Field of diamonds....

fauna fantasy


So these are probably the most intricate nails I've done in quite some time.  They are loosely based on a French Connection dress I saw on Tia Mowry.  I spotted it again later on Mindy Kaling and I was like, OK this is happening...


Cute right? A lot of it is sequins which catch the light differently depending on how the photo is taken and I didn't really Google the dress until after the fact! I saw it first on Tia's Instagram which no doubt was filtered so the colors were really vibrant in contrast to when Mindy wore it. I went more with the vibrant color palette of the dress in the photo from Tia's Instagram. I felt it was better paired with the white than the muted tones. But I suppose it's sort of an abstract take. I really loved the purple and pink flowers so I started with those and then filled in the rest with some glitter and black to make it similar to the dress. Also how cute is Mindy in this pic? I love her. Her show is not really funny but I still love her. Lol...I hope you enjoy the art! Thanks for following along!

 Here's Tia in the dress at an event! See how the different lighting makes it look completely different?!

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

argyle

Well it's been just over a month with no internet but FINALLY I've got it all sorted! Now that we're all settled into our new place I can't wait to get back to posting more frequently! Let's face it, this girl NEEDS to polish her nails!  They've been so sad and polish-less for the past month.  Although I must say I snagged the Gwen Stefani for OPI collection a week or so ago and I'm LOVING the colors. The satins are must haves! The metallic is also wicked cool. I also picked up the glitter (like I needed another holo glitter) and the pink (cause I wear SO much pink) so I can't wait to use them in some designs!  Until that's all ready to go though, here are some nails I did back in December which haven't made an official blog appearance yet!  I really love this Argyle glitter and I wanted to use it with a gradient cause for some reason I'm kind of digging the whole glitter/gradient look right now. Also, with a lot of combo's you can do this in like, five minutes with ZERO tools.

 


Of course, with a bulky glitter like this one, that's not really so easy to do! But I enjoyed the final look anyway! Thanks to all of you for sticking with me through the ups and downs lately! And welcome to all of my new followers! :) Don't forget to enter the Digital Dozen Loves You Giveaway by visiting the link on my sidebar. It's an EPIC giveaway with lots of prizes and winners! 

Holotone...


Well ladies and gentlemen...STILL no internet here. But in an effort to stay active I give you these Instagram nails! I did these for Monochrome week with The Digital Dozen, hoping my internet would be set up in time to complete and post the week. But alas, complications have arisen and it didn't happen. This isn't the most awesome picture but better ones are to come. I PROMISE! Thanks for supporting me, even though things aren't the best at the moment. I can't wait to be back at it! :)

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Its that time again!! It's theme week for us over at The Digital Dozen! This weeks theme is mono tone. Obviously, the above nails do not follow that theme. However, between moving, the loss of a loved one, no internet and many other things, it's likely the only mani you'll see from me this week! The mani above was done with the new OPI Gwen Stefani colors which I hope to show you more of next week. Never fear though, my fellow dozeners have lots of gorgeous designs for you to check out this week. In other exciting news we have a special giveaway planned just for you, our wonderful followers! The prizes are ridiculous and totally worth the entry! So without further a do....

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It's a dot...


I have to apologize for the lack of posts lately, and unfortunately that's going to be  the theme for a little while longer.  I'm moving to a new city this week (great week to pick, no?) and my baby kitty has died unexpectedly over the last weekend.  He was just three.


He was beautiful and snuggly and sweet but moreover he had the BIGGEST personality and he was so rambunctious and full of life! It's crazy how much quieter the house is with him gone. He was also my other kitty, Aoife's, lifelong companion. Eoghan was just a few days younger than her and was only three months when Aoife was brought home. 
She's very sad too so it's been a struggle to keep on top of myself eating and sleeping and also make sure that she's doing alright. I hope to do a tribute mani to Eoghan when things are a little easier and I feel more like I can handle it. In the mean time, I apologize again for the lack of posts and please be sure that as soon as things are settled and I'm feeling stronger, I'll be back to my regular schedule. :) I wish you all a very happy holiday season and hope that you are all happy and well.

Trust me, I'm a doctor...

color club
 
So these nails aren't exactly festive but they make me smile! When I was a kid we used to play the crap out of our Nintendo.  Of course by the time we got one in our house, the Playstation was already the new big thing and Nintendo games were far from new.  Still, we didn't love it any less! Some of our favorites (outside of the obvious Mario and Zelda!) were Lolo, Tetris AND...this gem; Dr. Mario. My mother STILL loves this game and plays it on her DS! I thought since my nails were rounded and the absolute perfect shape for pills I'd give it a go!
 
 
Honestly it was remarkable easy to do as well. Even the little monsters weren't as bad as I'd assumed they'd be though they didn't come out spectacular. I hope you love these as much as I do! What was your favorite game growing up?

And one for the road...



It's the final day of Red, Gold and Green week with The Digital Dozen!  It's also the final day I'll be showing you of my skittle project! I'll definitely be trying this again but I ran out of ideas for nails after this one and what ended up the final result wasn't really so great!  Today I added a gradient nail! I added them in this direction on purpose as well! 


The ring finger is the standard accent so it sort of fit in yesterday and now today with my matching thumb, index and middle finger, I have a cocktail mani!  If you're not as opposed to going outside hte box as me you could go in any order you choose.  My index seems to chip first so that might be the way to go if your intention is to revive a dying manicure! I hope you all enjoyed this week with us! You can play along by recreating one of the designs you've seen and tagging us on Instagram or Twitter with @thedigitaldozen and #DDinspired! We may even choose one of you to be featured! :) Happy Holidays and thanks for following along!

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