Extremely Early Lacquer Legion Nails June--On Holiday

So, the lacquer legion prompt for June just went up today and I was in desperate need of changing my nails (can't stand it when they chip!!) so I decided to just do them super early--the pics are supposed to be posted on Instagram on June 30th!! Oh well--last month I forgot til the day of! 

Also, sorry guys, but this was a mani FULL of different colors, so I'm not going to name them all; I'm posting a pic of them and if you have any questions, feel free to ask!  

 

The top pic is of the colors I used on the stamped images in the manicure; the bottom pic is of the colors I used in the gradient for the base.

I used Winstonia stamping plates W106, W108, and W110. 

Where is one place you'd love to go on holiday??

Lacquer Legion May--Garden

This month's lacquer legion prompt was Garden, so for mine, I decided to do peas, radishes, carrots, tomatoes, and a bunny with the munchies! All polishes used are from Zoya.

For a base, I used Purity. For the peas, I used Josie and traced with Raven. The radishes are Tamsen, Josie, and Raven. Carrots are Jancyn, Josie, and Raven. Tomatoes are Tamsen, Josie, and Raven. The bunny is Dove, Tamsen, Raven, and Purity. I used dotting tools and a small nail art brush to create the designs. 

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Lacquer Legion April Prompt - Glam

So, I know the "unveiling" isn't supposed to be until the 28th, but I'm just so excited for this mani! I saw a similar mani somewhere on the internet and I didn't remember to note where it was from--so if it is a mani you created (not RE-created such as I did!!) then please comment and I will give you proper credit!

The colors from pinky to thumb are: Zoya's Robyn, Zoya's Mira, Essie's Mojito Madness, Essie's Big Spender, and Zoya's Dream; I applied one coat to each nail. Then, I placed a clear top coat on one nail at a time (to give the rhinestones something to stick to) and immediately placed the coordinating color of rhinestone on each nail with a dotting tool.

I did NOT put a top coat on top of the rhinestones! This is one of the only times I don't do this because it will ruin the "texture" :)

I thought this was the perfect embodiment of "Glam", don't you?? I feel like a little kid again (in a good way! ha!)

Lacquer Legion March--Lucky

This month's Lacquer Legion prompt was "lucky". I know, I know...these look like they should have been a part of last month's prompt. Well, let me explain...these are showing why I'm lucky--almost 5 years ago now I was LUCKY enough to marry my best friend!

Soooo, on with the post! I painted all but my ring finger with Zoya's Purity. The ring finger is painted with Zoya's Dot.

For the thumb: I used a thin nail art brush and Essie's Licorice to paint an infinity symbol. Then with Dot and Shany's XL nail plate #2, I stamped "Love" below the symbol.

Pointer finger: I used the same nail art brush and Sinful Color's This Is It to paint two ovals representing rings. On one of the rings, I placed a silver rhinestone.

Middle finger: Using Licorice, I painted the "lapels" of the tuxedo, then made a bow and buttons with a dotting tool.

Ring finger: I painted the front of the "wedding dress" with Purity. Using a dotting tool, I placed dots halfway on the white and halfway on the pink. Then, with a smaller dotting tool and Dot, I placed dots in the middle of those white dots--this will make it look like lace. I added 4 nail art pearls near the cuticle to represent a necklace. I added a rhinestone at the bottom for some bling.

Pinky: I used Nailtini's Bloody Mary, Valentini, and Pink Clover Club with a dotting tool to make hearts. I topped everything off with a coat of Seche Vite.

Why are YOU lucky?

Lacquer Legion February - Adoration

The Lacquer Legion prompt for this month was adoration, and if you know me you know I LOVE (adore) shoes! Plus the cheetah print and bows just make them extra girly and cute don't you think?!

I used Zoya's Dot on fingers 1, 4, & 5, and Essie's On A Silver Platter for 3 & 4. I glued a plastic bow on the 4th finger with nail glue. Then using a Sally Hansen nail art pen in black, I drew a stiletto heel on fingers 1 & 5. Using a dotting tool and ELFs Red Hot, I drew hearts. Using a purple Sally Hansen nail art pen, I drew dots on the toes of the shoes to make a little pouf! 

On the 2nd and 3rd fingers, I made dots with Essie's Play Date. Then using a black nail striper, I made random lines around the dots to create a cheetah print. I finished it all with a top coat of Seche Vite. 

What do YOU adore?

Lacquer Legion--January: Reinvention

Soooo, I follow The Nailasaurus on FB, Instagram, and her blog, and she along with a few other bloggers have banded together to give us all prompts each month for nail designs! This months prompt was "Reinvention".

I decided to go for a nail design that represents a caterpillar turning into a butterfly! I'm going to start by telling you the colors so I don't have to type the specific color every single time. The white I used was Essie's blanc, the brown is Zoya's Flynn, the green is China Glaze Highlight of My Summer, orange is China Glaze Peachy Keen, red is Zoya's Lana, and for black I switched between a black nail striper and a black Sally Hansen nail art pen.

Starting with the left hand: Pinky--I started with a white base, then using a dotting tool, I alternated between orange and green spots, drawing them in a squiggly line. Then with my nail art pen, I drew an outline around the dots and drew "hair" on the caterpillars back. Ring finger--I kept it simple and painted it brown. Period. Ha! Middle finger--I alternated orange and green stripes (to look like the caterpillar on the pinky!), then used a nail striper to draw black lines between the colors. Pointer finger--Kept that one simple also with green. Thumb--I started with a white base. Then I drew a "cocoon" with green. Using the nail art pen, I traced around the cocoon, drew a line close to one side, and drew three dots on one side of the line. Using the nail striper, I drew a curved line and a small line to connect the curved line to the cocoon.
Right hand: Thumb--I did a side-to-side ombre nail with the green and orange. To do an ombre nail, paint a stripe of one color on a makeup sponge, then right next to it paint a different colored stripe. Dab the sponge on your nail, moving slightly from side to side to help the color transition (or up and down if you are doing the ombre from top to bottom). Pointer finger--I did a side-to-side ombre nail with orange and red--the thumb and pointer fingers are showing the transition from caterpillar to butterfly! Middle finger--I started with a white base. Then I drew two red dots to make the butterfly wings. Using the nail art pen, I drew the butterfly body and outline of the wings. Using a dotting tool and white, I drew dots on the tips of the wings. Ring finger--kept is simple with brown! Pinky--same idea as the middle finger on the other hand--it's a nail to represent the butterfly from the middle finger! I painted the nail red. Then using the nail art pen, I drew the details of the "wing". Then using a dotting tool and white, I made the dots along the border. I finished everything with a top coat of Seche Vite!

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