TGPNPC ~ Boutique

Hello Dahlings!

 

Da Boutique prompt created more discussion than da Drugstore one!

What is a boutique?

I think of it as a smaller scale shop

where I find things not available in the big department stores.

This doesn't mean they don't have stores all over da place.

It just means what they carry won't easily be found elsewhere.

They also tend to be a bit more upscale price wise, tho' not always.

Case in point...Hot Topic

They market to young peeps

who don't want to dress in mainstream fashions.

Think punk, goth, emo & vampy.

Think ME!

(I'm da kewlest middle aged babe in da store!)

 

One of the exclusive brands Hot Topic carries is

Blackheart Beauty Nail Polish & other cosmetics

I don't wear a lot of face make up, just some lipstick

& maybe mascara for special occasions

where I want peeps to see that I do indeed have eye lashes.

I do however wear a lot of nail polish!

I like not only the price & quality

($5 per bottle & 2@$8 most of the time),

I really like the lil SKULL bottles!

 

So I have quite a few polishes from them

& realized that I hadn't worn most of them.

Until now!

 

 I totally case'd Missy's Hyperspace design for this!

It was pretty easy & fun to do.

 

 Da line up ~ Blackheart Beauty Moonshade, Nebula, High Maintenance,

Electric kiss, V-day Pink, Blue Ombre & a metallic gunmetal gray

at doesn't have a name on the bottle & isn't on their site.

(High Maintenance is reactive & turns white under black light!)

On da cap of High Maintenance

is da roll of red/pink holographic skinny striping tape

that Nailiciouss sent me for review.

It is SO pretty I almost hated using it

for a tape mani where I didn't leave it on!

Da tape is included with da Nail Art Mixes & da colors are assorted

so every one you get is a surprise! I like surprises.

 

 2 coats on each nail ~

thumb has V-Day Pink

index has Electric Kiss

middle has High Maintenance

ring has Nubula

pinky has Moonshade,

Da shimmers were a bit sheer & streaky on da 1st coat,

but evened out & were opaque on da 2nd go around.

 

 Since High Maintenance is a crème,

I want to give it some bling & added 2 coats of Blue Ombre.

(I'm not sure why they call it this cuz it's a fire flakie,

tho it is in a sheer bright blue base.)

I then I added one coat to the rest of my nails to coordinate them.

All this was followed up with a coat of Seche Vite

to get them cured faster.

Following Missy's excellent directions, I

 added striping tape to all of my nails.

I used da tape I got from Nailiciouss to review

& it was not only really pretty,

but easy to work with!

It stayed stuck where I put it, but was easy to pull off.

(Nailiciouss includes a free roll when you buy one of their

Nail Art Mixes with rhinestones, mylar, gleequins & fimo shapes.)

I applied a thickish coat of the metallic gunmetal polish to one nail,

then pulled da tape that nail off using tweezers.

Repeat for da rest of da nails.

I cleaned up da sloppies & added a final coat of SV.

 

Methinks I'll be doing this design again using gitd!

 

 

Next up ~ Had To Have It, Still Haven't Worn It

 

>^. .^<

 Ciri Spam!

One of His Royal Tininess of Cuteitude's fav toys is

BUBBLE WRAP!

He just goes to town on it

& since I usually get several sheets of it with my Stampin' Up! orders

he gets to play with it at least once a month.

 

 He likes to see his paws moving about under da wrap.

 

 Yes, he bites da bubbles to 'kill' them!

 

 

 He also shakes his prey to stun it senseless.

 

 

 Gotta make sure nothing is hiding underneath...

 

...and another good shaking, just to make sure it's dead.

Yeah, I'm into cheap entertainment. LOL

 

Thanks for stopping by,

now go check out da other ladies' boutique nails!

~ Inky

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