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Cherry Blossoms In Bloom

Posted by Erin on 8/18/11. Filed under: , , ,
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Todays design was done using Kaylas cherry blossom tutorial. Hers looks much neater than mine, but shit tends to get a bit funky when you do a gradient background. They're not *that* bad, right? :)





Sadly, this was just a quick post to show off my current NOTD. I may have some swatches up later on, so stay tuned. 

Oceanic Gradient

Posted by Erin on 8/14/11. Filed under: , , ,
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My mom used to collect these really cool blown glass pieces. Most of them are globes filled with awesome patterns and colors, and others are in the shapes of animals like fish or frogs. They're knickknacks, yes. But they're also really pretty and perfect as nail art props. 

This piece went perfectly with my NOTD, which is a subtle blue gradient made with OPI's What's With the Cattitude and Ogre-the-top Blue with Last Friday Night layered over it. I probably should have skipped the layer of Last Friday night, because it created a weird dimpled effect that kind of pissed me off.






I have a zillion little props to use, and I always forget to include them in my photos. I'm in the process of reorganizing (ok, more like organizing PERIOD....) my stash and will likely gather all of this up and store them right along side my polish. They may even serve as some inspiration :)

NOTD: Tequila Sunrise Gradient

Posted by Erin on 8/5/11. Filed under: , , , , , ,
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Summer is sadly coming to an end in a few weeks. It never lasts long enough for me. Someday I will leave these 9 month long New England winters behind and head west. But until then, I'll have to prolong my love of the sun with manicures like this one:


try to ignore the little white baby hairs on my thigh in this one...




I actually swore off gradients a few months ago because I did one that required literally over an hour of clean up. Fuck that! I love the look, but I'm just not patient enough to deal with all that. But then I remembered that I used a totally different technique that time and that my old trusty technique never left me with such a horrible mess to clean up afterwards. So I tried again, with pretty awesome results (if I do say so myself). The only real issue I have with this mani is the fact that I got extreme tip wear and lifting on my middle finger, which is likely due to the massive chip I have in the side of the nail.

I used Funky Fingers' Cayman Island for the yellow base, N.Y.C.'s Times Square Tangerine Creme for the orange overlay and a coat of Sinful Colors' UFO for the glitter. I then topped it off with 2 thick coats of Seche Vite.