It's all about the accent...: 2011

Friday, 23 December 2011

Christmas Nails!

Accent: Silver Bullet by rimmel (3 coats) + Kaleidoscope by Wet n Wild (1 coat)
Blue: Blue it by Sally Hansen (1 coat) + Strapless by Pure Ice (1 coat)

Friday, 16 December 2011

Newspaper Nails!

First try at newspaper nails! I really liked doing it, plus it's such an easy mani to do!Next time I'm gonna wait a bit longer before applying the top coat tho cause now it looks a bit messy...

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Gradient nails

Inspiration (found in the September issue of Vogue US):

This is my first try at gradient nails (not entirely successful but whatever)!

Colors: Teals: Marine Scene by Sally Hansen and Teal of Fortune by Wet n Wild
Purples: Virtuous Violet by Nicole OPI and Climax by Rimmel
Black (tips): Little Black Dress by Ulta

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Wild Night

Deep Blue: Wild Night by Ulta

Accent nail: Strapless by Pure Ice

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Tiger Stripes

Colors: Teal: Teal of Fortune by Wet n Wild (I'm in love with this color! So so pretty).

Silver: Silver Bullet by Sally Hansen

Credits: I saw this mani on this blog: http://madmanis.blogspot.com/2011/03/faded-tiger-stripe-nails.html ... I knew right away that I wanted to try it! The original idea is from a youtube tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STiErz0TDwc&feature=channel_video_title).

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Devilish Nails!

Colors: Little Black Dress by Ulta & Red Carpet by Rimmel

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

I Heart Blue

Step 1 :

I layered 3 coats of Blue Wants To Be A Millionaire by Wet & Wild over different blues. I think they all turned out really pretty and I would do all of them in a full mani! The pictures don't do the color justice...

Thumb: Turquoise & Caicos by Essie

Index finger: Blue it by Sally Hansen

Middle finger: Brisk Blue by Sally Hansen

Accent: Silver Bullet by Rimmel + I filled the heart with Kaleidoscope by Wet & Wild

Pinky: The Real Teal by Sally Hansen

Monday, 14 November 2011

Gossip Girl nails

Featuring one of my favorite color ever, even if the application is a mess. This is 3 coats of Party in the Penthouse - from the Gossip Girl collection by Nicole OPI. Lines with Kiss Nail art in gold glitter.

Accent: 2 coats of The Next CEO - Nicole OPI + 2 coats of The Gold and the Beautiful - Wet & Wild Fast Dry

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Black & White

White: Silver Bullet - Rimmel

Black: Black Out - Sally Hansen

Red: Red Carpet - Rimmel

Note to self: New fav (blanc + matte et lignes noires + glitter)

Monday, 7 November 2011

Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy by Wet & Wild

After reading many comments about how sheer this polish was (5 coats needed), I decided to have fun with it by layering it over different colors. So each of my nails have a different base color (see picture for the colors I used) + 2 coats of Gray's. In some lights, it looks pretty much the same but in others, you can really see some slight differences.

I love this polish cause you can actually have fun with it... it changes color depending on the light, the base color and the number of Gray's anatomy coats you put on. And in the end, it's really pretty! My only complaint would be that in most light, it looks too purple for my taste.

Next time, I'm gonna use a green base coat (Camouflage by Rimmel (second from the right on the picture)) and 1-2 really thin coats of Gray's to bring out more of the green and gunmetal undertones that I really like in this nail polish!

My accent nail is Black out by Sally Hansen with a Matte top coat and some line design using Kiss nail art in silver and silver glitter.