Spring Mani: Purple Flowers

Hello everyone!

Sorry it has been so long! I have so many designs that I am itching to paint! Today, I decided to go with some purple themed nails. Nothing too extravagant, but I like the simplicity of it!

On all my nails except the ring finger, I started with a base of Pure Ice Fairy Godmother. Then on my ring finger, I added some studs from Winstonia Store and some small silver hex glitters. I started with two coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White on my ring finger. The small flowers were made using a detail brush and Pure Ice Fairy Godmother, Essie Go Ginza, and Sinful Colors Sweet Tooth. I added some leaves using an unnamed green polish from Garage.

This was my very first attempt at flowers, and I think they turned out ok for a beginner. I definitely want to do more flower designs for spring! What are your favorite kind of flower nails? Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Gold and Teal!

Hey everyone!!

Today I have a really simple mani to show you guys! Although it is simple, I really love the color combination!!

For the blue, I used 3 thin coats of Color Club Blue-Ming. Then I free handed the hearts with Zoya Tomoko, which is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous!!

I think these two colors make a fabulous combination!! What do you think of this mani? Thanks for stopping by!

A Girly Manicure

Hey everyone!

A few months back I was scrolling through my Instagram and I just fell in love with this mani from @susieq1980 ! It looked stunning on her and I wanted to give it a shot myself! I am really proud of the way it came out!

I used a bunch of different colors so here we go!

Thumb and Middle- 1 coat of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss topped with 2 coats of Revlon Girly
Index- 2 coats of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss. Spots with Color Club Blue-Ming and Laven-Darling
           Outlines with black acrylic paint
Ring- base of OPI Alpine Snow. Color Club Hydrangea Kiss, Laven-Darling, Blue-ming, and                                
          Blushing Rose sponged on top. Then to top it off, 1 coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust.
Pinkie- 2 coats of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss. Glitter placement using glitter from Revlon Girly

I am in love with these!! What do you think of them? Thanks for stopping by!!

Geometric Skittlette

Hey everyone!

I really have been wanting to expand on the amount of nail art that I do! Right now I'm sticking to simple things, but at least I'm trying something! Today I have a really awesome mani for you all! I decided to try a skittlette, of which Marta from Chit Chat Nails created and is known for!

I love the way the geometric nails came out! They could use some work, but it looks pretty good for a first try! On my thumb and pointer I have 3 coats of Essie Where's My Chauffeur? On my middle and ring fingers I started with a base of OPI Alpine Snow and then using a small striping brush to make the triangles, I used Essie Where's My Chauffeur?, Sinful Colors Sugar n' Spice, and Wet n' Wild Black Creme. Then for my pinkie I started with a base of Pure Ice Beware and topped it with OPI Which is Witch? 

What do you think of this mani? Would you wear it? Thanks for reading!!

Vampy mix n' match! Inspired by @craypolish on Instagram!

Hey everyone!

So today I something really awesome to show you! I saw this mani from @craypolish on Instagram and I just fell in love! I had to recreate it!

I love the way this looks! For the base I used 3 coats of OPI Glints of Glinda. On my pointer and pinkie I have 1 coat of Love, Angeline Poisoned Love, which can be purchased here! On my thumb and ring fingers I have 3 coats of OPI Liquid Sand in What Wizardy is This? For the stamp I used Bundle Monster plate BM01 and Wet n' Wild Black Creme.

What do you guys think of this mix and match mani? Do you like the color scheme? How would you recreate this?

Thanks for reading!

Monthly Haul! April/May

Hey everyone!

So I decided that I would try something new! I am going to be posting a haul at the end of every month! I want to know what you guys think about this though. Do you think it would be something that you like or something you probably wouldn't care for? Let me know in the comments below! I decided to put polish from last month in here too! So this time it will be an April and May haul!

*Disclaimer* I am in no way shape or form trying to brag about this. All polishes were either bought by me for me, gifted to me, or given to me for review.*

Click below to see everything in detail!!

Love & Beauty by Forever 21

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic day! I think I have said it before, but I'm not too keen on holiday manicures. I'll do one here and there, but most of the time I just stick to plain colors. Today I don't even have anything that maybe just maybe would be acceptable for the holiday on my nails, but who cares! I recently went shopping and stopped in Forever 21. When I was in line to check out, I was perusing through the nail polishes. I came upon a beautiful polish and bought it! Now if you have ever bought or looked at nail polish from Forever 21, you know that they put no effort into naming the polishes. The same applies for this polish, which is called Grey/Hot Pink. No kidding, that is what is on the label :p Regardless of the name, this polish is gorgeous!

I just love this! This is three coats and topcoat. There are teal, magenta pink, and small dark purple/grey glitter in this which are suspended within a grey jelly base.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you liked it!

Liquid Sky Lacquer- Fuchsia Illusion

Hello everyone!! I can't believe that I haven't posted in two weeks! I have been so busy lately and I just didn't have time to paint my nails! My schedule is freer than the last two were, so I am hoping to have posts up more often!

*Warning- Picture HEAVY!*

I can't even start to tell you how much I am in love with this polish. It is Ah-Mazing! Fuchsia Illusion is a thermal polish that changes from a dark purple holo when cold to a pink holo when warm! This is just one of the amazing creations from Liquid Sky Lacquer, and can be purchased here. To see the other two Liquid Sky Lacquer posts I have, you can click here and here

 Here it is in all its glory! Isn't she a beaut!?!? I dipped my nails in hot water and this picture is showing the change from pink to purple.

Above is what the polish looks like when it is cold. Shown is three coats and no topcoat. You can also see some of the holographic glitter in the pinky.

This is what the polish looks like when it is hot. The polish is a holo when it is hot and cold. 

And just a few shots during the transition.

Do you love this polish as much as I do? I think it is absolutely gorgeous and I am so glad that I was able to snag a bottle!

Thanks for reading and I will be back with more posts later this week!

Mix n' Match!

Hey everyone!

Recently I received my Julie G Frosted Gumdrops order from a deal Groupon had! I wanted to just try one out to see what it was like, but I didn't want to do my full hand, so I did an accent nail! I have really been into mix n' match nails lately, so why not keep it up? I went with a simple black, blue, and glitter mani!

I really love these! And I also like the texture of the Julie G polish! now for some colors!
black- Wet n' Wild Black Creme
silver glitter- Essie Set in Stones
glitter on middle finger- loose glitter that can be found in any craft store
blue- Julie G Blueberry Fizz

I am so excited to try the rest of the Frosted Gumdrops collection! What do you think about the polishes?

Thanks for stopping by!

Blue Nails for Autism- #3

Hey everyone!
Again I say... I'm sorry for not posting all week! Still trying to let my lil' nubs grow out!

So for this Friday's blue nails, I just have a swatch! Barielle Falling Star is so pretty though!! This polish is a creme blue base with small round copper glitters. I really like the look of this polish, but it was a bit of a pain in the behind to apply. First coat was great, but the second and third coats were a little thick. Before applying a third coat, I added some polish thinner from Sally's to it. It made just the slightest bit of a difference. Anyways, onto pictures!

Oh and I am sorry for the oily cuticles, gotta keep 'em looking good!

Thanks for stopping by and reading!

Blue Nails for Autism- #2

Hello all!!

First I just want to apologize for not posting anything all week and then not posting this yesterday (Friday) when it was supposed to go up. I have had a crazy week and time got away from me. Also, 2 of my nails broke so I had to cut them all :( so I will be trying to let them grow out! Ok, onto the blue nails!!

This mani is kind of a mix n' match mani I guess you could say! It is quite similar to my pink and holographic nails. Ok, nevermind that, they are almost the exact same mani! Whoops!! I didn't mean to do that!

Although my nails are short, I'm kinda diggin' the length and the shape!

For the blue I used Pure Ice- French Kiss, which I might add is perfect! The silver on my middle finger is Sally Hansen- Celeb City and the glitter is Essie- Set in Stones.

I love this mani!! What about you? Thanks for stopping by!!