Nail Art January 2016: Day 08

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Today's Prompt: Animal

Black Glitter: OPI Center of the You-niverse
White: Zoya Purity
Black: Zoya Willa
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen

These were super simple penguin nails that I did! My favorite animal is a penguin, so I really wanted to do them. If you are worried about work, because you can't wear something like this, you can totally do them without the eyes and beak, and just make it a Ruffian manicure that is inspired by penguins!

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Thanksgiving 2015: Pilgrims

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A day or two before Thanksgiving, I decided to do some cute Pilgrim nails!

Black: Salon Perfect Oil Slick

White: Salon Perfect Sugar Cube

Nude: Essie Spin the Bottle

Brown: Essie Partner in Crime

Yellow: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow

Green: Pure Ice Free Spirit

I freehanded everything for this manicure! I wasn't super excited or happy with it, honestly. Which I always hate when I'm that way, but I didn't even finish my right hand with it, because I didn't like it very much at all.

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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 13

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Prompt: Animal Print

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright

I don't do a lot of animal print nails in general, so this is always a good day for me, because it gets me to do something different! I was trying to think of an easy animal to do, and the first thing that came to mind was zebra! So, this is clearly just a plain and simple zebra print manicure. I freehanded all of the stripes using black polish and a detail brush I got from Sally Beauty Supply.

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31 Day Challenge: Day 7

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Today's Prompt: Black & White

Black: OPI Black Onyx
White: OPI Alpine Snow

I kept it really simple, because I was exhausted from it being moving day for me, and I was in a hotel again for the night. I just wanted to get something cute and simple though, anyway, because I usually do something crazy on this day for some reason!

I really like the way this turned out, though! It's simple, but it's also sort of classy. I know there are some places that don't like black nail polish, but I do, and I think with some accents, it is totally acceptable! All I used for this was the nail polish and a dotting tool with a large end and a medium end.


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Dry Brush and Polka Dots

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I recreated a manicure I did a little while ago but with a different blue this time! You can find the original here.

Blue: Essie Garden Variety

White: Essie Blanc

Black: Essie Licorice

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Spring Dry Brush

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I tried the dry brush method for the first time! I'm so excited for it, and I absolutely loved the result! I have a feeling I'll be turning to this a lot because it is so easy, but looks awesome!

Blue: Essie Garden Variety

White: Essie Blanc

Black: Essie Licorice

This was so easy to do, and I loved it. I can't wait to try it again!

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#NailArtApr: Day 28

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Today's theme: pop of color!

I decided to do a dottier in black and white, and then add in some red to it as my pop of color! I used all OPI polishes for this manicure.

Black: Black Onyx
White: Alpine Snow
Red: In A Holidaze

This was super simple to do. I just used 3 different sized dotting tools for it. On the black nails, I did the entire thing in white dots, and then went back in with the red where I wanted it, otherwise it probably would not have shown up, or at least not very well. It was pretty sheer at first, and dark, just like the black. I knew that if I started with the white, it would turn out perfect.

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The Nail Art Guild: Retro

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I have decided to do as many of The Nail Art Guild bi-weekly prompts as possible in 2015. These are a great way to interact with people on Instagram, and have a sense of community. It's also fun to have a challenge, and try something different every couple of weeks.

The first prompt of 2015 was "Retro" and the date for it was January 3rd.

I was still on vacation at the time, so I had to use some nail art stickers for it. I used some by China Glaze for this look, and they fit perfectly with the theme.

I've only used nail stickers once, and they were pretty cool, but they were difficult to remove, which was the downside. I applied these on top of my press on nails, so I'm not sure how they remove, unfortunately. I liked the way they applied, but I hated the size options. There were not enough larger choices. I just felt like they were all very skinny, and not wide enough for me. It may have been different if I didn't have the press on nails on, but I still felt like it was a HUGE gap, meaning it probably would have still been a gap without the nails, just maybe not as big.

I did like the look of these, and if you are not one to paint your nails on your own, these are always a great option.

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31 Day Challenge: Day 29

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Today's theme: inspired by the supernatural!

I was honestly dreading this day. I didn't complete the challenge last year, and this day was part of the reason why. I had no idea what to do. I hate spooky/creepy things, so this day is horrible for me. I realized after doing it and exploring other peoples more, that there are some good ideas out there. Something to keep in mind for next year! :)

I did small, cute ghosts, which is also perfect for Halloween which is coming up! For this nail art, it was super simple. I used Hot Designs, which are the brush and pen combo! I've seen these in my local Walmart, CVS, and Target. I think you can also get them online.

It was short and sweet for this one! Simple is good sometimes, though!

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*All polishes were purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own and truthful. I am not sponsored in any way.

31 Day Challenge: Day 7

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Today's prompt: black & white!

I went with a mix and match look for today. I had several polishes and such that I hadn't used that I wanted to try.

On my thumb, I used Salon Perfect Sugar Cube, and Sally Hansen Big Smoky Top Coat. I had never tried this top coat before. I liked it! It's definitely going to be best on top of white polish, but I'm also interested in applying it on top of a fire pattern, or something like that.

I used the same white base on my index and middle finger as on my thumb. On my ring and pinky fingers, I used Wet n Wild Wild Shine Black Creme. I had never tried this black before. It applied smoothly, and I got it opaque in just two coats! On top of my index finger, I used China Glaze Whirled Away. On my middle finger, I used the Sally Hansen I Heart Nail Art Striper in Black, and the same one in White on my ring finger. Finally, on my pinky, I used the new Salon Perfect top coat in Spot On.

Overall, I'm very pleased with this look, and like the nail polishes that I chose! I would definitely recommend them, and all but the China Glaze are drugstore brands, so they are very affordable!

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*All opinions are my own and truthful. All polishes were purchased with my own money.

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 7

Day Seven: Black and White

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Black Out

Sinful Colors in Snow Me White

Milani Nail Art in Black

Kiss Nail Art in White

Kiss Nail Art in Black

Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Pearly White

This post will be a little different than the others, as well as most of them from now on in the 30 day nail challenge.

Thumb: White polish as the base, and the black Milani polish for the spiral
Index: Sinful Colors for the base, and the black Kiss Nail Art for the design and outline (the only
         reason I used two so similar was because I did not have the black Kiss one when I did my thumb,
         and I liked the Kiss brushes better)
Middle: Black polish as base, and white Kiss nail art in a grid shape
Ring: White base, black dots using the Sally Hansen polish, and a dotting tool
Pinky: Black base and Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen

I have had a couple of Milani Nail Art polishes for a while now. After having those, I bought some of the Kiss colors and loved them. The brushes are thinner, and better for precise designs, such as what is on my index finger. For things like the grid on my middle finger, either one would work, but my only option was the Kiss brand.

Basically, there is not much here for me to review! I always love Sally Hansen and Sinful Colors.

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