Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 12

YIIIIPPPPEEEEEE!!! Christmas nails are done!!! Hopefully you are all entering my GIVEAWAY and following me now... DO IT! Some of my stuff is interesting, and I would like to think I am pretty entertaining... maybe. ANYWHO, this last mani is so far from Christmas. I am calling it my Christmas Handbag to kinda try to tie it back.

So I used Zoya Toni as a base except for Orly Lucky Duck on the ring finger, then used bits of chain from Hobbly Lobby and studs from the Born Pretty Store. Then I used Essie Matte About You to make it look like leather. I like how this one came out... its not very Christmas-y but it looks pretty bad ass!

What did you all get for Christmas? I got a bunch of nail stuff and a wallet that I have been wanting for forever.... and my first HELMER!!! Super excited about that, got it blinged out and filled up already. Then had prime rib for lunch with boyfriend, then went to the parental's for dinner and ate prime rib again... pretty darn stuffed!

Well goodnight all, hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

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Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 6

I love poinsettias! They remind me of Christmas every time I see them.

This was actually a super easy mani: I used Orly Luxe and then used my LA Colors Art Deco Stripers to paint the details... I know a lot of bloggers like to use a striping brush and then their nice polish to do designs, but I seriously love having these stripers. They were super cheap, I dont have to clean the brushes off after Im done, I can just trim the brushes (because they usually come in all terrible and jacked up) and they are really easy to use... what more could you ask for?

I really like how this one came out...the colors are vibrant and the subject is recognizable (sometimes thats a big issue for me).


What do your Christmas nails look like? If I get any emails with pictures I want to post them on a "day after Christmas" post.

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Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 5

This is a really simply mani... I have used Orly Rock-It for almost everyone of these Christmas nails, but this one really makes sense. I paired it with Color Club  Ho Ho Holly, they are both a glass fleck rich hued polish and go GREAT together. I have been using Rock-It for all the other mani's because I dont have much red... but I used it here to match the finish of Ho Ho Holly.

This is a little bit o' nail art that I wanted to do... I thought a snowflake would be really nice.

Look at those rich colors! Look how well they go together! I love it, they were meant for a Christmas pairing.


What do your Christmas nails look like? If I get any emails with pictures I want to post them on a "day after Christmas" post.

})i({ -Amy

Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 3

So this is my first experience with caviar beads... not so easy. I really wanted to do a pattern with them, because it was something I hadnt seen before. There's a reason not many people have done this... its a right pain in the ass.

It didnt come out so bad. The point was a bit crooked but I cant really complain. I started by painting a little red triangle at the top of my nail, cover it in caviar beads and using an orange stick to push it all into place and lined it up. Then the next section, same with the stick, and so on. It was a bit weird.

I used Orly Lucky Duck for the green and Essie Forever Yummy for the red... OMG this is a beautiful true red that is easily a well applied one coater.

The whole half hour it took me to apply the caviar beads (which I think was pretty quick considering the work) my little pup was sleeping on the bed, watching me paint! Isnt he precious?

I wish I hadnt applied so much top coat, this is before top coat and look how beautiful the beads are... the top coat didnt even make them last all that long, le sigh.


What do your Christmas nails look like? If I get any emails with pictures I want to post them on a "day after Christmas" post.

})i({ -Amy

Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 2

I LOVE THESE NAILS!!! I think I am getting the hang of these Christmas nails, the only problem is that I dont have much for Christmas colors... le sigh, that just means I have to buy more polish right???

So this is Orly Rock-It for a base again... its very festive, dont judge me! I just used my Art Deco stripers for the stripes, but they're fun none-the-less

I really like the way these came out, they look a lot like candy canes. If I were more patient then the white stripes would have been smaller and closer to the green stripes to offer some variation in spacing... but Im not so they arent.


What do your Christmas nails look like? If I get any emails with pictures I want to post them on a "day after Christmas" post.

})i({ -Amy

Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 1

So I wanted to do a bunch of Christmas themed nails for December... I was gonna do a new one every two days, but its already the fourteenth... So I have TWELVE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!! I could've done like the song and started with a partridge in a pear tree... but I didnt, could be a good idea for next year though.
I started with what I thought looked kinda like nails dipped in glitter frosting. I have no idea if theres a name for this... It doesnt look all that great in the pictures, but its not so bad in person, promise.

This is Orly Rock-It with Julep Vivien tips and a CND Silver Chrome with Sation I Love Miss-Self tip. Its basic and was a decent place for me to start I guess... I promise they will get better.

I thought they were kinda cute after they were done, a mild entry into Christmas.

What do your Christmas nails look like? If I get any emails with pictures I want to post them on a "day after Christmas" post.

})i({ -Amy

Orly Rock-It

Yippee! I got a great deal!!! I think I like bargain hunting more than the nail polish itself, but lucky for me this one was a beauty! I went to Marshalls by my work and found some fabulous deals, I saw the Color Club Blossoming Collection (which Lacquered Lover swatched) for $10 bucks.... but I didnt buy it. I didnt really like the colors but who knows, I may go back for it...
But the one that did follow me home was Orly's Rock-On. It's a really beautiful candy apple red with a glass fleck finish. It is also slightly duo-chrome from pink, red, to orange. It's SO lovely that even though I had bought it on my lunch break... I still had to try it out.

So here it is over the top of OPI Lincoln Park After Dark (because that's what I was wearing and I didnt have polish remover).

But here it is on its own and with a top coat (Seche Vite... I would say of course, but it seems that many of you polish bloggers out there are leaning away from SV... What are the alternatives? and why isn't it your favorite anymore?)
It's not really what I would have gone out searching for... I'm not big into red. But I really like it and I think I really liked it over a dark color. I'm not sure how I'll wear this in the future... maybe with some black stamping over the top... or something. Either way, the formula is really smooth and would've been fine with two coats, but I used three. It is rich, deep, and sparkly (and not really duo-chrome on the nail). It'll be great at the holidays!

So what do you think? Any dupes out there?

})i({ -Amy