Strum My Heartstrings Challenge - Anti-Valentine

Today's Challenge over at The Lacquered Landlubber is  an anti-Valentine theme.  

I went with a simple black mani with a pink  accent nail with stamped black roses.

I started with a base of Rimmel Black Satin and OPI Pussy Galore.

I like how the pink texture of the OPI looks next to the black.

I used KC black and the DRK -A plate to add the roses .

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Blue Valentine Nails

Can I just say bbrrrr it is cold outside.  

 I was so happy with Dior Porcelaine I couldn't take it off.  

Using Kleancolor in white and DRK-A plate,  I added the designs.

Finally I added some Valentine decals that I purchased from RLR Creations.  

This was last years mani using the same decal.

Finally,

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Alabama Crimson Tide Nails

It's a big game today, Alabama is taking on LSU.  Which means I had to take Thor off and break out the houndstooth plate. 

I started off with a base of Orly Bus stop Crimson and Finger Paints Paper Mache.

 I added the houndstooth design using the DRK-A plate and the elephants using MJ II.  I had to try to double stamp the elephants to get a full nail done and it didn't work.

 Roll Tide Roll!

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Adventures in Stamping Sunday Challenge - Holographic Base

Today's challenge was to use a holographic base, I chose Hits Dionisio.  This is from their No Olimpio Collection.

Speciallitá Hits is a polish brand from Brazil, I purchased this from Llarowe for $8.  This is the original formula, it has recently been reformulated.

This is two coats over Revlon Gel Base coat instead of the Nfu Aqua base.   I didn't use a top coat since they can kill the holo effect.

I added some skulls using the DRK-A plate and Urban Outfitters Silver Holo.

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October Game day Nails

Alabama is taking on Arkansas today so I needed to have some game day nails.  Since it's October I went ahead and added some pink as well.  This is what I came up with.

Started off with a base of CG Dandy Lyin' Around, a shimmery white.

I added the houndstooth designs using DRK-A plate, KC Black and Konad pastel pink.

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Roll Tide Nails

It's that time again, college football is here!  Alabama Crimson Tide is taking on Virginia Tech this Saturday so I needed to start on my nails.

I used two colors for the base.  China Glaze White on White and Orly Bus Stop Crimson

 Next I added the houndstooth print by using DRK A plate and KC in Black.  Using a dotting tool and Konad White I added random dots

Using MJ II plate I added the elephants to the thumb.

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Adventures in Stamping Sunday Challenge

Using your birthstone color was the challenge for today, which in my case would be a Garnet.

So I started with Orly Bonder as my base coat, followed with China Glaze Vodoo, That U Do

This is a dark crimson with red/gold shimmer thru out.  The application was smooth, I used two coats with a quick dry top coat. 

Index finger has 1 coat

  I used Essie Good as Gold and the DRK-A plate

Here is the finished look.

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Simple Black and White Divorce Nails

 In one of the Facebook groups that I follow, one of the members was celebrating her divorce and wanted ideas on what to do on her nails.  Here was my suggestion.

 I wanted a soft white base so I started off with OPI's Don't Touch My Tutu!, which is a jelly.  This formula is extremely sheer so multiple layers were needed.

Using the DRK-A plate and Kleancolor in black

Please excuse my messed up plate

I added black roses to my nails

Very quick and easy.

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A Quicky Stamped Mani

So I reused the base of China Glaze, Strap On Your Moonboots

 And added some stamps using Urban Outfitters Silver Holo and the DRK-A plate that I purchased from the Ninja's.

So here is the finished look

 Rainbows on my nails

Ok I'm off to work on Sunday's AIS challenge!