Halloween Mani #3

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

(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

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

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

                                         

             

          

Featured Colors:

• China Glaze_For Audrey
• China Glaze_Grape Pop

Yellow Buttons & Blue

Featured Colors:

• Rescue Beauty Lounge_Dead Calm (mixed with white polish)
• Zoya_Creamy

Fiery Flakies

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

Featured Colors:

• Zoya_Yummy
• Special Stamping Polish_White

Design:

• I used plat m71 to create the snowflakes.

Do You Have a Card?

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

Featured Colors:

• Zoya_America
• Orly_White Out

Floral Fantasea

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

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

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. 

Flower Child

A friend of mine requested, actually demanded, that I do another sponge design. So, I tried out something pretty simple to demonstrate. I included some extra photos for each step of the process. Enjoy!

Featured Colors:

• China Glaze_Flip Flop Fantasy
• China Glaze_Sun Worshiper
• China Glaze_Towel Boy Toy
• China Glaze_Kiwi Cool-Ada
• Zoya_Creamy
• Special Stamping Polish_Black

Design:

• Step 1:  Cut off a piece of sponge.

• Step 2: Use 4-5 drops of nail polish on wax paper.

• Step 3: Dab sponge on to nails, slowly building color with each application.

• Step 4: Apply the Konad design to tip of nails. I used plate m60.

Tie Dye Swirls

Featured Colors:

• China Glaze_Grape Pop
• China Glaze_Towel Boy Toy
• China Glaze_Kiwi Cool-Ada
• Zoya_Paz
• Zoya_Ali
• Zoya_Pippa
• Special Stamping Polish_Black

Design:

• The tie-dye look is achieved by using a sponge brush and cutting off a piece of sponge for each color to be used. 
• Dab the sponge in polish and pick a random spot to dab on each nail. 
• Repeat multiple times to build up the intensity of the colors.
• Top off the tie-dye with a konad design (I used plate m65).

Vampy Tips

Featured Colors:

• L'Oreal Paris_Stroke of Midnight
• Nyx_Black
• Orly_White Out

Re-fresh Mint & Bows

Featured Colors:

• China Glaze_Re-fresh Mint
• China Glaze_Medallion
• Special Stamping Polish_Black

Green by Design

Featured Colors:

• Carolyn New York_Greenwich Ave