tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202360829407243992024-03-05T00:07:23.137-08:00The Lacquerista TherapistaA blog about nail polish, nail art, and other things nail related.The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-69717521051218255452015-10-31T13:35:00.000-07:002015-10-31T13:35:00.954-07:00Spooky, Sparkly Spiderwebs - HPB LinkupBONUS POST! Because I love Halloween, I thought I'd post twice in one day. *GASP* (Also, it's another link-up post with the Hobby Polish Bloggers on Facebook...check out more Halloween manis below)<br />
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Behold! 'Tis a sparkly and glittery spiderweb mani! I used a black base, Orly Liquid Vinyl, for each nail. The glitter is Ozotic 528 (*drool*). The middle and ring finger polish is Zoya Belinda and Giovanna sponged on with a makeup sponge. I used Vivid Lacquer Pro Collection XL 05 for the stamp with Konad White polish.<br />
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Happy Halloween!! This mani is part of the Halloween Link Up with the Hobby Polish Blogger group on Facebook. </div>
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For this mani, I painted my nails with a base color of Zoya Belinda. Probably my favorite purple at the moment. It's so mesmerizing! For my ring finger, the base color is Orly Liquid Vinyl. For the drips, I used Orly Liquid Vinyl and Whimsical Nail Polish by Pam in Itsy Bitsy Spider for the drips on my ring finger. See below for a little tutorial.</div>
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This mani was difficult to photograph as the colors are quite dark. These pictures, unfortunately, don't do it justice. </div>
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Step 1. Paint a base color. Two coats of Zoya Belinda here.</div>
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Step 2. Choose your stencil. I used Vinyl Nail Stencils from Pueen (you can find them on Amazon). Let the base dry completely and put your stencil/tape/what have you over top. I like to weaken the stickiness by sticking it to my skin and pulling it off a couple times. Make sure it's pressed down on your nail good and tight.</div>
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Step 4. Before the drip color dries, pull of the vinyl. Put on a healthy coat of top coat and you're done.</div>
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Thanks for reading! Check out some of the fabulous Halloween nail art from the talented bloggers below.</div>
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Ahh, Fall--my favorite season. Cooler temps, fall colors, sweaters, boots, pumpkin everything. Never mind that it's still in the 90s here in Southern California and far too hot for sweaters or boots at the moment. And unfortunately, fall colors don't really happen here so I resorted to putting them on my nails instead. I can pretend it's fall, right?<br />
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For this mani, I used some of my favorite Butter London Polishes: Shag, Branwen's Feather, and Wallis. Each one has a different metallic shimmer for that festive fall feel. For my middle and ring fingers, I sponged on the polishes with a makeup sponge. Unfortunately, the photos don't do any favors for Branwen's Feather. It is a rich, deep eggplant color, but appears more black in the photos.<br />
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I used several polishes for this mani. To create the gradient, I used: Butter London - Royal Navy, Essie - Aruba Blue, Zoya - Blu, and China Glaze - Sun Worshipper.</div>
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The "stars" at the top of the gradient and on my index and pinkie fingers are from one of my all time favorite polishes, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ModelCityPolish?show_panel=true" target="_blank">Model City Polish</a> - Geminids. These photos do not do it justice. I love it so much (for many reasons), but the tiny bar glitter makes it special. Reminds me of shooting stars (as in the Geminids meteor shower).</div>
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For this mani, I tried out the liquid latex technique that has been gaining popularity. Since I was doing a gradient, this was the perfect opportunity to try it out. Gradients are messy. I painted liquid latex on the skin around my cuticle. The one I used is called Liquid Latex Fashions in teal. Found it on Amazon.</div>
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And then proceeded with the gradient. I used a makeup sponge to make the gradient. See the glorious mess created by the gradient? Blue polish is a pain in the arse to remove from skin, too.</div>
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After 3 layers of the gradient, I painted the tree silhouettes with Orly Instant Artist. It's one of those nail art polishes with a tiny, thin brush.</div>
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Clean up a bit with some acetone, glaze it over with top coat, and the gradient looks smooth. Since it was nighttime when I did this mani and the lighting in my home isn't the best for photos, I opted for a refrigerator-lit photo. I think the cool-toned LEDs in the fridge capture the richness of the blue polish rather nicely.</div>
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This mani makes me want to go stargazing. Living in suburbia, I don't regularly get to see views like this so putting it on my nails is the next best thing!</div>
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For polish, I did a base layer of white (Zoya - Purity). Then, with a makeup sponge, I dabbed on a gradient using Essie - Sand Tropez, Zoya - Wednesday, and Zoya - Robyn. Next was the "foam" layer. I dabbed a little Essie - Pure Pearlfection over Sand Tropez for some sparkle. My ring finger is Zoya - Godiva for a sparkly, sandy effect. For the "foam," I used Zoya - Purity.<br />
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To add to the beachy effect, my camera opted to portray my hands in a lobstery shade of red.<br />
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To make the foam, fill a cup with room temperature water and drop some white polish in it, waiting for the polish to spread in the water, as if doing a water marble. Then lightly mist a body spray that contains alcohol over the polish until you achieve your desired effect. Little holes form when the spray hits the polish. Then pick your spot and dip your finger in. It helps to tape around your nail or use some liquid latex for easy clean up. Slap on a top coat to smooth everything out and you're done.<br />
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It was exciting to see this mani come together. It really reminds me of foamy salt water at the seashore. I can't wait to try some more looks with this water and body spray technique.<br />
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I was going for a monochromatic stamped look with this one, choosing a green base, Zoya Josie, and a green foil, Sally Hansen Color Foil- Minted Metal, for stamping. The metallic appears more silvery in this combo so it's not exactly what I had in mind, but I think it looks nice, nonetheless. For the stamp, I used Vivid Lacquer plate, VL033.<div>
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I managed to get the stamp on the entire nail, well, except for a bit on my index finger. This, to me, was miraculous. I don't know if it's because my nails are rather curved, or if it's simply a practice thing, but I tend to have difficulty getting the stamp to cover my whole nail. So hooray.<br />
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The lighting really affects how the green polish looks. The indirect sun lighting below is more color accurate.<br />
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Metallic polishes are my favorite for stamping. They go on so easily. Pretty much any brand metallic foil polish will work, too. If you're interested in Vivid Lacquer stamping plates, you can find them on their <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vividlacquer?show_panel=true" target="_blank">Etsy page</a>.</div>
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I wanted to see if I could make hearts using wet and dry marbling techniques.<br />
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For the marble, I used Zoya Mira and Fingerpaints Art You Kidding Me. I also applied a pale pink base color, Ulta Babydoll, to help the colors pop. White would also work well as a base. The glittery polish is Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Be Jeweled. I didn't make a tutorial for this, but I used <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8XvU-eE13g&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">this tutorial by James Nash</a> as inspiration. Each nail is finished with Seche Vite top coat.<br />
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The hearts on my thumb were made with dotting tools.<br />
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I really love dry marbling. It's so much less messy than water marbling and the effects can be really cool. For this, I used the same polishes as for the water marble hearts. To do the dry marble, I painted a base color of either Fingerpaints Art You Kidding Me or Zoya Mira. Before the base color dried, I applied 4 dots down the center of my nail. Using a fine tipped dotting tool and starting near my cuticle, I dragged a line down the middle of the dots to create a heart effect. You could also use a pin or a toothpick instead of a dotting tool. Seal with Seche Vite top coat and that's that.</div>
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So that's it. I think the marbling techniques work well for making hearts. Now that I had a successful water marble, there may be more water marbling in my future...</div>
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There are some polishes that beg to be paired with a matte top coat. Lady Muck and Victoriana from Butter London are two of those polishes. Really, they're beautiful no matter the finish, but the creamy formula with a subtle shimmer just works so well when matte.</div>
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Victoriana is one of my favorite Butter polishes. It's a gorgeous color and could be a one-coater if you use a thick coat. I used two thin-ish coats for this mani. It applies smooth as...er...butter (seriously, though). Lady Muck's formula is a bit thinner and required 3 thin coats to look opaque. Victoriana is on my middle and ring fingers, Lady Muck on my index and pinkie. I used Butter London's Matte Finish top coat on all nails.</div>
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While I love the matte look, I wanted to play around some more so I added shiny tips with a swipe of Butter London's Hardwear P.D. Quick Top Coat. The tips are so subtle that they were difficult to photograph as you might notice in the first picture. Where are the tips? I promise they're there.</div>
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The next photos show off the shiny tips a bit better. The color looks different in each picture, however. The light source is different in each one. There is no color correction or photoshop in any of these photos (except the addition of my watermark).<br />
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What do you think of this subtle French mani? I find that matte top coats don't protect against tip wear quite as well as shiny ones so perhaps the shiny tips will also serve a functional purpose here. Hooray for elegant utility!<br />
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No More Waity, Katie is a gray jelly that leans a bit purple with lilac glitter. I haven't seen any other polish quite like it, especially from a mainstream brand. Zoya Julie is a shimmery lilac that goes nicely with the glitter in the Butter polish.</div>
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The formula on No More Waity, Katie is a bit sheer, but it is opaque after 3 thin coats. The glitter payoff was satisfactory and didn't require any dabbing. Julie is shown here with 3 thin coats, but you could get away with 2 thick coats.</div>
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I'm really liking No More Waity, Katie. The name is a bit silly, but the polish is a great professional, yet fun color. I believe this polish came out shortly after Prince William and Kate Middleton became engaged, hence the name. Definitely will be wearing this one again!<br />
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Le Big Party is so pretty. Look at it! LOOK AT IT!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.479999989271164px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">I am loving this tiny glitter. Not sure if this is considered "microglitter," but it is very small, nonetheless. Le Big Party would look great over pretty much any color and it is a party on your nails!</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.479999989271164px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">In other exciting news, I thought it was time for a little cosmetic makeover on my blog. As an utter noob in the </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.479999989271164px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">graphic-editing department</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.479999989271164px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">, I am rather proud of my header design. What do you think? Also, I finally figured out how to do curved text so I'm playing with the curved watermark idea, too. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.479999989271164px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px;">- Melissa</span><br />
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-73132724918584259052015-01-01T16:40:00.001-08:002015-01-01T16:48:33.229-08:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year! Boy, 2014 really flew by! Starting a new year always feels like a fresh start, even though it's just an arbitrary time. Last year, one of my goals was to enjoy life a bit more--to live in the moment. I think I accomplished that for the most part. It wasn't perfect, but I'm getting better at it. This year, I am going to work on "trimming the fat." Figuratively speaking, I want to remove unnecessary stress from my life to improve my ability to live in and enjoy the moment. I will also be continuing my pursuit towards a healthy lifestyle. Last year yielded some successes and some challenges on that front. This year will be even better. Lastly, it's time to focus some attention on future goals. More posts, perhaps!<br />
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Okay, on to the nails. This is my New Year's mani. Gold, silver, black, and sparkly! I originally intended for this mani to be done with chunky glitter so I started with <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/129187682/glitter-a-peel-peel-off-basecoat" target="_blank">Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter-A-Peel base coat</a> so that I could remove it easily. Wound up not using chunky glitter, but stayed with the peel-off basecoat since I figured I'd probably change out my mani soon, anyway.<br />
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Zoya - Ziv is on the index and pinkie and Zoya - Trixie is on the middle finger. To make it more sparkly, I layered Butter London - Tart with a Heart and China Glaze - Fairy Dust over each. Ring finger is Orly - Liquid Vinyl. For the art deco look, I used a stamp from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vividlacquer" target="_blank">Vivid Lacquer</a> (VL 031) with Konad stamping polish in black. Each nail has a coat of Seche Vite top coat.<br />
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My camera struggled to capture the true sparkliness of this mani so I included a blurry photo that gives a slightly better view of the holographic glitter goodness.</div>
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Thanks for reading! Here's to a fresh new year full of good times, new experiences, and pretty nails!<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
-MelissaThe Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-88458258475589769592014-12-22T08:00:00.000-08:002014-12-26T14:53:09.947-08:00Holiday Stripes (and "Ugly" Christmas Sweater)Happy Holidays!! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Solstice, and Happy Festivus! It's almost time for the airing of grievances. Always a frothy, lighthearted time.<br />
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I was inspired by another nail artist for this mani. @iheart_nails_ did a great stripey mani for Christmas and I fell in love with the idea.<br />
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This year, I've been having fun changing up the traditional red and green color scheme so I opted for a teal color instead of straight green. Teal is always a good choice.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday stripes and "ugly sweater" nail with cats! (shade)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer look...tiny kitties! (shade)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right hand (shade)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Direct sun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Direct sun (right hand)</td></tr>
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This mani took an inordinate amount of time. The stripes were the most tedious thing. For the stripes, I used a long, thin striping brush and a piece of paper as a surface on which to drip polish. This is what said paper looked like when I was done:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many colors</td></tr>
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The ugly sweater design nails were far less tedious. For the cat nail, I used a dotting tool and a striping brush. For the snowflake nail (is it a snowflake?), I used thin nail tape, a small brush, and a dotting tool. Honestly, the snowflake didn't turn out as sharp as I'd like, but I'll live. I originally tried some stamping with an ugly Christmas sweater stamping plate by Vivid Lacquer (VL 035). While, it was cute, it lacked the oomph I wanted for this mani.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original plan for the snowflake nail. The stamp is cute, but not vibrant enough in this mani for my taste. Never mind the hideous stains on my skin.</td></tr>
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And for the cat nail, I originally used a reindeer stamp from the same Vivid Lacquer plate. Also super cute, but I just wasn't feeling it at the time; it needed more cats.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original cat nail wasn't cats. Decided it needed more cats so I re-did it.</td></tr>
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Perhaps if I didn't redo my nails when slightly displeased, these things wouldn't take quite as long, but then I'd forever be curious about what could have been. I'm very...particular, let's say.</div>
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I'm really pleased with the color combo. I love how the red and teal look together. This red, Zoya Elisa, is my favorite holiday red. To me, it just screams "I'M SO FESTIVE!!" I used a total of 8 polishes for this mani:</div>
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Zoya - Elisa (red)</div>
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Zoya - Giovanna (teal)</div>
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Zoya - Purity (white)</div>
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Zoya - Ziv (gold)</div>
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Butter London - Abso-bloody-lutely (oxblood red)</div>
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OPI - Live and Let Die (dark green)</div>
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Bongo - Mint Chip Madness (mint green)</div>
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China Glaze - Roguish Red (orange red)</div>
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Here is the <a href="http://instagram.com/iheart_nails_/" target="_blank">instagram for @iheart_nails_</a>. Thank you for the inspiration!</div>
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I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season full of peace, love, and merriment! Thanks for reading!</div>
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-Melissa</div>
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All polishes and products used in this post are from my collection and were not provided for review.</div>
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-4552098214826171722014-12-07T14:40:00.000-08:002014-12-07T14:40:19.853-08:00Ugly Christmas Sweater NailsUgly Christmas sweaters are all the rage right now. Seems like you can purchase them anywhere, not just at the second-hand store or by raiding your mother's or grandmother's closets for sweaters from yesteryear. These sweaters have become one of my favorite parts about Christmas these days so why not have them on your nails, too?<div>
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I free-handed each nail for this (well, except for a little tape on the middle finger to help make the snowflake lines a little straighter). It's actually from last Christmas, but I hadn't started blogging yet. Couldn't let these go unblogged! </div>
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I wave my crazy cat lady flag high and proud as you can see on my ring finger. Cat-themed Christmas sweaters are my favorite.<br />
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I did both hands. Same designs on each hand. Please excuse the awkward claw-like photo below... </div>
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As you may suspect, this was incredibly time consuming, but so much fun. I think it might be interesting to do another free-hand ugly Christmas sweater mani this year for comparison. On the other hand, I just got a new stamping plate with Christmas sweater designs on it. Might opt for convenience this year. We'll see.</div>
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Thanks for reading!</div>
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-Melissa</div>
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-81107778174464575742014-11-10T08:56:00.000-08:002014-11-10T08:57:41.434-08:00Cranberries!Oh, my life is changing every day...ahem (song reference...guess which?)...Can anyone believe how fast the holidays come round? They really seem to arrive faster every year. As my favorite food-themed holiday looms, I felt inspired to make something, well, food themed-ish. One of my favorite Thanksgiving foods is cranberry sauce, both homemade and canned, but especially canned (<i>drool</i>). The actual berries are so rich in color and the reds vary a bit...as does my selection of red nail polish. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delightfully red cranberries!<br />
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And here it is...cranberry nail art! And some other color coordinated nail art, too. I have a difficult time doing the same thing on each nail (because there are so many options!!) so only my middle and ring fingers were intended to be cranberry-inspired.<br />
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To create the cranberry look, I used a dotting tool with 5 different red polishes (listed below). Dots were layered in varying shades until the whole nail was covered. I loved how the reds looked together so I chose to use them in different ways on my other fingers. Index and pinkie were done with a dotting tool and a striping brush. Thumb is free-handed stripes with a striping brush.<br />
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This is one of those manis that I had a half-baked idea of what I wanted to do and really didn't expect it to turn out too cohesively, but I think it worked out well. Now about that canned cranberry sauce...<br />
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How about some other holiday nail art? Have any ideas? Comment below.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
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Polishes used:<br />
Zoya - Rue (nude)<br />
butter LONDON - Abso-bloody-lutely (oxblood red)<br />
OPI - Skyfall (wine red)<br />
China Glaze - Ruby Pumps (red glitter)<br />
Zoya - Sooki (true red)<br />
China Glaze - Roguish Red (orange red)<br />
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This is everything I used for this mani:<br />
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Apply basecoat (not shown), let dry, and then apply two coats of your base color. In this case, it's Essie - Sand Tropez.</div>
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Add a second layer of the colors to fill in any thin spots if needed...<br />
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I like to clean up around the edges before applying top coat. For this, I use an angled eyeshadow brush like this one from E.L.F.:</div>
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The base color is Essie - Sand Tropez. I also used Zoya - Natty, Nails Inc. - Hampstead Gardens, and Hits - Bardana. The lines were made with a black nail art polish by Orly.</div>
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For my right hand, I wanted to do something that would look decent with my left hand, but wouldn't take as much time to accomplish. This is what resulted: </div>
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I really love how it turned out. It coordinates with the colors of the Mondrian-inspired side and also opposes it with its messy colors and angled lines. I used the same polishes for this one. The smeary look is done with a fan brush. I added angled tips to finish it off. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071746817234340839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-33958247494341048602014-09-06T12:39:00.001-07:002014-09-06T12:39:13.209-07:00Starry NightI love having fun with my manis and if I have the time, rest assured I will do my best to make it elaborate. Tiny paint brushes seem to be my tool of choice lately so I decided to try my hand at an oft-replicated (imitated?) piece of art -- Van Gogh's Starry Night.<br />
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I'm really happy with how this turned out. It's not perfect, but that's okay. It's my interpretation. :) This is one of those manis that I'd like to revisit sometime to work on improving. Maybe some painting lessons along the way just for fun.</div>
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BONUS! WOOHOO! I didn't want to do the same thing on my right hand (was getting tired) so I opted for a vertical gradient using the same colors. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but at least it coordinates with my left hand (and didn't take hours to accomplish). </div>
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But, alas, I'm in the U.S. and do not have BBC America so I have to wait for it on Hulu. Despite the wait, I felt it necessary for my nails to reflect my excitement. This is most certainly my most detailed mani ever and it was so much fun to do!<br />
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Left hand: All four doctors from the new series (from left 12th: Capaldi, 11th: Smith, 10th: Tennant; 9th: Eccleston) and the TARDIS. Is it weird I have the chests of 4 different men on my nails?</div>
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I am especially proud of the 'Police Box' lettering on the TARDIS. It's not perfect, but it's legible! Success.</div>
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Right hand: Galaxy nails, a Dalek, a Cyberman, and the Union Jack. Painted with my non-dominant hand. My left hand skills seem to be improving, but it's still so awkward. The Cyberman isn't my favorite, but it'll do. I love how the Dalek turned out. Exterminate!</div>
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So this took me an obscene amount of time to complete...cough...5 hours...cough.</div>
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The doctors took an especially long time as I wasn't completely sure how I was going to accomplish them until I actually started. I love how they turned out. The 5 hours was totally worth it in the end and now I can wave my nerd flag high and proud.<br />
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I used 21 different polishes and black and white acrylic paint, also striping tape and rhinestones to complete this mani. I don't ever want to take it off and I can't stop staring at them. Now to watch some more Doctor Who!<br />
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I had a strong desire to use <a href="http://shop.modelcitypolish.com/product/geminids" target="_blank">Geminids</a> from <a href="http://shop.modelcitypolish.com/" target="_blank">Model City Polish</a> this week. As I rarely use a single polish in my manis, I decided I needed to include a gradient to match. This would normally be plenty, but after watching a stamp decal tutorial (below), I realized I couldn't live without that either. I put all these things together and got this:</div>
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A couple things I did differently: I didn't add top coat on the stamper, but rather, painted a background color, let it dry, and then placed it on my nail over wet base coat. After placing the decal on my nail, I cleaned up around the edges first and <i>then</i> applied top coat. If I applied top coat like she did in the video, I'd surely make a huge mess.</div>
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Konad Special Stamping Polish - Black</div>
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butter LONDON - Royal Navy</div>
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Zoya - Robyn</div>
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Zoya - Wednesday</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VividLacquer" target="_blank">Vivid Lacquer</a> squishy stamper and scraper</div>
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What do you think? Have you tried this stamp decal method? Questions? Comments? Please post below! This definitely won't be the last time I play with this technique. So much fun!</div>
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-34968634727853926912014-03-29T10:27:00.000-07:002014-03-29T20:52:06.901-07:00Ombre Nails with Flakies on TopI am a little obsessed with teal right now and decided to try an ombre style mani with a variety of different polishes. I also wanted a good reason to slather Zoya Maisie over all my nails because it's just so pretty. This mani is from a week ago so it's not as pristine as a fresh mani, but I think it held up amazingly well.<br />
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These are the colors I used. It ranges from Black to teal to mint green. The lighting is lousy and doesn't really show off the true colors. The Julep is a matte black (Julep calls it a latex finish), but I put a top coat on it to make it shiny. BL Bluey is the only shimmery base color I used. Slapper, Wednesday, and Re-Fresh Mint are all cremes.<br />
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<br />The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-76333277567335350192014-03-21T07:00:00.000-07:002014-03-21T07:00:01.693-07:00A Beach-Inspired ManiWell, hello there! My goodness, it's been a while since my last post! Time seriously flies by. I went into this blogging thing thinking I'd post at least a couple times a week, preferably more, but, man it has been difficult to find the time lately. I have lots of pictures to post, it's just getting around to doing it. Sometimes I'm quite the procrastinator. Over the next month or two, posts will likely be limited as I'm finishing up my dissertation so I can (finally) graduate this Spring. Basically for the next several weeks, I will have no life and will live in a cave, but I will emerge with unyielding glory and triumph (or something like that).<br />
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I have some pretty nails to share with you today. During my recent unplanned blogging hiatus, I went to Hawaii for a wee vacation and needed appropriate nails. (Note: Pictures were taken on camera phone and the lighting isn't the greatest.)<br />
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For this mani, I used Zoya Zuza on my index, middle, and pinkie fingers. The thumb and ring fingers were done using a damp sponge to create the gradient. I did a base layer of Essie Marshmallow (to make it squishy looking and to help the neon pop). Then I put a line of China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, a thin line of Essie Marshmallow, and a line of China Glaze For Audrey on a damp makeup sponge and dabbed it on the nail. The glitter topper is Elevation Polish - Stay Behind, Catch A Wave--one of my absolute favorite polishes. Unfortunately, in the thumb close-up, Essie Marshmallow doesn't really show up. I dabbed it a bit too much, but you can see it on the ring finger.<br />
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I love the sparkling ocean effect the glitter gives. The turquoise color looks just like the water in Hawaii and the white from the Essie polish is meant to look like the foam from the ocean. And the neon? Well, it's fun and sunny...like the beach!<br />
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<br />The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-61563925406863937952014-02-08T11:10:00.000-08:002014-02-08T11:14:00.572-08:00A Multitude of Cats Nail Art (with a Sharpie!)Happy Caturday! I am a cat lover. You might call me a crazy cat lady, but I only have 2 so, in my opinion, it hasn't reached crazy levels quite yet. In any case, when I'm doing nail art, I often look for inspiration in the things around me--patterns, colors, scenery, objects. Today, I decided to try my hand at matching my phone case...because cats.<br />
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For this mani, I painted my nails white with OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and let it dry completely. Then I used an ultra fine point Sharpie (yes, a Sharpie) to draw the cats. I used Seche Vite for a top coat, but later found out that Seche and Sharpie ink don't really mesh so well. It can cause streaking. I read somewhere that when using Sharpie on your nails, it helps to seal it with hairspray before applying top coat. I didn't do this and I have no idea if it works, but I might try it next time to avoid streaking.</div>
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-25332103519591886872014-02-07T08:00:00.000-08:002014-02-07T08:00:00.927-08:00Purple Skittles Mani for World Cancer Day (and pre-Valentine's)Happy Friday!! I have another "skittles" nail art mani for you. I had a hankering for a purple mani so I grabbed several of my favorite purples and made one. It was also in commemoration of World Cancer Day on February 4, 2014.<br />
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Thumb and ring finger are Whimsical Ideas by Pam - Persian Violets over Zoya - Purity.</div>
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You might notice the smudging on my middle finger. I was a little too heavy-handed with my top coat and it smudged the black. Sometimes top coats can be tricky. The stamp didn't work out as well as I'd like either, but it wasn't really cooperating, in general, so this was as good as I could get it at the time.</div>
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-67361943944665574682014-02-06T11:04:00.000-08:002014-02-06T11:04:14.400-08:00Finger Lickin' Lacquer Tooth Decay CollectionIt's been a little while since I last posted, but I have a boatload of photos for you today. I was able to review a few polishes from a new indie polish brand called <a href="http://fingerlickinlacquer.com/blog/">Finger Lickin' Lacquer</a>. This brand makes scented polishes, although you can opt for the unscented versions if you prefer.<br />
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I have 3 polishes from the Tooth Decay line: Not A Peep, Fairy Floss, and Truffle Shuffle.<br />
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First is <b>Not A Peep</b>. This one is modeled after those Peep candies that used to only appear in the Spring, but now seem to be omnipresent. It is a bright, shimmery yellow base with <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">with small white glitter--both round and square, clear
iridescent square glitter, and a very small amount of </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">small black glitter (for the eyes!). It smells like Peeps.</span><br />
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This polish goes on very smoothly. I didn't have any trouble with the small glitter, although there wasn't very much black glitter in the bottle so I had to search a little for it. Glitter lays flat. The scent was very sugary sweet, much like the candy, but it also had a chemical smell to it, which I did not like. After it dries down, the chemical smell dissipates a bit, but I still noticed it. The above photos are 3 coats with top coat. It would be fine in 2 coats, but I wanted to build it up a bit more as it is a little sheer.<div>
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I also tried Not A Peep with a base color (undies). For these, I used Butter London Jasper.</div>
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Next is <b>Fairy Floss</b>. This one is a sheer pink base with a bluish iridescent shimmer. It contains <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">white hex glitter of varying sizes, light pink glitter, white bar glitter, matte silver and gold glitter. It smells like cotton candy.</span></div>
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I think this one is very pretty. I'm usually not into sheer polishes, but I love how this one adds a touch of fun (and fairy dust?) to my nails without being in-your-face. I used 3 coats with top coat here because I wanted to see if I could build it up, but 2 coats would be fine. No problems with the glitter. This one smells like cotton candy, but like Not A Peep, it also had a chemical smell. It is not as sugary sweet as Not A Peep, but still sweet. I wore this one for 24 hours and I could still smell the cotton candy after numerous hand washings and a shower.<br />
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This polish would make a good topper and because of the iridescent shimmer, I had to try it on a darker base...for science. The following is Fairy Floss over Julep Cleopatra (a black polish).<br />
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<br />It's like an entirely different polish over black! It really allows the blue shimmer to show through. For good measure, I also put it over a red, Orly Crawford's Wine.</div>
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<br />Lastly, this is <b>Truffle Shuffle</b>. It is a s<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">heer brown base with a gold shimmer, orange and
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I used 3 coats here with top coat, again, because I wanted to see if I could build it up. I like the depth that you can achieve with this polish. No problems with the glitter. It really does smell like chocolate, but with that same chemical scent present in the other two.<br />
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I tried this one with two base colors and posted comparison pics. For base colors, I used Essie Sand Tropez and China Glaze Mahogany Magic.<br />
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The Lacquerista Therapistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976675848758692714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220236082940724399.post-76530710723510334052014-01-29T12:17:00.001-08:002014-01-30T07:33:35.426-08:00Striping Tape and Rhinestones Nail ArtHappy Wednesday! It's nice to be midway through the week so I thought I'd post a little nail art. I added some striping tape detail and rhinestones to the mani in my <a href="http://www.thelacqueristatherapista.com/2014/01/a-england-dancing-with-nureyev.html">previous post</a>. It's rare to find me with just plainly painted nails. They're like a blank canvas and I have to fill it.<br />
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On my index and pinkie fingers, I used striping tape to make a design, then painted over it with a black polish, and then peeled off the tape and sealed with topcoat. For the middle finger, I painted a thin stripe of clear nail polish down the middle of my nail and used tweezers to place the rhinestones in the clear polish, then sealed it with top coat.<br />
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Index, middle, and pinkie fingers are all A England - Dancing with Nureyev and ring finger is Zoya Caitlin.<br />
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