HANDS, NAILS, ETC.

This is about as much work as I can handle:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/Manipulative/OneWayDown_zpsba443d9e.jpg

that is AMAZING, my favorite yet!

Yeah, I'm figuring out the capabilities of the striper brushes on the little jars! For $2 each, I'm going back to the beauty supply store and buying 6 more colors.

Kinda stole my inspiration from this person, whose work I really admire: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/nail-art

Sorry, that should be: ladyfancynails.com

matzah nails

omg you have to post that on the HEY JEWS thread!

ok!!

Nail Polish Marbled Eggs

My favorite one, conceptually, in a while, I bring you my new pizzazzy air quote nails:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/Manipulative/Airquota_zps8b98d760.jpg

FYI photobooth flips pictures around so let me assure you that the open and closed quotes are on the correct sides to a viewer facing me.

The acetone does make my cuticles rough, though, as does public restroom hand soap. Excuse me while I moisturize.

!!! Awesome.

Those are super badass! Nice work.

I would go around air quoting everything everywhere.

"I" "am."

cell imaging nails so awesome!!

I am almost completely done with a 5-color fishtail mani and swear to god I am never doing this again, it takes forever and there is so much polish on my nails it's measurable with a ruler. Photos as soon as the right hand is dry enough to topcoat.

Okay, here goes:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c2e37635bd3740730c63595888c17f5/tumblr_mkk052ru6M1s9ce2qo1_500.jpg

!!!

You cannot be serious. How is that even done?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sUV5fPfafw/UJt50DnSgoI/AAAAAAAAKJY/kARHuOw_IbU/s640/Fishtail+manicure+tutorial.jpg

I made a simple tumblr to keep track of these, too--I'm getting so technologically savvy in my old age.

http://liabilitynails.tumblr.com/

goddamn you deserve a beer or 3 after all that. CRIKEY! Also: beautiful!!

amazing!

Laurel, your nails are a wonder

you come up with the coolest color combos! Love it.

Oh, thanks! I feel like I just rip them off from nails I find online. Actually I'm kind of idly musing whether there's a pattern I'd like to make "mine" in a trademark way, or a style that isn't already common that I feel rly works for me. If I'm going to do these more, do I want to keep returning to something recognizable of my own instead of just copying other people's work that interests me? Etc.

I bought striping tape and little beads and jewels for even femme-ier stuff, think I will use my mom as a guinea pig for the crystals and beads. The striping tape is SO thin that it's not useful for making lines because the paint closes in over top of it.

Laurel your fishtail nails are awesome! especially loving the use of brown and green

loving this blog and want to order about 50 000 polishes now:
http://www.lacquerized.com

I talked my mother into buying Butter London base & top coats and 2 colors and gave her my two colors and I think I got her hooked.

Trying gradients now.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/ce3bd9e4b8473500469e26b6b1aca421/tumblr_mkwj3jZeDo1s9ce2qo1_500.jpg

The impetus for gradienting was that I finally bought a bag of those foam make-up sponges. I love things that require the proper tools.

fun!

So citrusy!

Is Butter London topcoat worth the $$$? I like Seche Vite but would like to find a comparable topcoat that's 3- or 4- free.

Anybody tried Natalie Dee's polishes? I'm v interested in this one: http://superblacklacquers.com/products/torque

My feeling about Butter London, discussed here I think? is that if you use their polishes, you need their base and top coats. No info on how the topcoat performs with other brands.

And I love the colors, too! Just bought the coral red, which is OPI "My Paprika Is Hotter than Yours," and the red + yellow combo reminds me of a peach.

I'm looking for a very particular blue this season that I haven't quite found yet. A royal blue that is just slightly "electric blue." Saw the shade I want in a photo but I don't remember if it credited the polish. So...a little mission!

Ooh actually this might be it: http://www.shopncla.com/products/venice-beach-vixen

Or maybe this, although it's out of stock: http://www.julep.com/shop/nail-color/gunta.html

The Butter polishes have been lasting better for me but I have been using their base and top coats. It is the only basecoat I have ever used that didn't make the polish go bubbly.

I would buy a polish called Grassy Knoll just because it's called Grassy Knoll.

I mean, I bought No Means No because what kind of name is that?!?!?!?

Also, it is purple.

BOOM

http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e58bf5697671f23eed13703d3b03b9e/tumblr_ml5q6oaj6s1s9ce2qo1_500.jpg

Whoa, neat! That looks vaguely Masonic, or like some kind of secret society symbolism. I like it.

Next time I come to nyc, will you do my nails?

Yeah, sure! Just fyi designs that need to be taped off can take several hours to dry enough to do all the steps--this is not a fast process. But devoted followers of this thread get freebies. :)

Count me as a devotee!

While you are funemployed, maybe you wanna take a trip to Mexico? I brought Seche Vite down!

That is an AMAZING offer, quince! I wish I could, I do wish. I think it might be what's considered "irresponsible," though.

Guys I just ordered illamasqua 'fragile' and feel awful for spending that much on something so dumb. But not that awful

Nail polish--even pricey ones--are a sensible indulgence imo. The last forever, as best I can tell, and I've only finished like one bottle ever.