Blogger Friends Forever: 80s

Here we go for 80s day! Since I was only a fetus when this decade closed, I don't have any personal experience with it. I did some google and referenced The Wedding Singer for some help and came up with checkers, neons and splatter.

Checkers remind me of the 80s. Probably because of The Wedding Singer and his sheets. You mean you don't remember his sheets?! Good, you're normal. I started with a base of Pure Ice white, then stamped with Cheeky CH3 and L.A. Colors Circuits. Then I used straws to splatter with China Glaze Hang Ten Toes, Surfin' for Boys, Sun Kissed, I'm With the Lifeguard, Splish Splash and Beach Cruise-r. I was completely satisfied with my splattering and then decided to do one last blow on my thumb because it needed more purple.

That was clearly a mistake.

Here are the fabulous bloggers participating in this challenge:

Thiamere of On Beauty Stuff & What Else's

Pram of My Nail Polish Addiction

Bec of Lacquer Dreams

Kerrie of PishPosh and Polish

Caitlin of Caitlin's Creative Corner

Emma of Manicurity

Sally Of Nail Pron

And here's what we have in store! (My week is August 23-25)

Monkey See Monkey Do Monday: Splatter

Welcome to another Monkey See Monkey Do Monday! I saw this splatter mani on Nail Polish Wars the other day and absolutely loved it. Since I recently purchased the same set, I decided to try replicating it.

I started with Color Club Almost Famous and then Used a straw to splatter Mrs. Robinson, Twiggie, Wham! Pow!, Warhol and Pucci-licious. I kinda had a few crappy splatters in the beggining, but I got it worked out in the end ;)

Check out the other awesome blogs participating in Monkey See Monkey Do Mondays! If you'd like to participate, click on the badge at the top of the page and join the facebook group!

Amber at Amber Did It

Amber at Never Naked Nails

Ana Cris at Esta Cerrada la Drogueria

Arlene at Nails and Vanities

Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road

Basia at Polish My Mind

Carrie at LeSamowen:Life, Love, and Nail Polish

Cristina at The Clockwise Nail Polish

Debbie at The Crumpet

Elizabeth at Nail Polish is My Crack

Emily Esqueleta at Macabre Manicures

Emma at Manicurity

Erin at Erin's Beauty Bumbles

Gwenn at Sweet Sugar

Helena at Nail Wish

Jen at Jens Painted Tips

Jenn at Polished Crazed

Kim at A Polished Addiction

Kirsten at Geeky Owl

Kristin at Manicured Monkey

Laurie at Dressed Up Digits

Layka at Kawaiinize Your Life

Melissa at The (mis)Adventures of a Wanna Be Martha

Misha at Enigmatic Rambles

Missy at Gnarly Gnails

Nayade at Toxic Vanity

Neivys at Maquiclub Girl

Teal Tuesday: Splatter

The Internet at my house has been annoyingly spotty, so this is a day late :/ Sorry. This week's Teal Tuesday theme is splatter! I'm not super proud of this mani, but oh well. I did it so I'm posting it!

I did two coats of China Glaze Sunshine Pop and then splattered with China Glaze Grape Juice and Icing Mr. Right Now. 

I think perhaps I might like it more if I had used more opaque colors to splatter with. The teal turned out more green that I wanted. You live, you learn.

31 Day Challenge: Day 23-Inspired by a Movie

Crappy pics from the Blogger app because I'm not going home for another 7 hours and I don't have my computer :( I'm not exactly sure why I chose this movie, but it's one of my favorites :) The Wedding Singer takes place in 1985 and is about a wedding singer haha. I did the broken heart because in the movie he sings Love Stinks after he's had his heart broken and it's sad, uncomfortable and hilarious. The splatter and color blocking are just 80s looking and the mic because he's a wedding singer. Then the thumb is the initials of the main characters, Robbie Hart and Julia...Stewart. I kinda forgot that was her last name when I painted this haha. I always refer to her as Julia Gulia. Then I added music notes because of her gift to him the song he sings her. I love this, especially the splatter!
Colors used: Icing white, Confetti Black Tie, China Glaze Salsa, China Glaze Make an Entrance, Zoya Mitzi, China Glaze Four Leaf Clover. I also used Bundle Monster plate BM 17. Remember to go check the other ladies' blogs for their takes on the challenge!