Hawaii Sunset

More Summer time nails! A gorgeous sunset in Hawaii. 

Hawaii Sunset

Polish for Nail Stamping

I decided to compile a list of the nail polish I have that works well for nail stamping. I will continue to add to this list as I collect more nail polish. 

Stamping Jelly

This mani reminds me of Barbie circa the 90s. Remember when Barbie was all about pink, butterflies, and flowers? 

Barbie fingers

Roses

Originally, I wanted to do a delicate vintage rose mani. I don't know what happened. 4 of my 5 fingers are pretty and delicate. But I have this yellow and green index finger that's in your face loud. It's like that game, find the thing that doesn't belong in the group. I like it. It's different, and different is good. 

Pow!

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

Toy Story

I'm going to Disney World in a few days! To celebrate, I did Toy Story nails (inspired by thepolishsquirrel.

Thumb - 2 coats of Revlon Parfumerie Autumn Spice and Essie Licorice.
Index - 3 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow, Essie Licorice, Essie Aruba Blue, Essie Blanc, and Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. 
Middle - 3 coats of Essie Blanc, Essie Mojito Madness, Essie Licorice, Essie Aruba Blue, Zoya Hunter, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Purple, and Sinful Colors GoGo Girl.
Ring - 3 coats of Essie Bikini So Teeny and Essie Blanc.
Pinky - 2 coats of Zoya Dream, Essie Mojito Madness, Essie Blanc, and Essie Licorice. 

Essie : Mojito Madness

Basics FAQ

If you're new to the nail polish world you probably have some questions. 

Here are some tips and tricks that have been compiled for your reading pleasure.

There is one thing that will help almost more than anything else, and that is practice. Everyone’s nails are a slightly different shape, their cuticles grow differently, our chemistry is not the same. No one can tell you more accurately how to perfect your manicure than you, 100 manicures from now. So enjoy the process and know that after the fails there will be a fabulous success.

Red, Black, and Gold

After I removed my last manicure, which had at least 8 layers of nail polish, I told myself I was done with glitter for this week. So, what do I do? I paint my nails with glitter again. 

Pinky, index, and thumb each have 2 coats of Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. Glitter gradient created with Sinful Colors Paris and Selena Gomez Nicole O.P.I Kissed At Midnight. 
Ring and middle finger each have 2 coats of Zoya Tomoko. Taped off and applied 1 coat of Essie Licorice. 

Sinful Colors : Paris

49ers

Let me start by saying I don't know anything about football and I don't know anything about the 49ers. I chose to do 49ers solely based on their colors. 

Pinky, middle, and thumb each have 2 coats of Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. 
Index finger has 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Golden-I and 3 coats of Sinful Colors Paris. 
Ring finger has 3 coats of Essie Blanc and Essie Good To Go top coat. I applied Sinful Colors GoGo Girl, Essie Licorice, and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Golden-I to each diamond using this tutorial.  

Sinful Colors : GoGo Girl

Gray & Gold Glitter

Found a gorgeous design on Pinterest. I couldn't find the source so I'm not sure who to credit for such a genius idea. 

I applied Loreal Eiffel For You to all my nails. 
The glitter gradient on my ring finger is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Disco Ball, Sinful Colors Paris, and Nicole O.P.I Selena Gomez Kissed At Midnight. 
Gold stripes are striping tape with top coat to seal it in. 

Loreal : Eiffel For You

New Year's

Blue and gold glitter to ring in the new year.

Pinky, ring, and thumb each have 1 coat of Sinful Colors Blue By You and 1 coat of Maybelline Color Show Brocades Beaming Blue.
On my middle finger, I applied 3 coats of Essie Blanc. Using a dotting tool, I alternated between Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink Satin and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Golden-I. I wrote 2014 with a striping brush using Sinful Colors Blue By You.
Index finger has 1 coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Golden-I, 1 coat of Sinful Colors Paris, and 2 coats of Nicole O.P.I Selena Gomez Kissed At Midnight. 

Happy 2014!

Christmas Tree

4 new polishes to play with!

Maybelline Color Show Brocades in Emerald Elegance is a gorgeous glitter emerald. 2 coats for opaque color. Really pretty and perfect for my Christmas tree nail art. 
Maybelline Color Show Brocades in Gilded Rose has gold fine glitter with larger pieces of pink glitter. 2 coats for opaque color. 
Revlon Parfumerie in Wintermint is a scented polish. After your polish is dry, it smells like mint candy. It is light green with green glitter. 2-3 coats for opaque color.
Sinful Colors in Gogo Girl is the perfect creamy red. This is my first Sinful Color nail polish and I can't believe how great their formula is. Almost opaque in 1 coat. 

Pinky and thumb has 2 coats of Sinful Colors in Gogo Girl and Maybelline Color Show in Gilded Rose for glittery tips. 
Ring has 2 coats of Sinful Colors in Gogo Girl. Christmas tree is Maybelline Color Show in Emerald Elegance, Maybelline Color Show in Gilded Rose, and Nicole O.P.I in Always A Silver Lining. 
Middle and index has 2 coats of Revlon Parfumerie In Wintermint. 2 dots of Sinful Colors Gogo Girl.  

Christmas Tree Nails