Another Diagonal Fancy French Manicure

My Black French started chipping (my left hand is NOT as smooth as my right hand, so the extra globs at the tips chipped away), and instead of fixing it, I decided it was time for a new look.

I had this wedding to go to, so I thought I'd do another fancy french.  I just did this random design...and it doesn't look as good as I could've made it, but I stuck with it anyway.  Besides, I'll be changing them again later this week because I have my bachlorette this coming weekend in Vegas!

At the time I painted my nails, I thought I was going to wear a black dress....but unfortunately that dress was out of the question when I tried it on (these weird creases would definitely turn out bad in photos).  In the end I decided to wear this yellow dress.  If I had know I was going to wear a yellow dress, I would've chose gold or something!

What I Used:

Stripe Rite: Neon Pink

Precision Nail Art Striping Brush: All That Glitter

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Silver Glitter

Orly: Reel Him In

Orly French Manicure: Softest White

Orly Glosser

Flower 3-D Art Wheel (Used the White)

What I Did:

I did a diagonal french in the Reel Him In (2 coats) and let that dry for about 5 minutes or so.  Then I did the same line design in the previous blog "Mani/Pedi" in the All That Glitter polish.  I used the Neon Pink polish in the same design, on the outside of the All That Glitter.  Then I used the Silver Glitter polish to draw a line in the middle of the All That Glitter lines.

You could leave it at that and have another nice diagonal French Manicure.  However, I kinda added stuff to it because I wanted it fancier for the wedding.

On all the nails besides the thumbs, I drew these two lines starting from one said of the nail...in the middle of the clear area.  I drew one line going upwards and one going downwards using the Silver Glitter.

Between the tip and the Silver Glitter polish, I used a dotting tool (or an old ball-point pen would work) to make three dots using the Softest White polish.

On the thumb I did the same silver lines, but I also added a 3D Flower Art.  Then I drew some dots using Softest White along the bottom of the silver glitter, making them smaller as I came away from the flower.

I put a coat of the Glosser over everything.

And yup, some fancy nails perfect for a wedding.  I thought they turned out pretty decent, but it's prolly not one I'm going to use again in the near future.  I think there are plenty of better designs out there in GoogleLand or YouTubeLand. =)

Another Black French Manicure

Here's another version of a French manicure.  I got this from EasyNails.  She calls this an "Arrow French Manicure", in case I use that term in the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVu3DIjWY_E&feature=channel_page

I didn't choose the colors she did because I wanted something more dramatic (it being October and all, lol).

What I Used:

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Black

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Red Glitter

Orly Glosser

What I Did:

Once again, I skipped the base coat (yeah yeah, I'm so terrible, my nails will suffer, yadda).  Using the Black polish, I made the two triangles on the tip of the nail.  EasyNails does this whole dotting thing, but I was lazy.  Hence why hers are like PERFECT, and mine are sloppy, lol.  Then I made the arrow on the bottom of the triangles with the red glitter polish.  Then I made another arrow on the bottom of the red glitter with the black polish.  After letting that set, I topped it with the Glosser.

Nice and simple, yet elegant. =)  Kudos to EasyNails for such and easy-to-follow video!

Same Fancy French on Mom

Here's the same look as the last one.

Sorry all my pictures are so blurry.  It's been hard trying to get a clear picture up close.  I might have to take a farther one, then crop and resize or something.  But these were all done in the past, so hopefully when I have a new look to share, the pictures will be in better quality.  Sad that the pics of what I used is like perfectly clear...that's not the important part!!!

What I Used (From Left to Right):

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Silver Glitter

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: White

Sephora by O*P*I: Mermaid

Orly Glosser

What I Did:

Basically I did the "diagonal french tip" (or so it's called on YouTube, lol) with Mermaid (2 coats).  Then did the same design as my last blog using the white thin tip polish, with the silver glitter polish on the outside.  There's nothing in the middle.   After it dried, I put on a top coat.

Nice and simple.  Just a slight variation to the previous blog. =)

Mani/Pedi Time!

This particular design was based on this video from EasyNails on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLYpuRMi1Nc&feature=channel_page

I kinda did mine differently.  But still, the design was based on EasyNail's video and I wanted to make sure she got the proper credit for it. =)

Stuff I Used (From Left to Right):

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: White

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Silver Glitter

Stripe Rite: Neon Pink

Stripe Rite: Neon Purple

China Glaze: Purple Panic (Neon)

Finger Paints: Cafe Creme

Orly French Manicure: White Tips

Orly Glosser

What I Did:

Once again, I didn't use a base coat, but I would suggest it to anyone, lol.  I did my toes first, because I don't want to mess up my hands while doing my toes.  I put 2 coats of the Purple Panic on all the toes and let it dry.  Then, only on the big toes, I did the little design (the black part) from the video using the White thin tip polish.  Next I took the Neon Pink thin brush polish and just did the same design on the outside of the white.  Finally, I just drew a line in the middle of the two white lines using the Silver Glitter thin brush polish (basically the blue part in the video).  After letting the nails dry for about 5 minutes, I threw on the Glosser.

For my nails, I put on one coat of the Orly White Tips at the tips, but on a diagonal slant instead of the normal French tips.  Basically, I just started at the middle of one side of the nail and ended at the top of the other side of the nail.  It didn't need to be perfect, because I was planning to cover it all up anyway.  Next, I put on 2 coats of the Finger Paints Cafe Creme (it's like a slightly metallic white) over the White Tips and let that dry about 5 minutes.

For the design, I used the Neon Purple thin tip polish in the same kind of design as the video, except I did it along the bottom of the white tips.  The first line started at lower part of the diagonal and followed it up the border then curved downwards in the middle, and the other line started higher part of the diagonal and followed it down the border then curved upwards.  Using the Neon Pink thin tip, I basically did the same design, but on the outside of the purple.  Then, I took the Silver Glitter thin brush polish and made a line in the middle of the purple lines.  After letting all that dry for about 5 minutes, I just put on the top coat.

Viola!  Simple, easy, yet pretty glam nails. =)  I got lots of compliments on them.  People couldn't believe I did them myself!

Nail Art Craze on Mom

Still on the YouTube How-To's, and came across a very fun nail art video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-0j3vsd2-g

It's a video created by QueenofBlendingMUA and I simply ADORE it.  I changed the colors (big mistake btw!) because I figured my mom would not be cool with having black polish on her nails.  I chose these two colors that I thought would look good together....and in theory they might have.  However, the colors didn't turn out as bold as I thought they would.

In the original video, QueenofBlendingMUA uses black with hot pink.  That, my dear readers, is a really good combination.  Something dark paired with something light.  Now that I have made my mistake, I shall learn from it and now pass on my learnings to you.

Things I used (From Left to Right):

Art Club Nail Art Sprinkles: White Flowers

It's So Easy Stripe Right: Neon Pink

China Glaze: Pink Voltage (Neon)

China Glaze: Purple Panic (Neon)

It's So Easy Stripe Right: Neon Purple

Orly Glosser

*Note 1: My Glosser is a little old (like 5+ yrs) so it looks a smidge green.  This doesn't affect my designs or anything (that I've noticed).

*Note 2: I got all of these at Sally's Beauty Supply.

I won't be explaining how to create the look, because you can easily watch the video link I posted above.  She does an excellent job of explaining how to create the look.  The main difference is that I substituted the purple for the black and instead of rhinestones I used the white flowers.  It made this interesting dainty look, but I like the original better. =)

I don't have more pictures (or clearer pictures) and since I did this a while ago, obviously my mom doesn't have it on anymore.  In fact, I took it off after 3 days because I didn't like it.  I replaced it with a different design that I'll post later on.  I may try to recreate this look in the future with a different color combination.  I'll keep y'all updated if I do!

Nail Art Craze

So I've been pretty bored recently...and started watching How-to's on YouTube. So now, I've stocked up on some nail supplies and have started ACTUALLY doing my own nails for once! I'll start posting pics. So far I haven't straight up copied a design, but if I do, I'll make sure to give the owner credit.

This picture to the left is just a very simple black French manicure with a light pinkish/purplish stripe below it. When I did this, I didn't have my supplies yet, so I had to work with what I had laying around.

Stuff I used:

The black polish is Sally Girl in Poser.

The pinkish stripe polish is Nail Art by Nubar in A146.

The top coat is Orly Glosser.

I know I should use a base coat, especially since I was using black nail polish, but I just did this on a whim (while playing World of Warcraft as you can tell by my monitor). So if you want to do something like this, I suggest any base coat.

Then I just used the black nail polish on the tips. I tried to get it as close to my natural nail line as I could, but not worrying too much because I knew I was going to cover it up. I put on two coats and let that dry for about 10 minutes. (Probably could've gotten away with 5, but like I said, I was playing WoW, lol.)

Afterwards, I used the pink nail polish. This comes in a skinny bottle with a really long, thin brush. I carefully drew a thin line just below the tip to just cover up any imperfections. I let this dry for another few minutes while my group killed a boss.

And lastly, I just tossed on one coat of the Glosser. Personally, I love this top coat. It has a really nice shine and doesn't chip too easily. =)

And there you have it, a black French mani. More to follow. (A few with the same posting date, but only because I did a few manis before I decided to blog about it!) Hopefully in the future I'll have better pictures!

Soon to be Drunk

I know it seems pretty alky of me to want to drink to drown my sorrows, but I think I just need a break. It's been a rough week, and hopefully a night of drunken debauchery will cheer me up!