The other day on pinterest I came across a really cute nail design of a glitter ombre. I obviously had to borrow the idea. My base color is 2 coats of The Face Shop, GR501. I then carefully applied a couple of thin layers of Illamasqua, Spartan. I could have gone a little more intense with the glitter concentration at the tips. Next time, I suppose. Enjoy!
Would you rock a glitter ombre look?
Last friday I had a couple of girls over for a mini crafting party that ended up turning into a mani-pedi party. I brought out all of my nail polishes and we went to town! Sonia (@alwaysinstyle) created an such amazing combo for her toes that I just HAD to steal it!
I used 2 coats of O.P.I. DS Coronation, a silvery holographic glitter and topped it with a coat of INGLOT #205 Flakies. I finished it off with 2 coats of Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat to smooth out the texture.
For the bonus glitter ombre
Ombre nails were in full effect for Jen Kao Spring 2012. Wanda Ruiz for CND created the most AMAZING nails which she dubbed "Lethal Love" inspired by poisonous frogs. All four varieties were created using an airbrush machine. CND is encouraging everyone to try them at home using Midnight Sapphire, Anchor Blue, Rouge Red and Green Scene on the tips of a base coat of Inkwell, a deep blackened blue/green. Top with Air Dry Top Coat while wet for the ombre finish.
Photo courtesy of CND
Photo courtesy of CND
I am definitely trying these color combos soon. Will you?
Happy Monday, Kittens! This weeks manicure is a different take on ombre than what I usually do. I thought I would try out the individual nail color ombre as opposed to the faded, technique heavy gradient ombre. After I was finished with the whole thing I decided that the index finger color didn't really work quite right. Unfortunatelyly I don't have another medium green that had the correct finish to sub. Oh well.
From thumb to pinky: OPI, Jade is the new black; China Glaze In The Lime Light; OPI, Who The Shrek Are You; The Face Shop, YL 201 and The Face Shop YL701. Since In The Lime Light has a slightly different finish (shimmery neon) and the rest were flat/cream colors I decided to top them all off with a sheer shimmering top coat Rimmel, Jubilation. That way the neon color could play nice with the rest and not stand out too much.
Here it is. Enjoy!
Today in NYC its rainy, misty and downright miserable. I swear, at one point this morning it seemed like it was raining directly on to my face. Oh spring, you are a SUCH b-i-t-c-h sometimes. Since there will be no sunshine for the next few days I created my own. I recently picked up a couple of beautiful pastel nail polish shades at The Face Shop, a Korean beauty boutique located in the 30's. (see beauty map for location details) Unfortunately, I cannot find a name for the colors so if you want to recreate this, just find a pastel yellow and mint green.
I started with 2 coats of the pastel yellow. Then with a makeup sponge, I dabbed sheer layers of the pastel/mint green to build the gradation. I then used Brucci, Mí Papi to finish off the gradation towards the tips of my nails. Sometimes doing this sort of design can be tricky. Be patient and work in sheer layers. This particular one took about 7. It sounds a little crazy to do that many layers, but honestly they dry pretty quickly so you won't spend all day working on your nails.
Enjoy!
Love is in the air. Or maybe that's just l the smell of the nuts for nuts truck wafting down broadway. Either way, I can always dig a cute, pink, valentine's day themed manicure. Corals and ladylike pinks are HOT colors for spring so why not try incorporating them in to your beauty routine now?
To create the ombre effect I started with a 2 coats of Shades by Shades by Bareille, Blossom as a background base. I then used a makeup sponge to dab on thin layers of Deborah Lippmann, It's Delovely, being sure to sit a few minutes between coats. Then I applied OPI by Sephora, Lost Without My GPS followed by a bit of CND, Firefly just on the very tip to darken out the ombre effect. I sealed it all with Seche Vite, Fast Dry Top Coat as usual. Just for fun, I added some reflective heart nail art pieces from my Cina, Flirtini nail art kit. To do this I applied a bit of clear, placed the heart with the tip of an orange stick and then sealed with more clear.
Well kittens, it's been a whirlwind of a year full of ups, downs and some just plain crazy times. I can only hope that 2011 will be even better for me and for all of you! For my last nail post for 2011, I wanted to share my new years nails. I created these by applying 3 coats of CND, Studio White. Then, using a clean makeup sponge, I applied Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, Evening Fog in two sheer coats. Its going to be hard to see a difference with this color on top of the white, but trust me, it helps the ombre effect in the end. Using a clean side of the sponge, I then applied two sheer coats of Gosh, Gold. To finish it all off apply a coat or two of your favorite top coat. As usual, I used Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat.
HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!
What are you wearing for your new years nails?
