polka dot nails.

Day eleven of the 31 Day Challenge, polka dot nails!
Now, to me, polka dots scream matte. I love love love matte polka dots. However, I lack matte polish, heh. SO, we are settling for the next best thing! :)
I typically don't wear polka dots very often because I go too quickly and just don't get them spaced out nicely. My own fault, and although I know how to solve this problem, it's possible that I never will. :)

Joe "Slate" 3 coats

Dots: Sally Hansen Xtreme wear "Black Out" 1 coat

As you can see, it's got a blueish/purpleish tint in natural light but is very grey in artificial light.

In natural light, I wouldn't exactly call it slate.

black & white nails.

Day seven of the 31 Day Challenge, black and white nails!

Now, I was shockingly out of ideas and didn't want to do another zebra print manicure because I find that i'm wearing those quite a bit lately. I also sort of knew that I wanted french tips today, but since it's black and white, I needed a little twist!
I did this really quickly and the pictures are to be desired as they were taken later last night than I would have liked.

White: Sally Hansen Xtreme Nails "White On" 2 coats

Black: Sally Hansen Xtreme nails "Black Out" 1 coat

they call me mellow yelloooow (:

I had my brothers grade nine graduation and despite the fact that today is Wednesday and we wear pink on Wednesdays (See next blog), my dress is black, white and yellow. So, without further adieu, today's manicure.

Base Coat: Sally Hansen X-Treme Wear "Mellow Yellow"

FIVE coats. This polish just was not working for me. As you can see in my top pictures, there's a couple flaws that just would not cover so I let the nail art cover them.

The nail art is Black nail art by Kiss. I kinda liked this manicure better with 2 flowers on the thumb and then just 1 on each other one but I got a little carried away.

you're the last of your kind, mona lisa.

New manicure! However, i'm sure that by the end of tonight, i'll have a different one.

Base: Sally Hansen X-Treme Wear "Celeb City" - 2 coats

With Nail art paint by Kiss

* Typically, all my nail art takes only one coat but this green color took two, it's just a little too sheer for one.

random manicure.

So, I had an idea in my head and I tried it on paper, it just didn't work out. So, not being able to decide on a design, I just did a bunch of random ones.
First, a base coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri "Mint Sprint". This is ONE coat, the formula of this polish is amazing.

Then, I added one coat of "CHARMING", I got it for Christmas and I *think* the brand is The Color Institute, but there's no brand on the bottle.

Then, a coat of OPI Black Shatter on my ring finger.

Followed by various nail art done with Kiss Nail Art Polishes in black and white.

On top of that, two coats of Wet N Wild "Party of Five Glitters"

lightening

So, this is the BEST yellow polish i've ever used. I've had it for years and wear it regularly. It is the least streaky yellow i've ever used and I took a picture of the first and third coats to show this.

It's by Sally Hansen Insta-Dri and is called "Lightening".

1 coat

3 coats

With Black Nail Art paint by Kiss

White Nail Art by Kiss

Finished Product, finished off with Silver Nail Art by Kiss and a top coat.

zebra stripes.

Phew, I had my last exam today (Pure Math 30) and I am SO relieved to be done. Now to wait with fingers crossed until mid-July for results!
Inspired by my love of zebras, I did a zebra manicure!
First, White On by Sally Hansen - Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear.

Then, black nail art by Kiss for the zebra stripes. I don't use any plates or anything so all of this is done free hand. I really like this nail polish, however, it's typically better to wait a while before applying a top coat to the stripes.

Followed by a touch of Silver art by Kiss, slightly hard to see in the photograph, much more noticeable in person!

Enjoy! : )

monarch mani.

I did this manicure today, adapted from the many, many, many times i've seen this done in different ways. I was inspired by a tank top I bought today and needed a new manicure to match it.

The orange base is actually just from a dollar store; the brand is SHC but there isn't a color listed on the bottle.

The designs are again done with Kiss Nail Art Paint; black for the outline, white for the dots and silver for a little added glam!