31DC2017 - Day 4: Green Nails

We've finally reached a day where I knew exactly what I wanted to do!
I decided to go for some easy camo nails. These were so easy that they were done in 20 minutes!

I started out with a dark hunter green base, then I just painted on random splotches of green and brown variants. I actually really like how these look from far away, as well as up close!

Colors used:
- KleanColor - Military Green (dark hunter green)
- OPI - Don't Mess With OPI (green)
- China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss (sand)
- KleanColor - Fashionista (murky green-brown)

31DC2017 - Day 3: Yellow Nails

I had NO idea what to do for today, so I threw together some skittle nails. It's all pretty simple, I really just wanted to get through the day lol

Enjoy!

Colors used:
- black
- China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky (yellow)
- LA Girl - Spotted (black and white glitter topper)

31DC2017 - Day 2: Orange Nails

Day 2! I was debating on what to do for today's prompt, and I finally decided to come up with something fox-related.

I'm not sure how I feel about these to be honest, but they fit the prompt, so I'm just going to move on. I got my index finger a bit smudged, whoops!

Colors used:
- Catrice - Cloud Nine (grey)
- Catrice - Chilly Orange (orange)
- China Glaze - Spring In My Step (pink)
- white, black

31DC2017 - Day 1: Red Nails

Happy first day of the challenge y'all! I can't believe it's September already again!

I'll keep my thoughts on this pretty short since I have plans tonight, but I'm really digging it! It's a little festive for September, but whatever - I'm gonna try to keep it fall-colored again this year.

I originally planned on covering all my nails completely with this pattern, but after being half-way done with my index finger, I decided to keep it that way.

Colors used:
- Orly - Rock-It (dark red)
- Orly - Luxe (white gold)
- matte topcoat

Marble nails ♥ uv-reactive nail art!

These were so fun to do! These are my first attempt at marble nails ever, and I think they turned out really nicely! 

What's really special about these is that they are both temperature and uv reactive!

And here's what they look like in the warmest state (sorry about the janky white balance).

Colors used:

essence - take a break (off-white)

bow polish - Thermo Top Coats Black (black to clear thermal)

bow polish - Purity (milky white to pink uv polish)

Magic Bakery ✨

I'm back again! Not for good, but temporarily at least.
Today, I have another really fun design to share with you. I called this "magic bakery", because this design glows in the dark! (I need a lot more glow in the dark stuff - I'm getting bored by the same 6 colors over again)

This was inspired by another trip to my favorite vegan bakery. Today, she's hosting another baker and their theme for the day is inspired by blooming flowers, among other things. So I thought I'd do another design dedicated to her! Check out my cupcake nail art if you haven't already! (I must really have a sweet tooth this year - this is my third candy-inspired design this year!)

I started out with the gradient over a white base - I believe this amplified the glow of the finished product! Then, I freehanded all the rest on top of it. I used a glow in the dark topcoat to make the plate and coffee cup glow, as well as the vase (which was actually supposed to be a white bucket, but it doesn't really look like it).

I also incorporated some (not very) hidden words on my ring finger and pinky. You can see them quite clearly in the picture, but I simply didn't have a closer match to the green I used.

Here are all the colors I used (and there are a lot - hope I didn't miss any!):

• Serum No. 5 - Krypton-Brite (neon green, glows in the dark)
• white
• essence - grey zone (light grey)
• LOOK - street (medium grey)
• black
• Serum No. 5 - Orange You Sunny (orange, glows in the dark)
• dance legend - Termo Trio 1 (purple thermal)
• Serum No. 5 - Indi-glo (sapphire blue, glows in the dark)
• Serum No. 5 - I Gleam In Pink (neon pink, glows in the dark)
• OPI - Skull and Glossbones (off-white/bone)
• China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss (sand)
• China Glaze - Mahogany Magic (chocolate brown)
• China Glaze - Drink Up Witches (neon green)
• China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky (yellow)

kawaii chocolate easter eggs ♥ | Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody! These were a lot of fun to paint, though it took me some time to warm up to the finished product.

I started out with two thin coats of a lovely chocolate brown, then added some of the texture and shading in with similar shades.

I then painted the foil pieces on with some of China Glaze's linear holographic polishes. I probably should have swapped this with the next step, but luckily everything worked out in the end anyway.

Lastly, I added the cute faces and went in again to add some more shading to the foil - as well as adding a slightly lighter shade around the eyes and mouths. I probably could have done with a bit more shading, but I think they look cute regardless!

Colors used:

• China Glaze - Mahogany Magic (chocolate brown)
• Revlon - Chocolate Truffle (from the Parfumerie line - very dark brown)
• OPI - A-Piers To Be Tan (caramel-to-chocolate)
• China Glaze - Sci-Fly By (light blue linear holo)
• China Glaze - GR8 (linear gold holo)
• China Glaze - L8R G8R (light green linear holo)
• China Glaze - Astro-Hot (pink linear holo)
• essence - take a break (off-white cream - used for the filling(middle finger))
• China Glaze - Rose Among Thorns (hot pink to red - used for cheeks and tongue)