Ice Truck Killer Nails

Happy Halloween everyone!

My mom and I went to Ikea in Ottawa today so as soon as I got home I raced to get these nails done.  My best friend called me while I was there and told me I had to do the Ice Truck Killer nails from Dexter.  So voila!  This is for you Nicole ;)

I decided to add on a little blood splatter.  Unfortunately I still can't do the splatter technique so its placed on with a dotter.  I had to use my camera phone for this but it gave me the opportunity to give the photo a spookier look.

Haunted House Nails

Happy Halloween Eve Everyone

Hope all you east coasters are doing well.  We had really high winds and some rain here but that's about it.  The power went off some places around town but I was lucky.  The sky is not looking so promising today though.

I have my second Halloween themed mani for you. The outcome was not quite what I had in mind but I had fun trying.  I love playing around with the pin technique!
I used two coats for the base then added random dots all over and very quickly.  Then I took my pin and created the swirls.  Obviously the haunted house is a stamp.  I thought that I would add a bit of black to my tips to create the ground.  Wishing I hadn't now or maybe if I had made them straight lines instead.

Oh well, hope you like ;)

Born Pretty Review: Double Sided Stamper and Water Decals

Hi All

I'm slowly coming around and getting back to my normal self.  I'm very tired (and disappointed) though.  Oh well c'est lat vie!

Today I have another Born Pretty review for you.  I chose to test both the double sided stamp with scraper and butterfly water decals.

I'm happy to say the double sided stamper worked wonderfully. I did have to rough it up a bit first with my emery board.  The scraper I chose not to use.  I prefer using an old gift card to prevent scratching my plates.

I was a little quick to apply the top coat as seen on my middle finger.  This had nothing to do with the stamp though

The butterfly water decals took a little more skills.  It took me a couple tries to get it just right.  With time and practice I'm sure it will get easier. As you can see I this one is not a butterfly but it is from the same sheet.


Pardon the pictures.  I had to take these inside. Does anyone have any more tips as far as taking indoor pictures? I've made my light box but the pictures still look like very bad quality. Drives me nuts

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31 Day Challenge: Inspired by a Movie

Morning all!

So I went  3 days of no posts! I'm feeling pretty darn guilty about it too.  My plan was to dedicate a lot of my time yesterday to my nails and take pictures.  That didn't work out. :(
I had a seizure yesterday(I have epilepsy) and that pretty much screws me for the rest of the day.  My body was so sore and worn out.  Were talking barely able to move.  My mom took care of me for awhile so that really helped. I still have an insanely bad headache tonight and my neck hurts like hell. 
I'm not sure what will happen these next couple days as far as posts.  The weather is still extremely dark for photos and I'm having troubles looking down to see my nails.  Fun stuff eh?!


On to the nails....Finding Nemo!!!! Yayyyy  Can you guess what nail is based on which character?

Dotted Chevrons

Happy Hump day everyone!  It's all down hill from here!

Today I have some more dots for you.  I'm loving doing the itty bitty dots lately.  It's very relaxing for me so I  hope you don't get tired of seeing them.  My only opportunity lately is to take pictures on the weekend. To think the days are only going to get shorter from here is kind of scary.  I keep on forgetting to bring my camera to work for lunch time photos so a lot of mani's have gone unseen.  

This time I decided to make a chevron type design with my baby dots.  The full nail is in Revlon's 'Impulsive'...I believe.  Not quite sure about the dots.  I just pulled out some randoms

Candy Corn Nails

Good Morning Ladies

I decided to jump on this Halloween nail art bandwagon.  I actually did these a couple weeks ago but thought it was too soon to post.  Halloween is a week away now so I figured I'd get crackin' on spooky nails.  These aren't very spooky but they are pretty darn cute! I've seen so many candy corn nails recently.  Although I hate candy corn I love the nail art inspired by it!

For this look I used the obvious orange, yellow and white.  I decided it needed a matte top coat.  It gave the nails a much more realistic look. Julep sent this candy corn in the October box so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to hold them in the photo.

Hope you guys like it!

31 Day Challenge: Inspired by Song 'Sexy and I Know It'

'I'M SEXY AND I KNOW IT'

I think most people around the world know this song.  Even before this challenge I wanted to do nails inspired by one of LMFAO's songs.  There outfits are crazy colourful and I knew I could do a lot with it.  Most of all though they are my little nearly two year old nephew's favourite band.  He's been shaking his baby booty to there songs before he was even a year.  You always know he wants to listen to the song when he walks around going 'ah, ah'. He's pretty freakin cute!

My index finger is the box head guy. Not really sure what his position in the band is other than the box head.  I used glitter for the middle of his eyes to represent the red lights.  I had to look at still photos for the the skimpy speedo swimsuits.  It was a great time to pull out my studs for the red pair.  The leopard was a little more tricky as far as the colours and effect.  I used my Essie 'Shine of the Times'  to bring out the pinkish sheen to the speedos.   I went through the video looking for some inspiration for my pinky but could not find anything else that really stood out.  Finally I figured I would use the white sunglasses.  It meant using more studs!!


Hope you guys like it. It was a lot of fun to recreate!

Make sure you check out the other fine ladies song inspiration

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