I was asked to do a guest post by the lovely Marisa of Polish Those Nails and a few days ago it went live! Check out the post here for more information and pictures of this look!
Happy Sunday guys! :)
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Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts
Sunday, 28 June 2015
Leaf Nail Art Guest Post At Polish Those Nails!
Hey everyone!
I was asked to do a guest post by the lovely Marisa of Polish Those Nails and a few days ago it went live! Check out the post here for more information and pictures of this look!
Happy Sunday guys! :)
I was asked to do a guest post by the lovely Marisa of Polish Those Nails and a few days ago it went live! Check out the post here for more information and pictures of this look!
Happy Sunday guys! :)
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Wheat At Sunset Nail Art Inspired by Chalkboard Nails Featuring Some Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection Polishes (Duh!)!
Yo yo yo my lovely people! Today I have a look inspired by the lovely Sarah of Chalkboard Nails to share!
It just dawned on me that in less than two days I'll be going into surgery to get my wisdom teeth out. It really has been like summer over here because I didn't know we were this close to Friday already! Have any of you guys had your wisdom teeth out? I'd love to hear your tips or stories, good or bad! Both of my bottom ones are sitting right against this artery and nerve bundle so if my surgeon cuts or bruises the nerve(s) I will lose feeling in the lips, chin and cheek on that side. He seems confident about removing them now that we did this cool cone beam CT scan and we found out they're on the tongue side. Anyways, I'm not very worried about that, just the eating only soft foods for a few weeks and having to crush up T3's and probably taste them (I can't swallow pills).
This is turning into a long post word-wise so... onto the nails!
To start, I applied two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and allowed it to dry. I then painted two coats of liquid latex around my nails for easier clean up, or so I thought. The liquid latex peeled off in tiny pieces and was terrible to work with, much like the previous time I used it. Since purchasing Simply Peel I will never battle with that stupid liquid latex again. Ana formulated Simply Peel herself and it is a liquid latex product that works amazingly! In one thin coat it works infinitely better than any liquid latex I could have imagined after using that other stuff!
Finally, I went in with American Apparel Hassid and a striping brush for the funky-looking wheat. An additional coat of top coat and a bit of clean up and I was done!
I absolutely loved wearing these nails and looking at these pictures now, I'm still madly in love with the design! What do you guys think of this look? I'd love to know!
Thanks so much for reading! I'll be back with some lattice nails as well as some strawberry nails very soon! Happy Wednesday! :)
It just dawned on me that in less than two days I'll be going into surgery to get my wisdom teeth out. It really has been like summer over here because I didn't know we were this close to Friday already! Have any of you guys had your wisdom teeth out? I'd love to hear your tips or stories, good or bad! Both of my bottom ones are sitting right against this artery and nerve bundle so if my surgeon cuts or bruises the nerve(s) I will lose feeling in the lips, chin and cheek on that side. He seems confident about removing them now that we did this cool cone beam CT scan and we found out they're on the tongue side. Anyways, I'm not very worried about that, just the eating only soft foods for a few weeks and having to crush up T3's and probably taste them (I can't swallow pills).
This is turning into a long post word-wise so... onto the nails!
To start, I applied two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and allowed it to dry. I then painted two coats of liquid latex around my nails for easier clean up, or so I thought. The liquid latex peeled off in tiny pieces and was terrible to work with, much like the previous time I used it. Since purchasing Simply Peel I will never battle with that stupid liquid latex again. Ana formulated Simply Peel herself and it is a liquid latex product that works amazingly! In one thin coat it works infinitely better than any liquid latex I could have imagined after using that other stuff!
Next, I went in with Girly Bits Hip Hoop Hurray! (the pinker purple that I'm holding in the picture below) and Girly Bits Get Indie Flow (the blue-toned purple on most of my nail) on a damp sponge. After three to four layers of sponging I applied a coat of top coat to blend the colours further.
Finally, I went in with American Apparel Hassid and a striping brush for the funky-looking wheat. An additional coat of top coat and a bit of clean up and I was done!
I absolutely loved wearing these nails and looking at these pictures now, I'm still madly in love with the design! What do you guys think of this look? I'd love to know!
Thanks so much for reading! I'll be back with some lattice nails as well as some strawberry nails very soon! Happy Wednesday! :)
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Orange and Red Negative Space Rose Nail Art!
Hello my lovely people! Today I have a negative space floral design to share!
I have another relatively quick post for you guys tonight! I think these are probably less intimidating to try and read so maybe I'll just start doing less wordy posts! Warning: there are a lot of pictures because I'm madly in love with these nails!
Onto the nails!
I started off with a coat of my usual base coat; Orly Bonder. Rather than going for a milky/sheer look I decided to go for a totally naked look under my roses!
I then went in with OPI Coca Cola Red and Essie Saturday Disco Fever and painted blobs with a medium-sized paintbrush. After doing so on all my nails, I went in with a darker version of each colour on a smaller paintbrush for more detail. I used Deborah Lippmann Jessa for the red flowers and American Apparel Lopez Canyon for the orange ones!
After allowing the flowers some time to dry, I applied a thick and careful coat of top coat and I was done!
I absolutely love how these nails turned out and I really enjoyed wearing them! They are definitely one of my favourite looks I've ever done.
What do you guys think of these nails, negative space manis or floral manis? I'd love to know in the comments!
Thanks so much for having a look everyone! I will most likely be back with some purple triangle nails very soon! I am still waiting for the Hoop! There It Is collection by Girly Bits Cosmetics to get here, but when it does you'll sure be seeing a lot of it on here! Happy Thursday everyone! :)
I have another relatively quick post for you guys tonight! I think these are probably less intimidating to try and read so maybe I'll just start doing less wordy posts! Warning: there are a lot of pictures because I'm madly in love with these nails!
Onto the nails!
I started off with a coat of my usual base coat; Orly Bonder. Rather than going for a milky/sheer look I decided to go for a totally naked look under my roses!
I then went in with OPI Coca Cola Red and Essie Saturday Disco Fever and painted blobs with a medium-sized paintbrush. After doing so on all my nails, I went in with a darker version of each colour on a smaller paintbrush for more detail. I used Deborah Lippmann Jessa for the red flowers and American Apparel Lopez Canyon for the orange ones!
After allowing the flowers some time to dry, I applied a thick and careful coat of top coat and I was done!
I absolutely love how these nails turned out and I really enjoyed wearing them! They are definitely one of my favourite looks I've ever done.
What do you guys think of these nails, negative space manis or floral manis? I'd love to know in the comments!
Thanks so much for having a look everyone! I will most likely be back with some purple triangle nails very soon! I am still waiting for the Hoop! There It Is collection by Girly Bits Cosmetics to get here, but when it does you'll sure be seeing a lot of it on here! Happy Thursday everyone! :)
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Orange Ikat Half Moon Nail Art!
Hey everyone! Today I have an ikat meets half moon design to share!
I wrote my second final today so I just have two more to go, one tomorrow morning and one early next week! Then I'll be free to blog and paint my nails as much as my little heart desires! I pre-wrote this post a few days ago so I could get one more post up while I'm busy studying for finals. So without further ado...
Onto the nails!
Next, I went in with American Apparel T-shirt (white), Essie Mesmerize (blue) and finally American Apparel Hassid (black). I always love a good orange and blue combo! This colour palette was inspired by MrCandiipant's very first nail art tutorial on Youtube; a normal (as in not half moon) ikat design with a blue base and orange details!
I ended up really loving this look, it made me feel very Pinterest-esque or something along those lines. I don't love ikat print in general (hence why this is my first time trying it) but I enjoyed wearing these quite a bit!
I kind of think my nails were at a perfect length here. Some poses look weird when my nails are too short or too long, but I think they all look quite nice at this length!
What do you guys think of this look or ikat in general? Do you tend to wear oranges often? I'd love to know!
Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll be back with a gorgeous thermal polish from Polished by KPT in the near future! It's crunch time for me (I have finals to write, as I said above) so I might not be posting too frequently at the moment and for the next few days. But I'll have tons of time to post very soon! Happy Thursday guys! =)
I wrote my second final today so I just have two more to go, one tomorrow morning and one early next week! Then I'll be free to blog and paint my nails as much as my little heart desires! I pre-wrote this post a few days ago so I could get one more post up while I'm busy studying for finals. So without further ado...
Onto the nails!
For this look, I started off with two coats of OPI Toucan Do It If You Try as a base. This polish looks super bright on my pale skin and I don't wear oranges too often so it was fun to wear!
Next, I went in with American Apparel T-shirt (white), Essie Mesmerize (blue) and finally American Apparel Hassid (black). I always love a good orange and blue combo! This colour palette was inspired by MrCandiipant's very first nail art tutorial on Youtube; a normal (as in not half moon) ikat design with a blue base and orange details!
I applied a super thick coat of top coat and I was done! It bubbled on my thumb and index finger nails because it was so thick, so I probably went a little overboard!
I ended up really loving this look, it made me feel very Pinterest-esque or something along those lines. I don't love ikat print in general (hence why this is my first time trying it) but I enjoyed wearing these quite a bit!
I kind of think my nails were at a perfect length here. Some poses look weird when my nails are too short or too long, but I think they all look quite nice at this length!
What do you guys think of this look or ikat in general? Do you tend to wear oranges often? I'd love to know!
Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll be back with a gorgeous thermal polish from Polished by KPT in the near future! It's crunch time for me (I have finals to write, as I said above) so I might not be posting too frequently at the moment and for the next few days. But I'll have tons of time to post very soon! Happy Thursday guys! =)
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Papaya Nail Art Featuring KBShimmer Periwinkle In Time!
Hello everybody! Today I have some papaya nails as well as a gorgeous KBShimmer polish to share!
It is the morning of my second-to-last day of school and I am so freaking excited to be finished as you may know! Now to get studying! :P I think I really need the four-month break we have from school, I've been sleeping as much as I usually do but I've still been so tired lately. The semester just needs to be over! My finals are quite spread out which is nice, but it also means I don't finish until late this month. Are you guys almost done school for the semester and are finals approaching? I'd love to know!
Onto the nails!
I did these nails before I nubbinized my nails as you may notice! I kind of think I cut them too short when I do this every few weeks because I can't wrap my tips without making a mess. They'll be back to this length in a few weeks anyway though! They grow so fast and I'm so lazy about cutting and/or filing them so I let them grow out and then chop them short, as you've probably noticed :P. I try to think of it as a good thing, like, whether you like short nails or long nails I'll always cycle through both!
For my blue/periwinkle nails, I just applied three easy coats of KBShimmer Periwinkle In Time and a coat of top coat (Essie Good to Go). The polish was really easy to work with and I got tons of the larger glitters on basically every nail except my ring finger that you see here! Some of the glitters were even holographic! This is another gorgeous KBShimmer polish with a lovely formula in my books!
As for the papaya nails, I started off with two coats of OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around. Weirdly enough, it ended up looking a lot like My Vampire is Buff when paired with the other colours, despite being a pinky putty off-white nude colour (rather than a yellow-toned off-white nude colour). Next, I went in with OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-go? and an average-sized paint brush for the meat of the papaya, followed by American Apparel Hassid and Crescent Heights on a small paintbrush for the seeds and skin, respectively. I allowed it all to dry and added a thick coat of top coat (again, Essie Good to Go) to avoid smudging my design!
What do you guys think of this polish or these papayas? I'd love to know in the comments!
Thanks so much for reading! Make sure you enter my giveaway if you haven't already, just click on the picture at the top of the sidebar to find the post about it! I'll be back with some purple gradient nails, probably with some nail art on top, I haven't decided yet! Happy Wednesday guys! :)
It is the morning of my second-to-last day of school and I am so freaking excited to be finished as you may know! Now to get studying! :P I think I really need the four-month break we have from school, I've been sleeping as much as I usually do but I've still been so tired lately. The semester just needs to be over! My finals are quite spread out which is nice, but it also means I don't finish until late this month. Are you guys almost done school for the semester and are finals approaching? I'd love to know!
Onto the nails!
I did these nails before I nubbinized my nails as you may notice! I kind of think I cut them too short when I do this every few weeks because I can't wrap my tips without making a mess. They'll be back to this length in a few weeks anyway though! They grow so fast and I'm so lazy about cutting and/or filing them so I let them grow out and then chop them short, as you've probably noticed :P. I try to think of it as a good thing, like, whether you like short nails or long nails I'll always cycle through both!
For my blue/periwinkle nails, I just applied three easy coats of KBShimmer Periwinkle In Time and a coat of top coat (Essie Good to Go). The polish was really easy to work with and I got tons of the larger glitters on basically every nail except my ring finger that you see here! Some of the glitters were even holographic! This is another gorgeous KBShimmer polish with a lovely formula in my books!
As for the papaya nails, I started off with two coats of OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around. Weirdly enough, it ended up looking a lot like My Vampire is Buff when paired with the other colours, despite being a pinky putty off-white nude colour (rather than a yellow-toned off-white nude colour). Next, I went in with OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-go? and an average-sized paint brush for the meat of the papaya, followed by American Apparel Hassid and Crescent Heights on a small paintbrush for the seeds and skin, respectively. I allowed it all to dry and added a thick coat of top coat (again, Essie Good to Go) to avoid smudging my design!
What do you guys think of this polish or these papayas? I'd love to know in the comments!
Thanks so much for reading! Make sure you enter my giveaway if you haven't already, just click on the picture at the top of the sidebar to find the post about it! I'll be back with some purple gradient nails, probably with some nail art on top, I haven't decided yet! Happy Wednesday guys! :)
Friday, 27 March 2015
Cat Emoji Nails Featuring piCture pOlish Forget Me Not!
Hey everyone! Today I have a quick post on some fun cat emoji nails to share!
My computer has completely died and been sent in for repairs since I last posted on here :P. In good news, the warranty would have expired today but it died yesterday so we sent it in just in time! I'm now commandeering one of my boyfriend's three laptops (he's into computers) and I managed to get these pictures from a backup on my external hard drive! So all in all, it's basically all good news as my computer was laggy and quite hot most of the time leading up to it completely dying.
Anyways, onto the nails!
I started off with two coats of the gorgeous piCture pOlish Forget Me Not and a coat of top coat.
The formula, the brush, the dry time... everything about this polish is perfection. And oh my goodness, it's absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Also, you could probably get away with one coat with this baby.
This is the second polish I've tried from this brand and I'm already head over heels in love!
See those flakies? Well guess what, they're holographic flakies!!
And here are the kitties! I'll embed my Instagram tutorial for this look down below in case you guys are interested!
As for the polishes, I used American Apparel T-shirt (white), Revlon Timeless (light grey), American Apparel 7th and Alameda (medium/dark grey), American Apparel Hassid (black), American Apparel Rose Bowl (pink), OPI Red Hot Rio (red) and Julep Claire (blue).
What do you guys think of these nails or this gorgeous piCture pOlish polish? I'd love to hear in the comments!
I hope you guys have had a great start to your weekend! I guess I'll be back with some 'Good Luck Charm' nails before the week is out for Nail Crazy In March! Thanks for stopping by! =)
My computer has completely died and been sent in for repairs since I last posted on here :P. In good news, the warranty would have expired today but it died yesterday so we sent it in just in time! I'm now commandeering one of my boyfriend's three laptops (he's into computers) and I managed to get these pictures from a backup on my external hard drive! So all in all, it's basically all good news as my computer was laggy and quite hot most of the time leading up to it completely dying.
Anyways, onto the nails!
I started off with two coats of the gorgeous piCture pOlish Forget Me Not and a coat of top coat.
The formula, the brush, the dry time... everything about this polish is perfection. And oh my goodness, it's absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Also, you could probably get away with one coat with this baby.
This is the second polish I've tried from this brand and I'm already head over heels in love!
See those flakies? Well guess what, they're holographic flakies!!
And here are the kitties! I'll embed my Instagram tutorial for this look down below in case you guys are interested!
As for the polishes, I used American Apparel T-shirt (white), Revlon Timeless (light grey), American Apparel 7th and Alameda (medium/dark grey), American Apparel Hassid (black), American Apparel Rose Bowl (pink), OPI Red Hot Rio (red) and Julep Claire (blue).
Here is the little guy I did with my non-dominant (left) hand. I feel like he came out kind of funny but also quite good considering it was with my bad hand!
What do you guys think of these nails or this gorgeous piCture pOlish polish? I'd love to hear in the comments!
I hope you guys have had a great start to your weekend! I guess I'll be back with some 'Good Luck Charm' nails before the week is out for Nail Crazy In March! Thanks for stopping by! =)
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Rainbow Half Moon Hearts for Nail Crazy In March!
Hello everyone! Today I have yet another half moon heart look to share, but this time they're rainbow-coloured!
I only have two more weeks of school (followed by three weeks of finals) and I'm so freaking excited!! It means my four month holiday from school will be here soon as well as my Swiss sister Anna! She'll be staying with us for three of those four months and it's going to be so amazing!
But enough about me, onto the nails!
These feel so springy/summery and happy to me! They're my way of welcoming spring this year.
Be sure to check out the other lovely ladies' manis for this week down below!
Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I hope you're all having a great weekend! I hope to do a bunch of homework tonight so I don't have so much to do tomorrow. I'll try to figure out a blog schedule soon but since school is ending it might go back down to once a week for a little while. Anyways, happy Saturday guys! =)
I only have two more weeks of school (followed by three weeks of finals) and I'm so freaking excited!! It means my four month holiday from school will be here soon as well as my Swiss sister Anna! She'll be staying with us for three of those four months and it's going to be so amazing!
But enough about me, onto the nails!
For this look I just used the brushes from the bottle! I really love this technique because it's so quick, cute and easy!
Colour-wise I used OPI Red Hot Rio, Toucan Do It If You Try and Need Sunglasses? for the red, orange and yellow, respectively. Next, I went in with American Apparel Neon Green and Essie Strut Your Stuff and DJ Play That Song for the green, blue and purple!
I didn't end up putting the red on this hand but I did on my other one! I would have included a picture but there was a huge cat hair on my nail that I didn't notice until after taking the pictures :P.
These feel so springy/summery and happy to me! They're my way of welcoming spring this year.
What do you guys think of these nails or this kind of design? I'd love to know in the comments!
Be sure to check out the other lovely ladies' manis for this week down below!
Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I hope you're all having a great weekend! I hope to do a bunch of homework tonight so I don't have so much to do tomorrow. I'll try to figure out a blog schedule soon but since school is ending it might go back down to once a week for a little while. Anyways, happy Saturday guys! =)
Monday, 9 March 2015
Five Manis I've Done on my Grandma!
Hey everyone! Today I have some manis I've done on my grandma to share!
I am in the middle of a few big midterms and lab write-ups so I thought I'd get up a quick post on some nail looks I've done on my grandma for you guys! I love all things nails (obviously) so I really love doing my family or friends' nails while we're having a visit!
Anyways, onto the nails!
In this first look she's wearing two coats of Emily de Molly Turbulence and a coat of top coat (link to the post on my plaid nails shown here).
Here I believe she's wearing two NYX Girls polishes in Pimp My Ride (lime green) and True Navy (navy)!
Here she's wearing a MrCandiipants floral design with Essie Play Date as the base, and Quo by Orly Lilac Lust, Zoya Kristen, Orly Mind's Eye and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls for the details.
For these nails, I think I used NYX Girls Mermaid Green for the base and I definitely used OPI Solitaire for the zig zags (also inspired by MrCandiipants)!
Lastly, we have some American Apparel Coney Island with Black Sheep Lacquer Forbidden Fruit on top!
What do you guys think of round up posts like these? I'm sure I could put some together with my mom and sister's nails as well! Happy Monday lovelies! :)
I am in the middle of a few big midterms and lab write-ups so I thought I'd get up a quick post on some nail looks I've done on my grandma for you guys! I love all things nails (obviously) so I really love doing my family or friends' nails while we're having a visit!
Anyways, onto the nails!
In this first look she's wearing two coats of Emily de Molly Turbulence and a coat of top coat (link to the post on my plaid nails shown here).
Here I believe she's wearing two NYX Girls polishes in Pimp My Ride (lime green) and True Navy (navy)!
Here she's wearing a MrCandiipants floral design with Essie Play Date as the base, and Quo by Orly Lilac Lust, Zoya Kristen, Orly Mind's Eye and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls for the details.
For these nails, I think I used NYX Girls Mermaid Green for the base and I definitely used OPI Solitaire for the zig zags (also inspired by MrCandiipants)!
Lastly, we have some American Apparel Coney Island with Black Sheep Lacquer Forbidden Fruit on top!
What do you guys think of round up posts like these? I'm sure I could put some together with my mom and sister's nails as well! Happy Monday lovelies! :)
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Gold Ore Nail Art for Week One of Nail Crazy in March!
Hey everyone! Today I have some gold ore nail art to share for this week's prompt of the Nail Crazies Unite challenge; gold!
I kind of think that I've finally figured out my lighting and white balance!! My skin looks the right colour to me for basically the first time ever and I could almost cry about it! I got some new 5000K lightbulbs and I think my camera can custom white balance with them a lot better because it hardly has to change anything.
Anyways, onto the nails!
I started off with two coats of OPI You Don't Know Jacques over a coat of Orly Bonder. After that had dried, I went in with a ball of saran wrap and American Apparel T-shirt, OPI I Sing in Color, OPI Chocolate Moose and then YDKJ in that order.
I decided to add a coat of a sheer white polish (Essie Waltz) to calm down/blend the colours and design a bit. After that, I painted on some gold veins with Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer in 3D and my Winstonia Kolinsky Sable Brush in #0000.
Because I don't have a lot of golds, the only warm one I had was holographic. So I decided to dull that effect (because real gold is not holographic) with a coat of NYC Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat. After a lot of clean up, I was done!
What do you guys think of these nails or my new lighting/white balance? Be sure to check out all of the other lovely ladies' blog posts for this week down below!
Thanks so much for having a look everyone! I hope you guys are having a good week so far! I have a bunch of midterms and stuff coming up but I'll still probably be posting on schedule! Happy Thursday! :)
I kind of think that I've finally figured out my lighting and white balance!! My skin looks the right colour to me for basically the first time ever and I could almost cry about it! I got some new 5000K lightbulbs and I think my camera can custom white balance with them a lot better because it hardly has to change anything.
Anyways, onto the nails!
I started off with two coats of OPI You Don't Know Jacques over a coat of Orly Bonder. After that had dried, I went in with a ball of saran wrap and American Apparel T-shirt, OPI I Sing in Color, OPI Chocolate Moose and then YDKJ in that order.
I decided to add a coat of a sheer white polish (Essie Waltz) to calm down/blend the colours and design a bit. After that, I painted on some gold veins with Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer in 3D and my Winstonia Kolinsky Sable Brush in #0000.
Because I don't have a lot of golds, the only warm one I had was holographic. So I decided to dull that effect (because real gold is not holographic) with a coat of NYC Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat. After a lot of clean up, I was done!
You can see that whole process very sped up below in my Instagram video tutorial!
What do you guys think of these nails or my new lighting/white balance? Be sure to check out all of the other lovely ladies' blog posts for this week down below!
Thanks so much for having a look everyone! I hope you guys are having a good week so far! I have a bunch of midterms and stuff coming up but I'll still probably be posting on schedule! Happy Thursday! :)
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