Friday, April 26, 2013

New shop!




Hey guys! Just wanted to drop in quick and let you all know that we have now opened shop on Storenvy! Take a look, tell me what you think!

https://thefoxclaws.storenvy.com

You'll still be able to order through Etsy if you like, but we are really digging the versatility our Storenvy shop!

More mani's coming soon, I promise! I have been a wreck getting ready for my trip to California next week! Adobe Max here I come!

Monday, April 8, 2013

365 Days Of Color - Spring Has Sprung

I am SO excited to bring you all the first "pretty" in what is sure to be a fantastic collection from 365 Days of Color: 12 Months Of Color!

Each month for the next 12 months, Sunny at 365 Days of Color will release a limited edition polish that will only be available for that month. April's beauty is Spring Has Sprung!

Spring Has Sprung is a fun, blingy glitter topper with silver micro glitters, holo silver squares, and different sized light pink, hot pink and teal matte glitters. I swatched Spring Has Sprung over a variety of spring inspired colors (mostly pastels) and it looked fantastic over pretty much all of them. A+ for versatility! It also applied like a DREAM! No placement needed at all. All of the glitters stuck exactly where I brushed them, so A+ for formula too!

This is 1 coat of Spring Has Sprung over 2 coats of Sinful Colors 'Sugar Rush'











Spring Has Sprung will be available at 365daysofcolorpolishes.com on Friday, April 19th through Sunday, April 21st. 365 Days of Color restocks on the first and third Friday of each month.

And DO NOT forget to check out her unbelievable variety of cuticle balms, oils, and hand creams! I 100% recommend Sunny's Miracle Balm in Pink Sugar! The samplers are the perfect size for your purse, they smell amazing, are non-greasy, and are super nourishing for your cuticles. I was fortunate enough to receive a couple for Christmas and I am HOOKED!

You can find Sunny and '365DoC'...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/365daysofcolor
Blog: http://www.365-days-of-color.com/
Shop: http://www.365daysofcolorpolishes.com/

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

"Light It Up BLUE" for Autism!

Today is the 6th annual World Autism Awareness Day!

As someone who's life is touched everyday by an autistic individual, today is an especially important reminder for me to slow down, be patient, accept, and educate myself. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder are the general umbrella terms for a number of 'complex disorders of brain development.'


According to AutismSpeaks.org...
These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. They include autistic disorder, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger syndrome.

ASD can be associated with intellectual disability, difficulties in motor coordination and attention and physical health issues such as sleep and gastrointestinal disturbances. Some persons with ASD excel in visual skills, music, math and art.
So how or why might someone celebrate World Autism Awareness Day? Because the prevalence of autism has increased significantly over the last 40 years. It now affects 1 in 88 American children, and tens of millions of people worldwide. It is misunderstood, and when people don't know about something it is easy to fear it. Educate yourself and you'll never be uncertain again. AutismSpeaks.org is a wealth of information and a great place to start your quest in understanding autism.

There is a great story circulating around the web right now about a Chili's waitress and her interaction with a young girl 'on the spectrum' regarding her 'broken hamburger'. If you've not seen it, you should. The little girls reaction is heartwarming and priceless. You can see the original post on Facebook here.

For my BLUE mani, I chose NerdLacquer 'Shiny' which I was lucky enough to snag at her last restock. This is 3 coats of Shiny with no base coat, and 1 coat of Seche Vite. 







You can find NerdLacquer on her website at www.nerdlacquer.com, at Harlow & Co, and NinjaPolish. But be quick! These puppies are very difficult to get your hands on. If you're one of the lucky few who catch a restock, Congrats! If you aren't...KEEP TRYING! They're so worth it!

OH! And before I forget, we're participating in a multi-blogger birthday giveaway over at My Nail Polish Is Poppin'! You can enter to win one of 6 faaaabulous prizes, including a Fox Claws Penny Stand!


Monday, March 25, 2013

Too Cute-icle Day!

Just a quick one today! I am in desperate....DESPERATE.....need of warmth. Desperate. SRSLY! If you follow me on Facebook, or you live in the upper mid-west/north east, you know that winter has a pretty firm grasp on us. So firm that the forecast for this weekend calls for a high of 40 and people are pulling their shorts and flip flops out. SOooOOo in an effort to help speed the seasonal process along, I'm wearing 'SUMMER' by Too Cute-icle (Forget you Spring I'm skipping your ass right now...)

'Summer' is an festive mix of neon pink, blue, green and yellow matte micro glitters in a clear base. This is 1 coat over China Glaze 'Aquadelic'.







'Summer' is available now for $7 for a full size here! You can also find Too Cute-icle on...
Facebook
Etsy
Blog
Instagram: @TooCuteicle
Twitter: @TooCuteicle

If you get a few minutes, head over to Too Cute-icles Facebook page and browse all of the submissions for Too Cute-icle Day!

TL;DR
- Whats Too Cute-icle Day? Some friends and I got together and spammed Too Cute-icle with photos of manis we did using her gorgeous creations! Just our way of saying 'We Love You Jess!'
- Is anyone interested in seeing what Mr. Fox Claws and I have been up to since we put the shop on vacation?
- I love John Pinette!
P.S. GFC is staying but Google reader is going. If you're anything like me, you might prefer keeping all of your blogs in one organized place. You can now follow Fox Claws on BlogLovin!

Monday, March 18, 2013

GFC Going bye bye?

Not exactly.

With all the information swirling around about Google Reader and Google Friend Connect, I have attached BlogLovin to Fox Claws. Google took the ax to GFC on non-Blogger sites in 2011, so it just makes sense to migrate and consolidate followed blogs on a multi-platform, platform. Feel free to read and follow whichever way you are most comfortable with :) Love you guys! Thanks so much!

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Too Cute-icle - I'm Wearing Green!

Saint Patrick's Day is right around the corner! Woo!

I figured out this month that I have a serious problem with 'anticipation' buying. I can't tell you how many GREENS I picked up in anticipation of Saint Patrick's Day manis, but I can tell you that I own more than I could possibly use between Valentines Day and March 17th. Oh well...at least I'll be set for Christmas LOL!

Shamrocks (NOT 4-leaf cloves)...surprisingly easy...surprisingly difficult! I spent a great deal of time crouched over a nail wheel with my dotting tools trying to get the spacing for the leaves just right, all in all I am pretty pleased with it and have definitely found my St. Paddy's Day (Paddy not Patty LOL!) mani. I love it! Even the operations manager at work said, "Cool nails, man! My wife loves that stuff." Awesome.

This is 2 coats of Too Cute-icle's limited edition Saint Patrick's Day polish 'I'm Wearing Green', over Finger Paints 'Tough Art To Follow'. I added the rhinestones and immediately regretted it. 'I'm Wearing Green' is gorgeous on its own and didn't need at dressing up. The stars, I was pleased to find, did not require much fishing, but you better believe I top coated the shizz outta them...LOL! For the accent nails I used Chirality Nail Polish 'Katydid' (lime green scatter holo) and black on my swatch hand, and 'Katydid' and 'Tough Art To Follow' on my right hand.

(P.S. I am experimenting with my photos and watermarks to make them less intrusive. Let me know in the comments if you like the new look or not, or would prefer them not have borders and the logo. Thanks!)

Finger Paints ' Tough Art To Follow' (Black accent nail)
Finger Paints ' Tough Art To Follow' (Black accent nail)
Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'
Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'
Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'
Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'
Shamrocks - Chirality 'Katydid'
Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'
Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'  w/ Rhinestones
Chirality 'Katydid' and Finger Paints 'Tough Art To Follow'
The 'OTHER' hand LOL
'I'm Wearing Green' is available now for $7 for a full size until 10pm on March 17, 2013 here! You can also find Too Cute-icle on...
Facebook
Etsy
Instagram: @TooCuteicle
Twitter: @TooCuteicle
Blog

You can find Chirality's 'Katydid' here and on Facebook.

Just a heads up, we'll Just a heads up, we will be putting the shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoxClaws) into vacation mode for a couple of weeks starting this Friday 3/15/13 so that we can catch up on some things around the house, and give Mr. Fox's elbow some time to recover and heal. We may still be accepting custom orders so if you want something while the shop is closed please feel free to contact us on Etsy, Facebook, or by e-mail at thefoxclaws[at]gmail[dot]com. All open orders, including orders placed between now and Friday, will be completed and shipped out on schedule. If you have any questions about your order, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Oh, almost forgot! Theres a new social media footprint website called HireInfluence. It's kind of like Klout and LinkedIn rolled into one. It's still in BETA so I don't have too much information yet, but I'll update more when I get some :) You can activate your profile at HireInfluence (http://bit.ly/hireinf). I activated mine with my twitter account in less than 3 minutes and found out I have a social media #strengthfactor of 31.2. If you activate your account by March 25th you'll be entered to win 1 of 3 $100 Amazon gift cards!

Some of the capabilities and highlights of the HireInfluence interface include:

  • Search – A search engine that gives businesses unprecedented search criteria options to strategically identify and leverage "Networking Superstars" in their target market or industry.
  • Proprietary Score – A "Strength Factor" score based on real influence, to include the level of impact the influencer has via each social channel, as well as real work experience within specific industries.
  • Social analyzing – A first-to-market aggregation and validation of the results, to include demographics of friends and followers, location of influence, key words used and engaged vs. fake followers, to name a few.
  • Star Rating – Each person's profile has a star rating given by other companies as well as rankings against other Networkers to "recruit with confidence."
  • Social Media Background Check - Printed profile for a sales or promotional employment opportunity.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Girly Bits - Hot Shot!

We're expecting MORE FREAKING SNOW in Wisconsin this week! GRRRR! Seriously Mother Nature, you can stop with the snow...we get it. This California native is ready for spring!

When I received Girly Bits 'Hot Shot' from her P.S. I Love You collection I was SO excited! If you've read my blog for any length of time you've probably figured out that I'm a huge pink girl so pink + holo = DREAM. YAY! Something bright and fun to liven up my snow white world.

In the sun, Girly Bits 'Hot Shot' is a bright, borderline neon (HOT) pink with a gorgeous linear holo, but indoors with artificial light 'Hot Shot' becomes this gorgeous, classy, almost dusty pink. With 1 coat of SV on top it looks like glass and wears like Kevlar. Seriously, I've had this baby on for 5 days and there is virtually no sign of wear. It applied like a dream, no bubbles, no lumps, just perfect application. It also cleaned up nicely and left zero shimmer/holo residue around my cuticles. As far as whether you'll need a special base or top coat for this holo, I would say no -- I used my usual, Seche Clear and Seche Vite, and it was absolutely stunning.

This is 3 coats of 'Hot Shot', with 1 coat of Seche Vite.














'Hot Shot' is available now right here, or you can find it as part of Girly Bits' 'P.S. I Love You trio with Twitterpated and A Mother's Love.


You can find Girly Bits on...
Instagram: @GirlyBitsCosmetics
Twitter: @PamsGirlyBits

You can also find Girly Bits at the following online retailers:

TL;DR
- Perfect pink for the spring and summer!
- More St. Patrick's Day polishes coming up this week!
- This weekend went by far too quickly.  =(