31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 30 (Inspired by a Tutorial)

So today I was inspired by this iPod manicure tutorial: http://www.polyvore.com/ipod_nails_how_to/set?id=36723755

I used Sinful Colors Cloud 9 (orange iPod), Zoya Tallulah (blue iPod), Zoya Trixie (silver iPod), A-England Avalon (Purple iPod), Sally Hansen Ivy League (green iPod), and OPI Alpine Snow (click-wheels and screens). I did, however for get to add the black outline to the screens that are shown in the tutorial, and frankly, I think hers are much better than mine haha but I hope you enjoy them anyway :)

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 19 (Galaxy Nails)

Ok readers, I spent over three hours on this manicure and used 13 different colors, so this post is going to be kind of long and picture heavy in comparison to some of my latest posts. It took a lot of practice and a lot of messing around with the different colors in order to get nails that looked something like a real galaxy. And if you were wondering, yes; it is as difficult as it sounds. I started with a black base, then sponged on the other colors that you are about to see in different combinations until it looked the way I wanted it to, then I added extra "close-up stars" with dotting tools. This particular day of the challenge had me stressed out from the very beginning, so I am happy that it is done, and I'm actually pretty proud of the results! Let's take a look shall we? enjoy :)


PS: I couldn't label all of the colors I used in this post because I can only use 20 labels per post, so the brands of the polishes are labeled instead. sorry :/


First of all, I'm going to give you a break-down of all the colors I used.

From left to right: Revlon Black Satin, Essie French Affair, ULTA Coral Chic, China Glaze Purple Panic (Neon), OPI Alpine Snow, Zoya Julieanne, Sinful Colors Frenzy

China Glaze Fairy Dust, Zoya Charla, Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Ozotic 528, ULTA Limelight, and A-England Holy Grail. whew! 

And now for the pictures you've been waiting for..... :)

Thanks for stopping by!! :D


If you're interested in trying this manicure out for yourself, I HIGHLY recommend watching this tutorial video from Emerald Sparkled!!


Here's the link: http://vimeo.com/32473430

NOTD: Party Rockin'

I'm in the partying mood tonight, so I came up with this snazzy manicure! enjoy :)

This manicure started with NOX Twilight Sugar Plum. Then I sponged Essie Aruba Blue in the middle of the nails, and China Glaze Turn up the Turquoise (Neon) to the tips. After that dried, I stamped the tiger print--in Sinful Colors Black on Black--from stamping disc BM16!

NOTD: Martini Party

So this one was inspired by a t-shirt that I bought for my best friend while I was in Maui, and it's really simple. All it is, is Sinful Colors Black on Black with different colored rhinestones and then Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City for the glasses. :) enjoy!

NOTD: Disney/Pixar's Cars 2

So, as many of you may know, Cars 2 is premiering at midnight tonight (for some of you readers this may already have happened) so in about 11 hours I, along with my sister and two of our friends are headed out to see said premier, and in honor of this event, I painted my sister's and my friends Hayley and Jenna's nails to look like the famed Cars characters Lightning McQueen, Mater "Like TUH-mater...without the TUH", Sally, Ramone, Flo, The King, Chick Hicks, Sheriff, The Sargent, and Doc Hudson. I tried to do this on my own nails, but the right hand was impossible so I put pictures of my sissy's nails up instead of my own. :) enjoy!

right hand

Mater started out with OPI Shim-Merry Chic, then i free hand painted his face with white, black and green nail art pens. I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City and Sally Hansen Forbidden Fudge for the headlights.

Ok so for Lightning McQueen, I started with Sally Hansen Divine Wine then free handed the face using white, teal, black and gold nail art pens.

Next up is Sally. I started sally with Essie Coat Azure, then free handed the face with white, black, gold, and teal pens. The headlights are Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City. 

Ramone started out with Ulta Celebutante, then I free handed the face white, black and teal nail art pens. 

Flo started out with Essie Turquoise & Caicos then i free handed her face with white, black and green nail art pens and used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City for her mouth and head lights.

left hand

The King started with Essie Beach Bum Blu, then i free handed the face with white, black, and bronze nail art pens.

For Chick, I started with ULTA Limelight, then free handed the face with white, black and bronze nail art pens.

The Sheriff started with Sinful Colors Black on Black, then I fre handed the face with white, and teal nail art pens. I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City for the headlights and the grill. I also used ULTA Red Carpet Red for the insignia above the grill.

The Sarge started with Essie Sew Psyched, then free handed the face with white, black and bronze nail art pens.

I started Doc Hudson with Essie Mesmerized, then free handed his face with white, black and teal nail art pens. I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City for the headlights and grill and ULTA Red Carpet Red for the red insignia on the grill.

My sissy and I also made cars cookies (Lightning, Sally and Mater) to celebrate :) and I think they're so darn cute! Just had to share. The original idea for these cookies came from http://family.go.com/disney/pkg-disney-recipes/recipe-1005691-cars-cookies-t/

NOTD: Roll the Dice

Ok so the two photos below are my right, and then my left hand. The white is Essie Waltz, the red is ULTA Red Carpet Red and the black is Sinful Colors Black on Black. Then I added black and clear rhinestones in different arrangements to look like numbers on dice! :) enjoy!

Out of the Vault: Gold and Glamorous

I started this manicure with twi coats of Essie Playa Del Platinum then I sponged on OPI Rising Star from the middle to the tip of the nail. Then I sponged OPI Take the Stage on the very tips. Then I stamped flowers from the Konad m57 stamping plate with Sinful Colors Black on Black. For some added flair, I stuck on some rhinestones in the middle of the larger flowers. Wish I had built my light boxes before doing this one haha oh well... enjoy :)

NOTD: Globe Trotting

 Allow me to preface this post by saying that it looked a lot better in my head because free hand painting turned out to be much more difficult than I was anticipating. I attempted to paint each nail to look like the flag of a different country. With that said, enjoy :)

So let's start with the left hand!

Left Pinkie: Germany

Ok, so I started with ULTA Sun-Sational (in hindsight I think I would have used Sinful Colors Cloud 9), then I painted the red stripe with ULTA Red Carpet Red, and finished it off with Sinful Colors Black on Black for the black stripe.

Left Ring Finger: Japan

  

This one is China Glaze White on White with a poorly painted circle using ULTA Red Carpet Red.

Left Middle Finger: France

For this one, I started with China Glaze White on White, then did the stripes on the sides with Essie Mesmerized and ULTA Red Carpet Red.

Left Index Finger: Ghana

Ok, for this one I started with ULTA Sun-Sational, then did the stripes with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Going Green and ULTA Red Carpet Red. Then I stamped the black star using the Konad m3 plate and Sinful Colors Black on Black.

Left Thumb: United States of America

This one, yet again, started with China Glaze White on White. Then I did the blue square with Essie Mesmerized and the stripes with ULTA Red Carpet Red. Then I added little dots for the stars with a Sally Hansen White Nail Art Pen.

And now for the right hand!

Right Thumb: Bulgaria

I started this one with, you guessed it, China Glaze White on White! Then used ULTA Red Carpet Red and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Going Green for the stripes.

Right Index Finger: Finland

So I started with China Glaze White on White and painted the blue cross with Essie Mesmerized.

Right Middle Finger: Ireland

This one didn't turn out very well...it smudged while drying, and I couldn't get a very good  picture of it, but I started with China Glaze White on White and used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Going Green and Sinful Colors Cloud 9.

Right Ring Finger: Botswana

I started this one with Essie Coat Azure, then painted the black stripe with Sinful Colors Black on Black.

Right Pinkie: Chad

Last, but not least, for this nail I started with ULTA Sun-Sational, then used Essie Mesmerized and ULTA Red Carpet Red for the stripes!