tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425052264186166462024-03-12T16:16:59.486-07:00Nox NailsNails done undercover of the night.Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-54333794582124998522012-05-17T12:00:00.000-07:002012-05-17T12:00:04.509-07:0031 Days of Nail Art - Day 17: Glitter NailsHi Everyone!<br />
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So I'm not really sure where I was going with these nails but I'm sure I didn't get there. They are a glitter bomb but NOT in good way. Oh well! =)<br />
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Haha, what was I thinking, right?<br />
So the tealish sparse glitter is Icing-Tell Me I'm Awesome. The purple glitter in purple base is China Glaze - Mummy May I and then I fished few stars out of my Icing-Radio Super Star. Yikes! Hopefully tomorrow will be an improvement!<br />
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Please check out what the other ladies have done. We'll be posting simultaneously throughout the month. Then, come back here tomorrow at the same Bat-time, same Bat-channel for HALF MOON nails! I should hopefully also be catching up on METALLIC nails much later today.<br />
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<br />Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-89998187424984927432012-05-17T04:21:00.002-07:002012-05-17T04:36:04.762-07:0031 Days of Nail Art - Day 7: Black + White NailsHello Everyone!<br />
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Here's my first catch up post. I'll be continuing with Day 17 at 12pm PST but for now, a post to replace one of the ones I missed.<br />
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Today calls for Black & White nails. I do a lot of Black & White so I was a little stumped as to what to do without repeating myself. I decided to go geometric and simple.<br />
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Please check out what the other ladies have done. They completed this design several days ago. We'll be posting simultaneously throughout the month so come back here tomorrow at 12pm PST for GLITTER Nails! and much later in the day I should be catching up on METALLIC nails!<br />
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<br />Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-33748270397684627132012-05-16T12:00:00.000-07:002012-05-16T12:00:01.508-07:0031 Days of Nail Art - Day 16: Tribal NailsHi Everyone!<br />
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I'm so sorry for my absence! Unfortunately lots of not so good life stuff is happening and it really required my attention. I'm going to be continuing now the daily challenge posts and I'll be doubling and tripling up some days to catch up.<br />
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So, today is tribal nails. Now I'm taking this in the broader sense of Native Art. I live in BC, Canada so Native Art is tremendously culturally significant here. I chose to attempt to recreate some of the local style of Haida Art.<br />
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Sorry I'm running late again today. Unfortunately somtimes things just come up that can't be avoided.<br />
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Anyway, I changed my mind about what I was going to do today as I decided I wanted to do a mini tribute to Joss Whedon. What a weekend he is having! I've been a fan of his for as long as I can remember and while no one would call his career unsuccessful up to now, I'm just very hapy for him to have such a massive hit that is so widely regarded on his hands.<br />
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So, of course, for this mani it meant I HAD to use WnW- Buffy the Violet Slayer. I just added some little violets on top but I was having a bit of the same problem as I did with yesterday's mani. The outer edge of the violets faded into the purple on camera. In person they look really cute! Oh well.<br />
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I should have time this evening to schedule all the upcoming week's worth of posts. I'm hoping that means this weekend will be an anomaly and I'll be back to posting silmultaneously like last week.<br />
Please check out what the other ladies have done. We'll be posting simultaneously throughout the month. Then, come back here tomorrow at the same Bat-time, same Bat-channel for BLACK AND WHITE Nails!<br />
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<br /></div>Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-52133654038087737712012-05-05T15:27:00.003-07:002012-05-05T15:29:29.430-07:00Giveaway Winner + New Giveaway Soon!Hello Everyone!<br />
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I've had a crazy week so please forgive me for not announcing this sooner!<br />
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The winner of my Quo by Orly polish giveaway is Ruth G. She has been contacted by email and has already responded. Congratulations Ruth!!<br />
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I'm going to be doing another giveaway very soon as I've just recently passed the 250 followers mark. Thank you all so much and I hope you stay to enjoy the nail art and the upcoming giveaway!<br />
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AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-38766634983152621042012-05-05T14:52:00.000-07:002012-05-05T14:52:25.732-07:0031 Days of Nail Art - Day 5: Blue NailsHi Everyone!<br />
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Sorry I'm running late today!! I'll make this quick.<br />
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Today is 'Blue' nails. I chose a gorgeous shimmery blue, China Glaze - Frost Bite and I was going to do V-gaps on it but my first line was a little off centre so I adapted to something else. Hope you like it. <br />
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I hope you're all having a good day and looking forward to a great weekend!<br />
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Did you like all the yellow nails yesterday? Today is Day 4 so that means green nails are called for.<br />
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So this is a bit of simpler nail art from me. I had done about four manis that day on my nails by this time. Lack of inspiration = bring out the dotting tools! =) I had meant to combine a blue-green and a yellow-green as I like that somewhat unconventional pairing (see: my parrot nails) but when it came time to actually pick colours, I ended up using 2 blue-greens. China Glaze - Four Leaf Clover for the base and China Glaze - Watermelon Rind for the shimmery accents.<br />
Please check out what the other ladies have done. We'll be posting simultaneously throughout the month. Then, come back here tomorrow at the same Bat-time, same Bat-channel for GREEN Nails!<br />
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I hope you're all enjoying the designs from this challenge so far! I think we're all doing great and we're only just getting started.<br />
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Today for you, we've got Yellow Nails!<br />
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The spring here has been basically non-existent. We're still having terrible weather. So, I keep trying to put spring or something that reminds me of better weather on my nails. Today, I've put some tropical flowers on my nails!<br />
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This is 2 coats of China Glaze - Lemon Fizz with acrylic paint for the flowers. I sort of made this flower up from 2 different photos I saw. Neither was quite right but combining the two worked for me.</div>
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Welcome to day 2 of 31 days of nail art. I hope you all liked what Kelsie, Erin, Stephanie & I did for you yesterday and I hope you're all ready for orange nails today. Jess @ Nearly Natural Nails has decided to join us. Links to all participants at the bottom!<br />
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Anyone feeling crabby? =)<br />
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I saw a crab on a beach towel and decided he might be perfect for orange nails. I've changed him quite a bit (and left half of him off!) but I'm happy with this. I think he's pretty cute!<br />
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This is 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Sun Kissed and 1 coat of Color Club - Sparkle & Soar. I painted the acrylics but let some of the base orange show through.<br />
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Here's what 2 coats Sun Kissed and 1 coat Sparkle & Soar looked like by themselves:<br />
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What do you think? Anyone else suddenly craving crab cakes? =)<br />
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Please check out what the other ladies have done. We'll be posting simultaneously throughout the month. Then, come back here tomorrow at the same Bat-time, same Bat-channel for YELLOW Nails!<br />
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This month I'll be doing the 31 days of nail art challenge with three other lovely ladies!<br />
Kelsie @ <a href="http://kelsiesnailfiles.blogspot.com/">Kelsie's Nail Files</a>, Steph @ <a href="http://alittlepolish.blogspot.com/">A Little Polish</a> + Erin @ <a href="http://erinsbeautybumbles.blogspot.com/">Beauty Bumbles</a><br />
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I'm really excited to be doing this and to keep up, I've tried to do as many of these as possible ahead of time. It's going to be a fun month and I've done some things I'm thrilled to finally be getting to show you.<br />
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Starting with today's...<br />
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DAY 1: RED nails<br />
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While I was brainstorming for red nails. I kept getting that song by Nena, 99 Red Balloons stuck in my head. Finally I googled 99 Red Balloons under images and this came up.</div>
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I found it on tumblr <a href="http://paavo.tumblr.com/post/309990109">here.</a> Unfortunately, when I try to click through to who he reblogged it from, it says URL no longer exists.<br />
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Anyway, I though it was a great shot and knew I wanted to try to recreate it. I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue.<br />
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Then I sponged on some China Glaze - Kinetic Candy and China Glaze - White on White.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-23529078794947205722012-04-29T10:00:00.000-07:002012-04-29T10:00:07.000-07:00Swatch: FEVERlacquer - You and I'll Be Safe and Sound (Pic Heavy)Hello Everyone!<br />
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About a month ago, I was extremely fortunate to win a couple giveaways. One of the prizes I won was the amazing polish I'm going to show you today. I've had it for about 2 weeks now but I was hoping for good weather to try and get some outside shots but I've given up. This spring is so terrible weather wise and any hints of good weather have come when I'm at work.<br />
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This polish is absolutely stunning!! It's got all the bells and whistles. It is packed with holo micro glitter and medium hex holos. The base is an amazing shifting shimmer. It mostly shifts from a rose to a gold-bronze but I kept getting flashes of a khaki green and a more brassy bronze. Honestly as awesome as this looks here, it is easily 20x more awesome in person.<br />
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This was how the polish came...<br />
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It's a Diaper!! LOL. Perfect for padding and absorption.<br />
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Isn't it gorgeous? I'm in awe of it. Casandra of FEVERlacquer made this amazing polish specifically for the giveaway so there isn't another like it. However, she did make a sister polish to this one which you can see on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FEVERlacquer">FEVERlacquer facebook page</a>. You can also follow Casandra's polish blog <a href="http://themanilogues.blogspot.com/">The Mani-Logues</a> or the <a href="http://feverlacquer.blogspot.com/">FEVERlacquer blog</a> or the <a href="http://feverlacquer.storenvy.com/">FEVERlacquer store</a> .</div>
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Thank you so much to Casandra for creating this amazing polish and for giving it away. I feel very fortunate to have this polish in my collection. Oh, also, Casandra included a little pot of an amazing loose powder eye shadow. It is gorgeous and she says FEVERlacquer will be selling eyeshadow in future so be on the lookout. If this one is an indication, they are going to be stunning.<br />
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What do you think? Awesome, no?<br />
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AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-74729375530466715232012-04-27T21:19:00.000-07:002012-04-27T21:19:37.103-07:00My Birthday Nails!Hi Everyone!<br />
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I'm having a lovely Birthday today! Thanks for all the well wishes. =)<br />
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I wanted to quickly show you my Birthday nails. I made them to match a new blouse I got as a present.<br />
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The base colour is a gorgeous creme blackened teal. It's Revlon <em>Fashionista</em> and the dotted accent nail is done with Gosh <em>Rusty</em> & China Glaze <em>Aquadelic</em> & <em>Fashionista</em> again. I really liked this base colour a lot and the nails looked great with the top.<br />
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AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-23465791533897915342012-04-26T21:04:00.000-07:002012-04-26T21:04:22.233-07:00An Orange GlowHi Everyone!<br />
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It's been a couple days. Sorry! I was enjoying wearing my parrots and I don't have a backlog of swatches.<br />
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Today I've got some neon nails with simple nail art.<br />
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Photos just don't do the brightness justice. Indoors it is bright. Outdoors, it is BRIGHT. Even on a pretty blah day. I picked this polish up at claire's. I couldn't resist. It's that bright plus it GLOWS in the dark! Yay. And here's the gimmick that got me...there's a light in the cap you turn on to 'charge' the polish. This polish doesn't seem to have a name but it came in this neon orange and a bright borderline neon purple (which I also bought.)<br />
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The nail art on top is just 3 descending size dots arcing clockwise at both top and bottom.<br />
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Also, tomorrow is my Birthday and I've already gotten one awesome polish related gift (Thanks Marian!) So, I'll have some great stuff to show you over the weekend.<br />
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What do you guys think of neon nails? I'm always a little shocked by the intensity of the colour but I kinda love it! =)<br />
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AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-25696525171836322452012-04-22T16:50:00.000-07:002012-04-22T16:50:54.441-07:00Parrot Nail Art: Polly Wants Something Better Than CrackersHello Everyone!<br />
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I wanted to add some nail art to Color Club - Metamorphosis as it was the last of the Color Club collection that I swatched. I was a little stumped so I went to the old painting magazines my Mom got me and found this little guy.<br />
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Isn't he cute? I guess I shouldn't call him Polly if I'm going to keep referring to him as a guy. =)</div>
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Last week when I went shopping, I found an unexpected surprise. I was supposed to be shopping for swaps and co-workers. But, look what asked to come home with me!<br />
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Shopping for Color Club here in Canada is a bit hit or miss. I can never be sure new collections are going to show up or how much I'll find them for. Often, I can get the sets from previous collections on sale at Winner's. I think this is maybe how it is at Ross in the US? Anyway. finding a brand new collection was a very pleasant surprise.<br />
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I swatched them all up, so here we go...<br />
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Sparkle and Soar is an orange glass-fleck shimmer. The fleck in this was quite a yellow-y gold. Another stunner but again VNL after 2 coats.<br />
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Daisy Does It is a bright yellow glass-fleck shimmer. The fleck in this one is not contrasting and is also a bright yellow. A LOT of VNL after 2 coats.<br />
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Fly With Me is a lime green glass-fleck shimmer. The fleck in this was quite yellow. I really liked this shade. Still some VNL after 2 coats.<br />
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Metamorphosis is a turquoise glass-fleck shimmer. The fleck in this was a lighter turquoise and seemed more prominent than in some of the others. Another stunning shade. Although some VNL is still visible in these photos after 2 coats, in person there was none.<br />
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Sky High is a blue glass-fleck shimmer. The fleck in this was magenta and blue. Another amazing colour and NO VNL after 2 coats! =)<br />
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Overall I thought these were all gorgeous colours. Perhaps not the most original shades but stunning nonetheless. Application on all was smooth and easy. After 2 coats, as you saw, most still had visible nail line. I don't mind that as much as some so I would have been willing to wear all these except the yellow after 2 coats.<br />
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In general anyone willing to go 3 coats or wear some underwear would be fine. They were all very shimmery so I think 1 coat over underwear would work great. I wanted to mention, when I first bought these and brought them home, I was wearing red nail polish. For fun I put some of the blue, Sky High over it. It really made a gorgeous purple shade and brought out the magenta flecks in the blue. I, of course, didn't think to get a picture of it.<br />
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Well, that is my first collection of swatches. What did you think? Are you going to be looking for this set or picking up any of the individual shades?Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-10920073898353513502012-04-19T12:00:00.000-07:002012-04-19T12:00:00.274-07:00Tangled Up in BlueHehe, because I'm a fan of Arrested Development (and I'm excited that we get 10 NEW episodes next year) I considered calling this post, "I just Blue myself." But, I thought as a post title without explanation that might be somewhat inappropriate. So I'll just discuss it at length here. =)<br />
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I went with Robert Zimmerman AKA Bob Dylan for the post title. <br />
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Either are appropriate though, because today I have for you an amazing blue.<br />
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Isn't that a gorgeous colour? I just love it. It's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Pacific Blue. 2 coats. It's even more vibrant in person.</div>
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I did put some nail art on this but you have to wait until May to see it as I'm saving it for my 31 Days of Nail Art challenge. =)</div>
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Amanda<br />Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-30211035740971335052012-04-18T21:32:00.000-07:002012-04-18T21:35:50.424-07:00Just a Little Off CentreHello Everyone!<br />
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I've got something pretty simple for you today. Nonetheless, I was really happy with this. I thought it had a somewhat mod-ish feel to it.<br />
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All I did was two coats of China Glaze - Liquid Leather then four dots with a medium sized dotting tool a little off centre down each nail in China Glaze - White on White.<br />
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Pretty simple right? I really liked how it looked though.<br />
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AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-16194207701563232272012-04-16T20:41:00.001-07:002012-04-16T20:41:06.686-07:00Rainbowify Me's Great Giveaway!<br />
Hello Everyone!<br />
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I'd just like to bring you attention to a great giveaway. Rainbowify Me is celebrating 100 followers with a giveaway with several prizes. She's a lovely blogger and you should definitely check out her blog. =)<br />
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click the photo to be taken to the giveaway.Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-39858197583296312412012-04-16T13:09:00.000-07:002012-04-17T01:33:57.105-07:00Like a Bird on a WireHello Everyone!<br />
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I've got a bit of nail art for you today. It didn't turn out quite as I had expected but I didn't dislike it. I'd been planning to do this for quite a while but I wasn't sure that I could pull it off and I'm still not thrilled with it, I think this is an idea I may revisit when my skills get better.<br />
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This mani was basically inspired by what I see outside my window everyday. I live on the Pacific Ocean and there are a LOT of crows around. Not many seagulls, just lots of crows. Anyway, I wanted to paint them as I saw them. My original plan was very thin lines and lots of birds but when the line came out so thick, proportionately I had to do bigger birds.</div>
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I should mention that The Daily Nail recently had a mani up <a href="http://daily-nail.blogspot.ca/2012/03/theres-been-murder.html">with a similar theme</a>. Our art is VERY different but I should just mention that it exists. I can honestly say that I had planned to do these like this since well before I saw her design.</div>
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Well that is it for today kiddos! I'm busy working on some art that won't be on display here until May when I do the 31 day challenge.</div>
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But, you know how once you have an idea sometimes you just can't really come up with anything else? I just kept coming back to this.<br />
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It's an <strong><u>accent</u></strong> nail.<br />
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Get it? My keyboard isn't bilingual but my computer is set up to be because I need to write in French sometimes. Unfortunately, this means that I forget the layout of my keyboard and that almost every time I try to type an apostrophe, I get "è" The result? I have accents on the brain a lot.<br />
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So when I started brainstorming accent nails this was what kept coming back to me. =) I'm brainstorming because <a href="http://rejoicenailart.blogspot.ca/">Rejoice!</a> is holding an <a href="http://rejoicenailart.blogspot.ca/2012/03/rejoice-its-nail-art-contest.html">accent nail - nail art contest</a>.<br />
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From nail bed to nail tip, we have: accent aigu, accent grave, accent circonflexe, cédille, umlauts, tilde.<br />
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What do you guys think? =)<br />
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AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-89913309460011684302012-04-15T12:09:00.001-07:002012-04-15T12:09:57.972-07:00Konadlicious Amazing GiveawayI don't often blog about give aways but this is really one that you should know about.<br />
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Konadlicious is so appreciative of her over 3000 followers that she is giving away a prize with a combined worth of 500$ It's Amazing!<br />
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Click the photo to be taken to the giveaway...<br />
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I decided not to do the GNR tribute nails for obvious reasons but I did still have the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame on the brain so I went with this...<br />
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It's Orly - Rock-It. It's a gorgeous colour that looks especially lovely in the bottle. I didn't capture it well but the bottle is a gorgeous wine-ish colour with lots of gold and pink tones in there. On the nail they combine to make a gorgeous polish with lots of the gold and pinkish shimmer catching the light. I wouldn't really call this a Spring polish but it is still beautiful at any time of the year.<br />
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I did some polish shopping today. I was trying to limit myself but I did find an unexpected surprise that I did pick up but I was buying a lot for other people. Swaps and girls at work. I think they'll all be pleased! =)<br />
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I'll probably post what I got tomorrow. Plus I've still got some giveaway winnings to show you!<br />
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Amanda =)Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-17206861798248021582012-04-13T21:18:00.000-07:002012-04-13T21:18:35.335-07:00Red Hot MamaPost title is because I heard Nazareth - Hair of the Dog on the radio. But, it is appropriate!<br />
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Today I'm going to do a little something different. I'm just going to post a swatch! I don't think I've ever done that before. I had planned to add some nail art to it but events this week regarding the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame leaves me wondering if I should bother with what I had planned.<br />
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I've been wearing these plain for the last 2 days in the meantime. (Does anyone remember that great song from the 90s called In The Meantime? It was by Spacehog. They were basically one hit wonders but the lead singer did get to marry Liv Tyler. Ok. /tangent) The pictures, however, are from when I first painted them.<br />
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Sometimes a colour is just enough! These are a gorgeous deep red. I love them even more in person. The colour is China Glaze - Salsa which I believe is part of their core line. So it should be easily available!<br />
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I had planned on putting some nail art on here honouring Guns N' Roses being inducted into the hall of fame. After Axl Rose's shenanigans this week, I'm not sure I should bother. They were my absolute favourite band when I was a kid and I had wanted to recapture that love for a moment.<br />
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Tomorrow I'm going shopping and it is somewhat guilt-free. A couple of the girls from work want some nail stuff so I get to look at and buy polishes without the expense. Plus, I'm buying polishes for 2 swaps, so surely those purchases don't count either. Right?<br />
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Plus, I received 2 giveaway wins in the last couple days so I'll post swatches and pics over the weekend. <br />
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Hope you are all looking forward to a great weekend.<br />
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There are now <strike>103</strike> 104 of you (potentially) reading this! Thank you to everyone following and welcome to all the new followers. I feel like I'm just getting started so I hope to show you a lot of neat stuff.<br />
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I don't have another giveaway planned just yet because the other one <a href="http://noxnails.blogspot.com/2012/04/giveaway-time-50-followers.html">is still going on</a>. But, I'll see what I can do when it finishes! =)<br />
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I saw a pair of sunglasses at work with crocodile skin print on the arms. It looked pretty hot. I, of course wondered how it would look on nails. It was all in black and since I love me some black nails, (plus after pastel nails, I have an inherent knee-jerk reaction to go dark) I figured I'd give it a try.<br />
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I liked this but I didn't love it. It was quite subtle in person and these definitely aren't going to be the nails that someone crosses the street to compliment you on but I was happy overall.<br />
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I did a quick google search to see what other kinds of crocodile nails existed and I couldn't find anything like this. I found lots of people using a Barry M shatter that looked croc skin like and I found a few people had painted actual crocodiles on their nails. With the popularity of croc skin items, I thought there would be more.<br />
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Anyway, what do you think?<br />
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Pass or fail?<br />
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'Til next time,<br />
AmandaAmanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442505226418616646.post-88749465102498119252012-04-09T09:00:00.000-07:002012-04-09T09:00:08.101-07:00Shopping Haul (Very Pic Heavy!)Hello Everyone!<br />
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My friend Sharon and I recently went shopping in the next city over. I hit up several stores while I was there and picked up 16 polishes.<br />
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First, we hit Shoppers. I picked up Gosh - Miss Mole and Gosh - Midnight Blue from the discount bin.<br />
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Then we hit Winner's. They've always got different stuff and you need to snatch it when you see it because it'll never be there again. Last time I hauled a huge amount of Color Club. This time the had a bunch of Orly. In my part of Canada, I almost never see Orly in any stores or salons so I had to get a few. I hummed and hawed a lot but I settled on these...<br />
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They weren't priced nearly as well as the Color Club and I probably bought more than I should but I always feel pressure in that store because the next time I come they'll be gone for good. So I bought: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orly - Rock Solid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orly - Emberstone</td></tr>
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Lastly, we hit Icing! I was on the lookout for some neon glitters I'd seen in on a post on <a href="http://libbyspinkvanity.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-spynail-polish-and-eyebrow-stencils.html">Libby's Pink Vanity</a> and Radio Super Star that I'd seen on <a href="http://splatbyarfblat.blogspot.com/2012/03/radio-super-stahhhhh-pic-heavy.html">arfblat's blog, splat</a>. Thanks to their buy 1 get 50% off deal, I walked away with 8 polishes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icing - Funky Femme</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icing - What Planet Are You On</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icing - Lemme See Your Peacock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icing - Birthday Beyotch</td></tr>
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So, that's it! I actually bought these Monday, March 26th. I haven't bought a single polish since then. I'm so proud of myself. I do have one other massive haul to show you. I ordered it March 17th but it only just came this week. I went a little crazy in March, hence the no polishes for two weeks and no end to the no-buy in sight.<br />
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Anyway, hope you like a few of these! I'll be doing some swatches later in the week and I used the Icing - Lemme See Your Peacock in the glitter gradient <a href="http://noxnails.blogspot.com/2012/04/girly-girl-challenge-8-girls-just-want.html">here.</a> <br />
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'Til next time!<br />
Amanda<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway <u><a href="http://noxnails.blogspot.com/2012/04/giveaway-time-50-followers.html">here</a></u></span>Amanda Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894754544147123960noreply@blogger.com9