Digit-al Dozen DOES Geek Week - Are YOU A Geeky Owl?

Hi Goddesses

Today is a very special Digit-al Dozen post.   When Geek Week was chosen (ironically by Kirsten herself), all I could think of was "what's geeky, what's geeky? A Geeky Owl".  I am so used to reading her blog, that I am obviously brainwashed to only think of owls when I hear the word "geek".

So today, a few of us are doing a surprise Geeky Owl mani for the lovely Kirsten.  She's one of my oldest polish friends, and closest.

Her blog is a great mixture of quirky and cool - and she really is the Queen of Geek!

Sadly, my mani isn't as fabulous as I wanted it to be.  Obviously I was always going to stamp the owls, but my choice of using metallic polishes was a poor one against the creamy backdrop of OPI My Vampire Is Buff.  The plate is BM-309.

Kirsten - I love you!!  Hope you enjoyed your Geek Week and today's special xxx and this is me and you, k-i-s-s-i-n-g in a tree :)

Summer Challenge - Flip Flops with Essie Neons

Hi Goddesses

Finally, finally, the end is in sight !!!  This blessed challenge !!  Can you guess, I'm a starter, not a finisher?  To be fair, I've had other stuff going on as well, so I haven't knuckled down to this last third of the Challenge as well as I should have.  Hangs Crumpety head in shame.

This mani is a wonderful reminder of the weekend I spent with the Essie Neons :)  I'm not usually an Essie Girl, but Kellie Gonzo's photos of them persuaded me I needed them, so I got them.  I have a gazillion photos of them I still need to post as a summer swansong, but I'm going to tell you a secret - ssssshhhh - not only are they great colours individually, they mesh together perfectly too, and MANY happy playtimes were had just doing gradients.  Aaaah, those lazy weekends ......

So here's the first thing I did when I got them - a summery skittle, with a teeny gradient on the thumb.  This is -

* index - Action

* middle - Bazooka

* ring - Lights

* pinkie - Camera

* the thumb is a gradient of all 4 

I was so worried when I first put them on as they go very rubbery and totally matte.  Personally, I much prefer them with their top coat on when they get mega glossy - they all had a layer of top coat here.

The stamping plate is BM-309 and it's so perfect for summer as well as so-easy-it's-practically-cheating for today's Challenge.

I do need to try and gather all the Essie shots together - they made for some truly stunning manis.

Enjoy xx :)