OPI Spotted Halloween

Hey there! Today I've got a quick look I threw together using OPI's Black Spotted and some fun Halloween neons. I painted on random splotches of colors then gave them a coat of Black Spotted to complete a colorful peek-a-boo look.

I was in a rush when I did this look and kinda laid on the Black Spotted a bit heavily (which is why my pinky is practically black!). See all those cracks? Oops... I should have let my base color dry a bit longer! Lessons learned...

Polishes Used
OPI Black Spotted
Funky Fingers Atomic Poppy
Funky Fingers Riot
Color Club Feelin' Groovy

NOTD: Summery Stripes (Really... lots and lots of stripes!)

Hi there! Today I've got a look that I sported a few weeks ago when it was a little more summer and a little less autumn. It looks so dull out today I needed to bring some color into things... and you can't deny that with this mani!

Taken near dusk, so my skin looks a bit off.

I started off with a white base coat to make everything pop, then went crazy with polish and my paintbrush as a I free-handed stripes! I tried to keep an orange/pink/purple theme but ended up sneaking in some greens and yellows. Overall... I should've planned the colors and placement of stripes a lot better. Everything's a little inconsistent and fuzzy. I also think I need to invest in actual nail art brushes (at least a striper) to help my designs look better. Look for a revamp in the future!

Polishes Used
Sinful Colors Snow Me White (as a base)
Funky Fingers Kiss The Girl
Funky Fingers Like Clockwork
Funky Fingers Pop Artist
Fresh Paint High Voltage
Sally Hansen Plum Power (#230)
Piggy Polish Damsel In This Dress
NYC Midtown Mimosa (#153)
Hot Topic Green (No label information!)
Color Club Feelin' Groovy
Zoya Hope
Zoya Roxy

NOTD: Blue Mix-n-Match Featuring Zoya Polishes

Hello there!

Today I've got a quick look for you that I freehanded using some of the blue shades I have. I didn't realize it, but I actually have a lot of Blue Zoya polishes (which is strange, since I only have about 8 of their polishes!). In addition to the three below, I also have Zoya Natty, which I used as a base in this swatch post.

Taken in natural, overcast light.

I kinda mixed glitters and matte in this mani, and went with a silver & blue scheme. I heard that a lot of others were having staining issues with Liberty, so I was super careful to layer it over other polishes. This was my first experience with textured polish and I'm kinda "eh" about it.

Polishes Used

Thumb- 2 coats Zoya Twila over Color Club Chelsea Girl + topcoat

Pointer- Chelsea Girl over Zoya Phoebe with silver glittter accent of Color Club Fine Silver

Middle- Zoya Liberty over Phoebe with Fine Silver accent

Ring- Liberty on the very tip over Twila over Chelsea Girl + topcoat

Pinky- Liberty over Chelsea Girl, just to prevent staining + topcoat

NOTD: Pink, Pink, and Pink Glitter Bomb

Hello all!

Here's a quick look I did a few weeks ago. Please forgive the shitastic image... this was a last minute picture after I already had one nail chipping badly. That area of my pinky I have cropped out? Completely not covered in polish. Oopsies. ^_^; I was also sitting in the middle of a huge field without any lotion, so my skin looks a bit dry. Double oopsies!

Photo taken under overcast skies.

Colors Used

Fresh Paint High Voltage

Ooh La Lacquer Pink Wednesday

Hit Polish Cheshire Cat

NOTD: Blue Watercolor (and a New Nail Shape!)

Hello all!

I've been really intrigued by the stilleto/ pointed nail shape recently and decided to give it a shot. I carefully filed my normally round nails into semi-points and tried them out for a week.

Here they are! Nothing too crazy, but definitely something different. My verdict? Not the shape for me. It felt weird to have a different place of pressure on my nails and fingertips. I have to do a lot of typing for my job and it didn't feel that great to type with these. 

In direct sunlight.

That being said, I couldn't stop looking at this mani! The cool shape was intriguing and the watercolor pattern I chose was beyond gorgeous in person.

In the shade.

Colors Used

Funky Fingers Blue Duochrome (No name on the bottle!), 2 coats for the base (it flashes blue/green)

Funky Fingers Venom

Pure Ice All Night Long

Funky Fingers Riot

Funky Fingers Mirror Mirror

Starlight Polish Starlight

1/2 Pearls from Born Pretty Store

NOTD: Summer Neon

Holy Cheesus, I swear I'm still alive! I have all these posts to make and the pictures ready, and yet I never seem to actually get around to making the posts!

That being said, here's a bright and happy summer look that I wore recently!

Taken in the sun. 

Taken in the shade.

I painted half my nail in one color, then chose another to fill-in the rest of the nail. Then I repeated the same color on the closer half of the next nail. That doesn't make much sense with words... just take a look! ^_^; 1/2 pink, 1/2 orange, 1/2 orange, 1/2 magenta, 1/2 magenta, 1/2 pink, repeat. Then I finished everything off with a glitter topcoat. Fun! 

Colors Used
Funky Fingers Power Play
Funky Fingers Pop Artist
Funky Fingers Atomic Poppy
Sally Hansen Perky Pink (#401)

NOTD: Berry Princess

Hello there! Today I've got a girly look to share... a beautiful array of berry-colored glitters in a milky white base, with a tri-colored V half moon, finished with a heart rhinestone! Whew!

Basically, I started with a coat of white polish to make the Burrrberry pop then waited for it to dry. Then I did a basic tape manicure to mark off the V on my nail, painted it blue, waited for it to dry, then outlined in pink and purple. Finally I added some topcoat, a rhinestone, then more topcoat to finish the design.

See now? This is what happens when I have a lot of free time to do a manicure. We get more complex designs that take some time to do (waiting around for the polish to dry takes For. Ev. Er!) Looking at my pictures, it looks like my flash brought out the larger glitter in Burrrberry underneath the Vs... but they weren't noticeable in person. Weird!

Polishes Used
Sinful Colors Snow Me White (as a base coat)
Jindie Nails Burrrberry
Funky Fingers Guitar Solo
Milani Draw in Pink
Milani Purple Outline
And heart rhinestones from Born Pretty Store!

NOTD: Rich and Royal Split

There's just something that speaks to me about these two colors... a rich fuchsia and a beautiful royal blue. I split my nail with both colors then finished off the look with a purple glitter line.

This look is a probably better suited for Fall, but too late! I wore it in spring. Muahaha!

Polishes Used
LynBDesigns Sacré Blurple
Funky Fingers Power Play
And loose glitter bought off of eBay

NOTD: My First Attempt at Sugar-Spun

... and I'm not sure I like the technique. :/

What I learned while attempting this:

• Getting nail polish to dry quickly when you actually want it to is impossible.
• Once goopy enough, the polish then dries WAY too quickly.
• Some polishes don't work for this technique... I wanted to do a nice purple and green, but my purple just wouldn't "spin."
• It's impossible to get nice, thin strands.
• It was hard to get strands to cover the entire nail instead of just half of it.

Anywhos... here's what I ended up with!

Colors Used:

Fresh Paint High Voltage

Funky Fingers Green (no polish label!)

Hot Topic Holographic Star Polish (no polish label!)

NOTD: Orange and Glitter

Hey there! Today I have a fun look to show you... orange and glitter! I started off with OPI Y'all Come Back Ya Hear?, which is a very summer-y orange jelly. Shown here is 3 really thick coats, which almost brought it to full opacity. It definitely dried shiny, though! I then topped off the look with Ooh La Lacquer's Regulation Hottie, which contains an array of rainbow shards in a light red-tinted base. These photos don't have topcoat... so I was super happy with how flat Regulation Hottie laid on the nail.

As a note, something in this combination REALLY stained my nails. And not a yellow stain either... this looks more like a light henna stain. :S I have a sneaky suspicion it might be Regulation Hottie... I'll have to check before reporting back officially.