Back Off PETA, they're faux!

Day 23

Today's nails didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped, the texture was VERY noticeable right after I did them, but now it is really subtle. I tried to do a snakeskin effect by placing tulle over the nail and pressing it in when the polish wasn't completely dry, but it didn't quite turn out very well. Nevertheless... here you are.



I used Zoya Pasha as a base, which is gorgeous, I love the frostiness of it, it looks so luxe when it's on. I layered a wide stripe of Zoya Charlize with a thinner stripe of OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede on top. I waited a bit for it to dry, then I pressed the tulle into it and pulled it off carefully.


Also, the elusive inside-out OREO....

Matte Velvet to the Extreme....

Day 22

Today's nails are really subtle, they sort of employ a technique used in Print design called Spot Varnish. I used a gloss color over a matte in the same color so that the design was very subtle and you have to look to see it! :) Sorry about the cuticles, the dry air and nail polish remover are killing them, and I load up on cuticle cream! Also- the middle finger has a lumpy spot- I broke my nail, patched it, but didn't realize I hadn't filed it down until after I started painting.. oh well. :)



I used Zoya Posh Matte Velvet as a base, and Zoya Dakota with Konad Plate m63 for the designs.

It sort of brings the 'Matte Velvet' to a whole new level- it looks like rippled pieces of velvet!

The reason today's design is so simple:

I had to make this cake for my friend Travis' birthday today!

It's a Hard Knock Life.

Day 21

Today's nails are kind of a joke between my friend and I... he HATES knuckle tattoos, and thinks they're usually dumb. <---This is coming from a man who has lots of ink on his flesh. :-P SOOOOO, I decided to do this one for him. :-P i was pretty surprised the right hand "HARD" lettering turned out as well as it did, since I'm SOOOO not ambidextrous.





I used Zoya Gretchen as a base, with Zoya Charlize to pale it down a bit. I used Zoya Raven for the line work, with Zoya Dakota mixed with Zoya Raven for the red in the letters. The clover was filled in with a mix of Zoya Raven and OPI Green-wich Village, and the horseshoe was filled in with China Glaze Millennium