tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81937867146136300732024-03-19T09:53:57.502-07:00a bit and a bobsuper lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-28503537868540559142011-12-06T19:23:00.000-08:002011-12-06T20:01:43.080-08:00BlackMany of you may be surprised about the pic I am about to post. My nails have been trashed as I have been working in the warehouse by myself for about a week. I've had some serious breaks and have cut them all down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEHNunPgjiOnKDngbg2kR5-zGtsZ7_oHLJv1CXs5SMcPrsY9y9JbINLoc_9sU8p4qPJrLaw1YTRLd-h6GZvWoC6iTFt3-LOst8hX97uIKtrAMw-nf0Ybfz8lrE4RDuuixHiNgAJFu1BY/s1600/DSCF1235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEHNunPgjiOnKDngbg2kR5-zGtsZ7_oHLJv1CXs5SMcPrsY9y9JbINLoc_9sU8p4qPJrLaw1YTRLd-h6GZvWoC6iTFt3-LOst8hX97uIKtrAMw-nf0Ybfz8lrE4RDuuixHiNgAJFu1BY/s320/DSCF1235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683224231740334034" border="0" /></a><br />My nails are the shortest they have been in a very long time. It feels very uncomfortable and texting is difficult. I'm posting this anyway because I want to talk about how i painted my nails today. Normally, I am not one of those girls who waits til the last minute to do her nails. I rather leave the house without any make up on then with no nail polish on. Usually, I plan my nail colour and/or art in advance. Not today. 15 minutes before my ride came today I decided to put essie's good to go rapid dry top coat to the test.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Kxsb5a0vWZIEkadYx1EgbtxfHqXePpJXoV05MdTIKvd1RBecocl-Dtg9MtRKXCgjY7zEJS866XC84M8g6dK6NFmxy3LANFSXa1USRJVd6h7qUwIfxUnVlbU9dOW6JEqae6fgMBR3E6o/s1600/DSCF1234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Kxsb5a0vWZIEkadYx1EgbtxfHqXePpJXoV05MdTIKvd1RBecocl-Dtg9MtRKXCgjY7zEJS866XC84M8g6dK6NFmxy3LANFSXa1USRJVd6h7qUwIfxUnVlbU9dOW6JEqae6fgMBR3E6o/s320/DSCF1234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683225986736413266" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't have anytime for art or anything remotely complicated. I choose basic black. It's simple and kinda suits short nails. I did one quick thick coat in LA Girl's Blackout (NL 395) (on the left) waited a minute or two and put on essie's new top coat (packaging in the middle and bottle on the right). I was a bit disappointed. it did not set nearly as quickly as seche vite. when my ride did show up, i was only really good to go because i used seche vite on top of everything. so in a real world test, when you're pressed to get your nails done quickly, this top coat just doesn't beat seche vite. i think i may never find anything as good as it. that being said, i think the essie product did dry the colour underneath quickly. normally when i use seche vite over polish that is still damp, it smudges. This time it did not. as soon as the seche vite was dry, all the polish was set. didn't even hurt the polish when i put on my coat. so right now, i don't think i'd recommend this top coat over seche vite. but since i paid for it, and it's not the cheapest, i'll probably give it another try.super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-87757772319224147012011-10-23T18:07:00.000-07:002011-10-23T19:35:50.111-07:00Happy Halloween!Well, I'm back! Over the last few months, I've had quite a bit of bad luck when it comes to technology. I have had to replace my laptop, cell phone and digital camera. It's been expensive and, frankly, frustrating. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the nail designs I have sported over the summer. But now that I finally have a new camera, things should be getting back to normal.<br /><br />I have two designs to show you today. The first one I'll show you is what I'm currently wearing, and is, of course, for Halloween. It's very simple design, similar to other patterns I have had on my nails before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe9uBFUDk2RHMM1yKbP2Fy3m8rfCVcOzACR5RHFoGvs-0V4fFrp_hYPth9eFjUyiwsN1gph5uPldMOmEu6h_qWQ0tVJ4P8mCJrPkW7zoOe7zKYX8SgYHqPp8w1aSLJumBp436sOtNR2A/s1600/DSCF1149%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe9uBFUDk2RHMM1yKbP2Fy3m8rfCVcOzACR5RHFoGvs-0V4fFrp_hYPth9eFjUyiwsN1gph5uPldMOmEu6h_qWQ0tVJ4P8mCJrPkW7zoOe7zKYX8SgYHqPp8w1aSLJumBp436sOtNR2A/s400/DSCF1149%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666869822453044146" border="0" /></a>The orange in the background is Wet N Wild's 222C or 9.0.2.1.Orange (don't you love the name!!). It's a perfect Halloween orange with lots of glitter packed in. It took 3 coats to get the colour this vibrant. Then I used a striper in black to do the vertical tip. Any black polish would work for this. I like using the stripers for this kind of work, because the line turns out much sharper then using a regular black polish brush. Then I went back with the orange glitter and did a quick coat over the black. It really makes everything pop. Perfect for Halloween, and not as laborious for those of us who don't always have hours to spend on our nails. (As it seems like I never have enough time anymore :( ) This took me maybe an hour and that was only because I was waiting for the coats to dry completely between layers. I want this polish to last all week.<br /><br />This is what I had on my nails last week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLGPMrxHwA5dL5gjyBRfvY0PTh1YgbrxJJ-C3Cxe88XnGgvz27Hnd9GeH77BB9UfQwDM6_4e2v-cLQNTty66Tim1iLSBnGbPoYxOtcKACXAUfgsjzukDo-0ZHab9OcvmFfFsM9YuVkd8/s1600/DSCF1060%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLGPMrxHwA5dL5gjyBRfvY0PTh1YgbrxJJ-C3Cxe88XnGgvz27Hnd9GeH77BB9UfQwDM6_4e2v-cLQNTty66Tim1iLSBnGbPoYxOtcKACXAUfgsjzukDo-0ZHab9OcvmFfFsM9YuVkd8/s400/DSCF1060%255B1%255D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666874087393021874" border="0" /></a>I really didn't like wearing this design. Far too girly for me. Which is why I chose the colours that I did, but in the end it went beyond what I was trying to achieve. This design Is based on one that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/cutepolish">cutepolish</a> posted a while back. Her colour choice is much more classic, in just simple black and white. First, paint your entire nail in the colour of your choice. In my example, I have used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Fuchsia Power. Then wait until your nails are completely dry. This is essential. To achieve the curve in the nail polish, apply reinforcements to the bottom part of the nail, similar to how you would use those french manicure stickers. If the bottom layer is not completely dry, you;ll ruin the finish. Then, paint the purple colour over top. I did a thin coat, and I liked the play between the 2 colours because the top coat wasn't completely opaque. You see the pink coming through from underneath the purple. Oh, the purple I chose was same brand as the pink in #170, Deep Purple. (Which looks fantastic on its own, btw.) Then I just used my nail dotter to add the spots. Like I said, the look is far too much for me. What do you think?super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-77408697121614693592011-05-25T15:43:00.000-07:002011-05-25T16:06:15.725-07:00Colourful NailsFor the last month or so, I've had very little time for my nails :( . I've been wearing clear polish only. So not like me... then, 2 days ago, something awful happened. I was painting my nails in the kitchen when my roommate and I heard a crash. Sounded like it came from my room so i went to investigate and found the top drawer of my dresser had fallen out onto the floor. I was in no mood to clean it up, so i avoided it and decided to fix it later. when I did go back I found my entire nail polish collection on the floor, including on smashed bottle of Rimmell's 60 second dry polish in a shade of green, which had gone right into the carpet. I am still trying to get the resultant stain out of the carpet. Erg. Needless to say, I am not very pleased. And that's kinda how my relationship with nail polish has been going lately.<br /><br />But I am struggling through! Finally, I have a manicure that I think will last. I know Easter has past a while ago, and that's what this looks like, but i really couldn't decide on one colour, so I chose 5 instead!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsN5tE8IPk173mkNXEcoSZ6yeU24VqWbBkmefKW4KrhsxMgnC8LYCankVs2HFi8EaZx4LjvLC-ay76sGiU5BcsL1h-iHDCqSwN2-vn1A-FBLsIK-n-41V_lJgMmsMHZq64sPHE3mutPA/s1600/100_6616.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsN5tE8IPk173mkNXEcoSZ6yeU24VqWbBkmefKW4KrhsxMgnC8LYCankVs2HFi8EaZx4LjvLC-ay76sGiU5BcsL1h-iHDCqSwN2-vn1A-FBLsIK-n-41V_lJgMmsMHZq64sPHE3mutPA/s400/100_6616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610791535734292098" border="0" /></a><br />The colours from right to left are: Avon's nailwear pro in sunshine, l.a. colors' color craze in atomic, Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Deep Purple, then same brand in Fuchsia Power, and finally OPI's Suzi Says Fung Shui. I love the combination of all 5 colours. They look so happy together, don't you think? I did a coat of China Glaze's fairy dust on top. I love fairy dust! It is one of my favorite polishes of all time. And it really gives a plainer manicure an extra kick.<br /><br />Does anyone have any special requests? Send me an idea, and I'll see if I can pull it off.super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-40408982108237264192011-03-21T17:09:00.000-07:002011-03-21T17:24:27.531-07:00Paddy's Day Nails - Dots!For Paddy's Day week this year I sported 2 nail styles for the week. This is the first one I tried. I decided thst for the actual day, this was just not enough sparkle and shine so I did something entirely different the night before (I'll post about that one tomorrow or the next day.) For this design, I just painted a green background and put a whole lot of white dots on top. Loooooove the dotting tool! I did my nails in well under 2 hours this time. Amazing for me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidP4pGtw-cWil8q3CBkyWcU1NDwbLBeVBDH0ZgsAtTQoXVkVbXAikcLpyU5F8R2XZJFiik02zEZAfvOLJrogRGci-ttSpVXBm2iI-dpbvX-n0htq_IbYG6QEKuNkxCZ6jQzSQhG7M4rcE/s1600/100_0080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidP4pGtw-cWil8q3CBkyWcU1NDwbLBeVBDH0ZgsAtTQoXVkVbXAikcLpyU5F8R2XZJFiik02zEZAfvOLJrogRGci-ttSpVXBm2iI-dpbvX-n0htq_IbYG6QEKuNkxCZ6jQzSQhG7M4rcE/s400/100_0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586690795454412674" border="0" /></a>The background is American Apparel's Hunter (#36504), the dots are just some basic white I have lying around. I think it's Sally Hanson. Any white should work fine. I find they're all about the same. Over the top is a layer of Sally Hanson's Diamond, which is aa clear polish with micro glitter in it. You can't really see it in the picture but it added so much in person. I love that polish. It is my go to polish when my nails just need a little more interest.<br /><br />I gotta mention the American Apparel line. I've been dying to try their polish for ages. One If the bloggers I follow uses it in almost every design she does and I wanted to see how it stacks up. Didn't think I'd get to try it until the summer when I go away... but there's an American Apparel in the mall now!! Wee!! And it is great! the polish applied evenly and dried super quick. Both times I've used it, I could have gotten away with one coat if I hadn't have slipped up so much in application. Anyhoos, I highly recommend it!super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-70046643251599809992011-02-14T17:43:00.000-08:002011-02-14T18:15:42.991-08:00happy valentine's day!i'm not normally a hearts kinda girl. but for some reason i couldn't resist the temptation to have valentine's day themed nails this year. i saw cutepolish's new video and decided it wasn't too too challenging. it's the first time i have attempted to sponge polish onto to my nails. i don't think i have the technique down quite yet, so i'm not totally happy with the results, but i'm not completely discouraged from trying it later on. i saw a video a while back on creating a gradient using a sponging technique and i might try that this weekend. if i dont decide to try harry potter nails, that is. we'll see!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwGGGnnhCoVLzvsT-_a7kOrSvQfBXtXBqxPqY8uVL2HYMWF4nOsxfWQ8VpEN4vlxiwZkLHMK3wPys-fX6gD6ab2Qa2U4Ow3ANM8Tf0ADEvsxsCc3km76z77aWmht0ae3M7p4qhq9GzDk/s1600/100_6566.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwGGGnnhCoVLzvsT-_a7kOrSvQfBXtXBqxPqY8uVL2HYMWF4nOsxfWQ8VpEN4vlxiwZkLHMK3wPys-fX6gD6ab2Qa2U4Ow3ANM8Tf0ADEvsxsCc3km76z77aWmht0ae3M7p4qhq9GzDk/s400/100_6566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573728376739336530" border="0" /></a><br />these are all the polishes i used on my nails today. i didn't realize before how much sally hanson products i had. it's really a good quality yet affordable product. i've had the pink bottle so long that the cover had dried on and i had to get my roommate to take off the top for me! but it's still good!<br /><br />Here's what i did:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3Iy31XA-H_0WsZXZTvm16xtET0UzAsDDwLR0ovx4umb7XFiF0hZp9O6EI8QzI9rjFA45doAaqmqD_kxPf4eV6Vyrhj-kWevHh3h1fZbeTPxjZNjcB6CkebZsWIsZtksUi2_tUVbi5Pg/s1600/100_6580.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3Iy31XA-H_0WsZXZTvm16xtET0UzAsDDwLR0ovx4umb7XFiF0hZp9O6EI8QzI9rjFA45doAaqmqD_kxPf4eV6Vyrhj-kWevHh3h1fZbeTPxjZNjcB6CkebZsWIsZtksUi2_tUVbi5Pg/s400/100_6580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573732314496334082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr50KuhwQnNBv0G4u2NHNJH3ZBPbgk88BQXbWRhSuvqzU3QcxGi4cF35lSrI7UzZ5NnGi6VImmKDlWmyREhOMY8U5tJ4yzBg6X_PcR8a9IQELl6tmv92Qs1TJh4sYo2bcIYSFTB0PIKCA/s1600/100_6577.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr50KuhwQnNBv0G4u2NHNJH3ZBPbgk88BQXbWRhSuvqzU3QcxGi4cF35lSrI7UzZ5NnGi6VImmKDlWmyREhOMY8U5tJ4yzBg6X_PcR8a9IQELl6tmv92Qs1TJh4sYo2bcIYSFTB0PIKCA/s400/100_6577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573732704782419602" border="0" /></a><br />and, yes! that is a piper's ad in the background.<br /><br />here's how i did it:<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwB0HXvbTc4?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwB0HXvbTc4?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-78494586975088869742011-02-13T16:32:00.000-08:002011-02-13T16:57:52.046-08:00New tools and reviewlast week i didn't post when i painted my nails cause i didn't think anyone would care about a plain solid colour... kinda boring. but i'm going to post a pic now to show you how well the polish lasted after a full 7 days on my nails. this polish went the distance!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpN7Qql9NA5BIl8yuXoqrGj_3ISxwZS6zcsh-oGULZq2Fd26fnadlFr-J3QGvp6jQNxaborjbTEMdN3L-1yXcfQ3d4vJCYkaqdT54I2PbbYACSUne6xvK1TV2gAQfjigweuez7Lfz1C_o/s1600/100_6564.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpN7Qql9NA5BIl8yuXoqrGj_3ISxwZS6zcsh-oGULZq2Fd26fnadlFr-J3QGvp6jQNxaborjbTEMdN3L-1yXcfQ3d4vJCYkaqdT54I2PbbYACSUne6xvK1TV2gAQfjigweuez7Lfz1C_o/s400/100_6564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573337940183952546" border="0" /></a>as you can see there is only a tiny bit of tip wear. and i worked for 5 out of the 7 days i had the polish on and let me tell you, my job is not easy on my nails. the colour is opi's suzi says fung shui. i absolutely love it! it came out last year as a part of their hong kong collection. oh, i should also mention that i use a pretty good top coat: seche vite. it definitely makes your polish go the distance. i kinda forgot to put topcoat on one hand of my last design and you could really tell the difference. the left hand chipped waaaay before the right hand. i should've taken pics to show the difference. oh well.<br /><br />in other news, i made an awesome discovery at michael's yesterday. i went in to buy a fine tip paintbrush to do a special valentine's day design on my nails (to be posted tomorrow!) but i had a look around some of the other sections when i spotted an embossing toolkit. these embosser tools look exactly like nail dotters! and that's exactly what im going to use them for. sooo excited. and they were definitely waaay cheaper than "proper" nail dotting tools. i got a pack of 3 tools with various sized dots for $7. weee. can't wait to try them out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyGy3FLkAxQFwcPG_5Gx3Hi6a2UB5lipzmRUfcfa0ve_q773CyJkjAKcFEkHpv1I7qRr6yQd6nAS4VyAFpvhCPwdA9c-TlSD7X5o16NGfS-u3JoqsCqZlXJlV2aEzwdjGwZDE6ulBQLw/s1600/100_6567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyGy3FLkAxQFwcPG_5Gx3Hi6a2UB5lipzmRUfcfa0ve_q773CyJkjAKcFEkHpv1I7qRr6yQd6nAS4VyAFpvhCPwdA9c-TlSD7X5o16NGfS-u3JoqsCqZlXJlV2aEzwdjGwZDE6ulBQLw/s400/100_6567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573340169240680210" border="0" /></a><br />these are the tools and the new paintbrush i got in their packaging. here's a closeup of the tools themselves:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq4Mpj7QoI5cmaViLVMQg8q_o4asezZQhS69ianSbLRdoQRjSbzb2xoPkzq2JV7MNDL3HEEW-UnZs3i_pp3PU2B-QaH7E4HdbCyJgFQShfi5EwQcuR1ZznJ4zUgeHU1CdowUzFvsFfy8/s1600/100_6571.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq4Mpj7QoI5cmaViLVMQg8q_o4asezZQhS69ianSbLRdoQRjSbzb2xoPkzq2JV7MNDL3HEEW-UnZs3i_pp3PU2B-QaH7E4HdbCyJgFQShfi5EwQcuR1ZznJ4zUgeHU1CdowUzFvsFfy8/s400/100_6571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573340779417630546" border="0" /></a><br />come back and check again tomorrow. i'll post pics from my special valentine's day polish!super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-25705894887726579802011-01-29T17:05:00.000-08:002011-01-29T17:30:56.909-08:00new designwhen i started painting my nails this evening i had a completely different idea for the design altogether. origanially i attempted to have a v shaped french manicure centred on the tip. fortunately, i soon gave up the notion of perfectly even polish and, instead, got a wonderfully asymmetrical design!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDbLFpoUqE83Mg25AU22zQPlmXB-MllvxpNPvo40Xl_t95hZsP9oMZdeyBi0aHwrAojNpJpVh0criTIVy8oGTd4-kmyX3a5GwRtjWB9TXrWb5l2ChTJgiFxuPyn8lSgE0-R78tQZPMm8/s1600/100_6555.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDbLFpoUqE83Mg25AU22zQPlmXB-MllvxpNPvo40Xl_t95hZsP9oMZdeyBi0aHwrAojNpJpVh0criTIVy8oGTd4-kmyX3a5GwRtjWB9TXrWb5l2ChTJgiFxuPyn8lSgE0-R78tQZPMm8/s400/100_6555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567781018368226594" border="0" /></a><br />to get this look i freehanded the black tips, using more polish on one side of the nail than the other. then i took my purple striper polish and traced the edge of the black polish. i had to do this a couple of times to make the purple polish stand out a bit more. (although it still doesnt stand out as much as i'd like it to.) to create the flowers i used a toothpick dipped in polish to make small black dots in a circle. then i dotted the purple in the centre. for a little bit more interest, i added a small black dot to the centre of the purple. here's a closer look:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaAWD7ewQrjb38EMVSm1wGAYN7R9fLImHCwdnkJUz8Z-p-LM3YvlPCFddkFXf1PmKxwzaeWmQlOL_IUnvPuK5J02u6P4JbxSURFqDl6_ooApWQc30f2qD_eddwvZbYQwah73CVOzjHUI/s1600/100_6552a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaAWD7ewQrjb38EMVSm1wGAYN7R9fLImHCwdnkJUz8Z-p-LM3YvlPCFddkFXf1PmKxwzaeWmQlOL_IUnvPuK5J02u6P4JbxSURFqDl6_ooApWQc30f2qD_eddwvZbYQwah73CVOzjHUI/s400/100_6552a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567783750841530050" border="0" /></a><br />i find freehanding tips so much easier then trying to use those stupid french manicure stickers. all it takes is a bit of patience and a lot of practise! i'm still getting better at it... look at the mess i made on my cuticles! luckily nail polish doesn't stick to skin very well so those mistakes with wear away pretty quickly.super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-91721566072250788852011-01-23T19:31:00.000-08:002011-01-23T19:43:45.993-08:00free man!i wish i had thought of the idea for this nail art myself. i am such a nintendo girl that it is so fitting. my phone even occasionally buzzes with the sound of a 1-up when i get a text!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLgAtZxiwL5L8ivECE8uIs6kr_0f4ghdOwHYtK8GgGbIWNRJZl3Yx9c8LQyzlhijFq4zTGFcKG9WqUcXo9bWo6SvEEyygUYaZXsujZZD-7XYoY279IuQWp8HvXITBKP3I01bWgw2LtKk/s1600/100_6545.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLgAtZxiwL5L8ivECE8uIs6kr_0f4ghdOwHYtK8GgGbIWNRJZl3Yx9c8LQyzlhijFq4zTGFcKG9WqUcXo9bWo6SvEEyygUYaZXsujZZD-7XYoY279IuQWp8HvXITBKP3I01bWgw2LtKk/s400/100_6545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565591807452088258" border="0" /></a><br />And this is how you achieve this look:<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-3FgpqzBf8I?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-3FgpqzBf8I?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />thanks cutepolish!super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-7998004723654045292011-01-06T14:46:00.001-08:002011-01-06T15:16:02.703-08:00sparkle and suchi've been terrible so far this year. I have failed to take one picture of wonderfully manicured nails to share. for new year's i did decide to go with the glitter, but not over the top, as such. more important to me this year was to match the nail polish colour to the colour of my shirt. and i amazingly managed to do it. OPI's Blue My Mind matched perfectly! i couldnt believe it. i did a french tip in the blue with a silver fine grain glitter stripe underneath. i coated the whole nail afterwards with a subtle glitter to give it a little bit more interest. wish i had a pic. unfortunatly, i did them in a rush and used a little too much polish so they chipped very quickly. but lesson learned: apply thin coats of polish for a more lawsting manicure!<br /><br />currently my nails are sporting a super blinged out look. i have a pale pink base coat on the bottom (i forget the specific colour, but it is from sally hanson's extreme wear) and scrapbooking glitter on the top. in person they look awesome. i can't capture the brilliance in the photos. and they also looked way better when i first did them. erg! i gotta stop forgetting about my camera! anyway i'll post the pic regardless:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWd1U0bOEHOvnXcc00xQTC35o3QHadsDsOoZgPJqqbOqtLU30LmTc9jiRQEHgPCvHw0SJokymP4RsmSS-OES-_csti6UHOcoZ6WXZy-8mTWufiVyM46zuaTJEbunj0BdmLaEwsxgg4RY/s1600/100_6494%255B1%255D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWd1U0bOEHOvnXcc00xQTC35o3QHadsDsOoZgPJqqbOqtLU30LmTc9jiRQEHgPCvHw0SJokymP4RsmSS-OES-_csti6UHOcoZ6WXZy-8mTWufiVyM46zuaTJEbunj0BdmLaEwsxgg4RY/s400/100_6494%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559213759562063170" border="0" /></a><br />i really wish i had pink glitter to use on my nails. the silver is great, but i think with the subtle base coat i chose, pink glitter would go together much better. anyone know where i can get some?<br /><br />anyway, i think it's about time i try my hand at water marbling again... wonder what i'll comee up with this time...super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-25353350961632951602010-12-30T14:11:00.000-08:002010-12-30T14:39:37.623-08:00christmas nails!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1A1U1jc3jvhUV_USbcSOwGgu714gKrJvqJNi0utrd1SANGzavC0eTq_VptNHuFlTFp6FiFdUZL8S1xrP04FkjyZJ4nQhVvYt6iRCuijh5eUkQOAQXUlvOHyFWirr_P2IYce22mqn4us/s1600/100_2683.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1A1U1jc3jvhUV_USbcSOwGgu714gKrJvqJNi0utrd1SANGzavC0eTq_VptNHuFlTFp6FiFdUZL8S1xrP04FkjyZJ4nQhVvYt6iRCuijh5eUkQOAQXUlvOHyFWirr_P2IYce22mqn4us/s400/100_2683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556602076281189442" border="0" /></a><br />Take a look at the nail art I did this holiday season. I did all the artwork on the spur of the moment and just winged it it really. I painted my nails red and green and thought that was going to be festive enough. But it looked sooo boring. I had to do something more creative than simple colours. So I decided to draw a candy cane. It turned out so well that I experimented with christmas trees, snowflakes and glitter. Each hand is slightly different and I alternated the colour on each hand. Here are some more shots:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8MVTWvwOQYpGYDqK9V5khU1xdi9-KHKUZ71OyMyIXTwDcmerhzhwOZglLiqB8zM-m1eR1tgYAiXXibowc-g74dsa5G0i1gyCXG6Itp56foZVK8BxYtCNVB0IXdRrO8Zm1yMFouepJuI/s1600/100_2699.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8MVTWvwOQYpGYDqK9V5khU1xdi9-KHKUZ71OyMyIXTwDcmerhzhwOZglLiqB8zM-m1eR1tgYAiXXibowc-g74dsa5G0i1gyCXG6Itp56foZVK8BxYtCNVB0IXdRrO8Zm1yMFouepJuI/s200/100_2699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556604801284878786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAN0CqgDLhlh72fQClDfgunKiJijg8AfUj_fo55zAS_SsH6wlBwznjarc3iWR_fKKwhEaGwg8KIm-rSLcgvCK2zGy5K7i7VgVeGX4EzogyoKd8TBidVAOVmee3GHNl6_oyNS0uY6gURg/s1600/100_2684.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAN0CqgDLhlh72fQClDfgunKiJijg8AfUj_fo55zAS_SsH6wlBwznjarc3iWR_fKKwhEaGwg8KIm-rSLcgvCK2zGy5K7i7VgVeGX4EzogyoKd8TBidVAOVmee3GHNl6_oyNS0uY6gURg/s200/100_2684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556605278994270290" border="0" /></a><br />Im very excited to do my nails for new years! I havnt decided on a design yet, but I think it will involve sparkle.super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-58523905714954667502010-08-26T16:07:00.000-07:002010-08-26T16:18:36.523-07:00black tips and blue sparklei know, i know, i havent posted anything in a while. don't worry! that doesnt mean i havent had anything fabulous done with my nails, it means that i have completely forgotton to take pictures before they have chipped. :( I also (rather randomly) moved about 2 weeks ago...<br /><br />for the last three days i have been trying to decide on what to wear on my nails this time. i finally settled on doing a simple french tip in black underlined with a blue sparkle colour that ive had for a while but never used before. the camera flash really picks up the blue. it is not that intense in real life. i like it anyway.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaeUii_CibStrahu-iT8J3SWfi3mdW3i69_6g6MQs7GQRvUhsw6emos_QJKiEqxcdvxfRQWBpDIlFnWDgftNFvWJY8I8DnuXmQXErZOP73xCjPgTDohgFDp0YntmOg11QTsTNSyBvkDw/s1600/100_6089.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaeUii_CibStrahu-iT8J3SWfi3mdW3i69_6g6MQs7GQRvUhsw6emos_QJKiEqxcdvxfRQWBpDIlFnWDgftNFvWJY8I8DnuXmQXErZOP73xCjPgTDohgFDp0YntmOg11QTsTNSyBvkDw/s320/100_6089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509861736340718450" border="0" /></a>super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-58160150167235977932010-08-04T18:06:00.000-07:002010-08-04T18:39:09.233-07:00i got bored and painted my nails again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu_LsCAyOV3QzYLoOf0Tcw2Wv8xDm8speiKr9P3HhmXJHdLBDY1z1KRF9DOgY3brCWbQIphos03_oyIAKPkc29aILXOoptXRpDNrZOqabor2N2lMfyAoJbv0dJGXhVeyDDTzOKNFBXdo/s1600/100_6071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu_LsCAyOV3QzYLoOf0Tcw2Wv8xDm8speiKr9P3HhmXJHdLBDY1z1KRF9DOgY3brCWbQIphos03_oyIAKPkc29aILXOoptXRpDNrZOqabor2N2lMfyAoJbv0dJGXhVeyDDTzOKNFBXdo/s320/100_6071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501733898374154306" border="0" /></a><br />the title says it all! tonight i decided to swap my purple nails for pink, but i wanted more of a challenge. so that meant water marbling my tips. i tell ya one thing though, i will not be trying to use glitter polish in a water marble any more. the polish doesn't spread out evenly with the other colours. i couldn't get the patterns to swirl the right way at all.<br /><br />tonight i swirled the sparkle with 3 avon colours in shades of pink: cherry jubilee, mulberry, and viva pink. the sparkle i chose was sally hanson diamond strength in colour 5 - diamond. then i swiped some white underneath with stripe rite to seperate the tips from the base. i used avon's adhesive base coat and then applied a thin coat of sally hanson's hard as nails in colour 9 - cotton candy, which is a shear pink colour and hardly noticeable. then i sealed the whole thing with seche vite. i'm ok with the results. but they are not as spectacular as i anticipated they would be. i actually think the picture makes then look better than they do in real life.<br /><br />this time, i taped my nails to get the french tip and to avoid massive water marbling-related clean up. i gotta say, using the tape is worth all the hassle. i still need to do a little clean up, but it wont be the hours and hours i took me the last time i did water marbling. i still dont like the feeling of tape on my fingers :(super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-91587793206087807642010-08-01T15:49:00.000-07:002010-08-01T15:50:46.366-07:00Purple Power<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ64PFEZpt4bFyqDGXcQBBUAZhaVeu6n69sQfKPe6sh7aVVNpqT9BElnTNU401-65DkiRn6HW05hykmPRdUta6yeWnwm0z9SmL6bvhvfkVXgoBFwbNXohhX0LFqTumqFxKy0w0FSNOrs/s1600/100_6065.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ64PFEZpt4bFyqDGXcQBBUAZhaVeu6n69sQfKPe6sh7aVVNpqT9BElnTNU401-65DkiRn6HW05hykmPRdUta6yeWnwm0z9SmL6bvhvfkVXgoBFwbNXohhX0LFqTumqFxKy0w0FSNOrs/s320/100_6065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500576777536566066" border="0" /></a><br />i was totally feeling the power of purple and decided to paint a simple french tip with 2 shades of purple. for the base i used a light purple. it's luxe lavender by avon. i'm not very impressed with this polish. the application was very clumpy and uneven. eventually i got it to look ok, but i dont recommend it. doesnt give me much hope about the grey avon colour i purchaced at the same time.<br /><br />then i free handed a slanted vertical french tip in a deeper shade of purple: china glaze's tempest. i LOVE this colour! i had no trouble with application, except for my lack of skills. but i covered up my wobbly handiwork by painting a black stripe between the 2 colours. i think the black makes the look really pop. i used the stripe rite black, which is one of the nail art polishes with the rally thin brushes. it makes application really easy. i sealed the whole thing off with seche vite.super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-16332733730208306982010-07-25T18:41:00.000-07:002010-07-25T19:08:49.006-07:00some old favsso i don't have anything spectacular done with my nails right now. the humidity has been effecting my nail polish designing abilities... so ive decided to show you some shots from designs i've done in the past.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">blue with white polka dots<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJOmRc8iWozcRE-eQzUBKA5YX-rK8S7fgFBLLkszW1u52kZX4KJej5dZ-WxTsxMzpMsB2LNJwMlaDhYp99v6YRrGadNiRCz8aU8nhqnVw1LhSxDL5_mg69GZX6WPzSWlW_vKIHgji1-Y/s1600/100_5923.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJOmRc8iWozcRE-eQzUBKA5YX-rK8S7fgFBLLkszW1u52kZX4KJej5dZ-WxTsxMzpMsB2LNJwMlaDhYp99v6YRrGadNiRCz8aU8nhqnVw1LhSxDL5_mg69GZX6WPzSWlW_vKIHgji1-Y/s320/100_5923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498025811902956354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZckSWYp8tqrEHCsw5W4QdU8wIJCYvuPb59hh9O1pJ3ywk_Yi3Mt-HhmbWTGeOfawULlmKVFBq3mwb8LDTTb14yeZQwQ4VbI8CsUHyU0GvmHLe49OwhpcKsSnZYXU_9eKw-Qpjpm8r2k/s1600/100_5918.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZckSWYp8tqrEHCsw5W4QdU8wIJCYvuPb59hh9O1pJ3ywk_Yi3Mt-HhmbWTGeOfawULlmKVFBq3mwb8LDTTb14yeZQwQ4VbI8CsUHyU0GvmHLe49OwhpcKsSnZYXU_9eKw-Qpjpm8r2k/s320/100_5918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498026585030095250" border="0" /></a><br />i don't remember the specific colours i used for this, but i did the dotting with a tooth pick and a lot of patience. and on the topic of dotting, you should totally check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Y4aYbtVYg&videos=EIkyFsF29Xw">this YouTube video</a>. while you're there, check out cutepolish's other video's designs. She has got some really good ones!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">purple with simple flowers<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdGU2nkIyKQBHQ6fk0Ed3oStZMx8N0W8GOpWvhwmBRMabIGRrBN9JrnF2NSi5F5TxXNALmYLx2BPKuN1vDgBNZLjHwlsUPb1z4t9UmWQXmBvtnwf4q0ivm3iEwbw1tpwVF4SJxnW_t6c/s1600/100_5900.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdGU2nkIyKQBHQ6fk0Ed3oStZMx8N0W8GOpWvhwmBRMabIGRrBN9JrnF2NSi5F5TxXNALmYLx2BPKuN1vDgBNZLjHwlsUPb1z4t9UmWQXmBvtnwf4q0ivm3iEwbw1tpwVF4SJxnW_t6c/s320/100_5900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498029632655318402" border="0" /></a>i know this picture isn't the greatest but i think you'll get the idea. i used a toothick again to dot 5 white dots in a circle then dotted yellow in the middle. its very simple and gives a whole lot of interest to what would be an otherwise boring one colour nail!super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-68210309003458720622010-07-08T18:21:00.000-07:002010-07-08T18:49:10.715-07:00those 70s nails<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMjDrOj-9nAIsgXjnrce4Px001rp5GU8C2ceGrzJRkH5n-5jix3Fp5F9cna2M86gVfOhUg9a0L4s_aj364xF0CxKf2ShTcH8EDogpV930yVqlWL_lB2cTs3HfqGdf0a7vXcYUMvoeGw8/s1600/100_5990.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMjDrOj-9nAIsgXjnrce4Px001rp5GU8C2ceGrzJRkH5n-5jix3Fp5F9cna2M86gVfOhUg9a0L4s_aj364xF0CxKf2ShTcH8EDogpV930yVqlWL_lB2cTs3HfqGdf0a7vXcYUMvoeGw8/s400/100_5990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491712766371728146" border="0" /></a><br />tried my hand at water marbleing again this evening. i mixed a random bunch of colours tonight and am quite impressed with the results. i learned a lot from my last attempt so hopefully they will last a little bit longer than the last try. the colours i used this time (in this order) are Sally Hansen's Xtreme wear in Going Green, Avon's nailwear pro in sunshine, Finger Paints in Artistic Azure, and Finger Paints in Tangerine Tint, or green, yellow, indigo, and orange. So nice!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaljSdHppyOm8CJ977k3J71ZDjM1RbZ_qOXqmYWJqKXawej8-jLnorpM0Bvs2SnfSD3EvZjBdc8BAefc7lqyw7x7ruGhsZb3qLXYV1rzijLM2tS08TMyAg0Q_xunn5YWH8cCd5ZFrH2s/s1600/100_5995.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaljSdHppyOm8CJ977k3J71ZDjM1RbZ_qOXqmYWJqKXawej8-jLnorpM0Bvs2SnfSD3EvZjBdc8BAefc7lqyw7x7ruGhsZb3qLXYV1rzijLM2tS08TMyAg0Q_xunn5YWH8cCd5ZFrH2s/s320/100_5995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491713197861656018" border="0" /></a><br />You'll notice in the pictures that my cuticles are really messy. the clean up on your fingers after applying the colour is intense. i'm still working on it. i'm really hoping the colour around the edges of my nails will come off in the shower before i go to work. i've grown frustrated with using q-tips and nail polish remover.<br /><br />oh, i sealed the whole project up with Seche Vite. absolutely fantastic product! it dried super quick, with a nice gloss finish and it feels like it will withstand chipping. but i'll let you know how that stands up as the week progresses.<br /><br />i love when you use the water marble technique no nail is the same as the other. and with this colour combination i really think it works. look at the difference between my thumbs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW0E4Ao1JgrP6McmDQcIotYE5FdWLfL9TEvw4pbDurt7p5PxqRVwDDsLAiEs9EbKLyWRIu4pLCbewCsbSvN3rbh9UF56hw8lHEhm2VLWKb5T_U7dU1s8s4Was1cnMmdlvwo1M0NSWSko/s1600/100_6000.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW0E4Ao1JgrP6McmDQcIotYE5FdWLfL9TEvw4pbDurt7p5PxqRVwDDsLAiEs9EbKLyWRIu4pLCbewCsbSvN3rbh9UF56hw8lHEhm2VLWKb5T_U7dU1s8s4Was1cnMmdlvwo1M0NSWSko/s200/100_6000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491715722257043282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eZ1lmpEhTQFjP-EmRGIGi7c5Oeije0H5Ro1u-OFF2cC5AfDc-kPQb85ZlX4ZiWkEr_3K4HyqWv68BFSRStijEFJXpElcyOVDEBhbQYFaaH_9ldDXn3vsQZI-RSieuU2AgAaXnZscQ3A/s1600/100_6002.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eZ1lmpEhTQFjP-EmRGIGi7c5Oeije0H5Ro1u-OFF2cC5AfDc-kPQb85ZlX4ZiWkEr_3K4HyqWv68BFSRStijEFJXpElcyOVDEBhbQYFaaH_9ldDXn3vsQZI-RSieuU2AgAaXnZscQ3A/s200/100_6002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491716098296667154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />now the only question is what will i do with my nails next?super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-59879769419956541872010-07-03T18:06:00.000-07:002010-07-03T18:29:33.381-07:00this and thatso this week hasnt been the best for my nails. while my marbilized nails looked fantastic, i did not realize how thin the layer of polish on the actual nail was. one slight touch of nail polish remover destroyed hours of work. i was not happy! lesson learned however: only use q-tips to take the excess polish off and use LOTS off top coat!<br /><br />the rest of the week in polish was no better. every polish i applyed got smudged almost immediately. i was very frustrated. no pictures will be posted. even today, when i finally redeemed my gift certificate for a spa manicure (given by a friend a mere year and a half ago) did i smudge the perfect job the manicurist did within a half and hour after application. erg. but, on the plus side, i found a new amazing colour: An Affair in Red Square by <a href="http://opi.com">OPI</a>. Normally I prefer pinks to reds, but this one really shines and caught my attention.<br /><br />last, but not least, i have some fantastic news! <a href="http://sallybeauty.com">Sally Beauty Supply</a> has opened a location in St. John's!!! It is up on Kelsey Drive across from the staples that will be opening soon. I am super happy and spent far too much money there. I love the finger paints brand of polish. you can also get seche vite there, which is afast drying top coat. i havnt used it yet, but when i do i'll let you know what i think.<br /><br />toodlessuper lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193786714613630073.post-30854495163658543692010-06-27T16:05:00.000-07:002010-06-27T16:35:13.773-07:00Nails!So i'm a bit obsessed with my nails and I've have decided to share my pictures of my current styles with you! To start, here is a picture of my nails (almost) naturally. I used a base coat called gold hard by Avon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXSXvW8tlRvVE0NXX_trMyjBeGHI3cVbsFm6-VeWmfmHe_Wv6cZ4YaK8xdsYUkgtLXtE-mmwTvN3nv-7thHBL1qsKeIDtYQIajbpmBK4DDu9G3p8RMQKfZxdof-DOFRNTcS5Wt8S3hfc/s1600/100_5927.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXSXvW8tlRvVE0NXX_trMyjBeGHI3cVbsFm6-VeWmfmHe_Wv6cZ4YaK8xdsYUkgtLXtE-mmwTvN3nv-7thHBL1qsKeIDtYQIajbpmBK4DDu9G3p8RMQKfZxdof-DOFRNTcS5Wt8S3hfc/s320/100_5927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487594595806664322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I tend to take pictures of my left hand, cause the work i do on that hand tends to turn out better cause i'm right handed. Plus, I hold the camera with my right hand!<br /><br />Today, I've tried my hand at water marbleing for the first time. It creates unigue swirls in the nail polish colours. I think the reults make the process well worth it! Don't attempt this if you a) don't have nail polish remover and q-tips on hand, and b) you don't like making a mess. The China Glaze website has a good <a href="http://www.nailsmag.com/NailsTV/?id=8B400160-861A-4C79-9657-8A5B7E89CBB6&CategoryID=1001">video</a> and <a href="http://www.chinaglaze.com/nailArt.shtml">instructions</a> on how to do this. The video shows you how to do it with an artificial nail... if you are doing this on real nails, it's going to be a lot more work. i recommend going to YouTube and searching for videos on water marbling and you'll get a better idea of what you're getting into.<br /><br />I used 3 colours to swirl today, all from the Finger Paints brand. I'm not sure if you can buy these in NL or not, I havn't found them here anyway. I got these at <a href="http://www.sallybeauty.com">Sally Beauty Supply</a> in Ottawa when I was on vacation. You can also order stuff online. The colours I used are called Pas-Tel Me More, Up & Coming Artist, and Hue Are You. They are all pink shades going from light to dark. Take a look at the results!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtQo6y1gzd1gpmOvlYlRzEjMUyZFKMsQjWzVewBpwuzY4wMHbVSm-Half67XYlvljQxZ3BGaNDzBl9dqOfUvlNLtrIOHXDDkkef2gPphQeS1e5fcG0DaYIV-7rpw8wv-B1TLaiC79-LU/s1600/100_5961.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtQo6y1gzd1gpmOvlYlRzEjMUyZFKMsQjWzVewBpwuzY4wMHbVSm-Half67XYlvljQxZ3BGaNDzBl9dqOfUvlNLtrIOHXDDkkef2gPphQeS1e5fcG0DaYIV-7rpw8wv-B1TLaiC79-LU/s320/100_5961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487599782098168418" border="0" /></a>super lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603182257809757079noreply@blogger.com0