Halloween Challenge 2013: Ghosts

Hello lovelies!

Yay October.. my fav time of year!  I loove Halloween, and though we don't celebrate it as such in Aus, I still enjoy it. When we lived in US it was soo much fun.. we went trick or treating every year and decorated the house. I miss the atmosphere of it over there.

Anyway, the lovely Bec from Lacquer Dreams is doing her nail art challenge again this year, and I had so much fun with last years i knew i had to join in again.

The first theme is Ghosts... oohhh spooky!  ;)

My ghosts look like something has scared them!   lol

Oh well, i enjoyed doing them anyway.  ;)

Till next time!

xo

Zombies Without Brains - Love Thy Polish

Hi all!

Oops, been a bit slack on the posting front lately! We have just gone from Winter to Spring here is Australia, which is playing havoc with my seasonal allergies. I will try to post more though, I promise.   ;)

Today I have a sneak peek of one of Love Thy Polish new Halloween polishes!  This one is Zombies Without Brains. 

There is another version of this, called Zombie Brains, which has pink dots in it. I will show that one closer to Halloween.

The green on my ring finger is a franken I made over the weekend. I love frankening, you get to use polishes you otherwise wouldn't of, and get to make something you will wear!

You may have noticed by now, I show alot of Love Thy Polish nail polishes. ;)  That is partly because I am good friends with the owner, Emma, but mainly because I think her polishes are amazing and worth spending your hard earned money on!

This polish will be available sometime in September.  But while you wait, check out her other gorgeous polishes at   www.lovethypolish.com for Aussies, and for international peeps, at 

Mei Mei's Signatures.

Till next time!

xo

This Is Halloween challenge - Gradient

Hello lovely people!

Todays post is for the This Is Halloween challenge, and it's a gradient.  My first attempt at one, and I'm quite happy with how it turned out.. so much so that I actually did both my hands, I usually only do the one!  lol

I took my inspiration from the colours in candy corn, an American candy.

I don't eat it, but I love the colour combination.  ;)

My cuticles look a bit mad, I think its from too much clean up with the acetone.. might have to take a break from that for a few days.

Colours used are a base of My Boyfriend Scales Walls, then a mix of the Halloween collections from OPI.

This Is Halloween challenge - Bat nails

Oops I'm a day late with this one, sorry about that!  I have had a bat water decal I've been waiting to use in October, so I figured it would be perfect for this challenge.. I didn't realize it was so small, but I didn't have time to come up with anything else.

Base colour is Tequila Sunrise from 'Colour By TBN'.  I am just not sure about this colour.. in some lights I love it, and in others I'm all 'meh'.  But i would wear it again as I like it more than I dislike it.. lol  Plus the formula is lovely.  

On my pinkie nail I have done a quick layer of what we think is Balancing Act from Nails By Laura.  I bought it in a blog sale, and there is only the label 'Balancing Act' on it, no brand, so I hope that's right.  Top coat pictured is Out The Door.

Next up in the challenge is 'gradient', and I can't wait!  I have had my colours planned since the beginning of the challenge.. also will be the first time I have tried a gradient, so fingers crossed it works.  

:)

TIH Challenge - Zombie nails

Oops I am a day late on this one..  It was my Mum and aunts birthday weekend and the party went on a little too long.. lol

I was too hungover to do any nail art, so I cheated and used China Glazes Zombie Zest nail polish.  I have had this for a few months bit haven't used it before. and now I know why.. its kinda icky.. lol  The formula was very runny, and I used 3 coats but probably could of gone 4!  If I ever use this again I might try layering it over black.

It's definitely Zombie-ish.  ;)

TIH challenge - Jack O Lanterns

Here is my Jack O Lanterns mani for the This Is Halloween challenge.  Its a day early as I won't be online the next 2 days to post it.
Just a very basic mani as i'm  a bit blergh this week.  :)

My base colour is  OPI's Deutsch You Want Me Baby?   Isn't she beautiful!!!   I picked that and one of my huge lemmings, German-icure by OPI, up at my local Price Attack.   I didn't even know they sold OPI!  I completely broke my No Buy to get them, but I don't care they are worth it.  ;)

The Jack O Lantern decal is from the OPI Halloween mini set.  

Oh and on my pinkie is Flamin' Funk, I had to try it out right away and I'm in love with it!  I only got a mini but i will definitely be grabbing a full size.   You can get Flamin' Funk from Loki's Lacquer.

Have a great weekend.  :)

TIH Challenge: Ghost nails

Hey all!

Time for the third mani for the This Is Halloween challenge.. ghost nails.  I picked Pacman ghosts cause, well, they are just so cute!  ;)

They're a bit wonky, but i think that give them more charm.. well that's my excuse anyway and I'm sticking to it.  ;)

This Is Halloween challenge ~ Watermarbling

Here is my second post for the This Is Halloween challenge I am participating in.  Todays theme is water marbling. This was the first time I have ever tried water marbling and I'm sorry to say it was a complete failure.

Lumpy, bumpy, bubbly, blurry, its all badness.  Oh well, I am definitely going to try again, I am determined to get it right!

Horror Movies - This Is Halloween Challenge

Hey all!

Well it's October here in Aus, which means our 'This Is Halloween' challenge has started!  Yay!  I just love Halloween, and definitely miss celebrating it since we moved back to Aus from the US.

I couldn't narrow it down to just one movie, so i decided to do 4.

Nails left to right... Jason (Friday The 13th), The People Under The Stairs, Saw, and Frankenstein.  Most happy with how Frankenstein turned out, he's kinda cute.  lol

Zoya Summertime

Hey all!!
I am adoring the polish I have on right now.. its Zoya's 'Reva'.  Wow, it's so bright and shimmery and gorgeous!!  I lurve her!  It's from the Summertime collection which I just received.    Used Poshe for the first time as well, loving that so far too, no shrinkage or lifting.... so, sorry SV, but you have now been replaced.

Someone said to me it reminded them of strawberry jam, and they're so right!  The formula is amazing, this is 2 coats and has perfect coverage.  As usual, excuse my crap clean up.. I am working on it.  lol   I received a nail brush kit in the mail today...

and plan on using one of them as a clean up brush.

Starting October 1st, I will be participating in a Halloween challenge.. my first one!  Bit excited!!

Click the pic above to join up.  :)

I have a very special mani planned for tomorrow, looking forward to attempting it.  

:)