Monthly Archives: May 2009

Carmen Miranda

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

Here’s a little gradation to whet your appetite for the gradation tutorial I’m going to do soon. It’s a red to  jelly orange gradation. Please excuse the stains and paint on my hands. Gradations are lots of fun when they … Continue reading →

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Peridot Glitter

Posted on May 30, 2009 by

I think this will be the last green for a while, because I have some really fun stuff coming up to show you: RBL Bikini Bottom franken, a foil tutorial, a nail art how-to post, a gradation tutorial, and something … Continue reading →

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Japanese Nail Art 7

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

Well, I have a couple more greens for you, but I wanted to show you some awesome Japanese nail art I’ve collected from various salon photos: A hibiscus, ice cream cone, bow, shooting star and Hello Kitty, plus glitter and … Continue reading →

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Emerald Glow

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

And another green as the extended Green Week rolls on…. I had Sinful Colors San Fransciso, a medium green shimmer, but it was really sheer and watery. So I made a dark green base with navy blue and yellow and … Continue reading →

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Fatigue

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

Please excuse the streaky polish job. I thought this one would turn out way awesomer than it really did. I used my Fyrinnae pigment in Bastet, which looked like an awesome deep metallic blue. I added it to some clear … Continue reading →

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Cloudy NyQuil

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

For those of you non-Americans who may not know what Ny-Quil is, it’s a foul-tasting liquid cold medicine. It is a beautiful deep transluent slightly blue cool green. It looks almost black in the bottle, but shows its true color … Continue reading →

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Green Swirl

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

I made a medium green that I wasn’t crazy about- I liked the color, but the finish was pretty streaky even after three coats. I made it from Japanese dollar store polishes which had thickened up (should have thinned them … Continue reading →

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Shimmering Spruce

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

I’ve been having so much fun with Green Week that I decided to extend it a little!  I have a few more greens to show you, and then I’ll go back to our regular multi-colored frankening. Today’s color is a … Continue reading →

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Warty Pickle

Posted on May 24, 2009 by

This is going to be a love it or hate it one. It’s a deep forest green matte.  There is not a hint of shine in this at all- it is absolutely matte. I got the matte by adding rice … Continue reading →

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TiNS- The Va-Va-Voom

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

Here’s another TiNs for you- the name of this one is The Va-Va-Voom. These names crack me up- they put a “the” before every single name. I guess it’s a lack of English ability on the part of the Japanese … Continue reading →

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