The Frog Prince Pt. 2

One fine eve a young princess put on her heels and glittery dress, and went out to take a walk by herself in NYC; and when she came across a bench, she sat down to rest a while. Now she had a golden Metropass in her hand, which was her favourite plaything. She was always tossing it up into the air, and catching it again. Because why not?

After a time she threw it up so high it fell; and it blew away, until it fell down into the sewer. The princess looked in after her pass, but it was very deep. She began to weep, and said, 'Nooooo how the fuck am I going to get home?'

Whilst she was weeping, a frog put its head out of the sewer, and said, 'What's wrong?'.

'Alas!' said she, 'what can you do for me, you nasty frog? My Metropass is gone.'

The frog said, 'Honey, no. I am not in the mood.  So get your face together and listen. If you promise me you'll get me a fresh mixed salad, take me to the Roseland Ballroom, and stop weeping because it makes you look like you're pooping.  I'll get your pass.'

She thought for a moment.

'Sure why not.  This is only the 2th weirdest thing that happened to me this week' She said

The frog jumped back into the sewer.  Moments later her came back with the Princesses pass, and tossed it to her.

'Put me in your purse.' The frog said. 'Wait! I see this is a Chanel knock off. Carry me.'

With that they went to the nearest establishment and bought a salad for the frog.  Which the princess hand fed on the way to the theatre.

'Take me to the stage door please' said the frog.  He hopped out of her hands at the stage door and said 'Wait here' and entered the theatre. 2 minutes later a chiseled, glittering, demigod appeared out of the stage door wearing nothing more than a glittery g-string. 'And now in return for you helping me to the theatre, here are some tickets for Broadway Bares XXII.  I'm in it!'

'But wait!  Were you- how were yo- you were just a frog!' said the princess.

'Oh that was a costume.  Do you know how good Spider Man the musical's costume designers are?  They are that good. I honestly don't know how they do it. Anyways tell me you'll come to the show.'

'Of course I will.  Could I bring my friends?' Asked the princess.

'Of course! The more the merrier! Just promise me one more thing...bring all your ones.  At the end of the show you can stuff it down my G-string!' He exclaimed.

They both threw their hands up in jubilation. Because that's the best way to end a story.

The End.

Anyways these are the nails I actually did for Broadway Bares when we were in NYC.  A frog prince on my left hand and the prince in human and nearly naked form on my other hand.

 I used China Glaze's Glittering Garland, and acrylic paint. For the crown I just used micro beads and a single rhinestone.

 

 Close up on frog and crown.  I really love how the crown turned out.  Lasted 4 days!

 I would tell people when you gave the frog a kiss he would turn into this.  A n almost naked man :D That's my kind of fairy tale!

I used Chanel Graphite and on the accent nails I used a Nailene french manicyre polish, OPI's Over The Taupe and OPI's Absolutely Alice!

George and myself will probably each make a NYC trip post at some point this week and show you guys our hauls!

Also one more thing. I have a new camera and these were some of the first photos I took of my nails with them.  I'm still getting used to it.  But from now on all my pics will be somewhat passable.

Ps. Broadway Bares was AMAZING.  Fairy tales will never be the same again.  And I'm happy about that!

Thank You!

We're back! And we Just want to send a HUGE THANK YOU to all the guest bloggers over the past few days. Everyone should go and check out their blogs!  You will not be disappointed :D

The Lacquer Tracker
Kelsie's Nail Files
Nailpocalypse
abbienail
The Gorgeois Pig 

And since this all went so smoothly we'll probably have guest bloggers every once in a while! Yay!

Thanks again everyone!

Kas & George

Guest Blogger No.5 - The One With The Dog Wearing Shoes

Hello everyone! I'm happy as hell to be guest posting for you all today. The ladies asked me to do a little nail art, and when I asked for suggestions they said "Anything but Stalin or One Direction." So I thought it would be fun to do One Direction with Stalin moustaches, but I was warned about rabid OD fans rioting my blog and I was too scared. Kas suggested a puppy in shoes, and that was just too funny to pass up. So here is my manicure rendition of a dachshund wearing converse high tops.

The base is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, topped with OPI I Juggle... Men, which you can't really see. The puppy and shoes are acrylic paint, and if you're curious, the laces were done with the tip of a very tiny striper brush. 

Thanks for inviting me to post, ladies! 

Veronica, the Gorgeois Pig

Guest Blogger No.4 - The One With The Strings

Hi I’m Abbie a blogging newbie (abbienail has only been around for 4 months!) yet Kas and Georgia have let me loose on their lovely blog. So today I figured I show you what my blog is all about; nail art! Swatches as well but I love me some nail art ;). The mani I have for you is something I have only seen on one other blog (makeup withdrawal) I’m going to name it the string mani, you heard it here first.

I wanted to use only British brands and for some reason I found it so hard to find any in my stash….anyway I found L’oreal Perle de Jade, I realise now that L’oreal is not a british brand but we have these cute little skinny bottles over here so that counts as British right ;)? Perle de Jade is a two coater creamy jade *duh*.

To make the string effect you simply decant a small amount of polish onto something, I use a piece of paper, then wait for it to get tacky once it is use a dotting tool, toothpick, hair grip anything really and dip it in and then simply go over your finger with the string of polish.

 

You are going to get strings of polish all over your finger but it’s easy to clean it up as it’s only thin. Repeat as many times as you like and in any direction. I chose to alternate colours between a white and Barry M blueberry Ice cream. I like both of them over the jade, they almost change the base colour, the white makes it look lighter whilst the blue makes it look darker.

I really like this look, it looks like it was complicated to create but it really wasn’t, I think that literally everyone could do this and with endless colour combos. I didn’t put a topcoat on as I liked the look of it without, I don’t like the feel though paha. It kind of reminds me of spiderwebs *bleurgh* but in a pretty way not a creepy massive spider in the middle of kind of way.

I hope everyone enjoyed this mani and I’d love to see people’s recreations J. Thanks again K&G for this opportunity!!

Guest Blogger No.3 - The One With The Wicked Awesome Flower

Hello Valkyries! I'm Kelly (also known as KawaiiKagura) from Nailpocalypse and I'm really excited to be guest posting today. Thanks so much to Kas and George for even reading my blog and for thinking of me to do this post. This is my very first guest post anywhere so I also put together another first to share with you all, my first tutorial! Are you excited? I'm excited. I have said the word excited a few too many times in this intro so let's move on and pretend my awkwardness didn't happen.

A while ago I did a latte inspired mani (http://nailpocalypse.blogspot.com/2012/05/latte-inspired-mani.html ) using the needle marble or dry marbling technique. Since the flowers got quite a bit of attention, they now get their own tutorial. Before I turn you loose to play with gobs of polish (I know you want to), I will share a few tips and tricks not included in the tutorial itself.

• Be generous with your polish but try not to flood the sides of your nail bed. If the polish starts to slide to the sides, it will pull your hard work with it.
• When dragging with the pin/whatever you use, try not to be heavy handed. If you push too hard down to the nail, it may be harder for your base coat to self-level as you go. I tend to just let the pin rest on the polish and pull to the side, if that makes sense.
• Okay so I lied, this one IS in the tutorial but it's a big one. Working quickly is essential to making this work! To help that happen, have all your colors open already before you start. If you take too long to start needling the polish will start to set and you can get ridge lines in your base coat as you drag. No bueno.

Flowers are just one of the many many shapes and designs you can do with this technique. It really is so versatile and that is why it is one of my favorite things to do with nail polish. Play around with where you place your dots, the size of your dots, how many colors you use, heck make stripes and drag those around! I like to add dots and stripes to my finished marbles to add even more to the effect. There's really no wrong way to do this. So go forth, my new friends, and make messes! I hope this has been able to help a few of you along the way!

Polishes used in the above tutorial:
    •    Sally Hansen Salon Manicure base coat / Seche Vite top coat
    •    Essie Master Plan
    •    Sinful Colors Cinderella
    •    Sally Hansen Black Heart
    •    China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le
    •    Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Guest Blogger No.2! - The One With The Butterfly...And The Girl Who Answers Emails ;)

Hello fellow nail art enthusiasts, I am Kelsie from kelsiesnailfiles and I am so excited to be doing this guest post here at Varnished Valkyrie! I am fairly new to the nail art and blogging world so I love making new friends (especially Canadian ones!) and getting the opportunity to showcase some of my work on other blogs :)

First of all I want to say that I have been a follower of Varnished Valkyrie for a little while now and I adore it! I think that having two contributors to a blog is a fantastic idea! Kas and George each have a unique style so it keeps things fresh and interesting.. it also sets them apart from other blogs (in a very good way). Thank you ladies for having me here, it really is a pleasure. 

Now, on to the nail art.. This mani was loosely inspired by a stamping manicure that I stumbled upon a while back, which you can see here (http://nailartandthings.blogspot.ca/2012/04/spring-morning.html). Before I decided to purchase my own stamping set, and long before i started blogging, I used to attempt to freehand a lot of stamping manicures that I found online. Today is no exception... I couldn't get my hands on that plate with the two butterfly halves, so I decided to wing it! 

I used Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Midnight in NY as my base (I only just noticed how perfect that is because Kas and George are probably lounging in NY right about now lol)

I freehanded the butterflies and added the dots using KleanColor neons in blue, pink, and amethyst.

Once again I'd like to say a big thank you to Kas and George for having me here! :)

Guest Blogger No.1! - The One With The Domo

Hello Valkyries of the Varnished persuasion! I was seriously stoked when Kas and George invited me to guest blog while they are away. This is my first time as a guest blogger, so I'm a little nervous and excited. I hope you'll all enjoy my little contribution to this fantastic blog.

I have an ombre manicure to share with you all today- my first ever ombre manicure, as it happens, which is very fitting for my first ever guest post on another blog. I decided to do a greyscale ombre manicure, which is inspired by a greyscale-themed Domo I have. If you are familiar with my blog, you'll know I often feature those little guys in my posts- I find them irresistible, and have amassed a small army of them (they happily coexist with my nail lacquer collection, if you're wondering).

Here's the line-up!

From left to right we have Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Wet Cement, Nubar Palisade, Nubar Stronghold, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out. Up front we have an adorable Greyscale Domo, the inspiration behind today's manicure!

This is, of course, Greyscale Domo taking a picture of himself, which I assume he'll later post on Facebook ("Guys! Check it out! I was totally partying with these sexy polishes on Varnished Valkyrie!").

Ahem. Onward to the nail pictures!

What did you think of my first ever ombre manicure? Which shade of grey is your favourite? Myself, I love a light grey, so Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Wet Cement is my clear favourite here.

Before I finish up my post here, I want to give a quick heads-up to anyone who might be interested in entering my Lynnderella Connect the Dots Giveaway, which is currently going on at my blog, The Lacquer Tracker. You have until June 21st to enter, if it's something you'd like to do. Click here to check out the details.

This has been a blast, and thank you so much to Kas and George for inviting me to write a post for Varnished Valkyrie! It's pretty awesome to be able to be a part of a blog that I admire and enjoy reading so much. Thanks!