Today, I have some nail art to show you guys. It's been a couple months since I posted nail art and those of you who are regular readers know why. I've just been over the whole drama and bullying in the nail art world. But I decided that I would go ahead and post some nail art since it was kind of a holiday (hear this as not holiday enough so that I don't have to work) and I'm like <5% Irish (which is enough to claim....right?) But anyway I decided, you know what, screw the bullies. I'm gonna do my thing, and post some GD nail art. So here it is:
Pictures:
Indoor no flash.
Indoor no flash.
Indoor no flash.
What I Used:
China Glaze - Running In Circles
OPI - Love.Angel.Music.Baby
OPI - 4 In The Morning
To get this look I used the taping method and then used a dotting tool (or a teeny tiny paint brush) to add the gold accents. So yeah...it's green, black and gold...and after talking with my BFF we decided that it's kind of a Loki-esque manicure too...but what's a girl to do when a holiday uses green and gold (both colors look ick on me, so I need the black to balance it out. But seriously whenever I wear green I get asked if I'm sick...It's not a good look for me! Clearly whomever picked these colors for a holiday did not take deathly pale people such as myself into account). Besides it's not my fault they share colors. Also I like Loki so whatever. Let it be whichever you choose...but for me I'm saying it's Saint Patrick's Day...because I feel less like a freak of nature that way. But I digress, I have a tendency to do that (I'm like look a butterfly and away I go. But you guy know that already. And you like me anyway. Thanks for that.). (Focus RaynesOnyx, FOCUS!) I hope you guys have a happy Saint Patrick's Day. Be responsible and don't drive drunk please (You know how I feel about that). That's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO
So yeah, I know I haven't posted in a while but I have a really good reason for that. The sinus infection I battled the week before Thanksgiving...yeah it came back on me and I have been one really unhappy camper for the last two weeks. Let's just say I am going to be on antibiotics for like a month because this sinus infection is just awful. So sorry about the non-posting. But If it helps I have (and still am) fairly sick. I did manage to get in one Christmas manicure though so here it is. Today I have a Christmas Elves manicure to share with you. I saw someone on Instagram did an elf manicure that was similar and gave me the inspiration. ...But I can't remember who did the manicure so sorry about the lack of credit given, it wasn't to be malicious. I am just all germ infected and my memory sucks. I spent several hours trying to find out who, but to no avail. Also I had catastrophic nail failure and have nubs again for a little while. But anyway they did a similar manicure and gave me the inspiration for this one. So here it is.
Pictures:
Indoor no flash.
Indoor with flash.
What I Used:
China Glaze - Holly-Day
China Glaze - Gaga For Green
China Glaze - Salsa
Americana - Mustard Seed
Americana - White Wash
Ceramcoat - Black
This is all free hand and actually pretty easy to do. Which is why I picked it on account of being the host of viral plague (at least in my sinuses). But seriously why to we have to have so many sinuses and why hasn't someone invented sinus reduction surgery. I could really use a few less sinuses about now. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy this manicure and have a safe, happy, and warm Christmas. I am going to go rest and try to feel better. Until next time, stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO
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
Today, I have a 2 different manicures to show you guys. I am going to see Thor 2 tonight (it had to be put off on account of illness until now). Actually, I did one of them before I got really good and sick so my nails are a bit longer (before they chipped while I was sick). I painted one and then ended up not going to the movie because I got to go to the doctor instead. Not a fun trade. Anyway my favorite character in Thor, and The Avengers is Loki. I'm not going to lie Tom Hiddleston is man pretty, but he's also more fun and more charming than Thor IMO (plus Thor is all blond...and a muscle bound monkey. Gross...). So I did a couple abstract homages to his royal Asgardian trickster self. Here are my Loki manicures:
Loki Manicure 1:
Indoor no flash.
Indoor with flash.
What I Used:
China Glaze - Liquid Leather
China Glaze - Goldie But Goodie
China Glaze - Passion
Deborah Lippmann - Defying Gravity
Loki Manicure 2:
Indoor no flash.
Indoor with flash.
What I Used:
China Glaze - Liquid Leather
OPI - Goldeneye
Deborah Lippmann - Defying Gravity
In case you don't know who Loki is:
Have you been living under a rock? I don't know if we can be friends if you don't know who Loki is...
See...man pretty.
Movie Trailer:
So there you have it. Which one do you guys like better? I like them both. To be honest I feel a little rusty having been away from nail art for so long. I have to get back into the habit. I've got another one coming up that's pretty epic, look for it later this week. Anyway that's all I have for you guys today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO
So today I have a Nightmare Before Christmas manicure for you guys. I'm calling this one 'We're Simply Meant To Be." With an underlying theme of the love Jack and Sally share (hence the title). It didn't turn out exactly as I wanted it to...So we are just going to call it stylized Jack and Sally...In fact if you like it you have my friend Marcie to thank for it (I was going to scrap it until she said she loved it). Conversely if you hate it she's also the one to blame (sorry Marcie). Anyway here it is:
Pictures:
Indoor no flash.
*The middle finger is supposed to be a pumpkin with a heart carved in it.
Indoor with flash.
Closeups:
Sally's dress inspired nail.
Jack's Face.
Sally's long red hair and stitches.
What I Used:
China Glaze - Desert Sun
China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky
China Glaze - Dress Me Up
China Glaze - Bahamian Escape
China Glaze - Shower Together
China Glaze - Street Chic
China Glaze - Salsa
China Glaze - Roguish Red
China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss
China Glaze - White On White
China Glaze - Liquid Leather
Nail Art - Cocoa
Nail Star - Medium Orange
Konad - Black
Americana - White Wash
Ceramcoat - Black
Stamping Plate (for stripes on Sally's dress nail) - Essence - Have Fun 01
The song from the film:
We're Simply Meant To Be
Usually, this would be the part where I tell you haw I did it...but this one is pretty complicated and I'm not entirely happy with it so I'm just going to throw this up here and say "Here, I did a thing." If you like it I'm glad, if you hate it...well I'm not happy with it either. But anyway I hope you guys all have a safe and happy Halloween and eat lots of candy, watch lots of horror films and and carve lots of pumpkins. That's all I have for you guys today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO
Today, I have another Halloween manicure to show you guys. To be more specific I have a Gravestone manicure to show you. Pretty basic but one I haven't done yet so here it is:
Pictures:
Indoor no flash.
Indoor no flash.
Indoor with flash.
Indoor with flash.
What I Used:
Zoya - Storm
China Glaze - Concrete Catwalk
China Glaze - Recycle
China Glaze - Matte Magic
Essie - Cashmere Bathrobe
Deborah Lippmann - Defying Gravity
Ceramcoat - Black
For this mani I started with Storm and then free handed the darker edge of the tombstones with Concrete Catwalk then went over top of that to make the face of the tombstone with Recycle. When that was dry I sponged on Cashmere Bathrobe and then decorated the face of the tomb stone with Black acrylic paint. I then used a matte topcoat so it looked like stone. And finished up with Defying Gravity as grass growing around the stone. Over all I rather like how this manicure turned out. What do you guys think? Anyway that's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO
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
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.
Today, I have some nail art based on Kick-Ass 2. I absolutely love Kick-Ass1 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.
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
