Wednesday, 21 September 2011
The Daily Nail is Moving!
Yep, not the website, that will stay right here where you sit reading it now. Nope, ME, Melissa, the quirky nerd girl behind the nails.
I really wanted to explain why I've been sort of MIA right now on the blog, and this is why. I'm packing up my entire life and getting the hell outta dodge. This is no ordinary move, I'll be in a time zone and country far different than I'm used to. A country I've never been to, and I'm MOVING there! Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted and eager to start my new adventure (and yes, I TOTALLY plan to keep posting on the blog- the inspiration from where I'm going is going to be AMAZING!!), but I'm overwhelmed, terrified, worried, anxious, and well, scared shitless to go. I'm moving to India! Yes, you read that right, I'll be moving to the country that is the home of Bollywood, curry, henna, and Ghandi! (not the state between Michigan and Illinois)
I'll be leaving somewhere in the neighborhood of October 20th, and I'll be living there for 2 years! I can't wait to share my adventures in my new home with you, and hope for your patience while I get moved and settled! I'll be writing a blog that is specific to my Indian adventures when I get over there, and once I get it up and running, I'll be sure to post the address!!
If I have any readers in Chennai, let me know! I'd love to meet some people with like interests while I'm there!!
My presence will definitely be maintained while I'm there on twitter, Facebook, and the blog, just keep in mind that my AM will most likely be your PM!
Yay!! I hope you all follow me in my newest life adventure!!
Enter the Dragon!
Hey y'all! For today's design, I started off with a different idea, but when I started the design, it was already way late, so I only got the base color of white done before I HAD to go to bed! At lunch, I managed to snag the new Wet & Wild black glitter polish 'Tangled in my Web,' and decided to check it out, painting one nail over the white. Little did I know, it was going to look AWESOME!! However, it DID keep on reminding me of dragon fruit, so I decided to add another layer of the glitter, and then added the fuchsia tip for the peel of the dragon fruit! It ended up being a very simple manicure, but I like it! :)
I used American Apparel Cotton for the base, with 2 layers of Wet & Wild Tangled in my Web over it. For the tip, I used China Glaze Heli-Yum with OPI Houston We Have a Purple over it, then mixed with Zoya Anja for the darker fuchsia. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Bridal nails updated!
It's the wedding season again! A few sets of bridal nails I did recently.
Pretty roses and lace on white tips!
2 tone acrylic glitter extension with pink lace and crystals. If you love crystals and lace, this design is for you!
Simple design with lots of crystals and some roses!
Pink glitter gel extension with simple embossed flowers and a victorian pearl/crystal design on her middle finger. Gotta love this set of nails!
Pretty roses and lace on white tips!
2 tone acrylic glitter extension with pink lace and crystals. If you love crystals and lace, this design is for you!
Simple design with lots of crystals and some roses!
Pink glitter gel extension with simple embossed flowers and a victorian pearl/crystal design on her middle finger. Gotta love this set of nails!
Clean nude colour tips with lace and cute white bows. :D
Bridal nails updated!
It's the wedding season again! A few sets of bridal nails I did recently.
Pretty roses and lace on white tips!
2 tone acrylic glitter extension with pink lace and crystals. If you love crystals and lace, this design is for you!
Simple design with lots of crystals and some roses!
Pink glitter gel extension with simple embossed flowers and a victorian pearl/crystal design on her middle finger. Gotta love this set of nails!
Pretty roses and lace on white tips!
2 tone acrylic glitter extension with pink lace and crystals. If you love crystals and lace, this design is for you!
Simple design with lots of crystals and some roses!
Pink glitter gel extension with simple embossed flowers and a victorian pearl/crystal design on her middle finger. Gotta love this set of nails!
Clean nude colour tips with lace and cute white bows. :D
Don't stop loving me!!! I promise to blog more often!! :>
Anyway, some sets of nails I did few months back, some bridal and some just wanted simple nail art.
Marble nail tips with lace and gold glitter and crystals.
A classic set of bridal nails with simple petal flowers.
Peach colored tips with white dots and a hand painted white bow using gel.
Did this on a bride for her photoshoot. Painted checks on baby pink tips and added the embossed flowers, crystals and pearls. Lovely.
Anyway, some sets of nails I did few months back, some bridal and some just wanted simple nail art.
Marble nail tips with lace and gold glitter and crystals.
A classic set of bridal nails with simple petal flowers.
Peach colored tips with white dots and a hand painted white bow using gel.
Did this on a bride for her photoshoot. Painted checks on baby pink tips and added the embossed flowers, crystals and pearls. Lovely.
Wedding nails. Marble designs with 3 different colours and pink glitter for the rest of the nails.
Don't stop loving me!!! I promise to blog more often!! :>
Anyway, some sets of nails I did few months back, some bridal and some just wanted simple nail art.
Marble nail tips with lace and gold glitter and crystals.
A classic set of bridal nails with simple petal flowers.
Peach colored tips with white dots and a hand painted white bow using gel.
Did this on a bride for her photoshoot. Painted checks on baby pink tips and added the embossed flowers, crystals and pearls. Lovely.
Anyway, some sets of nails I did few months back, some bridal and some just wanted simple nail art.
Marble nail tips with lace and gold glitter and crystals.
A classic set of bridal nails with simple petal flowers.
Peach colored tips with white dots and a hand painted white bow using gel.
Did this on a bride for her photoshoot. Painted checks on baby pink tips and added the embossed flowers, crystals and pearls. Lovely.
Wedding nails. Marble designs with 3 different colours and pink glitter for the rest of the nails.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
New Look!
How do you find our new look?! I'm definitely lovin' it. =)
Apologise for the lack of updates. Been sick for a long time, busy preparing for end of the year concert and rushing out portfolios. Will be posting again soon ya. Bear with me.
On a side note, I'm currently searching for ladies in Singapore with long fingernails for a free photoshoot. This is mainly to expand upon my current portfolio and to add nicer pictures to my collection. Interested ladies do send me an email at valerie.gmh@gmail.com
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Retro Geometric Smoke
So I have to admit, I created this nail design for Cosmoprof, and I hate that I'm just now posting it, but there were other designs that I was more excited to post the day I did them! This manicure was done at 11 PM when I was sick and had a fever, I wouldn't have done them had it not been Cosmoprof, but I hardly felt like a nail blogger if I hadn't. For this manicure I used 2 of the colors from the Zoya Smoke collection, too! This design was inspired by a rug pattern! :)
I used Zoya Codie as a base, with Zoya Dree for the green shapes, then I mixed Zoya Dree with American Apparel Cotton for the lighter green. For the Orange Shapes, I used butter LONDON Minger for the lighter orange, and Finger Paints Cordur-Orange for the darker orange. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche vote top coat.
Monday, 5 September 2011
Fruit ninja inspired nails
I m checking if I can submit posts from my phone, so here are some fresh manicures.
Green one is inspired by a popular fruit ninja game :) I just can't stop aging it