Nails of the Day - 3.24.16

I am all about springy colors lately! I also recently picked up Mini Mani Moo liquid latex to help with my nail art, and it really made clean up so much easier. I'm not looking forward to taking the actual nail polish off, because glitter polish is the worst. (I know, I know, tinfoil trick...but ugh.)

Here's what I'm wearing:

• OPI Nail Envy
• OPI Bubble Bath
• Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening
• Seche Vite

Nails of the Day - 09.03.15

I've been having some trouble with my nails - breakage, peeling, just all around unpleasantness. Due to that, it's been a while since I've done my nails! Here's my latest mani, which is a bit worse for wear since I didn't photograph it right away!

Products Used:

• OPI Nail Envy
• Deborah Lippmann creme nail polish in You've Got A Friend
• Deborah Lippmann glitter nail polish in Some Enchanted Evening
• Seche Vite

I actually didn't use a makeup sponge for the glitter tips, I used the brush that came with the polish, and it came out quite nicely!

Nails of the Day - 6.15.15

Happy Mani Monday! About time I upload my nails on a Monday! I actually too this picture right before I took this polish off. I've really been into gradients lately, and my favorite addition to gradients is a glitter topping. I really wish I had a solid glitter for this, but I made due with the shimmer finish of Hunny Bunny.

Products Used:

• OPI Nail Envy
• OPI Bubble Bath
• China Glaze Rose Among Thorns
• Lit Cosmetics glitter in Hunny Bunny
• Seche Vite

Nails of the Day - 6.7.15

I really love doing ombre nails. I chose to do a peachy coral to mint gradient this time, using two creme polishes. Normally I'd top with a glitter (China Glaze Fairy Dust is the perfect glitter polish to top everything with!) but I decided to forgo it this time around. I really suck with creme finish polishes for whatever reason, I should work on that.

Here's what I used:

• OPI Nail Envy
• China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint
• OPI Toucan Do It If You Try
• Seche Vite

Nails of the Day - 5.30.15

Starting the week off with a fresh mani. Less summery, more icy this time. I love adding glitter on top of nail polish instead of using glitter polish, since it comes off much easier when it's time to remove everything! I put on a thin layer of top coat, let it dry for about 30 seconds, and then dab on loose glitter using a makeup wedge. I seal everything up with a nice layer of top coat.

Products Used:

• OPI Nail Envy
• OPI Go On Green!
• Glitter Injections in Mystic Butterfly
• Seche Vite

Nails of the Day - 5.28.15

It's been a while since I did a standalone Nails of the Day post, and I happened to like the mani I did last night!

This was a sponge ombre effect. I layered the champagne shade on first, added some pink to the tips, and then had both shades on a sponge to blend them together. This technique is super easy, yet comes out looking great.

Products used:

• OPI Nail Envy
• Kiko Nail Lacquer #303
• Zoya Kimber
• Seche Vite

Nails of the Day - 1.26.15

I wanted to share another manicure I was sporting this week! I'm really enjoying using Lit glitters to decorate my nails, it's SO much easier than glitter nail polish!

Here's a list of the products I used:

• Orly Bonder base coat
• Deborah Lippmann "You've Got A Friend"
• Sephora by OPI "Wardrobe Change"
• Lit Cosmetics glitter in Sugar & Spice
• Seche Vite top coat

Nails of the Day - 1.20.15

I'm calling this nails of the day, since sometimes I paint my nails more than once a week! I wanted to showcase my nail art here as well, since I have quite a collection of nail polish in addition to makeup. I'm also learning to use the Macro setting on my camera, so what better thing to practice with!

Here is a list of what I used for this manicure:

• Orly Bonder base coat
• Cirque Colors Memento Mori
• Lit Cosmetics glitter in Seeing Stars
• Seche Vite top coat

For the glitter, I took a dry makeup sponge and dabbed dry glitter lightly onto slightly tacky polish, and then went over with a top coat. This loose glitter was MUCH less chunky and rough than a glitter nail polish! I am really pleased with how this turned out.

I can't wait to share more nail looks!