DIY Polka dots manicure while traveling

Hey guys, 

Just wanna quickly share with you this simple polka dots manicure i did while traveling. When I’m away, I only bring a 2 bottles of nail polishes with me, one neutral and one color. As you can see here, a nude pink color and emerald green. These colors go with most of outfits that i brought with me and they’re both from Brucci by the way. And when I feel like I want a playful manicure, I can combine them. This is one of those times. I didn’t even bring my dotting tool with me so I used the end of a Q-tip. You can use a toothpick, an old pen or the end of a bobby pin but I was looking for a bigger circular shape for this one. The bigger dots cover my nails quickly so I don’t have to spend too much time while traveling.

I started by placing a row of dots down the center of my nail (like how i did here- a more sophisticated polka dot design) and then space the rest of the dots accordingly. The Q-tip gives the dots a rather blotchy and water coloring look, which i like.

Hope you like it too! ;-)

Polish used:

1. Base coat:Sally Hansen Triple Strong Nail Fortifier
2. Two coats of Sinfulcolors professional in ‘Social Ladder’ #924
3. Designs done using metallic gel pens in grey and gold.
4. Top coat: Elf’s Matte topcoat

Twinkle twinkle little stars…

Polish used:

1. Base coat:Sally Hansen Triple Strong Nail Fortifier
2. One coat of Brucci’s ‘Bare Essentials’
3. Wet n Wild’s ‘Kaleidoscope’ sponged to the nail tips
4. Top coat: Seche Vite dry fast top coat

Neon green with gel pen design manicure! 

Polish used:

1. Base coat:Sally Hansen Triple Strong Nail Fortifier
2. Two coats of Sinfulcolors professional in Innocent #944 (Check out this post, all the Sinfulcolors polishes are 99cents each this week only) Don’t be afraid, this color is not THAT neon. Here it looks like a highlighter but it looks beautiful in real life. Trust me ;-)
3. Designs done using a metallic gel pen in blue.
4. Top coat: Seche Vite dry fast top coat

Hope you like it!

Emerald and gold sponging manicure. I have another fun, easy and Springy manicure for ya. 

Polish used:

1. Base coat: Sally Hansen Triple Strong Nail Fortifier
2. Two coats of Brucci nail hardener in iCharlie
3. Gold sponged nail tips was done using Sally Hansen Xtreme wear nail color in #485 Golden-I

Here is a relaxing video I recorded while creating this manicure. Enjoy!

Hope your weekend is wonderful!

So simple, but I feel like I’m wearing a universe on my nails :-)

I saw this nail polish many time but never got it until now. Love the way it looks against black

1. Top and base coat: Sally Hansen Double Duty Strenthening Base & Top coat
2. 2 layers of Sinfulcolors Professional in ‘Morning Star’ I absolutely love this color. It’s pastel, it’s lilac, it’s slightly shimmering …everything i love in 1 bottle.
3. Konad stamping plate m57
4. Stamping polish is from Spoiled called ‘visually slimming’

Ok one last St. Patty’s day related post! Check out this round-up of all the awesome green manicures. Hint: I’m part of it :-P

In this manicure, I used:

Hope you had a wonderful St. Patty’s day! 

All @wetnwildbeauty St. Patty’s day green manicure and the konad stamping plate m60

Polishes used:

1. Top and base coat: Sally Hansen Double Duty Strenthening Base & Top coat
2. wet n wild’s megalast in Break the ice - Absolutely gorgeous color! Love it!
3. I stamped using wet n wild’s wild shine in Caribbean Frost - This color is metallic and it stamped just fine. I could be more opaque but I’m not complaining because it gives this design such a subtle feeling. This is great if you wear this to work and you don’t want your manicure to be too loud and distracting.  

Adding colors to your design.

Remember this nail design? It wears so well. I was surprised to see it lasted and lasted and still looking great. So, the other day I bought some new colored gel pens. I love these, they’re metallic too. I accidentally drew on my nail as I was writing with them and BAM…:-) Why not use them to color in the boxes on my nails. I had so much fun adding the colors to my nails. Once they dried I added a fresh new layer of top coat and voila, I have a new manicure for another week. If you look closely, you can already see that my nails have grown.

Love the pastel colors…so Springy! :-)   

Hope to add some colors to your Monday!

Fashion inspired nail design #2.

Inspiration: Bottega Veneta embroidered chiffon dress on page 526 of March Vogue.

Nail Polish: 

1. Top and base coat: Sally Hansen Double Duty Strenthening Base & Top coat
2. 2 coats of SinfulColors Professional in Snow me white 
3. Designs are done using Art Club Nail Art Striper in Black

Here is the tutorial :-)

No Sponging Ombre Nails

Not that sponging is bad but there’s an easier way with this particular type of polish. I share this Ombre nail with you guys a while back but now Im back with a tutorial just so you can see how easy it is ;-)