Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays polished peeps!

I can't believe tomorrow is Christmas eve, I've finally done all I need to do for Christmas - two potlucks down with no major casualties - with the exception of a burnt finger - ouch, only I would burn my finger making mashed potatoes!!

I haven't done a lot of holiday themed mani's that are worth posting, but this one was definitely one of my faves!

I actually used glittery polish again, I know, totally stepping outside the box!!  Here's some better shots to show the glittery goodness.

Wishing you and yours all the very best this holiday season - I hope everyone gets to enjoy time with their loved ones, with lots of laughter, love and of course good food!!  Mmmmm turkey dinner!!

Holla, N

Learning the Houndstooth

Hello Friends!  Welcome to the second to last day of the 31 Day Challenge  - Inspired by a Tutorial!

When I first started blogging, one of the first tutorials I watched was from Chelsea at Chelsea King's Get Nailed.  This girl is seriously talented and her tutorials are always informative and easy to follow.  I choose to do her Houndstooth tutorial - which you can view here.  I wanted to switch it up a bit by using red instead of the Tiffany Blue she used, but that looked awful, so I used a similar color to what Chelsea used.  I'll show you all my attempts - I took this off so many times, no wonder my cuticles are all red!!

Please show some love to my fellow challengers by clicking on the links below.  Check back Sunday for the last day of this challenge - a recreation of our favorite challenge mani!

Holla, N

-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
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
-Robin Sparkles 

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!

Have you entered my giveaway yet?  Click here, it's super easy and super awesome!

Holla, N

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So Poppular

Hey all!!  Welcome to flower day for the 31 Day Challenge!!

I've been wanting to do poppies on my nails for sometime now and I'm excited to share what I did.  The only problem with this mani, is that it started peeling the very next day - definitely not long lasting!!  I wonder if my base coat loses it's "umpf" once you reach the bottom and it thickens up...hmmmm.

And for poops and giggles, here's Revlon - Popular, I have Whimsical and didn't really like it, so thought I would try this one - meh, it's okay....  I want the Revlon with black glitter but can not find it anywhere!!!

For my Flower Mani, I used:

Main Color: Finger Paints - Paper Mache

Poppies:  Essie - Russian Roulette

I used acrylic paint for the black stamens.

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Don't forget to show love to the other lovelies doing the 31 day challenge by clicking on the links below....Check back Sunday (I'm posting early) for delicate print!

Can't wait for my EPIC 100 follower giveaway - here's another hint-y of what you might win-y!!

Holla, N

-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
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
-Robin Sparkles 

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

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

Hiya!  Do you have that song in your head now??

On our camping trip earlier this week the boys were drinking Mickeys beer and if you've never seen or heard of Mickeys beer, you are missing out!  Now, I'm not a fan of beer, but I am a fan of Mickeys - seems odd I know.  BUT, the coolest thing about this beer is that they have rebus puzzles on the inside of the caps. Brain puzzles when you've been drinking - awesome!  We had a good time trying to figure out the puzzles, some were really difficult and required google!

These aren't exactly beer nails, but that is where some of the inspiration came from, if by name only!  Also, my little cousin is staying with my grandparents for the week and I wanted to do something cute that he would recognize when I spent time with him.  He's the cutest thing ever, I just want to squish him!!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder

Main Color:  Essie - Russian Roulette

Polka Dots and White Accents:  NYC - French White Tip, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri  - Quick Canary

Mouse Ears and Bows:  Essie - Licorice

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Old School Tattoo or Nail Art?

Hiya!  Did you miss me?  Likely not, but hey, it was weird for me not to post last night, I just assumed it would be weird for you too!  This mani took me forever!!  By the time I was done, it was too dark out to take an outside shot, so I waited until today to post.

I'm a HUGE Robin Moses fan, her nail art is amazing!!  Random Me Fact:  I LOVE doing art and crafting.  I come from a long line of crafters.  My grandma is the Queen crafter, you should see her craft nook, and my mom follows close behind.  My sister and I are the princesses of crafting - well more my sister, she's amazing!  So I've had some experience with acrylics, but never to do nail art.  Now that I've started this blog and found Robin Moses, I've found a new love and use for acrylics!  Hope you enjoy!!

I'm posting this from my grandparents house, the hubby is helping my Grandpa-pa insulate and build his outdoor shed so my Grandma invited me for dinner.  SCORE!!  Who can pass up a free dinner and a good home made one at that!  I don't have a list of the polishes I used, but will add that once I'm home.

Back home!!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder
Thumb:  Nyx - Carnation
Pointer:  Revlon - Sunshine Sparkle
Pinkie:  Sally Hansen - Red Velvet
Accent Fingers:  Barielle - Going to the Chapel
Top Coat:  Seche Vite and ProFX

Holla, N

Jersey Bomb

Happy Monday!  I typed that with a scowl on my face, why do Monday's have to suck so bad?

I just finished watching 3 hours of Jerserylicious, oh how I love that show, the drama, the make-up, the clothes, the CHEETAH print!!  So tonight's episodes (which airs on TLN in Canada on Saturday's and Sunday's) was the Season 3 finale and the two hour follow-up special with Vivica A. Fox (totally random by the way).  I love how Gayle fires Tracy and Gigi at the end, I understand she's hurt and all, but how petty.  I can't wait for Season 4 to air in Canada!!  Here's my ode to Jerseylicious, hope you enjoy!

Base Coat:  Orly Bonder

Base Color:  NYC - Park Ave

Cheetah Dots and Accent:  Sally Hansen - Grey Area and Revlon - Elegant

Black Outline:  Sally Hansen - Black Nail Art Pen

Red:  Sally Hansen - Cherry Red

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Canadian, Eh?

Tomorrow is Canada Day....woo hoo!  Truthfully this holiday doesn't mean a whole lot to me besides a paid day off work.  Don't get me wrong, I'm proud to be Canadian, but I don't usually go all out and wear red and decorate my house and cover my body in Canadian Flag temporary tattoo's etc.  Usually we don't even do much, maybe drive down to the inner harbour to watch the fireworks, but living where we do, you really can see/hear them, so why waste the gas?  For the last couple of years the complex we live in throws a Canada Day BBQ.  Last year I painted faces, mostly Canadian flags and maple leafs - something that is not easy to do by the way!!  Afterwards we went to our friends house for a BBQ.  There's tons of activities this weekend to celebrate Canada's birthday and if I had kids I would probably go to most of them, but I'm happy to stay close to home and paint faces and hang out with friends and eat some good food.  Hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!!  What will you be doing??

Base Coat:  Orly - Bonder

Red:  SH Extreme Wear - Cherry Red

White:  NYC - French White Tip

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N

Red Red Whine

Crap, now I'm suffering from writer's block!!

Base Coat:  Orly - Bonder

Red:  SH Xtreme Wear - Cherry Red

Black:  Rimmel - Lava Red

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Holla, N