Double Challenge Post!

Not much to say... just 2 days' worth of manis:

Rainbow!!!!

Ombre!

Actually had to repaint this... I didn't put a top coat on, and tried to make dinner... bad idea... looks better now!

<3 Duckie

"Mini" Haul, and V-dog learning the art of nail shopping...

Monday, Panda, Rabbit, V-Dog and I went out to dinner, and I made them stop at the local Sally's... it was in the same parking lot!

I did really good! I actually didn't find anything I wanted. Then Panda and Rabbit went outside... some how I managed to find all of this:

And V-Dog has been watching Jerseylicious  a little bit too much, and found 2 sets of press on nails. Granted... they are totally awesome! She also found a cute little kitty nail file! I actually spent more money on her than I did myself! Woot!

Below is the first set of nails V-Dog got. Unfortunately they only lasted about half a day. By the time she got home from school, 4 of them had fallen off. Oh well!

Peacock!!!!!

What do ya think?!

<3 Duckie

Discount Sally Haul! WOOT!

O...M...G...

Just LOOK at these colors!

I got 5 of the Orly Mineral FX colors!!!! DISCOUNTED... woot!

All of this for 30ish bucks! (ASP sample pack of acrylic $10.99, FREE this month at Sally's, but make sure they know... I got charged for mine and had to go back in...)

L to R: Orly Rock-It, Rococo A-Go-Go, Stone Cold, Rock the World and Emberstone

L to R: China Glaze Lemon Fizz, Westside Warrior, Haunting, Trendsetter

Savvy Deep Amethyst, and Finger Paints Cerulean Seascape

Orly's

China Glazes

Ever have an exciting haul like this?!

<3 Duckie

Anti - Valentine's Day mani [ Challenge Post]

Just one more quick post for tonight. I want to show off my Anti Valentine's Day mani.

Think... abstract broken heart... or as Rabbit says "It looks like Darth Maul!"

Colors Used: Shades of the Season in Red Glitter, China Glaze Ring in the Red, and Warpaint Beauty Volcano (Crackle)

Had a breakage on my index finger, and there also is a little mess up. Meh... :\

The reds are SUPER sparkly, but my crappy cell phone camera doesnt do it justice. I am super happy with the way this turned out!

How are you painting your nails for V-Day?

<3 Duckie

ANOTHER new technique for me! [Challenge Post]

OMG... I just cant even.... OMG

HOW AWESOME IS THIS?!

Colors Used: China Glaze - Reggae to Riches, Revlon - Not So Blueberry, and Funky Fingers - White Scales

 I tried a gradient before, but didn't use the right kind of sponge apparently. I think this turned out AWESOME... Just... WOW... I never cease to amaze myself! What do you all think?

<3 Duckie

Client Visit Nails... [Challenge Post]

So, I had a client visit. Luckily, I didn't have to tone my nails down. More stamping!

Colors used: Orly - Love Each Other, China Glaze - Pool Party, Sinful Colors - Ruby Ruby, Milani - Tip Toe Pink, and Mary Kay - Pink Sand (used as my base color)

GEM ALL THE THINGS!

 So... that was last night. TODAY, I had a 3 hour long meeting... with the client. I got fidgety...

Oh well... I guess I have to paint my nails again!

<3 Duckie

Sally's Online Haul

China Glaze Crackles in: Heartbroken, Cracked Concrete, Latticed Lilac, and Oxidized Aqua ($2.99ea)

China Glaze Crackle in Fault Line, and Belle of the Ball set ($3.99, but turned out to be free!)

Savvy Chocolate Mint and In the Mauve ($1.99 ea)

Another bottle of Seche Vite ($6.95), and an Orly gift set ($5.99)

GLITTER! ($.99ea)

MORE GLITTER!!!

Extreme close up

Extreme Close up #2!

Also got: Nail Wheels, Orly Nail Repair, Butterfly clips, Crystal nail file, nail brightener/whitener, and 3 free mini bottles of a hair glaze. All for $53 bucks! I used coupons,  and shipping is free is a $50 order (hence the nail brighteners!)


OMG... what did I do?! I'm loving all of this!
<3 Duckie

About That Lost MIni Challenge...

 I wish my brain was functioning enough to give a good and clear description of my nails right now. I'm sick, and heavily medicated (weee) which might be a good thing now that I think about it...

 Currently on my nails is a flurry of color.

Pinky to Thumb: Art club psychedelic dream dots over funky fingers [ light purple], Avon (not mine) Cotton Candy under LA Colors blue glitter, kleancolor crackle green (not mine, but I think I might steal it) over MK Coral Stone, Expressions Girl Green under Sally Girl In Love (chunky pink glitter), Art Club electric universe X over Funky FIngers [DARK PURPLE]

All fingers have MK Gold Leaf and Orly Oui, THUMB TO PINKY: stripe rite [purple glitter] dots, China Glaze Ruby Pumps "L", Ruby Pumps "half", Art Club Sunny "web", Stripe Rite Neon Pink "Star?", Funky Fingers Purple Glitter (cant really see it) and China Glaze Ruby Pumps "Square"

Craziness!!!!! 

I'm actually not completely revolted by my nails. I was planning on doing a Mary Kay "series", but that got scrapped. I cant use any of these colors anymore, until the challenge is completely over.

Bonus Panda Toes with Ruby Pumps

<3 Duckie

Nails for the sis and niece...

 So, this weekend was a busy weekend, but I still managed to get some nails painted!



 Dear World,
 I present to you, my eldest niece, V-Dog:

And her Awesome nails:

Not sure what colors these are. Its a China Glaze and a Funky Fingers...

Unfortunately, when I did her nails, I messed up the polish from my manicure on Thursday night. So I had to redo my nails (see next post for that.)

Now, on to my sister. On NYE I painted her nails 2 shades of bright pink. A few days later, she took the polish off, and I was going to redo them. She "meh"-ed and said she really didn't like her nails painted. To me, her nails are like... my messiah. Long, strong, healthy. And she doesn't even do anything to them! UGH!

But Saturday, after getting home from Christmas dinner (yes...) at my dad's, she let me do a french manicure. We started around 6pm, and finally finished at 9pm. I had a ridiculous time with the guides, and her nails not being dry. It was frustrating, but I still enjoyed it, cause I got to paint nails.

ANYWAY... they did turn out really well, and she love them:

SH "Shell We Dance?" and Orly White Tip

Not bad for one of my first attempts at a french right?!

<3 Duckie

Oh god I have a problem...

TL; DR: I bought a crap load more polish.

Seriously? It hasn't even been a WEEK since I have frolicked (yes, I frolicked ask Rabbit... I dragged him along) into Sally Beauty Supply.

I TRIED to be strong. But the pull was too great. THERE WERE SALES!!!! Needless to say... I have pictures!

 Sally Haul 01/04

 Sale 1: Buy a bottle of Seche Vite, get a free China Glaze (I got Tarnished Gold, a crackle) the whitish Orly on the right is Au Champagne, it was on clearance. I had it in my basket on Saturday, but decided against it. Since it was still there, I decided it was fate. More on the glitters in a bit...

 Sale 2: Buy 3 Orly polishes, get $5 off (from L to R: Velvet Rope, Girly, and Wild Wisteria) I also got a bottle of Nina Ultra Pro in Emerald City. It was $2.99, so I figured I would give it a shot. 

To the right of that is Finger Paints FLASHY! My second flakie! This was the LAST bottle of the special effects in the store. I spoke to the girl working and she said they put an order in to get every color. I am just going to admit now that I am going to get the other three...

 I had spied these loose glitters on Saturday, as I was checking out. Since I don't didn't have any loose glitters, I thought now was a good time... Top L to R: Fuschia-licous, Gold Digger. Bottom L to R: Lavish Lavender, Blue Lagoon, Gleaming Green. I'm super excited to try these... in about 3 months...

Remember: CHALLENGE SAYS I CANNOT USE ANY NEW POLISH UNTIL I HAVE USED EVERYTHING I HAVE HAD AS OF 01/01/12...

 This is where the serious "you need an intervention, and rehab" thoughts come in...

We had to stop at Dollar General to get trash bags. I went straight to the cosmetics section...

 This all cost less than $10.00. Art Deco liners in Baby Pink and Magenta. 2 Kiss art stickers (both the same) and 2 bottles of Sally Hanson Xtreme Wear in Ivy League and Flirt.

 These colors are so opposite. Ivy League is a bright, and Flirt is a dark dark, maroon color. Hooray for me!

Now... Sorry for the long post. I get excited... I have to pick out some nail colors to take with to get my manicure. I am apparently not allowed to use their polishes, because that would be cheating!

<3 Duckie