old school tattoo mani

Hey guys! I know I've been slacking on the nail art lately, so hopefully today's post can make up for some of that! Because this is probably one of the coolest things I've ever done.

Let's get right to it!

Boom! Old school tattoo style! I'm still wearing this mani right now and I can't stop staring at my nails.

I even managed to do it on my right hand! (Aligning all those stamps is tricky!)
This hand isn't as good though so here are some more photos of the other hand.

The base color for this manicure is Color Club - Nomadic In Nude from the Back To Boho collection.
(I previously stated that this was a dupe for Lippmann's Waking Up In Vegas but I have since learned that while they are dupes in the bottle, the Lippmann dries much darker.)
This is my favorite nude! I chose a nude base so it would look like black tattoo work on skin.

I used a whole bunch of different plates for this look. I'll try to list them all:
-Konad Q1 (sparrows, leopard print on thumb, some of the stars, lightning bolt)
-Konad m3 (stars)
-Bundle Monster BM-12 (spider web, some stars)
-Bundle Monster BM-206 (nautical star)
The diamond, rose, second web, and some stars all came from faux-nad plates from eBay.

You can't see this side of my thumb in the other photos, but this awesome guitar is from a Nail Art Diva plate. Their website is not working right now so I don't know what the plate is called and in advance - no, I can't get anymore of this plate, but if the website were working I think you could order it there.

I dotted into some of the empty spaces with a toothpick just to bring the whole thing together.
All my stamping was done with Wet N Wild Black Creme.

Apart from this being just a really cool mani, there happens to be a special reason behind it.
A lovely lady I met in the polish community, Brenda, has a very sick daughter, Dyan. Several of us have decided to create manicures showcasing Dyan's favorite things in hopes they will help raise Dyan's spirits in her recovery and let her know that we all love her and are thinking about her. Dyan loves tattoos so I came up with a tattoo mani!
Dyan is recovering miraculously and I wish her all the best in her journey back to health!
You can check out more "Team Dyan" manicures on Sonoma Nail Art and Polish Ninja.
I'll add more links here as they are posted.

As Seen On... Ivana Thinks Pink

(This is a scheduled post. I'm on vacation!)

Good morning, and welcome to my final As Seen On post!
(Which also means my last day in Toronto! Boo hoo!)

The nails I've recreated today have been on my mind for a while. Since Valentines day, to be exact.
Ivana Thinks Pink is a blog run by a lovely girl named Ivana (duh) in Slovenia!
Every polish this girl shows on her blog, I want. Her photos are just amazing! And her nails are perfect. I always drool over them.
And she is super sweet too!

On Valentines day, Ivana posted this manicure. And I fell in love!
I actually went out and bought Orly's Lollipop because of this mani! I needed to have it. It's a perfect shade somewhere between pink and purple.

I had almost all the right polishes and stamps to do it perfectly.

The only real difference is my index finger!
The polishes I used are:
Thumb: Essence - No More Drama + Bundle Monster BM02
Index: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Lacey Lilac + Konad m3
Middle: Orly - Lollipop + OPI - Show it and Glow it sponged on
Ring: China Glaze - Something Sweet + Bundle Monster BM02 
Pinky: China Glaze - Rich and Famous + dotting tool
The white is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Whirlwind White
The red stamping is Nail Art Diva - Heartfelt Red
The pink stamping is a mixture of the white and red!

So darn cute. I love skittles!
I need to come up with some skittles as cute as these. It's been a while since I came up with some!

The I♥U on my thumb goes out to my followers! I love you guys!

The combo of all these colors and girly stamps is just so pretty. Great job Ivana!

Well that is the last of my As Seen On posts! I really hope you guys enjoyed this series!
I had a lot of fun doing it, despite how time consuming it was to do all the nails and then write the posts! Haha. I hope you guys followed some of the blogs I featured and will enjoy them like I do.

I'll be arriving back home late tonight, and tomorrow I'll tell you about my trip! (If I have time and I'm not too tired! Haha!)
Have a great day!

nails of the day!

I did this mani yesterday, and I think it is super cute so I'm just going to post them now instead of using another older one! (Please ignore the nasty cut on my middle finger cuticle. Somehow, I did it opening a ketchup bottle...)

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This is Joe Fresh's Faded Violet. I stamped a lace image from m71 onto all nails with the large bow from m3 on my thumbs. 

I think it is dainty and cute for winter!

Quick post today because of homework :(

So long!