Hurray, another Artsy Wednesday! I have so much fun designing and painting my nails for AW every Wednesday, and seeing what everyone else came up with 🙂 This week the theme is inspired by music. My nails are inspired by Die Antwoord, a South African “rap-rave” group who are an incredible mix of hilarity, sex and politics. They’re a bit …
I’ve been on a Low Buy July – I was going to do a No Buy July, but failed spectacularly when I bumped into Revlon Grape Fizz on sale at Myer on July 1st. Glass flecked grape scented nails? Sign me up please! Other than that, I’ve been doing quite well. So far I’ve only bought 6 bottles of polish… …
This week with Artsy Wednesday we’re sticking stuff to our nails! I had lots of ideas, but ended up with this: What it’s supposed to look like is ninja stars (shuriken) embedded in my nails, which are dripping with blood. A tad macabre, I guess, but that’s just me all over! 😛 The base is China Glaze Stone Cold, one …
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 magnets are available – star, …
Hi! Sorry this is a bit late, I got carried away doing a sugar scrub… my legs went from scaly hellbeasts to soft, plump happy things, so it was all for a good cause! Anyway, here it is: I trawled the internet for a few weeks to find a design for this when’s challenge, but ended up back at my …
This is a new technique I’ve never tried before, and it turned out a lot easier than I expected! All you need to do is let your background colour dry thoroughly, then dip your nails in alcohol (vodka, rubbing alcohol, methylated spirits etc.) so there’s a thin alcohol layer on top. Then you quickly press a rectangle of newspaper onto …
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! Gorgeously sophisticated and so, so …
This Wednesday the theme is Candy/Sweets. I had a bunch of ideas, but I ended up back in my comfort zone – freehand colour blocking with cremes. Sorry if you’re sick of these! I’ll be more adventurous next time. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I hate liquorice. Hate it. But when I was a kid, these …