Eternal Enamel

Neon Burst

2012-04-11T17:05:00.001-04:00

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_Yellow Pika Dot Bikini
Burst Crackle_ Midnight Black

Color Club Otherworldly

2011-04-16T19:26:00.001-04:00

Featured Colors:

Color Club_ Otherworldly
Color Club_Starry Temptress (Top Coat)

Black, White, & Red

2011-03-29T23:10:00.001-04:00

Featured Colors:

Orly_White Out
China Glaze_Liquid Leather
Zoya_America

Crystal Revvvolution

2011-03-26T02:20:00.000-04:00

Featured Colors:

Color Club_Revvvolution
China Glaze_Sexagon
China Glaze_Nova
Orly_Shine

Liquid Leather Hearts

2011-03-19T18:44:00.000-04:00

Inspired by Scrangie's heart mani (http://www.scrangie.com/2011/01/illamasqua-throb-collection-for.html)

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_Liquid Leather
Zoya_Gaia

Shadows & Blurs

2011-03-06T14:16:00.000-05:00

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Ginessa
China Glaze_Liquid Leather
Special Stamping Polish_Black

Design:

I used Konad plate m71 twice on each nail to create a blurred/shadow effect.

Pastels & Dots

2011-03-03T00:41:00.000-05:00

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_Re-Fresh Mint
China Glaze_Light As Air
China Glaze_Lemon Fizz
Zoya_Yummy
Misa_Speed of Life

Thought Bubble & Blue

2011-02-25T18:15:00.001-05:00

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Robyn
Orly_White Out
China Glaze_Liquid Leather

Floral Chrome

2011-02-13T11:32:00.000-05:00

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_Bogie
China Glaze_2030

Design:

I used plate m60 and randomly stamped my nails. Then, I free handed gold strips across each nail.

Houndstooth & Neutrals

2011-02-05T21:31:00.001-05:00

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Charlize
Special Stamping Polish_Black

Note: This is my first time using houndstooth design over my entire nail. The design on the plate is too short and too narrow to cover my nails with one application. I had to reapply many times..

Sky Scrapers

2011-01-24T19:59:00.000-05:00

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Kelly
China Glaze_Millennium
Konad Plate_m60

Neon Brights

2011-01-23T20:58:00.000-05:00

Feature Colors:

China Glaze_Sun Worshipper (neon orange/yellow)
Zoya_America (tomato red)
China Glaze_Lemon Fizz (yellow pastel)

Note: The pictures were taken in the sun, therefore, Sun Worshipper barely shows up. Sun Worshipper is blended between the red and yellow polish.

Halloween Mani #3

2010-10-29T17:26:00.000-04:00

I did this design to compliment my Cleopatra costume for Halloween. Hopefully, it last until then.

(in the sunlight)

(in the shade)

(Cleopatra costume - belt)

(Cleopatra costume - collar & cape)

Featured Colors:

Orly_Royal Navy
Orly_Luxe
Zoya_Charla

Halloween Mani #2

2010-10-21T23:31:00.000-04:00

(in the shade)

(in the sunlight)

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Creamy
Zoya_America
Zoya_Paz
Konad Special Stamping Polish_Black

Design

Use sponge brush to layer colors
Use konad plate m56 to achieve "leaf" pattern

Halloween Mani #1

2010-10-17T16:02:00.000-04:00

For the next two weeks, I'm going to attempt to do a different Halloween inspired design every few days.

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_Ick-a-bod-y
China Glaze_Millennium

Houndstooth & Tape

2010-10-13T17:23:00.000-04:00

Featured Colors:

Color Club_Soft as Cashmere
Misa_Dirty Sexy Money
Konad Special Stamping Polish_Black

Design

Use 2 coats of Soft as Cashmere and let dry for at least 1 hour
Cut pieces of tape and place on nails (tip: masking tape is easier to remove and doesn't leave sticky residue)
Use 1 coat of Dirty Sexy Money
Use Konad plate m63 for houndstooth design

Checkers & Stripes

2010-10-09T19:02:00.001-04:00

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_For Audrey
China Glaze_Grape Pop

Yellow Buttons & Blue

2010-10-07T01:49:00.000-04:00

Featured Colors:

Rescue Beauty Lounge_Dead Calm (mixed with white polish)
Zoya_Creamy

Fiery Flakies

2010-08-31T17:33:00.000-04:00

I have a new job, therefore my post will be less frequent. Also, I decided to cut my nails down, so I don't have to worry about them breaking. I'll be doing a series of post featuring Nfu-Oh "flakies" over other polishes. Enjoy!

Featured Colors:

China Glaze_Wagon Trail
Nfu-Oh_ #58

Snowflakes in Summertime

2010-08-08T01:09:00.001-04:00

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Yummy
Special Stamping Polish_White

Design:

I used plat m71 to create the snowflakes.

Do You Have a Card?

2010-08-02T16:13:00.000-04:00

I ordered some business cards. I've been thinking about doing this for months and finally came up with a layout and design I was happy with. They were surprisingly inexpensive and easy to create using zazzle.com.

Red & White

2010-07-31T16:07:00.000-04:00

Featured Colors:

Zoya_America
Orly_White Out

Floral Fantasea

2010-07-26T00:43:00.000-04:00

Today's design is pretty simple. I finally tried out Orly's Fantasea which is a rosy-mauve color.

Featured Colors:

Orly_Fantasea
China Glaze_2030

Design:

I used plate m65 to achieve the floral pattern.

Jewelry Inspired Design #2

2010-07-20T20:15:00.000-04:00

Nfu-Oh GS-14 is one of my top five polishes. It's a black base with holo glitter and very unique. I've only worn it twice and in the sun the glitter is a lot more noticeable.

I bought this ring a couple months ago and wanted to really make it my own. I decided to paint the flowers black and red using nail polish.

Featured Colors:

Nfu-Oh_GS-14
China Glaze_Millennium

Design:

For the Konad design, I used plate m74 on the thumb, m60 for the argyle pattern, and m10 the paw prints.

Jewelry Inspired Design

2010-07-10T18:48:00.000-04:00

I tried out a new design that I had no idea if it would work. After wearing it around for the day, I still think it looks weird.

As I was getting ready this morning, I found a ring that matched my nails.

Featured Colors:

Zoya_Charla
Zoya_Midori
Nyx_Black

Design:

I used french tip strips for the top halve of my nails and freehanded the bottom portion.