Showing posts with label nail polish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nail polish. Show all posts

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

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

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. 

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Dandelion!






Colors: Grey Matter by Rimmel
Black out by Sally Hansen

Credits: I found the design idea on this brilliant blog: 

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Halloween Nails




Sunny Side- Wet n Wild, Black out - Sally Hansen
Top coat: Matte about you - Essie
Lines: Kiss Nail art in black and silver glitter

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Kaleidoscope




Blue: Blue it - Sally Hansen
Purple: Pronto Purple - Sally Hansen
Silver: Celeb City - Sally Hansen
Yellow: Limoncello - Borghese
Black: Black Out - Sally Hansen
Shatter: Black Shatter - Nicole OPI

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Half Moon 2



Second time doing a Half moon design... it's far from perfect but whatever!
Colors: Aqua-Escence by Pixel, Irreplaceable by Essence, Chic Peek by Ulta
Top coat: Matte about you by Essie

Monday, 3 October 2011

Water Marbling



This is my first try at Water marbling. I really like the result of this technique but I hate how long and messy it is... This is with Party in the Penthouse by Nicole OPI and Silver Bullet by Rimmel.

Half Moon


First try at an Half moon mani. Colors are Gunmetal by Sally Hansen and Silver Bullet by Rimmel.

Psychadélique


Same design, different colors. 

If you want to know how to do it, I took the idea from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YltYVhbwNU0

The blue is Pacific Blue by Sally Hansen

Chic tips


I did this mani cause I had a cocktail for the first week of my law classes and I wanted something simple, chic and me at the same time! 

Golden nails


This gold is The Next CEO by Nicole OPI. 

Herbal Essence


The blue is Aqua-Escence by Pixel with a Matte top coat (matte about you by Essie). The beige is Irreplaceable by Essence. The second pic is the first step and I decided to add the leaf and herbal things a few days after.

Limoncello


I decided to start this blog as a way to document the different manicures I have tried. 
This one I really like. The color is Limoncello by Borghese. I got the polish on sale at Ulta and wasn’t so sure of the color first but after applying it, I fell in love! xD I really think it’s a gorgeous color and it stands out, which I love. (Excuse the messy edges, I took the pic before cleaning.)