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Day 8. I can't believe the challenge is almost over already :-/. I've had so much fun creating all these different nail art designs and seeing all the other talented ladies come up with even better ideas!<br />
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Today's theme is Polka Dot nails. I wanted to do one of the cute little bear nails that I have been seeing on Pinterest, but it ended up looking like a mouse with a wonky ear. lol. Oh well, I thought it was really cute anyways!<br />
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The polishes I used:<br />
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Sinful Colors Nirvana<br />
Zoya Avery<br />
OPI French Quarter For Your Thoughts<br />
OPI Alpine Snow<br />
OPI Black Onyx<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-47929591468406873262013-02-19T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-19T10:00:07.498-05:00Essie Bikini So TeenyEssie Bikini So Teeny is a bright, yet pastel blue with the most subtle silver shimmer. The shimmer itself does not translate onto the nail, just like most Essie polishes.<br />
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I love shades like this! And Essie does them so well. Light enough that they are flattering, yet bright enough to make a slight statement. This blue is just perfect.<br />
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Two coats, with very easy application:<br />
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As you can see, the color varies SLIGHTLY in the bottom two pics. I have been messing with camera setting trying to get the most color accurate photos. The main place you can tell the difference is in my skin tone. Yikes! lol.<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-44100697202243073222013-02-18T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-18T10:00:13.756-05:00Zoya KennedyHow would I describe Zoya Kennedy? Hmmmm....good question. A light pinkish tan? lol. I don't know, but that's about as close to a description as you are going to get from me.<br />
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I liked that this was a nude, but didn't give me mannequin hands! Application was a breeze and I had no issues with dragging or streaking.<br />
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Two coats:<br />
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For the gradient portion of our Feb Nail Art Challenge, I decided to go with a glitter gradient. This was the first one that I ever tried and I was so happy with how it turned out. Especially because I LOVE the glitter that I used for it.<br />
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My index finger didn't really look too gradient-ish, but the rest were perfect. I will definitely be doing this technique again and again!<br />
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Orly Mermaid Tale over 2 coats Wet N Wild Ink Well and finished off with Poshe Top Coat.<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-53337874466116556232013-02-16T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-16T10:00:05.605-05:00Julep MandyLook away if you don't want to see lobster hands!! LOL!<br />
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Julep Mandy is a bright neon pinkish red. I would almost call this a jelly because it is saturated, yet sheer, but it does not dry to a squishy jelly finish. I love the color of this, but I will certainly be saving it for summer time when I have a little more color to my skin, as this is not so flattering on pale skin with red undertones :)<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-26335430548519341362013-02-15T10:00:00.001-05:002013-02-15T10:00:00.457-05:00One last heart maniI had one leftover heart mani from Valentine's Day, so here it is :)<br /><br />
Here is a perfect example of why I don't like Poshe top coat. See the messed up pinky nail? Well, at one point, it looked just like all the other nails. I put a thick coat of Poshe on top so it wouldn't smear. Then, I had to get up to go do something and just the gravity of holding my arm down by my side made the whole design slide down. The little glequins were at the bottom of the heart like the rest.<br />
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Oh well, I really liked this other than the messed up pinky. lol. There is always one thing that throws my whole mani off!<br />
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NOPI All Kendall-ed Up<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Of course today's theme in the <a href="http://ericasnailsandmore.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-nail-art-challenge.html" target="_blank">February Nail Art Challenge</a> is Valentine's Day nails!! <br />
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I really wanted this mani to end better. Turns out, I am not so good at drawing little hearts on my nails. Next time I will use a stamp as a guide or some kind of template. Also, there was not as much contrast as I had hoped between the base color and the outline of the hearts. Then, not only was I too hasty in my top coat application, smearing a few of the nails; but, I also ended up smudging my pinky while I was taking pics. Arg!! I should have just left this as a plaid mani, because it looked really good like that.<br />
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Anyways, enough with my bitching....here are some pics :)<br />
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Polishes I used:<br />
Zoya Lara<br />
Zoya Avery<br />
Julep Carrie<br />
OPI Love Is A Racket<br />
OPI Alpine Snow<br />
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My inspiration: <a href="http://naileddaily.blogspot.com/2012/02/day-70-valentines-plaid.html" target="_blank">Nailed Daily - Valentines Plaid</a><br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-53001374703167641312013-02-13T06:42:00.000-05:002013-02-13T06:42:42.412-05:00ABC Challenge: FlowersI ended up doing a flower manicure because my two ideas prior to this were huge FAILS! lol. Yes, and that starts with an F!<br />
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Anyways, for this I used a base of China Glaze For Audrey and did a subtle gradient with OPI Fly (Yeah...you see what I did there? ;)) Then added some dried flowers. That seemed too bland for me, so I added some little iridescent sequins around the flowers, and it was perfect. I don't know how well it translates to pictures, but it really looked like flowers floating on sparkling blue water. I went shopping the next day and got tons of compliments on them!<br />
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Also, if you ever want to use dried flowers, my tip is to put them on tacky polish and then use a nice thick top coat to seal them on. That works the best. I didn't do that with my index finger (that's always my trial and error finger)...I had tried putting the top coat on first, then putting the flower on. It ended up falling off. But the rest were sealed in securely.<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-65357473919475643442013-02-12T06:43:00.000-05:002013-02-12T06:43:07.578-05:00February Nail Art Challenge: Pattern<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today's theme in the <a href="http://ericasnailsandmore.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-nail-art-challenge.html" target="_blank">February Nail Art Challenge</a> was to do a pattern, I chose to do an argyle mani! I love love love argyle and knew immediately that was what I wanted to do. Although, next time I think I will make the lines solid instead of dashed.<br />
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China Glaze Sweet Hook<br />
China Glaze Gothic Lolita<br />
LA Colors Nail Art Striper Black<br />
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My inspiration: <a href="http://topcoatit.com/2012/01/14/bw-argyle-nails" target="_blank">Top Coat It - B & W Argyle Nails</a><br />
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It's the third day of the <a href="http://prettyandpolishedpointers.blogspot.com/2013/01/will-you-be-my-valentine-5-day-nail-art.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Nail Art Challenge</a> and today we are doing lace manicures. I really wanted to put actual lace on my nails for this, but could never find the perfect piece of fabric for what I wanted. I ended up trying to recreate lace from a <a href="http://www.delightfullittlethings.com/lace-doily-nail-art-tutorial" target="_blank">tutorial</a> I saw on Pinterest, and this is what I came up with.<br />
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My ring finger definitely turned out the best. My index finger looked kinda 'blobby' in some parts. Overall, I thought this turned out well, though. :)<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-13903654115446006432013-02-11T10:00:00.001-05:002013-02-11T10:00:04.345-05:00Mardi Gras Nails Since tomorrow is officially Fat Tuesday, but I already have two posts scheduled, I'm posting my Mardi Gras nails today. I don't personally know anyone that celebrates Fat Tuesday (well, other than to go out to the bar to drink), but somewhere out in blogging world, someone might be looking for some Mardi Gras manicure ideas :)<br />
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China Glaze All That Glitters<br />
Sinful Colors Exotic Green<br />
Julep Anne<br />
Zoya Creamy<br />
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Today's theme of the <a href="http://prettyandpolishedpointers.blogspot.com/2013/01/will-you-be-my-valentine-5-day-nail-art.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Nail Art Challenge</a> is Sweet Treats. At first, I wanted to do the conversation hearts, but figured that would be done quite a bit and also I couldn't find a design that I thought I could execute well enough. So, I ended up deciding on a cupcake/polka dot hybrid design. I loved this! When I showed my boyfriend, he said, "That looks very....Hello Kitty-ish." lol!! Well, good enough. <br />
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The polishes I used for this mani were Zoya Shelby, Zoya LC, OPI Alpine Snow, and two red rhinestones. <br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-52835770706092917852013-02-10T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-10T10:00:05.087-05:00Valentine's Nail Art Challenge: DotticureToday is the first day for the 5 Day Valentine's Day Nail Art Challenge hosted by <a href="http://prettyandpolishedpointers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pretty Polished Pointers</a>. Even though I am already doing two others, none were too demanding, so I figured I would join this one, too. <br />
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For my dotticure, I did a cute flower design using dotting tools and some rhinestones. Of course, surrounded by polka dots. :)<br />
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Colors I used:<br />
OPI Big Apple Red<br />
Julep Carrie<br />
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Ahhhhh... Day 3...Glitter Loaded Nails. I really didn't want to just pile a bunch of glitter all over my nails, even though that would be an easy creation. I wanted something cool to look at and wearable, as well. So, I went with a rainbow gradient-ish glitter bomb.<br />
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I love how this turned out. It really did look like a glittering rainbow on my fingers.<br />
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And for this I used:<br />
Essie Play Date<br />
China Glaze Grape Juice<br />
Orly Be Brave<br />
OPI Stay The Night<br />
Orly Prelude To A Kiss<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-50521368492908252082013-02-07T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-07T10:00:03.910-05:00Valentine's Leopard PrintDid you have any doubt that I would be posting one of these? ;) It's my favorite nail art to do, but I wish I would have put some glitter on this somewhere!<br />
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Julep Carrie<br />
China Glaze Wicked Style<br />
LA Colors Nail Art Black<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-11984208806836129672013-02-06T09:00:00.000-05:002013-02-06T09:00:05.450-05:00ABC Challenge: Everything But The Kitchen SinkWell, for the first week since we started, I really couldn't think up a nail art topic that started with 'E'. So, I used this as a great opportunity to use my Polished Components Everything But The Kitchen Sink in a jelly sandwich.<br />
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I received Everything But The Kitchen Sink in a birthday swap from Ashley, the creator of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PolishedComponents" target="_blank">Polished Components</a>. If you haven't seen any of her polishes, you should check them out...so gorgeous! Anyways, EBTKS is packed with seriously every glitter you could think of. All shapes, sizes, and colors. I layered it with Zoya Paloma and the outcome was amazing! <br />
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Three coats Paloma, one coat EBTKS, and one more coat of Paloma.<br />
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Check out that bottle shot! I don't think I could have picked a better combination for my first jelly sandwich! <3<br />
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I definitely took some liberties with this half moon mani. lol. As you can see, only two of the nails actually ended up being half moons. My base color (Julep Carrie) was taking soooo long to dry, even with a fast dry top coat that when I used the binder reinforcements for the half moons, they were making big dents in the polish. Also, I ended up smudging one and had to start all over with dry time. </div>
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I must say, though, these half moons turned out way better than my first failed attempt. And, I really did love the color combo and the mani itself. You all know I love me some bows and polka dots! lol.</div>
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Julep Carrie<br />
Essie Turquoise and Caicos<br />
OPI Alpine Snow<br />
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Not much to say about this one. I really like how well the hearts turned out. I'm glad I finally figured out a way to make hearts that works for me.<br />
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Polishes I used:<br />
Zoya Avery<br />
OPI Fly<br />
OPI No Spain No Gain<br />
Sinful Colors Clementine<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-16105271832541264532013-02-04T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-04T10:00:13.308-05:00Valentine's Heart VineFor today's Valentine's mani, I tried to recreate the <a href="http://madmanis.blogspot.com/2012/02/heart-vines-nails.html" target="_blank">Heart Vine manicure</a> that I saw on Mad Manis last year. The hearts looked really good until I made the stems from the vine. That made the tops look much less defined. I think they would have looked better if I would have outlined them, but I was afraid if I tried to, I would mess the entire design up. lol. It has happened before. <br />
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I think I am going to get some new smaller brushes for small work like this. I have a set of nail art brushes, but I believe there are smaller ones out there.<br />
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Polishes Used:<br />
NOPI Paparazzi Don't Preach<br />
China Glaze Mahogany Magic<br />
OPI Color To Diner For<br />
NOPI All Kendall-ed Up<br />
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen Hot Pink<br />
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What kind of brushes do you use for nail art? I know many of the better nail art creators use acrylic paints for their art, but I haven't divulged into it yet.<br />
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I have decided to do another challenge, and this one is a nail art challenge for the month of February. I like this one because it's not a daily mani, so it's easier to handle and accomplish.</div>
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The first day of the <a href="http://ericasnailsandmore.blogspot.com/2013/01/february-nail-art-challenge.html" target="_blank">February Nail Art Challenge</a> called for Galaxy Nails. I have seen tons of these on blogs, and was excited to finally try it myself. The ending result wasn't quite what I had pictured, but it was effective enough.<br />
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Glitter Gal Black Sparkle<br />
Barielle Falling Star <br />
Orly Passion Fruit<br />
China Glaze Pink Plumeria<br />
China Glaze Grape Juice <br />
OPI Need Sunglasses?<br />
OPI Alpine Snow<br />
Nubar White Polka Dot<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-11010030258996533562013-02-02T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-02T10:00:06.971-05:00Valentine's StripesI have decided I do not like Poshe Top Coat. It will do in a pinch, but I am sticking to SV. I have gotten used to the slight shrinking and just work around it. I find that Poshe has a consistancy that I just can not work with. If I put it on thick like I do with SV, my mani ends up, like, running to one side of my nail unless I hold my hand completely level. And, what is the point of using a fast dry top coat if you can't move or bump your hand? If I try to put it on thinner, it pulls my mani like you will see in these pics. A perfectly good mani with nice, clean stripes completely ruined by top coat. Grrr.<br />
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Polishes I used:<br />
OPI Feelin' Hot Hot Hot<br />
OPI Ali's Big Break<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-42147217760408673032013-02-01T10:00:00.000-05:002013-02-01T10:00:04.403-05:00Robin Moses Inspired Valentine's Day NailsI got the idea from this design from the nail art master herself, <a href="http://robinmosesnailart.blogspot.com/2013/01/red-rose-valentine-nails-red-rose-nails.html" target="_blank">Robin Moses</a>. My design is much less 'busy' than hers, but I wanted to keep it simple because I don't have the skill that she does to create something like that!<br />
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<br />I LOVED how this turned out. This is one of those manis that I could have worn until it completely fell off. lol. And, this is probably the first time I was satisfied with how my hearts looked. :) Love it!<br />
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OPI Skyfall<br />
OPI Fly<br />
Zoya Lara<br />
Zoya Avery<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-81244141317503155462013-01-31T10:00:00.000-05:002013-01-31T10:00:06.097-05:00January BuysI think I'm just going to do a monthly post of the polishes I've gotten unless it's a HUGE haul.<br />
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Anyways, here are the polishes I had picked up towards the end of January.<br />
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OPI buy 1, get 2 free sale:<br />
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Fly, Tomorrow Never Dies, That's Berry Daring, The Spy Who Loved Me, Skyfall, Shatter The Scales<br />
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I also bought a couple Julep polishes from separate blog sales.<br />
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Mystery Glitter and America.<br />
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A closer shot of Mystery Glitter. It totally reminds me of Halloween, which is exactly why I bought it. And I got America for patriot holidays. :) I definitely can't wait for the chance to use these!<br />
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What do you think? Did you pick up any new polishes in January? What are you looking forward to getting in February?<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171203125666692579.post-15812365725238214992013-01-30T06:00:00.000-05:002013-01-31T13:05:12.904-05:00ABC Challenge: DaisiesHello, again, to all my challenge friends and blog readers! :) Today is the letter 'D' in our weekly ABC Challenge. Seem enticing? Head over to <a href="http://www.kimberslacquerkorner.com/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">Kimber's Lacquer Corner</a> to join...we would be glad to have you included!<br />
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Anywhoozle, I chose to do a daisy nail design. I really enjoyed doing this...I like anything that is relatively easy to do, yet turns out great looking. That's what I would say happened here. One of my more successful nail art attempts, for sure :)<br />
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Polishes I used:<br />
Essie Bikini So Teeny<br />
Zoya Creamy<br />
OPI Alpine Snow<br />
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My inspiration: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp3p1hNTPBU" target="_blank">Creative Nail Art - Daisy Tutorial</a><br />
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