Boyfriend's Pick - Black and Green Gradient

Hey people!

Hope y'all are doing well.

This design comes partly from my boyfriend. I asked him to pick out at least two colours from my collection for me to create a design with. He chose black and green, and this is what I did.

Black and Green Gradient with Fatal Attraction - BYS

To create this look I used the following colours and tools:
Lady in Black - OPI
Fatal Attraction - BYS
Camo Coat - Celestial
Cosmetic sponge 
Thin Striping Tape
G'day Matte Top Coat - Picture Polish.
  

Black & Green Gradient with G'day Matte Top Coat - piCture pOlish

I started with two coats of Fatal Attraction as a base. I painted Camo Coat over each nail and allowed to dry. I then took a cosmetic sponge and painted on Fatal Attraction and Lady in Black, then dabbed onto the index and middle nails. When I got to the next one, I placed four pieces of striping tape vertically on the nail and dabbed over the top. Once satisfied with the gradient, I quickly removed the tape. I decided to leave the pinky as just Fatal Attraction and painted my thumb with Lady in Black. I finished off with G'day Matte Top Coat. 

Green & Black Gradient Nail Art

I do wish that I had done another coat or two of Fatal Attraction as this colour is rather translucent. I also learnt that I need to stick the tape over the free edge of my nail when doing gradients like this. As you can see, it bled through on the tip and I don't like the way it looks.

This was fun though, not something I would have normally done, so I am always grateful for the input of my partner.

What do you think? Does your partner help you out with designs? Let me know below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blue Ocean Nail Art

Hey everyone.

This week I have a jam packed design for you! Its got glitter, its got stamping and its got pearl gems! 

I bought this amazing blue glitter polish and I have been dying to use it! So this is what I have come up with. Check it out:

Blue Ocean with Boys Boys Boy - Chi Chi

This was a really fun design to do. I used the following:
Boys Boys Boys - Chi Chi
Splash - piCture pOlish
White Stamping Polish - Born Pretty
Blue and Purple gradient pearls
White pearls
Stamping Plate 14 - 春の歌  
Ready to Take Off - UNT

Blue Ocean with Splash - piCture pOlish

I started with a peel off base coat, for easy glitter removal. Then I applied two coats of Boys Boys Boys to all but my ring finger. On this finger I started with one coat of Splash, and once dry I used a cosmetic sponge to dab on more glitter until fully opaque. I painted a thin coat of Splash on each nail, excluding the pinky. Once dry, I used stamping plate 14 and White Stamping polish to place the shell images in different positions on my first two nails. To apply the pearls I used a quick dry top coat on the nail, then used tweezers to place the pearls on the nail. Once dry, I finished it all off with a quick dry top coat.

Blue Ocean Nail art design

As I said before, I really enjoyed this. Splash is probably the best glitter polish I own, it is totally packed with glitters and it still applies really easily! Very happy with this purchase.

What do you think? Let me know below!
Thanks for stopping by!

Purple Smoosh Nail Art Design

Hey lovely people!

I hope everyone is doing well. 

I did this one a while ago and have been saving it for a rainy day, which it actually is today, or it was...But as you may have noticed, I have been a bit MIA recently so this has come in handy! Haha, pun not intended. 

Purple Smoosh Nail Art

This one was super easy, I used the following items:
Orchid - piCture pOlish
Blanc - Essie
Party Popper - BYS
Violet Frosting - BYS
Matte Purple - BYS
Camo Coat - Celestial 
Nail Stamper

Purple Smoosh Nail Art with Orchid - piCture pOlish

To create this look, I applied two coats of Blanc for the base. Once dry I put Camo Coat around all nails. I took Matte Purple, Violet Frosting & Orchid and dropped small amounts onto the stamper and pressed it onto the nail, then removed the Camo Coat. Once dry I applied a thin coat of Party Popper and finished with a quick dry top coat.

Purple Smoosh Nail Art with Party Popper

So that's all for today folks. What do you think? Smoosh nails are so fabulous & seriously easy! If I could only do one style for the rest of my life, this would be it. 

Thanks for stopping by!