Category: Nail Art

Owl Nail Art

Owl Nail Designs

My 17-year-old daughter and her friends love owls, so I tried out some owl designs that I’ve seen on Pinterest on my practice wheel as seen below.  They turned out pretty cute for a first attempt.  I used a dotting tool for the eyes and other small details, and...

Bikini Swatch

Sunset Beach Nails

In two days I will be soaking up the sun in Siesta Key, Florida! Ahhhhh…. I decided to do my nails in a beach-y theme for my trip. The color inspiration is from my new bikini – a swatch of the design is pictured to the right. It has...

Gelish Oocha Coocha Gradient w/Stamp

My first gradient! I tried gradients a few times unsuccessfully because I was using a sponge that was too dense. I saw some baby bath sponges at the dollar store yesterday and decided to give them a shot and they worked well. I felt bad for ripping the little...

gelish patriotic nail art

Patriotic 4th of July Nail Art with Gelish

This is my manicure for the 4th! The colors are Gelish Rose Garden and Gelish Caution with a white nail art striper. The stars were added with stamp plate SE21 and white Konad polish.

patriotic nail art stars stripes 4th of july

Patriotic Stripes and Stars Nail Art

Today my daughter and I played with striping brushes and we did a patriotic design on her nails.  The stars were added with a Konad stamper.  I think they turned out cute. I’m going to keep playing with stripes for a little while…

Gelish gossip girl & night shimmer

Gelish Gossip Girl

I’m getting the itch to change my polish color, so I thought I would document Gossip Girl real quick.  You can see there is some growth here – this is after about 10 days.  The polish is still  holding up well, I’m just ready for a change! The pink...