Comic Con Geek Week Nail Art - Portal Nail Art

Okay so were supposed to be on Day 2 I did these super late last night and couldn't post on time :(
I will try to catch up but I'm not sure I will have time to even finish this challenge since my nephews will be here soon and I'm going to be watching them while my sister is at Comic Con, but I will try!
Gives me a chance to do nail art that I already plan to do anyway!



For day one I decided to do a game mani, since I don't read very often anymore.
It was hard to decide between WoW, Bioshock and Portal! I chose Portal, seemed easiest and I was tired!



So I didn't do the greatest job, I was sleepy.
The pink used was China Glaze Dance Baby and the grey is Zoya Kelly. The rest is acrylic paint.

My mani includes the Portal logo, a test subject jumping through a portal, Companion Cube, a turret and the cake is a lie (yeah the cake doesn't look great lol)

Now I need to decide which TV show to do nail art for and hope I can get to that asap! :)

Belated 10/16-Halloween Nail Art Challenge- Freestyle

 Hey guys! I know that this is late-and to be completely honest today's will be also.

 (Seeing as I haven't done it yet!)  >.< I keep losing track of this challenge.

Sorry for the bad clean up, and the bad writing I feel super jumbled up currently O_o

Pointer:
I was going for a Mummy. lol
I used Illamasqua-Scorn, Milani-White on the Spot and Serum No. 5 Dayglow for the eyes,

Middle:
A Failed attempt at a Ruffle Mani-been wanting to try this forever! I wish I could do them as good as Sarah! This was my official first attempt at one. I accidentally smudged it and had to redo a bit at the bottom.. and then it smeared when I used TC : /
The polishes I used for this are Zoya-Mira, Opi-A Roll in the Hague, Orly-Fresh, Zoya-Pinta, Illamasqua-Rare, Illamasqua-Gamma, Illamasqua-Scorn and Illamasqua-Poke.

Ring:
I started with SpaRitual-Blue moon on a little over half my nail, and the other half I used China Glaze-West Side Warrior. Using white I painted the mood and Tombstone on my nail. I west over the stone with Zoya-Dove. Using a medium striper I used Zoya-Shawn and Zoya-Dree to make the "Grass" look less boring. Stamped on black bats with BM-213, and added the RIP and black along the edge of the tombstone.

Pinky:
I couldn't decide what to do here. I used Serum No. 5- Dayglow over white, and then put Opi-Spotted on top to test it out.

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Witches 10/11 (Charmed inspired!)

Hey guys! So today's nail art is witch themed!

I hope you guys don't mind but I took a bit of a turn on this one..

I figured everybody would be doing the same things, witch hats, broomsticks, and I don't know today's challenge seemed a bit boring to me.

It IS still witch inspired but not so much Halloween. I went for a Charmed manicure!

I wanted to dedicate today's post to my sister Marilyn.
She is the most amazing, wonderful, beautiful, supportive sister a girl could have.
And Charmed is one of her favorite shows ever! (Probably her second favorite, Buffy is #1!)
I never saw the show until me & My brother visited her in Germany,
the three of us tore through 5 seasons in a matter of a week or two! And she made me a fan :)
Not nearly as big as her, but it is a great show!

Fyi, sorry about my dry hands and that the bottle is a bit grody looking. -_-

Products Used & What they are supposed to be :)

Index: The P³ logo.
Zoya-Dove, SpaRitual-Sacred Ground, Zoya-Kristen, and Zoya-Barbie.
I used Dove as the base color and sponged on a bit of Sacred Ground. I used a striping brush for the rest.

Middle: The Book of Shadows.
Deborah Lippmann-Naked, Zoya-Evvie, Revlon Moon Candy 1
China Glaze-Westside Warrior, Zoya-Codie, Zoya-Tansen.
I used the same striping brush, and did the outline of the book. I filled it in with Westside Warrior, added Codie to the corners and the other greens randomy to make it less boring.
I used A straw and Tamsen for the circle in the Triquetra (I placed it too high >.< and the book smeared *sigh*) and did the rest with the striping brush.

Ring: Inspired from Cole as Belthazor. From his demonic red & black skin.
Zoya-Tamsen, Cult-Nails-Evil Queen, Jordana-Hawaiian Flower, China Glaze-Velvet Bow and Wnw-Black Creme.
I used multiple reds so it didn't look flat and plain, though it's hard to even tell. I just sponged on the other reds on, around the corners on top or Evil Queen. I did the black with the same striping brush. Not easy >.< Messed up quite a bit lol!

Pinky: I got lazy and I couldn't decide what to do for this nail. D: Sorry nothing special about this one! Zoya-Codie, and Cult Nails-In A Trance sponged on the tip.



I really hope some of you guys liked this :)
Not a show that is on currently but I know it had a big following!


:D -Sarah

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Z is for Zombies 10/9

BRAAAIIINNNNSSSSSS hehe Today's Nail art challenge is ZOMBIES!
While I'm sure mine isn't the best or most creative-I really LOVE it!

The first few photos were taken right after I did them! I was like hell, why clean up lets add shit!
Haha so I used some matte burgundy, black and dark brown eye shadows to make my hands and cuticles look extra gross. including some liquid eyeliner to accentuate the creases on my fingers/knuckles.

Then before posting I decided to clean them up, the eye shadows were already washed off from washing my hands so lets make it look nice to wear in public haha..yes I do indeed plan to!
I also added a bit more "blood".
I will list the polishes & stuff I used below the pictures!

And all tidied up..

I was trying to make them look like they were rotting, bloody and bruised under my nail.
I love how it came out :)

What I used!

I started with Nailtiques & basecoat per usual, followed with a single coat of Deborah Lippmann-Naked.
Afterwards I used a medium striping brush to line the Lunula of my nail with Urban Decay-Apocalypse.

Then using wedge makeup sponges, I sponged the following colors on rather randomly.
I used Zoya-Codie plus three acrylic paints in Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, and Raw Umber.
I also used the same colors to paint a bit of lines/marks with the same striping brush.

When that was dry I used two very thin coat of French Tip Dip Sheer Genius to sandwich what I did to make it appear beneath my nails. I added a coat of Seche Vite.

Here is what I did that you shouldn't do! (If you wanted to create this effect anyway.)
Do NOT add the blood before you use matte topcoat! Unless you want it all matte.
I wanted the blood to look fresh and running down my finger tips. SO I had to go back over it with topcoat to make it shiny lol. Not the end of the world but meh. Anyways..

After that is dry, using China Glaze-Ravishing Dahling (my go to blood color!)
I added the "blood"with a combo of the striping brush, and the brush from the polish bottle. Mostly the bottle brush to make it less neat. I used Butter London-Matte Finish to make it matte, and SV to make it shiny.

That is all! It sounds like it took sooo much longer than it really does-trust me!
I really hope you guys liked my gross nails :)

I'm a weirdo and seriously love them! Speaking of Zombies who else can't wait for The Walking Dead?!

Off to sleep! Bye guys!
-Sarah!

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Trick or Treats 10/1

Hey guys!! Wow October already?! Craziness. 

Today's part of the challenge is Trick or Treats! So here are my treat covered nails :) Enjoy!

Okay I used a lot of polish! When don't I? I think that's how I justify the amount of polish I own.
"Just use as many as possible during nail art!" haha.

Can you tell that my ring finger is supposed to be a gummy bear? Oh..Well, it is.
Kind of a funny looking little guy. hehe
And my middle finger a cupcake with a skull on top, which I'm not sure is obvious or not.

• Pointer & Pinky: I used Bundle Monster plate BM-306. Milani-Yellow Whiz; Fast Fuchsia, Opi-A Roll in          the Hague, Illamasqua-Poke & Smash, Zoya-Robyn & China Glaze-Aquadelic.
• Middle: Illamasqua-Poke & Smash, Opi-A Roll in the Hague, Cult Nails-Deal with It, Wet n Wild-Black Creme, Nail-Venturous-Humblebee & Trelly's Misc Polish-Sunset Boat Ride.
• Ring: China Glaze-Poinsettia, Zoya-Kate & Harley, and Lush Lacquer-Shred Me Silly.

I started with a coat of Nailtiques Formula 2, and three coats of Zoya-Harley.
For the stamping, I just placed multiple dots of polish on the plate before I scraped it.
For my cupcake nail I applied a coat of Smash on the bottom 1/2 of my nail, then repeated with Deal with it.  I did the stripes with a striping brush and A Roll in the Hague, the icing with Poke the biggest dotting tool I have.
I dabbed some of Humblebee & Sunset Boat Ride onto Poke with the polish brushes for sprinkles.
The "skull" was done with a dotting tool. Finished with two coats of SV.  /whew! :D
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Here is the line up, if you want to join in or just see what to expect!

This is the first nail challenge I have taken part in, I love that it isn't a everyday thing.
I knew I couldn't keep up with one of those. But I am really going to try and stick to this one :)

Which are you the most excited to see?

Happy October!! <3
-Sarah

P.S. - Don't forget to check out the other ladies who are participating below!!!

Halloween Nail Art Challenge!

Hey guys! I decided kinda last minute to take part in this awesome challenge!

I'm excited! I love Halloween! :)

<3 Sarah