Twinsie Tuesday: Grayscale Chevron

Black and White Shattered Glass Stamping

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Black and White

The Digit-al Dozen does Recreations: Sherlock Holmes - Day 2

The Digit-al Dozen Does Geometrics: Day 3 - Triangles on Triangles

I've been feeling triangular this week. I've worked them into all of my DD geometric manis!

Today's is a simple, black and white triangles on triangles look using acrylic paint and Rimmel's French tip white striper.

Love, Peace, Sunshine & Polish - Fire Gradient

Day 17 of #NailArtJan is "gradient", so I used Barielle Lemondrops, Wet'n'Wild Grasping at Strawberries, and China Glaze Tip Your Hat, for some fiery tips.

The Digit-al Dozen Does Fairy Tales: Alice in Wonderland

I am so sad that today is the last day of my DD premier week! It has been so much fun! I am ready to start brainstorming for February, though!

Today, I did Alice in Wonderland. Last Easter, I did bunnies and covered them in flocking powder to make them fuzzy (see here). I absolutely loved them, and have always wanted an excuse to do them again!

So I give you the white rabbit with his pocket watch, being perpetually late.

The Warden Threw a Party in the County Jail

The prison band was there and they began to wail. The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.

Anyway.... You know what yesterday was, right? Because if not, I don't think we can be friends anymore.

I'll give you a hint: Blue Suede Shoes. No? How about Heartbreak Hotel? Okay, okay! At Nails Like Lace, we are celebrating the birth of the king: Elvis Presley! And in true NLL style - with an Elvis mani!

I've done Elvis nails before, back when I first started this crazy nail art journey, but I've long since deleted them from existence because they were just insulting. Like, I feel I need to go to Graceland, grovel and beg for forgiveness, and apologize directly to Elvis' grave. They were horrific to say the least.

Now I'm not saying today's nails are fantastic by any means! But I did spend a good two hours on this mani, and have years more of practice since my last attempt at artistically honoring the king. So they're a tad more post-worthy. :)

OMG Nail Strips - Houndstooth and Black & White Splatter

I was recently contacted by a new-to-me brand, OMG Nail Strips, and asked to review their nail wraps.

Straight from the package, these seem pretty comparable to the many other brands of nail strips. They come 14 strips in a cardboard envelope, wrapped in plastic. Bonus: each strip has the size printed at the base. I haven't seen any other company do this before, and that info can come in handy. So we're off to a good start!

What's so special about them?  They are different from other nail wraps "because of their ability to stretch and have a unique resistance to chipping, tearing, and wrinkling" (info found on their website here).

I was also told when I was contacted that these wraps do not dry out. It's believable since they were sent in a plastic wrapper that wasn't air-tight, and I had no issues with them. That is really nice, too. I can't even tell you how disappointed I was to purchase a set of Sally Hansen Halloween wraps; used them one year, then wanted to throw on the leftovers as an accent nail for another mani the following year, and much to my surprise, they were brittle and worthless. So being able to use the OMG strips in the future whenever I want, and not having to worry about wasting money using half the product and being forced to toss the rest shortly after, is really appealing to me!

Teeny Flowers + Fuzzy Coat

I have a plain and simple mani today that I threw together awhile back when I was on vacation.

Owl Notebook-Inspired Bestie Twin Nails

I can't even count the number of times I have done collab manis and bestie twin nails on Instagram! Well, today I have another one! This time, I teamed up with @c_michaelangelo again, and we used my owl notebook as inspiration.

How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

A week or so ago, I did another nail collab with Amy and Mai on Instagram. This time, we did manis inspired by the classic Tootsie Roll Pop commercial in which Mr. Owl is asked how many licks it takes to get to the center of said lollipop.

If you're thinking I'm crazy and have no idea what I am talking about, see below:

Memory nice and refreshed? Good! On to the mani! :)

Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Nails

I picked up Sally Girl Chocolate Chip on clearance so of course I had to create a chocolate chip ice cream mani with it!

Sally Hansen Palm Beach Jellies - "How To" Part 3/3: Colored Decals

My final post for this little series is again layering these sheer jelly polishes over something else.

Here are installments one and two if you missed them.

I was wearing a set of Sally Hansen nail strips for a couple of days. After staring at the black and white design, I started to wonder how they would look with the jellies on top of them. So began my experiment.

Born Pretty Store Review - Stamping Plate W-15

I have another review from Born Pretty Store today. This time, a stamping plate!

Stock image from www.bornprettystore.com.

KKCenterHk Review - Neon Yellow Star Studs

I have some really fun studs I got from KKCenterHk to show you today!

Twinsie Tuesday - Inspired by a Look in a Magazine

I really stretched this one today....

For this challenge, I Googled "magazine" and found this picture. I read ZERO magazines. In fact, I don't even know where or if I'd find one laying around my house anywhere.

Well, the picture I found looked like a magazine page, so I went with it. I used the yellow/orange/pink color palette and created a gradient.