geometric goodness

Good morning!
Today I've got a pretty crazy mani to show off. I'm not really sure how I came up with this one, I just kept changing my mind on what I wanted to do and made it more complicated each time! It turned out pretty cool.

Tada! Pretty intense, right?

First I was going to do just a pink base, white stamp, black stamp.
Then I decided I would do alternating fingers in green, too.
And then I thought maybe I would do each nail stripes of pink and green, then the stamps.
And finally I said hell, I'll do pink, green AND blue stripes and then the stamps.
I think the progressive changes I made in my mind turned out to make an awesome mani!

I had a bit of a hard time photographing this to look as vibrant as it is.
And sadly I did smear my middle finger a little bit, but I'm pretending that didn't happen.

I think my thumb turned out the coolest!

I took step-by-step pictures of this manicure for a tutorial.

Here's what you need:
- Three polish colors for your stripes (I used Sally Hansen - Blue Me Away!, Color Club - Peppermint Twist, and Color Club - Twiggie.)
- Black and white stamping polish (I used Konad Special White and Wet N Wild - Black Creme.)
- A small brush or striping brush to create your stripes
- A stamper and scraper + image plates (I used Bundle Monster BM-305 and BM-201.)

Start out by painting your nails one of your three colors. I used Twiggie as my base because I like the formula.

Then, paint on your stripes. I like to do one color at a time - I did all the blues and then all the pinks.
They do not have to be neat at all because they're going to be covered by stamping. I am awful at painting good stripes! So don't worry if yours aren't precise either.

Time to stamp your first image! The mani would look pretty cool if you stopped here, too.
This chevron image is from BM-201 and it is probably one of my favorite images ever!

Time to add the last image...

This zigzag image is from BM-305 - a plate from their new set. I had a bit of trouble getting it to pick up completely, but in the end I worked it out.

I might try this mani again with a solid pink base, too, like I originally planned. Just to see. Haha!

What do you guys think? Do you dig geometric patterned manis?
I hope you do, because my friends have got lots more cool manis to show off as well!

dots on dots

Dots upon dots make for a mani that looks complicated but really couldn't be easier!

People kept asking me how I had the patience to do these nails and I just kept laughing to myself thinking about how quick it is to just dot on two colors.

I meant to post these nails ages ago when I was rolling along with all my China Glaze Summer Neons nail art, but I somehow left these out. And they were the best!
So I'm happy to be showing them off today.
(You may recall I did post very similar nails once already, here.)

These are probably three of my favorite colors from the Summer Neons.
China Glaze - Beach Cruise-r (fuchsia)
China Glaze - Splish Splash (blue)
China Glaze - I'm With The Lifeguard (green)

The formula on all of these is awesome, and I just adore the shimmer.
I will mention again though that I find it impossible to use these neons with OPI Nail Envy but that is my only complaint. They just don't play well together.

I love dots! Double dots especially! What do you guys think?

fantastic feline fingers with frolic and fancy fuchsia

Do you like the alliteration in this post title? Aren't I witty sometimes? (Don't answer that.)

The mani I'll be showing you today is so stinkin' cute and fun and is totally motivating me to get back to doing more nail art and regular posting and all that jazz.

Leopard print will always make me happy. Especially when the colors are bright and unnatural. Haha.

The base color here is Orly - Frolic, one of my all-time favorite polishes. It covers in just one coat and the formula is dreamy. I really should get a second bottle.

When I put this color on, I was planning on just wearing it alone because I was looking for a super-quick manicure. But then I saw my new bottle of Orly - Fancy Fuchsia sitting next to Frolic and I knew I had to do some leopard print.
The polishes are a match made in Orly-heaven. Bright and fun and great formulas.

I did the leopard print with a dotting tool and my black polish of choice is Essence - Black Is Back.

It feels nice to have my nails short like this for the first time in a long time. I took them down because of a bad break but I might keep them short for a little while! I'm diggin' it!

Aaaaaand my nails go really well with my iPhone case!
I love this picture. I love leopard print. I can't get enough. Can you?

Glitter Gal Duochrome Collection - Hell-Bent Blue & Distored Platinum

Hey guys! Here today for your viewing pleasure are the last two shades from the wonderful DuoChrome Collection from Glitter Gal.

To refresh your memory, this is a 6-piece collection consisting of sheer duochrome polishes that are at their best when worn over black or other dark colors. You can wear them alone too if you like the subtle look.
These polishes are 15mL, in GGal's fancy new bottles, and they even come in their own boxes.
The polishes are "5-free" - meaning they contain none of the big five chemicals found in some cosmetics.

I totally adore these last two polishes so prepare for greatness!

Glitter Gal - Hell-Bent Blue
A wonderful shades-of-blue duochrome. Shown here is two coats over black.

Blue, turquoisey-blue, purpley-blue, all kinds of blue.

I love when you can see the purple around the edges. It's gorgeous!

Yum. Blue fans rejoice.

And last but certainly not least...

Glitter Gal - Distorted Platinum
My flash photos of this one are kinda weird looking, but believe me, this polish is one of the best in the collection. It is my second favorite of all!

I'm not sure what color you would call this one primarily, it shows a strong silvery-teal and purple. You can pretty much always see both colors on the nail.

Looooooook. OMG.

Holy hell, I love that last photo.
It's like pink and purple and turquoise and silvery and... just awesome. Right?

There you have it, guys! If you missed the other 2 posts, here are some links for you:
Warped Teal & Twisted Jealousy
Buckled Bronze & Contorted Mauve

As I've said, these new polishes from GGal are 15mL and retail for $17.50 AUD/$17.95 USD and you can buy them from Glitter Gal directly or on Ninja Polish!

Hopefully soon I'll be able to show you guys more polish from Glitter Gal... I cannot wait to get my hands on the upcoming glitter called Rebecca! (DUH!)
And they have some seriously cute lookin' neons coming, too.
And... More holos!!! Glitter Gal is seriously winning all around!
Check 'em out on Facebook for some preview photos of all the new stuff.

Product provided for honest review.

Glitter Gal Duochrome Collection - Buckled Bronze & Contorted Mauve

Good morning all and welcome to part two of my swatches of the awesome new DuoChrome Collection from our Australian friends at Glitter Gal!

To refresh your memory, this is a 6-piece collection consisting of sheer duochrome polishes that are at their best when worn over black or other dark colors. You can wear them alone too if you like the subtle look, but my nails are way too stained for that right now... Bleh!

I couldn't pick which two polishes to show you today so I chose the first two alphabetically. Haha!
(And if you missed yesterday's post, click here to see Warped Teal and Twisted Jealousy.)

Glitter Gal - Buckled Bronze
This one I believe is the least color-changing of the bunch but the color is stunning regardless. I love the deep shimmery red, totally vampy.

There is a bronzey-orange color shift but it isn't super intense.
Have I mentioned how shiny these polishes are without topcoat? They dry really quickly too.
Each of my swatches shows two coats of polish over black.

This is a yummy color. Definitely a winner for those into vampy shades!

Glitter Gal - Contorted Mauve
Ah, purple shimmer! Intense color shift! Gorgeous polish.

I seriously love this one and that is weird for me because I don't usually like this color combo.
The duochrome is so strong and I loved watching it change.

Ooooooh. Purdy.

Do you love this one like I do?

These new polishes from GGal are 15mL and retail for $17.50 AUD/$17.95 USD and you can buy them from Glitter Gal directly or on Ninja Polish!

Phew! Can you believe there's still two more awesome polishes left to show in this collection? Stay tuned tomorrow!
(PS I hope you're all ignoring the stupid bump on my middle finger. I am ignoring it. Except I just mentioned it. Crap! Don't look at it! It isn't there!)