Summer time Blues...

this has been a year of CHANGE for me...  no doubt for some of you as well...   Every once in a while you get the Blues...  so this Lady is singing thru her nail art....  perhaps its 1 sure way to cheer yourself up....

so here they are:   using 2 distinct shades of Blue OPI and some Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat- Wool Knot and a bit of stripping to bring out the contrast in colors. 

thanks Doug for the emotional inspiration....

 

Birds of a Feather....

It doesn't take much to introduce someone to the Art of Bling-  and soon they are hooked.   She found this new China glaze color?    They call it Feathering....

This redhead looks hot in Orange and since the theme was already going-  we used some Hot Brights from OPI....   and the China Glaze feathering - "Your a HOOT"     it made for an interesting pattern and cool design....

so here it is...  Birds of a Feather....

thanks Stacy.

 

The Fourth of July!

Who doesn't look forward to the 4th of July-  a great Barbeque Holiday - and one that you don't mind getting your hands dirty with bbq sauce and wet naps :)  

I was surprised by a Red, White and Blue request.....  doesn't seem this persons type of bling at all but we managed to do some fun nails using Red White and Blue colors- and I even had some Stars for an extra splash.   So here they are:      Fireworks

thanks Stacy.

A touch of Pink

She really hates pink.... but I needed to do something with a bit of pink at least once,  and it was only on 2 signature nails.   So here is a touch of Pink....   Thanks Stacy-  you survived it..

 

The world is a marble...

I was just viewing the difference between Ombre, blended and Skittle nail art techniques.     REALLY?

Ombre- is actually several shades of a color in the same family- a different shade on each nail.
Blended- is using 2 or more shades and making the color seem to fade from one into the other.
Skittle nails- is using several shades of bright colors (like skittles the candy) painting each finger a different shade.

Now that we have had our lesson.....  I wanted to try the Ombre look- as I understood it-  but actually this came out more blended with several shades of purple.   I wasn't quite satisfied- so I added the marble technique to bring out the shades of purple-  It's funny how they look like they glow- and that's what reminded me of the earth rotating on its axis-  seems to look like a big glowing marble sometimes.

I guess that's just me.....   So using the awesome blendability of Color Club and Orly nail polishes-
I created the following ......      Thank you Stacey-

Pink a dink a doo!

Hey!
life has been hectic lately- and I almost didnt have time for nails...   OMG!   Its winter- so you know we dont care as much about the nail thing during those months like we do when its summer and everything has to bling!

Easter was coming and I needed a little something to perk me up!   So I did the "PINK" thing-  I used 5 different shades of pink polish from OPI to China Glaze.    But plain nail polish just will not do for this Bling-a-fied chick!   So behold-  here are my Pink a dink a doo nails...complete with some Essie glitter and a bit of
OPI shatter.     Hang in there - more fun and glam to come.

All Glittered Up!

We decided to try something different this time-  so We bought some - Salon Effects nail polish strips.   Who ever thought these were easy to apply- has certainly never tried them.

Its a good thing we decided to do a french with these because all the strips were used up when we were finished!  And we didnt even cover the whole nail-  whats with that?  And I feared that they would simply peel off with in a few days.

Anyway-  These look awesome- using the black glittered strips and some quick squiggles of nail art paint.
If you have the patience-  go for it-  but it will take some time to get them on and make them last.

Thank you Stacey for your patience and laughter on this one!!!