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

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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!

Sun-kissed Skin So Hot We'll Melt Your Popsicle

Hi Lovelies! I've been wanting to do popsicle nails in forever now. And when I got a hold of China Glaze Neon and On and On, I knew I had the perfect color to do them. So here they are! I still need practice, but I think they're pretty ok. Check my Instagram for the short tutorial I recorded on these nails.

I know my middle finger looks like just one color, but I actually did the sponge technique with 3 different colors. For more details on which polishes I used, keep on reading! Enjoy!

Jumping on the bandwagon

I've been seeing lots and lots of pictures of China Glaze Too Yacht to Handle and Highlight of my Summer on Instagram and I've always wanted them. Today, I was finally able to get them and I'm so glad that I did. I've read that the application for both weren't so great but for the brightness of these polishes, I wouldn't mind 3-4 coats of these.

Now I don't remember exactly how many coats I used, but I don't think that I went over 3-4 coats. So it's not so bad, in my opinion. Especially for how amazing they look. I just love these so much!

Anyways, this is such a random manicure that was inspired by numerous things. Also, I decided to change my nail shape. I figured I needed to try something new and thought oval nails would be awesome! Especially when my nails grow, and I thought it would be easier to maintain long nails when they're this shape. Let's see how long I can last with oval nails. (I'm a square / squoval kind of girl).

On my index finger is OPI Tiffany Case, topped with approximately 4 coats of OPI I Can Teal You Like Me.

Mr. Candiipants' Ferny Fronds

Hi guys! Today I have for you my attempt at recreating Mr. Candiipants' ferny fronds nail art. I really love the way she does them, but every time I give it a try it never looks like hers. I can never get the leaves right, it's so frustrating. So I had these nails for approximately a day and got tired of them because of how annoying the leaves looked. Anyways, I hope you like them!

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!

Para Para Paradise

I've always seen sunset / palm tree nails online but I've never tried them on my own. And now I can finally say that I have! After watching different tutorials on Instagram and YouTube, I've decided to give it a try and I can say that it's really not that hard! I've done gradient nails using the sponge method several times now and I always use a white base in order to allow the sponged colors to pop. But whenever I clean the cuticle area to get rid of the excess color, the white base always tends to show. So for this mani, I decided to use one of the gradient colors as a base. Although it looked better after the clean up, I noticed it was harder to sponge the gradient onto my nails because the orange-y shade didn't show very well. I had to use 2 different shades of orange polish to get the color that I wanted, and I thought that was a bit of a waste of polish. But it turned out pretty good, so I shouldn't complain. LOL