Gradient Pedicure

A quick look at my current pedicure.

It's a gradient with China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle, Color Club Power Play, & Sinful Colors 24/7

The black I used is Sinful Colors Black on Black. 

The stamp is from Bundle Monster BM03. I applied a single black rhinestone to the center of the image.

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Feather Bright

Here is a bright, almost neon gradient look I worked up for an afternoon by the pool.

I used China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle, Color Club Power Play, & Orly Oh Cabana Boy for the gradient. Then the feather stamp is from Bundle Monster BM15 and I used Konad black polish for stamping. I freehanded the other swirl & dot details with a black striper polish.

Here is a swatch pic of just Too Yacht To Handle. It is a close cousin to For Audrey, but with a brighter kick. I can justify having both ;)

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Tough Girl

I chose to an edgy look for this one. Combination of pink, a girly bow, and barbed wire.

These rhinestone bows can be found for $2.98 at Born Pretty.

The wheel comes with 12 individual bows. (Mine had a freebie extra black bow that was loose within the bag this wheel was sealed in. Bonus Jonas!)

I used Wet N Wild Pom Pom Kelly layered over a white polish to make it pop. 

Then I stamped black with BM 323.

These bows are quite big. I put it on my middle nail because it was just too overwhelming to the others.

They are completely flat, no curve to them. This makes them hang and catch on every little thing. This can get annoying very quickly.

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In Bettina Blues for World Autism Awareness Day

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Good morning and happy Tuesday, 

 Today is World Autism Awareness Day, therefore my nails shall be Blue. For this simple look I went with all Bettina shades. I had not played with my Bettina pretties in a while. 

 This look started with Two coats of Bettina Vanity. For the puzzle piece stamp I used Bundle Monster plate BM219 and Bettina Over dyed. To finish it all off I added a coat of INM Northern Lights top coat and some Blue stones near the cuticles.

 Here is a swatch of Bettina Vanity. This shade is pretty much a dupe of Zoya Blu. I did find the formula on the Bettina much easier to work with. I used Two easy coats. I can't get enough of these White-Based "bridal-y" Blues.

 Thank you all for stopping by and thanks to all of you who are wearing your Blues today!!

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Muffin Monday!! Sation Of Corset I'll Call You and Guillotine Grape

Gah it's so late!! 

  Sorry!! Muffin.. Muffin refused to pick me a polish this week lol. So I ended up going with two of the shades she rejected haha. I'm going to keep it short and sweet. It's pretty late and I'm pretty tired. That said, I LOVE this look! 

 My base shades are Sation's Of Corset I'll Call You and Guillotine Grape. For my gradients I used the same Two shades. Doing gradients with Of Corset I'll Call You was fantastic because it is a soft, squishy Pink. I've found that using jelly-like polishes on gradients makes them such a breeze! I topped my gradients with INM Northern Lights.  The stamps were done using China Glaze Passion. The stamp on on my ring finger is from Bundle Monster plate BM202 and the lace-y patterns are from BM323. I finished the whole look off with one final coat of SV.

 And here is a fun collage of Muffin's indecision haha!

Have a good night my darlings!! I will be back sometime tomorrow!!

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Pink & Gold

Here I have a design that was quite simple but fun. The nails have a nice gold shimmer that is concentrated on the tips. I used Spoiled Uh, As If! & China Glaze White Cap as a gradient. Then I stamped the star (?) image from Bundle Monster BM311 with China Glaze 2030.

 

What do you think?

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Peacock Nails

I recently wrote a guest post over at Kayla Shevonne! Have you seen it? Check it out to see which polishes I used. They're all listed on her site along with a tutorial.

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Basketball Nails

I get a lot of different requests for nail art, and frequently sports or cheerleading has been suggested by my school age followers. So here is a basketball design. I was greatly inspired by The Daily Nail. I remember when she first posted them in 2011 and I thought it was brilliant. To leave the dots without topcoating them. It saves the texture! 

And of course a hoop & net for the accent nail.

Step by step:

Base coat only on the accent nail. 2 coats of Essie Very Structured for the others.

Apply dots of Very Structured mixed with some brown polish.

I used half of a hole reinforcement sticker to mask off my half moon and then stamped the rest with BM-209 & Konad Special White Polish.

Then remove the sticker and apply Sally Hansen Celeb City to the dividing line. Use a black nail art striper to apply the basketball lines.

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Cloudy Day Tutorial

 Here is a gradient + stamping nail art design. 

I started with Zoya Kristen, painting my nails with one coat. 

Then I sponged on a gradient of Zoya Kristen, China Glaze Electric Beat, Sinful Colors Rainstorm, & Barielle Berry Blue. Cleaned up the cuticle areas, then stamped BM-312 with Konad Special White Polish.

Then Seche Vite topcoat.

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Green Gradient

Another gradient with a simple accent nail stamp. My stamp didn't transfer terribly well, but I liked that it added an antique/aged feel. I used OPI Jade is the New Black and AEngland Dragon, then Color Club Gingerbread Man and BM02.

 It's been gray and raining for days, I wish the sun had come out so I could take pictures of the holo goodness!

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Polished Perfectionist Flamingo Inspired

These nails were another pinterest find. Inspired by these from The Polished Perfectionist.

I didn't have the exact same polishes, I used Sinful Colors Beautiful Girl for the light coral and a franken for the darker. Then the image is the same from BM214 & Konad Special White Polish. My highlight polish along the feathers was Sally Hansen HD Byte.

Just a sponged gradient but it looks awesome!

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Sponge and Stamp

These nails were directly inspired by Lachesis and Co. I used a slightly different teal polish because I don't have Turned Up Turquoise in my stash. I used Sinful Colors Savage.

Here is a photo progression of how I did these. 

Started with a base of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Lavender Cloud.

Sideways sponge gradient with SH LC and Sinful Colors Savage.

Stamp with BM12 and Konad Special Black polish.

Finish with Seche Vite topcoat.

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A Striped Kiss

These are some nails I copied from a Pinterest find. I'll include the picture at the very bottom.
I used Wet N Wild I Red A Good Book, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, & Sinful Colors Black Striper - Time Off. I stamped the kiss image on BM02 with Konad white and then used a striper brush to fill it in with red paint. (That's mainly because I didn't have an opaque enough red stamping polish)

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I had trouble getting to the original source, but thank you Kelsie for helping me out! The original post was from Marta @ Chit Chat Nails, seen here.

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Pink & Black Snowflakes

I saw these on Pinterest and had to recreate! They are adorable. I adapted it just a little by stamping the snowflakes rather than freehanding.

Here is a shot of all that I used. China Glaze Laced Up, Lime Crime Parfait Day, (Sinful Colors Black on Black), Konad m59, BM 14, & BM-319.



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X-Mas Rush! Snowman Pinkmas♥

Happy Friday!! 

  Today I have an uber cute "Pinkmas" mani. Last year I did several Pink themed X-mas/ Wintery manis. I decided to make it an LTHP tradition to feature uber girly Holiday manis. I really like Wintery- Holiday themed manis that stray from the usual palette of Wintery- Holiday Colors. Here is my girly take on X-mas this year! 

 I love these so much!! The little snowman is just too cute! On my index finger and for the glittery inverted gradients I used Nicole by O.P.I My Sleigh's in the Shop. The white base color on my Index and Pinkie nails is Nicole by O.P.I It's all about the Glam. On my ring finger I used NOPI Naturally and then did a gradient using Naturally and Zoya Purity to create a snowy look. I topped my ring finger off with some INM Northern Lights Top coat.
  For the snowman stamp I used Bundle Monster plate BM319. I touched up some of the little details with a very fine brush. The scarf is Zoya Sookie, the hat is O.P.I Jade is the New Black. The nose is Bettina Starfish. The snowflakes on my index finger are from Bundle Monster plate BM318. I used Konad special white polish for the flakes.
  To finish the whole look off I topped my nails off with some Seche Vite and then touched up the snowflakes and snowman with some INM Northern Lights and finally one more coat of Seche Vite.

Merry Pinkmass!!!!

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