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Thursday, October 31, 2019

My Halloween Costume Nails!

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Hello!

Since today is Halloween, I thought I'd show you the nails I'm doing with my Halloween costume. I actually already did this once, for a party I went to, so I have all the pics ready to go!

I went (and am handing out candy) as a voodoo priestess:

I wanted a manicure that played up the feathers and the animal skulls in the costume, and of course included a voodoo doll...

Voodoo Priestess Nails

Base Polish(es): Zoya Chantal, Kinsley, and Foster
Stamping Plate(s): Clear Jelly Stamper H-39, Dixie Plates Halloween 2019, and UberChic Beauty Fabulous Feathers
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Black and White, Girly Bits Fire-Engine Red and Silver Bells, Moonflower Polish Cavernos del Rio Camuy

I love how it came out--the feathers add a gorgeous texture and the skulls are just creepy! I also love the little pop of red. This is when I love nail art the most--when you can create something truly original to make a cool day even cooler.

Happy Halloween!!
M. xoxo

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Friday, October 11, 2019

Dixie Plates Halloween 2019

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Hello!

Today we're gonna take a look at another new plate from Dixie Plates, her 2019 Halloween plate. Here's the quick video review I did of the plate:

And here's a closer look at the plate:

Dixie Plates Halloween 2019

Skill level: This is an intermediate plate that stamps beautifully.
What I love about this plate: Haunted forest! Phases of the moon! Cool spooky ghosts! Bloody cleavers and a ouija board image! And the spookiest spider-riddled web you'll ever want to see.

Here are the test looks I did:

And now on to the manis! For the first one, I wanted to make a spooky haunted forest filled with nasty ghosts:

Dixie Plates Halloween 2019 over UberChic Beauty Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun

Base Polish(es): UberChic Beauty Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Halloween 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Lantern & Wren Don't Run Upstairs and Moyra Silver

For this one, I had to play around with that infested tree:

Dixie Plates Halloween 2019 over Stella Chroma Hug The Road

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Hug The Road
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Halloween 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Lantern & Wren Don't Run Upstairs

And I've already shown you this one, but in case you missed it, this is my tribute to the urban legend of Bloody Mary:

Dixie Plates Halloween 2019 over 6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs

Base Polish(es): 6 Harts Polish Riverdale Road Signs
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Halloween 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Little Black Dress, White Wedding, Firebrick

And as a kitty lover, I wanted to show a sweet kitty going a little nuts when the moon is full...

Dixie Plates Halloween 2019 over Zoya Elliot and Alice

Base Polish(es): Zoya Elliot and Zoya Alice
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Halloween 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Black, Moyra Silver

What do you think? Are there any images you really love on this plate?

This plate is available now directly from Dixie Plates, or anywhere her plates are sold. :)

Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

PPU Alert!: 6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs

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Hello!

I've got another Polish Pickup polish for your viewing pleasure today: 6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs!

You might remember that this month's theme is 'Urban Legends', which I think is super cool and fun for October, and I'm learning about a bunch of spooky urban legends I've never heard of before...I'm embarrassed to say I'd never heard of Riverdale Road in Colorado, which apparently is not just the basis for a single urban legend, but a whole cluster of them. Ghosts that talk to you and disappear, mysterious disappearances, the whole nine. But my favorite of all the stories is something that's most definitely not a legend--there are 'gates of hell' on the road, iron gates build by a man who lost his mind and burned down his mansion while his family was asleep inside! He was never caught...

6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs

6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs

Coverage: 2 coats
Application and formula: Smooth as silk!
Description and review: Riverdale Road Signs is a silver metallic with red flakes and a spray of holo sparkle. I love this for the inspiration--the silvery white is like a ghost, and the red flakes are like the blood of the road's victims...And it could also be flakes of rust from those rusty gates of hell...

The polish also made me think of another urban legend, the Bloody Mary legend. When I was growing up, the legend was that if you said 'Bloody Mary' three times in a mirror, she'd appear--and possibly kill you! This polish looks to me like a foggy mirror with splashes of blood on it, so I had to do my very own Bloody Mary mani:

6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs stamped with Dixie Plates Halloween 2019 and Autumn 03

Base Polish(es): 6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Halloween 2019 and Autumn 03
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Little Black Dress, White Wedding, and Firebrick

I'm gonna just admit it--this creeped me out a little bit when I was editing it! That face, if you stare at it too long, is just spooky...

You can buy 6 Harts Riverdale Road Signs during October's Polish Pickup sale from Oct. 4-7th. It's a bargain at only $10.00, and there are only 80 bottles available, so SET THAT ALARM. In the meantime you can check out 6 Harts other beauties here, and come hang out with the Polish Pickup Pack here.

Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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PPU Alert!: The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend

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Hello!

Today we're going to take at another polish from this month's PPU Urban Legends theme: The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend, which is inspired by Karl Urban, which I think is such a clever twist on the theme! Let's take a look:

The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend

The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend

Coverage: I'm wearing 3 coats
Application and formula: Beautiful, no complaints!

I'm all about the flakies, and the combination of grayish-blue with the metallic flakes makes me think of leaves blowing around a fall sky...which you'll see reflected in my nail-art manis!

I showed you these two manis in my Dixie Plates post, but to refresh your memory, here they are again:

The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend stamped with Dixie Plates Autumn 03

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Autumn 03
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope White and Hit The Bottle Copper-Haired Girl

The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend stamped with Dixie Plates Lots of Leaves

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Lots of Leaves
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Bronze Goddess, Flame, and Firebrick

You can buy this lovely polish during the October Polish Pickup sale, which will run from Oct 4-7th. It will sell for $12.50, and there will be a cap of 150, so grab it while the grabbing's good!

Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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And the 2nd Det. Jo Fournier book, Taken to the Grave, here!

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Dixie Plates Lots of Leaves and Autumn 03

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Hello!

Today we're gonna take a look at two new plates from Dixie Plates, the Dixie Plates Lots of Leaves plate, and Autumn 03 plate. Here's the video review I did of the plate:

And here's a look at the plates:

Dixie Plates Autumn 03

Skill level: Lots of Leaves is a beginner plate; Autumn 03 is mostly beginning with some intermediate skills needed (e.g., layering).

One strength of these plates (and all Dixie Girls plates), is they're designed to make sure if you have long or wide nails, the images will be long enough for you to use easily--the designs are scaled up in size and are generous.

Here are the swatches I did:

On to the manis! For the first I had to test out the umbrella patterns, because I love those octagons:

Dixie Plates Autumn 03 over The Lady Varnishes Urban is Legend

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend (this will be available during October's Polish Pickup sale!)
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Autumn 03
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Copper-Haired Girl and Kaleidoscope White

For my second mani, I wanted to play with the blowing leaves image:

Dixie Plates Autumn 03 over Zoya Eleni

Base Polish(es): Zoya Eleni
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Autumn 03
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Everyday I'm Truffling, Girly Bits Cosmetics Flame, Firebrick, and Bronze Goddess

I love those fall polishes together, I had to play with the combo again:

Dixie Plates Lots of Leaves over The Lady Varnishes Urban is Legend

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Urban is a Legend (this will be available during October's Polish Pickup sale!)
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Lots of Leaves
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Cosmetics Flame, Firebrick, and Bronze Goddess

And for my final mani, I wanted to test out the layering pumkin/leaves images:

Dixie Plates Autumn 03 over Zoya Foster

Base Polish(es): Zoya Foster
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Autumn 03
Stamping Polish(es): It Girl Nail Art Mimosa and Sally Hansen I-Rush Luck

So what do you think? I realized after the fact I used a blue base in three out of four of the manis--I guess you can tell what color I'm feeling right now!

You can find these plates on sale now in Dixie Plates' store, or wherever Dixie Plates are stocked.

Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Check out The Dancing Girls, my debut novel, here!
And the 2nd Det. Jo Fournier book, Taken to the Grave, here!