Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge: Inspired by the Runway

This weeks challenge calls for us to be inspired by the runway. So, I hit the internet searching the latest fashion for the "IT" things for the season. I fell in love with the color oxblood. It is a deep red/burgundy that can look almost black. The other trend that caught my eye was all of the uses of leather and reptile prints/embossing. It looks so chic and edgy. Combined, I think I have found the coolest manicure to date. I feel like one bad mam'a jamm'a. I used the beautiful Prey Tell from China Glaze as my base color. I feel dark and mysterious with it on. Next, I used my ManGlaze Matte Is Murder for the matte black, reptile stamping detail. I think this looks too cool. I had two little problems doing this manicure. First, clean up of Prey Tell left evidence. By "evidence," I mean bloody looking cuticles. No matter what I did, they looked red and irritated. The other problem I had was stamping the matte polish quick enough before it dried on the stamper. Matte polishes dry quickly in general. Having such a thin layer for stamping meant I had to move like the Flash. I think the effect I captured was worth the effort.

Ignore my poor index finger. The nail was involved in a small lawnmower starting accident. It will be missed.

Try not to notice the bloody looking cuticle. :(

Looks so dramatic.

One more for the road.

Prey Tell : This was a little tricky to apply. It was fully opaque in two coats, but it was a little "gloopy" in consistency. Even with it being thicker than I prefer, I will definitely wear this color again. Look at that shine!

 

Color Inspiration: Oxblood            Designer: Peter Som 

Picture obtained at Harpers Bazaar

Texture/Stamp Inspiration : Reptile/Leather        Designer: DKNY 

Picture obtained at Harpers Bazaar

I'm Back! Floam by Nail-Venturous

Hello all. Sorry for the small hiatus. I went on a trip with my husband for our 6 year anniversary. We had a great time in New Orleans!! The beignets and Cafe Au Laits at Cafe Du Monde were grand, Jambalaya at Coop's Place was delicious, and The GIANT cheeseburger and drink,Neptune's Monsoon, were amazing at Port of Call! I did not take pic's of my anniversary manicure since it didn't turn out quite right, but I did take pic's of one of my newest polishes, Floam by Amy at I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous. I have gotten so many compliments in the past three days, it's just amazing. This is one of the coolest polishes I own. It is so different and unique that I am glad I grabbed this up while I had the chance. I have noticed a trend in the nail polish community that a certain color can be hyped up to the point of disappointment when you get it. This is not one of those colors. I have truly enjoyed this polish, and it wasn't even holographic!! This is a matte neon blue and yellow-green glitter in a clear base. This polish has depth, character, and a great name. I used two coats of Floam with one coat of Gelous and one coat of Seche Vite. It still feels a bit bumpy, but not gritty. So here are my pics of New Orleans and Floam. Enjoy!

First, Floam pictures. I figured you would want to see the nail polish first.

Isn't this polish stunning? 

Close up. You can click on the picture for more detail. You will see what I mean about depth.

It even looks cool in the bottle.

I purchased Floam at Ninja Polish for $9.00 with shipping.

 Now on to the New Orleans pictures! 

Yummy!! Beignets and Cafe Au Lait at Cafe Du Monde!

I told you the burger was huge at Port of Call!

Mmmmmm... chicken. We had a great time on the Swamp Tour at Cajun Pride.

This was at one of the cemeteries in New Orleans in the Garden District. It was amazing to see how old some of them were!

ManGlaze Matte Is Murder, Fuggen Ugly, & Lesbi-Honest

First, I just have to say how refreshing it is to buy from a company with a sense of humor. All too often, companies are so scared of losing that perfect image that they forget to have fun, and ManGlaze definitely knows how to have fun. This Chicago based company has a line of "the Worst Super Fuckingly High Gloss Nail Polish ever" out there. This is some of the coolest polish I have come upon yet! (next to holographic, sorry) The stunning artwork that adorn the bottles of ManGlaze are by Jason Atomic, Joe Simko, Jason Goad, and Mike Saputo. Needless to say these guys nailed the designs. (I really didn't mean for there to be a "nail" joke, sorry)  This stuff dries amazingly fast with full coverage at two coats. Yes, I even got a compliment from the hubby. Now if that isn't saying something I don't know what will. I have for you today the black Matte is Murder, charcoal grey Fuggen Ugly, and the fuchsia Lesbi-Honest. That is, until I spend more money on these awesome little devils and become even more broke. I will shut up now and show these beauties!

Oh look at my precious-es!! (In best Gollum voice)

Matte is Murder

Had to show off the artwork!

Such a perfect black matte!

And look, just as good in gloss!

I love this name Fuggen Ugly.

Hi there!

This is great if you aren't quite ready for the drama of pure black.

Matte and Glossy comparison.

 Can anyone guess who these are suppose to be. The initials read P.P. and M.

 The rest of the label. 

So SWEET!!

 I still can't tell if this is better as matte or gloss!

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