Bloody Thursday

Hiya!!  I'm onto day 3 of datyorkLOVES Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge - bloody nails!!

Who's heard of Robin Moses?  You haven't?  Do you live under a rock?  Kidding, if you haven't heard of her, please check her out, because she is amazaballs!  She is the queen of using acrylic paint for nail art.  She does incredibly intricate and detailed work and the best thing about her is that she shares all her knowledge via tutorials on youtube.  She also shares her tips and tricks, what paint she uses, brushes, you name it, she tells you about it!!

Click here to see Robin's "Smiley" the Movie Nails, which inspired this mani!

I used Finger Paints - Paper Mache for the tips and the used acrylic paint to make it look older.

I used Essie - Russian Roulette for the blood and acrylic paint for the stitches.

Don't forget to check out what everyone else is up to for this challenge - I've seen some pretty gruesome stuff!!  Check back tomorrow for Mummy nails - oooo spooky!

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Holla, N

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Red Rage

Hiya, Oh man, today has been a comedy of errors, let me tell you!  First of all, I struggled all day yesterday with what to do for the first day of the 31 Day Challenge that Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner is hosting.  I've concluded that I'm not a big fan of red.  I'm so into bright summer colors right now, I just can't get into the red.  Secondly, I got a $600 ticket on my way home from work today because my car was not insured!!  WTF!  WORST DAY!  I'm thankful I was able to pull over somewhere where there was parking, I can't imagine having to pay for towing as well.  And the worst part?  I was literally a block away from home!!!  The way I've been able to make myself feel better about the whole situation is that I haven't had insurance on my car since June, so really it's only a $300  ticket because I'm actually paying for the insurance I didn't have to pay during the two months I didn't have insurance.  I can't believe I didn't have insurance, I didn't even realize, I so don't remember getting a notice in the mail.  And my birthday was like ages ago!!  ugh.

Thirdly is this disasticure - this is the third try for Day 1 of the 31 day challenge - if I'm having this hard of a time with a broad topic like red - I'm dreading the rest of the challenge!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder

French Tips:  NYC - French White Tip

Polka Dots:  Essie - Russian Roulette

I used acrylic paint for the bows.

Top Coat:  Pro FX Quick Dry

Don't forget to check out the other lovely ladies participating in this challenge!

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista 
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints

Here's what we'll be doing for the 31 days, we'll be posting every 3 days!

Holla, N