Autumnized Galaxies

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I did these nails just like all my other galaxies, because it's been almost a whole year worth of galaxy nails! These were really similar to my Thanksgiving galaxy nails, but I added some green, and used different glitter!

Brown: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Cococa A Go Go
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-rush Luck
Glitter: Pure Ice Bling on the Holidays

I think I may have liked these better than the Thanksgiving ones, because these were more unique!

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Thanksgiving 2015: Galaxies

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Today, I wanted to share my galaxy nails that I made for Thanksgiving, even though it's late! These were really fun to make, and I even made a tutorial for them!

Brown: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Cococa A Go Go
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Small Glitter: Maybelline Color Show Veils Rose Mirage
Large Glitter: Essie Luxeffects Summit of Style

If you want to see how I did them, check out the video on my YouTube channel here!

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Halloween 2015: Galaxies

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I know this is super late, but I'm finally getting around to posting about my last Halloween nails that I did for actual Halloween! I decided to do some galaxies again, because clearly I love them. These were so fun to do, and I love the way they turned out!

Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Tiny Glitter: Sally Hansen Insta-Ombre Grey-diant
Small Glitter: Salon Perfect Trick-or-Treat
Large Glitter: Salon Perfect Spider Legs

These were simple to do, and not even too time consuming this time! I started with the black base, and then sponged on white, then orange in some diagonal and different shapes. I was sure to leave some white showing this time, because I only had orange otherwise! Then, I went in with the tiny glitter, and covered the nail with that. Next, I used the small glitter and was sure to not get any large glitters, because the polish is actually a mix, which includes some large circles. I took this and applied it lightly to the nails.

Then, I picked out some orange glitters out of the large glitter and placed them in certain spots to be the big stars. My final step was to hand paint some tiny pumpkins in areas to fill the space even better.

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Halloween 2015: Fuzzy Monsters

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Today I want to share my last couple of Halloween designs! First up, these cute, fuzzy monsters, inspired by Chalkboard Nails and the Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat. The post that inspired them can be found here.

I loved these cute monsters that she created, and I recreated them back before I was blogging, and I thought they were so cute! I knew I had to do it again when I got this special Halloween Fuzzy Coat last year.

Purple: Wet 'n Wild Megalast Thrift Shopaholic
Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Fuzzy Coat: Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat Witch-ful Thinking

I love the way these turned out! I used the polish brush to create the body for the monsters, and to add the fuzzy coat. I used a small detail brush from Winstonia and dotting tools for the remainder of the details.

Happy Halloween! <3

Halloween 2015: Stripes and Glitter

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I do dotticures so often, I thought I would mix it up this time and try some stripes instead! I love the way these turned out, and I love the accent nail with black glitter.

The stripes were done using some straight vinyls in different sizes. I painted the base white and then used a brush to fill in some of the stripes. Once they were done, I used the silver and added a couple accent stripes to make it stand out. To put the glitter on, I used a latex free makeup sponge to apply it.

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Silver: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Celeb City
Glitter: Sally Hansen Luxe Lace Ruffle

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31 Day Challenge: Day 28

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Prompt: Inspired by a Flag

Blue: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri In Prompt Blue
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Dark(er) Blue: Orly Color Blast A Happy...Puddle
Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Tan: Essie Perennial Chic

For this nail art, I was inspired by the Wisconsin state flag! I recently moved here, so I thought it was a good idea to do one to sort of "commemorate" it. That way, when I look back at this challenge, I'll always remember which year it was I moved! Not that I'm likely to forget, but it was still fun.

I used a detailing nail art brush from a pack of brushes from Winstonia.

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31 Day Challenge: Day 27

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Prompt: Inspired by Artwork

Index
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Green: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Green With Envy
Blue: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri In Prompt Blue

Middle
Blue: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away!
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Pink: Orly Color Blast Magical Voice

Ring
Orange: China Glaze Home Sweet House Music
Blue: China Glaze Boho Blues
Purple: OPI Lost My Bikini In Molokini

Pinky
Red: Revlon Revlon Red
White: Essie Blanc
Black: Essie Licorice

These nails were inspired by Andy Warhol artwork. I got the idea to do Warhol work from Chalkboard Nails. Her post can be found here. The specific specific colors come from this photo below.

Image credit: Online Tech Tips

More specifically, this cropped area here.

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31 Day Challenge: Day 24

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Prompt: Inspired by a book

White: Essie Blanc
Light Green: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet
Medium Green: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Green With Envy
Dark Green: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Tan Lime
Gray: Essie Blanc + Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Show Steel-er
Tan/Peach: Essie Perennial Chic
Brown: Essie Little Brown Dress

I know, it's late. But I had a good reason! I was traveling today, and the wifi at the airport and on the plane were awful. Plus, I forgot my dark brown polish, which I needed, and it was back here at home, so I had to wait until I was here to finish it up!

I was inspired by the book Matched by Ally Condie. It's the book I'm currently reading, and have been for a while now, but I haven't had a lot of time to read with work and school and moving! Life gets crazy sometimes.

To make the ombre look, I used a latex free sponge and did a gradient on top of white with all of the greens. The details were painted with a new nail art brush from Winstonia store!

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Summerized Galaxy Nails

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Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Small Glitter: Pure Ice Studette
Large Glitter: Essie Rock At The Top
White Striper: Salon Perfect Nail Art Striper White Out

I finally did my summer version of galaxy nails the other day! I figured since it's the first day of fall, I should finally post them so I have no outstanding posts going in to fall. I love the way these came out. They are so much fun, and I love the colors together. It even looks pretty galaxy like to me, and not too whimsical! I hope you guys like them!

Thanks for reading <3

31 Day Challenge: Day 22

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Prompt: Inspired by a Song

Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-rush Luck
Light Blue: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Blue Away
Dark Blue: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri In Prompt Blue
Purple: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Lively Lilac
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Gray: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Show Steel-er
Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright
Gold: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Golden-I

Song Inspiration: Long Live by Taylor Swift

In case no one has noticed from the past challenges, I love Taylor Swift! I was listening to this song and I just had this image of nail art, and this is what I got! I know it's a lot of polishes, but that's because of the confetti. So, the lines of the song I got this from, starting at the index finger...

Dragon: "I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you."
Crowns: "We are the kings and the queens / You traded your baseball cap for a crown."
Confetti: "Hold on to spinning around / Confetti falls to the ground"

And that's it! Check back tomorrow for more nail art! <3

31 Day Challenge: Day 19

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Prompt: Galaxies

Gray: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Show Steel-er

Green: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet

Blue: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Breezy Blue

Purple: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Lacey Lilac

Glitter: China Glaze Fairy Dust

White: Salon Perfect Nail Art Striper White Out

Obviously, I do galaxies quite a bit. I just love them! There is so much you can do with them, and I think they are fun, but can be subtle, too. They don't have to be screaming, or crazy or anything like that. They are easy, too. They are so good for beginners, because they don't have to be perfect, and there's no difficult details to them!

This time, I decided I wanted to do something that was sort of a pastel galaxy, instead of a typical and common one. I was inspired mostly by The Nail Trail. Her instagram can be found here. I am so in love with these! They turned out so cute, and they are more subtle, since they used a gray background and pastel colors.

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31 Day Challenge: Day 17

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Prompt: Glitter

Blue: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Blue-Away
Glitter: Sally Hansen Insta-Ombre Grey-diant

This nail art was super easy! All I did was follow the instructions for the insta-ombre polish. Basically you paint your whole nail with a coat. Then your second coat only covers two-thirds of your nail, and your third coat covers just one-third of your nail. I brushed a little extra on the tip, too, just to make it more dense there and then fade a little better going up.

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31 Day Challenge: Day 14

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Prompt: Flowers

Gray: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Show Steel-er

Red: China Glaze I Brake For Colour

Orange: China Glaze Pop The Trunk

Gold: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Golden-I

I know...where is the red AND orange? These two colors turned out to be very similar, and in small portions, I think it's even harder to tell. It's there, though, so I included two pictures so that you can hopefully see it a little better in one of them!

I used three different sized dotting tools for these, and I'm really happy with how they turned out! I like the color on top of the gray, and then the gold that I used as a pop of color! It turned out really well, and I really like them!

Check back tomorrow for more nail art! <3