Monday, October 31, 2011
Spooky Night
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Behind Closed Doors
Here is another simple but stunning Halloween manicure! I really like how this looks. I started off with one coat of Sally Hansen Black Out. Next, I layered on 2 coats of Wet N' Wild Behind Closed Doors, which is a red base polish with hexagonal and fine glitter. This polish is another one from their On the Prowl collection and the formulation was okay. You need to roll this polish a couple of times before you use it, otherwise the red hexagonal glitters don't end up on the brush. Thanks for reading!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Halloween Gradient
Here is my first Halloween nail design! I used 2 colors from Wet N' Wild On the Prowl collection. I also included some swatch pictures of each color as well. I used 2 medium coats for each polish and each covered quite well. The brushes are meh, and I do not really like them, but for 2.99 I can't really complain. The colors are GORGEOUS. Cougar Attack is a brown based polish with copper shimmer. Ready to Pounce is a dark vampy purple with magenta shimmer. I almost passed on this one like I passed on Jungle Fever and Ink Well, but am so glad that I didn't. This one is a beauty.
I used Ready to Pounce as my base coat and sponged on Cougar Attack on the tips. Finally, I used Konad White to stamp on a pumpkin and a bat. More designs to come!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Magnetic Purple Magic
I am so excited to show you this nails inc. magnetic polish! I have been waiting for this polish ever since I first saw the promo pictures. This gorgeous dark magnetic polish is called houses of parliament. To apply magnetic polish you first have to put on one coat and let it dry. Next, you will have to polish each finger one at a time. Put on a second thicker coat and IMMEDIATELY put the magnet on top of it. Hold this for 10 secs. Lift up the magnet and put on a top coat. Repeat for the rest of the fingers. Remember that you will have to do each finger individually when the polish is still wet.
I love the application of this polish and the design of the bottle. This polish comes with the magnet and the cap is removable for ease of use. There is also a cuticle ledge on the cap so it makes it easier for you to hover the magnet on top of your finger without touching the polish itself. The effect of this polish is super mesmerizing and I would definitely recommend for you to pick one up!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sunday Snaps
New way to organize my scarves / Polishes from Wet N' Wild On the Prowl collection / Loreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense
Friday, October 21, 2011
Foil Gradient Dots
For today's gradient Friday, I wanted to use some colors from ColorClub Foiled set that I recently picked up at Winners. I started out with nails inc. Victoria which is a burgundy red jelly color. The formulation on this was a bit watery compared to the other polishes I have tried from this brand, but it smooth out nicely after I applied a second coat. I think this color is quite nice for fall.
Next, I used Color Club Perfect Mol-ten, Antiquated, and Hot like Lava to make my gradient dots. I used my dotting tool and started off with the darkest color moving towards the lightest color. I sealed this all off with a coat of Seche Vite and was happy with how it turned out. Have a great weekend my lovely readers!
Nails inc. polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Short leopard tips
Here is another fun and cute short nail design. I did a neutral colored leopard print French tip on my nails to trick my nails into thinking that they have some time off from nail polish. First I used nails inc. Porchester square, mushroom taupe cream, to freehand some French tips. Next, I used OPI You don't know Jacques!, taupe cream, and dabbed on random sized spots all inside the French tip. Finally, I used Sally Hansen nail art pen in Black to outline some of the sides around the spots to make it look like a leopard spot. I added a bit of gold using Sally Hansen nail art pen near the smile line. I sealed this off with a coat of Seche Vite and voila! Done.
I am enjoying doing short nail art designs more than I though, would you like to see more? Thanks for dropping by.