Paint Shop Polish Neon Holos!

Hello Dahlings!

 

I'm trying to type with Ciri nudging my hand for petties

& this does make writing this post a wee bit challenging,

but oh da cuteness!

 

Let me show you some pretty claws

& then I'll show you His Royal Tininess of Cute-i-tude.

 

 I did this mani on both hands back in May,

but just didn't get it posted.

 

I did a sponged gradient using Paint Shop Polish

What A Beach!, Mawi Wowie & Raspberry Riptide.

Da rainbows were on da mild side,

but da colors were so pretty & bright.

I added a coat of fast dry polish & then went stamping.

 

I stamped using a prototype black stamping polish

from Cuttin Edge Nails,

Messy Mansion plate MM22

& my beloved Creative Shop Stamper.

I finished with a coat of Seche Vite.

 

>^. .^<

 

See? How am I supposed to get anything done

with this precious face wanting my attention?

 

 I wants petties, please!

 

 See how cutes I is?

 

 Fine, I'll just lie on dis hooman distractor

& wash my jelly beans.

 

Oooo...wat dis stringy thingy?

Ciri, please do not play with that computer cord!

I think it might be for da speakers?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

Big T Ranch Lagoon feat She Sells Seashells Zebra Stripes!

Hello Dahlings!

 

Just a quickie from da vault for y'all today.

 

 This is 2 coats of Big T Ranch Lagoon over black undies.

I love all da pretty colors!

Green, blue, purple & even pink comes out to play

in this versatile clear base topper.

I added some zebra stripes using a

She Sells Seashells Zebra Full Nail Stencil 

& da same black polish I used for mah undies.

Maybe I used Finger Paints Black Expressionism?

 

You can also get this easy to use vinyl stencil in a set of 3 designs:

Safari Stencil Pack

 

I sealed it all in with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

 

>^. .^<

 

 What dis?

 

I no know, but I MUST KILLS IT!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

CNT 52 Week PNM ~ Tape Mani &/or Green

Hello Dahlings!

 



This week da Tarts are doing manis featuring
tape &/or green polish.

 

I did this...

 Not perfect, but I sure liked it a lot better

than that hot mess I did for last week's Tart mani.

 

 Da line up ~ Cotton Granny Panties franken by moi,

Nabi Glow In The Dark Greenland 12, Green 04 & Emerald 15

plus da Chartpak graphic art striping tape I used for my stripes.

 

I got my Nabi gitds in a set of 24,

but that set doesn't seem to be available anymore.

Just remember to buy da square gitd bottles,

not da round gitd ones from Nabi.

Da round bottles suck big time.

 

 These still glow great after nigh on 2 years!

 

>^. .^<

 

 Glowy claws are kewl!

Will you make my claws glow like my eyes, Meowmy?

 

 

Thanks for stopping by

& please go visit da other Tarts!

~ Inky

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CNT 52 week PNM ~ Swirls &/or 3 Shades of Red/Orange

Hello Dahlings!

 

This week da Tarts are doing manis

featuring swirls &/or 3 shades of red/orange.

 

I did this...

 

 Well, I did meet da prompts.

 

I started with a sponged gradient of SAA & SF#2.

Added a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly & waited 5 minutes.

I then added da innie sticker from da stencils & applied a coat of BO.

After removing da stickers I let da polish dry for a mo'

then added another coat of SHDI.

TA Dum!

 

 Da line up ~ The Devil Wears Polish Smooth as Ansac,

Solar Flair #2 & Blood Orange.

 

Da shop is currently down for maintenance, but when it reopens,

Blood Orange should be available in da linear holo section.

 

 This is 2 coats of Blood Orange with a coat of SGDI.

It's a dark orange that shows red inside da rainbow

plus it has lil red bits scattered about adding sparkles.

 

 I used these Spike Spiral Stencils from She Sells Seashells

For all da daintiness of da design,

they weren't all that persnickety to apply or remove.

 

If you happened to notice

that my left pinky nail is a bit lumpy, this is why...

 

 Yeah, I said more than 2 bad words

when I jammed my pinky nail into da side of a table,

bending da nail back until it cracked

half way across below da nail line.

I did this Wednesday night, right before bed,

so all I could do was wrap it tight to keep it from bleeding all over

& breaking off completely. Bad word!

 

I was able to patch it yesterday & then do this mani.

this is da 5th nail line crack since April.

My acrygel overlays eliminate tip breaks & minimize nail line cracks,

but when I do break a nail, I do a damn good job of it

& only the overlays keep da nail from coming off completely.

I guess I need to clip my claws again.

I chopped a quarter inch off in May,

but it's all grown back & then some.

First world nail blogger problems. LOL

I feel like my polish mojo has gone on vaca without me
& hasn't even sent a postcard to brag about all da fun it's having
while I sit home doing lame manis.
Oh well.

 

>^. .^<

 

Waz dat hot mess on your claws?

You gonna clean dat up

before Paw thinks one of us gacked on you, right?

 

Thanks for stopping by

& please share da luvies

by visiting da other Tarts!

~ Inky

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HPB Presents ~ Starry Night nails for July

Hello Dahlings!

 

This month da Hobby Polish Bloggers

are showing their Starry Night manis!

I did this...

 

 Starry Night nails, Galaxy mani...

whatever you want to call this technique...

I kinda suck at it.

 

This one is better than da previous attempts,

but I just don't quite get da hang of it.

 

 Da line up ~ Color Club Harp On It;

L.A. Girl Purple Effect, Black Illusion & Brilliant Blue

 

I did a random sponged gradient using da 3 scatter holos

then stamped da field of stars from Uber Chic plate 2-03,

using my beloved Creative Shop Stamper

& da Color Club Harp On It.

 

Da CC Halo Hues usually stamp pretty well,

but I think my background was maybe too dark

for da silvery HOI to show well.

 

>^. .^<

 

Um yeah...

my mani worked about as well as Ciri's attempt

to hide in this basket.

Close, but not quite successful.

 

Thanks for stopping by

& please go show da luvs to da other

Hobby Polish Bloggers!

~ Inky

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CNT 52 Week PNM ~ Pastel &/or Stripes feat. Anonymous Lacquer!

Hello Dahlings!

 

This week da Tarts are doing pastel &/or striped manis.

I did this...

 

 I'm way out of practice using my Essence skinny striper brush,

but this was still a fun mani chock full of

Anonymous Lacquer Rainbow Brights

 

 Da line up of Mildred's brilliant collection from left to right from da top ~ 

Summer Nights and Neon Lights & Magik,

Under the Blue Hour, I Lilac You & Showers to Flowers

Orange You My BFF, Sunshine and Fun Times,

Vernal Time & Pink-nic In The Park

 

 I started with white undies under 2 coats of da white crelly,

neon glitter fun of Summer Nights & Neon Lights.

 

 SN&NL is perfect for those summer Raves or other parties

where black lights are found.

 

 

Da Rainbow Brights solid colors are a crème base,

but all of them have a subtle contrasting shimmer that adds to da fun!

My stripes w/shimmer colors ~

ring: Orange You My BFF w/pink, Sunshine & Fun Times w/coral

& Vernal Time w/aqua

middle: VT, Under The Blue Hour w/pinkish purple

& I Lilac You w/pink

index: ILU, Showers To Flowers w/pink &

 Pink-nic In The Park w/purple.

 

After da stripes quickly dried, I added a coat of Magik...cuz MAGIK!

Mill formulated this linear holo topper

to work over da bright neon pastels of her Rainbow Brights

& boy does it ever work well!

It also works great over other colors.

I did get a wee bit of silvering between da stripes,

but I think this was due to da polish pooling a smidge

'tween da ridges formed by da stripes.

Over a smooth finish polish it only takes a thin coat of Magik

to add rainbows to your mani.

 

Oh? You want to know what I'm holding in this pic?

Well I couldn't decide which color to hold,

so I opted to use da BRILLIANT Cuticle Oil

Mill makes & sells in her shop.

It has a roller ball applicator,

a light citrus/grapefruit scent & absorbs well.

 

Anonymous Lacquer has a sale going on RIGHT NOW!!!

Da Rainbow Brights & cutie oil aren't marked down,
but everything else is, so go get some!

 

 

>^. .^<

 

More Xmas 2014 feline fun...

 

 What you doing Ziggy?

 

 I'se helpin' Meowmy wrap pressies

& you no needs to help, really.

 

Not you too, Luna!

How's da pressies supposed to be surprises

if everybody helps wrap them?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Now go visit da other Tarts

& don't forget to treat yourself to some

MOST EXCELLENT polish & cutie oil at

Anonymous Lacquer!!!

 

 

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I Gotta Be Me!

Hello Dahlings!

 

I do enjoy my nail art challenges.

Between da weekly Tart's

& da monthly Hobby Polish Bloggers

I get to stretch my creative muscles

& go in directions I might not think to travel otherwise.

 

That said...

 

 ...some days I just gotta do a ME mani!

 

 Da line up ~ Serum No5 Pure Glow Getter & Ultra Violet,

Anonymous Lacquer Magik,

Mentality Black Opaque & Neon Blue Opaque 

 

 I started with a coat of Pure Glow Getter

then did a sponged gradient using that & Ultra Violet.

I then added a coat of Magik.

HOLY FREAKIN GUACOMOLE PEOPLE!!!

So far Magik has added linear rainbows

to every polish I've applied it over!

It did darken Ultra Violet a smidge, but it didn't silver it.

 

 I used Decor Unhas plate DU15

& my beloved Creative Shop Stamper

with da Black Opaque to stamp da lil skully with da bow.

I added Neon Blue Opaque to da bow using da smallest dotter tip.

da pointy tipped one

 

Yep! It can't be called a ME mani if it doesn't gitd,

have skulls &/or cats plus holo rainbows.

 

>^. .^<

 

Was dis?

 

Methinks I needs dese.

 

They sniffs good!

 

Mine! nom nom nom nom

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

First Not-Friday-Again Franken!

Hello Dahlings!

 

I had a quandary last Friday...

 

...post my usual First Friday Franken or my 4th of July mani?

 

Da holiday won due to being a more LE occasion than FFF.

 

So today I have da First Friday Franken for July for you today!

 

All of today's frankens are made by adding craft pigment powder

to either white or clear polish,

then shaking da beejeebers out of da bottles 

until da shaker balls blend da pigment.

For this mani I'm wearing 2 coats of Peacock Pearl on 3 fingers

with a 2 coat accent of Blue Grass Pearl.

Both are a bit streaky & thick, but not totally hideous colors.

Hmmm...I wonder if they stamp?

 

I added opposite color dots using a large dotter.

 

 I then added a coat of Blue/Green Sparkle.

It's a sheer duo chrome topper that adds a bit of shimmer.

I finished with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

 

>^. .^<

 

 Lemme helps you wrap pressies, Meowmy!

 

Is I more helpfulness on dis side?

 

Da price of mah helpins you.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

CNT 52 Week PNM ~ Splatter &/or Aqua

Hello Dahlings!

 

This week da Tarts are doing splatter &/or aqua manis.

 

I did this...

 

 Not super exciting, but it fit da bill.

 

 I started with white Cotton Granny Panties (franken)

then added 2 coats of Princessa #540-20

Da set of 24 I got from Amazon

a couple of years ago isn't available anymore,

but they do offer smaller sets of 6

where you get to pick your colors.

 

While it may look like every color is giving me lobster hands of late,

IRL I really do have lobster hands from sunburn. Blerg.

 

 I stamped using Bunny Nails plate HD-C,

Hit the Bottle Pool Party

& my beloved Creative Shop Stamper.

I sealed it all in with a coat of Seche Vite.

 

 Oh yeah, mah nails do this cuz...GLOW IN DA DARK!

 

>^. .^<

 

 Glowy eyes is best...

 

 ...but if you's no gots dem, glowy claws is ok too.

 

Thanks for stopping by

& please go share da luvies with da other Tarts!

~ Inky

 

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