Let Down Your Hair!

I'm sure that if you watch TV at all, you've been seeing commercials for a little movie called 'Tangled' by a small, up-and-coming film company called 'Disney'. ;) For those living in a cave, Tangled is a movie about the story of Rapunzel, and is an animated feature. I was lucky enough to get a couple of advance tickets to it tonight, so of course my roommate and I went. (along with 2 medium (read: gallon sized) sodas, and a large tub of popcorn with layered butter) I have to say, the movie was adorable, and I highly recommend checking it out when it comes out November 24!

For today's nail design, I did the tower from the movie with Rapunzel's hair flowing out of the window onto the other 4 nails.

I used American Apparel Manila as a base for the hair nails, with American Apparel Manila and MAC Brown Bag marbled over it. For the tower nail, I used Zoya Yummy as a base, with Orly Mirror, Mirror as a base for the tower, shaded with Essence Pointbreak, and highlighted with American Apparel Cotton. For the roof, I used American Apparel Mount Royal and Nubar Milk Chocolate Creme for the wood beams. For the greenery for the background and growing up the tower, I used Zoya Shawn. Topped it off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat. Sorry it looks a little bubbly, my seche is getting ollllld and cloudy. Time for a new bottle!

BTW, for those that are like me....there's nothing after the credits. We waited. lol

Check it Out!

Today's nail design is an homage to where it all began... THIS was the design that I used to do all the time when I was younger, except way back then I used toothpicks or straight pins in place of a brush. Fun stuff right? What was YOUR first nail design? Also- because of the hugely positive response to the tutorial I posted yesterday, I decided to do another one. (you've created a monster!!) The tutorial at the end of this post is for Between a Rockabilly and a Hard Place. Fun fact: bother nail tutorials I've posted have been done 100% with my iPhone 4, from filming to editing to uploading! (Did you know that the iPhone has an iMovie app?! How rad is that?!)

I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud as a base, with American Apparel Hassid for the checkerboard pattern. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

LEGO My Eggo!

Today's manicure is for my pal John. He is the biggest LEGO nerd I've ever met. EVER. When we used to work together, his entire cube had lego creations filling it! I've had this manicure on my list to do for ages and ages, so I decided that tonight was the night!!

I used Nubar Sexy Red for the thumb and index, Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the middle finger, ALDO Sea You in Ibiza for the ring finger, and American Apparel Manila for the pinky. For the LEGO nubs things, I used Nubar Sexy Red mixed with American Apparel Hassid for the red LEGO, American Apparel Hassid mixed with Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the white LEGO, ALDO Sea You In Ibiza mixed with American Apparel Hassid for the blue LEGO, and Zoya Jancyn for the yellow LEGO. To highlight them, I mixed each color with Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud. For the logo on the thumb, I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud, outlined with American Apparel Hassid, then outlined with American Apparel Manila. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Also, since a lot of you expressed an interest in seeing a tutorial for What's the Mod-der, so you asked, I delivered! Hope you like it! :)

I Have the Power(Book)

I've made no secret what a huge Apple dork I am, so today's nail art should be no surprise. I decided to do nail art inspired by my trusty 7 year old Apple PowerBook Aluminum. (it's slow as hell, is missing an 'f' key, the 'd' key only works on occasion, and the case is separating from the right side bottom, but it still works, and I use it daily!) It's kind of hard to see the white apple logo on the aluminum colored background in the photos, but it's easier in person. I'm not happy with how this turned out, it was hard to get the white to be opaque, so it looks gloopy, which I hate.

I used China Glaze Millennium as a base, with Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the Apple logo. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Vive le Apple!

Now and Venn

Gotta love nerdy nails, today's nail art is math nerd nails, they're an interpretation of Venn diagrams! It's kind of a different interpretation of a moon manicure too! Even though this manicure was/is suuuuuper simple, I keep finding myself looking at it! If you want to try it yourself, you can use any colors, but sheerer colors work best!!

I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud as a base, with Color Club Pure Energy and Nubar Sexy Red. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Off to bed!

What's the Mod-der?

Obviously, since I write this blog, I tend to write about and paint things that I love. Today is no exception, the design in today's post was based off the background fabric in a picture I can across on a nail art site that I can't find again... if it was yours, tell me, so I can credit you. Anyway, the fabric had a really mod, retro feel, which I absolutely adore, and when I saw it, I knew that I had to do a nail art version! I don't know what it is about this design that I love so much! Plus- it was EASY! The only tool required was a dotting tool! :) Would y'all like a tutorial of this?

I used American Apparel Cotton as a base, with American Apparel Hassid for the flower shapes, then for the colored centers, I used Essie Foot Loose, Sally Hanson Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in 06 Sun Kissed, Pure Ice Wild Thing, Zoya Yummy, and American Apparel Manila. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

And, as an added bonus- look at my new pet!! :)  (I found him when I got home from work!)

POP Art?

Get it? POP art? Because it's POPCORN? muahahaha, I know, bad pun...a bit...CORNY?! LOL!!!

Everyone knows that you can't go to the movies without getting popcorn, I'm pretty sure it's one of the 10 commandments - Thou shalt not watch movies empty-handed. Maybe it's number 11? Anyway, I love the stuff, and honestly, some of my favorite memories as a kid involve helping my dad make popcorn (not the microwave kind - the yummy pan-popped in cooking oil kind) MMMmmm with real butter and just a touch of salt. Amazing. We'd split up the batch, and my mom, dad, sister and I would munch away. Man, my mouth is seriously watering, I haven't had that kind of popcorn in years!!

Anyway, today's nails are inspired by that crunchy, fiber-filled treat that we all know and love, popcorn!

I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the popcorn bucket/bag/box, then mixed with American Apparel Mount Royal to shade near the top, and Nubar Sexy Red to draw the lines, and for the word POPCORN, which for some reason, is often separated. For the popcorn, I used American Apparel California Trooper, highlighted with American Apparel Cotton, and shaded MAC Brown Bag. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Check out this SUPER Yummy Popcorn recipe!! (remember this one from movie night, Yaki?)

Cajun Corn
Yield: 2 1/2 quarts

Ingredients:

2 1/2 quarts popped popcorn
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon lemon pepper

Directions:

Pour butter over warm popcorn.
Combine remaining seasonings and sprinkle over popcorn; toss to mix.

Wax On, Wax Off

I'm going to start off by saying that Karate Kid is one of the awesomest movies....EVER. How can you not love Ralph Macchio?! And Mr. Miyagi? He cracks me up. SO funny. Paint the fence! Such a great movie, and today's nails were inspired by the handkerchief sewn on the back of Daniel's karate uniform, with the sun and Bonsai tree silhouette.

I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud as a base, with American Apparel Manila to make the sun, then darkened it with Zoya Jancyn, then the top part of the gradient is Zoya Jancyn mixed with Nubar Sexy Red. For the Bonsai tree, I used American Apparel Hassid. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

BANZAI!!!

Dia de los Manicure

So I'm back. Version 2.0. The redesign isn't done yet, but the nail designs are here! :) Like I said before, it won't be every single day (I need a life, too!), but I'll try! :)

Today's manicure was in celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican celebration also known as the 'Day of the Dead'. Some of the most incredible art is made for this celebration and because of this celebration, and I LOVE this style of art. I based this nail art on an embroidery pattern that I bought from Urban Threads, which is the most amazing site for awesome and nerdy embroidery patterns. The design I used is a skeleton mariachi band! :) Hope you like it as much as I do!

I used American Apparel Cotton as a base, with American Apparel Hassid to outline the skulls, and American Apparel California Trooper to shade. For the background colors, I used Zoya Jancyn on the index finger, Zoya Robyn for the middle finger, and Nubar Sexy Red for the ring finger. For the pinky and thumb, I used American Apparel Hassid for the background, with Nubar Sexy Red for the roses, American Apparel Manila for the trumpet on the pinky, with Zoya Jancyn to shade inside the bell of it. For the guitar, I used American Apparel California Trooper as a base, with MAC Brown Bag over it. I also used MAC Brown Bag for the sombreros. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Welcome back! ;)

Oh! And Happy Belated Halloween!!

Ask me ANYTHING!

Now's your chance, if you have a question for me, ask it, and I'll answer!

ETA: MAKE SURE TO ASK IT AT THE LINK BELOW! :)

http://formspring.me/thedailynail

Urban Decay Sale on Hautelook!!

GREAT deals on Urban Decay today on Hautelook!! (think $4.25 for eye shadow duos!) There is mascara, colored mascaras, eyeshadows, lipgloss, palettes, Body powder, even the Summer of Love nail polish set (for $7!)

Head on over! Urban Decay sale at Hautelook!

Rock & Republic stuff is on sale too...I <3 their shoes. lol (can't afford them though!!)

Craving Nail Art?

A week or so ago, BellaSugar.com asked me for a couple of my favorite Halloween manicures, and I did two designs especially for them!! They included them in their Halloween Manicure slide show- I'm number 8 & 9! :)

You can find them here (or click the picture above): Halloween Manicures at BellaSugar.com

The Daily Nail v2.0!!

I wanted to take a few minutes to thank you all for participating in all the giveaways, and to the winners that have yet to email me- please hurry, so I can get your prize sent to you!

The Daily Nail version 2.0 is coming soon, so bear with me for a few days while I get things redesigned! Thanks for being patient!! :)

XOXO

-M

Flamin' Hot Giveaway! WINNER!

And the winner of the Zoya COlor 'Wardrobe' is....

Liz!!

Liz- please email me your contact information to thedailynail@gmail.com!!

The Lap of Luxury - WINNER!

and the winner of the full set of Color Club Untamed Luxury polishes is....

Janna!

Janna, please email me you contact info at thedailynail@gmail.com

A 'Pendant' for Polish! - WINNER!!

and the winner of the beautiful pendant made by Tracey of Ginger Kitty Designs is... *drumroll*

~Elizabeth aka Lacquered Lizard!!!

Contact me with your info at thedailynail@gmail.com!!

Flamin' Hot Giveaway!

The last giveaway prize is awesome...it's a...

Zoya Flame Collection

AND a

Zoya Color Lock System!!

How awesome is that!?!

To be eligible, here's what you gotta do:

NUMBER 1- Be a follower of the Daily Nail - and I'm curious - tell me how long! :) (be honest, if you're a brand new follower- I don't care- that's awesome TOO!!)

NUMBER 2- What's your favorite color of Zoya Nail Polish?

That's it! Just leave it in the comments, and I'll select the winner randomly!! :)


Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Oct 23.

"I follow The Daily Nail on both twitter AND on blogspot! I've been following for 374 days! My favorite Zoya color would have to be Yummy or Trixie!"

Products up for giveaway were provided by the manufacturer, and can be purchased online at Zoya.com.

A 'Pendant' for Polish!

Today's giveaway prize is from one of the nail polish community's own, it's a handmade creation from Tracey, creator of Ginger Kitty Designs!

If you're not aware of Tracey and her gorgeous creations, now is a great time to go check out her Etsy Store! There are some incredible pieces of jewelry there- bracelets, rings, earrings, and pendants- ALL MADE WITH NAIL POLISH!! How awesome is that?! The best part is while her products are gorgeous, they are ALSO inexpensive, and with the holidays are coming up, they'd be wonderful for those nail polish fanatics in your life! (OR YOURSELF!!! :))

The pendant that she made for this giveaway was all made with CND Colors and Effects!! I'm drooling over it, and I'm so jealous of the winner... though she made me a gorgeous ring with Nfu Oh 51!!

Click picture for larger view!!

To be eligible, here's what you gotta do:

NUMBER 1- Be a follower of the Daily Nail - and I'm curious - tell me how long! :) (be honest, if you're a brand new follower- I don't care- that's awesome TOO!!)

NUMBER 2- If you had any colors of nail polishes in the world to work with, what combination would YOU put together if you could make a pendant??

That's it! Just leave it in the comments, and I'll select the winner randomly!! :)


Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Oct 23.

"I follow The Daily Nail on both twitter AND on blogspot! I've been following for 374 days! If I could combine ANY colors of nail polish to make a pendant, I think I would like to see Zoya Shawn, L.A. Girl Army Green, my franken of American Apparel California Trooper and American Apparel Manila, with just a tiny bit of Essie Alligator purse to set off the greens, and a sparkly gold to add some ribbons of shimmer!!"

Products up for giveaway were provided by Tracey, creator of Ginger Kitty Designs, which can be purchased from her Etsy Store!

you Set My Hemp A-Flutter! - WINNERS!!

The winner of the LUSH Lemony Flutter is... *DRUMROLL*

zeldamac!!

and...

The winner of The Body Shop Hemp Moisturizing High Balm is

Brittan!!

Both of you please email me your contact information to thedailynail@gmail.com

Thanks!!

The Lap of Luxury

Giveaway Day 8- and they just keep coming!! lol

The awesome prize I have for you today is...

Photo courtesy of Color Club

The ENTIRE Color Club Untamed Luxury Collection!!

(seriously awesome stuff!)

To be eligible, here's what you gotta do:

NUMBER 1- Be a follower of the Daily Nail - and I'm curious - tell me how long! :) (be honest, if you're a brand new follower- I don't care- that's awesome TOO!!)

NUMBER 2- What's your most luxurious habit?

That's it! Just leave it in the comments, and I'll select the winner randomly!! :)


Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Oct 22.

"I follow The Daily Nail on both twitter AND on blogspot! I've been following for 373 days! My most luxurious habit would be either painting my nails daily, or indulging in delicious, rich foods and desserts!"

Products up for giveaway were provided by the manufacturer, and can be purchased online at transdesign.com, 8ty8beauty.com, and a plethora of other online retailers.

A Glaze-ing Seche-ion - WINNER!!!

YAY!! The winner of the set of China Glaze Vintage Vixen nail polishes, and the Seche treatment line is.... *drumroll*

ReaderRita!!

Email me at thedailynail@gmail.com with your contact information!!

You Set My Hemp A-Flutter!

Giveaway, Day 7!!

Today's giveaway has two smaller prizes for two different winners. This giveaway was intended to be the last one, but since I'm waiting on some info for the other ones, I moved it up in the rotation!

The two prizes are:

A tub of Lush Lemony Flutter 

(which saved my cuticles!!)

A tin of The Body Shop's Hemp Moisture High Balm

(which is new, and I LOVE it!)

To be eligible, here's what you gotta do:

NUMBER 1- Be a follower of the Daily Nail - and I'm curious - tell me how long! :) (be honest, if you're a brand new follower- I don't care- that's awesome TOO!!)

NUMBER 2- Tell me which balm/cream you think you'd like better, and why!

That's it! Just leave it in the comments, and I'll select the winners randomly (one from the people who want to try Lemony Flutter, and one from the people who want to try The Body Shop's Hemp Moisture High Beam!!) :)


Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Oct 21.

I'll start!

"I follow The Daily Nail on both twitter AND on blogspot! I've been following for 372 days! I love the LUSH Lemony Flutter because it totally conditions and moisturizes my cuticles, and helps protect them from the damaging chemicals in all the polish remover I have to use!"

You Continuously Deserve Royal Treatment! - WINNER!

The randomly selected winner of the Sally Hansen Continuous Treatment line of products is...*drumroll*

Toesthattwinkle!!

Please send me your contact info to thedailynail@gmail.com!!!

Finger Paints Winter Dreams Holiday Collection! (Preview)

Hey everyone, just to break the monotony of giveaways, I posted a preview of the upcoming Finger Paints Winter Dreams Holiday Collection on the Daily Nail: Reviews blog! :)

A Glaze-ing Seche-ion

Day #6 of giveaways!!! AWESOME!!

Today's prize is one of my favorite brands, and a line of products that make this blog possible!!

It is:

A FULL SET of China Glaze Vintage Vixen nail polishes, PLUS the Seche Treatment line (Retain, Rebuild, Recondition) AND Seche Vite!!! 

How kickass is that?!

To be eligible, here's what you gotta do:

NUMBER 1- Be a follower of the Daily Nail - and I'm curious - tell me how long! :) (be honest, if you're a brand new follower- I don't care- that's awesome TOO!!)

NUMBER 2- Tell me your secret to feeling like a vixen!

That's it! Just leave it in the comments, and I'll select the winner randomly!! :)


Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Oct 20.

"I follow The Daily Nail on both twitter AND on blogspot! I've been following for 371 days! My secret to feeling like a vixen is to wear something that makes ME feel pretty, whether it's a conventionally sexy item or not- it could be a soft t-shirt and worn-in jeans or a sassy little black dress!!"

Products up for giveaway were provided by the manufacturer, and can be purchased at Sally Beauty Supply, sallybeauty.com, ULTA, ULTA.com, transdesign.com, 8ty8beauty.com, and a plethora of other online retailers.