My First Free-hand Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I decided to try my hand at doing some free-hand nail art. I originally was going with a different design but it came apparent that I needed to go with something far more simple until I get the hang of things, so I ended up with my current design.

indirect sunlight

natural light

In this mani I used Above the Curve's "Friday the 13th" which is a chocolate brown holo LE polish, and I used BB Couture's "Laguna Lagoon" which is a classified as a mint creme polish, but I find that this polish has more of a green hue than most mint colored polishes.

I used two coats of "Friday the 13th", though I could probably have gotten away with one. It went on easy and smooth and boy does it sparkle! I of course need to practice more to gain some technique with doing free-hand nail art but as a first try goes I think it turned out alright.

Any suggestions on easy to do free-hand nail art?

Until next time.

-Andi

My First Stamping Mani

Hello Readers:

Today my mani has double meaning. I wanted to try something for Valentine's Day that wasn't all about the pink and the red (but still kind of traditional), and also because I have read that today is World Cancer Day. Many bloggers have come together to showcase purple mani's to help show love and support for those who have been affected by cancer. Even though it was a coincidence that my mani is mainly shades of purple (as I was unaware of WCD) I still think it is appropriate.

Also, I have recently acquired a stamping set, and wanted to try it out so I've used it in my mani. It took me quite a few tries to get it to something I don't mind showing but I think I've started to get the hang of it.

The polishes I used in the mani are: Darling Diva Polish's Pink Diamond, Above the Curve's Crimson Time at Home, Dollish Polish's It's So Fluffy I'm Gonna Die, & BB Couture's Gluttony. The stamping plates I used were Mash-39 & Mash-48. I also did some water marbling which I did better on the cleanup this time around but still need more practice.

Overall I'm really pleased with this mani even though it's far from perfect but I think I'm coming along in the nail art process (though there is still far to go lol).

However, more importantly, remember to show your love and support for those you fought and succumbed; those who fought and won; those who are still fighting; and for all the ones who help them through the process. One day we will have a cure, but until then we will continue on with our fight.

Until next time.

-Andi

My First Water Marbling Mani

Hello Readers:

Now this isn't really my first water marbling mani... my actual first one was a horrible disaster, so this one will actually be my second attempt at water marbling. BUT this is definitely my first water marbling mani that I'm willing to share with y'all. It is by far not perfect, but I think overall it turned out pretty cool.

For this mani I used polishes from Darling Diva Polish's Diamond collection. It has Green Diamond, Blue Diamond and Rose Diamond. I know the cleanup is rough. I used chapstick (as per a tip I saw on a  youtube video about water marbling) to protect my skin for easier cleanup, but I must not have gotten enough on my cuticle area and that turned out to be a pain in the butt to get off. Next time I'll definitely be making sure I get enough on in that area, and the couple of nails where the colors are more muddled I know I just wasn't quick enough into the water.

Still, overall I'm quite happy with how this turned out for being so new to water marbling. I don't think I'll use this technique too much (maybe just once a month) as it is so messy but definitely fun to play with :)

Also as per request I'm going to try to involve some kind of nail art once a week, though sometimes it might not be possible. I'm still going to try my hardest to do so.

Until next time.

-Andi

My First Nail Art! (A holiday theme!)

Hello Reader(s):

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Y'all are probably getting ready for the holidays coming up. I had a busy but nice weekend myself. Today I'll be posting something a little different. I know so far I've only done reviews of brands so far, but I finally got myself some dotting pens. So I've tried my hand at nail art. I've actually tried doing some nail art freehand twice before but it was so bad I got rid of it right away and went back to basics. Now that I have some tools I actually got a decent nail art mani.

It is by no means perfect as it is my first time using dotting pens but I had fun and am proud of what I accomplished for my first try with them. I wanted to do a holiday mani. I originally wanted to do snowflakes on a navy background but it just isn't doable for me without one of those skinny brushes or needle pens so I had to improvise. Instead I decided on a navy background with silver polka dots with a silver ornament accent nail.

Natural Light

Sunlight

I know this isn't the best photo but it really showed the holo sparkle!

The mani turned about a little more nautical themed color wise than I expected, but overall I really like this mani. I used Darling Diva Polish's Limited Edition: Early Riser, and Darling Diva Polish's Diamond (from their diamond collection). So much sparkle! ^_^ 

If any of you have tips for using the dotting tools or if you have any easy (beginner) dotting tool mani suggestions please feel free to let me know.

Until next time.

-Andi