shine #007 Scarab
Glitter - Sally Hansen Diamond Strength #120 Diamonds
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St. Patty's Day

3/17/2013

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Gotta dress up the nails for a holiday!  I wanted to do a slightly more complicated gradient for St. Patty's Day, but looking back on them, I wish I had used more dark greens.  Oh well, there's always next year!
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Tools Used:
Make-up sponge

Polishes Used:
Light green - China Glaze #80937 Re-Fresh Mint
Mid-green - China Glaze #80830 Tree Hugger
Dark green - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #10 Emerald City
Glitter - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #180 Disco Ball
Green glitter - Ulta Love Fern
Gold - OPI #D07 Goldeneye
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Antique Nails

3/17/2013

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I came across these two polishes that look just fantastic with each other so I decided to play around with them and my stamps.  The end result looks almost like a patina or antique sort of feel.  What are your thoughts?
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Tools Used:
Mash Stamp plate #43

Polishes Used:
Shiny green - Nicole #401 Mer-Maid for Each Other
Base green - Essie #752 Turquoise & Caicos
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Spring Daisy Nail Art

3/12/2013

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I was trying to come up with an idea for my nails the other night and all I could think about were flowers, so I threw these bad boys together.  
I wanted to add a bit of sparkle to these as well, but I didn't want it to over-power the flowers, so I painted on the sparkle layer BEFORE I did the flowers.
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Polishes Used:
Blue - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #420 Pacific Blue
Sparkle - Sally Hansen Diamond Strength #120 Diamonds
White, yellow, lilac, brown acrylic paint
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Gameboy Nail Art

3/12/2013

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Sorry it's been a while since I've posted, but I've been a bit busy and lazy.

So, this was actually part of a Game-Night set I did for a friend's birthday party, but sadly the rest of the game themed nails chipped too badly before I could get a picture of them.  But at least my favorite survived!
In case you're curious, the other games represented were backgammon, Sorry!, Twister, and chess.
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Polishes Used:
Silver - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #220 Celeb City
Lime green, red, black acrylic paint
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    About Bailey

    I'm 29 years old and I just moved to New York City with my boyfriend and little monster dog.  I've been doing nail art off and on since I was a kid...that's about 17 years!  But I really got back to it about 3 years ago. 
    As you can probably tell, my inspiration comes from my love of TV shows, movies, games, and other miscellaneous pop culture.

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