Hey y'all!
Today's post is just a little update for you, to let you know what's been going on around the Faffdom. After some pretty intense encouragement from my instructor, I started testing the waters for any nail tech positions going here in my little town. As it turns out, a spa owner was looking to bring in a nail tech, and thus began a bit of a whirlwind process.
Showing posts with label 3D. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3D. Show all posts
Monday, 15 June 2015
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Gothic Black and Fuchsia Nail Art - WIDW
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So uhm... it's been a while. My bad. I had a rough month, and to be honest, I'm not sure I still have the blogging spark that I used to have. I'm hoping that some time off will ease that and help me get back in the groove, but at this point I'm not going to make any promises to you or to myself. Mostly this month has been consumed with me practicing my acrylic sculpting, going to the BeautyUK show in Birmingham to pick up some goodies for said acrylic practice, earning my certificates for hard gels, gel polish, and a few other nail procedures, and trying to clear out some old stuff from the house to make a little money and make space. I'm also considering going into practice as a mobile nail tech, unless I can find a suitable position in a nearby salon first, so I am seeing my available free time starting to shrivel up and frankly that's what kept me blogging for the past 2 years (having a lot of time on my hands). In any event... I have a few posts to finish off this month and the first of those is this WIDW look with Sinful Shine's Royal Flush - a gothic black and fuchsia look with studs.
So uhm... it's been a while. My bad. I had a rough month, and to be honest, I'm not sure I still have the blogging spark that I used to have. I'm hoping that some time off will ease that and help me get back in the groove, but at this point I'm not going to make any promises to you or to myself. Mostly this month has been consumed with me practicing my acrylic sculpting, going to the BeautyUK show in Birmingham to pick up some goodies for said acrylic practice, earning my certificates for hard gels, gel polish, and a few other nail procedures, and trying to clear out some old stuff from the house to make a little money and make space. I'm also considering going into practice as a mobile nail tech, unless I can find a suitable position in a nearby salon first, so I am seeing my available free time starting to shrivel up and frankly that's what kept me blogging for the past 2 years (having a lot of time on my hands). In any event... I have a few posts to finish off this month and the first of those is this WIDW look with Sinful Shine's Royal Flush - a gothic black and fuchsia look with studs.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Copper Chic - WIDW
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I've had very little inspo for nail art lately - mostly because I've been having some pretty bad sinus crud and that's always fun to experience, talk about, and read about, so really we're all winners here! That said, my GP started me on a new antihistamine and a nasal steroid, so here's to hoping that my nose muscles get all ripped and hawt and appear on a nose fitness magazine cover soon... I think I lost the plot for a moment. Ah, yes. It's Wednesday, and that means it's time to find out What I Did (with it) - and by "it", I mean Saturday's swatch of Essie Sable Collar. Utilizing another Essie fan favorite, my favorite new stamping plate, and a couple of studs, I created this chic copper look.
I've had very little inspo for nail art lately - mostly because I've been having some pretty bad sinus crud and that's always fun to experience, talk about, and read about, so really we're all winners here! That said, my GP started me on a new antihistamine and a nasal steroid, so here's to hoping that my nose muscles get all ripped and hawt and appear on a nose fitness magazine cover soon... I think I lost the plot for a moment. Ah, yes. It's Wednesday, and that means it's time to find out What I Did (with it) - and by "it", I mean Saturday's swatch of Essie Sable Collar. Utilizing another Essie fan favorite, my favorite new stamping plate, and a couple of studs, I created this chic copper look.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Sparkly Purple Negative Space Zebra Nail Art - WIDW
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Welcome back to What I Did (with it) Wednesday! We're officially mid-way through April now, and time doesn't seem to be slowing down for ANY reason! On Saturday I showed you my swatch of Red Carpet Manicure's Diamond gel polish, a holographic glitter top coat that I applied over bare nails. Today I'm back to show you the nail art that I've created over it, using two additional new (to me) products, because I couldn't wait to play with them!
Welcome back to What I Did (with it) Wednesday! We're officially mid-way through April now, and time doesn't seem to be slowing down for ANY reason! On Saturday I showed you my swatch of Red Carpet Manicure's Diamond gel polish, a holographic glitter top coat that I applied over bare nails. Today I'm back to show you the nail art that I've created over it, using two additional new (to me) products, because I couldn't wait to play with them!
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Purple and Gold Vortex Nail Art - WIDW
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It's hump day again, and that of course means it's time for What I Did (with it) Wednesday! This week I created nail art from a swatch of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Witches Get Stitches. I decided the plummy purple needed a bit of gold and some stamping, so I turned to my semi-recently-acquired chrome finish polishes for help to create this look.
It's hump day again, and that of course means it's time for What I Did (with it) Wednesday! This week I created nail art from a swatch of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Witches Get Stitches. I decided the plummy purple needed a bit of gold and some stamping, so I turned to my semi-recently-acquired chrome finish polishes for help to create this look.
Monday, 6 April 2015
Neon Leopard birthday nail art
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As you may have read, Saturday was my birthday, and of course I had to give myself a pretty manicure to celebrate, right? After a lot of hemming and hawing, I finally decided on this bright, sparkly, and fun neon leopard print with black diamond crystals and silver glitter accent.
As you may have read, Saturday was my birthday, and of course I had to give myself a pretty manicure to celebrate, right? After a lot of hemming and hawing, I finally decided on this bright, sparkly, and fun neon leopard print with black diamond crystals and silver glitter accent.
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Teal and Plum Dot Flowers - WIDW
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Happy April to you! The first three months of 2015 have absolutely steamrolled me, and I can hardly believe it's already springtime, and more importantly, birthday time for me. :) Today's What I Did Wednesday plays on that spring theme, and I've used Monday's swatch of Plush to create some drop-dot flowers in this colorful and playful look.
Happy April to you! The first three months of 2015 have absolutely steamrolled me, and I can hardly believe it's already springtime, and more importantly, birthday time for me. :) Today's What I Did Wednesday plays on that spring theme, and I've used Monday's swatch of Plush to create some drop-dot flowers in this colorful and playful look.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Beachy Gradient Colorblocking Nail Art - NCC Inspired By Fashion
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Friday's finally here, and it's the last Friday of the month, so that's insane. Thankfully it's also my chance to present my final look for this month's NCC theme: Inspired by Fashion, where I got to play with a neutral palette and a beachy-themed gradient with some colorblocking.
Friday's finally here, and it's the last Friday of the month, so that's insane. Thankfully it's also my chance to present my final look for this month's NCC theme: Inspired by Fashion, where I got to play with a neutral palette and a beachy-themed gradient with some colorblocking.
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Loose Glitter Gradient - What I Did Wednesday
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I had a really hard time deciding what kind of nail art I should do with my swatch of Nail Pattern Boldness Allons-Y because it is just so beautiful, I didn't want to cover it up or take away from that sparkly goodness! Ultimately while looking through my supplies I decided the only thing to do over glitter was add MOAR GLITTAH!
I had a really hard time deciding what kind of nail art I should do with my swatch of Nail Pattern Boldness Allons-Y because it is just so beautiful, I didn't want to cover it up or take away from that sparkly goodness! Ultimately while looking through my supplies I decided the only thing to do over glitter was add MOAR GLITTAH!
Friday, 6 March 2015
Black and Gold Negative Space - NCC Inspired By Fashion
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Well I promised you an announcement today, so here it is. As of this month, I am now a member of the Nail Challenge Collaborative, a group a incredibly talented nail artist bloggers who do 4 monthly nail art looks based on a chosen theme. This means that from now on, Fridays will become NCC nail art looks, except in the case of months with more than 4 Fridays which will have other things (possibly Foodie Fridays?) posted as well. I'm incredibly honored and excited to be joining this group, and I will of course have inlinkz to all the other ladies' looks down at the bottom of any NCC post.
This month, we're tackling Fashion as our theme, so here's my first look this month which was Inspired by Fashion.
Well I promised you an announcement today, so here it is. As of this month, I am now a member of the Nail Challenge Collaborative, a group a incredibly talented nail artist bloggers who do 4 monthly nail art looks based on a chosen theme. This means that from now on, Fridays will become NCC nail art looks, except in the case of months with more than 4 Fridays which will have other things (possibly Foodie Fridays?) posted as well. I'm incredibly honored and excited to be joining this group, and I will of course have inlinkz to all the other ladies' looks down at the bottom of any NCC post.
This month, we're tackling Fashion as our theme, so here's my first look this month which was Inspired by Fashion.
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.
Monday, 23 February 2015
Multichrome Black Lace nail art
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On Saturday's swatch I showed you a beautiful multichrome shifting polish. While multichromes are certainly beautiful on their own, after a couple of days, even they can begin to feel a bit "blah." Today I'd like to show you how a little bit of creative stamping can up your mani game and extend the life of a mani for at least a couple more days.
On Saturday's swatch I showed you a beautiful multichrome shifting polish. While multichromes are certainly beautiful on their own, after a couple of days, even they can begin to feel a bit "blah." Today I'd like to show you how a little bit of creative stamping can up your mani game and extend the life of a mani for at least a couple more days.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Guest Post for Roz's Nail-Scapades
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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!
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Striped Coral Accent Nail Art
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Models Own recently had a 50% off sale to coincide with the launch of their new Colour Chrome collection, which I purchased (swatches coming soon!) along with a few other bits and bobs while I was at it. Among those bits were two of the Diamond Luxe collection shades, Carat Coral and Oval Plum. Since I'd been longing for a bit of warmer weather (and maybe an impending trip back to Texas), I decided to brighten up my nails with the coral shade, and then added a bit of nail art as an accent.
Models Own recently had a 50% off sale to coincide with the launch of their new Colour Chrome collection, which I purchased (swatches coming soon!) along with a few other bits and bobs while I was at it. Among those bits were two of the Diamond Luxe collection shades, Carat Coral and Oval Plum. Since I'd been longing for a bit of warmer weather (and maybe an impending trip back to Texas), I decided to brighten up my nails with the coral shade, and then added a bit of nail art as an accent.
Saturday, 31 January 2015
31DC-D31 - Your Signature Style
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OHPRAISEDOT I can't believe I finished a 31-Day Challenge! I am truly astonished that I managed to keep up with it, ON TIME no less, and managed to get every prompt done in time for a 10 AM posting the following morning, despite not getting that head-start I intended back in December. Needless to say, the month of January has flown by and here we are on the final prompt, My Signature Style. I was a bit confuddled by this one as I really don't consider myself to have developed a signature style as of yet, but there were aspects that I knew I would need to incorporate. With a little inspiration from my kitchen apron, I was able to develop this look.
OHPRAISEDOT I can't believe I finished a 31-Day Challenge! I am truly astonished that I managed to keep up with it, ON TIME no less, and managed to get every prompt done in time for a 10 AM posting the following morning, despite not getting that head-start I intended back in December. Needless to say, the month of January has flown by and here we are on the final prompt, My Signature Style. I was a bit confuddled by this one as I really don't consider myself to have developed a signature style as of yet, but there were aspects that I knew I would need to incorporate. With a little inspiration from my kitchen apron, I was able to develop this look.
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.
Monday, 26 January 2015
31DC-D26 - Metallic Fishtail Braid
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Short post today as I'm struggling with a bad tooth that's giving off a lot of temperature sensitivity and it's got me in a bit of pain, so the dentist should be expecting me! Today's prompt is Fishtail Braid, and I've gone metallic for a soft but chic look accented with square studs.
Short post today as I'm struggling with a bad tooth that's giving off a lot of temperature sensitivity and it's got me in a bit of pain, so the dentist should be expecting me! Today's prompt is Fishtail Braid, and I've gone metallic for a soft but chic look accented with square studs.
Thursday, 15 January 2015
31DC-D15 - Green Base
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We're just about halfway through this 31-day challenge, and the fatigue is starting to show on me, but I still feel like I'm accidentally coming up with some cool looking nail art, so on I persevere. Today's prompt is Green Base, so I grabbed a handful of green polishes in different finishes, and went to work adapting an older technique to suit my purpose.
We're just about halfway through this 31-day challenge, and the fatigue is starting to show on me, but I still feel like I'm accidentally coming up with some cool looking nail art, so on I persevere. Today's prompt is Green Base, so I grabbed a handful of green polishes in different finishes, and went to work adapting an older technique to suit my purpose.
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
31DC-D13 Inspired By Pinterest
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My look today is inspired by this Butter London gold french and half moon look from Fashion Week 2014. I loved the simplicity and thought it would be an excellent palette cleanser from all the heavy nail art looks I've been doing lately.
My look today is inspired by this Butter London gold french and half moon look from Fashion Week 2014. I loved the simplicity and thought it would be an excellent palette cleanser from all the heavy nail art looks I've been doing lately.
Saturday, 10 January 2015
31DC-D10 - Glitter Base
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Happy Saturday! I hope you're all staying warm and keeping safe. Today's prompt in the 31-Day Challenge is Glitter Base, and I was feeling truly uninspired for a very long time until these started forming in my head while looking at one of my new indie polishes.
Happy Saturday! I hope you're all staying warm and keeping safe. Today's prompt in the 31-Day Challenge is Glitter Base, and I was feeling truly uninspired for a very long time until these started forming in my head while looking at one of my new indie polishes.
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