Dippin Into Halloween Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I've been dying to do some nail art lately, and recently I had the opportunity to do so. I was even able to use some of Above the Curve's Harry Potter inspired collection. I wanted to go with a fun "bump in the night" feeling and I think it turned out great!



Sunset lighting

Full sunlight (midday lighting)

 

In this mani I used Above the Cruve's "Sirius Black" and "Polyjuice Potion" polishes as my base colors, both of which glow in the dark. I made my own decals using stamping plates BM-H06 and MoYou Sci-Fi 01 with BMC white stamping polish which I went over with ATC "Polyjuice Potion", which went on my thumb and middle fingers.

 

For my index finger I added some red gemstones. For my ring finger I used the "spun sugar" technique which was so easy and fun I'm mad at myself for not doing it sooner! Completely love it! For my baby finger I used some striping tape to help make stripes, when I went to take the tape off I saw the color from the tape leeched onto my polish, and oddly enough I loved the effect. Awesome coincidence!

 

I love this mani so much! It is definitely my favorite to date. It's fun, shows off different techniques, and is my most successful nail art to date. Love love love it! Definitely proud of myself, for my improvements with nail art!

 

Must do more nail art (especially the spun sugar type!)

 

Until next time.

-Andi

  



Firework Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I was finally able to do some nail art, and really hope to find the time to do some more soon. :) In this nail art I used Lucky 13 Lacquer's "Purple Drank" which was a creation made by Iced Lacquer at a polish party Kyoti of Lucky 13 Lacquer hosted. The polish was such a hit and was released while supplies lasted. It is now sold out but can be requested if you don't mind the large dot glitter not being apart of the polish.

Anyways, onto the nail art. I have used Lucky 13 Lacquer's "Purple Drank" as a base and BMC Iced Silver Stamping Polish with Bundle Monster stamping plate BM-H14.

I'm really happy with how this turned out. It was my first time using the BMC stamping polishes so I wasn't sure how well they would work, but I think the polish worked very well for stamping. I'll definitely be trying more BMC stamping polishes in the future.

 

What do you think of the fireworks?

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 

Review and Nail Art: "Soccer Mom" from Colors by Llarowe

Hello Readers:

I have a beautiful polish to show you today, plus a little nail art I did to give it a little extra somethin' somethin'. Today's polish is from Colors by Llarowe's Summer 2014 collection.

"Soccer Mom" is a greyed baby blue crelly polish with holo micro glitter.

 

Isn't this a GORGEOUS polish?!?! I love this shade of blue, and the sparkle is beautiful! I had no application issues at all. I used two coats of polish over a clear base coat, and no top coat in the above photos as I was going to add some nail bling (shown in photos below).

 

 

 

Once again I used my little nail gemstones to give a little bling to my mani, and I love it! I don't usually like yellow but I think this golden (citrine colored) gemstones went great with "Soccer Mom". Also this mani had great wear time. I don't usually wear a polish long enough to comment on wear time, but due to time restraints and me feeling a little under the weather I wore this mani for four (or maybe it was five) days, and I only had minor chipping on a couple of tips.



If you would like to purchase this polish you can find it at Llarowe.com, also if you are interested in nail gemstones I bought mine from Bundle Monster.

Until next time.
-Andi

Review & Nail Art: "One Lifetime With You" from Dollish Polish

Hello Readers:

Today I've got another polish from Dollish Polish's Ultimate Fandom collection in collaboration with Accio Lacquer. The polish I will be reviewing today is inspired by the Lord of the Rings fandom, specifically the love between Aragorn and Arwen.

"One Lifetime With You" is a silver toned lilac shimmer based polish with hot pink flash, micro glitters in violet, periwinkle, lavender and some holo micro flakes.

 

 

Isn't it beautiful?!?!? I'm a sucker for purple, but I love lilacs so this makes me love it even more! Everything goes on smooth and easy. I wore two coats of polish over a clear base, and no top coat as I wanted to do a little extra with this mani. This polish is beautiful, but I wanted to try out some nail gemstones that I had just purchased so I added a little bling to my mani.

 

 

This was my first time using nail art gemstones, and boy I was it easy to do! Why didn't I try this out sooner?!? I love how this turned out, and will definitely be using them in the future. I love this mani even more with the little extra bling!

 

If you would like to buy this polish you can do so at Dollish Polish's website. If you'd like to get some of your own nail gemstones I got mine from Bundle Monster (though I'm sure there are plenty of places to get them).

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 





Stamping Nail Art: Circles

Hello Readers:

I have been working on my stamping skills again, and have something to show you today. It didn't turn out perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good. In this mani I used Picture Polish's "Honey Dew" as my base coat, Colors by Llarowe's "Candy Is Dandy" to stamp with using Bundle Monster's stamping plate BM-322.

 

 

 Overall, I think everything turned out great. There were some minor issues that I'm sure you see but I think this mani was still a success, and I really enjoy the color scheme! I think I might try a different method the next time I do some stamping, but we'll see since practice makes perfect after all ^_^

 

Is there  color scheme you think I should try? What colors do you think would look great together?

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 

Stamping Nail Art With Bundle Monster Stamping Plate

Hello Readers:

I have some nail art to show off today (finally!). I recently heard about Bundle Monster stamping plates and when I perused their website I knew I had to get my hands on some. Today I'll be showing you a design from their 2012 collection. Specifically I've used plate BM 306, along with two polishes from Colors by Llarowe summer collection. The two CbL's I've used for this mani are: "Blue Jeans and Beauty Queens" and "Nice Melons".

 

Isn't it beautiful?!? I personally think it turned out great, minus a couple of lineup issues but definitely really good. I think the colors go well together too. I used three coat of "Blue Jeans and Beauty Queens" over a clear base coat, then stamped using "Nice Melons" and used a clear top coat.

 

What do you think of this color comination? Yea or nay?

 

Until next time folks.

-Andi

 

PS. I'll continue working on my nail art so that I can have more to share with you.