Showing posts with label gray. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gray. Show all posts
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Neon with Shades of Gray
I saw this nail idea from ibeautyideas.com. I started by painting a white base. Then, using a thin nail art brush, I painted upsidedown V's with Salon Perfect Yowza Yellow, a custom color made by mixing white and Rimmel London's Gray Matter, Gray Matter, and Zoya's Raven. I completely filled in the bottom portion with Raven. I added a diamond-shaped rhinestone to the ring finger's base. I finished with a coat of Seche Vite.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
50 Shades of Purple
Ok, so it's only two shades, not 50. Don't spoil it for me!! So I saw these on Nails 2 Die For on Facebook--once again, the artist was not credited so that's as much info as I can give you all. Mine aren't quite as sharp and neat as the person's, but I still really like them!
Colors: White--Zoya's Purity
Black--Essie's Licorice
Gray--Rimmel London's Gray Matter
Light Purple--Essie's Play Date
Dark Purple--Zoya's Mira
Left pinky: White base, two diagonal stripes of dark purple, and I used Shany nail striper #16 (dark gray) to outline each side of the stripe.
Left ring finger: White base, black dots with a dotting tool
Left middle finger: Light purple base, various sized dotting tools using gray and dark purple. Then I placed rose gold nail beads around in a circle along the outside of the nail.
Left pointer: Dark purple base. Using Mash stamp plate #38 and black, I stamped a checkerboard. Then I placed rhinestones at a few of the corners.
Left thumb: Light purple base, dark purple moon on the cuticle. When it dried, I used Sally Hansen nail art pen in Periwinkle to draw uneven lines out from the edge of the moon.
Right thumb: Half white/half light purple base. Using the nail art pen I drew uneven lines along the midline.
Right pointer: White base. Stamp the checkerboard with gray. Fill in some of the white squares with dark purple using a dotting tool. Place rose gold nail beads at each of the corners.
Right middle finger: Black base, white dots with a dotting tool.
Right ring finger: Dark purple base, light purple and gray dots with various sized dotting tools.
Right pinky: Light purple base. Used the Shany nail striper to make three diagonal lines. Used a dotting tool and white to make dots between the lines.
I finished everything off with a coat of Seche Vite.
Colors: White--Zoya's Purity
Black--Essie's Licorice
Gray--Rimmel London's Gray Matter
Light Purple--Essie's Play Date
Dark Purple--Zoya's Mira
Left pinky: White base, two diagonal stripes of dark purple, and I used Shany nail striper #16 (dark gray) to outline each side of the stripe.
Left ring finger: White base, black dots with a dotting tool
Left middle finger: Light purple base, various sized dotting tools using gray and dark purple. Then I placed rose gold nail beads around in a circle along the outside of the nail.
Left pointer: Dark purple base. Using Mash stamp plate #38 and black, I stamped a checkerboard. Then I placed rhinestones at a few of the corners.
Left thumb: Light purple base, dark purple moon on the cuticle. When it dried, I used Sally Hansen nail art pen in Periwinkle to draw uneven lines out from the edge of the moon.
Right thumb: Half white/half light purple base. Using the nail art pen I drew uneven lines along the midline.
Right pointer: White base. Stamp the checkerboard with gray. Fill in some of the white squares with dark purple using a dotting tool. Place rose gold nail beads at each of the corners.
Right middle finger: Black base, white dots with a dotting tool.
Right ring finger: Dark purple base, light purple and gray dots with various sized dotting tools.
Right pinky: Light purple base. Used the Shany nail striper to make three diagonal lines. Used a dotting tool and white to make dots between the lines.
I finished everything off with a coat of Seche Vite.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Glittery Ombre
I LOVE all the nails by The Nailasaurus (www.thenailasaurus.com), and these are some that I've been wanting to try for a couple of months now. I think they look a little like a snow storm--gray clouds and white ground. And the glitter just makes the whole manicure!
I did this manicure by painting a small chunk of a makeup sponge with Zoya in Purity, and the chunk above it with Nailtini's Caviar Cocktail. I dabbed the sponge over each of my nails, and when they were dry I did the same thing to add another coat and make it more opaque. Be sure to move the sponge SLIGHTLY up and down the nail to achieve an ombre effect. I then swept Formula X by Sephora in Chaotic over the top of the nails.
Now, guys, this manicure is MESSY! Be sure to give yourself enough time to clean up your fingers afterward. I literally had polish all over my fingers surrounding my nail. But it just can't be avoided when doing this! I used a q-tip dipped in nail polish remover, and any extra cleaning closer to the nail I used a nail art brush.
Of course, I finished off with Seche Vite top coat.
I did this manicure by painting a small chunk of a makeup sponge with Zoya in Purity, and the chunk above it with Nailtini's Caviar Cocktail. I dabbed the sponge over each of my nails, and when they were dry I did the same thing to add another coat and make it more opaque. Be sure to move the sponge SLIGHTLY up and down the nail to achieve an ombre effect. I then swept Formula X by Sephora in Chaotic over the top of the nails.
Now, guys, this manicure is MESSY! Be sure to give yourself enough time to clean up your fingers afterward. I literally had polish all over my fingers surrounding my nail. But it just can't be avoided when doing this! I used a q-tip dipped in nail polish remover, and any extra cleaning closer to the nail I used a nail art brush.
Of course, I finished off with Seche Vite top coat.
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