Scottish Thistle Nail Art

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Hello everyone! I'm posting today because my best friend is getting married today! Unfortunately I couldn't be there to celebrate with her, but she knows how much I love her and wish I could be there. So I decided to do some nail art as a tribute to her. If you know Sheila (Pointless Cafe) at all, you know she loves Scotland. In fact, she will be getting married and honeymooning there! So, what better way to "be a part of" the wedding than painting a Scottish Thistle?

I was inspired by the clip art image (added to the corner of my picture above) because it had the heart around it. I wish my heart would have turned out better, but overall I'm pretty happy with it!

I used A England Sleeping Palace as my base because it is Sheila's favorite polish (plus it's gorgeous)! The thistle color was created using Illamasqua stance and white polish. The rest was done with acrylic paint.

I hope you have an amazing day and an even better life together, Sheila! I'm sending you so many hugs (and tears) today. <3

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Game of Thrones Nail Art

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Long time, no blog! It's been forever since I have done nail art, and even longer since I did freehand nail art. I miss it, but life has just been so busy lately I haven't had much time. I wouldn't say this is a "come back," but I am going to try to make my nail art more of a priority than I have the last few months. I'm not sure I will be able to post on the blog much, but I do post most of my manis on my Instagram and Facebook page if you'd like to follow me there. :)

Indie Spotlight: Paint Box Polish with Harry Potter-Inspired Christmas Nail Art

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Hello! This month's Indie Spotlight brand is one of my personal favorite brands - Paint Box Polish! This also happens to be my first Christmas nail art of the season. I figured December 1st was a good day to kick off Christmas manis! I used three different Paint Box Polish shades to create this look. Keep reading to find out more!

Floral for a Friend

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Happy Friday, everyone! I have a quick nail art post for you tonight. My friend Lindsey from Wondrously Polished is getting married tomorrow (or today, depending on when you are reading this) and I wanted to do a little tribute mani to let her know I'm thinking of her on her special day! Happy Wedding Day, Lindsey!

31 Day Challenge: Day 27 - Haunted House for Halloween!

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Happy Halloween all of you ghosts and goblins! I've got a mani to show you today that I have ben working on for several days. I've been so busy I didn't have much time to work on it, and every time I would try to work on it I would get interrupted. I finally finished it last night! I know I have dragged the 31 Day Challenge out way longer than I should have, but I am determined to finish, even if I am way late!

31 Day Challenge: Day 25 - Inspired by Fashion

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Happy Friday, everyone! I have some beautiful polishes I've been swatching to share with you soon but in the meantime I have another look for the 31 Day Challenge! Today's prompt is "inspired by fashion" and I took inspiration from a dress I saw one of the characters wear on The Young and the Restless earlier this week!

Top image courtesy of The Young and the Stylish

31 Day Challenge: Day 25 - Inspired by Fashion

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Happy Friday, everyone! I have some beautiful polishes I've been swatching to share with you soon but in the meantime I have another look for the 31 Day Challenge! Today's prompt is "inspired by fashion" and I took inspiration from a dress I saw one of the characters wear on The Young and the Restless earlier this week!

Top image courtesy of The Young and the Stylish

31 Day Challenge: Day 24 - Weirwood Tree from Game of Thrones

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Hello! Sorry I have been absent the last week, but I am continuing on with the 31 Day Challenge. Better to finish late than never! My current prompt is "inspired by a book" and I knew exactly what I wanted to do for this one! I am semi-cheating because my inspiration photo came from the TV show Game of Thrones, but it was originally a book and the Weirwood Trees were in the books!

31 Day Challenge: Day 23 - Psycho

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Hello everyone! My next prompt in the 31 Day Challenge is "inspired by a movie" and I chose one of my favorites to take inspiration from! I love old movies, one of my favorite genres is the old thriller/mystery movies. When I was around 10 or 12, I discovered Alfred Hitchcock and made it my mission to see all of his movies so I spent a lot of time at video stores hunting down all the VHS tapes! (Yes, I'm that old.) I love everything he's done and his movies are among my favorites that I can watch over and over again. One of them is the classic, Psycho. 

31 Day Challenge: Day 22 - One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater

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Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a great Friday and Saturday with some amazing friends and gorgeous scenery (and temps!). Today wasn't so great, but I managed to do a little nail art tonight to continue on the 31 Day Challenge! Today is the "inspired by a song" prompt and I just had to do one of my favorite "Halloween" songs since I was a kid! (You can check out the mani I did based on my other favorite Halloween song in the 31 Day Challenge in 2014 here!)

31 Day Challenge: Day 21 - The Axe!

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It's Friday!! And not only is it Friday, but I am getting ready to head up north to see a friend and enjoy some Autumn-like temps! I can't wait! I am also super excited to show you the mani I am wearing right now and tell you the story behind it!

31 Day Challenge: Day 18 - Half Moon Spider Webs

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Hello! I have a late post tonight, but I love this look! I am not usually a fan of half moon manis on myself. I love them on other people but they always seem odd on my nails. I wanted to think outside the box for today's look and was feeling in a Halloween mood so I decided to make some half moon spider webs!

31 Day Challenge: Day 13 - Peacock Feathers

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Happy Hump Day! We are finally getting close-ish to the weekend! I am still working my way through the 31 Day Challenge. Still slightly behind but I am enjoying it and doing it as I can, which is what's important to me! Today's prompt is animal print and I really wanted to challenge myself to think outside the box of typical animal print and decided to do some peacock feathers!

31 Day Challenge: Day 3 - Yellow Celebration

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Hello! I am back for Day 3 of the 31 Day Challenge! Today's prompt is yellow and it was actually perfect for the happy nail art I wanted to do today! For those of you who don't know, I have been on a weight loss journey the last few months and this morning I officially hit 100 pounds lost! (If you would like to follow my weight loss journey, you can follow me at Who Ate My Psyche?. I have a couple of blog posts up and am fairly active on social media as well.) I have been working so hard on this and wanted to celebrate this milestone!

31 Day Challenge: Day 1 - Red Nails starring The Young and the Restless

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Happy September, everyone! If you've been a part of the nail community for very long you know that with September comes the 31 Day Challenge. (If you don't know what it is, you can visit Chalkboard Nails for more info!) I honestly wasn't planning on participating this year, I have so much going on right now. But, I got out my nail art brushes and acrylic paint for the first time last night in months and I enjoyed it so much! It made me realize just how much I have missed it. When life gets busy we always put off the things we enjoy simply because we don't have time. The nail art I did last night just happened to coincide with day one (that was completely unplanned), so I decided I would try to join in! I may end up with a "modified" version, but better than nothing!

I am a HUGE, lifelong fan of The Young and the Restless. I grew up watching it with my mom and it's always been a part of my life. The characters become a part of your world (just like with any favorite TV show, book or movie) and a part of your heart. And since the creation of social media, you also get  a glimpse of the actors' real lives and it is awesome! I've even had a few short conversations with a few of them and "likes" on social media and I get so giddy every time! Today The Young and the Restless is celebrating their 11,000th episode (wowsers!), and I just had to do some nail art to celebrate!

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