Shimmer Fanny and Elsa

I hope you are ready for two more Shimmer beauties because that is what I have for you today. Without skipping a beat, Cindy creates some of the most amazing glitter bombs and I truly have not met a single one yet that I didn't like. Today I would like to introduce you to Fanny and Elsa...

Barielle Carnival Fiesta Collection

Today I have swatches of the new Barielle Carnival Fiesta collection to show you. This is a brand new collection released for the holiday season. It is filled with amazing beauties from shimmers to duochrome to gorgeous color shifting flecks. I'm having a hard time picking favorites, so take a look at the swatches and judge for yourself...

Shimmer Tiffany and Amy

Today I want to show you a few more Shimmer beauties. I can't help but be amazed  by the creativity behind these. Each Shimmer polish is packed full of gorgeous glitter and each one is unique and different from the rest. They can be layered over just about anything for a new look every time. Don't doubt that you will be seeing these again and again, but just to get the ball rolling, here are some swatches of Tiffany and Amy...

Polish Days: Bling!

It is the first Tuesday of the month which could only mean one thing, Polish Days. With the holidays just around the corner it was time for something sparkly on the nails and this month's very appropriate theme is Bling! It was the perfect opportunity to finally play with some of the loose glitter I got a while ago. Unfortunately when I started going through my stash of glitter I realized I was missing an essential one to make this work. Green! So I headed to Wal-Mart after work, at midnight, to pick some up. Yes, I really was that crazy person buying glitter at midnight, but it was worth it...

I also entered this manicure in the Nail Polish Canada Nail Art Challenge for this week. It is their last challenge out of three, but the first one I'm entering. I'm kind of late to the game, but better late than never. Please check out all the beautiful entries and vote for your favorite. If that happens to be me, that would be great, but if not that's OK too. Vote for your favorite... :)

Nicole by OPI CVS Exclusive

Today I would like to show you some recently released CVS Exclusive Nicole by OPI beauties. The moto here is to "think neutral, not boring!" and I would have to agree. I have been showing you manicures featuring these polishes over the last few weeks and I hope you'll agree that they have not been boring. There is a nice range of polishes with colors from light to dark and finishes including metallic, cream and jelly...

Sunday Stamping: Winter

Is it really Sunday again? Even more important, is it really December? As I try to get over how quickly time flies, I'd like to show you my manicure for this week's Sunday Stamping challenge of winter for the group Adventures in Stamping. I had planned to trim the tree yesterday, but didn't get around to it so instead I settled for trimming the tiny one on my nail...

Fashion Inspired Contest Time!

It is time for the very first Wacky Laki nail art contest!

Even though it has been a while since I've created one, I love fashion inspired manicures. I often find myself analyzing images of dresses, shoes and bags, trying to think how I can translate them into nail art. I may or may not have a secret pinterest board filled with images to attempt some day. I thought it would be fun to see your fashion inspired manicures!

Just to get you thinking and give you an idea of what I'm talking about, here are a few examples of manicures I've created, but really now it is time for you to show me your fashion inspired creations!

  

     

The Prizes

Barielle was incredibly generous and sent me a second set of their Fall/Winter collections to share with you as prizes. The two collection, Runway Fever and New York Style are all about fashion, so what could be better for a fashion inspired manicure challenge?

Prize one will be chosen by the public via comments and will include Barielle Runway Fever 5-pack collection PLUS Barielle Nail Building Protein.

NOTE: Because of international shipping restrictions of nail polish, if the winner of either prize is outside of the US, the prize will be substituted to ONE of the following (winner's choice): MASH, Bundle Monster, Cheeky, Gals or Shany stamping plates PLUS an XL stamper/scraper set.

Prize Two will be chosen by me and my family/friends and include Barielle New York Style 5-pack collection PLUS Barielle Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender.

NOTE: Because of international shipping restrictions of nail polish, if the winner of either prize is outside of the US, the prize will be substituted to ONE of the following (winner's choice): MASH, Bundle Monster, Cheeky, Gals or Shany stamping plates PLUS an XL stamper/scraper set.

The Rules

• Create your own original manicure inspired by fashion
• Manicure must be done on hands (no nail wheels or other training nails please)
• Accessories such as rhinestones, fimo, etc are allowed.
• No full nail decals, foils or nail polish strips.
• Email your submission to me at angalek@gmail(dot)com by midnight Dec 14th, 2012 and include the following:
• Your Name
• Your Location (country is enough)
• Your blog URL, if you have one (optional)
• Photo of your manicure with at least four fingers showing
• Photo of your fashion inspiration, can be a photo of something out of your closet or something you found online
• Anything else you want to tell me... a favorite joke? best ice cream flavor? This one is optional and I'll leave it up to you ;)

I will respond to you within 48 hours of receiving the submission to let you know I've got you entered. If you don't get a response, please contact me again to make sure I have your entry!

Public voting will be open December 15th through December 20th, 2012.
Winners will be announced on December 21st!

Don't hesitate to join the fun! I cannot wait to see your manicures :)

UPDATE: Deadline for submitting a manicure has ended! See all the gorgeous entries here!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)