Snow White

Poisoned apple anyone?  Snow White is another polish in the Disney Fairytale Polish Set.  With a bright red polish, I had to do the infamous poisoned apple.

Holo Me

For my final entry for Nail It! Magazine's #TiniContest Round 1, I have a simple black nail with holo triangle stickers.

Heroes in a Half Shell

 

Turtle power!  Time for another movie mani :)  So if you couldn't tell by the post title, or you don't know who those turtles are in the picture above, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is in theaters today!  Initially, I was going to paint the turtles to look like they do in the current movie, but it wasn't turning out.  So I looked online, and found this design by Jessica Vero for the turtles, and then added a pizza nail for the thumb. 

News Update

Hi Everyone!  Today was an exciting day for me, so I thought I'd share the news.

First, the tutorial I wrote for Don't Be Koi, went up on the Nail It! Magazine website today.  I'm truly honored that they asked me to write anything for their website.  Many of their tutorials online have inspired me, so hopefully I can now inspire someone else.

Second, my Pineapple Paradise nails won the Sally Hansen "Calling All Nails" Sweepstakes run by Allure Magazine last month, and my prize arrived today!  A giant tote bag filled with 34 beauty products!  I can't wait to try everything.  A big THANK YOU to the Allure Promotions Team!

Geometric Glacier

This is my second entry for Nail It! Magazine's #TiniContest Round 1 that I mentioned in Iridescent Egypt.  Last time I did an iridescent design, so this time I did something inspired by glaciers.  I chose a geometric cutout pattern with textured glitter and polish.

LeadLight Seahorse

Today, I decided to try out the LeadLight technique.  This involves painting directly over a stamped nail with sheer or jelly polish, as opposed to the reverse stamping method which creates a decal as in Don't Be Koi.  I've been wanting to try this for a while, but I don't own any sheer/jelly polish.  But when sharing this tragic fact with a fellow nail artist, she pointed out that you can make your own sheer polish by mixing regular polish with clear top coat.  Boom!  I don't know why I didn't think of that before.

Be Brave

Be brave.  Dauntless is one of the five factions in the world of Divergent by Veronica Roth.  They are the soldiers, they wear all black, are tattooed and pierced, and they believe in courage, bravery, and fearlessness.  It's my favorite of the factions, so I created these nails in honor of them.

Tangled

Disney's Tangled, tells the story of Rapunzel.  As a previous chameleon owner myself, I really liked Pascal, so I decided to paint him for my Tangled-themed nails.  Plus, his green coloring is a good contrast to the purple polish.

Iridescent Egypt

Nail It! Magazine's #TiniContest Round 1 is based on a mood board featuring glaciers and iridescent fashion.  For iridescent, my first thought was a iridescent blue beetle like a scarab.  From that I decided to do an Egyptian theme using +Bundle Monster stamping plates.

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.

Sunset Dreams

A sunset gradient nail with dream catchers and feathers is perfect for those bohemian summer nights.