The Lady Varnishes ~ Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"Don't Panic" collection!!!

Hello Dahlings!

May I just say SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Kirsten of The Lady Varnishes released a new collection last Friday,

called Don't Panic!,

based on one of my all time fav book/radio/tv/movies called

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams!!!

Not only did she nail the naming & formula as usual...

she made them ALL glow in the dark!

The two polishes I'm about to show you

were a compensation gift for being an over-eager orderer

& missing out on a Facebook fan group discount code by 5 minutes.

I'm reviewing them because I love them,

not cuz I have to or anything.

So what did I do with the polishes Kirsten sent me...

 TA DA!!!

I love the subtle red sparkly bits in the bright yellow of Babel Fish

& the metallic red plus metallic multichrome bits

in the dark brown squishiness of Battle Shorts.

 From left to right ~

Battle Shorts, Babel Fish, Stow Yer Weapons, The Magic Feather

& A World of Laughter. (AWOL is available in gitd!)

Alas where I used AWOL on my decals got trimmed during application.

You'll see it on my soon!

 

Not shown ~

Rica Blackout is a most excellent stamping polish!

It's fully opaque & cleaned up easily.

Creative Shop Plate 40 &

Cotton Granny Panties franken undies cuz gitd glows better over white.

Oh? You wish to see how they glow?

Hang on to your knickers!

 Babel Fish is in your face neon yellow when the lights go out

& Battle Shorts is more subdued with gitd glitters.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this mani & the polishes I used!!!

Thank You Kirsten, for making a polish dream come true!

>^. .^<

What's this?

Do I see Dent, Arthur Dent & Ford Prefect?

Taking an intergalactic cruise in your office

is always better with your bestie by your side!

Thanks for stopping by

& treat yourself to

the Don't Panic collection by

the Lady Varnishes today!

~ Inky

CNT Presents ~ 26 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ Red & Pink

Hello Dahlings!

This time the Tarts are showing you ideas for red & pink manis.

I did this...

Yeah, I know.

Most of you think Valentine's

when you think about red & pink together.

When do I ever do the 'normal' thing?

My base color is a retired polish called Darkest Love 

from Cuttin' Edge Nails.

I stamped using a prototype stamping polish,

also from Cuttin' Edge Nails.

I used Sugar Bubbles Plate SB 036

from Beautometry.

Sara's prototype stamping polish picked up pretty well

& has a fun pinky purple shimmer to it.

Alas, my nails have gotten long enough again

that the full nail design I used didn't quite fit my nails.

The accent nails are reverse image decals I made

by picking up the image on the stamping head,

letting it dry then adding a thin coat of clear polish.

Once that dried, I colored it the image using a dotting tool.

Once that dried, I added another thin coat of the clear.

Once dry, I trimmed the decals to generally fit around my cuticles

& attached using a thin coat of the clear polish on my nail.

I trimmed the decal from the free edge

& cleaned up & tucked the decal edges using acetone & a brush.

>^. .^<

Ciri is underwhelmed.

He thinks I need to do more cat manis.

What do y'all think?

Thanks for stopping by

& please check out the ideas

the other Tarts have to offer!

~ Inky

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My Holidays at the Oregon Coast mani

Hello Dahlings!

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you.

I am indeed posting on a non-challenge week!

Over the Christmas/New Year's holiday,

Mr Inky & I went to the Oregon Coast.

We figured we could vegetate there 

just as well as at home & have better scenery.

I did my nails before we left

& for almost 2 weeks I wore this...

 Not my best mani ever, but fun enough.

Ruby Wing Crowd Surf

Glitz'd 23 Blu Lite Special

Anonymous Lacquer Fast Dry Top Coat

Hit the Bottle Holo there beautiful!

and not shown

Creative Shop Plate 28

 Crowd Surf is sorta neon purplish indoors

& a darker red violet in the sun or under uv light.

I was having hit or miss luck with getting the waves

to show up on my nails,

but the whale tale turned out just dandy fine

& the holo sparkle added to the wet & wild effect.

 Blu Lite Special is a gitd dark topper that turns blue in the dark!

>^. .^<

Ciri isn't enjoying the cold weather & may just hibernate until spring.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

CNT Presents ~ 26 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ New Year New You!

Happy New Year, Dahlings!

Did you have a lovely holiday season?

Mr Inky & I spent ours at the Oregon Coast

getting cold & wet, but we had fun anyway.

To start the New Year,

the Tarts are doing New Year New You manis.

What does this mean?

For me it means being the best me I can be

& last year I had to let my nail painting & blogging slide.

This wasn't the best me, but real life was so crazy busy

I just didn't have the time or the energy

to paint my nails often, let alone blog about them.

Life in 2017 should be more 'normal'.

My goal for this year is to paint my nails more often

& blog at least once a week, more if I can manage it.

My mani for this round...

 A yummy blue violet with blue green shimmer base

& a red/violet iridescent flakie glow in the dark topper

with pink holo stamping.

Yep! This is a ME mani. LOL

 The Lady Varnishes My Giant Blue Head

The Lady Varnishes Nosy Reporter Skills mini

& Hit the Bottle Under the Strobe-berry Lights

I used Esmaltes da Kelly plate KN18 for the stamping.

 MGBH is so YUMMY!

It shifts between blue & violet depending on the light,

but isn't a duo chrome. This pic is under my usual LED light.

 This one is with flash & looks much bluer.

The flakies decided to play hide & seek.

I could easily see them with my eyes,

but they hid from my camera.

Nosy Reporter Skills glows blue!

I only used one coat over MGBH

as I was worried 2 coats would hide too much of the shimmer below.

2 coats would have glowed better, but I can live with this.

 This gitd mini is an add-on available

when you buy You're so Predictable.

Each of the different add-on gitd minis

in the Master of All Villainy collection

glow a different color & can be used over any polish.

>^. .^<

Alas, our cabin was a pet free zone, so we left Ciri at home.

Cannon Beach was lovely (this is Haystack Rock at sunset),

but not having our fur-babies around is weird.

Thanks for stopping by

& please visit the other Tarts!

~ Inky

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CNT Presents ~ 26 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ Pastel Christmas

Hello Dahlings!

For our final mani of 2016,

the Tart's are showing you ideas for a Pastel Christmas!

I did this...

 ...and my editing software chopped my pic off. Blerg!

Anywho, I did a bottle brush gradient by applying each color

using the brush & overlapping them slightly to blend them.

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

I then stamped using MoYou London Festive Collection Plate 01

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

 Cotton Granny Panties white franken;

From the Color Club 2015 Poptastic Collection ~

Boogie All Night Long, Feel The Funk,

Get Down Tonight & On The Flip Side;

& Hit the Bottle Shadows of Darkness.

Oh yeah, the Poptastic Remix glows in the dark!

>^. .^<

Ciri wishes you a relaxing holiday season!

Happy Holidays to All

& May Krampus not steal your children!

~ Inky

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Swatch-a-rama time feat. Cuttin' Edge!

Hello Dahlings!

What? Wait! This isn't a Tart's challenge week?!?

Nope, it's my getting out a post

that I should have done months ago.

Sara at Cuttin' Edge released some fun polishes

during the height of the Pokémon Go! craze

& she sent me a few to swatch & review.

I got the swatching done in a timely manor,

now for the review...

 Pikachu is right on target!

This is 2 dabbed on coats over a retired CE polish (Hot Wheels)

& the red circles, black triangles & whiskers

plus the metallic gold lightening bolts & whiskery bits in clear base

with small gold holo circles & sheer iridescent flakies

totally reminded me of Pikachu.

Even if you aren't now or never were into Pokémon (like me)

this is a fun topper that would scream CHRISTMAS!!!

when applied over a dark green base color.

(I did this swatch over a liquid latex base coat

& topped it with Orly's fast dry top coat. No Gellish needed!)

~~~

 Aquaman is a gorgeous pearl blue green semi-sheer polish

with a green shimmer & fine gold flecks

that that needed 3 thin coats for opacity

& to minimize that pearl finish tendency to streak.

It's a tad bit persnickety in that you don't want to over stroke it

or you may get streaks, but paying attention will pay off big time

in giving you a beautiful mani!

(I did this swatch over my regular franken base coat

& topped it with Orly's fast dry top coat.)

~~~

Glameow is my fav of this trio!

One dabbed coat with it's small silver holo & black hexes, 

blue holo diamonds

& fine gold holo dust with silver whiskers in a clear base

it was a perfect pairing over Aqua-man.

I loved this combo so much that I wore it for a week!

(I added a coat of Seche Vite to protect the glittery goodness.

No Gellish needed!)

All 3 of these beauties are currently available

& I think Glameow would make an awesome New Year's mani!

>^. .^<

 Psst! Hey Ziggy!

 Who dat? I hears you, but can't sees you!

Did you calls me, Meowme?

Thanks for stopping by

& please visit Cuttin' Edge Nails

for some most  excellent polish!

~ Inky

CNT Presents ~ 26 Great Nail Art Ideas ~ Christmas Preparations

Hello Dahlings!

It's December already!

My how time flies when one is crazy busy.

This time the Tarts are sharing mani ideas 

that represent getting ready for the holidays.

We don't do a big Christmas around the Inky house anymore,

just a smidge of decorations & stocking stuffers on Christmas morning.

But I do remember when we did a lot more

& one of my fav winter holiday traditions as a child

was decorating the tree while snow fell outside.

 I've been doing a bit of traveling of late
& wore this fun mani for over 2 weeks.

I used a piece of cosmetic sponge to do the angled gradient

& stamped using Creative Shop plate 36.

 I started with  my usual franken base coat

& then added one coat of Cotton Granny Panties franken white.

I used The Lady Varnishes Indigo, Stormy & Shy Violet.

For the stamping, I used Hit the Bottle My Suitor Wears Pewter.

To top it all off, I used a coat of Seche Vite.

Don't you just love the glow of holiday décor at night?

>^. .^<

Can I helps decorate this tree?

How about some birdy feathers & cat nip balls?

Thanks for stopping by

& please check out

what the other Tarts are up!

~ Inky

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