Bossy Boots & Cheeky Chops

More Butter London nail polish! Ulta had a sale on Butter London for 1 day only: 2 for $15. I bought 8 of them. 

Knees Up

I've been doing a lot of cute florals lately but it's time do something sexier.

First, let's talk about this gorgeous red. It is Butter London's Knees Up. The color is a sexy metallic red that reminds me a lot of Christmas foil wrapping. The formula is awesome. You could definitely get away with 1 coat. It glides on very nicely. 

2 coats of Butter London Knees Up

Yellow & Orange Floral

Another Spring mani. This mani was inspired by @lifeisbetterpolished from Instagram. 

I love how simple and clean it looks. 

I applied 3 coats of Essie Find Me An Oasis to all my nails. 
The flowers and leaves were created with a small nail art brush using Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed, Zoya Tomoko, Essie Naughty Nautical, and Essie Mojito Madness. 

Essie : Find Me An Oasis

Nail Stamping

Nail stamping is very time consuming, but it can be easy and fun with the proper tools. I currently have a Konad stamper but I'm looking for a silicone stamper. I have read reviews that it's much easier to stamp with the softer stamper. I'm planning to get this one from the BornPrettyStore. And here is something I'm really excited about: I recently got my own BornPrettyStore discount code! If you use CAMX31 you will receive 10% off your order! 

About a month ago, I ordered 2 MoYou London stamping plates from Amazon. It took so long to arrive that I almost forgot I ordered them. The images are stunning and they transfer so beautifully. I love how they look! 

Ring finger is my favorite. I can't stop staring at it.

Purple & Gold

These remind me of Mardi Gras. I love the way it looks. 

I applied 2 coats of Essie Sexy Divide on all my nails. I used a small nail art brush to apply french tips with O.P.I Gwen Stefani Love Angel Music Baby. 

Outdoors

Bad Nail Day

Earlier today, I saw these awesome nails by @lauramerino12 on Instagram. I attempted the nail art and it turned out quite lovely. When I applied my top coat, it smeared so badly, I removed them. 

Essie : Cocktails And Coconuts
Essie : Under The Twilight

Then & Now

My first blog post was 9/29/2013. I posted these nails. 

So here I am, 6 months later, and I have to let you all know that practice really makes a big difference. 

My recreation of Marc Jacob's daisy nails. 

Pinky and index finger each have 3 coats of Cover Girl Outlast Constant Candy. I used a dotting tool and Zoya Tomoko for the golden dot. 
Middle and thumb each have 3 coats of Cover Girl Outlast Constant Candy. I used a dotting tool and Essie Blanc and Zoya Tomoko for the daisies and dots. 
Ring finger has 2 coats of Zoya Tomoko. 

Outdoors

Cover Girl Outlast Timeless Rubies

I have been wanting to matte my nails for the longest time but couldn't figure out how to work it into my nail art. 

Today I did a quick paint job and wasn't a big fan of how this color looked on me. So I thought to myself, hey! I could matte it! Matte top coat looks so incredible over glitters, metallics, and foils.  

Here's an older post of how it looks shiny. Timeless Rubies is a dark pink color with bronze and pink glitter. The color is somewhere between bronze raspberry.

This is 2 coats of Cover Girl Outlast Timeless Rubies and Nicole O.P.I Matte Top Coat. 

Green

More green for St. Patrick's Day. 

Kept it simple with this mani.

Pinky, index, and thumb each have 2 coats of Zoya Hunter. 

Ring and middle finger each have 2 coats of Maybelline Color Show Brocades Emerald Elegance. 

Zoya : Hunter

Rainbow

While searching for rainbow images on Google for St. Patrick's Day nails, I came across this gorgeous watercolor rainbow art. It reminded me of the Nailasaurus nimbus technique. I had to try it. 

I applied 2 coats Disney Beautifully Ocean Mist to my pinky, middle, index, and thumb.
For my ring finger, I applied 2 coats of O.P.I Alpine Snow. My rainbow consisted of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Purple, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed, Essie Aruba Blue, Essie Mojito Madness, and Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. 

Disney Beautifully : Ocean Mist

Lacy Red

This mani was inspired by my lacy red dress from Mother's Day last year. 

I applied 2 coats of Essie Cocktails And Coconuts to all my nails. I used Nicole O.P.I It Starts With Me to create a metallic french tip. 
I stamped a lacy flower design using Mash plate #43 and China Glaze Snap My Dragon. 

 

China Glaze : Snap My Dragon

Pastel Floral

I pinned this gorgeous pastel floral mani on Pinterest and can't wait to show you how adorable it is. 

Pinky has 3 coats of Essie Play Date. 
Ring finger has 3 coats of Essie Blanc. Flowers were created with a dotting tool using Essie Play Date and Essie Mint Candy Apple. I used Essie Luxeffects A Cut Above for the glitter placement and flower centers.
Middle finger and thumb each have 3 coats of Zoya Pixie Dust Lux.
Index finger has 3 coats of Essie Mint Candy Apple.  

Essie : Mint Candy Apple

Glitter Half Moon

We got more snow last night. Luckily it wasn't the blizzard they predicted. So here is something bright and fun on this cold snowy day. 

I applied 2 coats of Essie Watermelon to all my nails. I used a small nail art brush and Butter London Scallywag to create the glitter half moons. 

Essie : Watermelon