Frozen Waterfall Nail Art

Hello lovely people.

I hope everyone is having a good day. We had a lovely taste of winter at the end of this week and it was fabulous. Rain, fog, and lots of warm drinks! I enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to the real winter to kick in. My feet are aching to get my snow boots on again! 

As I mentioned in a post not too long ago, I have been struggling with inspiration. Therefore, this week I decided to recreate a design that I first tried a while back. You can see the original design here.

I decided to do a fire-inspired colour scheme for that one. This time, I broke out the blues and went with an ice theme. It helps that the vast majority of my polish collection is blue! As always, you can see a list of polishes and tools that I used for this design below. 

Frozen Waterfall Nail Art

I used these nail polishes:
Head In The Clouds by BYS Cosmetics 
Sparks Fly by Sally Hansen
Boys Boys Boys by Chi Chi Cosmetics
Tiffany Case by OPI
Extra-Terrestrial by BYS Cosmetics
Celeb City by Sally Hansen 
Big Primer Base Coat by Sally Hansen
Kwik Dry Top Coat by Sally Hansen

As well as these tools:
Thin Striping brush
Sandwich bag
Liquid Latex

Frozen Waterfall Nail Art with Tiffany Case

For this nail art I started with a Big Primer Base Coat. I continued by applying two coats of Head In The Clouds, allowing each layer to dry well. I then applied liquid latex around each nail and let dry. Taking a sandwich bag, I applied a few drops of Tiffany Case. Using a thin striping brush, I dipped it into the polish and made a few vertical lines of varying size down the nail from the cuticle. I continued this with Celeb City, Extra-Terrestrial, Boys Boys Boys and Sparks Fly until the entire cuticle area was covered, making sure to clean the brush with acetone between each colour change. I went over the more glittery and sheer colours to make them more prominent against the background, then removed the liquid latex carefully. Once I was sure all the polish was dry, I applied a coat of Kwik Dry Top Coat to finish off the design. 

Frozen Waterfall Nail Art with Head In The Clouds

An awesome design that's quick and versatile. Comparing this nail art to the original fire-inspired nail art, it's hard to believe that they're pretty much the same design, only with different colours. That's the beauty of this particular design, in my opinion anyway.

I've got a bit of free time on my hands at the moment and am planning to try out some new designs, so hopefully I have some fun things to share with you soon. Then again, I might have a few nail fails on the way, haha!
Wish my luck! 


What do you think?
Do you like the ice or the fire version better?

Let me know.

Thanks for stopping by!

Black and Gold Nail Art

Hello everyone, 

I hope you've all enjoyed your weekend. It was pretty good on this side of the globe; bright, sunny, and just PERFECT for that classic jeans and t-shirt look... which just so happens to be my preferred attire - after PJs, of course!

I've got a nice and simple design this week. I have got a bit of thing with triangles on my nails, so this one was fun to create and wear. The best part is, you don't need any super-skilled talent to re-create this design! Don't let the simplicity and ease fool you, though - this design oozes elegance and is perfect for any occasion.

The following polishes were used for this design:
Golden Luster by BYS cosmetics
Lady In Black by OPI
Big Primer Base Coat by Sally Hansen
Kwik Dry Top Coat by Sally Hansen

As well as these products:
3mm Striping tape

To create this design I started with Big Primer Base Coat. 
Once dry, I applied three coats of Golden Luster, allowing more than enough time for each layer to dry completely. This shade is very sheer, as you can see (I probably should have added an additional coat in order to hide my smile line more thoroughly, however I didn't notice until I reviewed the photos). 
I then applied a coat of Kwik Dry Top Coat and let dry. 
Once it was completely dry, I cut four pieces of striping tape and applied two in the shape of a triangle on my middle and ring fingers, making sure to adhere it well to the nail. I then applied Lady In Black to the inner triangle on my middle finger, making sure it was opaque, then removed the tape. Moving onto my ring finger, I painted Lady In Black on the outer section of the nail, again ensuring complete coverage and removing the tape. Once dry, I applied another coat of Kwik Dry Top Coat to finish the design. 

Simple, yet beautiful.
A perfect example of how black and gold were just made for each other.
I really do love this gold polish, however I just wish it were more opaque...*sigh*... we can't have it all now, can we?
The beauty of this design really is in its simplicity.
It's so easy that ANYONE can do it - all you need are your favourite colours and some striping tape - which is cheap!
So cheap, in fact, that I have bucket-loads of it... I really should incorporate it more into my designs!  

So, let me know your thoughts.
Do you like the black and gold look?
What colours would you try for this design?

Thanks for stopping by!