Catching Fire Two Hand Manicure

     Tonight, I am going to go see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (for the first time) and I had planned on seeing it a lot sooner but life got in the way (as it tends to do). But anyway I designed this manicure last summer after reading the books at my friend Marcie's insistence. Which I actually liked (Who knew?). And since everyone asks which team I'm on I'll tell you I'm on the non-team "I Think Teams Are Stupid Team" It's so high school IMO (Sorry). I'm a grown ass woman I don't pick teams. However I will tell you my favorite characters are Cinna and Peeta, and (obviously) Katniss. So without any further blathering on my part, here's my Catching Fire manicure:

Pictures:

Left Hand Indoor No Flash. 

Right Hand Indoor No Flash. 

Left Hand Outdoor In Sunlight. 

Right Hand Outdoor In Sunlight.

Closeups:

Left Hand:

Mocking Jay.

Dandelion. 

District 12.

The Peeta's Pearl & Beach Background.

Girl On Fire. 

Right Hand:

President Coriolanus Snow's Blood Scented White Rose With Coughed Up Blood.

District 13 & Nuclear Symbol.

Clock At Midnight With Lightening Background. 

Finnick Odair's Trident & The Beach Background. 

Trailer: 

What I Used By Nail (This Will Take A While):

District 12 Nail:

China Glaze - Smoke And Ashes

Americana - Mustard Seed

District 13 Nail:

China Glaze - Solar Power

Ceramcoat - Black

Americana - White Wash

Dandelion Nail:

China Glaze - Gaga For Green

China Glaze - Westside Warrior

China Glaze - Kinetic Candy

China Glaze - White On White

Americana - White Wash

Finnick Odair Nail:

Trident:

China Glaze - Jitterbug 

Water:

China Glaze - Man Hunt

China Glaze - Bahamian Escape

China Glaze - Isle See You Later

China Glaze - White On White

Sand:

China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss

China Glaze - Lemon Fizz

China Glaze - Street Chic

China Glaze - Foie Gras

China Glaze - White On White

President Coriolanus Snow Nail:

China Glaze - Sea Spray

China Glaze - Concrete Catwalk

China Glaze - Immortal
China Glaze - Black Diamond
China Glaze - Salsa

China Glaze - Jitterbug

China Glaze - Holly-Day

Konad - White

Stamping Plate - Mash36

Pearl & Sand Nail:

China Glaze - White On White (used on all of the below)

Pearl:

China Glaze - Dandy Lyin' Around

China Glaze - White Cap

Water:

China Glaze - Man Hunt

China Glaze - Bahamian Escape

China Glaze - Isle See You Later

Sand:

China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss

China Glaze - Lemon Fizz

China Glaze - Street Chic

China Glaze - Foie Gras

Mocking Jay Nail:

China Glaze - Smoke & Ashes

China Glaze - Passion

Girl On Fire Nail:

China Glaze - Smoke And Ashes

OPI - The Spy Who Loved Me

China Glaze - Riveting

China Glaze - Solar Power

China Glaze - Dandy Lyin' Around

Midnight Clock Nail:

China Glaze - Jitterbug

China Glaze - Smoke And Ashes
China Glaze - Dandy Lyin' Around

China Glaze - Ghoulish Glow

China Glaze - White On White

China Glaze - Cowardly Lyin'

Sharpie - Black 

Effies Butterfly Dress  Nail:

China Glaze - Riveting

China Glaze - Orange Knockout

China Glaze - White On White

Konad - Black

Stamping Plates - CH50, SH206, & SH207

   So there you have it, my Catching Fire two hand manicure. What do you guys think? I'm rather pleased with myself actually. It was crazy complicated and planned well in advance I used images from the book (pearl, dandelion, Snow's rose, etc) as well as the movie trailers (Effies Dress, Mocking Jay, Girl on fire flames, etc). I really hope you guys like this manicure. And please for the love of all that is holy don't ask me how I did it. Just appreciate the result and be thankful that you didn't have to put in the work to achive this look. Also if you comment below about the book or movie don't spoil it for anyone, no who dies, no who lives, no plot twists, no ruined endings, no changes from the book, nothing that may ruin it for someone who hasn't read the books or seen the movie. I am a stickler for not ruining things, I may never forgive you if you ruin an ending. Also I monitor comments before they get posted and I will delete it before you can ruin it for anyone else so don't bother. Other than that comment away. Now that I have talked about this manicure enough for now, I'm off to see the film. So until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

Witches Night Out Manicure

     So today, I was feeling all nostalgic for Halloween when I was a kid and decided to do a nail art based on one of my favorite Halloween cartoons growing up. The cartoon is way older than me, but my mother pretty much recorded every holiday cartoon every drawn and I got to watch them all growing up (on gasp...VHS). I still have a VHS copy of it actually and I even still have a VCR to play it in (Gasp). Anyway, Witches Night Out is one of my favorite retro Halloween cartoons so I decided to do a manicure based on it. So without any further ado, here it is:

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Closeups:

Thumb - Nicely

Index Finger - Small

Middle Finger - Bazooey

Ring Finger - Tender

Pinkie Finger - The Witches Magic Wand. 

The center glows in the dark...but my camera wasn't having it. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - White On white

China Glaze - Sea Spray

China Glaze - Ghoulish Glow

Konad - White

Dollish Polish - This Is Halloween

Americana - Mustard Seed

Americana - True Red

Americana - White Wash

Ceramcoat - Black

Stamping:

Cheeky CH48

Movie Cover Art:

YouTube has the whole video so go watch it already. 

     To get this look I used a base coat of Seas Spray and topped it with This Is Halloween. I then made my own decals from my own drawings for Small, Tender, Nicely, and Bazooey. I made a stamping decal for the magic wand and then applied them all and top coated them. I mixed the acrylic paints to get the desired colors for Small and Nicely because I didn't have the right colors to start with. On the decals I opted for pencil as opposed to pen or marker because I thought it would fit the style of the cartoon better. So all my followers who are fans of vintage cartoons, how did I do? I rather like how they turned out. I hope you guys enjoy this manicure as much as I do. That's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

Graveyard At Dusk Manicure

     Today, I have another Halloween manicure to show you guys. I'm calling this one Graveyard at Dusk. I used sponging, stamping, self made decals (Thumb), and loose glitter. I really hope you guys like this one. I'm really digging it.

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Thumb Closeup:

Indoor no flash. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - Scandalous Shenanigans 

China Glaze - Infra Red

China Glaze - Not In This Galaxy

China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky

Konad - Black

Ceramcoat - Black

Silver holographic stars and crescent moons

Stamping:

HD04

     To get this look I used a base coat of Not In This Galaxy then sponged on the gradient or Scandalous Shenanigans, Infra Red and Not In This Galaxy. Then stamped on the graves, applied the decal for the thumb, and finally added the loose glitter. Over all I really like how this one turned out. It actually kind of reminds me of the Adams Family...probably because of the big Gothic house next to a grave yard. But  I figured every graveyard has a keepers cottage. This one is just a little more grand and Gothic than most. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this manicure. That's all I have for you today. So until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

The Cabin In the Woods Manicure

     Today, I have a Halloween nail art to show you guys. It's a two hand manicure (I did both hands in different designs) that is based on the horror film The Cabin In The Woods. Which I must say is pretty high on my horror movies I like list. I'm not going to tell you too much about the movie because...well to be honest I don't know what I can say that won't give it away or hint at the ending. Yes it's that good. I mean come on it's co-written by Joss Whedon (and if you don't know why Joss Whedon is awesome then I don't think we can be friends). Anyway here's my The Cabin In The Woods Manicure.

The Trailer:

And if you are a Chris Hemsworth fan (I am not) clearly he's also in it...but you should watch it because hello, Joss. 

Left Hand (Matte):

Indoor no flash.

Indoor with flash

Left Hand (Glossy):

Indoor no flash. 

Closeups:

All indoor no flash. And yes I do realize how much junk The Whore has in her trunk...and how big her boobs turned out....I really can't explain how it happened I just went with it. #SorryNotSorry

Right Hand:

Indoor no flash. 

Designs left to right: Pinkie - Buckner Zombie Hand, Ring - Hadley's Shirt & Tie, Middle - Torture Orb, Index - Deadly Unicorn, and Thumb - Giant Man Eating Cobra.

Indoor with flash. 

What I Used:

Left Hand:

China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss

China Glaze - Lemon Fizz

China Glaze - Desert Sun

China Glaze - Foie Gras

China Glaze - Matte Magic (For Matte)

Right Hand:

China Glaze - White On White

China Glaze - Liquid Leather

China Glaze - Near Dark

China Glaze - Immortal

China Glaze - Westside Warrior

China Glaze - Salsa

China Glaze - Gossip of Gimlets

China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss

Nail Art - Black

OPI - Don't Pretzel My Buttons

Konad - White

Essie - Cashmere Bathrobe

Stamping Plates:

Cheeky - CH5 (Design for torture puzzle orb) 

HD04 (Zombie Hand)

Mash - M39 (Unicorn) 

Fauxnad - M28 (Cobra)

     As you can see I used a ton of nail polish for this...and no acrylic paint (that's a first). I started with my left hand painting two coats of Kalahari Kiss then sponging the other listed colors over top, darkest to lightest with a topper or Kalahari Kiss. Then when it was dry I topcoated it and painted the stone drawings on by hand using Foie Gras. For the right hand I painted the pinkie with Liquid Leather, ring finger with White On White, and the remaining fingers with Immortal. I made stamping decals for the snake and the zombie hand. A regular old self made decal for the torture puzzle orb and free handed the Hadley's shirt with black tie. For the right hand I just chose a bunch of images from the film that I rather liked. It was a lot of work. But I really like how it turned out.
     I just wish the art on my left hand was as awesome as the preliminary drawings I did. Seriously someone needs to invent a nail polish pen or pencil that works like a real pen or pencil but for your nails and then I will be able to make some wicked nail art. I'm sure not having carpel tunnel would help to though. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this Halloween nail art and if you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend it. It's worth it for Hadley's awkward white boy dance alone. Until next time stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO

17 Nail Art

     Today, I have nail art that is pretty special to me. Free warning this will be a sentimental post. If you don't like that back out now and go no further. Today is an anniversary of sorts. 17 years ago today I was injured pretty badly in a car crash and worst of all lost my mother, because of a drunk driver. It doesn't matter how many years have passed, it doesn't get any easier. It doesn't help that for quite some time I was told not to talk about it (what happened to her and what happened to me) and to push it away. I'm not doing that any more. It's my past, and I can share it with whomever the "F" I want to. So, I am sharing with you, my darling followers. This year I thought I would do some memorial nail art. To memorialize the day I changed forever and the day I lost the person who gave me everything good inside me (Including my artistic ability). I want to take this August 24th and make it about my art and my love for my mother. Make the day a little easier on me by doing something I love. For someone I love. So without further ado. Here is my 17 manicure.

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - Kinetic Candy

China Glaze - Life Is Rosy

China Glaze - Holly-Day

China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky

China Glaze - White On White

Konad - White

Konad - Black

Konad - Red

Stamping Plates:

Mash - Mash-36

Konad - M59 & M79

Shany - SH206

A song that reminds me of my mother:

Beam Me Up by P!nk

      I used self made decals, stamping, and free hand nail art to get this look. I chose a rose because she loved them. Let me be clear here, I am probably the only female on the planet who hates roses. Because I have only ever received roses when someone has died and after 4 grandparents, 2 friends, my brother, and my mom...They are irrevocably tainted by death for me and I loath them for that. Creepy little death flowers. But again she loved them. I chose the dove because I have a necklace that belonged to her it's a plain metal dove. We had one put on her grave marker and I have the same bird tattooed on my left shoulder. While I know some see the dove as a religious symbol, it has nothing to do with religion for me. And everything to do with peace. For her. For me. Just peace. The number is pretty self explanatory I think. And the hearts...one big one small. Well, if I have to explain that one to you...you haven't been paying attention. 

     So there you have it. My 17 year memorial manicure. I hope you guys enjoyed the manicure. And if I may offer a few free bits of advice (from someone who knows). Don't drink and drive. You can scar someone to the core of their being and destroy so many lives. And also, go hug your mom. Tell her you love her. Because you never know when the last time, will be the last time. Until next time stay classy and stay polished. 

XOXO

Kick-Ass 2 Manicure

   Today, I have some nail art based on Kick-Ass 2. I absolutely love Kick-Ass 1 and I'm going to the squeal tonight. So, I thought how about some nail art. If you haven't seen Kick-Ass you so should. It's awesome. Hit-Girl is a freaking awesome little bad ass super hero. Anyway here's my nail art.

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Right Hand Hit Girl:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Left Hand Kick-Ass: 

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - Solar Power

China Glaze - Turned Up Turquoise

China Glaze - Gothic Lolita

China Glaze - Pink-ie Promise

China Glaze - Liquid Leather

China Glaze - Avalanche

Finger Paints - Be A Pal-Ette

OPI - Don't Pretzel My Buttons

Konad - Black

Ceramcoat - Black

Americana - Mustard Seed

Shany Stamping Plate - SH212

Striping Tape

Kick-Ass 2 Trailor:

And a song from the Kick-Ass 1 (in a Hit Girl kicking ass sequence) that I just love and that every woman should have on their iPod.

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett

     I used several different forms of nail art on this manicure. I used taping, stamping, self made decals, and free hand nail art. This one took forever but had a pretty good payoff I think. I didn't attempt faces because all my faces look just awful. That aside I think it turned out pretty well. Are you guys going to see Kick-Ass 2? Or have you already? As excited as I was for this movie to come out I waited for Tuesdays because my local theater does cheap popcorn on Tuesdays. I can't wait I'm so excited. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this manicure. Until next time, stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO

Minion Nails

     Hey guys! Tonight I am going to see Despicable Me 2. Which in case you didn't know I am pretty excited about. I freaking love the Minions. They are just about the cutest thing ever. Anyway I decided I was going to do some Minion nails for tonight. Want to see them? I thought that you might. Here they are, my Minion Nails:

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Outdoor. The weather is not cooperating with me today. 

Closeups:

Thumb

Middle finger. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - White On White

China Glaze - Foie Gras

China Glaze - Icicle

OPI - Ogre The Top Blue

OPI - Candlelight

OPI - Mourning Glory

Nail Star - Black

Americana - White Wash

Ceramcoat - Black

Sharpie Pen (fine) - Black

Striping tape

Seche Vite - Top Coat

Orly - Bonder

And Some Minions In Action (I Didn't Make These GIF's I Just Adore Them):

Probably my favorite expression by a minion. I use this All.The.Time.

See Minions fan-girl too. XD

And The Trailer...In Case You Haven't Seen It (If That's Even Possible):

     I used several different methods to get this look. I used self made decals (for the eyes), striping tape (for the goggle band) and free hand (for the hair, mouths, and overalls). Over all I am very pleased with how this came out. I just love the minions and I adore having them literally at my fingertips. Do you think I should name them? I'm gonna need 10 names...okay go. JK Anyway that's all I have for you guys today. Because I have to go finish getting ready for the movie now. So, until next time, stay classy, and stay polished. 

XOXO