"My gift to you"

Hey guys. These are nails I did 2 weeks ago and haven't had time to upload. I did them again on full cover glue-on nails

I don't have a tutorial on this but wanted to draw attention to a key glitter used for these which is a new one from Wet n Wild Fastdry 238C Party of Five Glitters. It has big glitter and red and green stand out in it and make it an awesome holiday color. All the new Wet N Wild Fastdry line is pretty awesome so check em out!

-Stefanie B

"Candy Canes"

Happy Holidays. Well they're coming quicker than ever. I'm not a huge fan of Christmas but I think Occupy Wall St has me in better spirits. And the NBA lockout is over! Not a bad season at all.
Anyways, I don't have much for a tutorial on this, but here's the gist of it:

Start by painting nails red or hot pink works, too. I painted on top of full cover fake nails from the drugstore. Just tape them to toothpicks or something to keep from touching them. Paint a very fine glitter on top, or something foil-y. You don't want it too glittery yet. Use a white nail art striper and go to town. Check a photo for the pattern. Then I added a fine silver glitter
striper on top of the white. Voila!
More holiday nails are coming, keep checking back!

"Pretty Pretty Princess"

Hey all. My nails are doing okay. I painted these on the first snowfall after I was looking at Disney Princess bedroom ideas. My apartment's getting a facelift, get ready!

This is a really in depth tutorial. Ready set go!
Products used:
Sally Hansen Xtreme 340 mint sorbet
L.A. Colors BCC 563 Purple
Sally Hansen Xtreme 470 Bubblegum Pink
Sally Hansen Xtreme 180 disco ball (iridescent glitter)
Sinful Colors 831 Hottie (blue tinted glitter)
Pink Nail confetti
Small (1mm) pink rhinestones

Method Used
Coat 1: Paint nail tips in alternating green and purple, skipping one middle nail, paint that nail pink
Coat 2: Add blue glitter over all colors, and clear glitter to nail beds
Coat 3: Add pink stripes to tips
Coat 4: add rhinestones to tip line, and a piece of confetti underneath
Be creative, have fun!
Coat 2:

"Tinkerbell"

Finally my nails were healthy enough for acrylics again! It's winter in Minneapolis and it's getting really really dry. I had to do some nail treatments first. Anywho:

Products Used: 

Clear Acylic & clear tps

L.A. colors BCC 580 Teal

Sally Hansen HD 15 DVD

L.A. Colors Art Deco: Dark Blue, Silver, Teal Glitter, and Silver Glitter

Medium (3mm) Rhinestones

Small (1-2mm) Rhinestones

Green Nail Confetti

Method Used:

Coat 1: Paint tips teal, and one nail solid teal. 

Coat 2: Coat tips with Sally Hansed DVD

Coat 3: Add 2 blue stripes, cross them with a silver stripe

Coat 4: Coat the stripes with glitter 

Coat 5: Add Rhinestones and nail confetti

It's a lot more teal than I expected but I still <33 this

"Stars and Stripes"

Hey guys, check it out!

Products Used:

6 bright/ pastel colors. Suggested are Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Blue, and Green

Sally Hansen Xtreme 180 Disco Ball (iridescent glitter)

L.A. Colors Art Deco BNA520 Black Sparkles (black striper brush)

Sally Hansen 300 White On (white)

Star-shaped nail confetti (white)

Method Used:

Coat 1: Paint thin horizontal stripes on your nails. I used yellow at the base, then orange, pink, purple, blue, then green.

Coat 2: Repeat with 2nd coat so colors are vivid

Coat 3: Add a layer of iridescent glitter

Coat 4: Use black striper to paint horizontal lines between colors

Coat 5: Add a large drop to some nails and fan out the drop with a toothpick to make star shapes

Coat 6: Add star confetti

Top coat and dance til you drop ^_^

"Halloween Liquid Flames"

Hey guys, just changed my polish again. I'm taking a break from acrylics, so sorry for so many shorts, but short nails can be just as cute and fun!

Products Used:

Wet N' Wild WildShine 424A Black Creme

Response 54 Red Glitter

L.A. Craze Magnetic Force BCC 562 (Pinkish- Orange)

Wet N' Wild FastDry 222C  9.0.2.1.Orange (Metallic/ glitter Orange)

Wet N' Wild FastDry 236C Silvivor (Metallic Silver)

Method Used:
Coat 1: Paint each nail black, except one nail on each hand silver.
Coat 2: Add red glitter over the black nails
Coat 3: Use L.A. Craze to make ooze/ flame shapes. I used some big drops, then dragged them up to the top
Coat 4: Use Wet N Wild orange glitter over ooze shapes
Coat 5: Favorite topcoat!

I hope I get another change to do a halloween set. It's coming quick!

"Animal Planet"

Hey guys, sorry I've been on a brief hiatus. I've been really involved in Occupy Minnesota in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. It's definitely a hell of an adventure, and if you're against corporate greed and government corruption, join an occupation near you!

That said, here's some nails I did a few weeks but didn't have time to upload.

Anyways, I have to go to bed so no tutorial on this. Just sponge if it's semi-sheer, paint the yellow to pink gradient on your nails. Use a silver nail art brush for accents. Top off the details with a black nail art pen. Rawr!