Flakies, Gradients, & Holo

Have you ever started doing your nails and you can't stop just adding more and more until you realize that you may have gone overboard? Yeah, I tend to do that. A lot. You know what, though? Sometimes more is more. Right?

31DC2016 Day 12 - Stripes

My initial idea for today's prompt was to go pinstripe crazy with striping tape on all of my nails. Then I decided that I didn't have that kind of time today so I took a simpler approach. I still used striping tape, though, because I can't paint a straight line to save my life.

ILNP Flakie Gradient

I'm in love. I made my first ever I Love Nail Polish purchase the other day and, when my package came in the mail, I couldn't have been happier. Of course, if I was going to buy something from ILNP, I had to get at least one of the Ultra Chrome Flakies. So, I got two. Man, oh, man! I'm in girls-who-love-sparkle-and-shine heaven!

Matte Gradient with Flakies!

I was organizing my polishes a bit today (I have them sorted by brand, usually, but they always get disorganized over time.) and I came across Sally Hansen Slick Slate. I haven't used it in ages but I don't know why because I love it so much! It was just sitting there next to Sally Hansen Pat on the Black and I thought, "Wouldn't those just make a lovely gradient?"

A Little Dry Marble

I don't know why, but I love marbled nails. That includes all nail marbling techniques. Maybe it has something to do with the finishes. Each technique has such a unique look to it. Or maybe it's the fact that you can use everyday, household objects to achieve them.
One of the simplest to do is dry marbling. Other than nail polish, all you need is a needle or pin of some sort!

              

Just a Quickie: Flakie Gradient

Base Color: ULTA Little Black Dress
Gradient: Nubar 2010

Mermaidy Gradient?

Look at me making promises I can't keep. I promised Valentine's Day designs and I never got to do them. I haven't posted since Thursday. I ended up wearing my Blue Valentine's Day design for four days! It was okay, though, because I loved it! 

Anyway, it's been a CRAAZY week. My mother-in-law had surgery, my weekend was non-stop, and now we are gutting the master bathroom to get ready for a remodel. So, I haven't had a whole lot of time to sit down and do nail art. I did get to do one design and that's what I'll be sharing with you today!

Matte Splatter

I was looking through some of my old nail art photos the other day. I realized that I love the way splatter nails look but I rarely do them anymore. So, I thought I'd do one in some nice bright colors.

Blooms

It's been raining for three days now. I thought about another rain inspired color scheme but I decided on something bright and Spring-y instead.

Sally Hansen Twisted Pink is the base color. I did the stamping and the tips in Art Club White. The floral pattern comes from BM-224. For a hint of sparkle, I added Nubar 2010. Lovely flowery nails!

Purple Hearts

My mother-in-law asked me to come over and do her nails today. Her favorite color is purple so I pretty much knew that we'd be doing a purple manicure. I was right. She wanted purple and hearts.

The base is OPI Planks a Lot. The hearts are from BM-202 and are stamped in OPI Purple With a Purpose and OPI It's My Year. Over that, there's a coat of Nubar 2010 for a little sparkle. I think there is definitely enough purple here to satisfy any purple fiend. :)

I thought it would be fun to do a matching manicure on myself. I didn't want quite as much purple, though. Instead, I started with a base of OPI Alpine Snow.

Other than the white, it's exactly the same. Purple With a Purpose and It's My Year for the hearts and a coat of Nubar 2010. I love it!

You will have to excuse my blue fingers. Time Traveler really did a number on me. For being such a dream to apply and wear, it was a nightmare to remove. :( 

I'm really excited for tomorrow's manicure. I can't wait for you guys to see what I have planned! Good night!

Just peachy. :)

I wanted to do something lighter and brighter on my nails this time around. It took me a while to decide on a color. Eventually I decided that I wanted to do something in the orange family.

I went with ORLY Orange Sorbet. It's a gorgeous orange/peach shade with a lovely golden shimmer. Well, it lasted maybe two hours before I decided that it still needed something.

I topped it with Nubar 2010. The golden tones in Orange Sorbet really bring out the golden tones in the glitter flakes. So pretty. I wanted to play with my NYC Matte Me Crazy so I slapped some of that on.

I LOVE IT!!! The matte top coat tones down the orange and makes Orange Sorbet a gorgeous peach color and you still get a pretty sparkle from the flakies! Lovely. Let's see how long this lasts...ha ha!