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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Reusing a Glitter Gradient


I was feeling lazy and didn’t want to take off a glitter polish. So, instead of taking off the glitter I just patched the nails up and added a pretty red hued coral to the rest of my nails and added a gold glitter dot to them.

To patch up the glitter nails I took a small glob of polish and repainted the free edge to hide any chips and tip wear. Once that was dry I painted a thin coat of glitter to the entire nail. That hid the extra polish at the tips as well as covered up the new nail growth near the cuticle.

Polishes Used:
OPI - My Favorite Ornament
Nicole by OPI - My Sol Shines Brighter

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Fox Nail Art


I started off with a base of OPI - My Vampire is Buff (adore this color!) on all fingers but the ring finger and thumb. For the remaining fingers I painted on two coats of OPI - My Favorite Ornament.

I then proceeded to do the dry brush technique on the MViB nails using Revlon Colorstay - Trade Winds and Zoya - Flynn. I wanted it to look a bit wood grainy but I went in a bit too heavy handed for that. It still creates an awesome effect though!

Next I went in with white acrylic paint, which was a new experience for me. I used the white paint to make the vines and leaves. I typically mess things like that up so I thought I'd try the paint this time so that if I messed up I could just wash it off. That sort of worked. Sort of.

I filled in the vines with ORLY - Coachella Dweller and the leaves with Sally Hansen Magnetic - Electric Emerald and Pure Ice - Creme Wild Thing. I then just dotted on simple flowers with a Utes nail polish and Wet N Wild - Sunny Side Up. I dotted those in the middle with My Vampire is Buff.

I painted a fox on my middle finger. I love this fox but it's a bit different from the fox in my inspiration. I attempted the fox from my inspiration but it ended badly.

Anyway, I've blabbered on enough. Here's the photo of my inspiration. It is a card filled with cute little sticky notes. I have a feeling I'll be using this item for more inspiration in the future.

Polishes Used:
OPI - My Vampire is Buff
OPI - My Favorite Ornament
Zoya - Flynn
Revlon - Trade Wings
Pure Ice - Creme Wild Thing
Sally Hansen Magnetic - Electric Emerald
ORLY - Coachella Dweller
Wet n Wild - Sunny Side Up
Utes Nail Polish
Black & White Acrylic Paint

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Tropical Gradient

Simple gradient using a fan brush. Neons are hard to capture in a picture!

Polishes Used:
OPI - My Vampire is Buff
Pure Ice - Show Stopper
Sinful Colors - 24/7

Sunday, January 19, 2014

31DC13 Day 28 - Union Jack

31 Day Challenge

Day 28 - Inspired by: A Flag (The wonderful Union Jack)

I love these. A lot. That is all.

Polishes Used:
OPI - Goldeneye
Duck Dynasty Nail Polish - Frost
Sally Hansen - Thinking of Blue
Pure Ice - Super Star

Thursday, January 2, 2014

31DC13 Day 27 - Peacock Painting

31 Day Challenge

Day 27 - Inspired by: Artwork (This painting of a peacock in my home.)

These took longer to do than I’d like to admit. Haha.

Also loosely inspired by a look by MrCandiipants, distressed nails by Chalkboard Nails, and a tutorial by Nailed it NZ. All of them are amazing.

Oh! I almost forgot. HAPPY 2014!

Polishes Used:
Nicole by OPI - Pros & Confidence
Petites- Sapphire
Sally Hansen - Thinking of Blue
OPI - Goldeneye
OPI - My Vampire is Buff
Essie - Chinchilly
Rimmel London - Sage the Rage
Pure Ice - Super Star