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.

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Twelve Nails of Christmas: Day 4

This morning I woke to find not only had someone followed me and commented on my last post.... but that it was Cynthia from Of Life and Lacquer which is one of my very favorite blogs!!! I am honored, Cynthia! 

For the rest of you out there, you have no idea how much I want to celebrate getting my first follower... yeah, its pretty cool *nonchalant shrug on the outside - super freaking out on the inside* I think I want to do an after Christmas GIVEAWAY (but still in the Christmas spirit - a Christmas set), stay tuned, be on the look out, stay excited, AND FOLLOW ME!!!

Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled programming: 

I love holo polish!!! I went nuts at Urban Outfitters when I saw these! 

This is Green Holo and I also got Pink Holo (and Chilly and Peppermint, which aren't holos but are cool). I have wanted to paint a design over holo polish for forever and this was the perfect opportunity. I love my little holly sprigs, they are too cute!

How great is that holo? No special base coat, no dragging, this is just two coats. The effect is stunning in daylight or even inside, its very eye catching. The polish was $10 so not a bad deal in my opinion, run out and get this!


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 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.

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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.

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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.

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Photo Dump

I dont know what the deal with blogger is, but it doesnt like the files from my camera's sd card and almost always rotates them weird. It can be a big hassle to post pictures sometimes. Anyways, I have a couple of photos that I wanted to post but didnt really want to do individual blog posts for. 

Lets start with this ADORABLE fox! I found these socks at Target and had to have them. When I went home to stare lovingly at them I realized I could paint it on a nail. So I did... with different colors, and better proportions.

Isnt he precious??? The base color is Essie's Chinchilly. I have been looking for a tan colored polish for forever... and when I was at Target (same trip as the socks) I found nothing close to what I wanted but did find an Essie mini set with Chinchilly and Forever Yummy with a glass nail file. I have ventured a bit off topic, basically the color I was really searching for was probably Essie's Case Study which I found at Marshall's and I bought the mini set from Target because I have been having a really hard time finding a glass file... PHEW!

... and this is what my sweet baby Bandit was doing during all of that! All curled up in my expensive shearling coat... oh well!

This is OPI's Houston We Have a Purple, which isnt purple but in fact a superb raspberry jelly!

This is me being bored and screwing around with dotting tools that I promptly broke and then replaced... I dont even know what the base is.

This is Enchanted's Ciao Milano, Its amazing... I'm wearing in now as I type even though these pictures were taken 5 mani's ago. I was experimenting with bases, mostly dark or similar colors, like black, OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark, Essence's Chic Reloaded and Orly's Royal Velvet. I think it's best over black, but you all probably knew that!

Anywho, that was my photo dump... hope you enjoyed!

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