Salt + Watercolor Nails

Hi lovelies! A couple of days ago I saw a tutorial on how to do salt + watercolor nails on Instagram by Spektorsnails. Right when I saw it I knew I needed to try it out but didn't know what design to do with them. It wasn't until Sunday when I was at church that I got the idea (thank you Lord! haha). So when I got home from church I started drawing out the design and how the koi fish were going to look. I then realized that koi fish are a little hard to draw but I think I got it, the next problem was painting them on my nails, especially on my Cinderella hand. But I think mine aren't so bad.

Anyway, click here to watch her tutorial on YouTube. I followed that tutorial but made a couple tweaks. On her video she used a mixture of coarse and fine salt, and I used just plain rock salt. Also, instead of waiting for it to dry completely and wash it off, I decided to remove the salt with the use of pointed tweezers. But as for everything else, I followed the tutorial step by step.

I think I'm in love with how my nails look even though it's getting harder and harder to type because they're so long now. Haha. I think it took me between 3-4 hours to finish this, so I hope you like them as much as I do!

Here are the nails before the koi fish....

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!

Minimalist Disney Princess

Good morning lovelies! Yesterday I was looking online to find some nail art inspiration, and I saw these minimalist Disney posters and I wanted to give them a try! I've done Mickey & Friends before and they weren't so great as I was barely starting to get into nail art again at that time and I didn't have Seche Vite (I think it really helps put the look together and finish the artwork). But if you wish to see it, you can find the picture here. Anyways, I wanted to give the princess nails a shot so here they are!

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!

Fourth of July!

Hi there my loves! Today I'm sharing with you the nails I did for 4th of July. I initially planned to do a non-traditional design. I wanted a white base with blue and red florals but when I started painting, it didn't look anything like what I had in mind and I didn't know what else to do but the typical American flag nails. I think it still looked pretty ok though. I really should've used striping tape to get the stripes perfectly, but it was already late and I was too lazy and tired to deal with the tape. So here it is! Enjoy!

Neons and Nudes

Hi lovelies! I'm sorry I haven't been able to post lately. I've been so busy and we didn't have internet at home for a couple of days. But I'm back now! Today, I have for you a simple gradient, but definitely not boring. I've always loved nude and neon combinations. Especially the ones done with Orly Glowstick. Unfortunately I didn't own Glowstick yet when I made this mani but this cheap $1 polish definitely did not disappoint. Although this polish was already good, I couldn't pass up buying Glowstick for $3.50-$4.50. I forgot how much it was exactly. LOL but yea! I hope you guys like this one.

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!

Negative Space

Hi lovelies! I'm just sharing this with you but I don't really like them. In fact, I've already taken them off. I hope you like them more than I did!

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!

The Nail Art Guild: The Sea

Hi lovelies! Sorry I haven't been posted all week, I was on vacation last weekend and needed a couple days to stop being so lazy. LOL Anyways, a couple of nail artists on Instagram came up with a group called The Nail Art Guild. You can find their Instagram here. They have themes for nail art every other Friday and last week was their first. They chose 'the sea' as their first theme, and anyone can join in. If you want to see the different designs that people have done, check out the hashtag '#TNAGTHESEA' on Instagram. A lot of them are amazing, go see for yourself!

I had fun so much making these! I've actually been wanting to do boat nails for a while now, and it was just perfect timing for them to use the sea as their theme. I hope you enjoy these nails as much as I loved staring at theme throughout the weekend.

Plaid Madness

Hi there lovelies! Last night I did this mani that was inspired by a picture I saw on Instagram but unfortunately I don't remember who posted it. Anyways, I played around with my OPI Sheer Tints once again and this is what came out! I hope you like it!

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!

If you like pina coladas...

Hi my loves! I've got another summery design for you today! Again, they're not perfect but I like them! This is my third time (I think) playing around with my striping tape and I love them so far! I can't wait to see what else I can do with them!

I need to get a thinner nail art brush to do the designs on the pineapples but I think these'll do for now. Keep reading, and I 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.

Neon Lines

I've been seeing neon colors on different polish brands' summer collections, and I decided I needed to do a summer mani. Especially because I recently got myself a bottle of Flip Flop Fantasy. I've been wanting this polish for the longest time, and I'm so happy to finally have it! I have read somewhere though that the color they have now is different from the original bottle. I wish I was able to get a hold of the old bottle too, but s'all good. Anyways, for this mani I used all new colors that I got on my trip to BZ.

I'm still trying to master the art of the striping tape mani, and I'm definitely loving the X design on my accent nail. I'm just so in love with how it looks. So be ware of my future posts with this design. It was very difficult to capture the true color of FFF but I tried my best, hence the numerous amount of pictures I have. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do!

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.

Weekend Getaway!

I haven't had a weekend getaway in who knows how long, so naturally I was extremely excited to finally go on vacation! This week, my most awaited striping tape finally came in and I was beyond excited! Because of the never-ending inspiration I get from Instagram, I didn't know what design to start with. I was sure I didn't want to just use the tape like a striper, so I had to do something I've never done before. I mean, I know this design isn't all that new and it's not something you've never seen before. But I am in love with how it came out and I love the color combination that I chose. I can't be any happier! It's just a little sad that the corners chipped after a whole day of swimming. But it's ok. I still loved it. And I did get a few compliments on them, so that's always a good thing.