Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Purple and Sparkly
I decided to do these nails when I saw them on Instagram from user @makeuplovexo. I started with a purple on all nails but the ring finger--Formula X for Sephora in Indelible. Then I added a Formula X topper in Hyperactive to my thumb, pointer and pinky. With Rimmel London's Grey Matter and a thin nail art brush, I made two chevron shapes on the middle finger, then added two different sized pearls to the pattern. I used Zoya's Magical Pixie Dust in Cosmo on the ring fingers.
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.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Dr. Seuss-ish Nails
I got this idea from Jenny Fox over at polishandpearls.com - for some reason it reminds me of something you would see in a Dr. Seuss book, like where the Lorax might live ;)
I started with a base coat of China Glaze's peachy keen. Then I drew a curved white area with Zoya's Purity. On the opposite side of the nail, I made a curved purple area with Essie's play date. Then toward the bottom, I drew a curved pink area with Essie's sunday funday. I drew the black lines with a Sally Hansen nail art pen after the manicure was dry. I finished it off with a top coat of Seche Vite.
My only complaint with this mani is that the sunday funday was not quite opaque enough to cover play date, so be sure that when you choose colors, you choose ones with adequate coverage or you'll see little borders in the middle!
I started with a base coat of China Glaze's peachy keen. Then I drew a curved white area with Zoya's Purity. On the opposite side of the nail, I made a curved purple area with Essie's play date. Then toward the bottom, I drew a curved pink area with Essie's sunday funday. I drew the black lines with a Sally Hansen nail art pen after the manicure was dry. I finished it off with a top coat of Seche Vite.
My only complaint with this mani is that the sunday funday was not quite opaque enough to cover play date, so be sure that when you choose colors, you choose ones with adequate coverage or you'll see little borders in the middle!
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