Mysterious Curse

Sorry for the delay, but I had technical difficulty last night on so many levels.
First of all...if you hadn't heard...I broke both my thumbnails. The left hand pretty severely.  So...I spent most of the evening fixing it with a teabag and superglue.  Then...I just started checking out my nails and decided I would trim them down.  Well the full process for that is time consuming.

So then I figured why not use one of the Orly Dark Shadows colors again since I liked Grave Mistake soo much.

I chose Mysterious Curse.  Do not like the formula on this one.  It was chunky and streaky.  When it finally dried...a day later it is now readily chipping and scuffing even with Seche Ultra-V topcoat.

So...here it is...

I added a little skull and crossbones...with silver stamping using plate SH02.  Just so that it is hard to see in certain lights...it adds to the mystery.

No mystery here...not my favorite polish. Was not anything like Grave Mistake which went on fabulously and stayed on well!

So...there are my significantly shorter nails...and I have a teabag patch on  my thumbnail!!!  Oh well...they need to be shorter since I am travelling next week...and without fail...my nails break when I travel, you know...picking up luggage...buckling airplane belts!

Check you all out tonight!

OPY NYC Ballet You Callin' Me A Lyre with M80 Stamping

So...my OPI NYC Ballet colors finally arrived.  They were my little Easter present to myself.

So...I started by playing with You Callin' Me A Lyre.  Then my Kaynig plate arrived and I used the central design of M80 with silver stamping.

It's very subtle...but great for a morning that starts with web conferences.

This is a gorgeous jelly...and I can't wait to experiment with it more.  

Whitening Treatment DIY and Movie Week: Transformers

So...I promised to show you before and after attempts at DIYNail Whitening.

So...I mixed up a bowl of the scrub...1 part lemon juice...2 parts baking soda:

 

My nails before:

So I applied the treatment...and wasn't that happy with the results...so then I scrubbed the nails with some hydrogen peroxide.

I was much happier with the results after a scrub with hydrogen peroxide.

So..then I wanted to start out this week...and make it Movie week.

So...for our first day of movie week:

I started by using the new China Glaze Hunger Games color: Stone Cold...then I got out my QA4 plate...and did silver stamping .

As a topcoat...I didn't want to use a glossy coat...so I used my new Nails Inc Westminster Bridge...which is a clear matte.

The final look...I think works great...for Transformers!

  

I'm so excited about Hunger Games coming out Friday...so expect a nail design this week for that...but before I get to Friday's Hunger Games design...what should I do tonight?