Monday, May 28, 2012

Lace Nails

Easy cute classy French manicure with a twist! These lace nails are probably even easier to do than a French manicure, since you don't have to draw a perfect line (the "lace" part will hide the imperfections).


What I used:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
OPI Privacy Please (sheer pink)
ORLY Pointe Blanche (white)
Seche Vite top coat
dotting tool


Happy painting!

Love,
Kat

Monday, May 14, 2012

Lakers Nails

In honor of the Lakers moving on to Round 2 vs OKC, I decided to show support for my favorite team by giving myself a Laker-themed manicure!




What I used:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
Zoya Pippa (yellow)
Zoya Neeka (purple)
Seche Vite top coat
scotch tape
dotting tool


I created the letters by painting some scotch tape purple, and cutting out letters. (I do not recommend this method... took me FOREVERRR. The letters were too small to cut easily; cutting took way too long. If I figure out a better method, I'll let you know.) The hearts were done freehand with a dotting tool.


Let's go Lakers! Happy painting!

Love,
Kat

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Teal Green Water Marble Nails

Need a better title. Suggestions? Haha. These were fun. I just messed around with colors and water marble designs and this is how they turned out. Don't quite remember exactly all the colors I used, but I'll try.


What I (think I) used:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
Essie Turquoise and Caicos (light turquoise)
OPI Jade is the New Black (green)
OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui (blue)
China Glaze Watermelon Rind (dark glittery green)
China Glazy Fairy Dust (rainbow holo glitter)
Seche Vite top coat



Think I'm missing one color, but I can't remember what else I used. Sorry! Happy painting!

Love,
Kat

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Snowflake Holiday Nails

I did these snowflake holiday nails this past December. They were a big hit and I think they're super festive! Perfect nails to get into the holiday spirit ;D


What I used:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
Sephora by OPI Stand by Your Man-hattan
Rimmel French White Tip Pro
Seche Vite top coat



Happy painting!

Love,
Kat

Saturday, May 5, 2012

'For Audrey' Classy French Tip Nails

French tip nails with a twist using China Glaze's lovely "For Audrey" nail polish. So many compliments on these, and fairly easy to do. I used this YouTube tutorial by TheQueenEileen as a guide if you're interested in how to do these.


What I used:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
China Glaze For Audrey (blue)
Stripe Rite in black
Seche Vite top coat



Happy painting!

Love,
Kat