Twinsie Tuesday: Shattered Glass - Cellophane Nails

I've decided this look falls somewhere between bubble nails and crackle polish on the "BLECH!! GET IT OFF MY NAILS!!!" scale. Surprisingly, I can actually make crackle polish look good with some creativity. I have done it before. This though? Nuh-uh. I was over it before it ever even started.

Happy Birthday, Amy! (Textured Rays Mani - V2.0)

Happy birthday, Amy!!

I teamed up with a bunch of other Instagram nail girls to honor one of my polish bff's, Amy of @amylovesnewwave, for her birthday! Here's the mani I created:

Blingy Peacock Spread

I may have gone a little over-the-top with this one, but I think it is one of my favorites I've ever done!

Horizontal Rainbow Reciprocal Chevron Gradient

I was itching to do another rainbow mani, and wanted to play with my Nail Vinyls, plus do a reciprocal gradient, so this is what I came up with!

Twinsie Tuesday - Matte and Gloss Combo

I think is one of my favorite TT themes that we have done! I love how my mani for this one turned out!

Blues and Brushed Metal Skittles - Untriedicure #6

I have another Untriedicure today. This one uses Avon Dusky Copper, L'Oreal After Hours (darker blue), and L'Oreal Jet Set to Paris.

Pot o' Gold Glitter Placement Mani

You know when you get an idea in your head for a mani, then when you do it, it turns out looking somewhat like you imagined, but not entirely? That happened to me with this design.

 

Four Days of Finger Paints - Day 4: Glitterpalooza Part 3

For the last round of this mini series, I have Easel-y Entertained and Hue Left a Message? Both needed four coats for opacity on their own, and just like all these glitters I have shown you, are sheer at first, but build-able, with a very forgiving and easy formulas.

Easel-y Entertained

This is four coats of Easel-y Entertained, with no topcoat:

Fing'rs Map Decals + OPI DS Magic

I won a Fing'rs nail art kit in a giveaway that has two polishes and some decals in it. I have been eyeing this particular kit because I love the map decals, so I was pretty excited to get it and try them out!

Born Pretty Store Review: Studs

I have one more product from Born Pretty Store to share with you today. This time it is a nail wheel full of silver and gold 2mm studs in circles and squares. I love the size of these studs. They are a perfect size for nail art and run $6.99 USD for about 350 studs.

For my first mani using these studs, I have a base of OPI Alcatraz Rocks that the wonderful Jolène (gashin_nails) sent me!

Sinful Colors - Sinful Shine - Most Sinful

This beauty was two coats of perfection! Definitely my favorite goodie from my last swap with Meredith!

Crushed Shell Gradient

So I recently found a great sale on Apple Barrel acrylic paint at Walmart and got some of the huge 8oz bottles of paint for $2 a piece. Which is wonderful, considering the little 2oz bottles are just under $1!

Anyway, I decided to sponge (over a one-coat base of NYC French White Tip) a gradient with the 3 colors (sadly, there weren't many options) I'd grabbed: Grape Jam, Caribbean, and King's Gold.

After finishing the gradient, I stared at my nails, thinking now what?