Back To The Beach

I know. The two themes that I always come back to for manicures are Mickey Mouse and tropical. So here's another tropical, island themed design.

I started with a base of White Matter from Formula X. Then I randomly dry brushed Pool Party by China Glaze, Sunkissed by Sally Hansen, L.O.L. by Essence, Turned Up Turquoise by China Glaze and Let's Get Lost by Essence on my nails. On my ring fingers and thumbs, I added white acrylic on the "water" to create reflection, and then added a black acrylic palm tree. On my pointer fingers, I added a heart using black and white acrylic.

I'm actually really happy with this manicure, and I've gotten a ton of compliments. The bright colours make it super summery, and brighten my day (which is great considering it's been rainy and overcast for several weeks now). And it's a semi-abstract but still realistic design too.

Hope you guys enjoy!

Splattered

Just a quick post today to show you guys the splatter nails I did the other day.

The blue base is Let's Get Lost from Essence and the pink base is Pool Party from China Glaze. I then splattered White Matter by Formula X, Pool Party, Let's Get Lost, and Turned Up Turquoise by China Glaze using a toothbrush. It was just a quick mani that lasted about a day before I wanted a change. It was fun while it lasted!

Hope you guys enjoy!

Art Crawl

Last Friday, I spent the day hanging out with my sister at something called Art Crawl. It's sort of a mini art festival that happens once a month. In honour of the occasion, I felt like I needed some artsy-hipster nails. This is what I came up with.

My pinkie finger is a mix of Curaçao from Sephora and White On from Sally Hansen. Then I painted the drips with black acrylic. My ring finger (and thumb) is a base of White On that I added a small gold stud to. My middle finger is a base of Black Satin from Rimmel, with an eye painted with white and blue acrylic. Finally, my pointer finger is yin-yang with a base of White On and black acrylic.

I had lots of fun with this manicure, and even more fun that day.

Hope you guys enjoy!

Come A Little Closer

On Tuesday night I went to a Cage The Elephant concert. They're one of my favourite bands, and the concert was phenomenal. I know, I say this about every concert I see, but I've yet to go to a bad concert... :) Of course, I had to paint my nails for it.

 

My pinkie is based on the background for their self titled album, Cage The Elephant. The base is White Matter from Formula X (officially the BEST white polish ever), then I applied Curaçao from Sephora using the watercolour technique. I also dry brushed Lightening from Sally Hansen and Plum Seduction from Revlon on, and splattered Sassy fom Revlon, L.O.L. from Essence, and black acrylic. My ring finger is also a base of White Matter, then I painted on an eye from the album Melophobia with the band's logo. My middle finger is blue and magenta acrylic flowers which are based on artwork within the album Cage The Elephant. The base is also White Matter. On my pointer finger, I marbled various colours of acrylic paint together. Finally, my thumb is a base of White Matter with black stripes using a striper. All the designs are based off of the band's album artwork.

I also met the guitarist, Brad, as you can see below. 

And then this happened:

Now that's what I call crowd surfing... although I'd be scared they would drop me... Hope you guys enjoy!

A Little Bit Of Everything

I don't really know what to call this manicure. It's kind of got some vintage vibes going, with a lot of different designs going on.

My pinkie fingers are stripes, with a base of White On from Sally Hansen, and the stripes are made with black acrylic and tape. My ring fingers are sort of dandelion blossoms make with a black striper on a base of White On. My middle fingers are just two coats of Mint Sorbet from Sally Hansen. On my pointer finger, I painted a heart with black acrylic on a base of Blazed from Wet 'N' Wild. Finally, my thumb is a base Dreamer from Revlon, with black acrylic polka dots and a gold stud accent. 

Hope you guys enjoy!

Instagram

Hey guys! Just wanted to make a quick post to let you guys know I'm on Instagram now (I actually have been for a while... I just never use it :p). My Instagram is The_NailGuru. One of you guys encouraged me to start using it, so thanks Abby! :)

On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink

Today is the 10th anniversary of Mean Girls, and as a huge fan of that movie, I felt obligated to paint my nails in tribute. I still can't believe it was released 10 years ago!!

The base colour is Reef-Raf from Sally Hansen. I painted the Burn Book on my ring finger using black, white and red acrylic. I'm really happy with how this turned out, so sorry for the photo spamming. :p

Hope you guys enjoy!

P.S. Stop trying to make fetch happen! :p

Fruit Salad

Keeping with my upbeat spring and summer designs, today's manicure is fruit inspired.

My pinkie is a kiwi, with a base of Sassy by Revlon and details with black and white acrylic. My ring finger is an orange slice. The white is White On from Sally Hansen, and the orange is Sun Kissed from Sally Hansen. The orange segments were divided up using black acrylic. My middle finger is a pineapple, with a base of Lightening from Sally Hansen. The leaves are Limestone from Sally Hansen, and the lines on the pineapple are Sun Kissed and black acrylic. Finally, my pointer finger is a watermelon. The base is St. James Park from Nails Inc., and the green is Limestone.Then I added detail using black and white acrylic.

Hope you guys enjoy!