Hodgepodge

Inspiration comes from the oddest places for me... I was watching TV the other night, and in the background, there was a great color combination...a pea green, burgundy & a turquoise/teal. I mentally matched the colors to polishes in my collection while I was watching, and I wanted to do something fun with them, since it wasn't a conventional color combination. I decided to do a hodgepodge design with a different pattern on each nail, which allowed me to use the three colors in a bunch of different ways! :)

I used American Apparel MacArthur Park as a base for all the fingers except the ring finger, where I used American Apparel Port. The third color I utilized in this manicure was China Glaze Flyin' High. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Sweet Pastels

Dee came over today to get her nails done. Was really unique as she opted for a different pastel colour on each nail for both her mani & pedi. Turned out to look really sweet! The whole mani/pedi session was really relaxing with us having so many topics to chat about. Felt really comfortable for a person that I've met for the first time. (:

Was in woodlands today and saw a stall selling nail art stuff! You should have seen the delighted look on my face. Hahahaa. I think every girl who's into this will probably have the same reaction. Got my nail dryer for a cheap price and I certainly hope it lasts!

Ask and you shall receive!!

Thanks everyone for your sweet comments on my previous post. Since almost all of you asked for a tutorial, I did one, just for you guys. It was a quickie though, and I was forced to use what I had in my purse, and I LOVE this! So thanks to you guys, I have a mani, that just might last more than 2 hours!

For this tut, I used LA Splash Golden Seahorse and just my normal black
Ready for all the pics......

This was how I started it

Then I cut 5 VERY thin strips of scotch tape

Then I placed them on my nail. Yeah, it's a tad off center, oh well :). I started with one down the center, then placed the 2 next to that, then the other 2. Just make sure you rub the tape, a little hard, to make sure all the strips are completely down.

Once you're certain they are all in place, polish your top color on

Remove ASAP, when you're done, and you will get this

Then add your top coat, and I always use SV. Ta da, you're done!!



I hope this helps you guys!!!

A NOTD that matches my OOTD...

I don't normally match my mani to my outfit, but felt the need to the other morning. As you can see from the pic with my OOTD, Outfit Of The Day, I didn't do the accent nail yet. I had done that, later on in the day.
I used China Glaze Peachy Keen and just my black for my accent design. I also just wanted to try out a new tape idea I had.

Here is the finished mani

Here was my outfit. I just LOVE this ruffled blouse. I got it off of eBay, because I refused to pay retail for it from JCrew, lol. I'm cheap. Oh and excuse the ever so classy bathroom, cell pic.

2 coats of Peach Keen

Now with the accent finger. I really loved this design :)