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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

My actual V-Day mani + an Uh-Oh

Happy Valentines Day everyone!!! Okay, since my V-day outfit consist of a black dress with red lips all over it, lol, I wanted a black mani, that was a tad edgy and girlie at the same time, but nothing too crazy since my dress was full of valentine fun. It's a dress that my mom found and thought was so cute, and decided to purchase for me since it was only $10. At first I was a little nervous about it, but I actually LOVE it, and feel very festive today :) Thanks Mom!!

Okay, I started with a base of Professional 10, Pinky Promise and then using my black Konad polish and my Bundle Monster plate BM-209, I began with this.


I then added black tips with Scotch tape using Sinful's Black on Black


Finally I added a tiny cute pink bow on my ring fingers. I attached it with a small amount of nail glue, so they stay longer. I can tell you that it lasted through a shower & sleeping :)







Now for my Uh-Oh :( See my ring finger????? Well while doing my tips the first time, a piece of tape attacked my nail, and smeared the black. It was so late at night, that I was just going to leave it, and consulted Jack on it as well. He even told me to let it be, that it was no big deal. So for about 5 minutes I agreed, then went at the removal, and did it all again, lol. There was no way I could show you guys an imperfect mani :( 

Also a pic of my OOTD wearing my dress:) (please ignore my not so cute office background)
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52 comments:

  2. WOW Erika, this manicure is so gorgeous. I have BM set 1 and 2. I must get them out. So glad you are back to inspire us. xx The dress is lovely too. Happy valentines day.

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  3. Mine are very similar, only with a white base and a glitter topcoat, oh and no bow. The bow is a very cute touch :)

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  4. very cute...just wandering how does this bundle monster look like...whenever I try some stamping, I can never get some nice and vivid patterns....

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  5. This mani is wonderful! So soft and feminine yet sexy at the same time! Love your dress :)

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  6. I legit cannot see the "uh-oh," try as I might ...
    Also, the bow makes the entire manicure. Love it. It's not over-the-top like a lot of the stick-on things are. :)
    Edit: Ohhhhh I found the "uh-oh." You certainly are dedicated.

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    1. Haha, see, it was there, and drove me crazy, lol

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  7. this is so cute girly manicure! Love it<3

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  9. Lovely mani!
    Cute look!
    Happy Valentine's day sweet girl!
    xxx
    Miss Starshiny

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  10. you are so cute! Love the nails and the dress!

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  11. Hi! I was tagged with the 11 questions tagged...and now I've tagged you! I'm new to this so I decided to go for it. You can take it or leave it. But if you do play along, I'd love to read your responses! Leave me a comment if you do post your tag. I linked you in my post at http://mani-land.blogspot.com/2012/02/ive-been-tagged-11-questions.html.
    BTW, love the nails! I can't believe you did your nails over! If I did that whenever I make a mistake, I'd never finish a mani! LOL

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  12. And we love that you're such a polish nut like the rest of us that you had to fix it ;P Your outfit is adorable and I hope you have an oops-free rest of your Valentine's!

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  13. Lovely look! The dress is so cute! and the nails perfect as always! Have a happy Valentine's!

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  14. Gorgeous as usual!! And I'm LOVING that dress!!! Where'd your mom get it?!

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    1. Thanks!! She got it at Charlotte Russe :)

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  15. OMgosh! I am so addicted to your blog! I found the link via a post on Pinterest & I come back faithfully. You have even encouraged me to let go of acrylic nails! Wish me luck!

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    1. Whoo hoo!! High five for getting rid of the acrylics!!!

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  16. A fishnet mani! How cuuuute!! I was hoping you'd post a pic of your dress, too. It's so cute and festive :)

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  17. Love the mani and adore the dress! Happy Valentines Day!!!

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  18. They remind me a little of Burlesque (Christina Aguilera) film. Love them!

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  20. I would love to wear this for Valentines Day!!

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  21. It's like fishnet stockings on your nails!!!! I love it!

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  22. Such an elegant design ty so much for sharing! Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours! :)

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  23. Love that this isn't a traditional red, pink and hearts Valentine's day mani! Wonderful job!! (and I would've totally redone that smudged nail, too! lol)

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  24. Hello! I came across your website because of Pinterest. I absolutely love what you do! Thanks so much for the tutorials as well, I can't wait to try these amazing designs myself! :o)

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  25. awesome!! both the dress and the mani!!

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  26. wow those are so cool!!!! what did you use to make that mesh pattern?

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    1. I used a Bundle Monster plate. It's nail stamping :)

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  27. Pretty mani, and the bow does it all! Love it! Cute dress. Happy V Day!

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  28. OMG i just got BM plates how I didnt noticed this pretty patern? @_@

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  29. That is a cute-as-crap mani! Black net over nude? Helloooo Fishnet!

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  31. OOOOhhh I saw this dress somewhere. Darn it why can't I think of the store name now? I was actually going shopping with a friend for her vday dress too! :) I made her try on this dress, but she liked another one better. Grrr, I am gonna remember sometime what the name of the store is!! LOL :P

    Anyways, LOVE the mani, like always! <3

    (edit: and now thinking about it I'm almost sure it was Charlotte Russe but still not sure lol!)

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    1. Ooooooooor, if not, maybe PinkZone? Or... Ugh we went into so many stores that day! haha. Anyways, adorable dress, beautiful maniiii! :)

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    2. LOL, you're right, it was at Charlotte Russe!!

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    3. Oh yay! I even went to their website to look for it and couldnt find it.. I was pretty much obsessing over it hahaha :P

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  32. Thanks everyone!!! I'm so glad you liked my semi-non traditional V-Day mani :)

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  33. Thank you for showing that everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I love how you turned a negative into a positive and with your experience I would love to see more. Surely you have tips and tricks to share. Thanks again. You are such an inspiration!

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    1. Awww, you're welcome. I mess up tons, lol. Some days are so bad that some not so pretty words come out of my mouth, lol

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  35. Love the fishnet edgy mani! Going to have to try this :)

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  36. Stumbled onto your blog a couple of weeks ago. Love your mani's! Here's my attempt at your valentines day mani (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79330352@N04/6954135758/) -- minus the bow.

    I used Sinful black on black for the stamping, but it didn't come out as dark and crisp as yours. I definitely need more practice!

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  37. I'm a dedicated follower of your blog and have publicised it everywhere! (got my sis interested too). This fishnet mani is gorgeous!! Question: is it all right to use nail glue on natural nails, because I bought some bows but they're big - guessing sticking them on polish won't help. How did you get the nail glue off your nail? - Lynette.

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  38. This nail art is really beautiful and gorgeous :)

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