Sundays are for Swatchoramas!

Hello Dahlings!

 

Yeah, it's been like forever since I posted on a Sunday.

I got so behind on my Show & Tell haul posts as well as my

Does it Stamp? posts that getting back on track has been tough.

 

So I decide to try something new!

For at least da next few weeks

I'll be posting polish collections from

The Devil Wears Polish

 

Why just this brand?

 

I LOVE TAMI & HER POLISH!!!

If I didn't, I wouldn't want to promote it.

It takes time to paint my nails, take good pics,

remove da polish & repeat several times.

Then comes da selecting, cropping & making sure da polish

is as color accurate as possible. 

(So if you think swatchers get 'free' polish, we don't.

We spend hours earning those polishes.

It easily takes 1 hour per polish from painting my nails

to emailing Tami da finished pics.)

So yeah, this is a sponsored post.

 

So let me introduce you to da 

Halloween 2014 Collection!

All swatches are 2 coats over basecoat.

If I added top coat I will note it with

that pic along with da link to that polish.

Tami's new formula is fast drying & butterlicious!!!

 

 Arr, I'm A Pirate

This is with tc under LED light,

but in da shade this multichrome shows it's true colors...

 

 ...you get shifts of gold, copper, green, blue & even purple peeks out.

This pic shows da green, gold & copper.

 

 I caught a bit of da blue around da edges here.

 

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 Be My Frankenstein under LED light.

A lovely medium green

with a moderate golden holo rainbow.

 

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 Demonic (w/tc) is one of those photographic challenges.

Under LED it looks like a medium dark brown holo...

 

 ...but indirect lighting brings out da copper, blue & purple.

I love polishes that have something fun

going on no matter what da lighting!

 

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 Geist w/tc under LED

Multichromes are so fun when da weather changes

since gray days can bring out all da pretty colors! 

 

 I caught a bit of da purple, blue, green & gold here.

 

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 Graveyard Gray under LED

This blue leaning gray is one of my favs of this collection!

You can see it in action in my Party in da Graveyard mani

(I have 2 more manis featuring this polish posting this month.)

 

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 Haunt Me w/tc under LED.

 

 When I saw this beauty in da shade,

I didn't want to take it off!

I caught da green, blue & purple here...

 

 ...and da purple & pink here!

 

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 Mostly Ghostly under LED

This grayish white also has a subtle pinky purple

shimmer that likes to play peek-a-boo.

Another must have for holo polish enthusiasts!

(I used it for da base color in my Party in the Graveyard mani

as well as for another mani coming soon.)

 

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 Zombies Need Holo 2 under LED

This one is a warmer olive green compared to BMF.

The Zombie mani I posted on Friday is to celebrate

the season 5 of The Walking Dead starting TONIGHT.

Methinks this is another must have if you like earthy greens!

 

 

Guess what?

ALL of these polishes are on SALE RIGHT NOW!!!

So save yourself some moola while getting your paws

on this Most Excellent Halloween 2014 Collection!

 

Okay, one more Halloween polish to taunt & tease you with...

 

Ghoul under LED

This bright green holo is to be found in

da Discounted Prototypes section.

(It's also used in da Party in da Graveyard mani.)

It may or may not live to see a new life in da core holo line...

...so grab yourself a bottle

when you're stuffing your cart with Halloween polish

at The Devil Wears Polish!

 

>^. .^<

 

Go get some of dose pretties for your claws

or I zap you wif my laser eyes!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

 

 

The Walking Dead! feat. The Devil Wears Polish

Hello Dahlings!

 

Guess what?

This Sunday is the Season 5 debut of The Walking Dead on AMC!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

 

Yeah, I luv me some southern fried zombie killing action.

 

 To celebrate this momentous occasion,

I did some blood splattered tips using water decals

along with a comparison of 2 generations of zombie polish.

 

 This is 2 butterlicious coats of

The Devil Wears Polish Zombies Need Holo 2

This rich olive green looks fab on its own

& plays well with other polishes 

so you can wear it all year long. 

Zombies ain't just for Halloween anymore! 

 

 Did you wonder about the '2' in the name?

On my thumb is Zombies Need Holo Too.

(also from The Devil Wears Polish)

ZNHToo is from Tami's 4-free base days

& ZNH2 is from da Halloween 2014 line

done with da new 5-free base.

They are NOT dupes!

 

Da line up ~ The Devil Wears Polish Zombies Need Holo 2,

TDWP Zombies Need Holo Too & Alternailtive water decals

that I got on Amazon for $5. Da s/h was included as 'free',

but since da brand site also offers free s/h,

you're better off ordering directly from their site in da UK.

Yeah, they cost a wee bit more than most water decals,

but they have really really cool images.

 

>^. .^<

 

Ciri & Ziggy on Zombie watch!

 

 I no see any zombies on dis side. How 'bout you Ziggy?

 

 Nope, no zombies on da street.

 

 Hey, Ziggy! Wat' dat?

 

 Ooooo.....it a zombie?

Nah! Just da mini hoomans out playing.

 

I bored & needs a nap...bye Ciri.

 

Thanks for stopping bye!

~ Inky

The Devil is Partying in da Graveyard Tonight! (aka The Devil Wears Polish feat. She Sells Seashells)

 

 Hello Dahlings!

Today's mani came about in an odd way...

I wanted to get a swatch pic of this polish for Tami TDWP

This is 2 hauntingly smooth coats of

The Devil Wears Polish Mostly Ghostly

This lacquer is more than just a white holo!

It also has a subtle violet shimmer.

 

I also wanted to use this Graveyard Full Nail Stencil

from She Sells Seashells with a gray polish.

(If you go to She Sells Seashells RIGHT NOW

you can save BIG

on the Halloween Sticker & Stencil Bundle)

 

I know I could have just painted the gray over the white,

added fdtc & then gone on from there.

However, I knew that using the gray as da base color

could dull the colors of da gradient

I wanted to do over da stencil.

 

So what's an Inky to do?

Invent a way to do what she wants, that's what!

(at least, I think it's a new idea...

I haven't seen anyone else do quite this exact technique)

 

Da line up ~ The Devil Wears Polish Mostly Ghostly,

Ghoul, Inky & Graveyard Gray

(Alas, Ghoul is listed in da prototype section as sold out.)

 

I grabbed these polishes

& my green, rectangular, hard stamper

& went to work.

 

 I removed da green rubbery part from da handle

& set it on da table.

I then attached da stencil to da stamper.

I clipped da stencil boarder off on da left side

cuz it didn't have anything to stick to

& wanted to curve up cuz of da curve of da stamper.

(Note to self ~ remove da cat hair before going to da next step!)

 

I then did a standard 3 color gradient

using a bit of cosmetic sponge.

I used da bottle brush to add Inky all da way up.

 

 I removed da stencil before da polish could dry

& then set da stamper aside

while I did da same gradient on my nails.

 

I went back to da stamper & added Graveyard Gray

using a tiny paint brush.

I tried to stay in da lines,

but I lost some of da crispness of da image anyway.

I let GG dry a bit

then added a thick coat of Milani Glosse'.

This is my fav clear polish to use for DIY decals.

While this dried I tc'd my other nails.

 

 I used tweezers to peel da decal off da stamper

& a thin coat of da Milani Glosse' to attach da decal to my nail.

Small scissors worked a treat to remove most of da excess decal

& acetone with my clean up brush took care of da rest.

A coat of Seche Vite to seal in da goodness

& I was good to go party in da graveyard with da Devil!

 

I even got a sun pic!

 

So next time you have a tricky bit of nail art you want to do,

consider doing it as a DIY decal to make your life a smidge easier!

 

>^. .^<

 

I wants candy!

(No Ciri, choco isn't for kitties!)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

 

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Pink N' Mix week 2

Hello Dahlings!

 

This week da Lady Crumpet has us doing

3 color gradients & using pink polish!

 

 

 I went with 3 shades of Nabi gitd pinks for my gradient.

I didn't bother with undies

tho these pinks would POP more if I had.

Due to da very jelly nature of these polishes,

my gradient is rather lumpy at this point.

 

 These would be fun to wear to a club!

 

 Yep! They glow well even when worn commando.

 

 So I thought to add a bit o' bling

by adding a holo top coat.

Glitzkreig War Paint HoloBack Girl Sequin

did a good job of adding holo goodness to my nails,

but it pretty much eliminated da subtle gradient.

I can live with this!

 

 I could have labeled this mani for BCA,

but I'm a Halloween Gal,

so I added bats with Mentality Black

(from da stained glass nail art set)

using Bunny Nails plate HD-C.

(this plate is not currently available)

I sealed in da goodness with a coat of Seche Vite.

 

 Da holo tc dimmed da glow,

but these nails still do their thang!

 

>^. .^<

 

 

I can't chase dose bats, so I'se gonna nap.

 

Thanks for stopping by &

please go visit da other Tarts!

~ Inky

An InLinkz Link-up

1st Friday Franken + Simples = A Fungus Among Us!

Hello Dahlings!

 

Being da 1st Friday of da Month I have some frankens to share

& I used them to do this week's Simples FB Group lesson

while continuing my month o' Halloween manis.

It's a 3fer!

 

 Eeeeeek! There's a fungus among us...or at least on my nails.

This week's Simple's lesson was to do a Saran Wrap mani with Dots.

(or we could do a Splodged mani with dots)

 

 Da line up ~ Sparkling Platinum Dew,
Blacken'd Jade & Fireball frankens

with da bit of bubble wrap I used for da Saran Wrap

held in reverse grip twizzers & a large dotter

 

 This is one coat of Sparkling Platinum Dew

This polish didn't turn out as planned.

I was aiming for a white holo with a bit of white flakies.

I ended up with a runny white something or other.

 

 I used da bubble wrap to add da stone like effect with Blacken'd Jade.

I like how this turned out!

It kinda reminds me of Mossy Agate.

 

I then added some randomish large dots 

followed by tinyish dots in between da big dots

using Fireball & both ends of da dotter.

I sealed in da fungoid fun with a coat of Seche Vite.

 

>^. .^<

 

I don't know why Ciri has this odd fetish for this neoprene 'puter case,

but anytime it's out, he goes all cat-shiz crazy on it.

 

 He especially lusts after da zipper pull.

 

 That's my head banging kitty!

 

 What?

 

Hey! What's Paw doin'?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

Everyday Is Halloween

Hello Dahlings!

 

Today is the start of my fav holiday season...

HALLOWEEN!!!!

 

My plan is to do nothing but Halloween manis all month

cuz it's my blog & I can do what I want.

 

 To start this month's wicked mani-paluzza

I went with drippy blood cuticles

using The Devil Wears Polish Opalescent & Cranberry Crush.

(Alas, both are currently unavailable)

 

 This is 2 flawless coats of Opalescent.

It has subtle flashes of flakies!

 

A late afternoon sun pic cuz y'know...

its a holo.

 

If you missed out on Opalencent

you can still have a luscious white holo

for your nail art by getting yourself a bottle of

Mostly Ghostly from da new Halloween 2014 collection!

 

Just in case you haven't figured out

what my personal theme song is ~

 

 

>^. .^<

 

I even have my own lil pride of Halloween cats!

 

Ziggy & Jazz lazing in da afternoon shade on da deck.

This bro & sis duo are still into grooming each other

even after 11 years together.

 

Ziggy & Momma Luna taking naps on da guest bed.

It's really Luna's bed. 

She just lets da occasional overnight guest use it.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky