#WNAC2015 - April / Pastel: Chevron Floral Nails

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend.  I'm catching up on my last two #WNAC2015 posts for April, so you'll see two today, and they're both floral related!

For the Chevron prompt, I found this amazing pattern on Pinterest which combined chevron and florals, so I couldn't resist creating it on my nails.

31 Day Challenge - Day 8: Metallic Nails

Metallic Nails was Day 8 of the #31DC2013!  I have been following along and doing nail art every day, but I've got a lot of catching up to do when it comes to blog posts.  Oops!

I went with a simple fishtail mani for my metallic nails.  I used three of Essie's Mirror Metallics, Good As Gold, Penny Talk, and No Place Like Chrome.  I love working with these polishes because with the right base coat (I used CND Stickey) they are all one coaters and have the best chrome finish.

My accent nail is OPI Honey Ryder which is nearly identical to Good As Gold in color, but of course it's a Liquid Sand.  It's also opaque in one coat and super shiny.  I added a silver pyramid stud to tie it all together.  

Thank you for reading! 

Kristin

31 Day Challenge - Day 4: Green Nails

Day 4 of the 31 Day Challenge (#31DC2013) is Green Nails!

I'm hoping to use mostly polishes that I haven't used yet for this challenge, so I chose Pahlish Minty Fresh.  It's a creamy mint green with blue glass fleck shimmer.  I love the combination, and the application was very nice in two coats.  I ended up covering the majority of it with foils, so unfortunately you can't see the shimmer, but it's very visible in person.  I really like it.

I bought one of Ciate's "Colourfoil" kits recently ($9.99 at Winners for you Canadian girls!), and I applied some silver holographic foil, as well as some metallic green foil.  I think they both pair really well with the base color.  I thought it needed a little something else though, and I had some matching green glitter from Born Pretty Store, so I placed a few near the cuticle on each nail.  I'm very happy with how it turned out!

You can also use the code KSG10 for 10% off your order on Born Pretty Store, if you would like to order something.  Free shipping worldwide. (I am not being paid by them!) 

Have a lovely day, and thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

31 Day Challenge - Day 3: Yellow Nails

I rarely wear yellow on my nails, but I knew exactly the yellow I was going to use for Day 3 of the 31 Day Challenge (#31DC2013); Lime Crime's Crema de Limon.

Crema de Limon is a very pretty soft yellow, and while I'm not sure if the formula is streaky on it's own, I decided to use it as a gradient with Essie Blanc to skip any application issues.  I topped the gradient with China Glaze Golden Enchantment (my bottle is very sad looking!), and a few pyramid studs from Born Pretty Store.

On my accent nail, I have one coat of Elevation Polish Mount Feathertop, then I placed some striping tape vertically on my nail, and applied the same gradient as the other nails to create a "negative space" design.  I added a small round stud near the cuticle, and topped it with Golden Enchantment as well.

By the way, if you are ordering anything from Born Pretty Store, you can use the code KSG10 to get 10% off your order, with free shipping worldwide!

Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

Born Pretty Holo Polish #4 & #12 Swatches + Review

Recently, I was contacted to review some products from the lovely Born Pretty Store.  As I was browsing the website I came across the holo polishes, and they have quite a few amazing colors that I don't already have in my collection.  Of course, being the holo obsessed nail polish addict that I am, I had to try them!  I ended up choosing #4 and #12, so that is what I will be showing you today.

#4 is a beautiful, bright coral-pink linear holographic polish.  In direct sunlight with the holographic effect in full force, it almost looks neon.  It is opaque in two coats, super shiny (I am not wearing top coat in the photos), and so bright and summery, I love it.

It's gorgeous in the shade or indoors as well:

#12 is the most amazing dark green-teal linear holographic polish.  This is definitely one of my favorite holographic polishes in my collection now, it's that good.  It is also opaque in two coats, and extremely shiny (shown without top coat in the photos).  I actually posted a video on Instagram of this polish in action as well (here!).  Obsessed.

It's absolutely beautiful in the shade or indoors as well:

The Born Pretty Holo polishes retail for $5.59 USD and I highly recommend them!  The formula is beautiful (no special base coat required!), and they are extremely glossy with a very strong linear holographic effect.  I think I'm going to have to pick up a few more colors to try because I'm in love with these two!

You can also use the code KSG10 for 10% off your order.  They ship free worldwide!

As always, thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

The products in this post were sent to me for review.

My Mint Mani for Talia Joy

On Friday July 19th, many of the nail art accounts on Instagram joined together for #mintmanisfortaliajoy.  Talia was wearing a lovely mint color on her nails in one of the last photos she posted on her Instagram.  She touched a lot of people, and my thoughts truly go out to her friends and family.

For my recreation of Talia's nails, I tried to use the closest color I had to the one she was wearing, and I really love how they turned out.  I used Ruby Wing Gypsy in a gradient with Essie Absolutely Shore on three nails, and topped it with Essie Shine of the Times.  On my accent nails, I wore Gypsy topped with inm Northern Lights top coat, then I placed some loose silver glitter in the shape of a heart and outlined it in white.

Thank you for reading! :)


Kristin

Floral Nail Art Tutorial!

A few weeks ago, I promised my lovely Instagram followers that I would make a YouTube video showing how to create my floral nails (you can see more photos here).  Well, I had filmed the video a few times and just wasn't happy with the quality.  I have since re-filmed it, and have also reached 10k followers on Instagram (crazy!!), so I figured it was about time to make it happen!

Without further ado, here it is!

I hope you enjoy it! :)

Kristin

Floral Nails, Glitter Placement and Born Pretty Store Review!

Hello! :)

My most recent design is another floral print (you can view my previous florals on my Instagram, which is also in the sidebar).  I have really been into florals lately.  They always look so beautiful and complicated, and I won't lie, it's pretty funny when people ask you if your nails are stickers or stencils!  My new set of nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store, are what I have used to create this look:

For the past few months, I have just been using the same tiny old paintbrush (yes, just one!) from my kit when I was taking art in high school.  So, I knew it was about time I get myself a fresh set of real nail art brushes!  While I was at it, I picked up some multicolored loose glitter as well, and I am addicted!

I'll have a bonus glitter mani at the end of this post, but for now here's what my order consisted of from the lovely Born Pretty Store:

Look at the gorgeous colors!

The brushes are really great!  I used all four to create my floral print, and it was so nice to have a selection of sizes so I could use one for each color on my nails.  They are perfect for fine details like the small flowers and dots in the center of the flowers.

Here's what one of the brushes looks like compared to my nail.  See how small it is?

These are the polishes I used to get this look:

 

Butter London Billy No Mates and Stag Do, Essie Instant Hot (on the accent nail) and Blanc, and Misa Great Grape and Lime Love.

And here's a little bonus glitter placement:

The base is Essie The Girl's Are Out.

It's so fun placing the individual glitters in different shapes or patterns, and it's not a pain to remove after a few days.  You will definitely see some more glitter placement nails from me soon!

If you would like to order from Born Pretty Store, (their prices are great, and it's free worldwide shipping!) you can use this coupon for 10% off your order:

Have a lovely day! :)


Kristin