The Digit-al Dozen Does: Childhood - Look 5

Sorry I am a day late with Look #5! I have been in and out of commission this week with a stomach bug and ear infection, but it looks like I am on the mend.

When I was growing up one of my favorite characters was Raggedy Ann. I had Raggedy Ann dolls, sleeping bags, and even dressed up as Raggedy Ann one Halloween. This week's look is inspired by that!

Polishes Used:
-KBShimmer - Eyes White Open
-KBShimmer - Eclipse
-Barille - Tres Chic
-Zoya - Livingston
-Zoya - Chantal
-Morgan Taylor - Lip Service

You know that freehand isn't exactly my forte, so in this case for the face I followed a super easy tutorial from Jacki over at Adventures in Acetone from when she created Raggedy Ann nails last year for another DD theme!

I thought that this look came out really cute and I actually like the floral pattern a lot and will probably do another mani with that in other color combos all on it's own.

Just for fun here are two Raggedy Ann themed pictures from my Childhood :)

Let's see how the other ladies finished up the week!

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-Stephanie 

The Digit-al Dozen Does: Childhood - Look 4

My forth Digit-al Dozen Childhood look is based on one of my favorite memories from growing up; polishing my nails with my mom. I remember us sitting at our kitchen table and her painting my nails with some old Avon polishes. My mom's mom was an Avon Lady and we always had those polishes around our house. These were the old ones, from like the 80s, they had a very distinctive smell that older polishes had. (do you know what I mean?) Every time that I smell polishes like that now, I still think of those times that I had with my mom growing up.

Even now when I go to visit my parents, sometimes my mom asks me to paint her nails or toes :)

Polishes Used:
-OPI - I Knead Sourdough
-OPI - Casino Royale

For the base of this look I used a couple colors that reminded me of the older Avon shades that we had growing up and bended them with a saran wrap technique. Next, I stamped with my Bundle Monster plate nail polish bottles and "Keep Calm and Polish On"; although you can see how awesome (or not) my lining up of stamping images is with that accent nail... we will just call that one artistic :-P

Was painting your nails as a child of one your childhood memories, or did you guys get into nails later on in life?

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-Stephanie 

The Digit-al Dozen Does: Childhood - Look 3

One activity that I did from the time that I was little through middle school was dance, specifically ballet. Today's look is inspired by Ballet Slippers!

Polishes Used:
-Morgan Taylor - One and Only
-Morgan Taylor - Lip Service

This look was super easy and simple to create and the colors are almost monochromatic so it gives it a subtle feel too! All I did to create this was freehand the pink ballet slippers onto the nails, and voila!

I bet some of the other ladies did dance when they were growing up, what about you?

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-Stephanie

The Digit-al Dozen Does: Childhood - Look 2

I'm back with look #2 today and to be honest this one is a doozy. When I was in elementary school, my sister and I shared a room and we had matching peach and light blue floral comforters. This look was supposed to be inspired by that.

Polishes Used:
-China Glaze - Sun of a Peach
-Barielle - First Class Ticket

As you can see (or can't see...) since the peach was leaning neon it ate up the blue when I photographed it. I haven't ever had this happen before and I was sad to see that it did this. (Has this happened to anyone else before?)

I did take a picture with my phone which allows you to see the colors a little better:

This one was quite a disappointment in the pictures but was pretty and subtle in real life.

Hopefully the other girls rocked out their second Childhood looks a little better than I did!

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-Stephanie 

The Digit-al Dozen Does: Childhood - Look 1

This month the ladies of the Digit-al Dozen are doing a Childhood theme. To be honest this one had me a bit nervous trying to come up with look inspired by my childhood, but let's see what I can come up with.

When I was growing up we lived in State College, PA which is where Penn State University is located, and that's what inspired this look.

Polishes Used:
-China Glaze - Man Hunt
-KBShimmer - Eyes White Open

I love these nails, they are super simple and seem to represent PSU pretty well. While I didn't go to Penn State myself after we moved when I was in High School, I do feel a connection to it.

Let's see what the other ladies have come up with for their first Childhood looks:

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-Stephanie