Happy Halloween nail art

Happy Halloween! Hope you all have a great day.

I couldn't decide what to do on my nails, so I did a little bit of everything! I'll give the rundown of all the colours used after the photos. I have to mention that I find it a lot harder to do nail art on nubbies. It's going to take me awhile to get used to.

Okay, polishes used are Seche Versatile and Silly But Sensible. Cult Nails Tempest and Nevermore, Zoya Mira. L.A. Colors art deco in Magenta and Mint Green. Top Coat is KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

I'm quite happy with these! The Frankenstein is my favourite. Thanks for stopping in. Wish you all a happy and safe Halloween.

China Glaze Boo-gie Down and Bat My Eyes

My last post with my long nails. So sad. Had a bad break, so nubbins it is.

Boo-gie Down is a clear base glitter topper. Various size and shape glitter in black, white and copper. Formula was great. No issues with application and all glitter laid flat on the nail. I have one coat of Boo-gie Down layered over China Glaze Budding Romance.

Bat My Eyes is a sheer black jelly base that is packed with antique gold glitter. No undies for this one. This is a little more difficult to apply simply because of the amount of glitter in it. I used three coats. I didn't notice until I was looking at the pics that I still had a few spots that were patchy. You may need to do some dabbing while applying. I love the overall look of this!

Both of these are from the Halloween 2013 collection Monsters Ball. I like that both aren't so Halloween that you couldn't wear them at another time of year. These were purchased by me from Nail Polish Canada.
Thanks for stopping in and I hope you all have a great Halloween!

And here is a bonus shot of Budding Romance on its own. I just watched the Exorcist and this reminds me a lot of a certain scene in the movie. Why I chose to use it as the undies!

Stamping - failure- bundle monster 305

As I am sure you are aware if you follow my blog regularly, I don't usually do any stamping. You are about to see why! I am determined to become a better stamper, so be prepared to witness all my mistakes along the way.
Today I have Bundle Monster plate 305. Halloween theme.

Base is OPI Haven't The Foggiest and stamping polish is all from Konad.

All products used were purchased by me from Bundle Monster and Nail Polish Canada.

Dollish Polish Halloween 2013

I'll Swallow Your Soul is based on the movie The Evil Dead. This is a black crelly with gold and orange flakies and shards. Everything blends really nicely together. Dries to a satin finish. I recommend a shiny top coat to bring out the colour of the glitter. I needed three thin coats for full coverage.

They're Coming To Get You Barbara is based on Night Of The Living Dead. This polish has a sheer grey base and is full of various glitters in red, neon green, white and black. Includes larger black moons and white skull and crossbone glitter. I suggest letting this polish rest upside down for awhile prior to use. Even with doing that I was unable to fish out any of the crossbones glitter. I'll be honest, I'm not terribly upset by that. I think they look like alien bugs! For the pics I have two coats of They're Coming To Get You Barbara over OPI Stranger Tides. A glitter taming top coat is needed for a smooth nail. I used a regular top coat and you can see that it is chunky on the nail.

Is everyone ready for Halloween!!
To purchase Dollish Polish please visit their store HERE.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Rainbow Honey Tessie and Apple Kid

Today's post features pretty shimmers. Thought I would branch out from all the darker shades I have been swatching lately. These two polishes are from the Summer of 199X collection.

Apple Kid is a bright pink/fuchsia  that is full of shimmer. Fabulous formula on this one! Photos are two coats with top coat.

Tessie is a periwinkle creme shimmer. Again, no issues with formula. Two coats with top coat.

Rainbow Honey polish can be found HERE. Shipping is only available to the US and Canada, but there is a list of international retailers.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

NerdLacquer Cuprum

NerdLacquer. I know a lot of people have a love/hate relationship with this brand. I am included in this group! In two years of trying to buy polish from NerdLacquer and from other distributors, I have managed to buy a total of three. And that was just really fluky timing! Anyway, today I have Cuprum for you.

According to the listing this polish is opaque on its own in 2 coats. I was doubtful, so I decided to look up some posts on other blogs to find out. I usually don't do this, as I like to post a truly unbiased opinion. It looks like most bloggers chose to wear it on its own, but weren't all that happy with the results. Because of that, I decided I would layer it! So glad I did. I think I came up with a creative combo that looks great!

Cuprum is described as an antique copper. Various size and shades of copper glitter in copper shaded base. Almost a chartreuse base. Kind of hard to describe. Since I don't have polish to match perfectly, I decided to go with a brown base. I used OPI You Don't Know Jacques! I love the finished look. The tinted base turned the brown into a shade of olive that looks great with the copper. Photos are 2 coats of each with top coat.

Please excuse the chip on my middle finger. Had to open something for one of the kids and that was the result.
You can visit the NerdLacquer site HERE. In the past it was also carried at Ninja Polish and Harlow & Co. No one ever seems to know when or if there will be a restock. I am sorry I can't give more information about purchasing, but there just isn't any.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

OPI Pink of Hearts 2013

This weekend involved some fund raising at work for breast cancer so I pulled out this years OPI set. The set consists of two full sized polishes, Pink-ing Of You and More Than A Glimmer. There are also pink ribbon and silver stud stickers.

Pink-ing Of You is a nice medium pink creme. I needed three coats for full coverage. More Than A Glimmer is a matte glitter top coat. It's a bit on the thick side. Some dabbing was required with this. I really liked both the polishes. Hated the stickers. They were REALLY hard to get off the sheet. Even with tweezers. They also shrunk a bit when top coat was applied. I did not use the stud stickers.

I am glad I grabbed this set. The polishes will be used again, I'm sure. Thank you all for stopping by today. Have a great Monday!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Thanksgiving turkeys!

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving! Gobble, gobble. I did some turkey art. I know, kinda stereotypical.

I used all OPI shades for this. The base colours are My Vampire is buff and Berlin There Done That. Turkey and feathers are Warm Me Up, You Don't Know Jacques, The Drummer Is Hot, and Yellopalooza.

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! Hope you all had a great long weekend.

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Yes, more orange!

The last orange post, I promise. I hope you enjoyed them.

Quo by Orly Crushing On You is an orange jelly. Very squishy and nice! Just wish it was a tad more opaque. Lovely orange shade though. Three coats but still some vnl.

Lime Crime Peaches <3 Cream. Just have to say I hate that the name has a heart symbol in it. I just do! This is a pastel peachy orange. Dries flat, so a top coat is required. This will also help with leveling, as it doesn't apply perfectly. Nice and bright. I did have a bubble though.

Last, but not least, OPI Hi, Pumpkin. This is from last years Halloween set. It really does say pumpkin to me! Creamy medium orange cream. Not the best formula wise. Three coats for full coverage and doesn't quite self level. With top coat.

Well, I hope you have liked all the orange over the last few days. I do have more, but it's time to move on to something else. I'm oranged out for now!

*polishes purchased by me and all opinions are my own*