Mondrian

Day 7

Todays nails are inspired by the artist Piet Mondrian, a Dutch artist whose art consisted of a white background, upon which was painted a grid of black lines and primary colors (blue, yellow, and red).

I used a different technique, where I masked off what I didn't want painted white or colored with painters tape over black polish. It turned out a little messy, so I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I may try it a few more times to test it out with varying conditions.



I used Zoya Raven as a base, with China Glaze White on White for the white, China Glaze Salsa for the red, and Zoya Pippa for the yellow, and Konad Special Polish in Blue for the blue.

Glitter is what Matte-rs.

Day 6

Hey there!! Really simple one today, was a hectic weekend, and I needed to get to bed early! I started to do Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ones, but was too shaky, so they looked bad. I wasted a lot of time trying to make them look nice, so all I had time for was something easy for today's post.



I used Zoya Veruschka for the base, which is one of their new mattes, and it is SO pretty- I might try it with a top coat, because it looks amazing when it it still wet. I also used Zoya Astra, which is one of their new Ultra Glitters- it only takes TWO coats for solid sparkly goodness!

The Animal in Me Came Out!

Day 5

Hey all!! As a tribute to the fantabulous show the Lion King, which I finally got a chance to go see last night (IT WAS AMAZING!), I decided to do an animal print, zebra to be exact! :) This also incorporates the white from the Halloween OPI set, which I had a request from AnDREa to do something with the glow-in-the-dark polish from the set, Ghostess with the Mostess.

in the light:


in the dark:


I used OPI Ghostess with the Mostess for the base with Zoya Raven on Konad Plate m57 for the zebra stripes. :)

Hope you like it!

Can You Feel the Love Tonight?

Day 4

Sorry today's post is so late, I have class on Saturday, don't get home until 2, and can't wear nail polish to class, so posts will be later on Saturdays! :)

Today's nails were inspired by the fact that I am going to see The Lion King tonight- I am SO incredibly excited!!!!

I did the lion logo for the show on my thumb, but did african art that I found online, animal print, and a Serengeti sunset on one.



I used: Zoya Pippa as a base, Zoya Angelina for all the line work, China Glaze Salsa for the red parts of the designs, and China Glaze Purple (the sticker fell off, it's a neony purple with sparkles) for the purple parts of the designs, and Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in 06 Sun Kissed for the orange sunset on the index finger.

I also used Konad Plate m57 for the animal print. :)

Thanks for looking! Hakuna Matata!

Somethin's a Little Fishy....

Day 3

Today's design was semi-hurried, things have been hectic lately, having a friend to visit this weekend, so this week has been a lot of late nights cleaning- so I was in a rush at 12:30 a.m. to get this done, so I apologize for it being semi-sloppy!




I used Zoya Charlize for the base, Zoya Raven for the stockings, and Zoya Posh Matte for the back seam on the 'stockings'. The stocking patterns were on Konad image plate m57, it is a mix of the lace edge, and the fishnet pattern.

If any of you lovelies have any designs or color combinations you'd like me to try- just let me know!

Flame ONNNN!

Day 2

Ok, sorry for the Fantastic 4 reference, but it had to be said.

Another water marbling design today, I totally dig this method, but I promise I'll do something different for tomorrow!!



I used:

Zoya Pippa as a base, with Zoya Dakota, OPI Pumped Up Pumpkin
from the OPI mini halloween set I got from ULTA for $2.99!!, and Sinful Colors Serena & Chloe for the swirls. In retrospect, though, glittered nail polish doesn't work very well for this technique.

This One is for All the Marbles!

Day 1

This is my very first attempt at water marbling, an effect created by dropping and swirling nail polish on the surface of tepid water, and plunging your finger in.

This was done at around 1 am, so it's far from perfect! :-P

Still working on getting my cuticles not to suck... any tips would be great!



I used:

Zoya Charlize as a base (3 coats gave a sufficiently opaque look) with Zoya Dakota, Zoya Goldie, and MAC Rich, Dark & Delicious for the swirls.