Marvelous Maleficent

"A forest of thorns shall be his tomb! Borne through the skies on a fog of doom! No go with the curse, and serve me well! 'Round Stefan's castle, CAST MY SPELL!" - Maleficent

The Incredible Hulk

If you saw my Instagram post the other day, I just bought a bunch of new stamping plates from Aiyoohehe.  I picked a bunch of Marvel and Harry Potter themed stamping plates, and couldn't wait to try them out.  These are perfect for those who want comic book nails, but haven't mastered freehand painting, or just want to save time.

Super Mario Brothers

Like most kids born in the 80's, I grew up playing Super Mario Brothers on the original Nintendo.  I've wanted to do a Mario nail design for a while, and since my parents recently unearthed my old Nintendo console while cleaning the garage, I thought now was the perfect time.

Avengers Assemble

For the inaugural 2014 runDisney Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland Resort, limited edition Avengers Dooney & Bourke bags and wristlets were released.  I was lucky enough to get a cute cross-body from my aunty for Christmas!  These nails are inspired by the purse.

Dip Into Dots

This look is inspired by the Proenza Schouler clutch.  I love the color gradient and studs, so I decided to recreate the look on my nails. 

Mine is a bit brighter since my "darker" green wasn't that dark.  This is also the first time I've attempted a gradient with more than two colors, so the gradient didn't turn out as smooth as I would have liked.  I'll have to practice with this a little more.  Here, I used four colors to create the green/blue gradient with blue studs. 

Hulk Smash

Today is International Nail Art Day! #INAD  This called for something EPIC.  I give you, The Incredible Hulk!  I based the design off of some promo pics for The Incredible Hulk 2 movie.  I stuck with the green and black look, but added a purple stud to my pinky as a nod to the comic book version.

Don't Be Koi

I created these nails a while ago, but was recently asked by Nail It! Magazine to make a tutorial for their website.  I submitted the picture to them for the fish theme nails that appear in the current issue of the magazine.  This design didn't get picked, although my sushi nails did.  But having a tutorial featured on their website is pretty cool too. 

Vegas Vacation

Tomorrow I'm off to Vegas for my best friend's bachelorette party!  I rarely get to see my BFF since she lives in Arizona and I live in California, so this is definitely going to be one crazy fun weekend.  To help bring me some luck, I painted Vegas nails!  I saw this mani by +madamluck and fell in love, so I decided to try and re-create it.  My nails are a bit shorter so I didn't have as much nail space for the design, but I still made it work.

Finding Nemo Nails

My little niece and nephew are having their first birthday party today, and the theme is Finding Nemo.  So, of course I had to paint my nails to match the theme :)  I kept it "simple" with just Nemo as the feature nail, and some ocean waves on the others. #nailart

Maleficent Nail Art

I originally created this design for the release of the new Maleficent movie featuring Angelina Jolie.  I'm a huge movie buff, and a Disney fanatic (obviously, since I happened to have this Sleeping Beauty light box on hand), so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to do a movie mani.  I've been doing a lot of them for the summer with so many good movies coming out.