The Shining Nail Art!

My sister Ashley decided to do some ambitious nail art for the opening of Room 237 a documentary which explores numerous theories about Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and its hidden meanings.

She started with a base of Zoya Dea then carefully drew the orange pattern with a Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Orange. Finally she added the red dots using Zoya Kristi. I'm blown away by this manicure! She is so much more patient than I am. Fantastic idea & excellent execution!

 

Here are some fun The Shining related links!

• An extensive, incredible video examination of the mind-blowing sets of THE SHINING.
• A truly adorable winter cap inspired by the same pattern that Ashley used.
• The Shining cuckoo clock! Brilliant!
• Street Art!
• Spectacular The Shining cake. I love cake!
• Excellent poster art available now.
• Fun fan posters!

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April

Iron Man Nails!

I love comic books, graphic novels, & all things superhero. My dad, Ashley, & I all went to see Iron Man 3 this afternoon at the IMAX theater. It was lots of fun & Ashley suggested that I do my some Iron Man nails. I think they turned out pretty good!

I used two polishes from Zoya's Irresistible collection of super light reflecting foils which are perfect for superhero nails! I used Zoya Hazel for his eyes & the arc reactor & Zoya Kerry for his face. Sadly I passed Zoya Kym onto a friend years ago back when I didn't like red polish; it would have been perfect. I used Sally Hansen nail art pens in red & black for the rest. I can't get over how amazing Zoya Kerry is, look at that glow! (This is my First ever GIF! I used GIFninja, recommended to me by Lifehacker.)

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April

Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty

This is three thick coats of Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty. The color is gorgeous & the formula is pretty darn good for a yellow creme. I love the wide brushes in this particular Sally Hansen line too. Overall, Yellow Kitty is a winner!

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April

XOXO Valentine's Nail Art

My first Valentine's Day nails for this year. The base is Sation Chocolate Chip Resistant & I made the x's & o's with my Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Red. I really love nail art pens. I could never do this with a brush & if you mess up, you can just wipe it off. (They don't set until a topcoat is applied.)

 

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April

Geometric Nail Art

This was the first manicure I did with my Sally Hansen Nail Art Pens. I didn't really have a plan; I just started doodling. I love it & would never have the patience to accomplish the same thing with a brush. I used Zoya Evvie for the base & a yellow nail art pen.

 

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April

Scary Monster Nails!

I wanted to try out my new Sally Hansen Crackle, Cherry Smash (love that name!) so I did a quick layer over the amazing Pomegranate Curator. Cherry Smash seems to be a crackle jelly. Is that a thing? Anyway it applied nicely & cracks best over dry nails.

I didn't really like the results at all so I had to come up with a way to save my manicure. I really loved the skull nails I did last month & they are very easy so I tried them again. So scary! They look like some sort of demon or burned, bloody monster. I love them!

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April

Jack-O-Lantern Nails

I can't stop using my nail art pen! They are just so easy to use & I love Halloween. The background is Sation It's All Navy Baby & I drew the jack-o-lanterns with my Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen Orange.

 

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April

Zoya Katherine Halloween Accent Nail

I recently purchased my first nail art pens & I love them so much! Here I used Zoya Katherine for the base & Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen Orange. It's like drawing with a marker & just so, so easy to use. The very best part? If you mess up, you can just wipe it off & start again like nothing happened!!! This does mean that you'll need to put a topcoat on your art when you're finished but I always do that anyway. I'll be buying more nail art pens soon because they allow me to do all sorts of things I don't have the patience for with a brush.

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April

Sally Hanson Insta-Dri Beige Blast & An Accent Nail

I want to love Sally Hansen Beige Blast but the formula was pretty terrible. It took 3 coats for opacity, which is fine, but it took forever to dry. After 3 or 4 hours it was finally dry but full of bubbles. Pretty color but I'm getting rid of this one. Seriously, look at all those bubbles!

I love skulls!

This whole post is a bit of a failure. I tried an accent nail that sounded like a great idea in my head, but my execution was clunky. I was going for a pretty tree...

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April

Sally Hansen Baroque Bronze

This is 2 coats of Sally Hansen Baroque Bronze. Very nice formula but I don't really like the narrow brush. Nice color but nothing exciting.

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April

Sally Hansen Myst You

Here are a ton of pictures of Sally Hansen Myst You taken in lots of different lighting settings. Such a strange polish! Myst You has an incredibly nice formula and this is 3 coats. It's a beige with a pink sheen only visible at certain angles. I had a hard time capturing the pink. Will says, "Ew. Fleshy.". I think this would look lovely on dark skintones but not on me. Blech! This one is going into my "to be frankened" bag.

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April

Sally Hansen Arabian Night

This is three coats of the super gorgeous Sally Hansen Arabian Night that I found for .50 cents at my Dollar Tree! The formula is a bit runny and sheer but still easy to work with. Golden glass-flecked goodness! I'm still hoping to find another bottle to add to a future giveaway since this beauty is discontinued. Wish me luck for your sake.

In other news, CSN Stores has given me a great way to get a Christmas present for my awesome Dad! I've introduced you to my boyfriend, my sisters, & my dog, but my Dad hasn't made an appearance until now. CSN is giving me the chance to do a review, so I'm letting my Dad choose something for his new apartment. Maybe some home bar furniture, or a nice bookcase.

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April

CSN Stores is providing me with a $75 credit in exchange for an honest review in a future post. For more information, see my disclosure policy.

Sally Hansen Wet Cement & Konad

This is 2 coats of Sally Hansen Wet Cement. The formula was just ok on this one. It's a nice color but I prefer my darker grey China Glaze Recycle. What is your favorite grey creme polish?

For the Konad I used plate M63 & stamped it once with OPI Parlez Vous & once with China Glaze Adore.

I declare this polish and this Konad, meh.

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April

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Sally Hansen Gray By Gray & Some Rhinestones

Sally Hansen Gray By Gray isn't gray! I would call it a dark cadet blue creme. Lovely color. I normally like wide brushes but this one kept bunching & twisting, maybe because the formula was too thick.

This is only the second time I've played with rhinestones but I like the effect this time. I could just add a red stripe or two and this would be a fun 4th of July manicure for next year!


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April

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