Nail Venus Inspired + AA Metallics Stamped

Saw a design from the current issue of Nail Venus that I really liked and just had to do it.

Here is the pic of the nails from the magazine.  The copy I downloaded was cut off there so I don't know what the thumb nail would have looked like.  And this is what I did:

Super love!  Love the colour combination, love the look and love that it was super easy to do.

Thumb and ring - Two coats of American Apparel Dance, then I used Color Club New Bohemian to do the first chevron freehand.  I didn't have chevron nail guides and didn't cut up tape so I just eyeballed it.  The chevrons didn't have to be perfectly straight either since the gold stripe was going to cover up weird lines.  After New Bohemian I used American Apparel Make Up and lastly American Apparel Gold Flash for the gold lining.

Index - Three coats of American Apparel Dance, still has a bit of VNL, but I can live with it.

Middle - Two coats of Color Club New Bohemian.

Pinky - Two coats of American Apparel Make Up.

I didn't have any gold or silver studs to put on my nails so I finally found a good use for my larger hexagon glitters.  The gold hexagons looked best placed at the base of the nails so I did that for the index, middle and pinky fingers.

I will probably do this again in different colours.  I just love it.

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Bunny Nails wanted so see an example of the American Apparel Metallic polishes stamped so here's a pic of them stamped on Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro Black Satin.

At some angles it seems like the gold and silver polishes kind of look alike.  They all stamp very well, no gaps in thick lines.  Will stamp with them on my own nails soon.

Nails for Cherry Blossom Viewing

These are the nails that I had when I went cherry blossom viewing at High Park.  Three coats of a blue Mood Struck nail polish.  When warm it's greenish and when cold it's blue.  Was three coats, but still kind of streaky.  Used Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Black Satin for the branches and Cosline - 002 White and 117 Champagne Pink for the flowers. 

This was kind of messy and rushed since I did it late at night.  I only really like the thumb.  The other fingers aren't as pretty.

Painted Roses

Decided to practice doing some painted roses instead of the swirly ones. Wasn't really a big fan of those since I found them to be kinda thick.


I think these turned out alright. Used acrylic paints to paint them on instead of polishes. Really liked the black with white roses so I decided to do a full mani with it.


Really liked this, but it was difficult to paint my right hand. Two coats of Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Black Satin, black and white acrylic paint and a green Dabo polish for the leaves.

Owls

Nails are currently stubs. Had a break whilst shopping so I had to get 'em all down to stubs since the difference in length was too great.


This is VOV Nail Cone It Girl's polish in 1408A Fantastic Moon. It's like a dark purple-y blue. Had it just plain for a day and then I added some owls and glitter to my nails.



For some strange reason the blue from underneath sort of seeped through to the surface. I dunno what was happening. Picture from the night before on the left, you can clearly see the yellow of the moon and the whites of the owls aren't bluish in tint. Weirdness. Polishes used for owls:
American Apparel - Factory Grey (ring finger)
Dabo - GR910 (thumb)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On
Etude House LUCIDarling - Something 02
Innisfree - YE07
L.A. Girls - Pineapple (also used for the moon)
Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro - Black Satin
Dabo WH903.

Red Fishnet

I don't really wear red on my nails too often, but with Valentine's Day coming up I thought I would do a red look. This is two coats of joe - Tomato stamped with Rimmel Lasting Pro - Black Satin. Images are from Konad plate m57. Topped it off with Orly Matte Top.

This mani didn't last too long. Tip wear was horrible after a day.

Fishy New Year

I think this is a new and improved version of my old fish mani. Goldfishes and lotuses for good luck in the new year. A little googling let me know that a child holding a goldfish and a lotus flower is a symbol of an "abundance of gold and harmony"(1). Technically not holding the fish or the flower and also I'm technically not a child, but I still get red packets and having the two on my nails seems just as good.

Sponged on Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Marine Blue, a minty franken and Sally Hansen Xtreme-wear White On. Stamped the lotus from Konad plate m66 with pastel pink special polish. Was thinking about colouring in the lotus flower, but decided I liked it better with just a hint of pink, but I could paint it in later on. Lily pads were from the same plate and used Konad Princess Polish in green. The goldfishes were done with a 3D acrylic mold. Super messy on my left hand, but neater on my right. Was a bit out of practice when doing my left hand and then got the hang of it again when doing my right. Love the black, orange/red and white fishes, but best fish is the one on my right thumb. Least favourite fish is the gold one. In the picture, it looks more golden, but in real life it's like a dull mustard colour. Might take it off and replace it with a different one.

That's it for now.