Tagged: nail art

3D Textured Diamond Plate Nails

I’ve seen some really cool 3D textured nails popping up on Instagram and Pinterest, so I decided to experiment to see if I could create a textured look using just soak-off gel polish.  I think the result turned out pretty cool!  I ended up with this industrial look that...

Messy Mansion Stamping: Koi Fish & Water Nails

This is another mani that I created using a Messy Mansion stamping plate.  Plate MM29 has some awesome aquatic imagery including a koi fish, seahorse, mermaid and various water images.  I started with three coats of Couture Milano, a soft pale blue.  I stamped a water pattern onto each...

Rainbow Foil Nails with Gel Polish

I’ve been wanting to play with nail art transfer foils again for a while.  I’ve only used them one other time, you can see that mani here.  I had an idea in my head of a rainbow pattern with foils, though it didn’t turn out exactly as I had...

Brushstroke “LOVE” Valentine’s Day Nails

I’m LOVING the new Gelish Once Upon a Dream collection and decided to try a mani with a combination of the colors.   I started with two coats of Gelish Artic Freeze (my favorite white) as the base and then I used a fan brush to randomly stroke on each...

Guest Post: Studded Hearts Video by Ten Little Canvases

In my absence, below is a guest post from Kim Baker of Ten Little Canvases. You all might remember that Kim also did a guest post for me last year. She now has a blog, so be sure to follow her! Hello everyone! Andrea has invited me back for...

Guest Post: Key to My Heart design by Manic Talons

Hi everyone!  I’m Michelle from www.manictalons.com.  When Andrea invited me to write this post, I may have squealed just a little.  Or a lot.  Ok, it was a lot.  I spent the next few days trying to decide what I could possibly show you that Andrea hasn’t already covered. ...

“Love Obsession” Valentine Heart Nails

I’ve been ogling over the new limited edition LeChat “Love Obsession” collection and had to buy it. I actually bought two and am holding a giveaway of this set… click here to enter the giveaway.  This collection literally just arrived in my mailbox and within a couple of hours...