Stars and arrows funky french and fauxnad

Hi Kids!
I'm back with a full image fauxnad from Bundle Monster plate BM20 along with a bit of Fing'rs nail stickers. I put this on a funky french that I free-handed with Color Club Where's The Soiree. I also layered some shimmer sparkle from I franken I made by mixing equal parts, NYC Love Letters and Revlon Sheer Sparkling Nude over the hot pink base I posted the other day. After adding the stickers, I felt that the fauxnad needed something more, so I dotted colors found in the stickers to accent the centers of the stars.

Although this is not my style, I couldn't help but smile every time I looked down at my nails.

Polka Dot Bikini- in November, Fauxnad P51

Please excuse the very sad state of my hands, especially the cuticles and bits of my make-up. I was in a rush this morning to to take these pics before I had to leave for work. Maybe I'll splurge on some extra tlc for my hands when I go for my fill tomorrow.
It's a bit over day 2 of this mani, and I'm not tired of it yet.

*Base- 2 coats L.A. Girl, Polka Dot Bikini (pinker than pictured & with a gold shimmer)
*Fauxnad plate P51
*Stamped with Color Club, Where's the Soiree?
*Bling- awesome, silver, sparkle-y,  holo stickers found at Michael's. They look like raised gems in gold settings, but they're flat! Finally- A non glitter bling that's almost pick proof!!! No more ruined manis for me. I'm going back to Michael's and stock up.

Tribal fauxnad- Color Club, Feel the Beat, and...Tiki man!

 setting sun out for a moment

indoor w/flash

(matte-fied w/Essie MAY indoors, w/flash) The metallic attributes of Feel The Beat matte-fied looked exactly like brushed aluminum! Unfortunately, the camera didn't come anywhere near capturing it. :(

All hail the Tiki Man!

Base ~ Color Club, Feel The Beat

Fauxnad plate P51

Random dots of  Color Club , Abracadabra

1 coat Poshe

1 coat Essie Matte About You

Feel The Beat really glows like a flame. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting how early the sun sets these days, and took pics way too late to bring out the glow. I've read descriptions of this color as being red, however, I say it's a Russet, and wow- is it ever gorgeous! Formula was thinner than I like, so I did 3 coats. If I were wearing this sans the fauxnad, I'd do a 4th coat to even out the streaks that only I could see. I 'm not a matte girl, but decided to matte-fy my pinky just to show that variable to my readers. I was really surprised and * loved*   how much it looked like brushed aluminum, I went ahead and matte-fied the rest. Very, very cool.

Fauxnad cherry blossom and crane, Freshcover Black Gold

 

So sorry about the indoor flash photos. Here on the East coast, it's been heavy rain and cloudy skies for days. We are experiencing the remnants of hurricane what's-it's-name.
I've had a couple of fauxnad manis before this one, but they were aweful- not very post worthy. Part of my problem is the need to be original. When I saw someone on my blog-roll use the stamp I had been prepared to use, I went ahead and did something else.
For the base of this mani, I used a brand of polish I never heard of before. Doing a search on it brought up a few posts, but no swatches or reviews. It's called Freshcover and is big 3 free.Bloggers have posted that they found this brand at Costco. I found mine at a beauty supply store for $6.99. The color is Black Gold, however, there is nothing gold about it! It's a neutral black cherry- go figure! The formula was a bit sticky. Because I tend to "push" color around before I start my stroking, it worked fine for me.
Base- Freshcover Black Gold
Fauxnad plates H23 & H30
Cherry blossom stamped with Sally Hansen Chrome Burmese Ruby
Crane stamped with Sally Hansen Copper Chrome
I added pink holo hex-es from Love My Nails Pretty in Pink to the blossom tree (I wished these were a bit smaller)
1 coat Seche

Fauxnad crackle nails

My originial idea for these crackle stamped nails was green cat eye rub ons. I had 2 nails looking cool, when the rub-ons failed to apply properly...probably due to some excess oils on my nails and the dexterity issues I have when it gets cold outside. As careful as I was in taking them off, I tore up the polish on both thumbs. Not wanting to waste a decent fauxnadacure, I covered them with the largest rub-ons I had- Cute ghosts. Not my cuppa-tea, really, but it worked in covering the mess. I also had trouble applying the ghosts, and had to touch up places with an angle brush and black polish. Next time I do rub-ons, I'll get help from dh or my daughter, Amber.

Anyway I really love this crackle image! Here's what I used;
Base- Color Club, Where's The Soiree?
Overlay- Sally Hansen, Black Diamond
Fauxnad plate H22
Stamped with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lickety-Split Lime
Ghost rub-ons have a layer of Nina Ultra Pro, Molten Opal
2 coats Seche

Yoga-ta Get This Blue magic- click 4 big

My first attempt at art on my OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue! was a major fail. I tried to salvage it by layering almost *all* the glitter and flakies in my arsenal. At one point, I could have sworn I heard someone chanting..."more, more, more is better". I'm not sure, but I think it was the ONE voice of the Glitteratzi. So, it was looking very cool- and then I did it again- I went overboard with yet another layer. Thankfully, it was all still wet so removal was not a pain.
Anyway, I started all over with a fresh 2 coats of Yoga-ta. Although I have lots of Halloween ideas, none of them seemed right with this color...it's too classy for cheesey Halloweeney art. (I had no inclination of trying my first idea again, as I really need a different shade and formula of orange(s) than I have.)
I came up with a magic inspired fauxnadacure. Magic and Halloween go together, so I say this counts as #5 in my series.

Basecoat- OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue, 2 coats
Overlay- Hard Candy Hot Pants (holo glitter- micro and medium)
Fauxnad plates- P55, H16, H17
Sally Hansen Chromes for stamping in- Royal Purple Chrome & Aqua Chrome
2 coats Seche
Too bad my dh wasn't home to photograph my nails...I had to use my ancient Fuji- not very good for glitter, holo & detail shots.