Neon Dry Brush Nail Art

Hi there!
I hope you're all well!

I've had a great day doing my nails. I have been having a few struggles with nail art lately, which has been stressing me out and doing no favours for my motivation/inspiration.
BUT, today I was FINALLY able to get past my frustrations and continue without getting disheartened. I must say it felt really good! Hopefully this feeling sticks around because I've missed doing my nails regularly!  

This week I have drawn inspiration from a few lovely little pieces of "art" hanging on my wall. I say "art" with quotation marks because technically they are birthday cards, all with a similar design theme, that I thought looked really cool (see below for pictures).
So, I cut them in half and hung them in the perfectly sized space above my wardrobe. I love waking up and just staring at these cute little animals with all the neon colours surrounding them, and it didn't take long for me to realize that this would be a fabulous look on my nails! Unfortunately I am pretty useless at any kind of REAL art, so I omitted the animals and just went with the colours. As usual, keep reading for the nail polish and tools used in this design. 

Neon Dry Brush Nail Art

I used these polishes:
Blanc by Essie
Lady In Black by OPI
Tahiti by ULTA3
Big Primer Base Coat by Sally Hansen
Kwik Dry Top Coat by Sally Hansen

Tools I used:
Liquid Latex by LuLaa

Neon Dry Brush Nail Art with Blanc by Essie

I started with Big Primer Base Coat. Once dry, I applied two coats of Blanc; the white base tends to amplify and really bring out the brightness of these neon polishes. Before continuing, I applied liquid latex around each nail. Once visibly dry, I grabbed Lady In Black and wiped a fair bit of excess polish off the brush using the neck of the bottle. I didn't remove too much as I wanted it to still be opaque and dense. I then wiped the polish onto the nail in various locations and directions, making sure not to be too heavy handed with it, as I wanted to keep a relatively even amount of each colour. Once I was satisfied with Lady In Black, I moved onto Tahiti and repeated the process - again, trying not to over power the other colours. I then removed the liquid latex and finished with a coat of Kwik Dry Top Coat to seal it all in. 

Neon Dry Brush with Tahiti

I love this design, and I'm just a little bit obsessed with this awesome bright orange!
It's actually a perfect match to the design I pulled my inspiration from, which makes it even better.
I originally intended to incorporate a few different neon colours into this design - one on each nail or maybe just two different colours - but when I went to grab some colours, I found my collection TERRIBLY lacking in neon polishes and I was quite disappointed... So I DEFINITELY need to improve my neon collection!

All in all though, I think this design would work well with any colour; neon or other wise. Black and white goes with everything, of course! (I should know, half our house is black and white - haha)

As always, I'd love to know your thoughts!
Let me know what colours YOU would use to create this awesome design.

Thanks for stopping by!  

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!