Inspired by Rise of The Guardians, Again: Pitch Black and the Sandman

Here's another nerdy manicure! Once again inspired by the new Dreamworks film, Rise of the Guardians. I based this one on Pitch Black and the Sandman. I loved the effects used for these two characters. Really pretty swirling clouds of golden dreams and  blue-black nightmares.

Jack Frost

My boyfriend took me to see Rise of the Guardians during Thanksgiving break. I like animated films, but I'll admit this one was especially awesome. So good, in fact, that I decided to honor it with a manicure.

Studio Ghibli Inspired: Soot Sprites

Today I pay homage to one of my favorite animators, Hayao Miyazaki.

OPI Designer De Better

Well, I just got back from spending Thanksgiving in Minnesota. I had originally planned to share this manicure before I left but I ran out of time.

Homage to the Hostess Cupcake

So, in lieu of recent events, I decided to do a Hostess themed mani.

Distressed Lace

Today's mani actually started out as a mistake. Instead of stripping it and starting over I decided to play around and see if I could salvage it.

This is the result.

Broken Mirror Manicure

I decided to try something completely new today. This is the result.

Fun with Pearl Ex Pigments

This is a small post. I just wanted to show what is possible using Pearl Ex pigments over still wet polish.

Faking a Gold Flake Top Coat

Just a short post today. I'm moving in December so money is a little tighter than usual. As much as I would love to splurge on polish I have to resist the urge. That means I have to get creative.

Rainbow Grunge Tutorial

I was asked by some DeviantArt users for a tutorial for the rainbow grunge nails I posted on Monday. I wrote a quick one up today and took some step by step photos as well.

Blackheart Glow-in-the-Dark and Black Light Reactive Polishes from Hot Topic

I've been telling myself that I need to cut down on how much nail polish I buy. I'm seriously running out of places to put all of it, not to mention the fact that I have more than I could ever use. Seriously, how many polishes does one girl really need?

But when I saw that Hot Topic had a sale on their Blackheart Beauty Polishes I decided that I'd reign in my polish obsession some other day.

Pink Water Marble

I had the idea to do a galaxy manicure today but it just wasn't working out. My colors all looked too saturated and they weren't blending well. So I stripped it and tried again. Still not quite right. I decided to save it for another day and do a water marble instead.

1980s Inspired Rainbow Grunge

I blame this one on the fact that my boyfriend has been listening to 80s music all day. So, in a way, this manicure was brought to you by Journey, Stix and Survivor.

Blue Roses with Zoya Natty

Today's manicure was done on a whim. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do, I only knew that I'd be using Zoya Natty, which I won in a contest hosted by Katee over at A Girl and Her Polish.

Snow Leopard

Meow.

I have a confession. I'll tell you if you promise not to laugh. Promise?