All That Glitters

Tribal/aztec print today. I decided to make a more lux version of the tribal prints I've tried before. I started with a base of Essie Little Brown Dress. The more glittery gold is Mira Hi-Shine (which has been discontinued, sorry), the gold is OPI Curry Up Don't Be Late, and the green is Spa Ritual Delight. I topped it off with Seche Vite.

Eye Candy

I absoluely love eyeballs. I once made a self portrait entirely out of eyeballs. I could draw eyes all day, they fascinate me. For this look, I started out with a base of Seche Retain. My thumb is based off of a really cool sketch I did in ink pen a couple weeks ago when I was sick. It's the side view of an eyeball being ripped away. To crate this I simply painted my nail with a base of Sally Hansen Cement and used Sally Hansen Black for the drawing. My index, middle, and little fingers all have a base of Orly Le Chateau, which is a very dark green that is almost black. It is absolutely gorgeous in the sunlight. Anyway, my pointer finger, with the cat eye, was created by making a circle with Spa Ritual Delight and then filling in the circle with Art Deco Bright Green. I used a very small amount of Nina Like Butta to emphasize the catlike appearance. I then used Sally Hansen Black to create the pupil. My middle finger is pretty straight forward using China Glaze White on White, Orly Red Haute, and Nina Black. My ring finger has a base of China Glaze White on White with a dot of Sally Hansen Marine Scene and Nina Black. Veins done in Orly Red Haute. Lastly, my little finger has the same colors as my middle finger. AndI finished with two coats of Seche Vite

Spring Has Sprung

So every high school girl at this time is thinking about prom, it's completely unavoidable, mainly because people such as myself will not shut up about it. There is a gorgeous dress on modcloth (that is currently out of stock) that my friend absolutely needs for prom, and that dress is what today's nail design is based upon. I started with a base of Seche Retain followed by a coat of Seche Clear. I then did a base coat of China Glaze White on White followed by two coats of Chanel Flamme Rose to give my nails a slightly off-white color. For the flowers I used a thin striper brush to paint on acrylic paint in white and ultramarine blue. I did this because the colors blended in a more controllable fashion rather than using to polishes of different consistencies and pigment levels. I finished with a coat of Seche Vite.

Check the dress that inspired me

Sorry Charlie

Our spring show is You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, so I decided to do a few of the costumes on my nails! On my thumb I have Charlie Brown. To do this, I used a base of Seche Clear, then put a little circle reinforcement sticker for ring binders on the bottom of my nail to make sure the polish didn't go there, then I painted the whole nail with Nina Like Butta. After letting that dry I drew the squiggles on with Sally Hansen Black. On my pointer finger I have little Sally Brown. I used the reinforcements again to make the negative moon, then painted the nail  with Spa Ritual Swept Away and made dots with China Glaze White on White. For Lucy van Pelt, I couldn't find my royal blue polish, so I actually used Ultramarine Blue acrylic paint, again using the reinforcements, and the color is China Glaze White on White. My ring finger is Charles Schulz' signature confined in a black box sort of like a comic strip cell. I used China Glaze White on White and Sally Hansen Black. I freehanded the negative space on Peppermint Patty, my little finger, using Art Deco Bright Green and did the detail in Sally Hansen Black. I used Seche Vite top coat on all my nails, as always.

Super Kawaii

Kawaii Take 2! I absolutely love these. I was showing them off all day. I started with a base of Spa Ritual Delight, with the exception of my ring finger which I used Spa Ritual Swept Away. I created the purple ombre effect with Revlon Gumdrop. Each design was done with Sally Hansen Black.

4 Square (How To)

This is a fairly simple design I did using regular old scotch tape.
First I painted my nails with Orly Haute Red and let them dry. I then put tape horizontally across my nail at approximately the midpoint with the tape covering the side of my nail facing my hand. I painted the full nail with Nina Black. When I removed the tape I had a half and half effect. I freehanded the silver, Sally Hansen Platinum Chrome, which in retrospect was not the best plan and I advise you stick with the tape method. After letting that all dry, I put tape on the outer half of my nail and again freehanded the center line with China Glaze White on White. 

I've Got Time On My Hands

I lied...I actually have hardly any time on my hands right now. I've been so sick lately. I'm sorry I haven't been posting. I meant for this blog to be daily, that starts today. Promise.

Anyway....COLORS!
For the digital clock on my thumb I used Nina Black as a base with Orly Haute Red for the numbers. On my index finger, it's sort of hard to tell, but it's a dripping clock a la Dali. For a base I used Revlon Iced spice. Then to make the clock I used Spa Ritual in Delight with a gold detail polish from Charlotte Russe, and in the background is Essie Little Brown Dress. My middle finger is a pretty straight forward analog clock with a base of China Glaze White on White and Sally Hansen black. My ring finger has a coo coo clock. Base of Spa Ritual Delight with house in Finger Paints Sketchy Character and Essie Little Brown Dress and roof in Sally Emerald. Lastly, my little finger is a grandfather clock with a base of Avon Glisten, clock in Essie Little Brown Dress, clock face in China Glaze White on White and pendulum in OPI Curry Up Don't Be Late.