Showing posts with label MSMD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MSMD. Show all posts

16 December 2015

MSMD - Christmas Baubles

Today I have for you a MSMD - Monkey See, Monkey Do I don't know how long it is since last time I did one of these, but I am sure it has been a couple of years now.
So I am bringing it back!

Today I am recreating Celeste Laureen's Christmas Ornament Designs from 2013, she recently recreated it herself, and you can find that over at her Instagram page.  Apparently her original design had been stolen and someone had cropped out her watermark and spread it all over Pinterest with another watermark. Shame on them.
Someone on PAA was asking who it belonged to and I was able to direct them to the rightful owner.

I liked the design so much I decided to recreate it myself.
Celeste Laureen used Essie - Bobbing For Baubles, and even though I have that polish I decided to use a lighter background colour for this.
'Ard As Nails - Mauve. This polish doesn't actually have that name, as it was a Custom Polish, but as it is a mauve shade, more specifically #B784A7 aka Opera Mauve. I am going to call this polish; Mauve for future reference.

It will make it easier for to me keep order in my stash.

On the nails you can see 2 coats of  'Ard As Nails - Mauve you could easily get away with one coat, but the after effects of my sugar craze yesterday has left me a bit shaky, so I needed a second coat. This polish is absolutely amazing, and it wears like iron on me. It has a subtle shimmer/holoness to it, and the shade is just the perfect work appropriate polish.



'Ard As Nails - Mauve 


Then I grabbed China Glaze -Mistletoe Kisses, China Glaze - Ruby Pumps, China Glaze - Midnight Kiss, and OPI - Moonraker, as well as a striper brush and Wet N Wild - Black Creme. I made large round circles with the polishes and traced around the baubles.


'Ard As Nails - Mauve with Christmas Baubles using  China Glaze -Mistletoe Kisses, China Glaze - Ruby Pumps, China Glaze - Midnight Kiss, and OPI - Moonraker


I hope you liked this look, be sure to follow me on the blog, Facebook, or Google + for more Christmas nail art designs.

For more Christmas themed nails check out my other designs here.

20 June 2014

A writers manicure

I was totally inspired by Mishka over at Lacquer or Leave Her! for todays manicure. You can find her post: Review and Before & After: Moyou London Scholar Collection 02 and 06 here.

Quick view of the original.

Property of Lacquer or Leave Her
This manicure is so gorgeous. It's amazingly gorgeous. I can not praise it enough. hopefully my recreation with a twist will get as much love as the original. If you are not already a subscriber of her, I would highly recommend checking her out.

For this manicure I used the same plate as Mishka did in her manicure, but I also added one plate from MASH - 39, for a background image. I wanted my nails to look like notebooks, and since I don't have the Scholar Collection plate 06, I found an image that kinda looks the same on another plate.


I used a several different nail polishes for this manicure. W7 - Buff on the tips over Barry M - Lychee, and ESSIE - Little Brown Dress as an accent. Stamped using Makeup Mekka - Charlotte Grey and Barry M - Lychee, and ESSIE - Little Brown Dress.

This is how it all started.


A writers manicure

A writers manicure

A writers manicure

A writers manicure

Can I just say that I am totally in LOVE with this manicure. I just LOVE LOVE it. And I love how the ink came out, when I used a brush over it to make it look more like it was "wiped" away. 

4 March 2013

MSMD manicure with Love

Good morning readers!
It's Monday, and today I have been invited to a neighbor town, for a birthday party. I was told to get up early in the morning, and drive into town. Excited to see what the day will bring.
This is a Monkey See, Monkey Do (MSMD) of a manicure The Crumpet did for valentines.

I used NYX - Matte baby pink, Sinful Color - Snow me White, and Barielle- Katalicious.
Stamped using BM 317, BM 311 and Mash 48







Added roses and thingies (brain can't remember what they are called), using BM 323.



21 August 2012

Polar Bear in a Snowstorm

Today I wanted to recreate one of my favorite manicures, from the days before I started blogging.
Some of you might have seen this design at Cutepolish before, and some might be new to it.

For this manicure I used one coat of Snow Me White - Sinful Colors.




13 August 2012

MSMD - Gradient sponging over nail striping tape mani


So this MSMD is actually the fourth in the chain! How cool is that (!?).
I was inspired by Michelle from Laquer or Leave Her!   last monday she did this mani, featuring Misa Fountain Of Youth and Barielle Positive Zen-ergy. Her mani was inspired by Polish Crazed, and her MSMD, on the manicure made by nailXchange, and her Gradient sponging over nail striping tape mani. 
Phuu that`s a lot of polish!


11 July 2012

Summer Challenge/MSMD Pink n Purple

Oh Its a Summer Challenge, no, its a MSMD!. WoW, its BOTH!


Todays MSMD is taken from Lucy`s Stash.  She did a striping tape nail art manicure with SpaRitual Imaginarium and Illume. Today is also Summer Challenge - Pink and purple, very fitting.

Lucy`s Stash - Striping tape nail art manicure with SpaRitual Imaginarium and Illume.
 I dont have any of those colours, so I had to be creative. I decided to use my new Tropicalia from WnW, and Lilac Lace from Max Factor.
My first time using striping tape like this, so its a bit muddied at the tips. But I had fun doing it.







1 July 2012

MSMD - Dazzle Shine


Hi, girls, its time for some Monkey See, Monkey Do!
This time I`m copying something "I`m Feeling Nail Venturous" did. 
Look at it, isnt it really pretty?!

Yesterday I got my Innisfree polishes as you can see in this post. And I thought it would be perfect to use for this. So, without further ado, here it is.




So I started out with 2 coats with Savina - Dazzle, and finished with 1 coat of Innisfree - 81. Sorry for the pictures being somewhat blurry, my camera is having trouble picking up the neon.


I`m thinking about getting a new camera soon.. 

*****EDIT*****
We are going to give our office a makeover, so we wont be using it for a month, and I got to take the company camera with me home. !!! * squeal*

Look at this!


18 June 2012

MSMD Fishtail nail art


For my Monkey See Monkey Do - Monday I wanted to recreate Lucys Stash - Fishtail nail art.
I didnt have Models Own Lilac Dream, but I do have Lilacism from ESSIE. Pairing it with Turquoise & Caicos from ESSIE, and H&M - Metallic Grey.




Check out the other ladies in the groups MSMD mani:
Debbie @ The Crumpet - http://thecrumpet.blogspot.co.uk/
 Alyssa at Fancy Phalanges - http://fancyphalanges.blogspot.com/
 Lucie @ Lucy's Stash http://www.lucysstash.com/
 Vic @ Glowstars http://glowstars.net/
Rychelle @ Colorsplash Nails- http://colorsplashnails.blogspot.com/
 Missy the Manicured Maniac @ http://melissahenderson95.blogspot.com/