Breast Cancer Awareness Mani

I had really hoped to post this sooner, but you know how life gets in the way :-).  I looked online for several days trying to decide on what to do for breast cancer awareness.  I finally decided to do a little bit of everything LOL.  The ribbon on my ring finger was created by very carefully placing large glitters onto clear nail polish.  It took the longest, but it was worth it.

EEK! Bad Blogger, BAD!

I know I've been neglecting my blog, and I feel really badly about it.  Here are some pictures of recent manis.  I will try to add in the polish colors later.  Enjoy!

     Love my Stripe Rites!

Blue to purple gradient butterfly wings.

Water marbling.  Loved them!

Black and gold

Flowers made with dotting tool.

Pink and Black Abstract

This mani was inspired by this gorgeous mani by LOVE4NAILS.  She is awesome!!!  Her mani is much more intricate than mine.  I decided to simplify because 1--my nails are shorter and 2--the more details you add the more opportunities to mess them up LOL! 

First I put on 3 coats of the glitter polish all over the nail.  Then I outlined where I wanted my black area with a black striper polish.  I then filled that area in with black polish.  Next I did the pink half French mani.  I used the black striper polish for the black stripes, and a dotting tool for the black dots.  Finally I added the silver stripe with silver striping polish.

Hallucinate (glitter)--Wet n Wild

Liquid Vinyl (black)--Orly

Lady Luck (pink)--Wet n Wild

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Silver Stripe Rite--So Easy



Blue and Silver Stripes

This was a bit time consuming and very difficult for me to do on my right hand.  I lovethe way those colors look together.

Blue Me Away--Sally Hansen

Silver Stripe Rite--So Easy

Silver Glitter + Spots

I LOVED this mani.  I really hated taking it off, which is rare because I usually get tired of a mani after a few days LOL!

Silver Mercedes--Pure Ice

Beware (silver glitter)--Pure Ice

No Means No (purple)--Pure Ice

It's Up To Blue (green)--Orly

Blue Me Away--Sally Hansen

La Paz-itively Hot (pink)--OPI

Liquid Vinyl (black)--Orly

Silver Glitter + Dots

My husband really liked this mani.  It was very easy and so sparkly!

Silver Mercedes--Pure Ice

Beware (silver glitter)--Pure Ice

No Means No (purple)--Pure Ice

Blue It--Sally Hansen

It's Up To Blue (green)--Orly



Purple with White Flowers

I finally got smart and used acrylic paint to do my flowers.  It's easier than doing them in nail polish because if you mess up you can wipe it off with a wet paper towel and not mess up your base.  The hardest thing about this mani is that I had to do a simple flower because it had to be something I could do with my left hand.  I always want to do elaborate designs, but I'm not steady enough with my left hand.  I'm happy with this though, and I'll keep practicing so I can get fancier!

Purple Diamond--Sinful Colors

No Means No--Pure Ice



Stripes

I've been wanting to do an all stripe mani for a while, but couldn't decide on the colors.  I picked gold and silver because I don't use them very often and they are beautiful polishes. 

Luxe (gold)--Orly

Silver Mercedes--Pure Ice

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

White Stripe Rite--So Easy



4th of July Mani

I was very happy with how this turned out.  First I painted the entire nail red.  Then I did with white stripes, the blue tips and finally, the silver glitter stripe.  If I do this one again, I'll make the white stripes thicker.

Crimson--Pure Ice

Blue It--Sally Hansen

White Stripe Rite--So Easy

Silver Glitter Stripe Rite--So Easy



Lines

These manis are so similar, I decided to put them into the same post.  Very easy!

Teenage Dream (pink)--OPI

One Less Lonely Glitter (purple)--Nicole

Cherry Blossoms

I love the background on this mani.  I did several coats of an iridescent glitter, a green/blue polish on the ends, blue/green glitter over the green/blue polish and the iridescent glitter over the whole nail.  Then I added the branches with striping polish, flowers with dotting tool, and added a few more branches.

Hallucinate (iridescent glitter)--Wet n Wild

It's Up to Blue--Orly

Austin-Tatious Turquoise--OPI

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Super Star (white)--Pure Ice

Lady Luck (pink)--Wet n Wild



Monarch Butterfly Wings

This was a time consuming mani to do, but I love the way it came out.  Next time I want to try it on a gradient base color.  I did the orange background first, painted the stripes with my black striping brush, filled in the tips with black polish and added the white dots with my dotting tool.  There are many tutorials on youtube of this mani.

Big Daddy (orange)--Sinful Colors

Black Stipe Rite--So Easy

Liquid Vinyl--Orly

Super Star (white)--Pure Ice



Mani by my Daughter

This wonderful design was done by my daughter. 

Byte--Sally Hansen HD

White Stripe Rite--So Easy

Leopard Print + Shatter

For this mani I painted the whole nail pink, added a white stripe diagonally across the middle, did the leopard print with my dotting tool, outlined the white with black striping polish, and finished with black shatter.  Whew! LOL! 

La Paz-itively Hot--OPI (pink)

Super Star--Pure Ice (white)

Black Shatter--OPI



Green/Blue with Butterflies

For this mani, I did the entire nail in green, sponged the blue and stamped the butterflies.  I'm very happy with the results!

It's Up to Blue--Orly (this polish is actually more of a green color)

Blue It--Sally Hansen

Butterfly Stamp and White Polish--Konad

 

Rainbow with Stripes

This is a fun mani. I did a white base to help the colors be a little brighter.  I did the stripes first,  added 2 coats of glitter, and finished with the stripes and a top coat.  Horizontal stripes are hard for me to do. It was very messy LOL!  Next time I will try using tape around my nails.

Blue Me Away!--Sally Hansen

No Means No--Pure Ice

La Paz-itively Hot--OPI

Big Daddy--Sinful Colors

Hallucinate--Wet n Wild

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Sponging

This is my first attempt at sponging.  I used a cheap make-up sponge from the dollar store.  I did at least 3-4 layers on each nail, sponging less surface area each time.  Easy way to perk up a chipping mani!
          Byte--Sally Hansen HD
          No Means No--Pure Ice

Stripes Using Tape

This look was inspired by several designs on Nailside. (Clicking the name should take you to her tutorial.)  I've had this manicure for a few days, so it's looking rough.  The blue/purple color is a new one from the scented line by Revlon.  The scent isn't too strong and I love the color.

Not So Blueberry--Revlon

Liquid Vinyl--Orly

Purple Plaid

Busy, busy, busy!  I did this one a few weeks ago, but haven't had time to post.  I LOVE how it turned out, but it was very time consuming.  I did the lavendar all over, then the purple stripes, the white thin stripes and finally the black thin stripes. 

New Lilac--Pure Ice

Cyber--Sally Hansen HD

White Stripe Rite--So Easy

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Shatter Over Cool Colors

Still loving the shatter!  I painted the purple and green on the sides first, then did the blue stripe down the middle.  I like it!
     Cyber--Sally Hensen HD
     It's Up to Blue--Orly (this is actually the green polish)
     Blue Paradise--China Glaze

Shatter!

I FINALLY got the OPI Shatter polish!  So exciting!  It seems to work best when done quickly and with a thin layer.  I've seen nice results from painting at an angle, but I haven't tried it yet myself.  I'm LOVING this look!
     Stolen Kisses--Nicole
     Black Shatter--OPI

Pink Stripe Design

This is a design done by my daughter on her older sister.  Not sure of the exact shade of pink, but it's cute!
Stripes are white with silver glitter on top.

Purple with White Stripes

This is a design inspired by this tutorial.  I did not use tape because we were in a hurry.  This was done on my lovely step-daughter.
     Cyber--Sally Hansen HD
     Starry Silver Glitter--NYC
     White Stripe Rite--So Easy

New Look

I decided that this blog needed a new look.  Hope everyone likes it!

Leopard Print + Zebra Stripes

The empty space above the silver line was bothering me, so I decided to add zebra stripes.  I like it. 

Leopard Print

Not sure if I like this one or not.  It's definately different LOL!  The polish is more green in person.  I made the print using my dotting tool.  I dotted the white first, let it dry then drew the black around the white.
     It's Up to Blue--Orly
     White on White--China Glaze
     Liquid Vinyl--Orly
     Silver Glitter Stripe Rite--So Easy

Sparkly Black Nails

This was just something quick and easy.  You can see the big blue and pink glitters from the NYC polish on my thumb.
     Liquid Vinyl--Orly
     Blue and Purple Glitter--Sally Girl
     Starry Silver Glitter--NYC

Zig Zag Nails

My daughter came up with this design.  Very cute!
     Cyber--Sally Hansen HD
     Blue and Purple Glitter--Sally Girl
     White Stripe Rite--So Easy

Pink Tip with Stripes

This design was based off of this design.  The nude base color doesn't look as dark in person.

     Sheer Nude--Orly
     The One That Got Away--OPI
     Black, White, and Silver Glitter Stripe Rite--So Easy
     Iridescent Glitter--Sally Girl

Rainbow Animal Print

I did this design on my step-daughter's nails.  It was messy, but easy to do.  This design was inspired by this tutorial.

     White on White--China Glaze (this was the base coat, helps the colors show up better)
     Blue Sparrow--China Glaze
     Purple, Pink, and Blue--Brand Unknown (from Walmart, scented, set of 5 colors)
     Iridescent Glitter--Sally Girl
     Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Purple and Black with Silver

This was inspired by this same design in blue.  My family wanted me to do it purple.  I really want to try it in pink.
     New Lilac--Pure Ice
     Cyber--Sally Hansen HD
     Liquid Vinyl--Orly
     Silver Glitter Stripe Rite--So Easy