NOTD: Ready for WAAAGH!

That's ork for "war".

Fair warning, this post is nerd intensive... my apologies ladies, lol. My brother asked my to help him set up a blog yesterday so he could display some of his awesome Warhammer miniatures. (Warhammer is a table top wargame that uses miniature figures that represent soldiers on the battlefield.)

If you're feelin' froggy, check out his blog Sippin' On Paint Water. He is soooooo talented! I've always been impressed with art work and he can customize pieces like a pro. So, to welcome my little bro to the blogosphere, I did an ork manicure is his honor. Yeah, I roll like that. lol




I don't think any of you guys would try to duplicate this, but just in case or if you're curious about what I used, here it is.


Left to Right: China Glaze Solar Power, China Rouge, Zombie Zest; Essie Licorice; Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White

To do the ork face, I just blended the green, black, and white and layered it as I went. I should have made his top lip longer but oh well, I was not going to go back and redo it. It took me a good ten minutes the first time, lol.

Thanks for reading!
- Kim

NOTD: Wild Thing, I Think I Love Ya!

I love my Konad M57 plate but I have neglected to use it for a while. I decided to break her back out tonight for yet another leopard mani. I've only used wild colors with this plate so far sooo I thought I'd try something new and keep it neutral. :o)


I just kind of winged it and I really like out this turned out. I ended up using a bunch of different polishes... more than I expected. I started with my usual Seche Clear base coat followed by a coat of Essie Jazz. I topped that with China Glaze Cyberspace. (I did this since the Cyberspace takes at least a good 3 coats to get any kind of coverage.) Then I used OPI Black Onyx with the Konad stamp since it doesn't come out super dark.


Now this is where I had to get creative. I planned on using Orly Prince Charming for the accent color but it was too plain Jane brown. I needed something leaning more towards yellow or orange but I didn't have the color I needed. I have this tiny bottle of Sally Girl orange polish... I looked all over the bottle but I couldn't find a name. It's just a bright orange with mild shimmer. I made a 50/50 mix of the two to get that orangy-brown and I just used a regular detail brush to paint spots throughout the leopard print. I also find that the Bundle Monster plates make great "mixing trays"... just flip 'em over and mix away and when you're all finished, just wipe it clean with a cotton ball and some polish remover.

So that was all I did... I also just realized I used 5 different brands of polish, 6 if you count the top coat. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad, lol. Anyway, I think I'll wear my nails like this for a day or two and when I start rough up the tips, I'll go back and do a wild color french tip. I'm thinking hot pink or lime... oh yeah!