31 Day Challenge, Day Nine: Rainbow

So after lots of deliberation (and polish) i thought about using this geometric style to complete a rainbow design. I love how this turned out but to save time in the future i realize I should really use one color at a time rather than alternating as I go...

I started out by setting the foundation with dots

And like a coloring book I simply colored in the triangles

The damage

Fin!

31 Day Challenge, Day Eight: Metallic

Let me start off by saying Sally Hansen's metallic nail polish is way better than nails inc. and from these pics you will be able to tell why:

The color is great, instant shine as soon as you apply the magnet! But the definition of the design is poor and the actual polish lost its luster after a day.
 :(

Polish after one coat, before the magnet was applied

Left had, you can barely see the design; and what you can see looks tie-dye!

Just trying to capture an angle to show case the effect lol

Under more subtle lighting

31 Day Challenge, Day Seven: Black & White

So here you will see everything I used to make this look possible, I remember the days when all I used was one bottle of polish... Sigh Lol.

The colors I used are Essie- "Blanc", Essie- "Licorice", stamping polish Konad- "Black" and "White" with my lovely Bundle Monster Plates. Once I stamped my middle and ring fingers I felt everything was unfinished soooo I freehanded the half moons.

Happy polishing!

31 Day Challenge, Day Six: Violet

In an effort to embrace glitter I have purchased this handy dandy parcel from Amazon, complete with 12 different hexagon glitter designs. It also came with dotting pens, which was a total surprise, guess i have to read the product description a bit more closely. The only thing about these glitters is that some if the colors are not opaque but a bit iridescent. Other than that I love em! So here's China Glaze- "Grape Pop" bringing you VIOLET!

This lighting really showcases the color of the polish

This lighting helped to highlight the glitter

31 Day Challenge, Day Five: Blue

So I've been dying to do the nail outline (I have no clue what the official name is) for some time but i forgot until i was reminded recently ^_^. Here's my blue, I used Essie- "Mesmerize" and my Bundle Monster plate you'll see below. A relatively easy design, I first painted my nails the base color and then outlined them free hand.

I also tried a new cleanup technique where I used Aquafor (you can use any oil based product) to coat my cuticles before I started polishing to cut down on my clean up process. You are moisturizing your nails AND helping them look neater allll in one. Just try not to get the oil based product on your nails or you will have a hard time painting over it!

Happy painting!

The actual shine of nails

The actual shade of blue

Tardy for the Party

Ok granted I took a while to jump on the whole magnetic-nail-polish-band-wagon but all I kept thinking is how one dimensional this polish would be. I mean, how many ways can you really wear wave polish?! After going back and forth in my own head I decided I don't care, I have lots of one hit wonders in my polish bin so what's one more?! Here I have Sally Hansen's Magnetic Nail Polish- Emerald Green and plan to purchase nail inc.'s-Fishnet Magnetic Polish- Soho (chrome) and Star Magnetic Polish- "The Strand" (navy). ::glee:: The results for Sally Hansen:

In hind sight I realize I should have posted how it looks before the "wave"; it looks like any other metallic polish, even a bit dull. Once you use the magnet though you don't even need a top coat! even though I absolutely used Seche Vite because I want this look to last. 

March Maven Madness!!

The March Maven box came yesterday!! Super excited, hence the double post. Steps to becoming a Maven,
1) Take the quiz
2) Discover your style
3) Await your introductory box!

I'm a:

The package!!

31 Day Challenge, Day Four: Green

Due to technical difficulties I've had a hard time posting ::sigh:: who knew how much we all depend on technology! Anywhoo here I used Essie-"Matte About You" to create this look.

Top coat of Sech Vite for Longevity

Finished Product

31 Day Challenge, Day Three: Yellow

Yellow has got to be the LEAST inspiring/ attractive color for me in terms of nail design. Also I find that I need to reiterate how much I dislike photographing glitter polishes, nothing ever captures it properly. So after flip-flopping from my real camera to my phones camera to outdoor pics and then indoor pics I've decided to showcase this look via my phone. I used China Glaze's- "Lemon Fizz" with Clear nail glitter powder.

Clear image to give you an idea of the placement of the glitter

Me blurring the image to give a hint of the sparkle