Hey everyone, I have some exciting news!
I'll be reviewing some products from the Born Pretty Store in the near future and I have a coupon code for you all to use for your next purchase.
The link to the coupon is on my sidebar and it will lead you to the site. Once you checkout, you can use the code SHBQ10 to get a 10% off discount off your purchase!
This is my first time reviewing products and I'm really excited to be sharing this news with you all. I hope you all enjoy the coupon if you use it!
Once again, the link to the coupon is on the sidebar and will lead you straight to the Born Pretty Store. Use the code SHBQ10 to get a 10% off discount off your purchase.
Thanks for reading!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
L.A. Colors Pink Sizzle
Hey everyone!
I have a swatch of L.A. Colors Pink Sizzle for you today. I've had this polish since last Christmas I believe because I wasn't sure how the L.A.Color polishes were going to turn out. I guess I had that "dollar polish mentality" and thinking that it wasn't going to be good at first, and now I love it and I'll definitely be buying more L.A. Colors in the future.
Pink Sizzle is a magenta duochrome with gold and pink shimmer.This is two coats without a top coat. The duochrome is soft in this polish, but it is visible. It was opaque in two coats for me, but if I added a third coat, I think you could see more of the duochrome. The formula and application was excellent. I really didn't have any problems with this polish at all. I really love how the gold shimmer comes out in the polish.
Overall, I would recommend buying Pink Sizzle. I think it's a great polish at a good price. I'll be buying more L.A. Color polishes in the future.
What do you think of this polish?
Until next time!
This review was solely based on my honest opinion. I was not paid or asked to do this review for anyone.
I have a swatch of L.A. Colors Pink Sizzle for you today. I've had this polish since last Christmas I believe because I wasn't sure how the L.A.Color polishes were going to turn out. I guess I had that "dollar polish mentality" and thinking that it wasn't going to be good at first, and now I love it and I'll definitely be buying more L.A. Colors in the future.
Pink Sizzle is a magenta duochrome with gold and pink shimmer.This is two coats without a top coat. The duochrome is soft in this polish, but it is visible. It was opaque in two coats for me, but if I added a third coat, I think you could see more of the duochrome. The formula and application was excellent. I really didn't have any problems with this polish at all. I really love how the gold shimmer comes out in the polish.
I then added Color Club's Snowflakes to Pink Sizzle to bring it out more. I love how the flakes look, especially the orange with the gold shimmer. They go great together. It was kind of hard to capture the flakes, but I hope you all can see it.
Overall, I would recommend buying Pink Sizzle. I think it's a great polish at a good price. I'll be buying more L.A. Color polishes in the future.
What do you think of this polish?
Until next time!
This review was solely based on my honest opinion. I was not paid or asked to do this review for anyone.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Bordered Newspaper Nails
Happy Monday everyone!
I almost didn't post these nails today, but I'm actually starting to like them the more that I look at them.
For today's mani, I created bordered newspaper nails. If you follow me on Instagram, I bought OPI's My Vampire is Buff and I thought it would be the perfect color to go with newspaper nails.
I wish I did a better job with the newspaper part though. I thought it would be pretty easy to transfer the newspaper onto the nail, but I had some difficulty with that part.
Before you do these nails, you'll want to grab some newspaper and cut it up into small squares and you'll need rubbing alcohol as well. If you don't have alcohol, you can use water to transfer the ink onto the polish. I tried both and found that the alcohol works better.
For these nails, I painted three coats of OPI's My Vampire is Buff. Then, I put some rubbing alcohol in a cup and placed the newspaper into the alcohol. After the newspaper is wet, I firmly pressed the newspaper onto the nail for 10-20 seconds and slowly took it off.
Next, with a detail brush, I created the border with Sinful Colors Black on Black.
Finally, I topped it off with NYC'S Matte Me Crazy for a matte look.
This was my first time doing newspaper nails, but I think they came out okay. I had to press on the newspaper a couple of times as you can see, but I think it gives the mani an unique look.
What do you think of this design? Have you done newspaper nails before?
Until next time!
I almost didn't post these nails today, but I'm actually starting to like them the more that I look at them.
For today's mani, I created bordered newspaper nails. If you follow me on Instagram, I bought OPI's My Vampire is Buff and I thought it would be the perfect color to go with newspaper nails.
I wish I did a better job with the newspaper part though. I thought it would be pretty easy to transfer the newspaper onto the nail, but I had some difficulty with that part.
Before you do these nails, you'll want to grab some newspaper and cut it up into small squares and you'll need rubbing alcohol as well. If you don't have alcohol, you can use water to transfer the ink onto the polish. I tried both and found that the alcohol works better.
For these nails, I painted three coats of OPI's My Vampire is Buff. Then, I put some rubbing alcohol in a cup and placed the newspaper into the alcohol. After the newspaper is wet, I firmly pressed the newspaper onto the nail for 10-20 seconds and slowly took it off.
Next, with a detail brush, I created the border with Sinful Colors Black on Black.
Finally, I topped it off with NYC'S Matte Me Crazy for a matte look.
This was my first time doing newspaper nails, but I think they came out okay. I had to press on the newspaper a couple of times as you can see, but I think it gives the mani an unique look.
What do you think of this design? Have you done newspaper nails before?
Until next time!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Block B "Very Good" Nails
Hello everyone!
Today's post is a little late. For some reason, the photos wouldn't upload like they usually do. It took an hour on my laptop before I gave up, and then I moved downstairs to the family computer and the photos uploaded instantly. Technology is strange sometimes.
For today's mani, I did nails inspired by Block B's "Very Good" MV.
Block B is a K-pop group with a more hip hop sound. They're my favorite K-pop group probably of all time. Yes, I fangirl hard for them lol (I promise I'm not that bad haha). I absolutely love the song and the music video for it, so I had to create these nails for it.
I was inspired by different parts in the MV for these designs.
The pinky represents the microphone lines in U-Kwon and P.O's section of the MV. I painted one coat of Wet n Wild's French White Creme as the base color. For the lines, I used a long striper brush and made random lines using Sinful Colors Black on Black.
The ring finger represents the red skull that Zico holds. I painted my nail one coat of Orly's Star Spangled. Once it dried a little, I put on top coat to help the gems stick together. Using tweezers, I stuck on the gems on the top coat.
The middle finger represents the clown masks that they use to disguise themselves as they're robbing the bank. I freehanded this design using Wet n Wild's I Red a Good Book, Sinful Colors Black on Black, an unnamed maroon polish, and Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
The pointer finger is the design on Zico's sunglasses. I painted one coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black on my nail. With a dotting tool, I created dots around the nail with Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
For the thumb, I did the 730 floor design. I painted my nail one coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black. Next, I freehanded the numbers using a detail brush with Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
I think the hardest part of this design was the nail gems. I've never actually put this many gems on one nail before, but I really love how it turned out. The other thing was that the top coat that I used for this design (shown in the photos) dried really fast. I had to keep applying the top coat because it would dry before I could put any more on the nail.
What do you think of this design? Are you a K-pop fan?
Thanks for reading! I'll put the video down below if anyone would like to see the MV.
Today's post is a little late. For some reason, the photos wouldn't upload like they usually do. It took an hour on my laptop before I gave up, and then I moved downstairs to the family computer and the photos uploaded instantly. Technology is strange sometimes.
For today's mani, I did nails inspired by Block B's "Very Good" MV.
Block B is a K-pop group with a more hip hop sound. They're my favorite K-pop group probably of all time. Yes, I fangirl hard for them lol (I promise I'm not that bad haha). I absolutely love the song and the music video for it, so I had to create these nails for it.
I was inspired by different parts in the MV for these designs.
The pinky represents the microphone lines in U-Kwon and P.O's section of the MV. I painted one coat of Wet n Wild's French White Creme as the base color. For the lines, I used a long striper brush and made random lines using Sinful Colors Black on Black.
The ring finger represents the red skull that Zico holds. I painted my nail one coat of Orly's Star Spangled. Once it dried a little, I put on top coat to help the gems stick together. Using tweezers, I stuck on the gems on the top coat.
The middle finger represents the clown masks that they use to disguise themselves as they're robbing the bank. I freehanded this design using Wet n Wild's I Red a Good Book, Sinful Colors Black on Black, an unnamed maroon polish, and Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
The pointer finger is the design on Zico's sunglasses. I painted one coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black on my nail. With a dotting tool, I created dots around the nail with Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
For the thumb, I did the 730 floor design. I painted my nail one coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black. Next, I freehanded the numbers using a detail brush with Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
I think the hardest part of this design was the nail gems. I've never actually put this many gems on one nail before, but I really love how it turned out. The other thing was that the top coat that I used for this design (shown in the photos) dried really fast. I had to keep applying the top coat because it would dry before I could put any more on the nail.
What do you think of this design? Are you a K-pop fan?
Thanks for reading! I'll put the video down below if anyone would like to see the MV.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Breast Cancer Awareness Nails
Hey everyone!
Today is going to be a late post since I decided at the last minute that I was going to do my nails today haha. We still don't have heat in our house, so I've been lounging in my room in my robe surfing the interbubbles (what I call the Internet lol). It's been getting so cold!
For today's mani, I did a pink manicure for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is actually my first time doing them as well. I personally don't know anyone who has had breast cancer, but I have recently lost a close family member to cancer, so I know how it feels to lose someone to cancer and how important it is to spread awareness about cancer.
I created a stained glass look for these nails. I painted two coats of L.A. Colors Bright Pink as the base color. For the stained glass effect, I used my detail brush and made random shapes on the nail using Wet n Wild's Tickled Pink. For the accent nail, I freehanded a white ribbon with my detail brush using Wet n Wild's French White Creme.
I think these are really cute. I wish I had painted the ribbon the other way so I wouldn't have to rotate my photos, but it's okay. I really love the base color. I'll definitely be posting Bright Pink in the future to show you all how pretty it is!
What do you think of this design? Have you done Breast Cancer Awareness nails?
Thanks for reading!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Halloween Mix n Match Nails
Hello everyone!
I don't really do holiday nails normally, but I decided to do some for Halloween. Halloween is probably one of my favorite holidays after Thanksgiving and Christmas. I really didn't want to do just one design on all my nails due to me being indecisive, so I decided to just do a mix n match of different designs.
I'm going to apologize in advance for the photos with my thumb in it. The thermostat at my house isn't working at the moment and it's making my wrist tendinitis act up due to no heat, so my poses with the thumb look so awkward lol.
For these Halloween nails, I did a variety of designs.
For the pinky, I was inspired by candy corn. First, I placed two pieces of striping tape onto my nail. With my detail brush, I painted Wet n Wild's French White Creme, Sally Hansen's Sunkissed, and Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow in the spaces. Once all the spaces were painted, I carefully took off the striping tape.
For the accent nail, I made a sugar skull. I first painted one thick coat of Wet n Wild's French Creme. Next, I put two drops of top coat on the nail to stick the gems on for the eyes. With my detail brush, I made two lines for the nose and a long black circle for the mouth with Sinful Colors Black on Black. Going back with the detail brush, I made white squares inside the mouth for the teeth with Wet n Wild's French White Creme. For the dots around the eyes, I used a small dotting tool and created dots with Sinful Colors Pink Forever and Sinful Colors Why Not. I finished it off with three small dots below the eyes using Sinful Colors Black on Black.
For the middle finger, I was inspired by The Nailasaurus's Halloween Patchwork nails. I first painted two coats of Sally Hansen's Sunkissed. With a detail brush, I sectioned and filled in the different sections with different colors (Sinful Colors Pistache, Sinful Colors Amethyst, and Wet n Wild's French White Creme). Finally, I used Sinful Colors Black on Black to make the patchwork detail.
For the pointer, I did a simple dotticure. I painted my nail one coat of Sinful Colors Amethyst. With a dotting tool, I created dots using Sally Hansen's Sunkissed, Sinful Colors Pistache, Wet n Wild's French White Creme, and Sinful Colors Amethyst.
For the thumb, I created blood drips. I painted my nail one coat of Wet n Wild's French White Creme. With a dotting tool, I made four dots and connected them to the top of the nail making blood drips using Wet n Wild's I Red a Good Book. Finally, I made big dots at the tip of the drip.
I finished off all the designs with Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri top coat.
I really like these nails! They were fun to do. My favorite is the candy corn, sugar skull, and the blood drips.
What design do you like best? Any plans for Halloween?
Thanks for reading!
I don't really do holiday nails normally, but I decided to do some for Halloween. Halloween is probably one of my favorite holidays after Thanksgiving and Christmas. I really didn't want to do just one design on all my nails due to me being indecisive, so I decided to just do a mix n match of different designs.
I'm going to apologize in advance for the photos with my thumb in it. The thermostat at my house isn't working at the moment and it's making my wrist tendinitis act up due to no heat, so my poses with the thumb look so awkward lol.
For these Halloween nails, I did a variety of designs.
For the pinky, I was inspired by candy corn. First, I placed two pieces of striping tape onto my nail. With my detail brush, I painted Wet n Wild's French White Creme, Sally Hansen's Sunkissed, and Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow in the spaces. Once all the spaces were painted, I carefully took off the striping tape.
For the accent nail, I made a sugar skull. I first painted one thick coat of Wet n Wild's French Creme. Next, I put two drops of top coat on the nail to stick the gems on for the eyes. With my detail brush, I made two lines for the nose and a long black circle for the mouth with Sinful Colors Black on Black. Going back with the detail brush, I made white squares inside the mouth for the teeth with Wet n Wild's French White Creme. For the dots around the eyes, I used a small dotting tool and created dots with Sinful Colors Pink Forever and Sinful Colors Why Not. I finished it off with three small dots below the eyes using Sinful Colors Black on Black.
For the middle finger, I was inspired by The Nailasaurus's Halloween Patchwork nails. I first painted two coats of Sally Hansen's Sunkissed. With a detail brush, I sectioned and filled in the different sections with different colors (Sinful Colors Pistache, Sinful Colors Amethyst, and Wet n Wild's French White Creme). Finally, I used Sinful Colors Black on Black to make the patchwork detail.
For the pointer, I did a simple dotticure. I painted my nail one coat of Sinful Colors Amethyst. With a dotting tool, I created dots using Sally Hansen's Sunkissed, Sinful Colors Pistache, Wet n Wild's French White Creme, and Sinful Colors Amethyst.
For the thumb, I created blood drips. I painted my nail one coat of Wet n Wild's French White Creme. With a dotting tool, I made four dots and connected them to the top of the nail making blood drips using Wet n Wild's I Red a Good Book. Finally, I made big dots at the tip of the drip.
I finished off all the designs with Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri top coat.
I really like these nails! They were fun to do. My favorite is the candy corn, sugar skull, and the blood drips.
What design do you like best? Any plans for Halloween?
Thanks for reading!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sinful Colors-Silver Screen
Hey everyone!
I have Sinful Colors Silver Screen for you today. I've been wanting a metallic silver polish for quite some time. The only thing that was stopping me was because I'm not really a fan of metallic polishes, so I never bought one. I'm still not used to it being on my nails, but I think it looks okay.
I purchased this polish from Rite Aid for $.99. I think the display was Country Chic (correct me if I'm wrong) and all the polishes from that collection were $.99. I'm also guessing that this sale is just in Rite Aid stores. If you're looking for colors in that collection, it's best to pick them up while they're on sale.
Sinful Color's Silver Screen is a frosty metallic silver. This is two coats without a top coat. The application and formula were good to work with. I really had no problems with this polish.
As far as me wearing this, I don't think I would wear this by itself on all my nails. I would use it as an accent nail or for nail art if anything, or maybe bust it out during Christmas or New Year's. It's just a personal preference lol.
What do you think of this polish? What's your opinion on metallic polishes?
Thanks for reading!
I have Sinful Colors Silver Screen for you today. I've been wanting a metallic silver polish for quite some time. The only thing that was stopping me was because I'm not really a fan of metallic polishes, so I never bought one. I'm still not used to it being on my nails, but I think it looks okay.
I purchased this polish from Rite Aid for $.99. I think the display was Country Chic (correct me if I'm wrong) and all the polishes from that collection were $.99. I'm also guessing that this sale is just in Rite Aid stores. If you're looking for colors in that collection, it's best to pick them up while they're on sale.
As far as me wearing this, I don't think I would wear this by itself on all my nails. I would use it as an accent nail or for nail art if anything, or maybe bust it out during Christmas or New Year's. It's just a personal preference lol.
What do you think of this polish? What's your opinion on metallic polishes?
Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
OPI-Schnapps Out Of It!
Hello everyone!
I have a swatch of OPI's Schnapps Out Of It! for you today. If this color looks familiar to you, I used it as a base for one of my 31DC2013 designs. It's a really pretty color that I'll definitely be using during the fall season. I bought this polish for $6.99 at the Beauty Plus Salon. Originally, it was $8.50 but I believe that Beauty Plus sells their polishes at a cheaper price, which is great. This polish is also a part of the OPI Germany Collection Fall 2012.
OPI's Schnapps Out Of It! is a burnt coral pink with a hint of silver shimmer.
What do you think of this color? What's your favorite fall polish?
Thanks for reading!
I have a swatch of OPI's Schnapps Out Of It! for you today. If this color looks familiar to you, I used it as a base for one of my 31DC2013 designs. It's a really pretty color that I'll definitely be using during the fall season. I bought this polish for $6.99 at the Beauty Plus Salon. Originally, it was $8.50 but I believe that Beauty Plus sells their polishes at a cheaper price, which is great. This polish is also a part of the OPI Germany Collection Fall 2012.
OPI's Schnapps Out Of It! is a burnt coral pink with a hint of silver shimmer.
I used two coats plus a top coat for this polish. It could easily be a one coater though! The application was very smooth and easy. I had no problem with the formula and application. As I said earlier, this is a perfect color for the fall season and I hope to be wearing this a lot.
What do you think of this color? What's your favorite fall polish?
Thanks for reading!
Monday, October 14, 2013
Wet n Wild's I Red a Good Book Swatch
Hello everyone!
I'm back now! If you didn't read in the last post, I was gone because I needed to give my nails a break. My nails are still a little yellow, but I'll deal with it for now.
Also, I made myself a lightbox! When I was taking my photos before, I had to either go into my little brother's room (ugh!) or the bathroom. Now I can just do them in my room and at any time. It was pretty simple to do actually and only cost me around $5. The quality of my photos improved immensely, so I'm excited to show you these photos and more to come.
Today's swatch is Wet n Wild's I Red A Good Book. I bought this polish at Rite Aid for $1.99 and it is also part of the Megalast Collection.
I Red a Good Book is a classic red creme. This is two coats with a top coat. You could get away with one thick coat of this polish, but I decided to do two coats just to be safe.
The formula was great to work with. I didn't have any problems with the application too. I've mentioned in my previous reviews of the Megalast polishes that the wide brush makes it very easy to apply. The only gripe that I had is that the brush was kind of messed up. A corner of it was missing, but it's nothing too serious.
Overall, if you're looking for a classy red, I think this is the polish to go to. This is also a good fall color as well. I think I'll be wearing this polish a lot in the future. It's starting to become one of my favorites already!
What do you think of I Red a Good Book? What's your favorite red polish?
Thanks for reading!
This review was solely based on my honest opinion. I was not paid or asked to do this review for anyone.
I'm back now! If you didn't read in the last post, I was gone because I needed to give my nails a break. My nails are still a little yellow, but I'll deal with it for now.
Also, I made myself a lightbox! When I was taking my photos before, I had to either go into my little brother's room (ugh!) or the bathroom. Now I can just do them in my room and at any time. It was pretty simple to do actually and only cost me around $5. The quality of my photos improved immensely, so I'm excited to show you these photos and more to come.
Today's swatch is Wet n Wild's I Red A Good Book. I bought this polish at Rite Aid for $1.99 and it is also part of the Megalast Collection.
I Red a Good Book is a classic red creme. This is two coats with a top coat. You could get away with one thick coat of this polish, but I decided to do two coats just to be safe.
The formula was great to work with. I didn't have any problems with the application too. I've mentioned in my previous reviews of the Megalast polishes that the wide brush makes it very easy to apply. The only gripe that I had is that the brush was kind of messed up. A corner of it was missing, but it's nothing too serious.
Overall, if you're looking for a classy red, I think this is the polish to go to. This is also a good fall color as well. I think I'll be wearing this polish a lot in the future. It's starting to become one of my favorites already!
What do you think of I Red a Good Book? What's your favorite red polish?
Thanks for reading!
This review was solely based on my honest opinion. I was not paid or asked to do this review for anyone.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
I'm still alive!
Hello everyone!
Just wanted to give everyone a little update so you all don't think I went missing or anything. I was basically giving my nails a chance to breathe. The 31 Day Challenge killed my nails making them really yellow since most of my posts were live, so I had to let the poor things breathe.
I've also been working on how to make my photos a bit better (you will all see starting Monday!) and getting all of that set up.
I also wanted to ask you all what you would like to see or if you all have any questions for me regarding what I use for nails, my daily nail routine, nail art tutorials, etc. Let me know in the comments if you'd like me to do a tutorial or if you want me to do a specific design. My nails aren't 100% back, but I will continue on blogging on Monday!
Have a good day everyone!
Just wanted to give everyone a little update so you all don't think I went missing or anything. I was basically giving my nails a chance to breathe. The 31 Day Challenge killed my nails making them really yellow since most of my posts were live, so I had to let the poor things breathe.
I've also been working on how to make my photos a bit better (you will all see starting Monday!) and getting all of that set up.
I also wanted to ask you all what you would like to see or if you all have any questions for me regarding what I use for nails, my daily nail routine, nail art tutorials, etc. Let me know in the comments if you'd like me to do a tutorial or if you want me to do a specific design. My nails aren't 100% back, but I will continue on blogging on Monday!
Have a good day everyone!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
31DC2013 Day 31: Honor Nails You Love
Hey all!
Today has been a lazy day for me. I caught up a little on one of the animes that I'm watching and then I fell asleep. It doesn't help that it's been raining for the past couple of days so the sleepiness just came to me lol.
I realized when I woke up that I hadn't posted my nails for today yet, I had them done and everything! Oh well, lazy me.
This is the last day of the challenge for me. Originally, I was so hesitant in doing the challenge. I remember posting the challenge list on Instagram and then just being like, "What did I get myself into for this month?". But I really liked doing the challenge and coming up with all these designs and learning new techniques. A lot of the nails that I did, some of them were my first attempts! I'm really proud of myself and these designs. I think I improved a lot from before the challenge. So for that, I'm really glad that I did it. I'll be honest, it'll be awhile until I do another one though lol.
Today's prompt is honor nails you love. One of my favorite nail bloggers is MrCandiipants. Her designs are really unique. She always has something different with each of her designs. I watched one of her Youtube videos on how to do these easy watercolor nails with polka dots and I wanted to recreate that look today.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing
Color Club's Take Me to Your Chateau
Sinful Colors Why Not
Sinful Colors Cinderella
Sinful Colors Endless Blue
These nails were really simple to do! I first painted my nails one coat of Color Club's Take Me to Your Chateau as the base color. With a makeup sponge, I brushed on Sinful Colors Why Not, Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing, Sinful Colors Cinderella, Sinful Colors Endless Blue, and Color Club's Take Me to Your Chateau onto a makeup sponge.
I dabbed the sponge a couple times on a scrap piece of paper and then sponged it on my nails. Once that dried, I added polka dots with Take Me to Your Chateau using my detail brush.
I really like these nails. Originally she did the design with orange and yellows, but I think the blue looks really pretty too. I love how these are so simple to do.
Wow, so that's the end of the challenge! I hope you all enjoyed my designs for this challenge. Next week, I'll be going back to doing swatches and nail art. I have some really cute nail art ideas in mind and will be making a post to see what you all want to see if you have any requests or anything. In the meanwhile, I need to give my nails a break!
What do you think of this design? What would you all like to see on the blog in the near future?
Until next time!
Today has been a lazy day for me. I caught up a little on one of the animes that I'm watching and then I fell asleep. It doesn't help that it's been raining for the past couple of days so the sleepiness just came to me lol.
I realized when I woke up that I hadn't posted my nails for today yet, I had them done and everything! Oh well, lazy me.
This is the last day of the challenge for me. Originally, I was so hesitant in doing the challenge. I remember posting the challenge list on Instagram and then just being like, "What did I get myself into for this month?". But I really liked doing the challenge and coming up with all these designs and learning new techniques. A lot of the nails that I did, some of them were my first attempts! I'm really proud of myself and these designs. I think I improved a lot from before the challenge. So for that, I'm really glad that I did it. I'll be honest, it'll be awhile until I do another one though lol.
Today's prompt is honor nails you love. One of my favorite nail bloggers is MrCandiipants. Her designs are really unique. She always has something different with each of her designs. I watched one of her Youtube videos on how to do these easy watercolor nails with polka dots and I wanted to recreate that look today.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing
Color Club's Take Me to Your Chateau
Sinful Colors Why Not
Sinful Colors Cinderella
Sinful Colors Endless Blue
These nails were really simple to do! I first painted my nails one coat of Color Club's Take Me to Your Chateau as the base color. With a makeup sponge, I brushed on Sinful Colors Why Not, Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing, Sinful Colors Cinderella, Sinful Colors Endless Blue, and Color Club's Take Me to Your Chateau onto a makeup sponge.
I dabbed the sponge a couple times on a scrap piece of paper and then sponged it on my nails. Once that dried, I added polka dots with Take Me to Your Chateau using my detail brush.
I really like these nails. Originally she did the design with orange and yellows, but I think the blue looks really pretty too. I love how these are so simple to do.
Wow, so that's the end of the challenge! I hope you all enjoyed my designs for this challenge. Next week, I'll be going back to doing swatches and nail art. I have some really cute nail art ideas in mind and will be making a post to see what you all want to see if you have any requests or anything. In the meanwhile, I need to give my nails a break!
What do you think of this design? What would you all like to see on the blog in the near future?
Until next time!
Friday, October 4, 2013
31DC2013 Day 30: Inspired by a Tutorial
Hey everyone!
I was so busy trying to change the layout of my blog that I didn't get a chance to do both of the nails that I said that I was going to do for today. I wasn't even planning on changing everything; it kind of just happened! I think the new layout looks cleaner now, which is what I was trying to go for in the beginning. What do you all think of the new layout?
Today's prompt is inspired by a tutorial! I love watching nail tutorials on Youtube and I was inspired to do a tutorial from one of my favorite Youtuber's: CreativeNailArt. I really love her tutorials and designs. They're simple, short, and very easy to follow. For today's nails, I followed her tutorial on these cute strawberry nails! I'll be putting a link to the video at the end of the post.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Energetic Red
Sinful Colors Pistache
Sinful Colors Let's Meet
I was so busy trying to change the layout of my blog that I didn't get a chance to do both of the nails that I said that I was going to do for today. I wasn't even planning on changing everything; it kind of just happened! I think the new layout looks cleaner now, which is what I was trying to go for in the beginning. What do you all think of the new layout?
Today's prompt is inspired by a tutorial! I love watching nail tutorials on Youtube and I was inspired to do a tutorial from one of my favorite Youtuber's: CreativeNailArt. I really love her tutorials and designs. They're simple, short, and very easy to follow. For today's nails, I followed her tutorial on these cute strawberry nails! I'll be putting a link to the video at the end of the post.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Energetic Red
Sinful Colors Pistache
Sinful Colors Let's Meet
I absolutely love these nails. They're so adorable! It doesn't help that my favorite fruit is strawberries either. These were also so simple to do. I remember trying strawberry nails a while ago and I wasn't successful. Now I know that I can do them!
What do you think of these strawberry nails? Tomorrow is honor nails that you love!
Until next time!
Thursday, October 3, 2013
31DC2013 Day 29: Supernatural Nails
Hey all!
I only have two more prompts left until I finally complete the 31 Day Challenge! I think tomorrow I will just do the rest of the prompts to finish it off. I really want to get back to swatching since I have some new colors to show everyone and nail art. I have a bunch of ideas for nail art now that I got some inspiration from the challenge. So look out for that tomorrow!
Anyways, for supernatural nails I did ghosts. I've never seen a ghost before but I like hearing ghost stories, reading about them, and I believe in ghosts. It's pretty interesting to me.
For this design, I did frame nails with ghosts around the nail. I'm giving you a warning because my nails are pretty yellow from doing my nails everyday with the challenge, so I apologize for my yellow nails in advance lol.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Black on Black
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
For my supernatural nails, I first made the "frame" using Sinful Colors Black on Black. I used my detail brush for this. I basically just outlined the nail with the brush. You don't want to make the frame too thick, but not too thin either or you won't be able to see where the frame is.
The ghosts were made with dotting tools. With Wet n Wild's French White Creme, I first made a teardrop shape with the dotting tool. At the tip of the drop, I made a slight curve to finish off the ghost. Another way is to just make the tip a little longer if you don't want to do the curve. Finally, I finished it off with a top coat. You can also put glow in the dark polish on the ghosts to make them glow to add to it.
I really like these nails. They came out exactly how I wanted them to, even if my nails are so yellow. This is the first time that I've successfully done frame nails as well. I will be doing more frame nails in the future with different colors. It looks really cool.
What do you think of this design? Do you believe in ghosts? Tomorrow is a tutorial and honor nails you love! Almost done with the challenge!
Until next time!
I only have two more prompts left until I finally complete the 31 Day Challenge! I think tomorrow I will just do the rest of the prompts to finish it off. I really want to get back to swatching since I have some new colors to show everyone and nail art. I have a bunch of ideas for nail art now that I got some inspiration from the challenge. So look out for that tomorrow!
Anyways, for supernatural nails I did ghosts. I've never seen a ghost before but I like hearing ghost stories, reading about them, and I believe in ghosts. It's pretty interesting to me.
For this design, I did frame nails with ghosts around the nail. I'm giving you a warning because my nails are pretty yellow from doing my nails everyday with the challenge, so I apologize for my yellow nails in advance lol.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Black on Black
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
For my supernatural nails, I first made the "frame" using Sinful Colors Black on Black. I used my detail brush for this. I basically just outlined the nail with the brush. You don't want to make the frame too thick, but not too thin either or you won't be able to see where the frame is.
The ghosts were made with dotting tools. With Wet n Wild's French White Creme, I first made a teardrop shape with the dotting tool. At the tip of the drop, I made a slight curve to finish off the ghost. Another way is to just make the tip a little longer if you don't want to do the curve. Finally, I finished it off with a top coat. You can also put glow in the dark polish on the ghosts to make them glow to add to it.
I really like these nails. They came out exactly how I wanted them to, even if my nails are so yellow. This is the first time that I've successfully done frame nails as well. I will be doing more frame nails in the future with different colors. It looks really cool.
What do you think of this design? Do you believe in ghosts? Tomorrow is a tutorial and honor nails you love! Almost done with the challenge!
Until next time!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
31DC2013 Day 28: Inspired by a Flag
Hey all!
For today's prompt, I was inspired by the Japanese flag. I would love to visit Japan one day. I love the culture, fashion, food, music, language, everything about it!
For these nails, I did an accent nail of the flag. For the rest of the nails, I created cherry blossoms, which is the official flower for Japan.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Energetic Red
Sinful Colors Black on Black
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
For these nails, I first started with the accent nail. First, I painted two coats of WnW's French White Creme. With a detail brush, I created a circle in the middle of the the nail with Sinful Colors Energetic Red.
To create the cherry blossoms, I used a long striper brush for the branches using SC's Black on Black. I made long lines for the main branches and shorter lines for the smaller ones. They don't have to be perfect because the blossoms will be covering them up. Next, with a dotting tool, I made 4-5 dots to make the blossom. Finally, I made small dots in the middle of the flowers using SC's Energetic Red.
I wasn't going to add anything to the red originally, but I'm really glad that I added in the cherry blossoms. They give the design an extra touch. Plus, I couldn't stand to see the other nails so plain like that lol.
What do you think of this design? Tomorrow is supernatural nails!
Until next time!
For today's prompt, I was inspired by the Japanese flag. I would love to visit Japan one day. I love the culture, fashion, food, music, language, everything about it!
For these nails, I did an accent nail of the flag. For the rest of the nails, I created cherry blossoms, which is the official flower for Japan.
Colors Used:
Sinful Colors Energetic Red
Sinful Colors Black on Black
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
For these nails, I first started with the accent nail. First, I painted two coats of WnW's French White Creme. With a detail brush, I created a circle in the middle of the the nail with Sinful Colors Energetic Red.
To create the cherry blossoms, I used a long striper brush for the branches using SC's Black on Black. I made long lines for the main branches and shorter lines for the smaller ones. They don't have to be perfect because the blossoms will be covering them up. Next, with a dotting tool, I made 4-5 dots to make the blossom. Finally, I made small dots in the middle of the flowers using SC's Energetic Red.
I wasn't going to add anything to the red originally, but I'm really glad that I added in the cherry blossoms. They give the design an extra touch. Plus, I couldn't stand to see the other nails so plain like that lol.
What do you think of this design? Tomorrow is supernatural nails!
Until next time!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
31DC2013 Day 27: Inspired by Artwork
Hello everyone!
For today's prompt, I was inspired by this triangle geometric mountain design from a poster that I found on Etsy.
I really like geometric artwork because it's simple but complicated at the same time. I find it interesting how the artists can come up with all the different patterns and shapes in the artwork. I also like doing that when I do nail art because it always makes for unique art.
Colors Used:
NYC's Chinatown
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
For today's prompt, I was inspired by this triangle geometric mountain design from a poster that I found on Etsy.
I really like geometric artwork because it's simple but complicated at the same time. I find it interesting how the artists can come up with all the different patterns and shapes in the artwork. I also like doing that when I do nail art because it always makes for unique art.
Colors Used:
NYC's Chinatown
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
This design was actually pretty simple to do. I first painted two coats of NYC's Chinatown onto my nails. Using a detail brush, I made an outline of the mountain using Wet n Wild's French White Creme. It doesn't have to be perfect, but you want it to resemble a mountain. Next, I made small triangles inside the outline with the detail brush. To make the stars, I used the detail brush again and made small dots with the point of the brush.
I really like how these came out! I can't stop looking at them, they're so pretty.
What do you think of this design? Tomorrow is inspired by a flag!
Until next time!
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