September 2014 Nail Art Recap

Here's the nails I did all month, until before the Zoya Ultra PixieDust swatches.

05 SEPTEMBER 2014

08 SEPTEMBER 2014

09 SEPTEMBER 2014

11 SEPTEMBER 2014

14 SEPTEMBER 2014

17 SEPTEMBER 2014

 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

August 2014 Nail Art Recap

Here's my recap of the nails I did in August.

02 AUGUST 2014

03 AUGUST 2014

05 AUGUST 2014

08 AUGUST 2014

13 AUGUST 2014

14 AUGUST 2014

19 AUGUST 2014

22 AUGUST 2014

31 AUGUST 2014

1. 

I Sea The....Dream

Hi my loves! Today I have for you a simple nail art design with just flowers and the ever so beautiful Zoya Dream on my accent nails. Floral design was done with white acrylic paint.

Polishes Used:

China Glaze I Sea The Point, Zoya Dream

Momma's Nails

Hi lovelies! I've been convincing my mom for the longest time to let me paint her nails. I usually do her toe nails but never her finger nails because she says that she washes her hands a lot, blah blah blah. But because I've been bugging her about it, she finally agreed to it. So she was looking through Pinterest for inspiration and found one with a simple flower on the accent nails and of course I wanted to add a little bit of sparkle to it. So this is what it looks like...

Rifle Paper Co Inspired

Hi ladies! I've been looking for inspiration everywhere and last night I found this beautiful floral picture on Pinterest that looked like something Lindsey of Wondrously Polished would do. I think when it comes to florals, she might just be my biggest inspiration / most favorite. So when I saw the picture I knew I had to paint it on my nails. It wasn't until I posted the picture and somebody commented on it that I found out that it was actually a Rifle Paper Co. journal and that there's a bunch of other floral print journals. That only means one thing - more inspiration! Haha. I can't wait to paint them on my nails!

This was so much fun to do, even though it did take me a while to finish these. I love the fact that because they're 'wild' flowers, it doesn't exactly have to be perfect. Then again, that probably goes with a lot of floral manis. And because I'm totally in love with the mattified (Is that even a word?) floral nails, I had to do the same with these. Anyways, I hope you enjoy these nails as much as I enjoyed making them. I'm so excited to paint more florals!

Zoya Tomoko!

Hi lovelies! I finally received one of my THREEDOM orders from Zoya on Monday. I got Zoya Tomoko, Chita, and Chyna. I was way too excited to try all of them but didn't wanna use all 3 colors because it'll look too holiday themed. So I figured I'll use Tomoko first because it's more appropriate to summer than the other 2. I wasn't sure what design to do, so I just did a mix n' match mani. Hope you enjoy!

Bright Watercolor Flowers

Hi my loves! The other night, I wanted to do floral nails but I wasn't sure how to. So I ended up with watercolor flowers. I'm not sure what kind of flowers these are, but I just went along with it. Also, I recently bought nail art brushes on eBay because my cleanup brush was way too big and I tried to use the elf Concealer brush but it was horrible and got ruined almost immediately. If you'd like to check out the cleanup brushes I got, click here. Anyways, I hope you like these nails cause I've got a bunch of pictures of them!

Ooopsie.... Daisy did it again!

Hi lovelies! Here's a remake of the daisy nails I did before. I love the color combination! Not sure if I like them as much as my first try. But this seems more summery. I actually did this on my sis-in-law before I left for vacation but it was a little hard because she only had one brush it was an old one that I gave her a long time ago. I hope to do a better job the next time I paint her nails!

Anyways, I hope you enjoy these!

In Honor of the Original Pacific Blue

Hi Lovelies! In case you didn't know, Sally Hansen changed the formula on their Xtreme Wear polishes and so people have started stocking up on their fave polishes. The most popular one that people have been talking about is the Pacific Blue. I've never owned it, at least not until last weekend (while I was on vacation). I'm so glad that I got my hands on this polish because it's just so amazing! I love the shade of blue and the formula is just perfect! I hope I find more of these, or that SH changes the formula to the old one.

So today I have for you the very first mani I've done with this bottle. I hope you like them!

Ooopsie daisy...

Hi lovelies! Last night I tried to do daisy nails for the very first time (if I'm not mistaken) and I love how they looked! First, I topped it off with Seche Vite. But wanted to see how it'll look matte and I can't be more glad that I did! Matte floral nails just have an effect on me. I'm not sure what it is but I just love them! So enough of this, I hope you like them!

Sheer Florals

I'm so happy to finally get my hands on the OPI Sheer Tints collection. When I was at BZ, I was having a hard time deciding whether I should get them or not. I knew I couldn't just choose one or two. If I were to buy them it had to be all or none, and I think that I made the right decision. A part of me was a little hesitant because for the price of all four of them, I could've bought 7 China Glaze of Color Club polishes, but no regrets. I love how these polishes look and the possibilities are endless! I can't wait to keep trying and find out what else they have to offer.

Here's the first mani I've done since I got it and I'm not sure if I'm in love with them but it's okay. I'm limiting myself to doing my nails at least every 3 days. It's getting really bad to where I paint them almost every day. I need to control myself! Haha.

Wildflowers on a Gold Field

Hi there my loves! I've been doing my nails a lot lately because I'm never satisfied with them so just take pictures of them and end up changing them after 5 minutes. Such a waste of polish, time, and effort, I know. But sometimes I just can't stand to look at them. So sad. LOL. I do like how this mani came out in pictures though. I think I like it better than in person! Haha, well I hope you like this more than I did!

Humility, innocence, and eternal love

Hi there lovelies! Here are my nails inspired by @nailstorming on Instagram, but I believe the original post is by @stylish_mom. Check out these lovely ladies' accounts for more inspiration! This design is more of a wedding themed one especially because I think white roses are for eternal love (or maybe that's just in my head, LOL). I'm not too fond of what I did on my index finger, but I was too lazy to redo them so I left them alone. Also, I posted a mini tutorial on how I did this on my Instagram.

Nude and negative spaces

Here's another mani that I didn't like but decided I'll share it with you guys. I've been seeing a lot of nail shields and nail art done using tape on Instagram. I found this artist who uses vinyl electrical tape so I had to try it out. I was at Daiso 2 weeks ago (for those of you who don't know what Diaso is, it's like a Japanese / Asian version of a dollar store wherein almost everything is $1.50 unless marked otherwise), and found a set of 3 PVC electrical tapes so I bought to see if it'll work. I have a pair of Fiskars scissors in the zigzag / chevron design so I gave it a shot. Like I said, I didn't like the outcome, but I'll share it with you guys. I hope you like it!

Watercolor Flowers

Hello there lovelies! Today I gave watercolor flowers a shot and I think they turned out pretty well! I found a picture & a video tutorial on Instagram by @littlemisspolish. (Btw, she's amazeballs so go check her out!) So always, this mani was pretty easy and I like it because it doesn't have to be 'perfect' for it to look nice. This kind of design can be a bit messy but yet still look well done, and I love it! You don't have to make perfect lines or perfect shapes, you just kinda go with the flow of the whole wild watercolor look. Makes my life so much easier too! Haha, sorry I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to lines, not that I'm great at it. But I do try my best. Now let's move on to the pictures! I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed painting them and taking pictures!

To matte or not to matte, that is the question

I've always been a fan of Lindsey of Wondrously Polished. Her designs are always flawless, and just plain beautiful. When I first found her blog, I was amazed. Her floral manicures (well, all her manicures actually) are just to die for. I thought to myself, if I could just make my nails look half as beautiful as hers, I would be so proud of myself. So I went through her blog and found a design that wasn't too complicated for me, but has something I've never done before. I chose to try and remake her primary colors rose nail art that can be found here. Although I've done rose nail designs in the past, I thought this was different simply because of the white dots that I like to think are an abstract form of baby's breath. I loved the way it turned out after I put 2 coats of Seche Vite to get a smooth texture. But since her seemed to look matte, I decided to make mine matte as well.

Speaking of matte top coats, I got myself a bottle of Essie Matte About You maybe a year or two ago. And I liked it but after some time, it became thick and just hard to use and so I figured I should just get a new matte top coat. I've been reading different blogs trying to see which one is the best, but yesterday I was at Target and I saw that they had a few bottles of the NYC Matte me Crazy top coat. I was scared that the finish wouldn't be the kind of matte that I like, but to my surprise it's exactly what I was looking for! And for the price of $2.04 (+tax), I think it's a great steal! It dries quickly and is very smooth to touch. In less than 15 minutes after applying one coat, I found myself wearing gloves and washing the dishes. I'm not sure how long the matte finish will last but as of right now, I am totally in love with this polish. I hope it lasts at least a week. But I'll be happy if it even lasts for 4 days. LOL