Sakura

Want to know what happens when I try to freehand sakuras. I end up making a mess on my nails, so instead, I stamped my sakuras. 

sakura nails

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.

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

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

Spring Floral

It is still snowing on a weekly basis here and I am so sick of it. Crossing my fingers for Spring to come soon.

I applied 3 coats of Zoya Cole to my pinky, index, and thumb. Zoya Cole is part of their new Spring collection. It is a peachy orange creme color. Goes on smoothly and looks gorgeous!
Middle finger has 2 coats of Zoya Lux from their new Pixie Dust collection. It's a sparkly pink. Looks like crushed pink diamonds on my nails.
Ring finger has 2 coats of Essie Blanc. I used a makeup sponge and sponged on Zoya Cole, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow, Essie Play Date, and Essie Mojito Madness. I drew on the flowers using a nail art brush and Essie Licorice. A few spots of Essie Mojito Madness for leaves. 

Inspired by Chelsea King.

Zoya Pixie Dust : Lux