It's that time of the month again! No, not THAT time, the time when I team up with bloggy buddy Cat from BGPolish to honor Harry Potter in nail art! This month we've chosen to give some love to the brightest witch of her age, Miss Hermione Granger.
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Showing posts with label Vivid Lacquer. Show all posts
Monday, 9 March 2015
Magical Mondays - Hermione!
Hey y'all!
It's that time of the month again! No, not THAT time, the time when I team up with bloggy buddy Cat from BGPolish to honor Harry Potter in nail art! This month we've chosen to give some love to the brightest witch of her age, Miss Hermione Granger.
It's that time of the month again! No, not THAT time, the time when I team up with bloggy buddy Cat from BGPolish to honor Harry Potter in nail art! This month we've chosen to give some love to the brightest witch of her age, Miss Hermione Granger.
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Purple Chrome and Black Nail Art: What I Did Wednesday
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Good morning, fabulous faffers! Today I'd like to start a new segment here at Fixin To Faff, wherein I show you the nail art I create with a swatch AFTER I've shared it on Hey, Swatch It Saturdays. Today's inagural "What I Did (With It)" Wednesday will showcase how I transformed my last swatch from the Models Own Colour Chromes, Chrome Mauve. With it, I created this purple chrome and black nail art look.
Good morning, fabulous faffers! Today I'd like to start a new segment here at Fixin To Faff, wherein I show you the nail art I create with a swatch AFTER I've shared it on Hey, Swatch It Saturdays. Today's inagural "What I Did (With It)" Wednesday will showcase how I transformed my last swatch from the Models Own Colour Chromes, Chrome Mauve. With it, I created this purple chrome and black nail art look.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Guest Post for Roz's Nail-Scapades
Hey y'all!
I'm guest posting over at Roz's Nail-Scapades! Head on over there to check out the full color version of this look!
I'm guest posting over at Roz's Nail-Scapades! Head on over there to check out the full color version of this look!
Friday, 13 February 2015
Obligatory Pink Hearts Valentine's Day Stamped Nail Art
Hey y'all!
I'm not sure how Valentine's Day manages to sneak up on me every year. I imagine it has a lot to do with not being a big celebrator of V-Day, and also a deeply ingrained dislike of all things pink and "girly" but I felt a bit obligated to at least give y'all one cutesy VD look that's super fast and easy (so you still have time to replicate it for tomorrow).
I'm not sure how Valentine's Day manages to sneak up on me every year. I imagine it has a lot to do with not being a big celebrator of V-Day, and also a deeply ingrained dislike of all things pink and "girly" but I felt a bit obligated to at least give y'all one cutesy VD look that's super fast and easy (so you still have time to replicate it for tomorrow).
Thursday, 29 January 2015
31DC-D29 - Blue Base
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Well, I finally saw the dentist yesterday, and prognosis: root canal. Fun! All I can say is that I'm happy that I'm not in the overwhelming pain that I've suffered the past 5 days waiting for that appointment! Now we can return to regular broadcasting... whatever that means around here. Today's prompt for the 31DC is Blue Base, so I decided to play around with another abstract technique to create this look.
Well, I finally saw the dentist yesterday, and prognosis: root canal. Fun! All I can say is that I'm happy that I'm not in the overwhelming pain that I've suffered the past 5 days waiting for that appointment! Now we can return to regular broadcasting... whatever that means around here. Today's prompt for the 31DC is Blue Base, so I decided to play around with another abstract technique to create this look.
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
31DC-D28 - Non-Glitter Topper
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We're so close to the end of the 31-Day Challenge now that I can almost smell it, but that may have something to do with pain killers for my tooth affecting my ability to sense things properly. The good news is that the dentist will see me this afternoon, and with a bit of luck I'll have my wits about me enough to finish the month and get ready for the beginning of February, when I'll be launching a new giveaway, so stay tuned for that! Today's prompt for the challenge is Non-Glitter Toppers, and that gave me the perfect opportunity to play with some new goodies in my stash.
We're so close to the end of the 31-Day Challenge now that I can almost smell it, but that may have something to do with pain killers for my tooth affecting my ability to sense things properly. The good news is that the dentist will see me this afternoon, and with a bit of luck I'll have my wits about me enough to finish the month and get ready for the beginning of February, when I'll be launching a new giveaway, so stay tuned for that! Today's prompt for the challenge is Non-Glitter Toppers, and that gave me the perfect opportunity to play with some new goodies in my stash.
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
31DC-D27 - Recreate One Of Your Old Manis
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Today's prompt for the 31-Day Challenge has us revisiting our archives to recreate a look we've already done. I had a hard time deciding between remastering a look I flopped the first time around or revamping a look that I got right, and ultimately decided that I had to recreate one that had a request for a tutorial which I never got around to. I still haven't done the tutorial, mind you, but at least I'm dusting off the original look for another go.
Today's prompt for the 31-Day Challenge has us revisiting our archives to recreate a look we've already done. I had a hard time deciding between remastering a look I flopped the first time around or revamping a look that I got right, and ultimately decided that I had to recreate one that had a request for a tutorial which I never got around to. I still haven't done the tutorial, mind you, but at least I'm dusting off the original look for another go.
Friday, 23 January 2015
31DC-D23 - White Base
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Happy Friday! I've been a bad blogger. See, I had built up a couple days' worth of buffer on this challenge and this week I've managed to piss them away, so today's nail art was done hastily last night after two days of shopping and binge watching TOWIE, because apparently I *am* a basic B. To my defense, I can honestly say that I started watching it because I wanted to nail down the accent, so I'm not sure how many more seasons I'll be able to stomach before I become completely allergic to the orange. ANYWAY... today's prompt for the 31-Day Challenge is White Base, so I fell back on a bit of stamping to create this musical manicure.
Happy Friday! I've been a bad blogger. See, I had built up a couple days' worth of buffer on this challenge and this week I've managed to piss them away, so today's nail art was done hastily last night after two days of shopping and binge watching TOWIE, because apparently I *am* a basic B. To my defense, I can honestly say that I started watching it because I wanted to nail down the accent, so I'm not sure how many more seasons I'll be able to stomach before I become completely allergic to the orange. ANYWAY... today's prompt for the 31-Day Challenge is White Base, so I fell back on a bit of stamping to create this musical manicure.
Friday, 9 January 2015
31DC-D9 - Red Base
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Happy Friday! Another week is DONE and it's time to slip into something sexy and spend some time out with friends or in with someone special (as applicable). In honor of frisky Friday, I chose to do a sexy lace look for today's 31 Day Challenge prompt of Red Base.
Happy Friday! Another week is DONE and it's time to slip into something sexy and spend some time out with friends or in with someone special (as applicable). In honor of frisky Friday, I chose to do a sexy lace look for today's 31 Day Challenge prompt of Red Base.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
31DC-D8 - Monochromatic
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I feel like I've lost track of the days. I had gotten into so such a good groove with the M-W-F-S posting schedule, and then December came and the 12DOC challenge threw that all askew, and now we've rolled on into 2015 with this 31DC and I don't know what I'm doing WITH MY LIFE anymore. Also because Mr. Faff and I have not bought new calendars yet, I have a blank space on my wall where I normally track the days, so it's like, where am I? What am I doing? WHO AM I??? So exhausting! Okay, vent over. Today I think is Thursday, and today's prompt for the 31DC is Monochromatic. I toyed with the idea of doing shades of a single color (because did you know that monochrome doesn't just mean black and white?) but ultimately decided that I wanted to play with something in my stash that I hadn't tried yet, so I went to greyscale for this look.
I feel like I've lost track of the days. I had gotten into so such a good groove with the M-W-F-S posting schedule, and then December came and the 12DOC challenge threw that all askew, and now we've rolled on into 2015 with this 31DC and I don't know what I'm doing WITH MY LIFE anymore. Also because Mr. Faff and I have not bought new calendars yet, I have a blank space on my wall where I normally track the days, so it's like, where am I? What am I doing? WHO AM I??? So exhausting! Okay, vent over. Today I think is Thursday, and today's prompt for the 31DC is Monochromatic. I toyed with the idea of doing shades of a single color (because did you know that monochrome doesn't just mean black and white?) but ultimately decided that I wanted to play with something in my stash that I hadn't tried yet, so I went to greyscale for this look.
Sunday, 21 December 2014
12DOC: Presents!
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Happy first day of winter (officially)! Seems a bit bizarre, given that I've been wearing a uniform of sweatshirts, long pants, and socks for months now, but I'm still a Texas girl at heart and it's bizarre that my flip-flops were retired for the year in October. Today marks the penultimate prompt for the 12 Days of Christmas nail art challenge! It's also the final assigned prompt, because Tuesday's prompt will be freestyle and open to all the artists' interpretations. I find this prompt particularly appropriate though, because it involves something that I still haven't done and need to do quickly - wrapping presents!
Happy first day of winter (officially)! Seems a bit bizarre, given that I've been wearing a uniform of sweatshirts, long pants, and socks for months now, but I'm still a Texas girl at heart and it's bizarre that my flip-flops were retired for the year in October. Today marks the penultimate prompt for the 12 Days of Christmas nail art challenge! It's also the final assigned prompt, because Tuesday's prompt will be freestyle and open to all the artists' interpretations. I find this prompt particularly appropriate though, because it involves something that I still haven't done and need to do quickly - wrapping presents!
Monday, 15 December 2014
12DOC: Christmas Decorations
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Yup, it's Monday, again, and we're now halfway through December. By now, neighborhoods should be filled with creative and festive light-up displays at dusk, where enterprising homeowners compete with one another for the most Christmas-y lawn display of the street. This was the inspiration I used to complete today's 12 Days of Christmas prompt: Christmas Decorations.
Yup, it's Monday, again, and we're now halfway through December. By now, neighborhoods should be filled with creative and festive light-up displays at dusk, where enterprising homeowners compete with one another for the most Christmas-y lawn display of the street. This was the inspiration I used to complete today's 12 Days of Christmas prompt: Christmas Decorations.
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Halloween Jumper Nail Art CYNA Classic Orange & Black
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Happy Tuesday to you! You may have picked up a few hints that I've been on vacation the past couple weeks. Hubby and I returned from a trip back "home" to Austin on Sunday, and we're both still recovering from the trip. On the plus side, I have a lot of new goodies to show you coming up, and I can't wait to get started playing with them! Thankfully I've had a few really awesome ladies step forward to give me some guest posts so that I can focus on getting everything sorted while still providing you with some great nail art! This week, though, I have a whole handful of Halloween-themed looks for you as part of the Challenge Your Nail Art group's October offering, so come back every day this week to see 4 great seasonal looks, and the linkup to all the other participating artists. Today's prompt is Classic Orange & Black, which I used to create this fun Halloween sweater/jumper look.
Happy Tuesday to you! You may have picked up a few hints that I've been on vacation the past couple weeks. Hubby and I returned from a trip back "home" to Austin on Sunday, and we're both still recovering from the trip. On the plus side, I have a lot of new goodies to show you coming up, and I can't wait to get started playing with them! Thankfully I've had a few really awesome ladies step forward to give me some guest posts so that I can focus on getting everything sorted while still providing you with some great nail art! This week, though, I have a whole handful of Halloween-themed looks for you as part of the Challenge Your Nail Art group's October offering, so come back every day this week to see 4 great seasonal looks, and the linkup to all the other participating artists. Today's prompt is Classic Orange & Black, which I used to create this fun Halloween sweater/jumper look.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Metallic Wood Grain nail art
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Happy humpday to all! Today's nail art look takes a decidedly different turn. I really wanted to play with creating a stamping gradient. This is where you blend different polishes on the stamping plate as you swipe, so that your resulting image blends smoothly from one color to the next. My results on this attempt were subtle, but I think the metallic wood grain makes a really cool effect.
Happy humpday to all! Today's nail art look takes a decidedly different turn. I really wanted to play with creating a stamping gradient. This is where you blend different polishes on the stamping plate as you swipe, so that your resulting image blends smoothly from one color to the next. My results on this attempt were subtle, but I think the metallic wood grain makes a really cool effect.
Friday, 19 September 2014
Avast Ye Bilge Rats Pirate Nail Art Challenge Day 5: Freestyle
Ahoy, me hearties!
Today be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and it be time to batten down t' hatches, ye scurvy dogs, for some more pirate themed nail art. Savvy? Today I be takin' t' "freestyle" prompt seriously, and had some fun t' create this look. Arrrrr ye ready?
Today be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and it be time to batten down t' hatches, ye scurvy dogs, for some more pirate themed nail art. Savvy? Today I be takin' t' "freestyle" prompt seriously, and had some fun t' create this look. Arrrrr ye ready?
Thursday, 18 September 2014
Avast Ye Bilge Rats Pirate Nail Art Challenge Day 4: Treasure Maps
Ahoy, me hearties!
Today I be back with more pirate themed nail art, and today I be celebratin' a seadog's greatest tool: the treasure map. When ye hides yer booty, it be important t' know where ye've stashed it, so a treasure map helps ye get back t' ye gold!
Today I be back with more pirate themed nail art, and today I be celebratin' a seadog's greatest tool: the treasure map. When ye hides yer booty, it be important t' know where ye've stashed it, so a treasure map helps ye get back t' ye gold!
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Avast Ye Bilge Rats Pirate Nail Art Challenge Day 2: Oceans
Ahoy, me hearties!
Today we be look'n to the depths o' Davey Jones' locker fer inspiration, because, ye scurvy dogs, today's theme be Oceans!
Today we be look'n to the depths o' Davey Jones' locker fer inspiration, because, ye scurvy dogs, today's theme be Oceans!
Thursday, 21 August 2014
For Chibi
Hey y'all.
I'm heavy-hearted this week. Several months ago, I talked about Chibi, the sweet, adorable dog who has been my mom's constant companion for the last 10 years. Of course, he is so much more than that, and when I said I was heavy-hearted, I was lying. Right now, I am completely broken-hearted. Our sweet furball crossed the rainbow bridge on Monday, a week shy of his 12th birthday. Today, Iwant need to talk about him.
I'm heavy-hearted this week. Several months ago, I talked about Chibi, the sweet, adorable dog who has been my mom's constant companion for the last 10 years. Of course, he is so much more than that, and when I said I was heavy-hearted, I was lying. Right now, I am completely broken-hearted. Our sweet furball crossed the rainbow bridge on Monday, a week shy of his 12th birthday. Today, I
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| My oldest picture of Chibi, at about 4 months old. |
Friday, 15 August 2014
Pink and lace stamping
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Friday brings 'round another entry for this week's Colour Me Crazy challenge, and this week the prompt is all pink. Some of you will know, and I've mentioned here before, that I'm hugely NOT a fan of pink, whether it be nail polish or clothing or accessories. It has always been too soft for my liking, and growing up tomboy I always kind of resented pink being the "color of girls". I had to scratch around in my helmer for a bit to find a decent palette with which to work, and because it came off so soft, I decided to add some lace stamping over top.
Friday brings 'round another entry for this week's Colour Me Crazy challenge, and this week the prompt is all pink. Some of you will know, and I've mentioned here before, that I'm hugely NOT a fan of pink, whether it be nail polish or clothing or accessories. It has always been too soft for my liking, and growing up tomboy I always kind of resented pink being the "color of girls". I had to scratch around in my helmer for a bit to find a decent palette with which to work, and because it came off so soft, I decided to add some lace stamping over top.
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Glasswing Butterfly Nail Art
Hey y'all!
I recently joined yet another Facebook group for nail artists and enthusiasts, Inspire Me Nails. The current challenge is Weird, Wonderful Nature, wherein you create nail art inspired by nature. I found a gorgeous inspiration pic and created these nails, inspired by the incredible Glasswing Butterfly.
I recently joined yet another Facebook group for nail artists and enthusiasts, Inspire Me Nails. The current challenge is Weird, Wonderful Nature, wherein you create nail art inspired by nature. I found a gorgeous inspiration pic and created these nails, inspired by the incredible Glasswing Butterfly.
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