So excited for Halloween! A lot of my Halloween designs lately have involved the typical Halloween color palette…orange, purple, black, etc. I wanted to still do Halloween nails but without those colors! I thought I would go with a “spooky” theme, so I went with Ginger + Liz “Jeggings” for the sky 
Finally felt it was time to do some Halloween nails…they are the first I’ve done this year! Can’t wait to do some more.
What I Used:
NCLA Pick Me Up at Melrose Place
OPI Y’all Come Back Ya Hear?
Nubar Resort Yellow
Floss Gloss Black Holy
OPI Alpine Snow
Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you
I did these nails last year, but this year I wanted to step up my game!
Left (technically my right hand):
-Rebel Helmet
-R2-D2
-Chewbacca
-C-3PO
Right (technically my left hand):
-Royal Imperial Guard
-Stormtrooper
-Darth Vader
-Boba Fett
As for painting these, I just used a bunch of nail polishes and a nail art brush.
Here’s my thumbs:
If today’s May the Fourth Be With You…is tomorrow Revenge of the Fifth? (ok ok I didn’t come up with that one )
Happy Saturday!
I’m officially 20…what?! It feels crazy to think that I’m no longer a teenager! For today, I wanted to paint something “birthday” themed and this is what I came up with!
I’m a bit lazy today so I don’t have an image with all the polishes I used but here’s a list:
Color Club Beyond and Flamingo
Nubar Restort Yellow, Forbidden Fruit, and Jaded
Essie Licorice and Blanc
Beyond (the bottle I’m holding) is from Color Club’s new “Halo Hues” collection (and my first holo!) It is so gorgeous, I really can’t stop staring at it. Expect to see swatches of this color along with a few other Color Club polishes soon! I have finals next week for school so my posts will be a bit slow these next couple weeks, but I’ll try my best to do nail art and swatches when I have a chance
xoxo
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so it’s time for me to start doing some nails! I was cleaning up my nail painting area the other day and I found my striping tape so I was excited to use it. Striping tape is tons of fun to use and is actually pretty simple once you get the hang of it. If you’re a bit nail art challenged when it comes to painting straight lines this is a great way to get the same look! The only downside to it is after a day or too the tape will start lifting at the sides 
Anyways…on to what I used!
As you all may or may not know…I am absolutely obsessed with Julep. I love their monthly nail polish subscription program and they have the best colors! I thought these 3 colors (Ellen, Lauren, and Carrie) worked perfectly together for Valentine’s Day. And if you’re interested in becoming a Julep Maven click here!
To do this mani, I started painting the squares with my nail art brush (the link directs you where to purchase them!). I’ve tried tons…and tons…of different nail art brushes and this one is my favorite by far. The length of the bristles is perfect and makes for easy painting (not to mention a set of 3 is only $2.72 on amazon!). Another tip: put the polish down on foil when painting to keep it from drying out too quickly. Anyways, for this design you don’t need to worry about making super straight lines as you’ll cover it up with the tape in a bit!
Most importantly…let it dry. I know, I know, you want to put the tape on now and finish the design but it makes it so much more difficult if the polish is still wet. When you’re laying down the tape you’ll probably have to lift it up to reposition it, and if the polish is still wet it will mess it up!
I got the striping tape here from amazon.com, you get 10 different colors for $1.60! I cut off 1 inch strips of the striping tape and placed it onto my nail. To trim off the excess tape I used cuticle nippers.
Top coat time!
What are your thoughts about striping tape?
Merry (almost) Christmas! Just a couple days left, and I’ve had so much fun doing Christmas manis.
On my middle finger, I did a different take on the “border nail” trend. I used a dotting tool dipped in different shades of green to get the effect – so easy!! As for the holly, I used a dotting tool for the red part, and handpainted the rest. Here’s what I used!
What I Used:
-OPI Goldeneye
-Essie Mojito Madness
-OPI Jade is the New Black
-Julep Hoch
-Seche Vite top coat
Have you done any last minute Christmas manis this weekend? Share them with me through email, Facebook, twitter, or tag me on instagram…I’d love to see!
This mani was (mostly) all done with dotting tools! Its a super easy way to do your nails – no painting skills required.
What I Used:
-China Glaze Adore
-Essie Blanc
-Essie Licorice
-OPI Green is the New Black
-OPI Gift of Gold
-Seche Vite Top Coat
Also, here’s where I got the dotting tools!
Happy Holla-days! Finals are over and I can finally enjoy myself and relax. The other day I was scrolling through Pinterest, and came across a sweater that said “Happy Holla Days” – I thought it was hilarious! Unfortunately I didn’t save it, but it led to the inspiration for today’s mani.
What I Used:
-OPI Green is the New Black
-Essie Licorice
-OPI Skyfall
-Essie Good As Gold
-Seche Vite Top Coat
-Nail Art Brushes
Finals week is here! I’ve been so busy studying so thank you everyone for your patience this week. Can’t wait to be finished so I can work on new and exciting things for you all!
Luckily I did some Christmas/holiday nail art designs a few weeks ago in preparation so I have some nails to share. This design is pretty versatile – you can switch up the colors and really wear it any time of the year!
What I Used:
-Essie Blanc
-OPI Boston Red Snapper
-Lechat Nail Art Striper – silver glitter
-Nail art brushes*
-Seche Vite Top Coat
*I used to link to another set of nail art brushes, but they raised the price $2! I found another set, they look exactly the same, for only $1.24
20 days until Christmas! I finally feel like its the right time to start doing holiday nails. A week ago I felt like it was too early, but I woke up today needing some Christmas on my nails. I originally was trying to go for a “Tribal Christmas” design, and while it still (to me) looks like tribal nails it does remind me of a Christmas sweater. Anyways…onto how I did it: