Happy Halloween! Predictably, this week’s Artsy Wednesday theme is Halloween. I didn’t want to do traditional witches and pumpkins – instead, I took a somewhat lazy route and used some oriental demon mask water decals to make a more unusual (but hopefully still spooky) monster mani. And I got a bit lazy I guess! Here…
Artsy Wednesday: Maidenhair fern nails (inspired by nature)
I had so much fun sticking stuff to my nails last week, I decided to continue this week: The theme is “inspired by nature”, so I snipped a frond of my mum’s maidenhair fern (don’t tell her!) and stuck them onto a base of creamy OPI Skull & Glossbones. Mini-tutorial: 1. Paint nails with base,…
ulta3 Magnetic: Spellbound
Cheap-but-awesome Australian brand ulta3 have just released a range of magnetic polishes! There are 6 polishes – 3 are neutrals, and three are in the pink/red/purple family. Alanna found them in the city on Thursday, so I picked 3 up that evening. They’re $5 each, and each bottle comes with a diagonal magnet. 4 additional…
NOTD: essie-inspired Autumn half-moons
I was feeling uninspired with my Autumn manis (but with a million ideas for Spring manis… argh reverse seasons) so I was really excited when I came across this look: It’s the mani the models rocked for the Michael Lo Sordo SS 12/13 show, done using essie Sew Psyched and Case Study. Instant love!…