Flower Nail Design

July 22, 2011

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This design is LOUD, but then again I like loud. I think the dried flowers were a bit large, but still cute. I have many, many pictures for you today. I have pictures of the base coat (Sinful Colors Unicorn--3 coats), the stamping polish (GAP Wine), and pictures without the dried flower. So what do you think? Should I have stopped at just the stamped nail and eliminated the flower?

My cuticles are a little red because I just cut my cuticles and applied cuticle oil. 

Retro Peacock...maybe?!

July 2, 2011

I really didn't know what to call this manicure... but in my opinion, it looks like peacock feathers with a retro flare. I had no idea what to call this post. I am working on my 4th of July nails now, and I hope to post them tomorrow. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy this manicure.

Step 1: Apply base coat. I used two coats of Sinful Colors Nirvana.

Step 2: Using Bundle Monster Stamping Plate (BM-212), I stamped on the print with Milani Fresh Teal. By the way, I got a request to do a tutorial on how to use these plates. I will be posting that in the next couple of days.

Step 3: Using a dotting tool, I placed the dots with Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow.

Purple Swirl...

June 28, 2011

I think this design would look great with any combination of colors. I choose darker colors because I like my patterns to pop.

I used two coats of Sinful Colors Fiji for the base coat. Then I used Konad regular polish in pastel lavender (even though it looks pastel blue in the photo...darn flash...) and Konad stamping plate (m78) to stamp on the pattern! This manicure was very simple and fast to do...

I hope you like it as much as I did! Let me know what you would like to see in my next designs!

A touch of lime...

June 25, 2011

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This manicure screams summer, and it was a lot of fun to wear... I painted every nail except the ring finger with two coats of Sally Hansen Ivy League. On the ring finger, I used two coats of OPI Alpine Snow, which I hate using. I always have trouble using this polish.

Using Bundle Monster Stamping Plate (BM04), I stamped on the limes with Sinful Colors Last Chance on all nails except the middle finger. On the middle finger, I stamped on the design with Bundle Monster Stamping Plate (BM-206) with  OPI Alpine Snow. 

What do you think of this very mix and match manicure?

Hand Painted Flowers....

June 24, 2011

This is the first manicure I have really been disappointed in. I had such high hopes for this manicure, but it didn't turn out how I pictured it. My cuticles have been really dry lately, which makes makes cleaning up polish in that area difficult. Oh well, maybe someone will like it. 

I used two base coats of Konad Regular Polish in pastel green. Then using a paint brush, I painted on the petals of the flower with  Orly Hawaiian Punch. The leaves/stems are painting on with Sinful Colors Last Chance. The dot in the center of the flower is painting on with Revlon Cooper Penny.

Five ways to wear zebra print....

June 18, 2011

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The purpose of my "not so matching"nails is to demonstrate five very unique, different ways to wear a zebra print. I would NEVER wear all five different designs at the same time. I would pick one and stick to it. haha...

For a more subtle design, try using neutral colors such as what is displayed on my thumb. For the typical zebra print, try black and white such as what is displayed on my pointer and index fingers. For the more adventurous, try mixing colors such as what is displayed on my pinky and ring fingers.

Which one is your favorite? 

My favorite is the ring finger!!!!

I used a Konad Stamping Plate (M57), scraper, and stamper to stamp on the zebra print on each nail.

On my ring finger, I used:

Two coats of Sinful Colors in Savage (This hyperlink leads to a site that I am not familiar with and do not know if it is creditable). I purchased mine at Walgreens)

Two coats of Sally Hansen Pacific Blue 

I stamped on the zebra print with Konad Special Nail Polish in Sky Pearl.

On my middle finger, I used:

Three coats of OPI Alpine Snow 

I stamped on the zebra print with Konad Special Nail Polish in black

On my pink finger, I used:

Two coats of OPI Who the Shrek Are You

Two coats of Sinful Colors Dream On 

Two coats of Orly Truly Tangerine

I stamped on the zebra print with Konad Special Nail Polish in black










On my pointer finger, I used:

One coat of Sally Hansen  Night Flight

I stamped on the zebra print with Konad Special Nail Polish in white

On my thumb I used:

Two coats of Konad Regular Polish in shining brown

I stamped on the zebra print with Konad Regular Polish in beige brown 

This picture is just to show you what my nails looked like before stamping on the zebra print.

peacocks gone wild...

 June 17, 2010

Peacock Nail Design

My sister asked me to do a peacock nail design, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to use my dotting tools and a paint brush for the first time. If I ever do this design again, I would add more defined brush strokes. But here is what I did to create this look.... tweak my step by step instructions to make it your own! (P.S. sorry my cuticles are so dry---ugh, finger nail polish is harsh).

Items I used: 

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1. Revlon: Copper Penny
2. Konad Regular Polish: Shining Brown
3. Sally Hansen: Night Flight
4. Sinful Colors: Midnight Blue
5. Sally Hansen: Mint Sprint
6. Sinful Colors: Last Chance
7. OPI: Who the Shrek are you?

1. Paper Towels

2. Paint Brushes

3. Dotting Tools

4. Bundle Monster Stamping Plate 

5. Konad Nail Art Double Ended Stamper and Scraper

Step 1: Paint entire nail with OPI: who the shrek are you?

  Step 2 and 3: Add a dot of Sinful Colors Midnight Blue and outline bottom half of dot with Sally Hansen Night Flight using dotting tool

               

Step 4: Using a thin paint brush and a smooth, light stroking motion apply Konad Shining Brown, Sally Hansen Mint Sprint, and Sinful Colors Last Chance

In this step, I would add more defined brush strokes than I did, blending the blue/black center dot better.

Step 5: Add a dot of Revlon Copper Penny in the center using dotting tool

Step 6: Using Bundle Monster stamping plate, Konad stamper, scraper, and Sinful Colors Midnight Blue stamp on the peacock