So... this paint job took some forethought. 😃

So... this paint job took some forethought. 😃

I found these cool UV color changing polishes online, and so I wanted to get a few - obviously. I thought it would be really cool to stamp with them if I could, so I got two metallic-looking colors (because those usually stamp ok). I also tried to buy colors that looked just like something I already had. That was a little harder to do, but I think I got close.

So... this is the result. Left photo is in the shade. You can kind of see the swirl pattern anyway, but indoors, you can't at all unless you are looking for it. The right photo was taken in sunlight, so now the stamped image is popping. HOW COOL IS THAT?!

All the way. That's how cool it is. 😃

So, I feel like I might want a few more of these. I bet this would be really awesome to try again in the summer, when the sun is out all over the place. I might try some of their non-metallic colors, because their metallics weren't smooth, which made the stamping a little crappy. Thankfully, I chose a pattern that didn't have a lot of straight and crisp edges. This one looks more like maybe a tornado from the top, so I think it's entirely appropriate that it's not "perfect".

Another note on these polishes - they are scented. This one is Cinnamon Bun, and I have another called Sweet Cream. Scented polishes seem to be really hit or miss - either they don't smell much, or they smell TOO MUCH. These are JUST RIGHT. You kind of have to get your hands close to your face, so it's not like you are perfuming the whole room with them. And the smells are actually really nice. This one does smell like cinnamon, and ohemgee, the Sweet Cream makes me want to eat my hands. 😳

These are by Ruby Wing. I also love their motto: "If nothing ever changed there'd be no butterflies!" I know that I probably sound like an advertisement, and I'm sorry for that. I just really like them. If you want some scented, color-changing polishes, they are available at rubywing.com.

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Research plate;
Stamping technique

So... this is NOT my usual style.

So... this is NOT my usual style. This is a little out-there for me. But on the way to Ulta the other day, I was inspired by a billboard. It was a red box with a zebra print frame. I tried doing just a red square in the middle, but I didn't like that, so I made a stripe all the way down, and that was better. I like the way they look, but I am not a fan of white polish. It is SO HARD to clean your edges and make them look nice. I don't know why. 😕

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Stamping and Taping techniques

So... I am not into football, even slightly.

So... I am not into football, even slightly. BUT, I really dig that they have these colors paired off, AND nail decals to go with them. That was a good idea. They also have files, too, but I care less about that. It's probably crap.

This is at Martin's Pharmacy in Oxford if anyone is interested. I got the white from the AL side and the blue from the AU side. They are both really pretty. 🙂

These are the nails I did last night.

These are the nails I did last night. The gray color is a new polish from Ulta and the glitter was a new one from Sally's. 🙂 I tend to default into stamping, but this was in my "To Do" folder, so I went for it. It was pretty easy. And it's festive, so that's cool, too. 🙂

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Tape from BornPretty;
Taping technique

I am having a good day so far! 😃

I am having a good day so far!  😃

I woke up and did some cleaning so that birthday-me doesn't have to do it tomorrow.  BEST IDEA EVER.  😃

Then, me and Shaun met Emily and her guy at Ulta - for NAIL POLISH, of course.  The MOST AMAZING THING happened while we were there.  I found a bottle of Revlon's Secluded Beach - just sitting around in some random place.  For those who don't remember it was from the Limited Edition Collection that came out during the summer.  I could not find a bottle of that around here in August (even though it hadn't been out for long), so I traded Jennifer some roaches for a bottle she found in her area.  How it has lasted at Ulta this long is BEYOND ME.  It wasn't even regular Revlon price... it was $4.99.  I bet I could sell that on ebay for at least $30.  I am not even kidding.  Who knows if I will, but I know I have the option!  I was just SO STUNNED.  I looked up and was like, "WTFisthatSecludedBeach?!"  Yes.  Yes it was.  😳

I don't know what this pattern is supposed to be, really...

I don't know what this pattern is supposed to be, really... but in green, it made me think of something like moss. I was really at a loss as to what else this paint job needed and then I saw one of my fairies blowing a dandelion tuft and thought "This will be good." I like it. I like nature and fairies. 🙂

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Purples.

Purples.

Triangles.

Glitter.

😃

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Embellishment from BornPretty;
Stamping technique

I always feel like November is brown.

I always feel like November is brown. And I just wanted something brown-ish on my nails, but not too dark. So this happened.

I think it's pretty cute, and I will probably try stamping over stripes again soon. I like the way that looks. 🙂

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Research plate;
Embellishment from BornPretty;
Taping and Stamping techniques

These are from the other day.

These are from the other day. I almost forgot to photograph them, as you can probably tell by how much they grew out before I did it!

I think I wasn't concerned about whether I got a photo or not. I didn't impress myself with these. LOL

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I had this thought a while back...

I had this thought a while back and then dismissed it like I was crazy.  Until someone brought it up and said I should do it.  So here goes:

You all obviously know that I like doing nails.  I have considered going to nail school, but I would need night classes (which no one offers), so that's a no-go.  I'm not really upset about that because I feel like I would end up hating nail art if I had to do it all the times.

So... I was thinking of ways to use my nail supplies / skills in a part-time kind of way that would be fun and that might make me a little bit of money in the process.  What I came to was:  Painting nails at birthday parties.  Like, wouldn't most kids like that?  I could be entertainment.  I could do what I like to do.  And get paid for it.  And usually parties are on the weekend so that wouldn't conflict with my work schedule.  And no classes necessary since I'm not manicuring them, technically.

So, I'm gonna go for it.  If anyone has a little kid who might be into that, let me know.  If you know of anyone you can send them to my page, Polish ALL the Things, so they can see what I do.  For parties, I'd only want to do stamping, or maybe taping and stamping, but nothing crazy like water marbling because that's hard and extremely time-consuming.  So yeah.  Help me out.  LOL  Someone find me a party to do!

I have not been doing my internet reading lately.

Ohhh... I have not been doing my internet reading lately.  I have 200 nail blog posts to catch up on.

😳

I was in the mood for something bright.

I was in the mood for something bright. So BAM! TAKE THAT! WITH YOUR EYES! 😳

I'm not much of a pink-wearer, but I really like this color. It was an Orly October Breast Cancer Awareness polish. I don't know if you can still buy it, but I will totally paint your nails with mine! 😃

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Stamping or Taping technique?

I got one of the plates I didn't think I would be able to get!

I got one of the plates I didn't think I would be able to get! It's got dragons on it. I guess these are supposed to be dragon scales. ❤❤❤

I used it over one my favorite greens ever - A. England's "Dragon." Fitting, right? That is the only A. England polish I have. They aren't sold around here, so you have to get them online. It's one of the more upscale polishes. This is ONE COAT of it. For realz. 😳

Anyway, the photo on the top is all about the polish. It's a beautiful green all of the time, but look how it lights up under the sun. The shimmer! The color! It is just yummy. 😃

I know that these nails are not super fancy or anything like that, but I am really digging these. I have been drooling over these for two days. 😃

Dragon by A. England;
Messy Mansion plate MM21;
Embellishments;
Dotting and Stamping techniques