tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92051403910435116802024-03-13T07:47:58.682-07:00An Indies Girl's PassionA West Indian Girl and her many passions ESPECIALLY NAILSLove My Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03551596423183627454noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205140391043511680.post-766335411706244872013-10-26T13:03:00.001-07:002013-10-26T13:03:24.304-07:00Where in the World Challenge - SwedenToday we're off to Sweden<br />
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I went with the colours of the flag rather than the actual flag because the flag is very much like the Denmark flag just different colours.<br />
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Unfortunately, I can't say I know anything about Sweden. So I'm just posting the pic.<br />
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This one was a little bit tough to figure out for me. Some Mexican art can be considered tribal and I did not want to do another tribal.<br />
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Now the multi coloured poncho, thought a South American thing, screams Mexican. Think I've seen it in many movies, so I went with that.<br />
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Its not my best at all. Wish I had time to do it over. I only noticed that the lines weren't straight when I was done - no when I took out the photo. Oh well......<br />
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Today on our travels around world, we stop at Denmark.<br />
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I have the flag on three fingers, and on my pointer finger I painted a mix of five colours to represent Legoland in Denmark.<br />
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The red of the flag represents strength and courage and the white cross is for Christianity as well as truth and peace.<br />
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Now, Lego Land is the most famous amusement park in Denmark and I thought I'd pay it homage.<br />
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I used white acrylic paint for the cross and when I put my top coat, it just went right through the red.<br />
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Couldn't help it. Sorry Denmark if I ruined your flag.<br />
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Today, we're doing and un-girly mani. Who would a thought there was something un-girly about nail design. Hmmmmmm<br />
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The most un-girly thing I could think about was sports. Now I know girls take part in sports, but most girly, girly (if you know what I mean) girls don't take part in sports and stay far from it especially those trying to not break a nail.<br />
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Now I don't know much about golf. We don't have golf here but to me it looks boring. Maybe it's because I don't understand what's going on. I don't know.<br />
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So this is what I came up with. Found these golf clubs (that's what they're called right?) on one of my Cheeky plates from last year's summer collection.<br />
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I would not leave the house wearing this combo at all so that's why I consider it to be un-girly.<br />
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Love My Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03551596423183627454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205140391043511680.post-75102943255700067242013-09-27T19:37:00.000-07:002013-09-30T07:51:40.932-07:0033 Day Challenge Day 4 - TribalHey Guys<br />
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Today we're going tribal.<br />
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I have never done tribal nails so this is really a challenge.<br />
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I did not know where to start with this one at all. My design was inspired by noting and no one. I googled tribal patterns to have an idea of what it should look like and then I just picked up a couple of polishes and brushes and said lets see what we come up with. I was planning the design while I was doing it. Had no pattern in mind.<br />
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All in all I think for my first time it's not to bad. At least it looks tribal.<br />
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My husband did not know what I was doing and he ask me if I'm doing tribal nails. I was like how did you know and so I figure I must be on the right track.<br />
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When I started this blog it was to help me commit to things I start. I started the Where In The World Challenge with some cool gals and stopped at No. 5. Now there are 25 countries to depict. Five out of 25 hmmmmmm na I have to finish.<br />
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So today I am continuing. I don't get the impression that many people have continued and I see a few are still at it so kudos to them. When I was doing it months ago I really enjoyed it and it was also a history lesson because I learnt quite a bit about the country which I was doing the design about.<br />
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No. 6 is the U S A.<br />
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The rose is the national flower of the United States and that's what I went with for the challenge. The rose was chosen to be the country's national floral symbol because, according to president Regan, (in summary) it the flower which is given the most and is the most loved. Which is true all over the world.<br />
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Its day three of the challenge.<br />
The tape mani. hmmmmmmmmmmm<br />
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I tend to have a love hate relationship with the technique. I really like how its looks but doing it is such a task though. The trick is to remove the tape as soon as you apply the polish. If it stays for even a few seconds, you most likely will end up with a smudged design.<br />
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I was taking out the tape one at a time and fighting to get it off my other hand and in the mean time the polish was drying. So I took out all (not at the same time) and then worked on getting it off the other had and that made it less stressful. (Not sure if this is clear)<br />
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So for this mani I simply used my Kleancolor Cobalt. I've wanted to use this for so long and finally got the chance.<br />
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My mani was inspired by <a href="http://www.thenailasaurus.com/2012/12/christan-dior-aw12-nail-art-tutorial.html">The Nailasaurus</a> but it's not exactly the same.<br />
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All in all I think I'm somewhat satisfied.<br />
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This is my second mani in this challenge. As I said before, I'm late and I'm trying to catch up.<br />
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The polish I use the most is Jewellery red from Santee. It's almost always on my toes. I just love looking down at it.<br />
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The photo does not do it justice though. I usually wear it plain but whenever I have to add to it, it's always some sort of gold glitter. Today I only did a strip of large gold (hexagon shapped) glitter down the middle. Should have left it alone.<br />
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I love this color so much that I usually by 2 bottles at a time.<br />
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Crumpet Nails Tarts (Facebook Group) has a new challenge called the 33 Day Challenge and although I'm late, I thought I'd join cuz I really love challenges. They keep me committed to this blog.<br />
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Day 1 - Dots. Probably the easiest thing to do in Nail art, with anything from a dotting tool, tooth pick, Pencil eraser, bottom of an eye pencil etc. However, I'm stamping. I thought it was a good technique to start with though.<br />
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I found out about the challenge on Tuesday evening and did the mani but then my camera was not functioning and I had to use another on Wednesday so the mani is stale and the photo is poor :(.<br />
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I used my a stamping plate from Cheeky's summer 2012 collection #48. My base colour, Avon's Speed Dry+ Lime Splatter. I also filled in some of the dots with the lime splatter but I think it was better without the green dots but no time to do over.<br />
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Today my mani is all heels.<br />
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I loooooove high heels.<br />
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I looooooooooooooooooooooooooove shoes. Who doesn't anyway.<br />
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I haven't won heels in months and I still haven't started wearing them post baby and have no idea when I'll resume, Baby, heels and our rugged roads just don't add up.<br />
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I came across two images on my cheeky plates which were shoes so I thought "If I can't wear them on my feet, I might as well wear them on my nails."<br />
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I could have gone more colourful with this but I wanted to try out one of my Avon suede polishes I bought a couple months ago. I bought a few and paid a hilarious price (for me anyway) Can't believe I spent that much on a few bottles of polish but thank God I'm not alone in this spending on nails business.<br />
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I used Avon Suede Nail Enamel - Touch of Taupe and tamped with Konad white.<br />
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The suede polish is similar to a matte polish. Top coat would not be required if you wore it alone.<br />
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However, I did stamp my shoe designs over it so I had to apply top coat. I used my Konad top coat because I wanted to wear this for longer than a day. Also I did not want the top coat to ruin this one. The Konad also dries really fast.<br />
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And the Facebook Group Adventures in Stamping, stamp on Sundays.<br />
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So I've decided to give it a try once again since it's been sooooooo long since I've posted to this group. Today we're doing Glitzy Glam Nails. So lets bring out the glitters.<br />
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I always struggle with glitter polish and stamping so I try not to mix the two. But hey. Its a challenge I'm gonna take.<br />
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I'm going with a black base and gold glitter. The glitter is mixed, with small strips, hexagons (large and small) and small glitter dust. Its a a lot going on in one bottle of polish so I've chosen a stamping image for just the nail tip. I think if I do a full image the whole thing will look messy or to busy.<br />
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I'm returning to the world of blogging after a nine month hiatus. I've really missed doing this and checking up on what everyone has been up to. I haven't been able to for so long.<br />
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So what's up with me? Well I have a 7 week old baby girl. She's the splitting image of me. I'm so happy. She's the reason I was to tired and constantly sleepy and could not do my nails for nine months. But we're all settled in, I'm getting the hang of being a mom. And just giving so much love to this new person. It's incredible.<br />
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Sooooo... I wanted to do a mani in honour of my newborn. I could not find a stamping plate in my limited collection with anything of a baby so I decided to go with lovely-girl, using two different plates. (I almost gave away all my polishes, and nails stuff cuz I thought-hey I'm not using them! I'd probably be pulling my hair out now cuz I'm so ready to use them). And since there are so many new stamping plates out, guess I have some shopping to do. Hmmmmm.<br />
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I'm using Konad plate M59 and an XL plate from <a href="http://www.lightinthebox.com/221-designs-nail-art-stamp-image-plate-big-nail-art-templates-nail-stencils_p226635.html">lightinthebox.com</a>. Though the XL plate has both images, the "lovely" image is bigger on the Konad plate.<br />
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Happy 2013<br />
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I've been away for wayyyy to long. I haven't been doing to well and just don't have the energy after work to do my nails. It terrible really the state they're in.But I'm hoping to make a comeback soon.<br />
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I just got a couple polishes from Avon (I can't believe I spent that much on a few bottles of nail polish) so maybe I'll be doing my first swatch soon.<br />
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My blog is forever on my mind but I just don't have what it takes to get up and do at the moment. I'm still checking out though what other bloggers are up to and as usual they never disappoint. I've been seeing some pretty cool stuff.<br />
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Today I'm trying out the splatter technique. I came across the particular technique on Judith of <a href="http://www.spektorsnails.com/2012/08/galaxy-splatter-nails-diy-decals.html" target="_blank">Spektor's Nails Blog</a>. She did a decal tutorial showing how to get the splatter effect without the mess of blowing the polish directly onto your nails. I thought this was totally awesome and just had to try it out.</div>
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For my first attempt at this I thought it came out sort of ok. Hers is a million times better. lol. She has really mastered this or maybe the polishes I used were not the best.</div>
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When I think about black and white first thing I thought of was Zebra. Then I thought many might think the same. Then I remembered I have this cow print stamping design that I've wanted to use for so long but never had the opportunity.</div>
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This challenge seems to me to be the perfect opportunity. I used Avon Nail Experts French Manicure (the white) as my base and stamped with the black from Santee. My top coat kinda streaked a bit. I have the konad top coat which is perfect for stamping but I'm pinching it because ordering it is a hassle and money</div>
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Today I'm having a go at the caviar manicure. I bought the seed beads of eBay since April and have really been meaning to try them out.</div>
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I finally got the desire to and actually pulled of a time consuming mani but I kinda like it.</div>
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I used Purple from Santee. Gold hexagon glitters and stamped with an image from Cheeky CH48. </div>
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I thought the caviar would have been a bit more difficult or tricky but it was not. Very quick and easy.</div>
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Poland is known for quite a few inventions including, the mine detector and vodka.<br />
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They also have some really cool or weird building ideas. There are upside down houses, crooked houses and more. My inspiration comes from the coloured buildings. Some of the towns have cool colored buildings and this just spoke to me. Some have bright colours and some not so bright. I thought I'd mix it up.<br />
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Here in Dominica the government started a project to colour the town. Some buildings or more likely homes have been painted in bright colours. They actually look cool. They are not however at this level yet.<br />
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Gosh I've had this save in drafts for soooo long. Though this challenge has no set dates. I really think I'm way to behind. Commitment, commitment. Hmmmmm<br />
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So we have arrived in Israel. Well I have any way some others have been and gone. Lol. Boy did I have to dig for this one. I was going for the Bahi Gardens but then decided not to.<br />
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So I came across Kibbutz Lothan. A small community in the dessert of Israel. I'm putting a link <a href="http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/index.html" target="_blank">here </a>because I'm not sure I'd do it justice by explaining it.<br />
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The inspiration for the design came from one of the houses. It has a spiral effect which I thought was pretty cool.<br />
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The Battle Nail Polish Challenge started yesterday. I have been meaning to do this post since day before but was busy and tired. This challenge was created by Citygirl907 of <a href="http://theblogforbeautifulliving.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beautiful Living</a>. I'm going to give it a try. Let's see what I come up with this time.<br />
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Battle No. 1 is Blue vs Green<br />
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I did a mani which included both colour. My inspiration came from our lovely mountains again the blue sky. Everywhere I look around me I see the lush green mountain against the bright blue sky. This is what I came up with.<br />
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I actually wanted to shape the mountain with the green polish but
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day we display our beautiful Flag proudly. On vehicles, buildings, in
our offices, etc. I choose to where mine on my nails. I drew the flag on
the index finger. I had the rest of my nails designed with a sponging
effect of all the colours but I did not like it very much. Here's what
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<u><b>Dark </b></u>Green: The Rich Forest<br />
<u><b>Yellow</b></u>:The sunshine, main crops (citrus and banana) as well as our first inhabitants the Caribs and Arawaks<br />
<u><b>Black</b></u>: Rich black soil and African Heritage<br />
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Stripes in the shape of a cross represents the Trinity of God. There
should be a Parrot and ten stars in the red circle which represents our
national bird and the 10 Parishes of Dominica.<br />
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I have some photos below of our mountains and hills again the sky.<br />
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Last Friday was Creole Day here on my beautiful island Dominica. This is a day when we dress in our traditional wear. The girls in what we call the Jupe (jhipp) and the women in a robe (wobe) dwiyet. Men wear a white shirt and a black pants with a red sash across the waist. These days however, not many women or girls wear it the traditional way. Rather, we have our own designs or styles made but with the same cloth of the traditional wear which is the Madras Cloth. I have posted a pic of the Madras Cloth lower in the post.<br />
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Its a day when we eat mainly local dishes the best being crab callaloo. My fav dish ever!<br />
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I did my mani to match my skirt. I used three colors for the base and three others to stamp (My polishes are mainly santee polishes).Creole Day is a pretty colorful day.
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I wanted to play around with my striping tapes again and came up with this cool mani. I actually really like this one. I may leave it on for a few days.<br />
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I used two colors from Santee. The base is Metallic Gold and the top is Titanic. Now I've had this color for quite some time and I've not been using it because I just did not like the look. But I'm so loving it today. I placed three gold rhinestones on each finger because I have them and they are so under used (is that a term). Thought I'd bring them out to play. On my left hand I have red rhinestones.<br />
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Now I was not able to take many photos of this mani and this is where my kitten rescue story comes in.<br />
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When I started to take the pics I heard a cry outside (did I mention it was about 12:30 midnight? Well it was). When I went out to look it was on of my kittens. He'd fallen in a space which is between my building and the next. There is no way to get it out but to lower something in and try to get it to go in so we could pull it up. We ended up using a belt which we kinda hooked around it and it brilliantly clung to it so we were then able to pull it up. Only after an hour though.<br />
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So in the few pics I took this was the best. And the clean up was not so great either.<br />
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This photo shows the stripping tape on the base. Left hand<br />
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This adorable love of mine is another kitten named Rescue. Why? Because we rescued him from the same place my kitten fell last night. We actually rescued him twice. He belonged to the neighbor We kept him because we did not want to go through the drama a third time. He was a mess when we got him because he'd spent a night under pouring rain. We did not know he was there then. So we've nurtured him, loved him and fed him more than those we already have. I love him so so much<br />
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<br />Love My Nailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03551596423183627454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9205140391043511680.post-63455669896119806392012-10-25T07:42:00.000-07:002012-11-02T08:50:41.136-07:00Four Elements Challenge - EarthThis is the final task in the Four Elements Challenge. I must say this challenge was a bit tougher than anticipated. I was more excited about this one than the last three, mostly because I liked the idea/inspiration for this one best.<br />
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However, when I started to do the actual designing, I realized this was not going to be as easy as I thought.<br />
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My inspiration for the earth challenge came from an image of the cross section of the Earth. From the sky down to the very core.<br />
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The first image is my final attempt at this task because I did it a week ago and was not satisfied and tried again. I'm not jumping up and down about it though<br />
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This image is of my first attempt. I was not very satisfied with it which is why I did it over. But, I think the red in this one kinds of makes a huge difference. This might actually be the better of the two.<br />
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Today my mani for Spain is inspired by the Chupa Chups Lollipop. I must say I did not know it originated from Spain. I'm learning so much with this challenge. The company was founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat. He got the idea after witnessing an angry cursing mom whose child's hands were dirty from melting sweets. These candies on a stick can be found around many cash registers around the world. Though the company is now owned by a Dutch-Italian Corporation, it's roots are from Spain.<br />
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I used an orange based from an un named polish. Well it's not in English so I don't know the name. I used various colors for the lollipop and white acrylic paint for the sticks and dots.<br />
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I attempted to stamp a different butterfly on each nail but the clouds and sky got covered in the process. I was not happy with it but just could did not feel like starting over. I'm not so over the hills about it so I'm not going to say much.<br />
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