Digital Dozen Fandom Week, Day 2 Disney

So Disney! I've loved Disney since I was a kid and still watch all the new releases. So for me Disney fits as a Fandom. Two recent faves were Frozen and Brave. I decided to go with Olaf today, cause well...its Olaf! I was inspired for this image by an Olaf book I've been reading to my little guy for a couple days. This entire look was Acrylic paint by the time I was done. Our little friend here is just watching the clouds go by after a nice sunny picnic on the castle grounds. Olaf does so love summer!

The picture below shows the book I pulled the look from. So cute!

 

I loved this one, and I've decided I need to do more Disney manis. Doesn't Olaf look a little sleepy in macro?

Cheers all,

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Digital Dozen Fandom Week, Day 1 Native Nail Art

So guys, I had trouble choosing Fandom looks for this week. I don't really get 'into' stuff like wild, and most of the stuff I have already created looks for. I started to think about what I am crazy about that isn't a typical Fandom idea. The first one thought of was Aboriginal/Native Art. I love the style and esthetic of Aboriginal/Native Art. I grew up camping at a Reserve in Ontario when I was young and I still remember always stopping at an amazing shop full of paintings, carvings and Aboriginal/Native dolls and toys. Everything was made  of gorgeous woods and skins, beads and furs. I have more vivid memories of the shop and smelt fishing then the actual camping.

Anyway, I did some Instagram research and found some artists who work in the style that tugs on my memories. I created this look based on a many different canvas and pottery works on IG. I used Hazard from Sinful Colors as my base and my fish and birds, dotting are all acrylic paint. I then matted.

This one took awhile as you can imagine, so I used Polish M, Drop it Like its Dots on my thumb. Do yourself a favour if you like this, and Google search Native Art. It's so different and really amazing.

Cheers all,

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#clairestelle8june, Flamingo Nails

So a cutie I know on IG posts a monthly challenge. You'd know her as @clairesttelle8 linked here, and the hashtag for this month's prompts is #clairestelle8june if you want to join in. Today's prompt was flamingos, and I've never tried the big pink guys. For this look I used Sally Hansen White out as base except for the yellow which is Lexington Yellow from NYC. The matte glitter polish is Amanda from Ruby White Tips...and yes it's named after me teehee for those of you that don't know. My freehand details are all acrylics except for my pinkie which is recycled from an upcoming stamping mani.

Squawk squawkity squawk! So says my bossy pink friend! Almost forgot...distracted by all the squawking...the whole thing is matte as well!

Cheers all,

Jindie, Refresh to Death Swatch

Yeah I know, if you follow me I've swatched this before...but I put it on for a weekend wear a while back and I swear it said 'take pictures! You know you loooove me in my Jindie glory!' Who am I to argue? This is two coats of a Refresh to Death perfection and Seche. Instant art!

Have a great weekend ladies!

Cheers all,

Wiki Nail Challenge, Tesla Nail Art

SO today I'm jumping back into the A2Z Challenge with the girls, but we have a twist! The girls decided to change it up for a while and use Wikipedia random ideas to generate our challenge prompts. Neat idea...and challenging too.

My first prompt is a gentleman named Nikola Tesla over at Wikipedia linked here. He was an inventor who worked in electricity and had some pretty way out there ideas about society. I used Bm-305 for my double stamped lightning bolts on a base of Glam Polish Don't Make me Blush.I figured I'd go with bolts of lightning as I've done an Electricity Ball nail design in the past.

(I just love the sunshine floral shots you can get in summer!)

This last macro is of my fave finger. The double stamped lightning turned out pretty cool.

Cheers all,

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Dragon Claw Polish, Banana Dots

Something maybe a little Earth shattering for you today!! "But it's a dotticure!" You say? I say, "does this look like just any dotticure..." This is about the flashiest dotticure I've ever done to date. The base is two coats of Blazing Bannana available here over white, and dotted in two sizes with black and neon green acrylic paint. GAH I love neons!

Anyway, I end with just a Weensie bit of macro love for Blazing Bannana. Cause, well...RESPECT!

Cheers,

My Indie Polish, Rainy Afternoon Distressed Stamping

So what do we do when stamping doesn't show up right/mushes/and just generally disappoints over a gorgeous polish...(Rainy Afternoon from My Indie Polish) we distress it further and call it a thing! You guys have seen me do this before on purpose, but today's look was unplanned. My first image went smudged and the second had gaps. I decided to roll with it and used tape to distress the images further and then dotted in my black swirls in acrylic paint.

I fairly loved this. Especially worn with jeans. And even more so because it was matted. See. It's a thing!

Cheers all,