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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Valentines Fail.

So I think I mentioned that last week was going to be crazy, I worked every day of the week, taught a class, flew to Denver for a day long conference (we had to be at the airport at 4am.) Flew back that night then got to get up at 4 the next morning for military duty.  There wasn't a lot of time for nails, but I managed to fit a few things in.  I'm kind of bummed that the ubber cute nails that I did just for Denver didn't work.  I topped them with a UV cure gel to make them last longer, but it ended up shattering and  looking a hot mess.  The look didn't even last the day...So moving on.

I wanted this look to be my Valentines look, but once I got it finished I didn't care for it as much.  I don't think I had the proper contrast.

 I was inspired by Robin Moses and how she uses foils to do the tips, then takes a contrasting glitter and fills in the blanks.  I think it was the holo hearts that threw it off.  They ended up making the whole look rather thrown together randomly (and kind of junky).  I love the concept though and will continue to try to get it to work for me.

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  1. I love this!!! I think it looks awesome! :D

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  2. I absolutely don't think this is a fail... It's an art! :)

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    1. :) I guess I need to be more open minded about it. It just wasn't what I was going for but it did turn out pretty.

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  3. See? This is why it's good to post looks you're not happy with, because some people will find inspiration from them, and some will love them!

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    1. True. I just have a hard time when what is in my mind doesn't translate onto my nails.

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  4. Not a fail at all! Glad you posted it! I really like the dots around the holo hearts...

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    1. Thanks. I'm actually really surprised at how much people have liked it.

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    1. Thank you MissAdelinne, I love your name, I call people Miss[name] all the time, it's like a pet name I use.

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