tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14006838271741208152024-03-16T05:54:16.975-04:00Spellbound NailsA blog dedicated to nail art, nail polish and lacquers, product reviews, and all things beauty.Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-75546758212423881352015-11-07T10:13:00.002-05:002015-11-07T10:13:31.467-05:00November Nail Art Challenge - Under the Sea<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; line-height: 21.735px;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.ladyqueen.com/?acc=45c48cce2e2d7fbdea1afc51c7c6ad26">Lady Queen</a>.</span><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; line-height: 21.735px;"> All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies! After seeing a November nail art challenge pop up on my Instagram I decided to give it a try but keep the art fairly simple. The first week is "Under the Sea", and I created my very first pond mani.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with two coats of LA Colors "In A Flash". It's a really pretty ocean-y blue jelly. Then I used white and the starfish looking stamp on Born Pretty Store <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=18786&affiliate_banner_id=1">stamping plate BP-43</a>. And then another layer of LA Colors "In A Flash" finished the pond. I wasn't perfectly happy and thought of doing a ton of different things (mermaids, seaweed, another stamp ...) but finally decided a simple fluorescent green nail stud from <a href="http://www.ladyqueen.com/?acc=45c48cce2e2d7fbdea1afc51c7c6ad26">Lady Queen</a> would really finish the look and draw the eye. Overall, I was really happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In case you were curious, here's the design pre-nail studs. ;) I think I'm finally getting the hang of this whole stamping thing. The sticky stamper I picked up a bit ago from Amazon certainly helps! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Durable-Quality-Patterns-Stamping-VAGA/dp/B00K6CNLIU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1446907803&sr=8-3&keywords=vaga+stamper">This one</a>, or search VAGA stamper on Amazon and look for the square black and white one, if you're in the market for a good sticky stamper. I get no commission from you clicking on this link though so don't be afraid to simply click!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use the code BDAY30 on <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.com/">www.spellboundnails.com</a> or <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.etsy.com/">www.spellboundnails.etsy.com</a> for 30% off all orders for <i style="font-weight: bold;">one day only </i>- sale starts midnight EST! ALL ORDERS? Yes, it's crazy!! Ready for the other bit of crazy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The duo that's releasing is <b>The Joke's On You</b> and it is a Joker and Harley Quinn inspired duo. Those of you who follow me on instagram will have seen my Harley Quinn cosplay for next year's Sci-Fi Valley Con come together and will know that I'm a <strike>litte</strike> lot obsessed with the Joker and Harley so what better way to celebrate my birthday than with this crazy couple??</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is <b>Why Aren't You Laughing</b> and is of course inspired by the Joker. It's a plum tinted jelly with a sprinkling of green squares, small red hexes and orange flakies to match the Joker's famous suit, grin, and hair.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is <b>Rev Up Your Harley</b> and is a glitter topper packed full of red and black diamond glitters with small red, black, and white hexes to capture Harley Quinn in all her harlequin beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can I just say that I had some amazing bloggers swatch for this duo? Many thanks going out to <a href="https://instagram.com/paintednubbs/">paintednubbs</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/spilledmilknails/">spilledmilknails</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/teasp00n/">teasp00n</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the scented polish lovers out there should be excited to know that I've added <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/add-scent">12 new scents</a> to the list of scents that can be added to any order, any polish but only through my main website <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.com/">www.spellboundnails.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy the sale while it lasts and happy shopping,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies!! I know I'm not around much anymore, and I definitely recommend following me on Instagram (@<a href="http://www.instagram.com/spellbound_nails">spellbound_nails</a>) to keep more up to date than following my blog. Buuuttt Halloween is my favorite holiday so I did two nail art designs to celebrate, and I thought I'd post them here too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first I want to show you is actually the second design I did and what is on my nails right now. I started with a base of white and used the fingerprint stamp on Vivid Lacquer's VL009. I added lots of blood drops to my accent nail and a few to my index and thumb. A few highlights and shadows on the blood drops and this design was done. Easy peasy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second design I want to share is so fun! I started with a base of OPI Cosmo with a Twist and added blobs of Barielle Hawaiian Sunset. I painted my accent nail with Barielle Hawaiian Sunset and painted the jack-o-lantern in white and then went over that with a yellow tinted glow pigment mixed with clear polish. I loved how it had the lit pumpkin look in the day and really lit up at night! Like I said, so fun!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This wasn't done for Halloween but it reminded me of something very Halloween before cleanup ... like frost bite gone bad or the fingertips of some evil witch so enjoy. ;) Colors used are OPI Colors of the You-niverse and OPI By the Light of the Moon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those of you who have followed me for a while will know that I'm a HUGE fan of Disney. So I thought it was finally time to take some inspiration and create a fairy tale collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/full-size-fairy-tale-collection">Full Size Collection</a> ($52.00)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/mini-fairy-tale-collection">Mini Collection</a> ($26.50)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Individual polishes, in mini and full size bottles, can also be purchased for <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.com/">our website</a> for $4.50 per mini and $8 (Falling in Love) and $9 (for the rest of the collection).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so excited making this collection. I thought back to everything I read and watched as a kid and tried to put it into colors lol. The Fairy Tale Collection is meant to be the ultimate fairy tale experience for your nails. It'll take you through the highs and lows of finding love for the first time, losing love, fighting against everything and anything that stands in your way, and ultimately finding (and keeping) it again in the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had the idea of holding the brush in the sun for a fun glowing brush shot and it turned out better than I hoped!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Looking for swatches? Look no further!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://paintednubbs.blogspot.com/2015/07/spellbound-nails-fairytale-collection.html">Painted Nubbs</a> has a swatch and review blog post.</span></div>
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Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-75376518913567236082015-08-14T11:09:00.000-04:002015-08-16T10:22:15.552-04:00Wood Watches by JORD Review (PIC HEAVY)<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: white;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/#spellboundnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wood Watches by JORD</a>. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies! I was given the amazing opportunity to try and review one of the gorgeous wooden watches from <a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/#spellboundnails" target="_blank">JORD</a>. If you've never heard of JORD before or have never seen their watches take a look below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jord has so many designs, shapes, and colors to choose from, but I picked Zebrawood and Maple from the Fieldcrest Series. This wood has such an interesting 'zebra' striped pattern on it, and I wanted nothing more than to recreate this with nail art! Keep reading for that. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Upon opening the box I was stunned to see this box inside. It's a beautiful light wood keepsake box that contained the info on JORD, the JORD wood watch I chose wrapped around a cute little pillow, and a few extra links just in case I measured my wrist wrong when having it sized (fyi: I did) but it was super easy to add one of the extra links!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little background on JORD to go with the photos. JORD (Swedish for earth, soil, land) uses a variety of natural and sustainably sourced woods from across the globe. Woods such as those used in their current series of watches - bamboo, maple, sandalwood, blackwood, cherry, zebrawood, koa, purple heart, ebony, and rosewood. That's 100% natural wood without the use of harsh chemicals to treat or protect the wood with stainless steel clasps to help keep them hypoallergenic! Of course, that doesn't guarantee you won't have an allergic reaction so watch out (no pun intended) for any signs or symptoms but I speak for myself when I say I have allergies to nearly everything and my watch didn't bother me a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">JORD also ships worldwide so don't be afraid to <a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/#spellboundnails" target="_blank">go take a browse</a> if you're one of my lovely international followers! They even ship to P.O. boxes with a valid credit card and billing address. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now, the moment you've all been waiting for ... NAILS!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I chose this specific watch for this pattern! If I was getting a wood watch I wanted an awesome wood grain pattern that I could recreate on my nails, and it doesn't get better than this!! This mani is actually completely customized. I custom mixed three bottles of polish to get the color as close as humanly possible to the wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a huge success in my humble opinion! I started out with a light brown base, sponged on a medium brown, and finished with a hand drawn wood grain pattern in a dark brown.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: white;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from </span><a href="http://www.woodwatches.com/#spellboundnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wood Watches by JORD</a><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: white;">. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span>Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-19740631002354549672015-05-21T15:03:00.000-04:002015-05-21T15:03:22.659-04:00Memorial Day Sale<span style="font-size: large;">Hello hello!!! There are a lot of Memorial Day sales out there but there can be only ONE Spellbound Nails sale. ;) (Highlander anyone?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a little picture heavy (edit: a lot picture heavy), but I wanted to share my excitement and pictures with any who might be interested. For those who aren't here's a pic of my nails done for the con using my Spellbound Nails Leave the Brakes On, Holo Back Girl!, Carbon Copy, and lots of acrylic paint. I apologize for the bad picture quality but I stayed up late painting them. There's a slightly better pic in one of the collages below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The con was a 3 day event but I could only make it for Saturday and Sunday. So I planned two costumes based around Doctor Who. I decided I wanted to be Eleven, and went ahead and found or put together some images and then built my costumes around them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I needed a fez and a bowtie for both outfits and I decided it would be simpler to just craft them myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Fez:</i> (black poster board, red felt, & lots of glue)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tassel:</i> Tapestry Tread</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Suspenders: </i>Hot Topic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Shorts:</i> Walmart (No Boundaries)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tights: </i>Walmart</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Shoes:</i> Charles Albert (second hand)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Dress:</i> Hot Topic (Eleven) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sonic Screwdriver: </i>Hot Topic (Eleven)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday my niece and I went. She dressed as Tris from Divergent and got a lot of attention over her Divergent temporary tattoos. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday I went with the boyfriend. It was a ton of fun. <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now in an attempt to keep things short ... slightly shorter? I put together a few collages of our time at the con. Enjoy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And my most favorite-est things from the con are my prints of me with the Tardis in both my costumes. The first one I will apologize for. I didn't pay to have the print sent to my email so I had to take a picture of it through the plastic and it reflected. I learned my lesson with Sunday's Tardis pic and had it email to me as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I attempted the same pose and think I did wonderfully. I was a little sad to learn that K-9 was on loan for Saturday only so I couldn't get him in the second picture but I love it best anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had an amazing time, and I'm already planning next year's costume ... or Halloween's costume if I can't wait that long lol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed seeing my time at the con. Let me know what you think in the comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use the code <b>MOM2015 </b>for 20% off all orders. Orders over $100 use the code <b>MOM100 </b>for 30% off!! The sale ends 11:59pm EST May 10th and can be used on our main site of <a href="http://spellboundnails.com/">spellboundnails.com</a> and on our Etsy shop <a href="http://spellboundnails.etsy.com/">spellboundnails.etsy.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span>Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-87726925651542823112015-03-25T12:18:00.000-04:002015-03-25T12:18:15.450-04:00Caught In My Web<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.4899997711182px; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/?ref=1901">Born Pretty Store</a></span><span style="color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another post already? Yes! I was contacted by the Born Pretty Store and given the chance to review some of their products. I knew immediately what I wanted to do. I sketched out two designs, a dark and a light, and picked out products I could use for them. Here is my dark design. Welcome to my web. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been forever since I've done a border/frame nail and I struggled like crazy to figure it out again, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I started with a black base and leaving a border around cuticle and sides painted white down my nails. I went over that with China Glaze Adventure Red-y. And then finished by tipping my nails with black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the web looking stamp on <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=17257&affiliate_banner_id=1" rel="nofollow">Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate BP12</a> and some white polish. It wasn't a stamping polish (and I'm no stamping genius lol) so I did have some trouble picking up the small details in the middle of the web, but I really love how it turned out anyway. After stamping I went over the border again with some black acrylic paint. The borders are a little wobbly looking in maco but looked amazing to the named eye.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finished the design with a spider. I created this using a previously purchased <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=287&affiliate_banner_id=1" rel="nofollow">Born Pretty Store 3 Size Pearls Wheel</a> (in the largest size) and a diamond gem from the <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=18147&affiliate_banner_id=1" rel="nofollow">Mixed Multisize Rhinestones</a> I got as part of my sample packet. Then I used black and white acrylic to draw on some legs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can I just say how much I adore these mixed rhinestones?? You get a little of everything. There's a variety of colors in small, medium, and large. I will definitely be using these in more manis!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, did you get caught in my web? Let me know what you think in the comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And don't forget to use SBN10K31 for 10% off your <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/?ref=1901" rel="nofollow">Born Pretty Store</a> order if you decide you can't live without these products! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies!! I'm really excited to share today's post with you. I received a really nice sampler box of OPI Infinite Shine polishes as part a collaboration between OPI and Preen.Me. Those of you who follow me on Instagram will have seen a sneak peek of these polishes in my 15 second unboxing video. I immediately had my eye on the two pinks in my sampler and since it's now Spring (Is it? Is it <i>really</i>??? -_- The snow here says different) I went with what I think is a very Spring themed mani.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along with the polishes I also received the OPI Infinite Shine base coat and top coat as part of the sampler. These polishes are said to have a hi-def gel like shine that wears up to 10 days without the light or the soak needed for removal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First thoughts:</b> I love the base coat. It went on smoothly, dried quickly, and didn't bubble or anything like that and my mani held up really well which is surprising because I've only found one (now discontinued) base coat that works well with my body chemistry. It was a light colored mani so I didn't really expect it to stain and it didn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I'm iffy about the top coat simply because it smeared my stamping long after I allowed it to 'set' for a few minutes. It also took a long time to dry - feeling tacky and not set long after applying. I know Seche Vite spoils me with how quickly it dries but the nails I used the OPI Infinite Shine top coat on still had me worried about bumping them about half an hour later. However, once it dried it had a really nice shine - on par with my Seche Vite so that's saying something! And it held up really well. I'm not easy on my nails but there wasn't much, if any, wear showing on any of my nails after the 2-3 days I wore it. Would I use this again? </span><span style="font-size: large;">For a simple one color or gradient mani: yes. For nail art I've spent hours on: NO!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Woohoo!! I had a credit card offer come in the mail today so I have myself a much better scraper than that bit of cardboard from the video. This means I get a better and more complete image lol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still don't have the set up for a video, but I rigged up much better lighting for this one at least. :) I also realized I paint over (and over and over) my nails way too much while editing this video given how much painting I had to cut out lol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have so many more polishes to try out and a few more manis already done and waiting to be posted to stick around or scroll back to the top, look to the right, and follow me so you don't miss a post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello, hello lovelies!!! Another Thursday A-Z Challenge post. Today's post is Q for Quirky. Quirky being something odd, peculiar, and strange. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I know some of the ladies had trouble finding quirky inspiration but even from the start my mind went immediately to the Mad Hatter and then expanded to all of Alice in Wonderland. What's quirkier than that??</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're All Mad Here on my thumb was created with the help of a vinyl. I removed the letters from the vinyl, leaving a stencil behind, that I painted over with white. I think the small amount of smudging adds to the overall effect. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The index and pinky nail both use a base of Spellbound Nails Upelkuchen (from my <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/eat-drink-be-alice-duo?tid=27">Eat, Drink, and Be Alice Duo</a> - can be purchased separately as well). Both the tipping, spilling tea cups and the 'Eat Me' tag were handpainted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the jumbled clock stamp (<a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=18782&affiliate_banner_id=1">BP-39</a>) that I received for review from the Born Pretty Store on my middle finger. If you read last week's post you'll remember that I said it would work perfectly for an Alice in Wonderland mani! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And last but not least I used <b><a href="http://nailmoscow.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-14-flowers.html">let's paint Moscow</a></b> and her much better 'painting the roses red' mani as inspiration for my ring nail. I started with a base of Spellbound Nails <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/buckingham-gardens?tid=23">Buckingham Gardens</a> (this looks a good deal darker in my pictures than in person) and painted the roses with white, red, and black acryic, adding the leaves with various shades of green.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think this is my most favorite mani in a long, long, LONG time! I could not be happier!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do you think? Is this mani quirky enough to fit the challenge? Let me know in the comments and don't forget to check out the manis from the other lovely artists in this challenge below. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies! This week's A-Z challenge was P for Pale. I took a little leeway ... okay a <i>lot </i>of leeway with this week's challenge. Instead of going with pale or pastel polishes I went deep and dark and used 'pale as death' as my inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been calling this mani <b>Your Number's Up</b> in my head since I couldn't resist using the jumbled number stamp that was on the stamping plate too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being honest I almost didn't want to stamp over this. I started with a two coat base of Vintage Gray [Petites Color Fever] and then used some saran wrap to smudge on acrylic paint in White, Black, Pewter Gray, and Khaki. I topped it with a coat of my very own Fairy Dust like holographic topper, Spellbound Nails <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.com/product/holo-back-girl">Holo Back Girl</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I received this stamping plate (<a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=18782&affiliate_banner_id=1" rel="nofollow">BP-39</a>) from the Born Pretty Store as a nice addition to a review package (review coming soon) and it couldn't have come at a better time! This skull stamp was seriously the hardest thing to stamp EVER! And it had nothing to do with the stamp itself and everything to do with having such a dark base. The stamp was really great with such clean lines that are deep enough to give you a perfect stamp! My problem came with not having anything opaque enough to stamp over the dark base. I wanted neon green but surprise surprise that didn't work. I went through nearly my entire polish collection trying to find a polish that would show up - one that wasn't white because I <i>always</i> use white!! I finally used an undiluted metallic that I sometimes use to mix polish, but it worked perfectly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This mani was so sparkly and shiny in person! And I'm already dreaming of an Alice in Wonderland mani with that jumbled number stamp. If you'd like to try the stamp for yourself you can find it on the Born Pretty Store website <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=18782&affiliate_banner_id=1" rel="nofollow">here</a>. As of today (2/27) it is on sale for $0.99! If you do decide to place an order you can use my promo code <b>SBN10K31 </b>for 10% off. This code is good on full price items only though so if you're just picking up this stamping plate while it's on sale it will tell you the code is invalid ... but can you really shop at BPS and <i>not </i>fill your cart with goodies? Seriously, don't even try to tell me I'm the only one who does this because I won't believe it!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to check out the other Pale manis below, and have a good weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span><br />
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Not only is it an old design redone ... it's a vintage design!!! Double the old!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think the matte mani has a more victorian feel to it but it's really pretty shiny!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Between 2012 and now I seem to have forgotten how to draw roses. I struggled like crazy to get them to look even this nice. And I've discovered a terrible horror with my polish collection - I don't have a minty mint!!! I actually had to custom mix the color I used and it's far too blue for my minty tastes. But overall I'm actually very happy with this design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh how very far I've come in 3 years. Here is the original design and my new ... and improved design? I don't know. Which is your favorite?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today's post is for N which is for New. This isn't technically a new technique for me as I've done a watermarble before and attempted it another time or two but what <i>is</i> new about it is that it actually worked this time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with two coats of a basic white on my nails, taped around my fingers, and then started making my designs with Wet n Wild [<b>Candy-licious</b>], Wet n Wild [<b>On a Trip</b>], and the basic white again. I had originally intented to use pink, purple, and blue but the blue refused to spread out once it touched the water so I defaulted to white and I think it's perfect! So glad the blue didn't work!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first few fingers took the brunt of my learning curve. I didn't do enough designs, I couldn't gauge correctly where to stick my fingers to pick up the best design and ended up getting the tail-end of them. It was a comedy act ... right up until I spilled the whole bowl of water plus already made marble right into my lap, all over the chair, and the floor while trying to do my right hand. Thankfully I'd already gotten these pictures because the designs were slightly ruined by polish splatters during cleanup. So yeah, that was a new experience too. :( But long after the memories and panic fade I shall forever have the pictures of my first successful watermarble and that's something to treasure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week I tried something new for me. I used acrylic paint. It's much different sponging on acrylic paint than it is sponging on nail polish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I apologize for the quality but I snapped this with my phone. This is my new work station. It's just one of those collapsible dinner trays/stands you can pick up at Walmart. I even picked up a brand new file since I started doing my nails more often; it's a Revlon Shape 'N' Buff. From base coat to top coat I used: Revlon Colorstay (the original, not the new gel base), a plain white polish, Apple Barrel acrylic in Purple Iris, Lime Tree, Jack-O-Lantern, and Bright Magenta, and then finished with Seche Vite top coat. Also shown is the eyeshadow applicators I use as sponges for manis like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like I said, sponging acrylic paint is much different than sponging nail polish. My eyeshadow applicator usually leaves a nice dimply textured pattern behind but the texture of acrylic seems to be wetter and thinner and left these really cool almost brush strokes instead. I'm oddly reminded of a child's crayon scribblings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a plain white polish under it all to really make the bright colors I picked pop. I'm actually really loving this mani ... though I almost wish I had kept this on a little longer and stamped something childish over it to really complete the kid's scribbles idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span>Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-37356538352710070702015-01-29T18:21:00.000-05:002015-03-05T14:02:30.795-05:00A-Z Weekly Challenge - L is for Lines<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: #323232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.4899997711182px; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.barielle.com/" style="color: #0033a9; text-decoration: none;">Barielle</a></span><span style="color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A post? A real post? I know it's been forever, and I really apologize. I hate saying it, but I always thought a little badly about bloggers who started making nail polish and suddenly disappeared from the blogging community, but I totally get it now. Running a business is insanely hard. Having a life while running a business is next to impossible. Blogging (a job in itself) while juggling getting a new business on its feet and real life? Impossible, or simply so much extra, stressful work that most never even try after the initial rush.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But things are finally settling into place for me. I'm still super busy, but I finally feel like Spellbound Nails the business is easing into a rhythm and life is slotting into the open areas of this. After a year of the only polish on my nails being something that got there accidentally while mixing I'm finally finding time to do my nails at least once a week. They usually don't last more than a day ... a few hours depending on how many orders I have to get mixed and shipped, but that's more than I thought would ever happen this time last year. So I'm going to try my best to share my nails with you again. I'm not going to promise quality pictures every time. Sometimes the best you'll get is a quick picture snapped on my phone, but I hope you'll enjoy them all the same.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In an attempt to motivate myself even more to post more often I've become part of a great group doing an A-Z weekly challenge. I'm late coming in so they're already up to Lines for L but I managed two attempts at this letter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first attempt started with a white base that I used a fan brush to brush Wet n Wild '<b>On A Trip</b>', Sinful Colors ' <b>Mint Apple</b>', Wet n Wild '<b>Candy-licious</b>', and Sinful Colors '<b>Hazard</b>' over. This was my first attempt at a fan brush mani. I'm not too sure about it. It looks great close up but is kind of a jumble once leaving the distance of the tip of your nose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With this in mind I dug out some homemade vinyls and did a zigzag pattern over it using China Glaze '<b>Stone Cold</b>'. This is from their Hunger Games Capitol Colours collection from way back in 2012 I believe during the release of the first Hunger Games movie. I absolutely love this metallic matte color, and it's still perfection after so long!! It does start drying and setting pretty quickly though so not perfect for vinyls. You can see in the above picture some of the ragged edges left behind when I peeled the vinyls off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My second design for Lines was a design I've been wanting to do since I received these polishes for review. Honestly, I think it turned out even better than how I imagined!! I started with a two coat base of Barielle 'Kiss Me Kate', Barielle 'Autumn in Seoul' for the accent nail. Once Kiss Me Kate was completely dry I used more homemade zigzag vinyls and painted over them with Autumn in Seoul. It seems these colors are just made for zigzag manis are my <a href="http://spellboundnails.blogspot.com/2014/11/barielle-jetsetter-collection-zigzag.html">original review</a> used them too. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added a <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=2400&affiliate_banner_id=1%22%20target=%22_blank%22" rel="nofollow">gold stud</a> from the Born Pretty Store to my accent nail and it was done. It's such a simple, wearable mani that I don't want to take it off until it's too chipped to see. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really hope you enjoyed my 'Line' manis, and I'm looking forward to finding time to do a multi-colored design for next week. Until then check out the other lovelies doing this challenge with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To start set down a piece of card stock, set your phone in one corner and trace around it. I set the phone slightly over the edge of the card stock and tilted the pen under the case a little while tracing. This will give it a better fit ... making sure the card stock doesn't hang over the edges of your phone and will be easier to hold when it's finished. Cut a square following the lines you traced. I didn't but you can round out the corners if you like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remove the case from your phone and use the camera hole as a guide, trace a rough outline. If you're not using a case you'll have an extra step or two. Some tracing paper held over your camera, a little tracing, and you can move onto the next step, holding the tracing paper over the card stock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Different phones and different models will have the camera in different places but the general idea is the same. I have an iphone 5c and my camera is to the far side of this outline so I lined up my hole punch and punched a hole. Put the card stock over your phone again to make sure the hole lines up with your camera, leaving room around all sides. Also check that the cabochon fits over the hole. It should touch all sides of the card stock and shouldn't fall through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This step uses epoxy. I'm not sure how any other glue would work since the cabochon is glass, and I know most glues don't work on glass - at least not for long and we want this to last, right?? Splurge a little and get some epoxy. This step is kind of a one shot deal. You don't want epoxy all over the front of the cabochon so be careful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put a small amount of epoxy around the hole in the card stock. Carefully, I repeat - CAREFULLY, center the cabochon and set it into the hole. A cabochon curves in on one side and out on the other. You want the side that curves in against your camera so set it into the hole so this happens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*<b>Update: </b>I realized after making this tutorial that it would actually be easier to flip the card stock over and set the cabochon over the hole ensuring the card stock lays flat over your phone. The choice is yours; I've shown both options in the picture above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let the epoxy set and dry for a few hours or even overnight. Once it's completely dry it's ready for use. Take everyday pictures like usual and then break out your trusty new macro lens when needed. Simply place it over the back of your phone, cabochon centered over your camera, and since you cut the card stock to the size of your phone you're hand will just naturally hold the card stock with lens in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like I said, it's not perfect. If you're looking for perfection and have the money ... and aren't a clumsy phone dropping oaf like me I recommend just buying a macro lens ... maybe even go in for a lens pack and get the fish-eye and wide angle too. But if you're looking for simple macro pics or just want a few macro nail pics I hope this helps you all save a little money. :)</span></div>
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Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-52094066423164362522014-12-09T23:06:00.003-05:002014-12-09T23:06:57.624-05:00Spellbound Nails Harry Potter Inspired Book 1 Collection<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies! I am so very excited for today's post. It's part one of my Christmas gift to you and something I've been planning for months and months ... pretty much since I started making nail polish I knew I wanted to do this collection. The idea has grown since then to be a massive, multiple collection idea that has taken so much planning but I'm finally ready to start sharing this with you. What is this massive top secret idea? Harry Potter, of course! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Those of you who know me even a little know how utterly obsessed I am with Harry Potter! So many years after the last book and I still pick them up occasionally for a re-read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started this series in a way I thought was very appropriate - with Book 1. I took some of my favorite things from the book and turned them into polish. And in an attempt to be symbolic, I created 7 polishes. 7 books, 7 horcuxes, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this will be such a long, image heavy post please click the Read More below. If you'd like to simply skip this post and check out the polish for yourself you can find it <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/full-size-book-1-collection-harry-potter-inspired">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to my very first Harry Potter collection! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hogwarts Express</b> is a bright red jelly polish with gold and midnight brown flakies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may not think of it in the same way or think it's very important but I adored the Hogwarts Express and wanted to ride on the train to Hogwarts with Harry every year because I knew this was his lifeline. THIS was the thing taking him away from the Dursleys every year, the place he made his very first friend, and it was a place filled with laughter and love not just for Harry but for every Hogwarts student past and present since the invention of the Express. The Hogwarts Express is the first taste of magic for so many, and I'm not sure Hogwarts (or the friendships inside the castle) would be quite the same without it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oddly, this polish right here was the start of everything. Kind of how it was in the books. So much happened before the troll but it was such a life changing moment that created the trio we know and love. Would Harry Potter truly exist without Ron and Hermione? Would Harry and Ron have ever accepted Hermione without the troll and his bogeys??</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bluebell Flames </b>is a baby blue polish with a blue shimmer that glows a bright aqua in the dark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other polishes may have a lovely reason why I chose them but this polish is completely and totally personal. I just loved this spell. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I love to sit in front of a fireplace and watch the flames dance so I think being able to simply scoop up a flame and carry it around in a bottle would be awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mirror of Erised </b>is a mirror like silver holographic polish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Mirror of Erised is such a great and terrible thing. Harry finally gets to see his parents, grandparents, so many family members that I'm sure there are no pictures of anywhere ... but the urge to simply sit before the mirror and waste away is so overpowering. I think this moment is one of the most heart-wrenching of the entire series, and to actually see it brought to life in the movie brought me to tears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unicorn Blood </b>is a shimmery based glitter topper filled with iridescent glitter of various sizes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No unicorns were harmed in the making of this polish for unicorn blood is something so monstrous that even the Hog's Head has banned the sale of it, forbade customers from even asking about it. To kill something so pure and defenseless to save yourself will give you a half-life, a cursed-life, from the moment the blood touches your lips. I wanted something beautiful and delicate to represent this beautiful creature, and I like to think I succeeded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Philosopher's Stone </b>is a shimmery red polish with holographic gold square glitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How could I not create a polish based on the main objective of the first book?? And what Philosopher's Stone is complete without its ability to make gold?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Man with Two Faces </b>is a really gorgeous purple/red thermal with holographic silver and red glitter. For those who don't know this means the polish changes color with temperature changes. This one changes from a bright purple when it's cold to a crimson-y red when it's hot. For short nails this means you'll mostly get a one toned color change. If you're outside on a cold day your nails will be purple, sitting in front of a fire or heater will produce a crimson nail. Or you can do like I did for the pictures and impress your friends by dunking your nails in hot or cold water. However, for those with longer nails (nails that extend past the nail bed and over the edges of your fingers) you'll get a really awesome ombre effect. The tips of your nails have no body heat for the polish to compete with so they will turn purple very easily leaving the nail attached to your nail bed crimson. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure you know where the inspiration for this one came from. Quirell and his bright purple turban hiding Voldemort with his crimson colored eyes. This was the second polish I created for this collection and I just knew it needed to be a thermal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am extremely happy and excited about this collection, and I really hope you are too. Let me know your favorites in the comments. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span>Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-3310871758338721992014-11-27T14:24:00.002-05:002014-11-27T14:24:40.737-05:00Spellbound Nails Christmas 2014 Collection<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies!!! Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. I don't know about you but I'm more than ready to eat my weight in turkey and stuffing and all the fixin's today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm also really excited to announce that my Christmas Collection is finally being released. :) I'm going to attempt to keep this short and to the point as I know a lot of you will be spending the day with family, some of you resting up for late night or early morning Black Friday shopping. So onto the polishes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a little of everything Christmas in this collection and then added a dash of carefully chosen scent for each polish - optional of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've always admired theses kinds of bottle/brush close ups so I decided to try my own. They're not hard to do and they look amazing so you'll definitely be seeing more of them in the future. Now I just have to work on getting the angle of each picture the same. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reindeer poo is a brown tinted jelly with gold and tangerine flakies. The optional scent for this polish is reindeer poo - a slightly fruity scent with hints of woods and vanilla.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Candy Cane Kisses is like crushed candy canes for your nails with rainbow shimmer, red micro-glitter, white hex glitter, and red and white bar glitter. This polish comes with optional candy cane scent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elf Sweat is like candy in a jar. It has a clear rainbow shimmered base with dots in a variety of sizes and colors. This polish comes with optional elf sweat scent - like candy, candy canes, candy corn, syrup, and soda. It's a very sweet scent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What Happens Under the Mistletoe (shortened to Under the Mistletoe to fit on my labels) is a green tinted base packed full of micro-flakies. The gold-green and red-gold flakies create an amazing gold shimmer that has an almost rainbow effect in various lights. This polish comes with optional mistletoe scent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And last but not least is Frosty's Melting. I created this polish to look like a melted snowman with orange triangles for the nose, large and small black dots for coal eyes, mouth, and the buttons down the front. All packed into a white crelly base with blue shimmer and blue micro-flakies. This polish comes with optional snow/snowman scent - a vanilla mint with a hint of woods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy your Thanksgiving ya'all. Be safe, happy, and healthy. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span>Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-22248064279598191212014-11-15T11:47:00.000-05:002014-11-15T11:47:35.578-05:00Barielle Jetsetter Collection | ZigZag Gradient Nail Art<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.barielle.com/" style="color: #0033a9; text-decoration: none;">Barielle</a></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies!! Some of you may have seen the black & white sneak peek of this mani on my Instagram account (@<a href="http://instagram.com/spellbound_nails">spellbound_nails</a>) - now see it in full color! I was sent some really gorgeous fall colored polishes by <a href="http://www.barielle.com/">Barielle</a> from their fall/winter Jetsetter Collection. I'm not a great swatcher, but I pride myself on my nail art. With this in mind, I set myself the challenge of using them all in one mani. 6 polishes in one mani? It was a little challenging, but I love the final product!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started by painting my index and my pinky nails with my all time new favorite brown <i>Autumn in Seoul</i>. This is seriously the most gorgeous brown. It's a little bit red and a little bit gold with a light shimmer and a metallic-y finish that does streak a little but a good layer of top coat took care of that. This color leaves me wanting to paint my nails and just leave them that color all fall long so you know it's an amazing color!! While the brown was drying I took a sponge and created a gradient using (from cuticle down) <i>Irish Eyes</i>, <i>Gondola Ride</i>, <i>Rain in Spain</i>, and lastly <i>Kiss Me Kate</i>. There's not a huge difference between the green shades of <i>Irish Eyes</i> and <i>Gondola Ride</i> but the fade between greens is actually more visible in person than in pictures so I was pleased! I added some <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=1901&products_id=2400&affiliate_banner_id=1">Born Pretty 2mm round gold studs</a> to help it compete with the pattern I knew I was adding to the gradient. And lastly I did the pattern with <i>Midnight in Paris</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found this really awesome pattern while browsing for zigzag patterns to use. I was going to do a simple zigzag but then this one popped up in my search so I ran it through my Silhouette software and printed/cut it with my Silhouette vinyl cutter. It was tricky because the pattern was nowhere close to the simple peel and stick patterns I've been using but thankfully I had some vinyl transfer paper on hand and after 4 trials and errors before this I managed to get the pattern on my nails nearly perfectly. After that it was the simple paint over and peel off of regular vinyls. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the shades I used in case you were wondering. And I'm very sure I'll be finding all kinds of fun things to do with these all fall and winter long ... and probably longer because most of these are such great basic shades that can be used all year long and ones that everyone should have in their collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I leave you with one last mani pic. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do you think? Do you have a favorite color from the Jetsetter Collection? As always, let me know in the comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies and happy Halloween. This is my favorite time of year so boy do I have a post for you! It has candy and nail art and my Halloween costume! Are you ready?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Candy is essential to Halloween. No matter if you're manning the door for the hordes of fairy and monster (or Anna and Elsa this year) dressed trick or treaters, going out and knocking on doors yourself (with or without kids), or turning off your lights and gorging yourself on it while vegging with a night of horror movies this holiday kinda revolves around candy. So I thought, besides chocolate covered candy bars, that I would share one of my favorite candies with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am being completely serious when I say <a href="http://www.torieandhoward.com/">Torie & Howard</a> have some of the best, most amazing hard candy - and it's organic too if that makes a difference to you. The d'anjou pear & cinnamon candy (as seen in the Halloween bowl above) is my favorite of favorites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How did I get enough to fill a Halloween bowl ... and still have some left over you ask? Is this a sponsored post where you get free candy to feed us a line? NO! I was subscribed to the <a href="http://lovewithfood.com/invite?m=r&ref=xLE">Love with Food</a> monthly box and got a sample in last year's Halloween box. Love ... there's no more to say. I searched and searched but couldn't find them around here and couldn't talk myself into paying shipping for candy (yet). I was at my breaking point when Love with Food had a sale on their website. I immediately used my referral and review points ... and bought a 5 pound bag. Yes, you read that right - a 5 pound bag.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Torie & Howard were so nice. They sent me my 5 pound bag of candy, a handwritten letter, a sample bag of all their flavors and an info packet that told me they were getting a new flavor! Meyer Lemon & Raspberry. How will I ever live without trying this new flavor? I don't know. If you can't live without trying these hard candies (and believe me you really can't!) head over to the <a href="http://www.torieandhoward.com/">Torie & Howard website</a> and pick up some of your own or use their <a href="http://www.torieandhoward.com/pages/store-locator.html">store locator</a> to see if they're being sold near you. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Halloween (at least for us nail people) is about what Halloween inspired nails we're wearing. Mine used a base of <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/instant-primordial-soup-mix">Instant Primordial Soup Mix</a> from my Casper inspired <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/full-size-give-ghost-collection">Give Up The Ghost Collection</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Very simple to do with the right tools. I used my Silhouette machine to cut out spooky pumpkin faces and used the outside shape as a guide to sponge into instead of using the vinyls themselves. I just like the smoother feel this gives my nails better than painting over vinyls. As for the pumpkin faces ... I'm seeing Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie ... and oddly The Snowmen from Doctor Who. Not sure about any others ... what do you see in the faces?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the very best part of these nails ... they glow in the dark!!! And since I painted black over the glow you can see the faces perfectly when they glow. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And what Halloween is complete without a costume? For me - no Halloween! It's a tradition of mine to dress up and hand out candy and last night was the night for our community. Sadly, we live on the outskirts of a small town and the kids around here have pretty much outgrown trick or treating. We got one trick or treater and they came early so I wasn't fully in costume. :( So I'll share with you in hopes of curbing my disappointment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was a deer/faun this year. And I spent a few days and a few dollars crafting my leafy headband and my own ears. And then I took a day earlier in the week to test my makeup (if you follow my instagram @spellbound_nails you've already seen this test) so I'm very very happy with how I looked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What did you or will you be getting up to this Halloween? Did you dress up? Leave me comments and/or pictures in the comments section below. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As always, have a safe and haunting Halloween.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's do the sale info first as it's a quick one. It's one day only - the day of my birthday from midnight to midnight. Use the code HAPPYDAY for 29% off your entire order on any of my sites. That's my <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.com/">main store</a> plus <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.storenvy.com/">Storenvy</a> and <a href="http://www.spellboundnails.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> :)</span><br />
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Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-68376907362613382052014-10-21T18:14:00.000-04:002014-10-21T18:14:12.899-04:00Barielle Nail Polish Remover Towelettes Review and Video<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.barielle.com/" style="color: #0033a9; text-decoration: none;">Barielle</a></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies! This post has been a while in coming - almost a month to be exact. Some of you will remember the <a href="http://spellboundnails.blogspot.com/2014/09/fall-is-here-with-maple-leaf-nail-art.html">maple leaf nails</a> I did with the Barielle polishes I received from the company. Well, I also received a tub of their <a href="http://www.barielle.com/Nail-Care/Polish-Remover/Barielle-Love-Your-Nails-Remover-Wipes.html">Love Your Nails Acetone-Free Nail Polish Remover Towelettes</a> to try. I actually used them to remove said maple leaf nails but my phone ran out of space while I was trying to record it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took me a while but I finally gave it another try with some candy corn gradient nails I've been wearing since vacation ... almost 2 weeks ago. I'm a horrible, horrible nail artist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, honest opinions. These wipes aren't horrible! YAY!! The small size really does make it easy to tuck them into a purse or suitcase with no risk of a cap coming off and spilling nail polish remover all over your clothes or god forbid your electronics during a trip. It's a horror story we either tell or hear about all the time so this more than anything else gets my thumbs up! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't counted but the tub states it has 25 towelettes. I found one wipe removed my polish from all 10 nails but I needed a second wipe to do a thorough clean up of stubborn polish and even more stubborn base coat ... so each tub is good for about 12 manis for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And on the subject of cleanup it was seriously a breeze! I haven't tried these wipes with chunky glitter yet but it removed shimmer polishes and dark polishes really well and quickly too. You'll see this in the video. What you won't be able to know from the video is the scent of these wipes. So much better than nail polish remover! Their website says it's a citrus scent and I was a little scared because I'm not a fan of citrus scents. I usually find citrus too cloying, but all I get from these is a light citrus/berry scent that's actually really nice.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The above picture was taken after wipe one but before the thorough clean of wipe two. You can see my index finger has some stubborn base coat and my middle finger has some stubborn polish clinging to the tip. That said, this would be fine if I was rushing out the door. Quick and easy and nearly completely clean ... you really can't ask for much more in a hurry!</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And any worry about drying out my nails was put to rest as soon as I started removing the polish. These towelettes have an almost lotion-like residue that you can see in the picture. Honesty again ... I wasn't sure I liked it at first. It felt <i>really</i> different to liquid nail polish remover and different is always met with resistance lol. But after using the wipes I noticed that my fingers were amazingly soft with no dried out feeling that liquid removers (even the best non-acetone remover I've tried) give me and best of all it did wonderful things for my cuticles! It really reminds me of the Essie cuticle oil pen I have and love but with the Barielle towelettes it gets all over your hands without any extra work. It was like skipping a step in my nail care routine without giving up any of the benefits!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only downside I can find is the price tag. $10.00 is a little out of my price range for everyday use, but these are definitely a must have for any lengthy trip. </span><span style="font-size: large;">That said, Barielle has a <a href="http://www.barielle.com/Nail-Care/Polish-Remover/Barielle-Non-Acetone-Nail-Polish-Remover.html">4oz bottle of a liquid acetone-free remover</a> for the same price. I might splurge and buy myself some for my birthday on the 3rd to see if it's just as good as the wipes. If I do, I'll definitely let you know!</span></div>
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Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-3545329471933169692014-10-03T13:07:00.000-04:002014-10-03T13:07:36.145-04:00Haunted Nighttime Nail Art<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies! I'm excited to bring you my very first Halloween mani. I did this one for the 1st and I'm sad to say I only managed to get one good pic and it's not completely color accurate. :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with a base of Crisp Morning Air from my <a href="http://spellboundnails.indiemade.com/product/full-size-fall-2014-collection">2014 Fall Collection</a> and used an eyeshadow applicator to dab a few splotches of Autumn Sunset. Autumn Sunset is a gorgeous purple polish with a blue shift and that just doesn't show here. It created such an amazing nightime-y effect for this creepy Halloween scene. :( If you're like my mom and you just don't see it ... my index nail has a spindly tree, bats on my middle finger, a haunted mansion on my ring, and a graveyard on my pinky finger with Happy Halloween written on my thumb complete with a raven perched on it. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I topped the sponged base with a coat of Seche Vite top coat and once the whole thing was completely dry I used some homemade Halloween vinyls to create the designs. Unlike my <a href="http://spellboundnails.blogspot.com/2014/09/fall-is-here-with-maple-leaf-nail-art.html">maple leaf nail art</a> I used the outlines of the images this time and dabbed them with black. I apologize for the horrible camera quality pic but this is what I'm talking about when I say outline. I simply dabbed black into the outline and peeled the vinyl off leaving behind a perfect design ... so much easier and less time consuming than trying to hand paint everything. A time and place for everything, right? Be sure to get into the edges of the outline though for nice clean and crisp lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And for the thumb I simply used the vinyl image itself, sticking it to my nail and painting over it with two coats of top coat to smooth it all out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see these colors as close to accurate as I think pictures can possibly capture head over to <a href="http://paintednubbs.blogspot.com/2014/09/spellbound-nails-fall-2014-collection.html">Painted Nubbs' blog post on the 2014 Fall Collection</a>. She has some truly stunning swatches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What kind of nail art are you most looking forward to seeing or trying this Halloween? Let me know in the comments. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley</span>Ashley from Spellbound Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374036658009226333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400683827174120815.post-30262957212656190702014-09-27T23:13:00.001-04:002014-09-27T23:13:26.706-04:00Fall is Here with Maple Leaf Nail Art<span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">*Some products were sent to me for testing and review, completely complimentary, from <a href="http://www.barielle.com/">Barielle</a></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. All thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello lovelies!! More nail art? Yes, I'm really trying to get back into doing my nails and how can you possibly paint nails without doing some pretty nail art?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bring you maple leaf art for fall. I actually did these on the first day of fall but things have been busy so this post got pushed back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started out with 2 coats of Lemondrops and used some cheap Dollar Store bought eyeshadow applicators to lightly sponge on some Hawaiian Sunset, Dinner at 8, and some green China Glaze Holly-Day. Build lightest to darkest as you don't see the lighter colors as well over dark as you do the other way around! In some places I sponged and then used a clean side to sponge over it again - especially the green as this gives it a slightly watercolor smudged look that works perfectly on the maple leaf idea. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A little clean up and you have a perfect base for this mani.</span><br />
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I applied top coat over this and waited for it to dry completely.</span><br />
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While I waited (and being extra careful not to ruin my mani) I used my Silhouette cutter and some handy sticker vinyl to cut out some maple leaf shapes in various sizes for my nails.</span><br />
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Once my nails were completely dry - I repeat <i>completely dry</i> - I applied my homemade maple leaf vinyls. I positioned them much like choosing the swirl in a watermarble ... over the best sponging. ;) Once I had them where I wanted them I painted over the entire nail with China Glaze Holly-Day. If you aren't comfortable painting over the entire nail you can simply sponge the green over the entire nail and clean up any mess. Just be sure to get in good around your maple leaves. You want nice, sharp lines. Also, if you really don't feel comfortable doing peel off vinyls you could totally leave the vinyls on and simply add top coat over them.</span><br />
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It was much simpler than I thought to use a pair of super sharp tweezer while the green was still slightly tacky, grab a leafy corner, and peel the vinyl right off leaving behind a perfectly fall colored maple leaf on each nail.</span><br />
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A note about wear - it was excellent! I did this mani Tuesday and loved it so much I wanted it to last until Saturday so I could wear it to the local potato festival. I honestly didn't hold much hope because polish just doesn't wear well for me anymore. Mixing polish and running Spellbound Nails opens up a ton of chances for me to get splattered with polish or chip a brand new mani. BUT! This mani lasted not just until Saturday but with only minimal tip wear (and one minor splatter on a thumb). And I reallllyyy didn't go easy on them either. I mixed polish as usual, put together a new entertainment center, did some major fall cleaning, and went about my business. Seriously, forgive the phone pic (taken this morning before heading to the festival) but just look at those tips. A little touch up and another layer of top coat and I could wear these for at least another few days if not longer! Many thanks to Barielle for letting me try their <strike>must be magic</strike> polishes.</span><br />
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