To boldly go…to infinity and beyond…in a galaxy far, far away! (Galaxy/Nebula nails) 06/16/2012

For a long time I’ve wanted to try out this technique, but it seemed very daunting. I think I need some practice, but it was very fun and I can’t wait to try it out again.

I wasn’t totally happy with them, but the colors did show up better in person. My poor camera was so confused by all the colors and sparkles. :)

ORLY in White Tips, AC-NED-82, AC-NED-81, L’Oreal Bijou Gems in B. Outrageous, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Lightening, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Snappy Sorbet, AC-NED-90, Sally Hansen HD in Wavelength, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Mint Sprint, ORLY in Gumdrop, AC-NED-94, OPI in Not Like The Movies.

I was inspired by this tutorial which I found through this amazing tumblr. (Which, I was introduced to by my BF, might as well continue the credit-where-credit-is-due train of thought.)

I chose a lighter base mostly because I am so in love with my new OPI in Not Like The Movies. :) Seriously, such a great color, neutral but with a bit of understated rock star glam.

Here Comes the Bride…. 06/13/2012

Icing in Party Lines. Sally Hansen Salon in Alabaster. ORLY in White Tips. Kiss Nail Art Paint in White.

No, it wasn’t my wedding! I did these to match the dress (and the bride’s favorite color) that I wore to the wedding of two of my friends this past weekend. It was my first (mostly unsuccessful) attempt at hand drawn lace. The swirly bits also got out of hand, they started as dots and then ended up….as that haha

Dots, dots, & more dots! 05/31/2012

Sally Hansen Insta-dri in Brisk Blue, Lickety-Split Lime, Lightening, Mint Sprint, and Sonic Bloom. Cover Girl Boundless Color in Candy Corn.

This is the result of my first set of dotting tools, I was really excited to try them out. :) My dad said he preferred my more sedate toe design haha

Sally Hansen Salon in Navy Venom (4123-10) and Sterling (4131-01).

(More than a week later looking alright even though I skipped the topcoat. I just love how much longer a pedi lasts than a mani.)

Color Bursts 05/13/2012

Kiss Nail Art Paint in Beach Green, Bikini Pink, Soft Blue, and Soft Purple. ORLY in White Tips.

Because I am a crazy person I stayed up until 5am to complete this design. x.X I am always telling people ‘oh it didn’t take that long’ and often the designs themselves don’t, by drying takes forever! I only recently started using a topcoat to preserve my designs longer, and it seems to work pretty well, but it also tends to smear my designs if I don’t wait quite a long time for them to dry before applying the topcoat.

Trying my ‘hand’ at Water Marbling 04/15/2012

The color is way off in this one but it’s the clearest picture I have of the marbling.

The colors are more true in this one and you can see the marbling detail fairly well.

I really like the idea of water marbling but I found it a bit difficult to pull it off. My polish wanted to dry too quickly in the water, so when I tried to swirl it it would just clump together. I need to either get way faster or find polish that dries slower. :) I plan on experimenting more with this, to try different brands, different water temps, etc to see if I can’t make it work better.

Dress up French 03/24/2012

ORLY in White Tips. Kiss Nail Art in Beach Pink and Soft Blue.

Just a simple french with some added color to match my dress and clutch for a friend’s wedding.

More stripes! 02/26/2012

Sally Hansen Insta-dri in Brisk Blue and Lickety-Split Lime. Kiss Nail Art Paint in Beach Green and Soft Blue.

I wanted something to brighten up the Blah that is February

Neon Stripes 01/06/2012

Kiss Nail Art Paint in Beach Green, Bikini Pink, Soft Blue, and Soft Purple.

Purple Glitter Gradient 07/27/2011

Matsuri Nails 06/07/2011

We had a festival to go to so I did some nail designs to match the yukatas of my friends and I! I did a colored french and added a stripe to spice things up and little flower/dot accents on the thumbs. Added a bit to a plain pedi as well.

The design I painted on fake nails for one friend; orange french tips with a black spray.

Another friend; blue angled french tips, with white and red stripe accents and some extra sparkle spray on the thumbs.