Crumpet’s Challenge Day 14 Stamping

I had been dying to do this manicure. I love to stamp. Love it! I stamp almost everything. When I am just showing switching. You'll find my nails switched in that same color later on. The only thing I don't always stamp is indies. I think stamping is great it can prolong your manicure. It' just about the best thing since frozen yogurt. So, here is my stamping.                     Now, what I did to get this look was just so easy. I used Essie's Don't Sweater It, then I used Essie Matte Top Coat once I was sure it was dry I stamped with Konad Black Pearl using my lee lac plate B. What do you think? Ciao, Patty

Kimber’s Challenge -----The Letter B

Ok, maybe I am being a smart ass but I have another triple letter score. Barielle' Blackend and Blue. I just couldn't help myself. But seriously this is a beautiful blue. I gave it a little bling with some Black Cat Lacquer Strangelove and I really like the look it achieved.             So, what is your favorite b color? Ciao Patty

Crumpet’s Challenge Day 13 Cheer Me Up Mani

I did this mani because it was bright and wild and it just makes me happy to see how the colors go from here to there.   It reminds me of something really psychodelic and reminds me of my teenage years.












Then I stamped a peace sign and the word Love on the manicure and that made me happy.






Ciao for now bellas,
Patty

NOTD Ciate Starlet

I know that the blogging community has some problems with Ciate last year when the put out the C&D order but they have a great line of polishes.  I got this little gem on Thursday.  I have been dying to wear it.  It is absolutely gorgeous.  It is blue with a teal duochrome.    The formula is great it dries fast and just shows beautifully.  This is like my 6th bottle and I have no complaints.  I almost feel like I have been hiding the fact that I have them and then thought this is stupid.  It is up to you if you want to buy Ciate or not.  I might lose followers, might gain some and some of you may have no idea what I am talking about other than thinking that is one hell of a pretty polish.    My husband still won’t wear Tommy Hilfiger over something he said over 15 years ago.  I like Ciate polish and if there is a color I like I am going to buy them if this is how beautiful their polishes are. 














It is a gorgeous color and when it gets low if it is still around I will buy another.  I got this one at Nordstrom for $15.00 which I did have to order because they don’t carry it in the store.  I still would order anyway.  Save gas money.
Ciao bellas,
Patty

Crumpet’s Challenge Day 12 Tape Mani

When I saw this challenge I knew I was going to do something quilted.  I love the quilted design, I don’t like putting the tape on my nails.  It is a challenge to put the tape on 6 pieces on each nail.  Then you have to make sure to take the right one on off first.  I have been practicing this look and this is the first time I have ever done it for show.   I used Ninja Polish Humble Bumblebee Floam and Essence black polish.  I used laser tape. 

This was a challenge but overall it was fun to do and the more you practice like with anything else the better you will get.
Ciao,
Patty

Urban Decay Naked Palette nail polish

Now Urban Decay has come out with the Naked nail polish palette. How naked can we be? I don't have either eye shadow palette. I have way too many Mac's. So this set was like $24.00 and Sephora said it was an online exclusive. I ordered two one for me and one for my daughter. There is only one color I really like from the set.         The first one is called naked. That is the best way to describe this color. It is a nice nude crème.  Everyone probably has a color like this in their collection     Sidecar. Wasn't crazy about this one alone. It is a glitter that would probably be best over one of the other colors.       Toasted is a nude metallic . Did not like this one the formula was too streaky but you could use side car as a topping and it might be ok.             Smog. It looks like butter London's shag.       Hustle. Hustle is a brownish purple.     Creep. It looks a little like Zoya’s Smoke.  This is really the only one of the the whole collection that I really like.


      Overall, this is a nice collection to give as a gift. Not a polishaholic.   I bought it mainly for my daughter and then thought well this is cute for travel but seriously  I will probably give it as a gift. Most of us have so many polishes we probably already have these polishes.  So, my advice is buy it and gift it or save your money for something else. Ciao Bella's, Patty

Crumpet’s Challenge Day 11 Splatter

Here is my offering for Day 11 of the challenge and I thought outside the box.  There is a design on my Leelac plate that looks like a splatter mark so I used it.  Plus there is another reason,  you are going to say this is stupid but for some reason I can’t seem to get a straw out of it’s package without destroying the straw so someone has always done it for me for the last around 25 years.  It started in High School when I would go eat lunch at Luby’s with my parents.  EVERYDAY.  I would get my straw out of the wrapping and the straw would be destroyed.  So, my father started takining it out because he thought I was doing it to get him angry.  Then, I got married and my husband would be sweet enough to take the straw out.  Then the kids did it.  Then my next husband practically put a bib on me to eat he was so precise.  I never came clean with anyone.  I would secretly try and the strawwould always break or something.  I finally admitted to Michael that for some reason I couldn’t take a straw out of it’s wrapping.  He said he knew.  He said he saw me once trying to do it.  He didn’t know what was going on but not to embarrass me he just started taking it out for me.  So, my splatter was done with a stamp because my husband worked late last night and I wanted to get it done before he got home so I did the best I could and used the splatter stamp.  At least I am being honest.  I have done splatter mani’s and cann do them with a straw that has been opened for me.

So there is my splatter mani.  Hope you like it.
Ciao,
Patty

Crumpet’s Challenge Day 10. Gemetrici

I know, I am behind but for some reason I have been so sleepy during the day that I have had to take a nap for the last three days.  That really messes up my day and the bed in the polish room I think is so much better than the bed we had in our room that I just sleep like a baby. 
This manicure was not a fail until I decided to put a matte top coat on it.  It didn’t need it I was using only my suede's to do it.  I just felt weird with not having a top coat.  It was a little different working with the suede's because they dry so fast you can’t use a dotting tool and have to use a brush to grab a tiny bit of polish and then go back for a second coat.  It really looked a lot better without that stupid top coat.  I used all my suede's and my Leelac big plate to get the design.  Now I am kind of wishing I had put a top coat of Nubar top coat it might have looked like stained glass windows but I didn’t.  So, it is what it is.

So, there is my geometric entry.  We can’t be perfect at everything and Geometry was never my strong suit but I gave it my all and I think I was creative in using suede's so I am not going to get too down on myself.  I have learned a lesson.  Never put a matte coat on suede's., they don’t need it.

Ciao bellas,
Patty



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Kimber’s A-Z Challenge A

No, I am not crazy. Yes I have joined another challenge. This is an A-Z challenge. You have to swatch a color that starts with A or the name of the company needs to start with the letter. I am late turning this in, we will be posting every Wednesday. So what I have today is Angeline from American Apparel. Does that mean I get a triple word score. Angeline is a coralish pink. I love the color and American apparel polishes.    




So that is my entry for A.
Ciao,
Patty



Hello lovelies! This is the most up to date version of the Challenge List, inluding the fixes for the broken links. We may me moving to Inlinkz soon (yay), but for now, here is everyone participating as of today.

Kimber @ Kimber'sLacquerKorner
Gini @ Sassy Paints
Kat @ Hooked On Polish
Lisa @ Lozlosa
Diana @ Nails By Diana 
Nicole @ Nicole Gets Nailed 
Nailista
Lariesa @ Me, Myself, and Polish
Patty @ Patty And Goldie's Day Off
Meredith@ Perfectly Polished
Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
Sammi @ GlitzNGlammer
Ria @ Polishaholic
Dionne @ Glittery Fingers
Aly @ Wonderland Beauty
Kate @ Painted Pony Nails
Sarah @ Faithfully Polished
Small Budget Beauty 
Brittany @ Pretty, Pink, and Chic
Alaina @ Dont Spill The Acetone
Simona @ Light Your Nails
Elle @ Miss Nail Polish 
Holly @ Facebook (blog link coming soon!)
Sonya (link needed)
Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 
Raquel @ Sunshine Nails
Katherine @ Manicure Addict
M. @ Criminal Nails 
Nancy @ The Dark Side of Beauty

Let me know if I have missed anyone!

I'll be back with actual polish posts later today. Was a bit under the weather yesterday but am starting to feel better today. :)

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Day 9 Saran Wrap Mani

Saran Wrap Mani?? Not done more than one. So this was a challenge. I was wearing Butter London's Posh Bird then looked around to find what I thought might be the perfect polish for this challenge. I chose a Nerd Lacquer I had called I Aim to Misbehave and went about doing the manicure. I think it came out alright. In hindsight maybe black would have been better but that is just boring. So, I hope you like what I did.







So there is my entry for today’s challenge.
Ciao,
Patty

Day 8 Crumpet’s Challenge Flakies

I remember when I started doing nails flakies were just getting popular and it appeared that besides the Nfu’oh's there was one polish that was making a big hit on the blogs. Klean Kolors Black Chunky Holo on top of Zoya's Envy. Well here it is again and as pretty as it always was.

So there are my flakies.  I like the color combo.  What do you think?

Ciao,

Patty