Funky French

For my manicure this week I decided to go for something a tad more on the simple side. It's simple but still very elegant I think. 

Essentially, this mani is a French tip that I jazzed up with some stripes down the side.

I started out with my favorite base coat, Nail Magic "Base Coat Therapy".

Next I used two coats of Wet and Wild "Metallica" for the base color. Then, for the French tip I used Zoya "Giovanna".

After that I went in with Kiss striper in black to add the stripes down the side. I also did a single stripe between the green and silver to add some depth to the design.

I topped that off with Seche Vite to create the finished look.

Also exciting this week: I just got a new photo editor and thoroughly enjoyed testing out all the cool things I can do now!

Thanks for reading!

Nails Inspired by Jeans Embellishment

Today's mani was inspired by the embellishment on the pocket of my friends jeans. I thought they looked so cute I just had to use them as inspiration.

I started out with my usual base coat Nail Magic "Base Coat Therapy".

Then for the base color, I used one of the new holographic polishes by China Glaze "Strap on Your Moonboots". I absolutely love this polish. Originally I had bought another color from their collection, "Infra-Red," but when I went to use it, there was no brush! So I had to return it and that was actually the last bottle they had, so I went with this one instead. 

And I am actually pretty happy with it. I got a picture of it before I painted on the design so you could see the color better, but I will warn you that it's not the best picture because I took it before doing any sort of clean up.

Unfortunately the holographic effect isn't spectacular in this picture. Leave it to me to use this polish when the weather is rainy and overcast for several days in a row!

Anyways, I chose this particular polish because it reminds me of the color of jeans. I then went in with some white acrylic paint for the flower design and polka dots to recreate the embellishment.

I finished it off with Seche Vite, and ta-dah!

Well, I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!

Gold with Black Filigree

I have decided to start a blog, obviously. I have a new found love of nail art and I just can't seem to keep it to myself. The solution: a blog.

So, for my first attempt at a blog entry I am going to share with you a free hand filigree design.

For my base coat I use Nail Magic "Base Coat Therapy".

I then applied two coats of Finger Paints "She's A Beaut".

Next I painted on the ruffian and the stripe using black acrylic paint.

Then I mixed some gold paint into the black paint for the filigree design to give it some extra shimmer. The picture is not the best but you can kinda see the subtle difference. The difference is more noticeable in real life.

Finally, I topped it off with Seche Vite "Dry Fast Top Coat" and ta-dah! The final result!

So there it is: my first blog post. Hope you enjoyed it!