Texture!

I've already done textured nails once, but it didn't turn out so well. I also remembered I have these glitters in tubes that would be absolutely perfect for this technique, so I started by testing them out! 

Here is how I matched the colors. I couldn't find a good purple, which is ironic since I have so many purple polishes, but oh well. I ended up grabbing another one than on the picture, it was a bit darker. 

Here's how they looked:

They were all so sparkly, especially the blue one. So I decided to use that one. 

I started off with a blue and a tan polish. The tan one was a one coater, and the blue covered pretty well too, so I only painted one coat of each and then top coated. I like to have a top coat protecting the colors, since you don't top coat at the end. 
I applied another layer of blue on the blue nails, and directly after I poured the glitter on. I had a paper underneath so I could put the glitter back in the tube afterwards. Then I pressed on it from all angles with a fan brush, for at least 10 seconds. 
For the tan nails, I applied two thin strips of tape. First apply the whole strip of tape to your skin, to remove some glue. Then cut it into slim strips. Or use nail art tape. Then I put on the blue polish where I wanted it, and poured the glitter on. I removed the strips right after, before the polish dried. 
And here they are!

I absolutely love these. They're so simple, but classy and sparkly. And I love the color combination. 
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Infected Zombie!

Oooh yes. Halloween is coming, and so are all the creepy nail designs. This design is not inspired by Robin Moses, it's a complete rip-off off Robin Moses. Here is the video to show you how to make these. I'm going to go through it myself, but all credit goes to her.

I started off with a nude polish, and while it was still wet I applied some red and brown pearls, and black 1mm rhinestones. 

As you can see, my nude polish is quite thin, which is a problem later. 
When this had dried, I applied a coat of the same nude polish over the pearls and stones. This is a bit tricky, you have to move your brush around the stones to cover them properly. It's easiest to just use a bunch of polish, drown your nail in it, and then pull off as much excess as you can. 
Now this is when my problem emerged. You could completely see the stones through the thin polish. So what I did was, I took out my white polish and dotted it on top of all the stones, and then applied another coat of the nude polish. It looked much better. 
Then I mixed a green using white, green and brown (acrylic paint from here on). You want it to be like a green shade of your nude polish. I should've used more brown in mine. 

I applied this randomly over the nail to give it more of a zombie look. Then I mixed red and a dark brown to make blood, and painted it around the cuticle. Then I used only the red paint to go over it to make it even bloodier. 
To finish off I went over all the stones again with white paint, and then again over some of them with a yellow to make it look like pus. 

I love wearing these, they're awesome for Halloween or a Walking Dead marathon. So far they've grossed everyone out. 
Again, all credit goes to Robin Moses. 
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Autumn!

Fall has come, and with it a lot of great colors. I love the colors in the trees, it's so inspiring. So I made this colorful, but very simple design!

I started off with a coat of white, and then sponged on two coats of a red - orange - yellow gradient. On the second coat, while the nail was still wet, I sprinkled on some golden glitter with a fan brush. Then I applied a top coat to smooth out the surface, and painted some black tree silhouettes with a black striper. On the ring finger and thumb I added some grass as well, plus an extra tree. Super easy, quick and gorgeous. 

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