40 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ Films

Hello Dahlings!

This week the Tarts are doing manis to the prompt of Films!

I did this...

 Can you guess what film these fandom polishes from

The Lady Varnishes are representing?

Come on...you can do it!

 The line up may give you a few clues ~ Cotton Granny Panties franken,

TLV I Am The Gatekeeper, Stay Puft & I Am the Keymaster

plus a prototype red stamping polish from Cuttin' Edge Nails

 I used this Vivid Lacquer plate VL003 plate
with the red prototype stamping polish

& my still beloved Original Creative Shop Stamper.

All 3 of The Lady Varnishes polishes I used gitd too!

Kirsten usually has several gitds available in various collections

& offers the option to ADD gitd & other finishes to select polishes.

You have to click on a polish to see if it has the add-on option

as it doesn't show from the listing page.

Have you figured out what my film is?

Ok, I'll spill...GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

I saw this movie as an adult in its original theater run.

Yep, I'm THAT old. LOL

>^. .^<

 Was dat?

 Must be nothing.

I'll just keep chowing n the pile o' nip.

 I know dere's something lurking in dose shadows!

Who you gonna call, Meowmy?

Thanks for stopping by

& please share the luvs with the other

Crumpet Nail Tarts!

~ Inky

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Weird Wednesdays Comparison ~ Yellow or Gold Glitter Toppers

Hello Dahlings!

This week's comparison color is yellow or gold.

This week's polish type is glitter toppers.

Yellow is my least favorite color & gold is my least fav metal.

This made this week's comparison a challenge

due to the lack of polishes in my stash meeting the criteria.

I could cheat & do something else, but that's the wussy way out.

So I went digging thru my glitter toppers

really, they're pretty much all in one boot box size plastic tote

and found these to share with you...

 Today I have 5 glitters from Kleancolor to compare.

I started with one coat of Silk Boxers

& added one coat of one topper per nail.

Thumb ~ 184 Golden Nirvana

Medium large gold holo hexes & the occasional gold holo diamond

with fine gold metallic glitters in an orange jelly base.

I didn't have to fish for the chunkier bits

& only dabbed a bit to break up a few clumps.

There are scads of fine glitter in there so coverage in coat was good.

The orange base makes this one look more old gold than yellow.

I'd wear it again.

Index ~ 291 Every Day is My Birthday

Medium & small gold metallic hexes with

small matte white hexes, mini bars & fine glitters in a clear base. 

No fishing required & very little dabbing to spread out the larger bits.

The glitter density looks good in the bottle,

but it's a bit thin with one coat.

Not really a me polish,

but not a bad buy for somebody who likes yellow.

Middle ~ 185 Gold Caviar

This version had lots of medium large & small gold holo hexes

& fine metallic glitter in a golden yellow jelly base.

No fishing required & only a lil dabbing

to get a nearly glitter bomb effect in one coat.

I did need to add thinner to this bottle

as it had thickened up quite a bit.

I'd wear it again, if I had to, 

but prefer the darker gold of Golden Nirvana.

Ring ~ 185 Gold Caviar

A rather sparse amount of medium large metallic gold hexes,

small gold holo hexes & a smattering if fine metallic gold glitters

in a yellow jelly base that required big fishing efforts

to get even one big hex out of the bottle.

If you don't like a lot of glitter on your nails, you might like this one.

It might be useful for a galaxy mani,

but the fishing effort makes it a dud for me.

Yes, thru batch buying on Amazon, I have 2 bottles with this label,

but they are not the same. Maybe KC reformulated it at some point?

I don't know.

Pinky ~ 132 24 Carat

Scattered old gold holo diamonds

with a butt-tonne of fine old gold holo glitters in a clear base.

Fishing for the random diamond isn't worth the effort,

but I like this one the best of the lot for its color

& easy to do glitter bomb effect.

2 coats & KAPOW!

The Line Up ~ Silk Boxers franken, Kleancolor 24 Carat, KC Gold Caviar,

KC Gold Caviar, KC Every Day is My Birthday & KC Golden Nirvana.

The best things about Kleancolor polishes

is their price ($2.99 or less),

their wide range of colors & finishes 

plus you can easily find them online.

The down side is they tend to have a rather stinky odor

& the quality can vary widely from bottle to bottle.

If you're into inexpensive polish, these are ok,

but there are better quality brands in the same price range

that are also easy to acquire out there.

>^. .^<

Um...have Jazz (on the left) & Ziggy (on the right)

morphed into one big black cat blob?

I don't know, but they sure are cute all snuggled up to each other.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

HPB Presents ~ Gradients

Hello Dahlings!

This month the Hobby Polish Bloggers are doing gradient manis.

I did this...

 I was feeling the need for a ME mani.

 The Line Up ~ Carpe Noctem Cosmetics Cancer Fucking Sucks!,

Paint Uranus Pink & Bad Faerie

plus Esmaltes da Kelly Penguino stamping polish.

 I did the gradient using a .25" x .5" piece of cosmetic sponge

held in a pair of reverse grip tweezers.

I then added a coat of CNC Fast Dry Top Coat 

I stamped using Penguino, Sugar Bubbles plate SB009

& my still beloved Original Creative Shop Stamper 

While the Penguino didn't bleed under the Seche Vite top coat

I usually seal my nail art with, (like the Joss I recently used did)

it didn't transfer the image very well & looks a bit smooshed.

Emily released the Inspiration Collection last Friday!

This is the MOST EXCELLENT collex

that Because She Danced To Space Jam

& My Nurse Has Sparkles are from.

So go get yours NOW!

>^. .^<

What? I'se pretendin' to be a wild thing.

Go away, Meowmy! You be funkin' my shui.

Thanks for stopping by

& please share the luvs with the other

Hobby Polish Bloggers!

~ Inky

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ 3 Shades of Purple

Hello Dahlings!

This week the Tarts are doing manis featuring 3 shades of purple

plus whatever each blogger's technique for this week may be.

Alas, I have needle drag for my technique.

This is one of my nemesis techniques

along with true water marbling.

That said, I didn't do too badly...

 I didn't say I'd done well! LOL

 The Line Up ~ Cotton Granny Panties franken,

Emori Glow In The Dark Purple Light,

Princessa #540-08 & #540-17

& Anonymous Lacquer Magik 

 I started with 2 coats of CGP on all nails.

I then made a couple of decals on my Uber Chic mat

cuz every attempt to do needle drag on my nails has been an epic failure

& Cheyenne from cdbnails made it looks so easy

when she used this method for her Digital Dozen day 5 New & Improved mani.

Um...yeah. See that white line on my ring finger nail?

That's where I pressed too hard with my pointy tool

& created a mini canyon where the base color shows thru the polish.

While my semi fail decals were drying,

I added 2 coats each of the Emori & Princessas

to my pinky (Purple Light), middle (#540-08) & index (#540-17).

I then added a coat of Magik

& realized that maybe I should have waited

until after I took a pic of those 3 polishes without holo top coat.

Oh well, you can see the colors in the decal.

 I added Magik to both needle drag decal accent nails.

I may have been a wee bit heavy handed with the Magik.

I really pressed too hard on this decal,

but Magik makes everything better

or at least more tolerable, right?

I did get a discernable pattern this time,

which is more than I've managed in the past.

 Doing nail art with glow in the dark polishes also makes any mani better!

The Emori didn't glow as strongly as the other 2,

but that set has slightly different colors, so it's a good thing.

 Even my messed up, stubby thumb nails looks better in the dark! LOL

I did this mani last Sunday & I still have gitd polish on my cuties.

Yes, I've washed & lubed my hands since then.

Go figure.

>^. .^<

 Luna loves her some cat nip!

 She'll roll back & forth for quite a while

when there's nip on the floor.

Silly glow in the dark kitty!

Thanks for stopping by

& please share the love

with the other Tarts!

~ Inky

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Weird Wednesday ~ Orange Holos

Hello Dahlings!

This week

YES, 2 weeks in a row!

I have a group of 5 orange linear holos from

Carpe Noctem Cosmetics to compare for you!

 Nope, not a dupe in the bunch!

Each polish has its own unique characteristics

that set it apart from its sisters.

Thumb ~ Keep That Fire Burning 

This creamy bright orange is packed with multi shifting metallic flakies.

It's from the M For Home collection.

Index ~ Foliage In Flames 

Looking for a warm pumpkiny orange with gold metallic flakies?

This is your polish!

One of 2 yummy oranges from the I Come From The Forest Collection.

Middle ~ Canyon Copper 

This one looks orange in some lights,

but has a definite copper metallic shift with slight pink undertones. 

This is the other must have orange from

the I Come From The Forest Collection.

Ring ~ Gorgeous Gourd Holo

This is a holo'd up re-release from Emily's 1st CNC collection.

A lush dark copper orange sure to warm your cockles.

Pinky ~ Literary Lady.

Why did I include a pink in this comparison?

This is why...

Literary Lady is an old rose to copper shifting polish

of beauty & sophistication.

Not all of these gorgeous oranges are currently available,

but if you have either of the ones not currently for sale

& wondered if getting the others would be adding dupes to your stash,

I can confidently say NOPE, no dupes here!

Each of these polishes stands in its own spotlight

& I can't pick a fav cuz they're all MOST EXCELLENT!

 The line up ~ Joss White, CNC Literary Lady, Gorgeous Gourd Holo,

Canyon Copper, Foliage In Flames & Keep That Fire Burning 

Me being me, I couldn't just leave my nails as is.

So what does one do with 5 orange nails?

I turned them into butterfly wings!

 I stamped using Bundle Monster plate BM-XL14,

Joss Black & my beloved Original Creative Shop Stamper.

A for a word or 3 on the Joss Stamping Polishes...they suck!

This is the 3 time I've used the black

& I waited over half an hour before adding fast dry top coat

Seche Vite this time

It's also the 3rd time it's smeared.

I used Joss White with a fine tipped dotter to make the dots

& they smeared too, even after a long wait.

You can see the smearing best on my index nail.

I have zero hope for the Lilac Shimmer

& can't recommend this brand for stamping or other nail art.

I don't blame the US stockist I bought them from

as she didn't make the polish

& probable stocked them based on somebody's recommendation.

This is why I haven't linked the Joss to her site.

>^. .^<

Why you use sucky stampy polish over those claw pretties?

Dumb hooman.

Thanks Jazz! I know better now. LOL

Thanks for stopping by

& don't forget that the

Carpe Noctem Cosmetic

Inspiration Collection

debuts this Friday!

~ Inky

Carpe Noctem Cosmetics ~ My Nurse Has Sparkles

Hello Dahlings!

Today I have another beauty from

the Carpe Noctem Cosmetics new Inspired Collection!

This is the same line the fantabulous Because She Danced To Space Jam

& both of these must have polishes,

plus the other 5 you will want when you see them,

will be available starting this Friday, January 22nd at 5pm EST.

 This is 2 uber luscious coats of

My Nurse Has Sparkles

with a lil fun stamping.

This blue violet linear holo jelly

is packed with assorted sizes & colors of glitter!

 I added the smiley face using Bundle Monster plate BM-304,

Hit the Bottle Poison Apple stamping polish

& my new love, the Creative Shop Space Stamper.

I sealed the fun in with a coat of Seche Vite.

This collection is based on 7 peeps from the polish world

that have had a positive impact on Emily

& she wanted to honor them with polishes

that reflect who they are & what they mean to her.

Mission Accomplished!

If you'd like to get in on sneak peeks, swatch pics

& the occasional group LE's & sale codes join

 Seize The Night ~ Carpe Noctem Cosmetics Facebook Fan Page

>^. .^<

 I love it when Ciri smiles in his sleep!

Is he dreaming of mice?

Thanks for stopping by

& do yourself a favor by visiting

Carpe Noctem Cosmetics

this Friday the 22nd

& getting your paws on the

Inspired Collection!

~ Inky

40 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ Things That Fly

Hello Dahlings!

This week the Tarts are doing manis showing things that fly.

I did this...

 Time. Time flies. Blink & it's gone.

David Bowie said it so well...

Rest in Peace, wise man of infinite realities.

 The line up ~ Joss Black Stamping polish,

The Lady Varnishes Time Slip & Serum No5 Pure Glow Getter

This is 2 sparkilicious coats of Time Slip.

It a deep plum jelly packed with metallic shimmer

& color shifting metallic flakies in blue & purple. 

I was so thrilled when Kirsten came out with a

Rocky Horror Picture Show collection for the 40th anniversary!

 I made my decal using Bundle Monster plate BM-609,

Joss Black & my still beloved Original Creative Shop Stamper

A word on the Joss Black Stamping Polish ~
I didn't link it to where I bought it because
this is the second time I've used it for stamped decals
& have been less than satisfied due to minor smearing.
It's either a case of not drying long enough,
even though I waited 15 minutes this time,
before adding fast dry top coat
OR
it's reacting to both the Sally Hansen Dries Instantly
& the Ruby Kisses fast dry polishes.
I've used both of these fdtcs to make decals
with other brands of stamping polish
& had no issues with smearing.
I also have their white & a metallic lavender that I haven't used yet.
I'm not optimistic at this point, but I will try them to see how they do
as well as trying the black with straight to the nail stamping.

Oh! Oh! Oh!

The NEW Creative Shop Space Stampers have arrived at Beautometry!!!

So if you pre-ordered yours, they'll be shipping asap.

They do need to be sorted, inspected & wrapped for shipping.

If you haven't order a set yet...Why the heck not?

I'll still use my Original CSS heads when making decals,

but for fast stamping on my nails, the Space stamper is my new crush!

 Alas, my new Samsung G6 phone camera

has decided to be a tard about taking gitd pics in focus.

I may have changed a setting while trying to take pics

of the lunar eclipse blood moon a few months ago

& now it refuses to focus in low light.

I'm going to have to dig around in the pro settings

to see what I messed up.

Blerg.

>^. .^<

I can fly!

Wanna see?

Thanks for stopping by

& please go share the luv

with the other Tarts!

~ Inky

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