Revisiting the Candy Hearts

I've received multiple questions about my Candy Heart manicure. I thought I'd re-post the picture and link back to the original post because so many people love these for Valentine's Day.

They were made using the Nail Art Diva "From the Heart 1" stamping image plate. It can be bought online here for $9.99.

In my original post I mention the polishes I used to stamp the hearts with... I didn't give all the boring details, but the heart image transfers very sheer. So I stamped the heart shape, but ended up going back over it with a small paintbrush and more polish to give it the best color. In case you were wondering why your's was acting up. Well, mine did too!

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Blogger Challenge - Day 3 - Candy Hearts

I'll save you the intro from here on out, I think you get the point. ;)

Who is participating?

1.Deniz from Emerald Sparkled is using Flor Mar #29 (Istanbul, Turkey)

2.Caroline from Good Lack Nail is using OPI Do you think I'm Tex-y? (Vienna, Austria)

3.ME! Leslie from Nail Polish Art Addiction is using China Glaze Laced Up (Louisiana USA)

4.Inge from Polish Sis is using Hema nr 84 (Utrecht, Netherlands)

5.Rebecca from Rebecca Likes Nails is using Color Club Peppermint Twist (Newfoundland, Canada)

6.Ulmiel from Did Someone Say Nail Polish? is using Finger Paints Give Pink A Chance (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

7.Gejba from Parokeets is using Essence Love This City ( Ljubljana, Slovenia)

8.Sidrah from Beauteous Blog (Country: Karachi, Pakistan)

9.Sarah from facfacebook.com/LuckyLacquers is using W7 Shocking Pink (Phoenix, AZ USA)

These are my favorite! Maybe even... of all time. They are ridiculously cute.

 I used my base of China Glaze Laced Up. The hearts are made using China Glaze Lemon Fizz, Something Sweet, Refresh Mint, also Essence The One and Only.

 I was able to create this manicure with the help of Rebecca. I got this stamping plate and stamping polish from her! Thanks Rebecca! This is Nail Art Diva Heartfelt Red polish with the "From the Heart 1" image plate.

Adorable! Don't you think?

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31 Day Challenge: Day 22

Good morning!

Today's theme is Inspired by a Song.
As you might remember, I have previously done nails inspired by Nicki Minaj's Super Bass video, so I knew I wanted to do another type of video-inspired nails for this challenge.

I landed on this one, my guilty pleasure song:



S&M - Rihanna.
This video is crazy. And probably should be PG-13. Or higher.
There are some interesting patterns and scenes in the video, and I chose to do skittles based on 5 of the patterns you see in the video!

They don't match at all but I love the way they look! Crazy and random, like the video.

Here's what I used:
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Whirlwind White
Wet N Wild - Black Creme
Nail Art Diva - Daffodil (yellow)
Wet N Wild - Tickled Pink (light pink)
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Presto Pink (darker pink)
H&M - Coral Summer (blue)
China Glaze - Recycle (gray)

The lace pattern is Konad m57 and 71 together.
The chains image comes from Bundle Monster BM12.
The zebra image comes from Bundle Monster BM16.

I took some screenshots from the video to show where the nails came from!

The zebra inspiration is easy to see!

So is the blue with X's.

Polka dots are always cute!

If you look closely you'll see that I tried to do the newspaper nail trick but it just didn't work very strongly so I added the chains image to those nails for a better look.

The lace nail doesn't come from one particular scene but there is lots of lace going on in the video!

What do you guys think? Do they suit the video?
:)

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31 Day Challenge: Day 15

Hi guys! Before I start my nails post for today I'm going to talk a little about my Hello Kitty cake that I showed you yesterday:

I got a bunch of emails and comments regarding how I did this cake.
It is so much more simple than you think - Wilton makes a Hello Kitty Cake Pan.
You bake the cake, and you frost it following instructions that come with the pan.
You can buy the pan here on amazon for less than $14 or you can buy it in craft stores or baking specialty stores.
I got mine in Canada at a Bulk Barn for $16.

It is really easy to do but does take patience. Good luck to those of you who try it!

Now, nails!
First of all - I apologize for the state of my cuticles in these photos. I did these nails very quickly this morning before leaving for university and I clearly did not take the time to make sure I removed all traces of yesterday's neon fuchsia!
Just pretend you can't see it :)

Today's theme is Delicate Print which is a bit of a strange description, I guess it could be all sorts of things but I decided to go with a lacey print from a Konad plate.

I started with 2 coats of Zoya - Caitlin which is a beautiful dusty gray with blue-purple tones. Sometimes it looks purpley, sometimes it looks bluey. I don't know what to really call it!
(I forgot to take a picture of this before I stamped my left hand so you get an awkward right hand photo!)

Bam! Delicate print. Pretty lacey image from Konad m71, stamped using a Nail Art Diva stamping polish called Ice Blue.

As you can see, depending on the angle, the stamping is either very subtle or very bright and shimmery.
I love this sort of stamping combo.

I really like this image, and I want to use it again when this challenge is over so I can wear it for more than one day! Haha.

I hope I can complete the challenge - my schoolwork this semester seems to be more intense than ever, so I'm really hoping to be able to keep up with doing my nails/posting every day, but I apologize in advance if I end up having to slow down my posting routine.

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As Seen On... Ivana Thinks Pink

(This is a scheduled post. I'm on vacation!)

Good morning, and welcome to my final As Seen On post!

(Which also means my last day in Toronto! Boo hoo!)



The nails I've recreated today have been on my mind for a while. Since Valentines day, to be exact.

Ivana Thinks Pink is a blog run by a lovely girl named Ivana (duh) in Slovenia!

Every polish this girl shows on her blog, I want. Her photos are just amazing! And her nails are perfect. I always drool over them.

And she is super sweet too!



On Valentines day, Ivana posted this manicure. And I fell in love!

I actually went out and bought Orly's Lollipop because of this mani! I needed to have it. It's a perfect shade somewhere between pink and purple.



I had almost all the right polishes and stamps to do it perfectly.

The only real difference is my index finger!

The polishes I used are:

Thumb: Essence - No More Drama + Bundle Monster BM02

Index: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Lacey Lilac + Konad m3

Middle: Orly - Lollipop + OPI - Show it and Glow it sponged on

Ring: China Glaze - Something Sweet + Bundle Monster BM02 

Pinky: China Glaze - Rich and Famous + dotting tool

The white is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Whirlwind White

The red stamping is Nail Art Diva - Heartfelt Red

The pink stamping is a mixture of the white and red!

So darn cute. I love skittles!

I need to come up with some skittles as cute as these. It's been a while since I came up with some!

The I♥U on my thumb goes out to my followers! I love you guys!



The combo of all these colors and girly stamps is just so pretty. Great job Ivana!



Well that is the last of my As Seen On posts! I really hope you guys enjoyed this series!

I had a lot of fun doing it, despite how time consuming it was to do all the nails and then write the posts! Haha. I hope you guys followed some of the blogs I featured and will enjoy them like I do.



I'll be arriving back home late tonight, and tomorrow I'll tell you about my trip! (If I have time and I'm not too tired! Haha!)

Have a great day!

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