P is for ...

Hello everyone. Welcome to 2013!! :) Today's post was supposed to be for the letter Q in the ABC Challenge but, after the Christmas rush, I felt like doing nothing, so I'm a little behind in my posts. I don't feel right moving onto Q before posting P so ...

P is for ... Phoenix.

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I cringe a little looking at this design. I was cleaning my usual nail art brush and the bristles came out. I was stunned because I was cleaning it like I always clean my brushes. I wasn't any more or less rough/gentle or pulling on the bristles excessively. I'm really not pleased because I pay an outrageous price for these brushes—4 brushes for about $15! I think I'll be ordering my brushes online from now on; for my usual price I can probably get a full set.

So, all brush rants aside, this design is a little messier than my usual since I had to use a thicker brush for the line work. Still, I felt very Harry Potter creating this phoenix ... though it's not as stunning as Fawkes. :)

New Year's Eve Nails


Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve Nails


My new year's eve mani is supposed to look like fireworks.

New Year's Eve Nails
New Year's Eve Nails





I started out with black, and stamped using a lot of nail polishes and the MM02 stamping plate. The test stamping went better than expected, and I liked that each nail looked different, so I only changed the index finger. But because the Color Club and the b.young polishes gave such a nice effect, I used them on both hands. Then I put a drop of red stamping polish on the plate, and mixed it with a drop of white stamping polish, to make the text.

GOSH: Nero, New Year's Eve Nails

Test stamping, New Year's Eve Nails
New Year's Eve Nails

New Year's Eve Nails
New Year's Eve Nails



What I used:



Image Plate MM02, New Year's Eve Nails

















Messy Mansion Image Plate MM02
Stamper and scraper


These bottles were used for my New Year's Eve Nails


Nail polish (left- right):

KONAD: red Special Nail Polish
GOSH: Nero
KONAD: white Special Nail Polish
ORLY: Rock Candy
GLITTER GAL: 707H Silver 3D/ Holo
IsaDora: 600 Clear
NUBAR: Reclaim
Gina Tricot Beauty Nails: 66 Viva Glam
b.young: No 22
GOSH: 549 Holographic Hero
Color CLUB: 977 Cloud Nine
Seche Vite: Dry Fast Top Coat

New Year's Eve Nails


Lani