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Galaxy Nails - Mach 3

6/29/2014

This is my third attempt at galaxy nails and it is by far my best. I recently got my order of MoYou nail stamping plates which included a sci-fi themed plate, and this was a good design to use to break them in!

I took pictures of them with a flash and one without and I couldn't decide which one I liked best. So here's both!

Tools Used:
Make-up sponge
MoYou Sci-Fi 03 stamping plate
Toothpick

Polishes Used:
Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl
White - China Glaze #023 White on White
Bright Blue - China Glaze #634 Frostbite
Dark Blue - Sally Hansen Lustre Shine #004 Azure
Purple - Ulta Ultra Violet Femme
Pink - Sally Hansen Insta-Dri #480 Instant Iris
Yellow - Sally Hansen Insta-Dri #250 Lightening
Orange - Pure Ice #762CP Hot Tamale

Minneapolis Comic Con 2014 - Firefly Nails

5/3/2014

This weekend was the Minneapolis Comic Con. It was quite the spectacle. I picked up some bitching prints, saw some crazy (and lazy) cosplayers, oh, and I got my picture taken with Nathan Fillion! Obviously I had to paint my nails to match the occasion, and after watching the entire Firefly series while I was off work being sick, naturally I decided to do Firefly inspired nails.
I had to keep it simple because I still was not feeling well. So, I ended up with a gradient of Jayne Cobb's hat and did a simple line drawing of said hat.
This picture was also taken after a few days of wear.

Tools Used:
Make-up sponge
Black Sharpie marker

Polished Used:
White base - China Glaze #023 White on White
Yellow - Sally Hansen Insta-Dri #250 Lightening
Orange - Pure Ice #762CP Hot Tamale
Red - Sally Hansen Insta-Dri #170 Red-io Active

Pink Triangles

5/3/2014

There's really nothing special here. I really just wanted to try my new neon pink and I have been doing too many simple gradients lately, so I jazzed it up a bit with some sparkly triangles.
I believe this picture was taken a few days of wear.

Tools Used:
Scotch tape
make-up sponge

Polishes Used:
White - China Glaze # 023 White on White
Pink - China Glaze #1008 Purple Panic
Pink Sparkle - Sinful Colors #1161 Poparazzi

Seinfeld Inspired Nails

4/6/2014

These are inspired from one of my favorite scenes in Seinfeld where Jerry is dreaming that he put Uncle Leo in prison (I'll try to attach the video below). In the scene, Uncle Leo is doing pull-ups and he has JERRY and HELLO as knuckle tattoos.

The scene is at 0:27

St Patty's Day 2014

4/6/2014

I just bought my first neon polishes and what better way to start using them. Trust me, they are much brighter in person!

Tools Used:
Scotch tape

Polishes Used:
Green - China Glaze #1009 In The Lime Light
White - China Glaze #023 White on White
Orange - China Glaze #874 Sun Worshiper
Gold - OPI # HL D07 Goldeneye

Blue & Black Bubbles

4/6/2014

Tools Used:
Scotch tape
Dotting tool

Polishes Used:
Blue - China Glaze #634 Frostbite
Blue Sparkle - Sinful Colors #1165 After Party
Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl
White acrylic paint

Green Swoops

2/9/2014

Polishes Used (in order of application):
Glitter - Sally Hansen #120 Diamonds
Light Green - China Glaze #867 Re-Fresh Mint
Bright Green - Sally Hansen X-treme Wear #110 Green With Envy
Dark Green - China Glaze #651 Tree Hugger

White Matte Flowers

2/9/2014

Polishes Used:
White - Sinful Colors #101 Snow Me White
Gray - China Glaze #652 Recycle
Silver - Sally Hansen X-treme Wear #220 Celeb City
Pink - Maybelline Express Finish #250 Berry Boucle
Matte Top Coat - Sephora

Tools Used:
Stamp - Mash-37
Dotting Tool

Black to Blue Gradient: Take 2

8/21/2013

You might remember that I've done these before, but I got very shitty cell phone pictures. So here they are in natural light with a decent camera!
I did these for a wedding I went to. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you haven't gone out and bought these polishes and tried this yet, YOU MUST! I promise you won't be disappointed.

Tools Used:
Make-up Sponge

Polishes Used (in order of application bottom to top):
#1 Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl
#2 Blue - China Glaze #1167 Want My Bawdy
#3 Blue Sparkle - China Glaze #857 Dorothy Who?
#4 Bright Blue Sparkle - Sinful Colors #1165 After Party

Black Matte with Blue Glitter Half-Moons & Glossy Tips

3/25/2013

Yes, the title is a bit lengthy, but how else would you describe these? Well, I suppose "striking" would also work.

There's a mini-tutorial below.

Go Go, Mini Tutorial!
Step 1: Paint 2 coats of black
Step 2: 2 Paint a matte top coat
Step 3: Carefully dab your blue glitter on to create the half-moons (I used 2 different blue glitters)
Step 4: Paint just the tips with a clear coat
Easy-peasy lemon-squeezy!

Polishes Used:
Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl
Blue Glitter #1 - China Glaze #857 Dorothy Who?
Blue Glitter #2 - Sinful Colors #1165 After Party
Matte Top Coat - Sephora
Top Coat - Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

About Bailey

I'm 29 years old and I just moved to New York City with my boyfriend and little monster dog. I've been doing nail art off and on since I was a kid...that's about 17 years! But I really got back to it about 3 years ago.
As you can probably tell, my inspiration comes from my love of TV shows, movies, games, and other miscellaneous pop culture.

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