Faded Mint and Pink

I've done a design very similar to this before, but I just love the color combination! It's happy and cheery; it's a big contrast to this winter weather. There has been snow on the ground for the past week, which never happens in Virginia! Not to mention this awful wind that insists on being in your face no matter what direction you turn...

The photo distorted the true color of the polish. It looks brighter and more peachy/minty in person. 

The colors I used were: "Sweetie Pie" by Maybelline, "Mint Candy Apple" and "Marshmallow" both by Essie. 

I used a makeup sponge to get the faded effect. 

Hope you have a happy Thursday! 

Matte About Polka Dots

What? Two posts in less than a week?! Yes, 2013 has a great start but don't think it'll last! Once the semester starts I will posting less, but I will enjoy it while I can.

Polka Dots + Matte =

I love this design! It's so classy and cute. I had a lot of trouble deciding how to paint it. I had the colors I wanted but couldn't decide on a pattern. I tried stripes and (fail) bows at first. The polka dots just fit well with the colors and matte.
Also, I want to point out the subtle gold glitter matte. It's hard to see in the photo.

I used these colors: "Innocent Nude" by Sally Hansen, "White Tip" by Sally Hansen, "Black on Black" by Sinful Colors, "As Gold as it Gets" by Essie, and "Matte About You" by Essie.


Hope you have a super day!

Chevrons

I thought about doing a New Years design, but did not paint them in time! Instead, here is my latest design. Chevrons! I saw several tutorials on how to do chevrons using tape. I used tape for the first layer of polish and then got too lazy to wait for the polish to dry. I forgot that in order to use tape on your nails as a stencil, you need to wait FOREVER for the polish to dry completely. If you don't wait long enough, it'll peel off your tacky nail polish. Eww. Not cute. I got impatient so some of it is free hand since my least favorite part of painting my nails is waiting for it to dry.

So sophisticated! For me, this is a little more plain than usual. I generally like my nails a little more bold. But change is good sometimes!

The tan color is "Sunset Sail" by China Glaze, the maroon color is "Fifth Avenue" by China Glaze and the black is "Black on Black" by Sinful Colors.


I hope you had a great 2012 and have a happy 2013!