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

 

Aria Night Out Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I was recently approached by a team member over at Vegas.com to participate in creating a look for a night out at Aria Resort, whether it be a night out with your honey, a night out with girls, or a night to a show like Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana.

I thought it sounded like a lot of fun, and a great idea to get the community involved so I agreed to create a look for a night out at the Aria. After looking at the website, I had many ideas and decided on an inspiration from Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana show at the Aria, though I think my theme also applies to the resort itself. Below are my inspiration photos that helped create my look which I found while perusing Vegas.com



Aria Resort Exterior (source)



Jean Phillipe Patisserie (source)



Zarkana Poster (source)

Now onto the look that I have created, which included the following polishes: "Under Cover of Night" from Carpe Noctem Cosmetics, "Solar Flare" "Illusionist" "Gravity" and "Altered State" from Picture Polish, and "Diamond" from Darling Diva Polish. (See photo below)

First, I painted all my nails with "Under Cover of Night" after applying a clear base coat, then I sponged on "Illusionist", "Altered State", "Illusionist", and "Gravity" for a color shifting (almost galaxy) look. After that I used my Bundle Monster stamping plate: BM-316, "Diamond" polish, and my stamper to create my own decals since I've been having trouble lining up the picture properly for direct to nail stamping. I applied my decals with the help of a clear top coat.

This is the final look (the first two photos aren't the best they're merely to help show the colorshift):

I really liked how this turned out! I think this look would be a great for a night out in Vegas and to take in Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana. The colorshift is beautiful and the lines give it a little extra oomph! I had a lot of fun creating this look, and had many ideas but this one stood out among them. If I have time I will create another look, but I don't think any will top this beauty.

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.

 



Turtle Shell Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I know it's been awhile, but I have some nail art for you today. My vacation is fast approaching so I haven't had much time to do anything other than swatches. Today's nail art inspiration is turtles. I tried doing the look of turtle shells using stamping plate MASH-49, Girly Bits "Giggity Giggity Goo" and Picture Polish "Mallard".

 

Overall I really like how this turned out. I especially love the flakies from Mallard, it adds an awesome effect to the look. I only wish there were more flakies lol

 

Like I said earlier my vacation is fast approaching, the end of next week is the start of it. I'll continue with my regular posts until then but there won't be any more nail art until I get back from vacation when things will finally slow down.

 

Until we meet again.

-Andi

 



Vines Stamping Nail Art and Prototype Polish

Hello Readers:

In my last post I told you about wanting to do some nail art with my Lucky 13 Lacquer LotR polish "A Mortal Life" and today I have that for you. However, I had a very hard time trying to capture the nail art. The shimmer from the polish seemed to over power the photos even though no flash was used, and I did inside and outside shots. So I apologize for the lackluster photos. I should have used a darker green so it would have contrasted better with the silver shimmer. Ah well live and learn.

In my nail art mani I used Lucky 13 Lacquer's "A Mortal Life" with MASH-50 stamping plate, and Lucky 13 Lacquer's green prototype polish to stamp with.

 

I really love how this mani turned out, but sadly I just couldn't capture it correctly with my camera. I think the green on green is pretty awesome, and I think the vines were fitting for Arwen's polish. :)

 

I also took some photos of the green prototype polish by itself so you can see what it looks like.

 

 

This is two coats of the green prototype polish on its own. There was ever so slight bubbling on a nail or two but overall this polish is a lovely forest green.

 

If you would like to own (or add to your collection) some Lucky 13 Lacquer polishes, go check out their website.

 

Also, today is the last day to enter my Spring Giveaway if you haven't already. Link below.

 

Spring Giveaway

 

Until we meet again.

-Andi

 

PS. I've been completely scatter brained about this and should have announced sooner. I am going on vacation from June 5th - June 16th, if you would like to do a guest post on my blog (swatches or nail art) please email me at theglitzygeek@gmail.com with your name, link to your blog (new bloggers are welcome!), and what day you were interested in.

 





Spring Is Here Nail Art

Hello Readers:

Since I had so many posts involving the Picture Polish LE (limited edition) polishes that for the next few posts I'm going to be showing just nail art.

Today's nail art is a mixture of stamping and free hand spring themed nail art and includes the following polishes: Lucky 13 Lacquer's "Mist & Shadow, Cloud & Shade", Darling Diva Polish's "Green Diamond" & "Rose Diamond", Delush Polish's "Make Me Blush", Above The Curve's "Happy Holidays (2013) mini", and Piggy Paint's "Tip of the Iceberg". Stamping plates used were: "MASH-28", "MASH-32", "MASH-41".

 

 

I stamped on the ladybug, butterfly, and dragonfly. I freehanded the grass and clouds. I love the spring theme, but wish I had other bright colors to have used. I originally planned on the butterfly being orange but the orange didn't show up at all so I went with the pink. Luckily, I have brighter colors on the way.

 

Otherwise I think this turned out great, especially the clouds I really loved that they turned out so well for my first try. Are there any spring mani's you'd like to see me try?

 

Until next time.

-Andi