Buffalo Bills Zubaz manicure nail art

Hey Internet addicts! (yep I’m talking to you)

If you live in WNY then you were probably sick of hearing how Jon Bon Jovi was going to buy the Buffalo Bills and move them to Canada. Well, the football Gods blessed Buffalo and Terry Pegula bought the team and is keeping them right here. Thanks Terry! You’re a good egg ;) (PS he is a bazillionaire and also own the Buffalo Sabres).

Even though I just did some Bills nail art I thought what the hell! At first I tried to paint a little Buffalo logo…… My first try on paper came out good and then I dunno what happened but good thing I didn’t try it on my nails, it ended up looking like a hyena. Then I had an idea! Remember Zubas? You know, the crazy zebra print multicolored pants of the early 90s popularized by football players? No? Here’s a refresher.

Ok it’s mani time, let’s do this!



It’s true, I do love the 90s. I guess the secrets out.



Look at those cool dudes. Actually, Zubas pants have made a sort of a comeback and you can still buy them! I’m thinking of getting a pair of leggings. My Mom wouldn’t buy them for me so I think I need to fulfil my dream.



I’m gonna toot my own horn here, I think these came out great lol I’m no pro at handpainted nail art but this was super easy since the lines are supposed to be all wonky. I used Julep Kate as my base, a flat edge brush to paint the red lines with Christian Louboutin Rouge, and then used a fine detailing brush to go over the red with Julep Ally the blue. I practiced a little on paper and it only took a few tries to get it to look like the pants.



The glitter is The Rockpile from Gridlock Lacquer. I decided to just wear it on its own without a base color. I never do that but I’m so glad I did this time! I used 3 coats and you can see nail peeking through but I think it works well with this mani.





A close-up of the thumb. It’s kinda just a zebra print.



A close-up of the pointer.



OMG I love this collage haha!

Go Bills!

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Buffalo Bills Football - Julep Tin Man, Ally, Gridlock Lacquer The Rockpile, and Christian Louboutin Rouge

Hey Internet People!

I think football season starts this weekend or something? I’m not really a fan :P but it is a great excuse to try out a glitter I picked up back in July from Gridlock Lacquer, The Rockpile (the name of the old Buffalo Bills stadium). It’s a clear base full of small blue and iridescent glitter with large jagged red pieces, very Buffalo Bills-y. Yaaayyyyy football *sarcastic voice*

Picsssssssssssssssssss!


For my base I used Julep Tin Man from their Wizard of Oz set, a subtle holo silver. I really love this one! It had a nice even formula, was easy to apply and isn’t in yo face holo but you can definitely see rainbow throwing going on. 2 coats of Tin Man.


I found Tin Man to show more holo on than in the bottle, bonus. Holo polishes aren’t my fav things in the world but I really dig this one since it isn’t so crazy.


On the middle, ring, and pinky I used 2 layers of Gridlock Lacquer The Rockpile over Tin Man. Due to the larger pieces of glitter I did have to move them around a bit with the brush but sometimes I get particular about glitter so that may just be me lol I love that this glitter can double as a Bills polish and a USA/4th of July glitter, a 2fer some might say.


A macro of The Rockpile, look at all that goodness jammed in there.


For the thumb striping I used Christian Louboutin Rouge. A very decadent red stripe if I do say so myself! I have worn this polish alone and I did take pics but like a dope I forgot to clean up near the cuticles and the pics aren’t my best sooooooo I plan on using it again real soon so that I can post a review. PS I love it and it’s awesome.


Speaking of accent nails………..I used striping tape on the thumb to mimic the stripes on the Bills uniforms. The red is Christian Louboutin Rouge and the blue is Julep Ally, Ally is a super glowy royal blue and is a real eye catcher.


I call this pic: Polish Things still life No. 12 (If you are a Bills fan you will get my choice in number ;) ) For my base coat I used Bliss Kiss Simply Smooth and Glisten & Glow HK Girl top coat.

Are you a football fan? I’d rather be painting my nails.

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