tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29400581865337529502024-03-17T22:43:04.997-07:00The Art of Nailstheartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.comBlogger337125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-51535966728284942452013-07-24T21:24:00.005-07:002013-07-25T00:21:13.600-07:00Blueberry Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Nicole by
OPI recently released a new line called Gumdrops Nail Lacquers, which is a
mixture between liquid sand and shimmer polish. I have some color swatches for
you in the next upcoming posts. First up is </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Blue-Berry Sweet on
You</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, which is a medium purplish-blue
polish. This was opaque in two and the coverage was very nice and even. It
looks amazing in the sun as it catches the shine of the sparkles and gives off
the sugar coated appearance that they describe. It is a matte finish so no top
coat is required, which unfortunately also means that it will chip a little
more easily. On the bright side, I wore this polish for a couple of days and
the chipping was minimal. I like this texture a lot more than liquid sand as it
feels smoother and the shimmery effect really does look like sugar. More colors
to come – stay tuned! On a side note, it is blueberry picking season, and if
you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/addict_polish" target="_blank">instagram</a>, you would have seen my blueberry picking
experience! Yum.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Polish was sent to me for review. All
opinions are my own.</span></span></i></span></div>
theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-88217458979761326622013-07-19T18:26:00.000-07:002013-07-19T18:26:28.647-07:00Gradient Friday : All wrapped up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Using
saran wrap to make this gradient was a lot of fun. I read about this on
pinterest and could not wait to try it myself. I used Layla </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: rockwell, serif;">CE 84</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> as my
basecoat. It is a creamy bright yellow that was opaque in 2 but slightly
streaky if you do not use enough polish on your brush. It applied pretty
smoothly and the color stays on well. Next I used a ball of saran wrap and
dapped on Joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Watermelon</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">. I sealed this fun summery gradient nail look off with my
favorite top coat and voila!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> <i>Layla CE
84 was given to me for review. All opinions are my own.</i></span></span></div>
theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-25181154531773765812013-07-09T17:10:00.003-07:002013-07-09T17:11:05.754-07:00Minion Craze<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">OPI </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffff66; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Banana Bandanna</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";"> (so
fitting!) / essence </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">walk on
air</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";"> / art deco pen </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "rockwell","serif";">black</span></span></div>
theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-82175243042770271442013-07-05T18:51:00.002-07:002013-07-05T18:51:07.089-07:00Gradient Friday : Foil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Ciat</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">é</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> has been releasing a number of very fun and creative textured
nail polish sets and now that they are being carried by Sephora in Canada, I
can finally get my hands on them. I had previously tried their velvet manicure
set (<a href="http://theartofnails.blogspot.ca/search/label/ciate" target="_blank">seen here</a>) and this time around, I was intrigued to try their colourful
nail foil set. They have a variety of different color combinations; the one I
chose is called </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: rockwell, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kaleidoscopic Klash</span><span style="color: #666666;">. Each set comes with a nail polish color, mine came with
</span><span style="color: #92cddc;">pepperminty</span><span style="color: #666666;"> – a mint green cream, foil fix glue, and 30 pieces of
multicolored foil. After you apply your nail polish color, you add some glue on
spots you want the foil color, and then push the foil down – shiny side up. I attempted
a gradient with mine using red </span><span style="color: red;">Blaze</span><span style="color: #666666;">, pink </span><span style="color: #ff3399;">Babe</span><span style="color: #666666;">, and silver </span><span style="font-size: small;">Brill</span><span style="color: #666666;">.
All in all, I really enjoyed using this set as I have always found package foil
in nails stores a bit intimidating. One slight criticism is the choice of color
polish they included in the pack as it did not really mix well with the
coloured foil. Have an amazing weekend.</span></span></span></div>
theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-26839935008369604152013-04-15T23:44:00.000-07:002013-04-15T23:47:11.531-07:00Aurora Sparkle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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quick swatch of a gorgeous polish I picked up recently. This is 3 coats of Zoya </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: rockwell, serif; line-height: 115%;">Aurora</span></span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> a pretty dark purple holographic polish. You know I love my holos,
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Friday is a day to remember the sacrifice Jesus made for all of us on the cross...a
time of reflection and thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">For this
Easter-y gradient, I painted my nails with a coat of Sally Hansen White On.
Next, I painted 3 lines using the three polishes I chose on a sponge and
sponged only 1 layer on because I wanted a lighter whimsical effect. I used Joe
</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #5badff; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Blueberry</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, Joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #a599ff; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Lavender</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, and Joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffff8b; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Buttercup</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you a wonderful Easter weekend.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">To celebrate St. Patrick's Day here in Canada, I did a green
gradient in commemoration. I used 3 coats of NCLA </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #c2d69b; font-family: rockwell, serif;">AM:Beauty Sleep PM:
Shopping Spree</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> as my
base coat. This is my first time using this 5 free brand (Formaldehyde, DBP,
Toulene, Camphor and Animal Testing) and I found this polish to be quite hard
to work with and needed a thick coat in order for it to be smooth. I sponged on
Joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #5bffbd; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Mojito Mix</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a deeper minty green, near the tips. I blended the
gradient using nails inc T</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: rockwell, serif;">he
Wyndham</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a flaky green special top coat
effect. Finally, I used Milani </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Gold</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> as my accent nail and drew a shamrock using Milani nail art in
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been crazy hectic with trying to juggle everything in my life right now, so I
thought it would be fitting to do a gradient that kind of reflects all the
different parts of my life coming together. I started out with 2 coats of
Essence nude glam </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #d9b28b; font-family: rockwell, serif;">café olé</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a light beige cream, as my base. Next, I sponged on joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Periwinkle</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a cream blue, on the top half of my nails. Following that, I
stamped on the cracked lines from a BM plate using purple Konad polish. I
finished this mani off with a coat of Seche Vite. </span></span></div>
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coming up this week so I decided to do a pink gradient in honor of it. I used
Joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffccff; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Cherry Blossom</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">, a pale creamy pink, as
my base color. Next, I used a sponge and painted two stripes of color to create
my sponge gradient. I used Joe </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Watermelon</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">,
a bright fuchsia pink, and Lacoste </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff6699; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Hermine Pink Lemonade</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">,
a bright lemonade pink, for this mani. Spread the message that bullying in all
forms is unacceptable and stand up against it. Have a nice weekend. </span></span></div>
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you all a very happy Chinese New Year filled with happiness and joy. May it
bring prosperity and good fortune to all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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2 other colors for OPI Oz The Great and Powerful collection that is coming out.
They were a perfect pair for this weeks gradient Friday. First up, I used a
coat of Sally Hansen White On as OPI </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffc1ff; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">I Theodore You</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";"> is on
the sheer side. Next I used 2 coats of OPI </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffc1ff; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">I Theodore You</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">, a sheer
baby pink, as my base color. Finally, I used OPI </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Which
is Witch?,<span style="color: #666666;"> a stunning clear based bar, circle,
hexagonal glitter mix, on my tips for the gradient fading effect. I sealed this
off with a coat of Seche Vite. I think </span>Which Is Witch?<span style="color: #666666;"> Is one of the must haves of this collection, there are a
few other ones I want to try as well</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="KO" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";">…</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">OPI is
releasing a new line to coincide with Disneys release of <i>Oz The Great and Powerful</i> which is super exciting because I loved <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>. I have a couple colors
to show you, but today I have chose their new liquid sand inspired by the
wizard of oz himself. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #4a442a; font-family: rockwell, serif;">What Wizardry is This?</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> is a textured rich dark taupe matte polish that was opaque in 2
coats. I found this textured polish different from the ones in their Mariah
Carey collection as this applied much better and the ending result also looked
better as well. Stay tuned for 2 more colors from this awesome collection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-21610991946430411692013-01-24T19:20:00.002-08:002013-01-24T19:21:18.266-08:00A Smile makes Everything Better<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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your day, regardless of what may have happened, a smile still makes you feel
just a little bit better. I had so much fun painting these nails that it
brought multiples smiles on my face! I started off with a base coat of Color
Club </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #f3f828; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Almost Famous</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">, a bright yellow cream
polish, and used 2 coats. Next I stamped on smiley faces with BM plate using
Konad </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Black<span style="color: #666666;">. Finally, I finished off with Seche Vite and accented
one nail with Sally Hansen Black Out. I stamped a full happy face on my thumbs.
Have a wonderful day and dont forget to smile!</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">If
you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/AddictPolish" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-art-of-nails/187982521239826" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, you know how excited I was when I heard
that China Glaze was coming out with a line of polishes that changes color with
the addition of top coat. China Glaze's Tranzition line opens up a door of
opportunities for lots of cute designs without having the bulky layers and
worrying about matching colors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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up is a gradient tip design I did but did not fully capture well. I found that
the more layers of top coat you added, the darker the color turned, so I tried
a 2 layer tip gradient which is a bit hard to see in the pictures for which I
apologize. I cannot wait to show you more cute designs from these polishes. I
used China Glaze </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "rockwell","serif"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Modify Me</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";"> for this gradient, which
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snow has been pretty awesome on the mountains this year and considering it is
still winter, I decided to do a fun seasonal manicure with snow as my
inspiration. I used Dr.'s Remedy </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "rockwell","serif"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Navy</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";"> as my base coat. This is
one of my favorite dark blues because it is so pigmented. Next I stamped on
some snowflakes using BM plate with white Konad polish. Finally, I used OPI DS </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #a6a6a6; font-family: "rockwell","serif"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 166;">Coronation</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">,
a pretty silver holographic polish, as my accent color because I still find
snow so magical.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and 2013 has just begun</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="KO" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Malgun Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: rockwell; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: rockwell;">…</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Here
are some of my favorite gradients for the past year. Here is wishing for a
great 2013.</span></span></div>
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all my readers a wonderful new years eve. May the next year bring you much joy,
love, and happiness. Be safe on the roads and have a great night. God Bless.<!--3--><!--3--></span></span></div>
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theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-51427225911258080962012-12-21T12:15:00.000-08:002012-12-22T12:16:44.503-08:00Sneaking up to Christmas...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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decorating the tree is one of my favorite Christmas activities. This mani was
inspired by all the silver glitter and decorations on the tree, and since it is
Christmas, I thought it would be fitting to use holographic polishes for that
extra sparkle. For my base color I used OPI DS </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #bfbfbf; font-family: "rockwell","serif"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Coronation</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">,
a sparkly holographic silver polish, which is opaque in 3 thin coats. Next I
used Butter </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "rockwell","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Trustafarian</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">,
a sparkly sage green polish. I painted it directly on the tips and used a
sponge just lightly on the intersecting area because holographic polishes are
so easy to blend. For an added festive
look, I stamped on a cute holiday image using BM plate 213. More festive looks
to come!</span></span></div>
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is decorated and cookies are baking...time to post up some fun festive
Christmas nail designs. Today is a simple half moon manicure using some festive
colors from OPI Mariah Carey collection. I used 2 coats of OPI </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #c73200; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Sprung</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a foil-like
copper red polish, as my base color. This color is really pretty and its
definitely one I would pick up from this collection. I stuck paper hole
reinforcers (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Hole-Reinforcements-Diameter-White/dp/B00006IBUZ" target="_blank">similar</a>) near my cuticles and pressed them down tightly. Next, I
used OPI </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #8a008a; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Anti-Bleak</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a cream plum colored polish, and painted it over the top. I
did this one finger at a time, removing the reinforcers immediately after
painting. I finished off with a coat of Seche Vite. Hope you are all enjoying
the holidays. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">As
promised, here is the second OPI liquid sand color </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #632423; font-family: "rockwell","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Stay the Night</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">.
It is a deep dark burgundy red polish which was opaque in 2 coats. As this is a
darker color, it was harder to capture the grittiness of the sand effect. I
prefer this color over the <a href="http://theartofnails.blogspot.ca/2012/12/opi-get-your-number-liquid-sand.html" target="_blank">other</a>, especially for this holiday season! 2 more
colors from the Mariah Carey line to come, then it will be lots of fun holiday
nail design ideas for you to try. I think this is the best season! What is your
favorite thing about Christmas?</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Today I have a gorgeous
polish to show you from the upcoming Mariah Carey OPI collection. This features
new texture polishes called liquid sand. The intention of these polishes are
for your nails to feel and look like sand. These polishes are supposed to be
opaque in 2 coats and worn with no top coat as it dries matte. The first one
swatch of this type of polish is called </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #002ab0; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Get
Your Number</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">, which is a pretty glittery blue with the
liquid sand texture. I used 3 thin coats for this swatch and it is truly very
cool. It looked a lot like a normal glitter polish when it first arrived, so I
did not know what to expect. Fortunately, after letting it dry for a little
bit, it became gritty and matte which I was very content with. I tried my best
to capture the texture to the best of my ability, stay tuned for more colors!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-12054830154286294262012-12-03T15:17:00.002-08:002012-12-03T15:18:10.585-08:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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am so very excited to start off the Christmas season! I just need to live
through the end of this week and then I can bake, decorate, and shop to
my heart's content. I did a simple red and white design to kick off
December. I dotted white on with a dotting tool and lined the edges with gold
using a striper brush. What are you MOST looking forward to in December?</span></div>
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– This is the time of year where I cut my nails down to nubbins for the sake of
dodgeball finals. This is a perfect short nail design because it gives the
illusion of longer length nails with the tips and half moon design<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: red; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">Ma Cherie </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">/ Sally Hansen </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "rockwell","serif";">White Out<span style="color: #666666;"> / China Glaze </span><span style="color: #ffc000;">Champagne
Bubbles</span><span style="color: #666666;"> / nail jewels </span></span></span></div>
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theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-62654056886334310252012-11-30T15:43:00.004-08:002012-11-30T15:44:17.574-08:00Gradient Friday : Breaking Dawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">If you
are a follower on my <a href="http://followgram.me/addict_polish" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AddictPolish" target="_blank">twitter</a>, you know that I was extremely
excited to find the essence Twilight: Break Dawn part 2 line at my local
Shoppers. I picked up all 4 colors so it's only fitting that I used one for this
week's gradient Friday. I decided to use </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #002060; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Jacob</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="KO" style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic', sans-serif;">’</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #002060; font-family: rockwell, serif;">s protection</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;">, a deep
blue jelly polish with blue, silver and purple fine glitter, as my base. The
formulation on this polish was a bit goopy and was a bit hard to apply. I added
a few drops of my nail thinner (Seche Restore) and then it applied better. This
polish takes a while to dry, so you need to be patient and not move around too
much. I used China Glaze </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: rockwell, serif;">Angel
Wings</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: rockwell, serif;"> on my accent finger and also for
my sponge gradient. Happy Friday! </span></span></div>
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theartofnailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468046234978113271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940058186533752950.post-29297738028006355192012-11-28T00:06:00.001-08:002012-11-28T00:06:58.291-08:00Flower Stickers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">I recently went to a
wedding show with my friend Jen, and was inspired by the dresses seen at the
show for this mani. I have lots of nail stickers lying around, so I decided to
use these lacy flowers for this mani, since lots of the dresses at the show had
really intricate lacy designs. For my base color I used essence </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">sending
you kisses</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "rockwell","serif";">, a bright pink cream polish, which applied
smoothly but takes a bit of time to dry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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