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My PAX Prime 2012 Nails

I wanted to post this before going, or at least write it and have it scheduled to be up while I was away, but I was just so tired the night before leaving, and I had so much to do, that it never got done. I also apologize for the lack of clean-up, but I knew if I didn’t take the pictures right away, I’d never have time to take them.

Anyway, here are my 2012 PAX nails. Just a random assortment of logos from nerdy things I enjoy. Some of them are pretty weak, but I still like them:

Batman! Again. I found out after my last Batman nails that I do have a weird shimmery yellow polish that, if painted over white, can be a passable yellow. Also, I was lazy and less true to the logo on this nail.

Left to right: DFTBA (which means “Don’t forget to be awesome”, this is basically a nerdfighter slogan. Nerdfighters are people who watch the Vlogbrother’s videos, and a nerdy online community. If you don’t know John and Hank Green, I suggest you check out Vlogbrothers on YouTube!), the Assassin’s Creed III logo, the “X” from the PAX logo.

The series 6/7 Doctor Who logo

Togepi!

Left to right: TF2 (Team Fortress 2) logo, a Portal 2 logo, Avengers, and Halflife!

And here are all the polishes I had to use, minus base and topcoat:

Left to right: Sephora by OPI in “A-ha! Moment,” Icing in “Metal Head,” Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in “Cherry Red,” Sephora by OPI in “Blue Grotto.”

Left to right: Jordana in “Neon Nite Lites,” Rimmel in “Black Satin,” Sephora by OPI in “Caliente Coral,” and Essie in “Power Clutch.”

Did you go to PAX? In love with any of the same nerdy things as I am? Let me know in the comments! My PAX Haul and Free Swag post will be up in a couple of days, probably after my August favourites post. Thanks for reading! =)

Haul from a week and a half ago:

I took all these pictures but forgot to post them. I spent so much money that day I felt I should share my acquisitions with everyone! =) So, here they are:

I got:

1. A neon green hoodie from Urban Behaviour for $15
2. Lindor White chocolates from Sears for $6
3. My best friend and I got 2 of the grab bags from Ardene, so $2.50 each. These are a bit of a nostalgic tradition for the two of us, since we used to get them when we had next to no money, just so we could get something! They’re super fun, too, because you never know what you’ll get, but there’s usually at least one thing you really like. This is probably why I love Glymm boxes so much! Inside mine I got:
• matching necklace and earrings
• dangly gold earrings
• star fabric headband
• red heart plastic headband
• diamond bobby pins
• shimmery pink nail polish
4. An Ultra Ball (Pokémon) from Toys’R’Us Express for less than $2. This was a complete impulse buy. Basically, I saw these and decided I couldn’t live without my very own Pokeball. I regret nothing.
5. A lime green tin and 50 grams of tea from David’sTea; I got the Earl’s Garden, which is basically Earl Grey with strawberries, and is soooo good! I also got a hot tea, so my total was about $12
6. And finally, I got a Sephora Mineral powder foundation, since I was looking for a new powder to replace my Almay one I mentioned getting not too long ago. I’ve almost used it up, plus I don’t think it likes my skin, so I decided to try something a little pricier. I almost got one from Mac, which was pretty nice, but $33. This one was only $26 and the same size. It has pretty nice coverage, comes with a mirror and an applicator sponge, and I got my Sephora points for buying it, so it seemed like the better deal to me! I’m pretty happy with it so far. I like the amount of coverage it provides!
   They also gave me a sample of (I think) an anti-aging moisturizer.

So that’s everything. If you ignore that I also had to get dinner and then bought a Frappuccino from Starbucks, I spent about $65. And I’m completely in love with that hoodie…!

Have you bought anything you’ve been loving recently? Let me know!

Togepi Nails!

This has been on my list of nail art to try for a long time, and so tonight I finally did it, with the addition of pokeball nails on each of my pointer fingers, since those nails are both oddly rounded anyways. I’m pretty happy with them, but in case any of you don’t know what a Togepi is, though I hope you’ve seen Pokémon before, here’s a great picture:

This is Togepi, my favourite ever Pokémon. Even in the game I use him most, I think my Togepi on HeartGold is currently a level 60 or something, while the rest are around 40… >_>

But anyways… here’s how I did my nails! I hope you like them, since I’m pretty proud of them despite the messiness!

Left hand

Left thumb

My right hand… a bit messier, but I am right-handed, so I think it can be forgiven…

If you’re wondering, this was almost entirely done with OPI polishes, including:

• Original Nail Envy (base)
• Sephora by OPI in A-ha! Moment (white)
• Sephora by OPI in Blue Grotto (blue, of course)
• OPI in Keys to my Karma (red)
• L.A. Colors black nail striper
• Seche Vite

I’d love to see more awesome Pokémon nail art, or any other nerd-related nails! Thanks for reading!