M-m-monster!

This manicure was inspired by the fantastic artist Melita Curphy, also known as Missmonster! I received that adorable plushie from her(his name is Momo!), and I just had to do some cute nails to match him. Everyone got a kick out of these, and they were super fun to do. I was sad when I had to take them off. The base was China Glaze For Audrey, and all the rest was done in acrylic paint.

You can check Missmonster out here for more of her amazing work and designs.

Polishes used: China Glaze For Audrey

Koi fish nails

Hello everyone! Anyone else sick of all this gross wintery weather in the middle of frickin' April? I know I am..

Anywho.. these came about because I wanted to experiment with some loose hex glitter in a different way. I thought it might make an interesting way to accent scales and make them pop, so I went with a koi fish kind of color pattern. I'm not totally happy, but they're interesting!

Fall Out Boy nails.. light 'em up!

So.. most of you probably aren't aware, but I am  HUGE Fall Out Boy fan. Huge. Ever since 2003. I love them to death, and just today, they came off a 3 year hiatus to announce a new album/tour. I AM SO HAPPY. I cried a little, I'll admit it. People don't understand how much this band means to me.

These are based on the new video for the single remix, where all their old merch and albums are being burned.. I loved it. Great symbolism. I'm really happy with the way these turned out.. and I hope to God I can get tickets for their tour.

Classic snakeskin

Alright, I'll admit it.. I'm getting a little addicted to snakeskin. I can't help it, it just looks so neat. I really, really wish I had a better camera, because they look so sick in real life. Sigh. Oh well.

I might do a tutorial on this look since people elsewhere seemed interested when I posted it.

Game of Thrones, House Targaryen Nails!

Hey everyone! These are actually a bit old, I just never photographed them properly.. I took the opportunity to do so when I mounted them on my sample board recently. Inspired by House Targaryen from Game of Thrones, my favorite house. Fire and blood, baby. Anyways.. hate the accent nail. Too lazy to do another one. Also not happy with how.. derpy the dragon looks, but it's not completely awful. I like the scales, though. This was the first time I did scales, and as you can see from my previous post, I've kept the same technique.

That's all for now.. sorry my posts are never terribly exciting, but I live a rather boring life, haha. I'm planning on doing some fun nails in the future though, hopefully they turn out. Thanks for reading, as usual!

Snakeskin nails!

Been messing around with some snakeskin looking nails.. I love snakes. They're so neat and beautiful to look at. I wish they'd photographed better, the colors look pretty irl.. sigh. Oh well.

Here's another mockup I did with more 'normal' coloring. Probably should've stuck with this one my own nails, but.. eh. I was bored.

Simple swallow and rose.. also, yay diploma!

In light of that terrible theft page actually being deleted, I decided to post. I'm still not going to update as often as I used to, most likely.. especially when I start working. Anyways. I had Cinderella by Sinful Colors on for a few days and it was getting a little chippy, so I did a little bit of nail art to cover the worst of it. Nothin' fancy.

Polishes:
Cinderella, Sinful Colors
Acrylic paint

I also picked up this bad boy today, and registered to take the state boards. I feel accomplished.. which is rare, haha.

Pink elephants

I'm not a huge fan of these.. I whipped them out super quick in a rush for the weekend, but I ended up not liking the placement, and the plain-ness. I added some rainbow glitter, but even then.. blargh. I took these off after the pics. The elephants are kinda cute, though. I will probably redo this with a different placement/pattern style when I'm not so tired/rushed.

Polish used:
Sinful Colors, Black on Black
Milani, Gems FX
Acrylic paints

I'm wearing plain polish instead.. Essie's Lilacism with Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure over it, one of my favorite combos. Looks like an opal! I needed a break from dark colors, I think.

School's going well.. I've learned regular mani's/pedi's plus spa mani's/pedi's so far, and I got a 95 on my horrible anatomy test tonight. I'm going to start working on the floor taking client's soon.. scary, lol.

Well, as always, thanks for reading, guys! See ya next time.

Bright little owls

Hi guys! Tonight's nails were inspired by the always flawless and awesome SuPa Nails whom I've always envied. Seriously, so much jealousy. I wish I was half that good with designs.

Anway.. I love owls so much. Barn owls are my favorite animal. It's been a while since I've done an owl design, so I thought heck, why not. I was going to do them all my fingers, but I got lazy and my back started hurting soooo.. just two, lol.

Polishes:
Sinful Colors, Black on Black
Acrylic paints

Monarch mani

Self-explanatory once again.. ha. Everyone and their mum does monarch manis, but I still like them. Wanted something nice and bright to offset the icky weather we've been having. I'm not totally satisfied, as usual, but it does satisfy my craving for bright spring nails.

Polishes:
Sally Hansen, Lightening
China Glaze, Peachy Keen
Sinful Colors, Cloud 9
White and black acrylic paint

Koi nails

I love koi.. I used to have a whole tank full of them. They're so beautiful. I've been wanting to try koi nails, but as you can see, they turned out pretty bad. Ugh. I'll definitely have to try again. I was going to take them off, but I have to run errands tomorrow, and I'm too lazy to redo them. I've been feeling pretty crappy, which I should've taken as a sign.. oh well. You win some, you lose some, right?

I also wanted to thank the people that tagged me for the blog award.. I'll get around to it when I feel better, promise! :)

I will now leave you with this painting I did, that looks far better than my icky nails.

Harry Potter

I was feeling quite nostalgic, and these were the result. I used to love Harry Potter, and while I still like it, I'm not a huge fan like I was when I was younger. These were kind of a trial and error thing. I REALLY need new brushes, my current ones are falling apart and it makes it harder to get smooth lines and shapes. Anyway.. I wasn't entirely happy with these so I took them off right away. I did like the snitch, though.

For the record, I'm totally a Slytherin.

Polishes used:
OPI, Alpine Snow
OPI, The "It" Color
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lightening
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Blue Blast
Nicole by OPI, Loyalty to Royalty
Sally Hanse Xtreme Wear, Cherry Red
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear, Going Green
Sally Hanson Complete Salon, Gray by Gray
Brown acrylic paint
Black nail art pen

As the world falls down..

My favorite movie of all time is, hands down, Labyrinth. David Bowie's package in tighty-tights and overabundant glitter? Come on, who doesn't love this movie. I tried to do some Labyrinth-inspired nails, and this was the result. I was overall pretty happy with them, except the peach/crystal ball nail. My favorite is the owl/feather one. When I was done, I thought they needed a little something, so I dug around and found some leftover jewels from when I did my nails for prom in like.. 2005. I tossed them on since I they reminded my of Jareth's crystal balls, and surprisingly, they stayed on for like a week and didn't chip.

Polishes:
Opi, Teal the Cows Come Home
Opi, Alpine Snow
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lightening
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Blazing Blue
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Blue Blast
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Jumpin' Jade
Pure Ice, Wild Thing
Milani, Diamond Dazzle
Brown and red acrylic paint

Butterfly Wings

This was an okay experiment, I suppose. I wanted something nice for the summery weather we'd been having, so I figured hey, butterflies. I like how the purple and blue one turned out, but that's it. Next time around I'll try a different angle, I think. I ended up taking this off two days later because I was having problems with my middle nail peeling and cracking. My middle nails hate me, I swear..

Polishes:
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Blue Blast
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lightening
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lively Lilac
Opi, Alpine Snow
Milani, Purple Passion
Black nail art pen
Some frankening/mixing to get lighter shades.

Owls!

I don't have much to say about this. I like owls, they're such cute little buggers. Rushed to get this done before a doctor appointment.. she thought they were funny.

Polishes:
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Blue Blast
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lightening
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Lively Lilac
Pure Ice, Wild Thing
Opi, Alpine Snow
Sally Hansen Complete Salon, Fairy Teal
Milani, Purple Passion
Sally Hansen Complete Salon, Pedal to the Medal
Black nail art pen

How To Train Your Dragon!

It's no secret that I love kid movies. And dragons. And fantasy in general. These nails were begging to be done after I saw the movie. I kept it pretty simple because I was feeling pretty lazy(what else is new?). I only did two of Toothless, then some random swirly viking-y designs. I used a little glitter to try and give Toothless a scaly appearance, but if I did this again, I'd probably skip it.

Polishes:
Pure Ice, Wild Thing
Sally Hansen Complete Salon, Gray by Gray
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Blue Blast
Opi, Alpine Snow
Sinful Colors, Irish Green
Milani, Diamond Dazzle
Brown Acrylic paint
Black nail art pen