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.

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.

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.

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.

Pastel French 05/27/2011

With spring in full bloom I couldn’t help using these pretty pastels!

Simple Blue w/Jewel 04/28/2011

.:insert catchy title here:. 04/07/2011

I’m not one for writing blogs; I’m never sure if I should be writing to myself or to an audience. This blog will therefore mostly be a collection of photographs documenting my nail art.

Striped French