Sally Hansen Magnetic #905 Red-y Response
Sally Hansen Magnetic #903 Silver Elements
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This is one I've been wanting to try for a while and I must say that I am pretty pleased with how they came out. Polishes Used:
Sally Hansen Magnetic #905 Red-y Response Sally Hansen Magnetic #903 Silver Elements
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Let me start off by saying that this is NOT an Easter mani. This mani was inspired by a fabulous and extremely talented "remix artist", Nick Bertke (aka POGO). This design is based off his logo, which will be clear when you see it. And yes, I'm forcing you to go to his website to see it because I think it will be an enlightening experience for you :) I first learned of POGO when a friend of mine stumbled across his Harry Potter remix video on Youtube and I haven't looked back. His songs are phenomenal and his videos are breathtaking. I urge you all to visit his website POGOMIX.NET and watch all his videos - there are even more posted on his Youtube page. I will put a couple of my favorites at the bottom of this post for your viewing pleasure. Fun Fact: The "highlight" of my POGO fandom was when my sister and I drove 5.5 hours to Milwaukee to see him perform live. Once we reached the venue, we were informed by the surly bouncer that he had been deported from the USA the day before and isn't allowed back in the country for 10 years thanks to a glitch in his paperwork. That was a very sad day, but it now gives me an excuse to travel out of the country again. Tools Used: Scotch Tape Detail Brush Small Dotting Tool Polishes Used: Pink - Sally Hansen Insta-Dry #210 Presto Pink Yellow - Sally Hansen Insta-Dry #250 Lightening Blue - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #130 Blue Me Away Black & White Acrylic Paint
It's been a while since I've done a water marble mani, so I figured I'd give it a go with a sparkly blue I just can't take my eyes off of. Oh, and I also threw in some dots just for good measure. Enjoy! Polishes Used:
Blue - China Glaze #857 Dorothy Who? Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl Silver - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #220 Celeb City I was very tempted to do another gradient today, but I figured I'd give you all something a little different. I landed on cherry blossoms. I realized I had the perfect green and figured, why not! Polishes Used:
Green - Essie #752 Turquoise & Caicos Branches - Orly Instant Artist Black Liner White - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #300 White On Pink - Sally Hansen Insta-Dry #210 Presto Pink Man, I seem to have been having the best luck lately finding the perfect combos for gradients! This is definitely a more girly manicure than I'm used to, but it almost looks holographic. And when you see it in the sun...oh boy does this mani sparkle and shine! Tools Used:
Cosmetic sponge Polishes Used: #1 Pink - Maybelline Express Finish #250 Berry Boucle #2 Pink/Orange - Sally Hansen Lustre Shine #006 Lava #3 Gold - OPI #HLD07 Goldeneye The best word to describe this mani is 'frustrating'. I haven't been this irritated with a design since the Mario Mushrooms I did with the same green polish. My downfall was definitely rushing through it so I could get to bed at a reasonable hour. All in all it took about 3 hours to complete, and really, it should have been more. Instead of letting the black & silver polishes fully dry when I had the tape on, I almost immediately took the tape off and that peeled the points of the star busts off with it. I had to go back and touch a lot of it up, and even still, it didn't turn out so great. I really wanted this design to come out looking pristine because it's just so cute! But lesson learned - don't rush a cute mani. Click here for the Star Burst Tutorial. Side note: Never use Sally Hansen Complete Manicure polishes when you are doing a light color on top of it. The silver looked fine before I put the top coat on, but after the top coat, the silver turned into a greenish-yellow (the same thing happened when I used this polish for the Mario Mushrooms). It must be the top coat that they include in the polish that discolors anything you put on top of it. Polishes Used:
Blue - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #130 Blue Me Away Green - Sally Hansen Complete Manicure #430 Grass Slipper Black - Orly #40484 Liquid Vinyl Silver - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #220 Celeb City That's right! It's the Des Moines, IA Annual Bacon Fest this weekend and I finally get to go! Behold my delicious bacon nails! Click here for my Bacon Nail Art Tutorial Side note: Frak this cold winter and what it has done to my cuticles! I'm ready to grab me some BACON!
Okay, so it's actually been a while since I've done my nails. Shocking, I know. Even more shocking is that I did such a simple design for my first REAL blog entry! Well, I decided to do a gradient because I wanted to see how these colors blended together, I didn't have much time, and it was easy. Gradients are actually really easy to do, you just have to learn that less is more. I'll show how to do a gradient in the tutorial section soon. Fun Fact: This manicure is 4 days old in the picture and both are actually just my pinky finger because all my other nails were already pretty chipped. Polishes Used:
1st coat (purple/black) - Sally Hansen Diamond Strength #470 Black Tie 2nd Coat (teal shimmer) - Essie #744 Trophy Wife 3rd coat (teal glitter) - Orly #40081 Halley's Comet These colors actually blended together much nicer than I thought they would because the dark base actually has just a hint of green shimmer. |
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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. Archives
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