I've been trying to use different nail plates that I own, but have never used before. With this swirling whirlpool stamp, I decided to do a chrome gradient underneath. Since the lighter chrome polish was a bit sheer, I just painted it straight on the nail instead of using a sponge to do the gradient. It works okay for under stamping, but it's not as smooth as sponging.
I always love a good military look. Military nails, jackets, accessories, I love it all. For this mani, I chose an army green polish, and added some gold start stamping and studs.
With all the summer flowers in bloom, bees are everywhere, so I thought I'd do some bumble bee nails. I mixed some hand-painting with nail stamping, and of course used yellow and black colors.
I first saw this design in InStyle Magazine. I have a thing for eyes...I like to draw them a lot when I doodle, and it is always my favorite part to paint when I do pet portraits.
Stamping is always a fast and easy way to create fancy nail designs. Here, I mixed a floral pattern with a bird on top. Overlaying stamps allows you to create more advanced designs in different colors, without having to reverse stamp or leadlight, so it doesn't take much time.
The last polish in the Disney Fairytale Nail Polish set is Ariel. I decided to paint the more cutesy POP version of Ariel for the feature nail. For the blue nails, I used several different glitter polishes that looked like a part of Ariel's world under the sea (see what I did there?).
Da-Dum, Da-Dum. Jaws!!! No tutorial for this, but I just wanted to share my creation for Shark Week! I used acrylic paint to paint the Jaws poster. It was hard to paint on my short nails (especially the tiny girl swimming), but I like how it turned out. I think we're going to need a bigger boat.
Round 2 of Nail It! Magazine's #tinicontest is inspired by Moroccan Architecture and Lauren Clay Artwork. For my first entry, I chose a bunch of Bundle Monster stamping plates with designs close to that of Moroccan architecture.
I've been wanting to do a nautical nail for a while, so I figured I better hurry up before summer is over. I kept the look navy blue and white with a couple gold accents.
Belle is the third of four polishes in the Disney Fairytale Nail Polish set. For this look, the tips of the nails are painted to look like Belle's gown.
McDonald's is probably my favorite fast food. I usually only order one of three things: (1) the Big Mac Combo, (2) the 10-piece McNugget Combo, or (3) an Oreo McFlurry or Cone with Fries. After painting the pizza nail for the Ninja Turtle mani, I was inspired to do another junk food related design. The McDonald's fries are probably the most iconic and have that unmistakably delicious smell, so I decided to paint that as the feature nail.
