tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364739861581456362024-03-05T13:57:08.417-08:00Wizard Of NailsWizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-12735279318083965232017-06-04T08:58:00.001-07:002017-06-04T08:58:02.250-07:00Harry Potter and the Cursed Child<img id="id_b072_4b52_b30e_aef0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z99GZw-_lY8/WTQuBnq7ooI/AAAAAAAAC6M/oha5OATHmIQPYZEc1xODzKrtwaH1bU7lACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_5df_4517_11b_f00b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gAQun9oB0bM/WTQuBp9tlRI/AAAAAAAAC6I/bFwsdK501lEBtzmj-HlhsblmLm8_xG4gQCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Finally got tickets to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in February! It was absolutely magical! Of course I had to paint my nails for the occasion.</div><div>On my left hand I have the book cover (with yellow gradient base), Gryffindor scarf colours, a time turner, a golden snitch, and Gryffindor tie colours.</div><div>On my right hand I have the Deathly Hallows symbol, Slytherin tie colours, the sorting hat, Slytherin scarf colours, and the Cursed Child logo.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I also painted a Barry M Matte top coat over them and I love the finish it makes:</span></div><div><img id="id_b101_6f20_8968_2907" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DbSdAm3byt8/WTQuBEHHkEI/AAAAAAAAC6E/x5_pf9VdCTgaTwJELYU0eaEQuXZ5pvnfACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>Would like to try this more often as it really brings out the detail in my photographs.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Naturally I had to dress for the occasion too with my Harry Potter clothing and jewellery. Here's a few pics from the day:</div><div><img id="id_b26b_f871_ce87_b93" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--rqhtisgx1I/WTQuCGIxysI/AAAAAAAAC6Q/3SS9r2kH7B0xLXk0zYGGwBkRnPXPe7HoACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> </div><div>Really hope I get to go again one day. If you're a Harry Potter fan don't miss out, it's so worth it!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-62989779051659163072017-06-02T13:52:00.001-07:002017-06-02T13:52:10.490-07:00Happy 2017!<img id="id_5fb0_925_cd75_bfc9" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T-hwiWFY1P8/WTHP-Y3LTSI/AAAAAAAAC5s/M67sx_jeSsovh0dE8Z_zkCdOvpUhbR5_QCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 339px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div>New Year's Eve 2016-2017. Using Barry M glitters and metallics and Model's Own Hypergel in black and white for the detail.</div><div>π</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-11672762317961310392017-06-02T13:47:00.001-07:002017-06-02T13:47:53.279-07:00Advent jumpers<div>For last year's Christmas advent nails I decided to paint themed Christmas jumper nails based on either a movie or TV show. Usually I start at 16 and just paint the last 10 days before Christmas. This time I gave myself an extra challenge of starting from day 1. I was also planning on painting a whole hand for each day but that idea soon went out the window (pardon the pun) due to mega busy working hours.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 1:</div><img id="id_688e_af1a_e8a2_aa68" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pkYvPaFxWdA/WTHO713MhLI/AAAAAAAAC5M/BtUpPbcJ0iQysE2LPkuc-Lj6JBy4cRPxQCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 295px; height: auto;"> <div><div>Friends. With "Paper, snow, a ghost", Central Perk, and the holiday armadillo.</div><div><br></div><div>Days 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6:</div><div><img id="id_5883_dd51_ab18_d625" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AvEPqrJf9l0/WTHO7rbcUtI/AAAAAAAAC5A/d1NRUcw3qMMwbH4gse1WZmQjJmoQAI4_QCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 299px; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><img id="id_2fc6_1158_e228_8e5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XAxxRp853x0/WTHO7rP08gI/AAAAAAAAC5E/CP4-FGFD-h00dWOQ_tE5Y4qsLdw_6abgQCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div> Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Harry Potter Gryffindor (with golden snitches) and Slytherin (with snakes), and Adventure Time.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Days 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11:</div><div><img id="id_cf30_9024_32ef_ab4c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xcun75ZzJJA/WTHO73h55uI/AAAAAAAAC5I/bZGT6U63CbE2KCi6z6DowONiGv5ULzuHQCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e52d_dd95_e5f3_a957" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ghkfgi83sfg/WTHO8rjsZPI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/3pf4dQU1xsE4atJltv4wJ12koiDWhVEDgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Toy Story, Frozen, Elf, Home Alone 2 and Home Alone.</div><div><br></div><div>Days 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16:</div><div><img id="id_d51_243_910_a869" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBkAM4Knh2pYR6FQoLz7CmDgyjm8-Mj5v13VsktZh7b6cpqjx5x-wg3AyNSp4LbnOaJmHLhoJmiAuaWQsrX5XcCV7IrzjZ29fWirIc9QHq8X8uTDQhTAZwRkhJngmCbasWDPBJaM_nVc/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_2f35_2847_4aad_8192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUOkzIBFGWO3fPKohKZIYEg_CKRmWIwsTfnKg8SpWY3-FZwm_13e5txPySHGxYFZAZVG8_e2hYRKR1P6xtK5mk_6JF9tvydx1ciaCPwjioRoIUKbwotQ0sn67cp7cBnVAsd_OB6nHwmg/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Bad Santa, Star Wars (with a 'Merry Sithmas'), Die Hard, Mickey Mouse, and Santa's Little Helper from The Simpsons.</div><div><br></div><div>Days 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21:</div><div><img id="id_d7a_b52c_ac24_814f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iIXtbv-b7Vo/WTHO9HspXaI/AAAAAAAAC5c/Nzm1-5gNyNcufllN6Rorxws4Uya2A9JPgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_30d6_e02c_a681_be46" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7KyljVC6MaQ/WTHO9u9_VPI/AAAAAAAAC5g/2NHxD7Qn_4su9E8G3oON-4vWJOAHMfVDgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div>Gremlins, Scrooged, Arnie in Jingle All The Way, Trading Places, and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Days 22, 23, 24 and 25:</div><div><img id="id_98e9_b453_8219_a07f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oymQ6mn9acY/WTHO9zp8UWI/AAAAAAAAC5k/VrqatzSmEvANSmgSLAk5OkaqPftKEVxgwCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_bfb9_281e_3891_2e10" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0dd0Rb0zhew/WTHO985quvI/AAAAAAAAC5o/wPrafrEiZ6A1mgPiSSzEOyzrkpQQkYcAwCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div></div><div>Muppets Christmas Carol, A Nightmare Before Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and a Christmas tree.</div><div><br></div><div>Merry Christmas everyone! π</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-17492005385153932802017-04-25T11:37:00.001-07:002017-04-25T11:37:46.029-07:00The Winter Mermaid<img id="id_862e_ed24_f9ea_8d1e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b9aIUAiaQ9s/WP-Vaie8Y-I/AAAAAAAAC2s/OIFmwNssNgYHoEX71V_niyTMC2pg7kG-ACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>After the (almost) success of my Halloween challenge I decided to take part in a little November nail art challenge on Instagram. Needless to say this one didn't go as well and I only got as far as the first day.</div><div>The theme of this one was 'mermaid'. Decided to go with a winter mermaid theme and use some icy blue colours. Also added a little scarf on the silhouette of Ariel.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-28360934337471501972017-04-25T09:13:00.001-07:002017-04-25T11:15:49.440-07:0031 Days of Halloween<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">*Warning* longest blog post yet!</span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Last October I decided to give myself a little nail art challenge. Turns out it wasn't quite so little and was definitely a challenge (especially whilst working full time) but it was so much fun.</span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The challenge was to paint a different Horror or Halloween film on my nails every day for the entire month. I also watched each of the films as I was painting them.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Day 1:</span></div><div><img id="id_775c_dcb3_507e_41c7" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r8hFjjYaX2w/WP90uGXiGlI/AAAAAAAAC1c/fuO7FgNXUycuFuZbvM0DHDirlU1IaIDYwCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div>The Shining (1980)</div><div>I'm a huge Stephen King fan and although he's not a fan of the film, it's still a classic.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 2:</div><div><img id="id_7814_3c91_9e17_dd25" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AupiNil9ekg/WP90fiJjJpI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/3qpTkqWC4JA9PB1wQFF5jdvC5CyaXLZvwCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Hocus Pocus (1993)</div><div>My favourite Halloween film since I was a kid. It's one of my traditions to watch this every year at Halloween.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 3:</div><div><img id="id_edcd_b244_c23d_6b8a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u3UmhvN4KF0/WP90oM-39JI/AAAAAAAAC1U/DEltFT3PvbwQ2pQGVuQdQLS_b9htoKlVgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Scream (1996)</div><div>One of my first ever horror films when I was 13.</div><div>This was also the first ever portrait I painted on my nail and I was so happy with how it turned out, it became a bit of a theme...</div><div><br></div><div>Day 4:</div><div><img id="id_a7a2_267c_4168_7b28" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Jn49ruLnVs/WP90YnQTO1I/AAAAAAAAC1M/YorpMyO1eq8TEpBnoK-IXw_BinZEzWKdACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Dracula (1931)</div><div>Love an old black and white classic and no one does Dracula like Bela Lugosi.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 5:</div><div><img id="id_ec43_cc9_920f_88e" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbL9_JfFTP5Qt9N_U-wB8bv_TLOS8vPFELyjhaSKnlvgEt7nHwvVezSF5xoTWlXpitnLrrVm04mhCI3X1VKy2LK9_QIhWX2M1NVeWKKxHiOeI5SrDX4uu3d0zq1VM_Nh4M8-iHWPwfYYU/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)</div><div>The prosthetic makeup in this film is so iconic. It still gives me nightmares.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 6:</div><div><img id="id_d1b_8afe_bef5_156f" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKo9PCSBydPQTnnpamz-WWVzO02RohLd_ITuobp_CWu7JAHT4InAvPR45xIG7nwMTPWYnrSAsKkblrDrFMTnmHQODZ2VqJJQSj5BgGe1XGfUjqByUJG5joandjPPutdQbG7GMCEgzO-m4/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Carrie (1976)</div><div>Another Stephen King. This was actually the first King book I read and the film holds up really well in comparison.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 7:</div><div><img id="id_ec32_6a88_b6c4_918b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYh2K-f9nSabH50EX993pSCIWdQB8qX13rqsDw92hUqyz9R2WGST6abvReCLfKOG9EjKEeV_L5qu0NnYZyTkVKfekTKKhlFHxqg_-pdam1uhb2o8-7x5OwHyvavh3V2ibykPaopxHiSM/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>The Exorcist (1973)</div><div>Another prosthetic make-up classic which still holds up as absolutely terrifying.</div><div>By this point I started to get a bit behind because of work so the next few are all painted on the one hand.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 8:</div><div><img id="id_c534_5025_3778_722d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZQsxSToyNr0/WP900RaY7QI/AAAAAAAAC1o/K-EDxDap434oJi0KwAVZNUYs0-G5BdsEwCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Beetlejuice (1988)</div><div>You can't go wrong with a Tim Burton classic at Halloween! And what a soundtrack too! My favourite quote has to be "Live people ignore the strange and unusual. I myself am strange and unusual."</div><div><br></div><div>Day 9:</div><div><img id="id_19_f507_785e_15c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5eo1v8Ou_uU/WP909RH5_gI/AAAAAAAAC1w/J1rrLMQSMc48pKC1BKWZVlmSo5Th0fbfACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>The Birds (1963)</div><div>This was actually my first time watching this film. Hitchcock really knows how to make an intense thriller.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 10:</div><div><img id="id_fc8d_cfb9_974f_ab26" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTX5ZB6p4FT-wev1-rjN0ec6dkgz6PduTckRLkWNxJj99gJcdCH_Sqb-qe_8FDSFLjiQGtFknYofl6ZYitBohae0jB89vmG5qyrMOX-hu3VZuOGdNr6-l4yeUklUJtl1cGyHOChrTrfk/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Candyman (1992)</div><div>This one definitely still scares me the most, yet it's really quite beautiful. Just don't say his name 5 times.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 11:</div><div><img id="id_4c9d_ebf2_f9ed_6f96" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5uikQ3VayZo/WP91IonNKuI/AAAAAAAAC14/mcNasRr0Zjg_0WZhIczofY_wPu-snKycwCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>The Addams Family (1991)</div><div>Morticia and Gomez are life goals for sure; "When we're together darling, every night is Halloween." Also super pleased with how Uncle Fester turned out. Took about an hour to get the shading just right on that one.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 12:</div><div><img id="id_edba_3548_93aa_71c1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hOiHuS67-Fo/WP91EMoqSKI/AAAAAAAAC10/6DHU0z3AB_07Rg_5hJj0uosu-X2LYjzZgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Psycho (1960)</div><div>The most classic of the Hitchcock's.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 13:</div><div><img id="id_e773_6d89_cc77_6849" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UxDvkt2cTZE/WP91cgL9PNI/AAAAAAAAC2I/QB6yE2KBvxAC19XbZXUkDwOTlPxqA6loACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Friday the 13th (1980)</div><div>Can't beat a good old classic slasher film. The variety of deaths in this are so creative. Amazing prosthetic makeup work by my idol Tom Savini.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 14 and 15:</div><div><img id="id_5301_5cc1_61e3_26dc" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y8Qz6gzB09E/WP91M1vxIpI/AAAAAAAAC18/wA3J-5myRT8oKC_5vR7miiX9YjXudpvSACHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>The Blair Witch Project (1999) and The Witches (1990)</div><div>Decided to get two witchy films on the one hand for these.</div><div>I saw Blair Witch Project at the cinema back in the day, was a lot more terrifying then. The Witches was another childhood classic for me.</div><div>Also my nails had started breaking off at work by this point so they're looking a bit worse for wear. Didn't stop me continuing on with the challenge though, just gave me less painting space.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 16:</div><div><img id="id_622e_70d3_6f9a_a68c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qZsI9kmdnc4/WP91aY0QSJI/AAAAAAAAC2E/kXfrIzWPZnYGgjZC_gUtlK6GmKD-jfrrgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div>Shaun of the Dead (2004)</div><div>A spoof of my favourite film of all time, Dawn of the Dead (1978). It's definitely become a British classic choc full of awesome references. (You may also notice I cheated a tiny bit and left the blood splatter on one of my nails from the Friday the 13th set.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Day 17 and 18:</div><div><img id="id_a828_4762_a3db_3d40" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCSJ99-CntQqdZEGu3eTq0oXyL-pOuuohK-gHluyaSEvWwpcV3KFS8IUd01VmXnRRm9Bz3h5Ik3ZrpyytVQr50ktibIxqdzQ6M4QXMOTSEwhzVJLt39xCGzWMlaGDPz_reySgqzGgKuk/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div>Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935)</div><div>Another two classic black and white horror films. Such a beautiful and sad story. I also have these two tattood on my arm because I love their iconic makeup.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23:</div><div><img id="id_a53a_ffa6_ae86_8262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivitOHbwcGVs1mdjNKffcZPkmxA-b47Z6vcHqhpHY0jvtRgBIBN4kSHpHcbtSeuoyLER_6nVqaKQAsdRT41Of-QtSDiKuBbiRq0ImqvIY_hfy7BH7fcZ5recxHCJOo45CnmYFYInkbgOw/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>The Omen (1976), Jaws (1975), Saw (2004), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Suspiria (1977)</div><div>Another mega catch up after a week of late shifts. Suspiria's definitely my favourite film of the bunch. It has stunning cinematography and a super creepy soundtrack.</div><div><br></div><div>Unfortunately I didn't manage to complete the challenge as it got a bit much for me with my work schedule. I did manage to do my final hand however:</div><div>Day 31:</div><div><img id="id_80d2_e3fb_113d_c592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF1p6Xsi9nvqtE8Nz-KOIOg7l57HsCBYWrv9PwP9Em7kEDfHNjXUvIaxq6YAV5TWqWkYf7S-ct2LPz5rSrnFpBFsbK51x_3eOafXMde49Kv46O4qWgE7aP-3U8nvj6fgyr5mXV0TMGpg/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Halloween (1978)</div><div>Had to do Halloween on Halloween. Jamie Lee Curtis is one of my favourite actresses and she took the title from her mother as scream queen after this classic. Love a horror film with a strong female lead. πͺπ»</div><div><br></div><div>I also finally got the Halloween tattoo I've been wanting for a couple of years now! Done by the fabulous Rhiannon at True Tattoo London.</div><div><img id="id_8391_14d7_42d9_2dde" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e41GSij1KKW3fjJ7Ci3MmlBm6VuoZrcmH-fMKf2I3NjpuxekuN3CZSuhh8KEm8mfBjNCbSqC17mflb49Sr7QXSMtLSz7-Wm58RtGh2NENgLyFRWLVw4YNtN2TFeUKUxi6qaoY0aDBVg/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>And here's a pic of my Halloween makeup:</div><div><img id="id_8eb1_b001_464b_db78" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yki6xmmBMnc/WP91wj9i5SI/AAAAAAAAC2c/8SInXcUhwEoOKhESUkNkg1zZrKXCdVFNgCHM/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Just got this awesome Ariel wig so I decided to go with a skeleton mermaid.</div><div><br></div><div>Might only be April now but I'm looking forward to Halloween again already! ππ»</div></div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-82198351771665220172017-03-12T01:22:00.001-08:002017-03-12T01:22:00.644-08:00Friday the 13th Flash<img id="id_c500_500_e725_e41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx3mE38cLr9XIdCFgKuwSOtDztKZ0Z3r5IcVPp9Ay9VDLiY3jPSHBDbsaXk_F1GO6fuhHhQMq1BcNMG6LcADmJsI5e_UyUFgZz_ChGB4_pn5uwS_UpO-E1oeiwvfH2eDBDEuQYxA-wu4/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div>My annual tattoo nails for the London Tattoo Convention.</div><div>Decided to paint Friday the 13th flash tattoo nails this time. Including my Jason mask which is one of the many Friday the 13th tattoos I have.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-8689821999380604502017-03-05T06:22:00.001-08:002017-03-05T06:27:57.595-08:00Totes TOTS!<img id="id_32df_7b60_2758_68af" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-txQODpGFBJs/WLwfKDzmKFI/AAAAAAAACzI/hFVeZACeEfo/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div>Totes TotS!</div><div>After I returned to hmv we began the annual Top of the Shops competition to be the best store in the company. I got into the spirit by painting our store motto on my nails. The 177 is our store number.</div><div>Unfortunately we didn't win but we worked our arses off and were runners up. π</div><div><br></div><div>We also had a few dress up days for our 'Decades' promotion. These are my costumes:</div><div><img id="id_927_f0c7_b82c_d10" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AtyFn989HC8/WLwf0cgEujI/AAAAAAAACzQ/l3ecOEobhAM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Gryffindor student and Lumpy Space Princess.</div><div><br></div><div>This is also my 150th blog!! πππ</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-19720383451460529972017-03-04T04:23:00.001-08:002017-03-05T06:29:51.038-08:00Summer of '16<img id="id_b199_4f19_bc93_ab87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI2MrWsZcccgj6vWV8x1naIInh8zzbcGzh1NS_8lAYo74VACxlwZ9VD_l-SaAxrysRH-lov7bYiKSr3EmIfUSjiroFQ0SKWaJhdm9gIwhs2T4LkidKHeJ96psSeUoTZ6GSXwXq-C-fh8/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"><div>Rio Olympics 2016.<div><br></div><div><img id="id_a873_a102_7bbb_4497" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zWTR5c54PI4/WLqxvz38jRI/AAAAAAAACyw/C45rUInvdGs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>PokΓ©mon.</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_2105_1962_5341_650c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFqwtHmP0pqY_Yjp4kmgkGLjh6_P9JyFzz2_v1v0e5rO6D5yyQSMgvHz4eUAydjXZvNzM-loNhRjgXW65eZT5G1zcElYeymDFqo1qSB_k0TMCMHOWd-nIs4zFmDMB90u931Htsg_yYQ0/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Captain America: Civil War</div><div><br></div><div>Last summer was full of events, games and films and these are some of the designs I created at the time.</div><div>Athletics and diving are my favourite to watch at the Olympics so I painted the logos for those, along with the Rio logo and the Olympic torch.</div><div>PokΓ©mon Go definitely took up a lot of my time last summer so I painted five of my favourites. Snorlax, Pikachu, Jiggly Puff, Squirtle, and Eevie.</div><div>Captain America: Civil War was released on DVD and Blu Ray at the end of the summer so I painted a few of the characters for it. Captain America, the Winter Soldier, Antman, the Scarlet Witch, and Falcon.</div><div>These were also the longest my nails have grown in a long time and I'm loving the shape I have here.</div></div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-87327432198021737112017-03-02T08:25:00.001-08:002017-03-02T08:27:08.868-08:00DC Heroes vs Villains<img id="id_7c79_2263_5c27_e2a1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2cE5-XMtFNw/WLhHeod0pkI/AAAAAAAACyc/1Vbsbrl8TnY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_fee4_8d98_3574_79a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-06BVjp5ELj4/WLhHhmrdbcI/AAAAAAAACyg/HXvxkni9Kgk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>HMV were having a DC dress up day last summer for the release of Batman vs Superman on DVD so I whipped out my Harley Quinn costume and painted my nails for the occasion.</div><div>Decided to theme these as heroes vs villains so on my left hand are Batman, Aquaman, Superman, Wonderwoman and the Flash.</div><div>On my right hand are Catwoman, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, the Joker and Harley Quinn.</div><div>Love any excuse to get dressed up. Hopefully there'll be more to come soon...</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-84755762440396578982017-03-01T16:05:00.001-08:002017-03-01T16:05:44.775-08:00LFCC Birthday Fun Times<img id="id_7b3f_244f_7f78_3c39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJBJstfXQQSjd93KVgEs3_Sq6MGjN2x4_I2qKvelaTX2Bf_8-rfystt5WT_KJeuP_9DMJGEIobav855q5MoivjUZWocJn7EhXHNZP6UblgFKbYz0OrREeQbsbPRmRDo_JAIHyGNS_GBk/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_3478_a129_b0da_4d33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Et_nPUxhr96Jy-YahdlTLcyyZTQgzXRZoiU224ZpTplCcrRmjeiJfkJlIAmFAWscdt0RYLlXnKjP9ofM9EWZCYaAhhnNTK3L_0Q1v1MY_nEzLG7w7pSiAIgFPDKBnK5fm6txdMPfDMM/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>For my birthday last year I went to London Film and Comic Con for the weekend which was so much fun! I painted these for some of the film and tv stars who I met there.</div><div>My left hand is a Game of Thrones theme with Hodor, Joffrey's crown, the iron throne, the Lannister sigil and the Stark sigil.</div><div>On my right I have Harley Quinn, Napoleon Dynamite t-shirt, BMO, the green Power Ranger, and Tonk's wand in Harry Potter.</div><div><br></div><div>I was lucky enough to meet a few people and get some pics with them too:</div><div><img id="id_2755_df57_d045_682e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-66KqOKuvWwM/WLdhsX8kmcI/AAAAAAAACyA/KzYXHVPQ7YE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Kristian Nairn who plays Hodor.</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_fcac_a690_9e5c_6b0e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IHtyJg_zIis/WLdhqpb6MXI/AAAAAAAACx8/0g_ptoocTdM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Natalia Tena who plays Osha/Tonks. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_1a7f_26fb_495_32f8" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bYG1UPkq7Aw/WLdhz1HKHLI/AAAAAAAACyI/Kq7SEQLRBJk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>My favourite pic of the day, Jack Gleeson aka Joffrey sitting on my Iron Throne dress sat on the Iron Throne!</div><div><br></div><div>I showed these guys my nails and they all loved them which totally made my day. Can't wait to go back again this year!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-55992020659460591022017-03-01T08:39:00.001-08:002017-03-01T08:39:50.954-08:00Rainbows and gore<img id="id_12c3_920b_a9bf_6a79" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8O0DdWCJTYw/WLb5O_8WCAI/AAAAAAAACxo/QkCZvyj0RCQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_4dbc_c420_b095_e69c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEiXaeYUQv535-5uMXuoV-e1Cu9SVwlC4iuJBD5ya3mDJXVEpjwdSS-w8GIUcAuBQRw06L_1v3y0Mb3jRXPRck4Cft_nkBu-3adrsZh_fp2u4KrdyvPEBsD7M3Sk456m0CWVrV1fM_qE/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Every year I go to IMATS makeup convention and last year I was lucky enough to be working there. I painted one hand of pretty nails and one of SFX gory nails for the occasion.</div><div>The bloody nails are my favourites. I used Barry M's Lolly Gloss for the shiny, stippled wound effect as it has the perfect amount of transparency to it.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-37386567987267492662017-02-28T14:02:00.001-08:002017-03-01T08:28:57.585-08:00Pic-a-day-May<img id="id_9a05_2b15_b37d_3674" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KbcuqPVwA4A/WLXzh4zjRmI/AAAAAAAACxU/EdvLcS5hKaM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_ca4_1637_34f_b528" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K5dLEs3uiGU/WLXziKRlz_I/AAAAAAAACxY/AHlCEVHhJto/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_cbfd_d80_88dc_456" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kQcTTdn6r04/WLXzhMJQv6I/AAAAAAAACxQ/Id2kTkPhBOQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>These were all pictures from the Black Milk Clothing 'pic a day May' challenge which I take part in on Instagram every year.</div><div>The first one is a British flag to show where I'm from. The second is a red galaxy nail to match my red galaxy leggings (and cheeky red velvet cupcake). The third are Disney Alice in Wonderland nails to match my skirt.</div><div>I always have great fun with this challenge and look forward to taking part again this year.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-7691245777006438062017-02-27T13:59:00.001-08:002017-02-27T13:59:24.602-08:00Star Nails: The Art Awakens<img id="id_f768_eb57_2f28_405d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hjmEFl79wyU/WLShNJIKjEI/AAAAAAAACw8/Z85PpjRDNmc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_f9a1_956c_bafd_331e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xDMqpxtzwts/WLShM3H-IaI/AAAAAAAACw4/QPrLcPGsUUs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div>Took me long enough to do these but I decided to wait until the DVD and Blu Ray release to unleash my full set of Star Wars Episode 7 nails.<br></div><div>On my left hand I have the title, Rey, BB-8, R2-D2 and C3-P0.</div><div>On my right hand I have Poe, Finn, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and the light and dark lightsabers.</div><div>The nail I'm most proud of in this set is Kylo Ren because I painted a tiny bit of metallic red on his mask to look like the reflection of his lightsaber and it really works!</div><div>Can't wait for the next episode!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-15495185738308805022017-02-27T13:47:00.001-08:002017-03-01T16:06:29.426-08:00Make-up guru<img id="id_3f0b_8665_a8cf_c8ba" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVxQJv4Itm8I43hVTY8QOZc287cie5G_quUBZYTL9MeDswShVD1fDFHboZGbLhWn9hCkPZaS4HW-pc_yevmyq1ndC27tLnsBypQx3qgRNUlHJPkQRD9sn_F0s_pP9BvMqhB3jFaou31w/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_47c6_1508_6a34_387c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbN8gfFnLOGerlIHlO8Psj8eUVy9t6_mUXlRQIUs_6R5lfSFc4D12xdRkJIybm2hKrBGht1_943DmfBy1DMJ5lX1WMe94EEjNiB5_MkI4CQias0bISrhfwgtxvl1Oo3kDGJGlsWEYhL8/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div> <br><div>In April last year I started a new job in a makeup shop. To celebrate my first day I painted these!</div><div>On my left hand I have lip pencils, makeup brushes, lipstick, lips, and mascara.</div></div><div>On my right hand I have pink lipgloss, eyelashes, nail varnish, hair brushes, and a mirror.</div><div>Unfortunately it wasn't meant to last but I enjoyed my time there while it did.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-91905862667396003372017-02-26T09:24:00.001-08:002017-02-26T09:24:40.134-08:00His Master's Voice<img id="id_7519_5d30_71cd_d6af" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VXDoEW5hlHU/WLMPUD09W-I/AAAAAAAACwA/kJzC-lUAix8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_4722_79a5_ef27_cf7a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0P9iw0iUmfQ/WLMPV1_vN9I/AAAAAAAACwE/jopn9riF89Q/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>April last year I left a store which had been a big part of my life for 6 years and moved on to new adventures.</div><div>These are just a few things that immediately make me think of working life at HMV.</div><div>On my left hand I have the hmv logo, a security tag, 2 for Β£10 dvd's, 5 for Β£30 blu rays, and a 'hear my voice' card. On my right hand I have the loyalty card logo (being a top performer on this I had to give it a whole hand), and the Nipper logo.</div><div>I have since returned to hmv and am fortunate enough to still love my job there.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-1611512338380068142017-02-26T09:17:00.001-08:002017-02-26T09:17:18.935-08:00Prehistoric Easter<img id="id_6f07_93b3_9abc_51dd" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiim8cJPVcrKMVwrC2_7TaNmJtFo5w9qi_8eWw5q7SMlEOG9utTVRlF5X4T5ySRz0pxqfC1XGO4iDOIx9GnYXScaLSA4GjKLzMnSIfG5GTE0JKIrxBv7oXdcEfjAy29PtngUBeVVbroPDw/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_741_4a85_654b_e349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4inUcP0Dogk0p_EBl63ho-_pIULY61dVX4b4yA9z0NE9_nbx0vbpqNBmROvyoVWvFSRdwnflgdmuE9jkKwGQDhPFmsMuAYLl5TF-dJky6er3vG-ownFXEyQsOT0kp4HHp55ZCJ4HQd4/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Easter nails, featuring Model's Own speckled egg and chrome polishes.</div><div>Wanted to paint some eggs using my new colours of speckled egg so I decided to go prehistoric with my designs and create some real and some chocolate dinosaur eggs.</div><div>All polishes featured here are Model's Own.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-1579860792293666312017-02-26T09:10:00.001-08:002017-02-26T09:10:49.407-08:00Game of St. Patrick's Day<img id="id_ac5d_76ba_2587_1108" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FNiFxWrQ6M4/WLMMCdoCjKI/AAAAAAAACvg/gOjFA_NtDVI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_5190_aae4_be03_3331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfqqqyN928TvRouDGBjtRR26KD1r4bNWFFqCHh-esUUUqlcBzILH2Ysc9ppUlO56C3CBx1iwVF8S8kZOoSLjtLqReSpau9tLlyboGOuzzCW8C13M0DVeO8t7plqsfBOda9j0EE3I8GE8/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Last year Game of Thrones Season 5 was released on DVD in the same week as St. Patrick's Day so I painted a hand for each.</div><div>On my left hand I have Tyrion and the dragon, the 'Shame' bell, a Sons of the Harpy mask, the door to the house of black and white, and a blood puddle.</div><div>On my right hand I have the Ireland flag, a buckle, a four leaf clover, a horse shoe, and a pot of gold.</div><div>St. Patrick's Day is once again round the corner, however we still have a long wait ahead for the new season of Game of Thrones...</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-48454397704797955772017-02-22T16:34:00.001-08:002017-02-22T16:37:55.151-08:00Meowther's Day!<img id="id_c90c_7b17_c6e0_d5a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ep-q-juUrRU/WK4t7_jweeI/AAAAAAAACu8/SJt_LqjjVk0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_ba32_86da_c8cd_b68b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuFlzWDQ_6Rf7JjoXNX0CSexB3ly7Sossq_doOsLj9__7uN6aoCdTyYqURr3_g-WQ3mT_7ItIZ4nSDIgC2m4et3KGXdPDC_gqnQn9nVUUW48hyphenhyphen0Kf6zOuR1I1o4D7QT3Zm4lsmCHRePE/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Meow!</div><div>I go to Professional Beauty Con in London every year to network with fellow nail artists and find some good offers on the latest polish. Last year I picked up some of the OPI Hello Kitty range so I used it to paint my nails afterwards. It was also Mother's Day coming up so I kept them pink and girly for my Mum.</div><div>I think my favourite is probably the Hello Kitty face in the cupcake. πΈ</div><div><br></div><div>My stash from the day:</div><div><img id="id_bab4_d75a_8a87_6edf" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNn5PmszTZ38WcTEOmZLnrFOwfnmQmvgLtugA6W1DtwXR4v8W2_ysqPI4BMdzUF46BizyInsm-8-QtPc3QR5ad5JuTHy-lI1aRuQbxtc0Zrb6T32pKccN8gqxL8yUQCbBjbVjdrqSRQ5M/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Love me some OPI and Morgan Taylor!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-55703186115232320942017-02-22T15:32:00.001-08:002017-02-22T15:32:10.786-08:0088th Academy Awards<img id="id_144e_e529_fe74_a64c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EgNQIUZE22U/WK4femdvr-I/AAAAAAAACuo/s_x4HPy4v04/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div>It's almost that time of year again and I can't wait! I look forward to the Academy Awards every year as they are the most prestigous in the industry. One day I will live my dream and walk that red carpet (and probably trip on it π).</div><div>Here I've painted the 88th Oscars, a clapper board, an Oscar statue, a film reel, and a tuxedo.</div><div>Last year it was finally Leo's year! Looking forward to seeing the best of the best this year...</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_514c_902a_9e52_373a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5PJuQVieUpc/WK4faofao2I/AAAAAAAACuk/Jn1aea2DNe4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div>Credit: Chris (Simpson's Artist) </div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-44982885385817822842017-02-22T15:24:00.001-08:002017-02-22T15:24:04.226-08:00Fishy and Fierce<img id="id_4ae_9529_a5d5_6be5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bXBURs3eoj0/WK4djhDDJdI/AAAAAAAACuU/xgOfaIJ6nVI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_e95b_d5c7_4e32_ed3f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lzkKNlmfovc/WK4dkrLdCLI/AAAAAAAACuY/0xlISzQTeHw/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div>These were for RuPaul's Drag Race stars Trixie Mattel and Katya. Saw them in an awesome drag show so I painted some quick ones before I went.<br></div><div>The first ones are for Trixie with the pink and sparkles. The others are for Katya, which include her Hello Kitty Drag Race challenge and a Russian flag.</div><div>Look forward to seeing these fierce queens again one day!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-75283195311298368782017-02-22T15:17:00.001-08:002017-02-22T15:17:12.178-08:00Lord of the Nails<img id="id_86be_6865_9bb9_c0fb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-37B2sVba7fk/WK4b90oaoFI/AAAAAAAACuE/tDp76Z55574/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div>I went to see Lord of the Rings (Extended editions) at Prince Charles cinema so I painted a quick set of nails to match.</div><div>Here I've painted the title, a leaf of Lothlorien, the white tree of Gondor, Gandalf's staff and the Evenstar.</div><div>It was so epic seeing it all on the big screen and I only fell asleep for about 15 minutes in total. Can't wait to do it again!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-14244711189256945022017-02-11T10:13:00.001-08:002017-02-22T15:12:40.710-08:00Star Wars: Christmas Awakens<img id="id_3ce_9b08_a89f_16ff" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-90oe0fLQ66Y/WK4a1GwIYpI/AAAAAAAACtw/_suSGoO_iQU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> 16th - Chewbacca with Xmas lights<div><br></div><img id="id_1500_5c3f_b057_980" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bjf-PK0xDOM/WK4arhGjS_I/AAAAAAAACto/QQSnjmKwjvo/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>17th - Death Star bauble</div><div><br></div><img id="id_9743_59c8_749_546d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qwWDyFun_IY/WK4a4bwJ9eI/AAAAAAAACt0/xE8I_HoYvWY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>18th - X-Wing in the snow</div><div><br></div><img id="id_5246_3efa_90ab_d8" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wft2C8QuXCE/WK4aqUKGIwI/AAAAAAAACtk/7SHI-lPPbGs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>19th - Festive lightsabers </div><div><br></div><img id="id_fe3_502b_f52e_89be" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VGTNYSwy24U/WK4a5s48hnI/AAAAAAAACt4/nOuFqhSog4o/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>20th - BB-8 in a stocking</div><div><br></div><img id="id_7fb_b946_6670_ac76" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aoJ--5GiyrQ/WK4ay57Ya0I/AAAAAAAACts/3ZPkYUjH6n4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>21st - Elf C3-P0</div><div><br></div><div>As it was the release of Star Wars: Force Awakens I decided to do Star Wars themed advent calendar nails for Christmas 2015.</div><div>Unfortunately I never managed to finish them due to a very busy work schedule.</div><div>Loved the film and actually saw it 3 times at the cinema! Can't wait for the next episode later this year!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-34054418280615920372017-02-11T08:57:00.001-08:002017-02-11T10:36:38.713-08:00October Instagram challenge<img id="id_60ed_1a49_2fc1_2295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IiMer3CJieq_NM23stmqJTgmtIgN3PTUDQHl9t62-97tkGwflTXbnND1m4Q1cfhRb15YbGRq0WPVTkAbhCx2qhhqG0gAottC0AXGZ39i-AYJVeAwLr3JXiyoLLMfVkDMlHxWlcYubC4/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div><br></div><div><img id="id_b625_be70_c0d5_3be3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWFTF_JiA_4/WJ9ZihLBvjI/AAAAAAAACtE/Qbn-gpS1SRs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Bats</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_f017_3c26_25ff_bef9" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4cp9eKGcJEs/WJ9Zq2BxwRI/AAAAAAAACtM/zzCxFZFZQlQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Autumn leaves</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_743e_f4ea_9175_8215" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dDCX2nc0YsY/WJ9ZtQdeWYI/AAAAAAAACtU/pG6VMf5rdZ0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Skulls</div><div><br></div><img id="id_f789_256f_c63f_bf97" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jb3mKq-6Aas/WJ9ZtBCq67I/AAAAAAAACtQ/UYbmJ6pVUiA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div> <br></div><div>Neon</div><div><br></div><div>All of these were my creations for the @clairestelle8challenge on Instagram for October 2015. They all had the different Halloween themes titled above.</div><div>I do enjoy a good nail art challenge and there are a few more which I took part in last year.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-61736915242498415002016-08-29T09:05:00.001-07:002016-08-29T09:05:07.793-07:00Halloween Flash<img id="id_bf1a_d80b_b0d1_cad1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XV-yG629ues/V8RdK4-cNZI/AAAAAAAACqk/ntw7TIla808/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_9fdf_1637_bbd6_1f6c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RGiPp0fiDdE/V8RdMtq_48I/AAAAAAAACqo/Ildw4i5XF2I/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> </div><div><br></div><div>Went to the London Tattoo Convention last year so I decided to do my usual tattoo flash nails. Unfortunately I didn't get time to finish them due to long work hours but these are the ones I did complete.</div><div>Decided to go for a Halloween flash theme so I have a bat, a coffin, a tooth and a spider.</div><div>Hopefully I'll be going again this year!</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636473986158145636.post-63439858487473483022016-08-29T08:45:00.001-07:002016-08-29T08:45:05.792-07:00Let's Get Nude<img id="id_8318_501e_d657_675b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ORnbPnfPWNs/V8RYe6-ZMtI/AAAAAAAACqY/EA6LfDx5jts/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div><br></div><div><img id="id_4da0_e371_4487_21c0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wkIok-3xwjE/V8RYgK7uFfI/AAAAAAAACqc/V4-tz0dh02A/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 294px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Trying out my new Rimmel 'Let's Get Nude' with some basic black line designs and patterns.</div><div>Nails are looking super short here due to a lot of breakages at work at the time.</div><div>On my left hand I have lace, a kitty nose and whiskers, leopard print, hearts and a diamond.</div><div>On my right hand I have a bow, polka dots, a spotted pattern, stripes and cherry blossom.</div><div>This is definitely the best nude I've found so far which matches my skin tone.</div>WizardOfNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998960455347528345noreply@blogger.com0