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.

31DC2013 Day 22: Inspired by a Song

Hey everyone!

Today's prompt is inspired by a song! I love K-pop, so I decided to do a K-pop song. It was really hard to choose one for today.

I was inspired by Akdong Musician's MV for their song "I Love You". It's a really cute song and I actually already planned to do this design a few months back, so today was perfect to try it out.

Colors Used:
Wet n Wild's French White Creme
Sinful Colors Rainstorm
Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow
Sinful Colors Lavender
Wet n Wild's I Need a Refresh-mint
Sinful Colors Pink Forever
Sinful Colors Starfish
NYC's Big Apple Red Creme
Sinful Colors Nude

Each nail represents something in the MV.

The pinky represents the hearts floating in the air. I did a freehand heart with Sinful Colors Starfish. Then, I made smaller hearts with a dotting tool with Sinful Colors Lavender, Starfish, and Wet n Wild's I Need a Refresh-mint.

The ring finger represents the red dress that Soo-hyun wears. I painted two coats of NYC's Big Apple Red Creme. With my detail brush, I painted the word "I Love You". 

The middle finger represents Chan-hyuk's bowtie. I painted one coat of Sinful Colors Rainstorm. With a dotting tool, I made polka dots on the nail with Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow. With my detail brush, I made the petals to the flowers with Wet n Wild's French White Creme.

The pointer represents Soo-hyun's collar on her shirt. I painted two coats of Mellow Yellow on my nail. With a dotting tool, I created dots with Sinful Colors Lavender. 

The thumb represents one of the cookies that they eat. I painted one thick coat of French White Creme onto my nail. Then, I free-handed a heart with Sinful Colors Nude. With a dotting tool, I made smaller hearts as the sprinkles of the cookies with Sinful Colors Pink Forever and Big Apple Red Creme.

Closeup of the thumb

I really like how these came out. I need to work on my freehand hearts though haha. A link to the video will be on the bottom if anyone wants to hear the song!

What do you think of this design?  Tomorrow is inspired by a movie!

Until next time!

Crayon Pop's "Bar Bar Bar" Inspired Mani

Hey everyone!

Today I have a quick and simple k-pop mani inspired by Crayon Pop's "Bar Bar Bar"! I absolutely love this song and it's been getting popular lately! It's so simple and infectious, I remember listening to it ten times straight one night. It's a really good song. If you're not a k-pop fan, I would suggest listening to this song. I've been meaning to do nail art for the video for awhile now but I got a little lazy haha.

I based my design on the helmet's worn in the video. To create this look, all you do is start off with two coats of white polish. Then, paint two straight lines in the middle of the nail with the colors of the outfits. Easy as that!

From left to right: Sally Hansen's Sun Kissed, Sinful Colors Why Not, Sinful Colors Energetic Red, Sinful Colors Island Coral, Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow

What do you think of this design? Have you listened to "Bar Bar Bar" yet?

Until next time! Check out Crayon Pop's video for "Bar Bar Bar" below!