Wednesday, February 27, 2013

H: Hello Kitty Manicure

Hey ladies!

It's time for "H" of the ABC challenge. How do you wear Hello Kitty when you are over the age of 35 and not look like a total fool? Discretely. Tastefully. Somehow in a luxe material. I think?

Well, I got a bunch of gold Hello Kitty nail decorations free with a dotting tool kit from Amazon. I really love gold and grey together so I did a simple mani with Color Club's Muse-ing, a dark grey cream polish. I picked a dark grey for high contrast and the gold warms up the grey nicely. Don't ya think?

There's only one picture today, because my camera's battery is almost dead and I don't have time to wait for it to charge.


So who does construction labor with a full on manicure? Crazy moi, that's who.

Progression of the bedroom....


After we tore up the carpet we had a little set back. We found some water damage in the back of the room and on the side. We suspect there must have been a waterbed in this room back in the 80's that leaked.  If you look to the left of the top picture, you can see we repaired the damage. The water had made the floor sink and bow about an inch downwards. The nails were not going to be able to grab on to the plywood underneath so we used liquid floor leveler to make the floor flat again. Kind of like a base coat ridge filler here in the nail world. We stopped construction because we had to wait a full 24 hours for the leveler to dry. The red tank is a compressor used to power the hammer.


Above is a sneak peak at what the new floors will look like. The black stuff is tar paper, for protection against moisture.

So that's it for today. Don't forget to check out the other ladies in this challenge.

22 comments:

  1. That's a really classy way to rock Hello Kitty! I surprisingly love it and I'm not a big Hello Kitty person. The new floor is beautiful as well, I love a good dark hardwood floor.

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  2. Very cute!! And the gray and gold look wonderful together!!! That's a combo I've never thought of. It looks very classy, just like the floor!

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  3. Ohhhh Kitty! Love her in this mani! :)

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  4. Such a cute mani! :D I've never thought of pairing grey with gold.

    The room is progressing really well! Can't wait to see it finished!

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  5. Haha when I read your title I was expecting an explosion of pink and cuteness. Wow I can't believe how you made Hello Kitty look so classy! I love it so much. How did your mani survive during the construction work?

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    1. They did well because I work these thick dish-washing gloves the entire time. I need to go and buy a new pair now though! Thanks for asking! :)

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  6. Darn cute :D Looks great, tasteful and not at all contrasting with your age ^^ That's about the only way that I'd wear a Hello Kitty on my nails, because I think it tends to be too girly and childish. But not this way :)

    I love the wooden floor you chose! It looks very classic and works great with the new wall paint!

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  7. That grey is beautiful. And nothing is age inappropriate if it's in gold!

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  8. Awesome job, love your classy take on Hello Kitty :)

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  9. Awww, hello kitty is always my favorite character! :D You wear them so well! And wow, those wood floors look really nice!

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  10. I like how you used the Hello Kitty decoration, but you've made it feel grown up. Very pretty :)

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  11. LOL re: Hello Kitty! You wear it brilliantly, you nail diva queen, you! LOL.

    The floor looks GREAT. Sorry you had the setback, but glad to hear you resolved it with good old-fashioned engineering. Best part: it'll "stick".

    Muse-ing (makes sense) turns out to be quite the perfect backdrop.

    Good "H" job, darlin'.

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  12. Sweetie, You are never NEVER to old to rock some Hello Kitty! ;) I love the simplicity of this though!

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  13. I'm so very excited to see the progress of your bedroom! :) Thanks for sharing with us!

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  14. That gray base is lovely! Same colour as the blog background, LOL! And you can totally sport HK gold stickers at 35!

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  15. The floor is looking great! I totally understand what you're going through we bought a house a year ago and have been fixing up the whole place and it's just one thing after another... hah I always wear gloves when working to protect my talons. cute Hello Kitty sticker!

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  16. I love this!!! It's adorable yet so elegant!

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  17. I've never thought of doing grey and gold together - I will now though!! Very classy way to sport the hello kitty!! Those floors are going to look beautiful!!! Can't wait to see it all together!!

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  18. Cute mani! I love that Color Club! Why don't I own it yet?

    Bedroom floor is gonna look great!

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  19. Thank you ladies for all your wonderfully kind comments! I appreciate each and every one!

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  20. Aw, I love this little decal, Jenni, and it really does look pretty against this gorgeous grey! Hehe, if you're over-40 me you go all in and sport hot pink Hello Kitty leopard print Crocs...then again, here in Hong Kong that probably counts as camouflage. >_<

    Wow, the bedroom really is coming along--that floor is going to look amazing!

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