Mint & Orange Nail Art

Hello everyone!

You may have noticed my absence recently. Things have been really busy over the last few weeks. I wasn't even sure I was going to get this one out! But here we are and I'm glad that I have. I've really missed posting & doing nail art. Since this break started I've had one single colour on my nails for far too long! Luckilyy, I recently purchased some amazing holographic polishes, so I got to try those out during this time. 

I have also been having some issues with my nails. Lots of breaking and tearing, which I think is a side effect of my dermatitis, so I have been trying to get that under control and keeping them all even.

Prior to this break, I had done these cute geometric pattern mint and orange nails, which I haven't gotten out yet, and will now be this week's nail design. If you keep reading, you'll see what I used for this design and how I did it. Please enjoy.

Mint and Orange Nail Art Design

To create these lovely mint and orange geometric pattern nails, I used the following items:
South Beach Bling Bikini by Chi Chi Cosmetics
I Feel Good by Chi Chi Cosmetics
Kwik Dry Top Coat by Sally Hansen
Stamping plate BP - 77 by Born Pretty 
Large clear jelly stamper (I don't recall the brand)
Scraper (This came with my stamper, so again I don't recall the brand)
Camo Coat by Celestial Cosmetics

Mint and Orange Nail Art with South Beach Bling Bikini

I started with two coats of I Feel Good and allowed them to dry. This polish is a bit thicker than usual polish so it does take a while to dry (I recommend thinner coats for faster drying time). The best way to know this polish is dry is when it becomes fragrant. Once I was satisfied they were dry, I applied Camo Coat around each nail to allow for easier clean up. I then took stamping plate 77, stamper, scraper and South Beach Bling Bikini, and applied a generous amount of Orange to the stamping plate. Taking my scraper, I dragged it evenly over the design and off the plate. I picked up the image with my stamper and lined it up as best I could with the nail. Unfortunately for me, the bottom of my scraper is scratched, which makes it hard. As the polish turned out a lot lighter than I was expecting, I decided to do a second stamp over the top of the first. I then removed the Camo Coat from that nail and repeated these steps for my middle finger and thumb. As for my index finger, I used a different design from the same plate, using the same steps as my previous nails. And of course, I finished with a coat of Kwik Dry Top Coat.

Mint & Orange Nail Art with I Feel Good

Although I love these Chi Chi flakies, they always seem to jut out, which you can see on my pinky finger above. This is mostly a visual problem, however I do find that they catch on things like clothing a fair bit, which is always annoying and can cause the polish to peel up. I would love to see them do the flakie colours but without the flakes.

Aside from that, I'm pretty pleased with how they look. These colours look so good together and I do love the patterns on this plate. 

What do you think about this simple pastel nail art design? Leave me a comment below. 

P.S. I am looking for a little feedback on what your overall opinion on my posts are, good, bad and/or ugly. You can leave a comment below, or send an email to theaustralnailian@gmail.com. I'd really appreciate it. 

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Neon Stone Marble Nail Art

Hey everyone. 

It's starting to look a lot like spring around here. We've had two sunny days in a row! Which seems to be some sort of magic at the moment. So, to celebrate this, here's my first attempt at a stone marble design using neon colours. 

Neon Stone Marble Nail Art Design

For this design, I used these items:
Hidden Treasure - BYS
Citrus - ulta3
Atomic Oj - ulta3
Fruit Tingle - ulta3
Tahiti - ulta3
Large Stamper
Camo Coat - Celestial

Neon Stone Marble with Hidden Treasure - BYS 

I started with Hidden Treasure for the base coat, three coats to get a decent opacity. After allowing them to dry, I grabbed a plastic sandwich bag. Taking each polish, Citrus, Tahiti, Atomic Oj and Fruit Tingle, I dropped each colour on top of the next to create a bulls eye. I made two of these close to each other. Then I picked up the bag and started rotating to swirl the polish around and create a stone-like pattern. Once I was happy and before the polish dried, I used a stamper to pick up the pattern and transfer it to my ring finger. Then I finished off with a quick dry top coat.
 

Neon Stone Marble Nail Art with Citrus - ulta3

That's all for this one. This one was really fun. I tried this out so many times beforehand to figure out the best way to get the look I wanted. I was going to turn this into a decal and put it on after drying but they take a long time to dry and I'm a little impatient. Haha. Eventually I would like to try doing it that way because using a stamper de-saturated it, which kind of sucked, but I wasn't too mad about it.

Neon Stone Marble Nail Art Close Up

I'm pretty happy with the end result, especially since I wasn't sure it would work.
What are your thoughts?
Have you tried this?
If so, I'd love to see it!
Leave me a comment below and I'll check it out. 

Thanks for stopping by!