Summer, Come Back!

I miss summer. And palm trees... although we don't have those here in Canada, other than maybe some little palm tree house plants. So that's what inspired this design: summer and palm trees.

My pinkie was a base of Sheer Nude from Orly, which I then outlined with a white striper from Stripe Rite. I created a blue gradient using Blue Away from Sally Hansen on my ring finger, then painted palm trees with a black striper, also from Stripe Rite. On my middle finger, I placed studs onto a base of Sheer Nude. Then for my pointer finger, I painted 3/4 of the nail with Blue Away, then painted a palm leaf with the black striper. Finally, I painted stripes using the white striper on a base of Sheer Nude on my thumb.

Anyone else missing summer right now?

Is it summer yet?

Well, Southern Ontario has been hit with one seriously horrible winter. Tons of snow, freezing cold temperatures, and a lack of sunshine. I am not enjoying this. I know, I know, I live in Canada. I should expect this, but I hate it. I am a fan of summer, and seeing that it doesn't seem to be coming weather wise, I decided to bring some summer to my nails by putting on some bright colours.

I started with a base of Spirit by Revlon. Then, I striped on Pool Party by China Glaze, L.O.L by Essence, and Let's Get Lost by Essence. I finished off the look with striping on black acrylic. It's a super simple look, but I really love how it turned out.

Here's a super closeup to see all the colours.

Hope you guys like it!

Vintage Vibes

Hey guys! So, it's been 3 weeks since my last nail art post, and I feel so bad about that. I was just getting into final projects though and then exams, but with that I have good news. I have officially finished high school and written my last ever high school exams. Also, on June 15th I saw Marianas Trench in Lewiston. It was a great concert, and I was VIP so I got to meet them!! For those of you who don't know, Marianas Trench is a Canadian pop/punk/rock band. The band Ghost Town opened for them (who I am now a huge fan of). I didn't do nails for the concert, but I did draw the band and got the drawings autographed. I'm still tweaking the drawings though, so I'll post them soon.

Also, last week I had my prom, but I kept my nails simple with a few coats of Essence nail polish. Prom was good, and the after party was...erm...interesting. But anyways, the point is, I'm back for good to blog!

Here are my current nails.

I wanted to go with a vintage/retro comic book style for my nails. The colours I used are Club Prive from L'Oréal and black and white stripers. I'm super happy with how this turned out.

Also, I wanted to point out my new photography section on the blog. And are there any design or tutorial requests for summer?

Let me know. Enjoy! 

Let's Go Fly a Kite...

I'm loving Essence nail polish right now. And why not?! It only costs $1.50 and is awesome! :) So anyways, I painted my nails with Essence "You Belong to Me"

Sunlight

Flash

It's a really gorgeous light blue with a yellow undertone making it lean towards turquoise. It looks like a creme when applied, but in certain light, you can see it has a bit of shimmer. Of course, me being the nail art addict I am, I had to do something more with my nails. I went for a more simple design (which comes with a tutorial!), partly because I'm really tired right now (and have lots of homework) and partly because it's a design lots of people can make. 

1. Apply base colour. After fully dry (I waited a whole day), cut out a tape template for the kite (I used an exacto knife). *There are different templates you can make. I went with one that looked more as if it were blowing in the wind, but you can just make a diamond. 

2. Apply white polish (Sally Hansen Insta Dri's Whirlwind White) to the template.

3. Add a colour to make the four quadrants usually seen on a kite (I used a yellow striper).

4. Add the kite string and tail (I used black acrylic).

5. Finally, add some bows onto the tail (OPI's Ogre-the-Top Blue and Migi pink nail pen mixed with Essie's Watermelon). Top Coat.

Spring Nail Art Tutorial

1. Paint three colours on your nails. I used Lime Up! from Essence, Migi nail art yellow and Watermelon from Essie.

2. Apply two white stripes.

3. Add yellow stripes.

4. Add blue stripes (Ogre-the-Top Blue from OPI), layering one over the yellow stripes.

5. Finally, add black dots (Black Satin from Rimmel London). I used a dotting tool I made from a pin and an old pencil, but you can use an actual dotting tool, toothpicks, whatever works for you!