holiday challenge: let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Second day of the holiday challenge is one of my favorite - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.  I immediately knew the general direction I wanted to go with the paint job as soon as the challenge was released.

For me, snow is white, pearl, and light blue.  I did have a moment or two were the idea of yellow snow crossed my mind.  But then Ron Bergandy reminded me to 'You stay classy".

Each and every nail is different.  It took a lot of planning.  Maybe it did just because I am a bit of a dork.

halloween party

Okay, I will admit, I did another paint job yesterday.  One hand was candy corn and the other was glow-in-the-dark.  It was okay but I just didn't like it.  The pink glow was just too pink.  The candy corn looked a bit much on one whole hand.  I didn't even take a picture before peeling/wiping it off.  I did want to keep a subtle Halloween theme but something that would be fun.  Then I stopped in Urban Outfitters this morning.  They had some awesome glitter nail polishes.  I got four different ones and wanted to use at least one of them in this paint job.  I also wanted a little candy corn and one other accent.  I also picked up a holo polish at Sephora last week that I wanted to use.  So that is how this polish job came to be.  And to make it more fun the accent nails are different on each hand.

* or fireworks

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I Got tired of the dark nails and orange nails just sort of irk me.  I needed to go with a lighter overall paint job and since I am still at home sick but with a little more energy, I went for a stamp job.  I almost did the base in a white pearl but thought it would take too much away from the hex glitter accents.  So basic white it was.

Witch's Kitchen

This polish job is a little crazy.  I heard about a nail art contest through a couple other blogs.  I decided to come up with an idea and enter.  Here is the contest - http://www.bundlemonster.com/frightnight.  I don't think I will win at all, I just want to get some feedback for the paint job.

Why is it called 'Witch's Kitchen'?  I'm a chef and wanted to incorporate a bubbling witch's cauldron.  I also wanted to try sponging.  Over the past couple of days I flushed out my idea and sketched and planed each individual nail.  Sounds a bit odd, but it really helped in the painting.

ocean in the 70s

I had no idea where I was going with this paint job but I love the end result.  It is a little bit 70s and a little bit ocean.  I knew I wanted to use that stamping plate and the new teal color polish.  I also knew I wanted an accent nail but no clue what to do.  I used this color hex glitter before.  It is AWESOME.  It looks like fish scales (side note - I hate de-scaling fish, you think glitter is messy but it has nothing on fish scales, those things get everywhere, I also have a random fear of touching a whole fish that still has its eyes).  The glitter before was used over a lilac color (sorry, no photo because over all it was an awful paint job) and it turned this golden pinky color.  It looks great on top of this metallic teal.

This paint job makes me want to go swimming.  And now that I look at the photo, it sort of reminds me of a mermaid.  I don't know if the colors on the stamping would work with any other stamp because they are sort of similar but with the circles, they just flow together.

Sinful Colors - Mesmerize, Gorgeous
Plate - Cheeky CH7

Has anyone used this type of hex glitter?  Have you ever done a paint job that reminded you of something but in an abstract way?

Panning for Gold

This paint job was inspired by another polish job I saw on another nail blog (http://www.nailnerd.com/purple-glitter-snazzle-nails/).  I liked the purple of that polish but wanted to try something with black and gold.  The black is not a solid black but it has tiny tiny silver dust in it.  Then one accent nail just has some loose glitter and hex glitter (just a few dust nuggets of gold).  The other accent nail is a full on huge nugget of gold.  This was thick.  Yellow base, glitter, hex glitter, multiple rhinestones, clear coat with some more glitter.  Then the fine seal coat.  It is a strange thing to actually be able to feel the wait of your nail (or rather the crazy amount of polish on it).  The feeling doesn't last long because you get used to it, but it is there.  I have never worn fake nails but I am guessing it was something like this.

Even with an accent nail all blinged out, it is a very subtle polish job.  My grandmother thinks I am crazy and asked if I ran out of polish.  One of these days I will turn her on to accent nails.

Sinful Colors - Secret Admirer, Lets Meet

Do you name your polish jobs?  Is it too much to theme it out like this?

Toga! Toga!

Guess what I got at the store yesterday?? Hex glitter!!  It is just a smidge too small to get perfectly alligned to do a honeycomb design but it still is fun to play with.  I don't know where I was going with this paint, I just new I wanted to use the gold, bronze and silver hex glitter with something.  They both have a basic white base but on one hand is solid hex glitter and the other is just two rows.  I don't think I will do the solid again on one whole hand, it is a bit much.  I do like the two rows, sort of like a 60's mod french manicure.  Plus, it makes my nails not look like they are super short.

Sally Hansen - White On

Have you used hex glitter?  What size hex glitter do you like best?