Nail Nerd (nail art for nerds) http://www.nailnerd.com Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:38:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 One Direction Nails http://www.nailnerd.com/one-direction-nails/ http://www.nailnerd.com/one-direction-nails/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:38:58 +0000 The Nerd http://www.nailnerd.com/?p=7016

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I am way outta my element on this one, but have received so many requests for One Direction nails over the last year-ish that it was time to just bite the bullet and go for it.  And Google.  Oh boy did I Google.  First, the colors: the dark blue is China Glaze Blue Sparrow, which [...]

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Holding off the more nutso manicures til I’m feeling better, went with something simple — and that I haven’t done in ages — today: taping!  The base on this is two coats of OPI Moonraker, a gobsmacking gorgeous gunmetal number that was nearly perfect in one coat, but I erred on the safe side and [...]

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(The surprise is the pink painted on the underside of the nail!)  Another easy one mid-Nyquil haze, the base on this is three coats of China Glaze Unpredictable, a chrome number from the Bohemian collection that does some fun light shifts with blue, green and gold.  With that dry, I used some acrylic paint to [...]

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]]> http://www.nailnerd.com/easter-surprise-nails/feed/ 0 Rainbow Ridge Red Nails http://www.nailnerd.com/rainbow-ridge-red-nails/ http://www.nailnerd.com/rainbow-ridge-red-nails/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:35:40 +0000 The Nerd http://www.nailnerd.com/?p=6988

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Not all that fancy, but oddly still fun to look at!  Easing back in after Mardi Gras (my nails were a casualty this year so I’m rockin’ the tips right now, way distracting), this has a three coat base of China Glaze Raspberry Festival — really fun and bright red jelly shimmer.  Once that dried, [...]

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]]> http://www.nailnerd.com/rainbow-ridge-red-nails/feed/ 1 Nude Filigree Nails http://www.nailnerd.com/nude-filigree-nails/ http://www.nailnerd.com/nude-filigree-nails/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:21:50 +0000 The Nerd http://www.nailnerd.com/?p=6977

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I’m not usually a big fan of nude colors, but this one took me by surprise.  I’m still working through a batch of untested polishes sitting on my piano and picked out OPI Don’t Pretzel My Buttons this morning (just wasn’t feeling like a red or blue today, and that seems like all that’s left). [...]

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]]> http://www.nailnerd.com/nude-filigree-nails/feed/ 8 Skunky Bordeaux Nails http://www.nailnerd.com/skunky-bordeaux-nails/ http://www.nailnerd.com/skunky-bordeaux-nails/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:04:58 +0000 The Nerd http://www.nailnerd.com/?p=6969

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Does it count as nail art if it’s just a single stroke?  I dunno, but I like the effect here – muy skunky.  Started with a two coat base of OPI Skyfall (go ahead, guess the collection); super berry color, sparked a mental note to pick up a bottle of wine from the grocers this [...]

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You know I don’t have a lot of free time when the stickers come out.  :)  And yep, I’m way behind on emails and comments and such right now, so you’ll have to bear with me til life settles down again, I’m definitely in the weeds right now. The base on this is two coats [...]

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Whoooosh this week is whipping right by!  Been way caught up with work and Mardi Gras projects (ack and ack!!!) but it feels like everything is in the home stretch.  AND I got my first crawfish of the season for lunch today, so it’s all feeling super official — may even get to catch the [...]

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]]> http://www.nailnerd.com/funky-feathered-nails/feed/ 5 Side Effects Nails – Win a Trip to NYC!!! http://www.nailnerd.com/side-effects-nails-win-a-trip-to-nyc/ http://www.nailnerd.com/side-effects-nails-win-a-trip-to-nyc/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:01:20 +0000 The Nerd http://www.nailnerd.com/?p=6854

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Mark your calendars, there’s more Channing Tatum headed your way! Next month on February 8th the movie Side Effects will hit theaters, starring Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and a southern favorite, Channing Tatum (ok, maybe we’re slightly biased because he recently opened a joint down here in New Orleans, Saints and Sinners, making [...]

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]]> http://www.nailnerd.com/side-effects-nails-win-a-trip-to-nyc/feed/ 89 Mardi Gras: Krewe of Muses Nails http://www.nailnerd.com/mardi-gras-krewe-of-muses-nails/ http://www.nailnerd.com/mardi-gras-krewe-of-muses-nails/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:57:13 +0000 The Nerd http://www.nailnerd.com/?p=6936

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Happy are they whom the Muses love…  Happy Muses weekend!  The krewe is in full swing right now — had bead distribution today, there were a mess of Muses hanging at Michael’s afterwards picking up more glitter to decorate shoes (and negotiating how to split up the clearance bottles), tomorrow is the float viewing party… [...]

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