*Lucky 13 Lacquer product received as a gift. Unsolicited review*
Hello! I know I should be doing a Sunday Similarities post but, in honor of my favorite TV show, I couldn't resist doing a zombie themed manicure. Tonight was the Season 4 premiere of The Walking Dead. I. Love. This. Show. Seriously, zombies, swords, drama, and Daryl...what more does a girl need?
Anyway, I didn't have it in me today (because I'm working on a big ol' giveaway post for tomorrow...hint, hint, hint!) to do any nail art, but I did happen to have a TWD-inspired polish that I hadn't had a chance to try out. Let's take a looksee, shall we?
Do Not Open, Dead Inside from Lucky 13 Lacquer is inspired by a scene from the very first episode of the very first season of TWD. It's a barely sage-y green crelly with little bitty red micro glitters. The color looks a bit like silly putty in the bottle, but it actually comes out as a pretty neutral on the nail.
I wish I owned more L13Ls because the ones I do have are so awesome! The formula here is no different...just like buttah! Smooth and creamy, DNODI applies like a dream. It's opaque in 2-3 coats (I'm wearing 3 with 1 coat of Seche Vite here).
*Lucky 13 Lacquer product received as a gift. Unsolicited review*
Lucky 13 Lacquers has a whole TWD collection (of which I hope to be acquiring more as my budget allows) with some real stunners in the mix. Should you be interested in Do Not Open, Dead Inside or any of the others, you can purchase them here. A full-size 15ml bottle is $8.50. You can also follow L13L on Facebook to keep up with new products and the like.
Howdy, everyone! Well, this is it. The final ABC Challenge :( It's been so much fun and I've really enjoyed the group as well. Bunch 'o great gals around here! The good news is that there will be a new challenge (christened the Mish Mash Challenge) beginning in just a few weeks, so we'll all be back with some awesome new challenges and great manicures!
For today, the letter is, of course, 'Z'. Anyone who knows me, knows I love zombies. My favorite TV show is The Walking Dead and these Zombie nails are inspired by it.
My index and ring fingers are adorned with "Walker eyes", one of the defining characteristics of TWD zombies. I used 2 coats of Julep's Alma as a base, topped with a red striping polish for the veins and black striping polish for the pupils.
The "blood" around the broken nails was created using the same 2 striping polishes mentioned above and Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength in Chocolate Kiss. The nails themselves are from an old artificial nails kits I bought ages ago. I used scissors to tear them to create that lovely ragged appearance.
And finally, I used little bits of a cotton ball to create the gooey look on the broken nails. Gross, right? lol
I can't tell you how much fun this challenge has been. Thank you all for sticking around and checking out what my silly imagination came up with each week. One last time, I must ask you to go look at the other ladies' pages because I'm certain they've all come up with great 'Z' manicures, being the talented bunch that they are! You can find them via the thumbnails below.
Stay tuned this week for some 4th of July nails and an upcoming giveaway! I'll be announcing it in the next couple of days :)
Thanks so much for reading!
