In a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Hi everyone!  Since I have heard people say, "May the fourth be with you", about a hundred times today, it seemed fitting to rock a galaxy mani!!

I started with two coats of Barielle Blackened Bleu, a dark smokey jelly with a strong blue shimmer.

Next, I used Sally Hansen White On with a bit of Hard Candy Beetle and sponged on the galactic sections.  Beetle ended up giving White On a blueish grey appearance, with a shifting bronze shimmer.

I then applied two coats of Soflajo Dew Drop, a beautiful clear coat with silver shimmer and prismatic hexagon glitters.  It has a great formula, smooth application, and really tied the look together.

I was hoping that the hexagons would work for the appearance of larger stars, but they were a bit reluctant to come out of the bottle.

So I then used my small dotting tools with White On to create a few randomly placed stars, and finished with one coat of SV.

This was such a fun mani to create!  It was kind of full of surprises, but thankfully in a good way!

I hope you enjoy ... and may the fourth be with you!!!

Happy Painting!

Colors: Barielle Blackened Bleu, Sally Hansen White On, Hard Candy Beetle, Soflajo Dew Drop

Rock-a-Billy

Hey everyone!  Welcome to the end of the week!  Hooray!!!

As most of you know, I love to match my nails to my outfits, and I have a new black dress to rock tomorrow night!  It has small white polka dots, and has a bit of a vintage rock-a-billy flair to it!

I started with two coats of Hard Candy The End, a black creme.  I know ... "Ooooh!  Aaaaah!", right?!

I would have stopped there, but it didn't have that extra pop that I was after.  I decided to add one coat of Finger Paints Motley, a great top coat loaded with blue & green flakes.

I originally planned on using one of my stamping plates for the polka dot design.  But, after pouring through my book of plates, I realized that I didn't have the perfect polka dot design!!  

Are you kidding me??  How did I let that happen?!

So, I used my small dotting tool with Konad Special White to create my polka dot design.  I then used it with my Konad Q1 stamp for the swallows on my accent nails.  I finished with one coat of SV.

So, to sum up, what was supposed to be a quick mani turned into a slightly not so quick mani - but these things happen, and I'm happy with it!  I'm so psyched to rock these with my dress!  I hope everyone has a fun weekend!

Happy Painting!

P.S. - On a side note, my husband HATES polka dots.  So, if you're on my side, leave a comment telling him why polka dots are awesome and let's see if we can change his mind!!!!

Colors: Hard Candy The End, Finger Paints Motley

Jewel Tone Jubilee

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to go with something really jewel toned and fun that pops!

I started off with two coats of Deborah Lippmann Dream a Little Dream of Me, a really pretty sheer pink with s shimmer that shifts from blue-green to purple.

Next, I taped off the half moon sections at the top and applied one coat of Sensique Jewel of the Orient, a beautiful "blurple" with a nice pink to purple shimmer.  I adore this color, but it still didn't have that pop effect I was going for.

With my striping brush, I applied some vertical stripes of Hard Candy Frenzy, a really fun bright teal creme.

For a final bit of color, I went for one of my ultimate jewel tones, and, with my small dotting tool, I lined dots of Zoya Carly along the half moon.

I finished it all off with one coat of SV.

I really enjoyed creating this one!  All of my favorite elements were there!  I hope you all enjoy it too!!!

Happy Painting!

Colors: Deborah Lippmann Dream a Little Dream of Me, Sensique Jewel of the Orient, Hard Candy Frenzy, Zoya Carly

A Bumbling Bee

The awesome Rebecca from Hard Candy sent me two of the Just Nails polishes for me to try out!

It is actually kind of amusing - I was just talking to someone about how hard it is to find a really pretty yellow polish!  And now, thanks to Hard Candy, I have one!  Splendid is just that!  It is such a pretty and soft yellow!!  I absolutely adore it!  It isn't too thin, which is a common problem I have with yellows.

The End is a fantastic black that has a great patent like finish - super shiny!

I have some other Hard Candy polishes in my arsenal, so I thought I would use Sky with these two as well!  Sky is my favorite baby blue!  It's a beautiful color, with a light ice blue shimmer.

I used a detailing brush to paint the little bumble bee on my ring finger with Splendid.  Next, I used a striping brush with The End to create the bumble bee stripes, stinger, and antenna.  Then I used my dotting tool to create the polka dot pattern on my other nails.  I decided to use a blue glitter detail polish from Claire's to create the bee wings.  Finally, I finished it off with a coat of SV.

I absolutely love these two polishes, and will most definitely be using them a lot from now on!  Happy Painting!!!

Colors: Hard Candy Splendid, Hard Candy The End, Hard Candy Sky, Claire's Blue Glitter