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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Let's Do The Time Warp...

I was looking through all my nail art photos, and I found a manicure from Halloween that I never posted. And I can't figure out why I never posted it either...

Anyways, the nail art.


It's the lips from Rocky Horror Picture Show, which I have to say is one of the weirdest movies ever, but I still love it. The base for all the nails was Reveal Everything Red by ASP. Then I painted the black acrylic around where I wanted the lips to be, and added white acrylic highlights and teeth. 



Well, that's all for this post. I think I need to go watch Rocky Horror now. And do the Time Warp. 

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

So It Goes...

Oh yes. That time has come again: concert nail time. After going to 8 concerts last year, I figured I needed to step up my concert game this year :p, and go to even more. So why not start early?! Anyways, I went to see Hollerado; who is one of my favourite bands Sunday night. They're kind of an Indie Rock band. It was below 0°C, but the band rocked. It was a small concert, so I got to meet the band too! They're super cool, chill guys. And of course, I did my nails. Then on Monday night, I went to see Hollerado again. I met them (again), and this time got to show them my nails. Their singer, Menno was really excited by them. I think the coolest part though, was that their bassist, Dean, remembered me.

*So Menno, the band's singer, took a photo of my nails. He told me they were going on the internet. He didn't lie. Here they are on Hollerado's Instagram.*


My nails are based on Hollerado's albums. My pinkie, pointer finger and thumb on my left hand, as well as my pinkie and pointer finger on my right hand are inspired by their album Record In A Bag. My middle fingers are inspired by their album White Paint, and my ring finger on my left hand is their logo. All of the Record In A Bag nails were done with a base of White Away by Sally Hansen, a calligraphy pen, India ink and acrylic paint. The logo was a base of Black Satin from Rimmel, and acrylic. The White Paint nails were a base of Black Satin, with Gypsy Queen by Misa, Wocka Wocka by OPI, Art Nouv-Yellow by Finger Paints, High Line Green by NYC, Surfs Up by Sally Girl, Let's Get Lost by Essence, Frostbite by China Glaze, and Tomorrow Never Dies by OPI to get the stained glass look. On my left hand, I painted over the "stained glass" with white acrylic for the effect on the CD.


Signed by Menno (sadly, slightly smudged), Nixon and Dean. I never seemed to be able to find Jake, the drummer...



This one was only signed by Dean, but I love the extra "Stay Warm". It really was freezing the other night.









Prepare to be bombarded with concert photos.











Here's me with Menno. I got photos with the other guys too, but they're with my friend as well, so I didn't want to plaster them all over the internet.


As I always say after a concert, go check this band out!!!!


P.S. Do you guys remember my Ghost Town manicure? Well, after showing the guys from Ghost Town my nails, they did a live vlog on YouNow, and I was mentioned. Check it out here! Start watching at about 24:30 until about 25:15. 



Friday, January 10, 2014

Mickey Mouse! Again...

Yes, it is almost 2 in the morning and I'm blogging, but I have to work tomorrow and I need to post this to keep my promise to blog more. :) And you read that title right. This is another Mickey Mouse manicure, but hey, you should be used to it by now. Besides, I'll have another manicure up this weekend. A non-Mickey Mouse one.


Super quick manicure. The base is White Away from Sally Hansen, and then I drew on Mickey (it's based on a sketch by Walt Disney) in India ink with my calligraphy pen.

Hope you enjoy, and I'll talk to you guys soon!



Thursday, January 9, 2014

Hey! It's 2014!!

So you guys are probably sitting there right now, being like, "Wow Christina, it's been a week of 2014 and nothing." I know, I know. Last year was HORRIBLE for blogging, and I really regret that. It was a hectic and stressful year, with graduation, and of course trying to (and still trying to) figure out what I am doing with my life. I mean university is a big decision, but that's beside the point. The point is nail art. Nail art is what's important on this blog. I've been taking this past week to prepare some nail art so I can post more often. Also, I've been working on coming up with more ideas. I think I'm going to be bringing back Mani Monday, because that seemed to keep me on track. I also want to start up Mini Masterpieces, as well as a monthly Mickey Mouse or Disney manicure. Plus, I'm going to be trying out Chalkboard Nails Lacquer Legion challenge. So with that, here's my first mani, and post of 2014. Get ready guys, 2014 will be amazing.


It was just as quick half-moon mani. The base is White Away (gel) from Sally Hansen and the dark colour (it's a really dark green), is Khloé Had a Little Lam-Lam from Nicole By OPI. 


I hope you guys enjoy and I'll be back tomorrow with another manicure!



Sunday, December 22, 2013

Oops, I Did It Again...

No, I'm not referring to the Britney Spear's song with the title of this post. What I mean by it though, is oops, I painted a Mickey Mouse manicure again. Yes. I know. I've only painted Mickey Mouse manicures a hundred times before, but I can't help it. I just love that mouse.

But, of course, since it's Christmas time, I had to create a Santa Claus Mickey Mouse. I started with a base of the Sally Hansen gel colour, White Away. Then I added in the details with black, white and red acrylic.




And here is my super creative photo in a Christmas ornament. :p


Less than 3 days until Christmas!!

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Mini Manicures: Halloween

With Halloween just a few days away, here are a couple of mini manis for you guys to check out! The first of course, is my spiderweb nails. This is the third year of done them, and you can see them here from last year.


It's the exact same tutorial as last year. 

1. Start with your base polish. I used Reveal Everything Red from ASP, which is a gel polish (more on that soon!).

2. Using a white polish or striper, draw your web shape and fill it in.

3. Use a black striper to draw in the web.

4. Finish drawing in the web, top coat and you're done!

I love this manicure because it's pretty simple, and most people can do it. Plus, people tend to be amazed by the spiderwebs, so get ready for lots of compliments! 


This second mini manicure is a vampire mouth, but you can change it to be any monster mouth.

1. Start with a base coat of red or pink for the lips. Once again, this is Reveal Everything Red.

2. Using black (I used acrylic paint), paint the inside of the mouth.

3. Add in the teeth in white. The teeth can be for whatever monster you'd like. I went for the pointy canines and made it a vampire, but try all sharp teeth for a werewolf, or all flat teeth for a Frankenstein look. Top coat and you're done!

Hope you guys enjoy! Stay tuned for more Halloween manicures!