Where’s the chase and when can we cut to it?
Yup. I’ve been awful about posting (and I won’t waste precious digital space apologizing and instead just get to the good stuff). On the plus side, I’ve been doing my nails for the last couple of months so to make amends I’m just gonna post all of them here!
Heart Patch Nails
In preparation for Valentine’s Day, this was the heart freehand mani I did. Loved the way it came out and surprised it actually worked out. Painting on such small “canvases” can be difficult.
Essie/Lady Like
Essie/Miss Fancy Pants
Sweetheart and Lucky Love Nails
Simple design, but I did it so I could have something on both hands. My right hand often gets left out.
Essie/Mint Candy Apple
Essie/Miss Fancy Pants
Splatter Nail Art
Splatter nail art was something I had been wanting to do for a while. The result looks like mini Jackson Pollock paintings. The technique is so hard though! I kept taking mini straws meant for coffee drinks from our local supermarket. You have to swirl the paint at the end of the straw and blow really hard to make the nail polish “splatter.” It seems easy but I felt like I was inhaling paint all evening and it’s definitely a messy project. Turned out much better than I thought it would and I loved the color palette for this one.
Essie/Mint Candy Apple
Essie/Blanc
Essie/Carousel Coral
Sally Hansen/ Black Out
Argyle Nail Art/St. Patrick’s Day Nail Art
For Saint Patrick’s Day I incorporated shades of green for an argyle pattern. I love all things plaid and argyle so it was fun to see the design come out.
Essie/Mint Candy Apple
ULTA/Limelight
OPI/Thanks a Windmillion
Sinful Colors/Last Chance
Green and Gold Nail Art with Striping
This was a simple take on green and gold for Saint Patrick’s Day as well. Striping tape is a great way to amp up a mani and to create pattern without painting or drawing. It’s not a complicated design but I still found it elegant. Though, it may be the striping tape I use, but it doesn’t stick well and find myself having to peel the corner up and off.
Sinful Colors/Last Chance
Easter Bunny Nail Art
Easter Bunny nail art! Fun to do, but I actually liked the carrot best. I was going for softer pastels but for some reason the colors came out looking dark.
Essie/Turquoise and Caicos
Essie/Under Where?
ULTA/Creme of the Crop
ULTA/Maine Attraction
Floral Nail Art
Probably one of my favorite paint jobs yet. Took a lot of time and patience to get the details right. I was inspired by the floral Doc Marten boot nails that have been going around. It was at this point I realized I needed to buy thinner brushes for more detailed looks.
Sally Hansen/Black Out
Sally Hansen/Lightening
OPI/Thanks a Windmillion
ULTA/Vintage Violet
Strawberry Nail Art
This was a fun summer nail art mani. I love the bold red of this Essie and how a simple design can still feel joyful.
Essie/Garnet
Sally Hansen/Lightening
ULTA/Limelight
Leopard Print Nail Art
Leopard Print nails are kind of the go-to design for newbie nail artists. It’s taken me a long time to do them just because I’m more of a fan of the print in small doses. I know doing a leopard print mani makes sense, but I just hadn’t been excited to try it. I originally wanted to do a mint colored base with the leopard spots on top, but I realized mint was kind of the standard color for this summer whenever I was painting my nails. I went with lavender instead and kind of fell in love. I was even able to paint my right hand! The design itself starts off not looking like much but as you continue to paint and accent the spots, it really does come together to make a cool pattern. The upside is you can switch colors around to make it feel fresh each time.
Essie/Nice is Nice
Essie/Hot Coco
Gradient Silhouette Nail Art
So, we got a new dog who I love. His name is Canelo and I’ll have to dedicate an entirely separate entry on him because I could go on…and on. I love him but he chewed one of my brushes! I was left with wider ones so the detail work on the one above is not the greatest. Let’s just say it’s a “full-on Monet” ;)This was fun to do and just paint on but it was a long process as you have to do the gradient and wait to paint on after. I had tried a gradient design in the past and on it’s own it’s still cool, but adding a silhouette scene adds drama. We live near the beach and go nearly everyday so it was easy to pick the scene. This was kind of my goodbye-to-summer look, but we are currently sitting pretty at 76 degrees so I’m mostly likely going to play around with summer looks into October. I’ve bought neon pink and green recently.
Sinful Colors/Snow Me White
Essie/Where’s My Chauffeur
Essie/Avenue Maintain
I think this kind of makes up for the lack of posts–it doesn’t really, but I’m making amends! Nail art is something I’m getting into mostly because it’s a great stress relief. Plus, buying new nail polish is like back-to-school shopping. So exciting!
joyce familara 