Hello Nailistas and welcome
to this months Hobby Polish Bloggers link up.
Our November challenge was to create a monochromatic design. Monochromatic is a piece that has only shades and tints of one hue.
It seems that I am still in a brown frame of mind and although, first thinking I was going to do blues, I got drawn to all my browns.
I went with a pretty graphic type mani using nail vinyls.
The base is done in Mineral Fusion's Pretty Penny. After applying the nail vinyls, I created a sponged design using Rainbow Honey's Oni and Zoya's Codie.
Today, I have a mani that shows how two very bright colors can temper each other. I guess this is my Monday Mani, because it is Monday and I still have this one on.
The base of this design is Blaze by Mineral Fusion. Blaze is part of a three piece Radiant Orchid Mini Set that I got from Mineral Fusion last winter.
The lines were painted on with Salon Perfect's 806 Pretty In Pink from their nail art line that sells for $1.98 at Wall-Mart.
This is the part of color theory that is interesting to me (o.k., it's all really interesting to me) because you can get new colors by just what you put them next to. The orange really tempers the pink down. Don't get me wrong, it is still a very bright mani.
That's it for this post. I wore this mani all weekend and still have it one. I may take it off in a couple of days. I really have enjoined wearing this one.
Have a great week and until I post again, take care and polish one!
Hello Everyone,
Week 15 of The Pick N Mix Challenge is here with pink, aqua and dotting tools.
I used two pinks, two aquas, a inky blue base with a special matte/glitter topper.I love projects where I can use a bunch of colors and brands. This was certainly one of those.
I started out with a big dot of East Austin at the top of my nail and then went from there with contour dotted lines. This is a very straight forward design, just follow the dots!
From Left To Right: Orly's Fancy Fuchsia,
Mineral Fusion's Lagoon,
Milani's Ink Spot, Color Club's East Austin, My-Stash's Shaken Not Stirred, and
Jenna Hipp's Freshmaker.
That's what I did for this round. this link up is a dual one. There are two challenges with this code. So doubly enjoy! Until we meet again, take care.
Terri
And here is my IG photo, if you follow me there. I really like rectangles, but squares are the thing over there.
Hello everyone and happy day before Thanksgiving (for us in the U.S.). It is time for #9 of the 52 Week Pick N Mix nail challenge.
The Pick N Mix Challenge for this week was brushwork and or favorite brands. I have many favorite brands so I decided not to paint myself into a corner and went with brushwork using two of my many favorite brands.
I will admit that I went easy and fast with this one. Probably because it is Thanksgiving week and I have a multitude of stuff to get done. I used Mineral Fusion's Garnet, Butter London's MARBS, and a # 4 fan brush (Loew Cornell).
It was two swishes on each nail and I was done.
I have trouble getting the glittery stuff out so this brush may never see a non nail surface again. I can always go get a new one for acrylic paint I guess.
Mineral Fusion's Garnet is a beauty in it's own right. It is a deep deep burgundy red and just perfect for this season. It is a very rich color with a lot of depth.
Mineral Fusion terms it a cream on their site. However I see it has a Crelly. It took three coats to reach opacity and it has that jelly like shine after it dries.
I don't see Mineral Fusion on blogs very often. It is a company that does have a full line of make up and body products and carries sixty different nail colors. They are a Leaping Bunny Brand which is important to me. All Mineral Fusion products are gluten free, paraben free and artificial color free. How the artificial color free relates to their nail polish, I am not quite sure.
In the states, it is carried by Whole Foods and Ulta. You can also order directly from Mineral Fusion.
And since Mineral Fusion is a Leaping Bunny company, Mr. BB had to drop by to give his approval.
This, as always, is a linkup. Check below for other great designs from the other artists.
And I guess I should also call these nails my "Jamberry Nail" imitation. I wore them out last night and a lady complemented me but immediately asked if the were Jamberry nails. She ended up getting a small art lesson on fan brushes and nail design. All in a day's work, I guess.
As usual, until we me again, take care and shine on....................
Last Summer I bought (probably like a few thousand) Jenna Hipp's What's Hot Summer mini collection.
There were three groups of lacquers, a pastel collection, a jewel tone collection, and then there was the Glitz and Glam collection.
The pastels and jewels were fine. But the Glitz and Glam part, left something to be desired. The two glitters looked like an afterthought and were BORING.
It just nagged at me how I could use these. After all, I did pay for the things. I don't have many jelly polishes, so the jelly sandwich avenue was a no go. But, creams and sheers I do have. So I had a plan and here it is...............
STEP 1
Notes:
Cole is a peach cream. It's on the thinner side, but not to thin. The first coat looked a bit uneven, but things straitened out by the second. If I was using it by itself, I might consider a third coat. This was my favorite color from Zoya's Awaken Collection. This color is so fresh and happy looking.
STEP 2
O.K., So this is probably the most boring photo I have ever done, but this is very boring glitter, so it's appropriate.
Step Three-Topping Off With A Sheer
Notes:
As noted in the picture, the sheer topper is Precious Pink by Mineral Fusion. Mineral Fusion is a brand I have been wanting to try for a while. Ulta started carrying it and has some hard to refuse deals (as in buy one and get one free). Mineral Fusion also carries the Leaping Bunny certification, which for me is a big deal. To have the bunny means that a company has proved beyond a doubt that they are cruelty free.
I think Precious Pink leans towards the peach side and worked well with Cole. This is the first polish I have tried by Mineral Fusion, and it went on perfectly.
Sheers are perfect for encasing glitter and I like the look. It can create a Monet impressionist look.
This manicure looked very Spring like and lasted five days. That was only because I was ready to take it off.
It never looked out of place with anything I wore. I think light pink has that ability.
Extra
On the last day, couldn't resist and I added Nfu-Oh # 48.
Well, I think that is it for this time....Terri
