31DC2014: Day 19

Hey everyone! Today's theme is a good one - galaxy naaaaaails!
I was actually not excited to do these nails because I was thinking it would take me forever and I wasn't even sure what I wanted them to look like. But I sat down and started... And quickly wound up with this masterpiece, if I do say so myself!

This all started with a plain black base. OPI - Black Onyx, to be exact.
I began sponging different colors randomly over the base to create different nebula-ish patterns.
I find it best if you alternate between creme shades and shimmers because they both give very different effects to help bring the whole thing together with the different textures. I used:
OPI - Do You Lilac It? (purple)
Color Club - Peppermint Twist (pink)
China Glaze - Splish Splash (blue)
China Glaze - Turned Up Turquoise (green)

Adding the stars was definitely the best part of the process. I was going to just paint some on and then I suddenly had the idea to go grab my toothbrush and splatter paint that shiz! (Obviously you wanna use an old toothbrush and not the one you're gonna use on your teeth.)
I dipped it in white acrylic paint and with a glove on my hand, pulled back against the bristles to let the splattering begin. It actually was pretty tidy and didn't make a big mess, but made the bestttttt tiny little galaxy on my nails!
I added a few bigger stars with a tiny brush as well.

I actually liked this manicure best without topcoat, but I included the next pic with topcoat, just because.

I'm obsessedddddd with these. What do you guys think? I'm trying to wear them for as long as possible before I have to do tomorrow's nails. Haha!

Now take a walk down memory lane and check out my previous day 19 designs:

• 2013: Pastel Galaxy
• 2012: Purple Galaxy
• 2011: Original Galaxy

kleancolor neon splatter mani!

Hi guys! Super short post for you today because I only have one picture of this mani... So here it is!

I did these nails on my friend Jill a few weeks ago and they were super cute!
They ended up a bit lumpy in places but the overall look was awesome. Enlarge the photo to see it better!

For this manicure I used all six of my Kleancolor neon minis which I showed you yesterday. I dipped a coffee stir stick into the polish and blew it off really quickly onto the nail.

Splattered nails are easy but really bold! Have you tried a splatter mani?

splattered AND dripping?! + poll!

Hey everyone!
Remember the recent splatter mani I did during that week long challenge?
Well, before I took it off, I really wanted to put some black drips over it.
I'm not sure how it came to me, but it turned out really cool!

Drippy manis are really easy to do - just make some big dots and then connect them to the tip of your nail. And they don't need to be perfect at all, because drips aren't perfect!

The splatter colors are:
China Glaze - Strawberry Fields
Nicole by OPI - You're An Angel
China Glaze - Light As Air
Wet N Wild - Tickled Pink
Barry M - Limited Edition Pink

I did the drips with Wet N Wild - Black Creme.

Really simple yet really bold. I'm a fan!
 
Now before we go I'm going to post a quick poll. I've recently gotten a ton of polishes to swatch and I don't know where to start! So I want you guys to help! (And of course, I want to know what you want to see first. The option with the most votes by the time I get ready to swatch tomorrow will get done first! And then I'll refer to the poll for future posts as well.
I hope you guys like getting a say in what you see here!

Nail Polish Blogger Challenge - Day 5

Hi guys! Just getting this post in before midnight, haha. I had a lazy day and only just did my mani for today.
But again, I made it super cute, so it was worth the wait!

Before we get started - the Bundle Monster Facebook nail art contest ends soon!
Click here to check out my entry and give me a vote if you like my design. You guys helped me win before and I know you can do it again! I totally appreciate it!

Now for the nails!
I've been waiting to do a splatter mani for a while now, but never took the time to do it until tonight.
I thought an all-pink splatter might be nice!

So here we go.

Pink overload! In a good way!

I'm so happy with how this turned out.

The base is, as you know if you've been following this challenge, Color Club Peppermint Twist.
I splattered using several different polishes:
China Glaze - Strawberry Fields
Nicole by OPI - You're An Angel
China Glaze - Light As Air
Wet N Wild - Tickled Pink
Barry M - Limited Edition Pink

To acheive the splattered look, I dipped a coffee stir stick into a drop of polish and quickly blew it over my nails. There are several tutorials for this on youtube - check it out!
It's super easy. No nail art skills required!

I'm so happy with the way this turned out and I'm not looking forward to changing this manicure tomorrow to keep up with the challenge! That's the problem with these challenges... Haha!

One of my lovely followers, Line, who I've been interacting with on my Facebook page suggested I do a pink manicure for breast cancer awareness this month.
I've been doing pink all week as you know - but today I decided to add a ribbon to really seal the deal!

I added the ribbon with China Glaze Urban-Night. I hope this breast cancer awareness mani hit the spot, Line!
Line has recently started her own blog too (it's contagious,) but it's in French so many of you may not understand. But you can all look at pictures! Check it out here.

And again, check out the other manis from the girls in the challenge this week!

Caroline from Good Lack Nail

Deniz from Emerald Sparkled 

Leslie from Polish Art Addiction 

Inge from Polish Sis
Ulmiel from Did someone say nail polish?
Sidrah from beauteous blog
Sarah from Lucky Lacquers
Maestra from parokeets

Gejba from  parokeets