Category: Nail Art

Zig Zag & Polka Dot Mani

This is the mani that I’ve been wearing this week.  I love that it feels bright and spring-y.  I picked out these three colors as I thought they’d look nice together, sat down at my nail station and ended up coming up with this. The three colors used are:...

St. Patrick’s Day Nail Art 2014

I’m getting in the spirit for St. Patrick’s Day with this festive nail art.  I purchased some shamrock nail art stickers from Etsy last year and have kept them on hand for this occasion.  I’m really happy with how this manicure turned out.  The sticker decal worked wonderfully.  I...

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...

Gelish Year of the Horse 2014

I’m a little late, but we’re now in The Year of the Horse according to the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Horse started January 31, 2014 (the Lunar New Year) and runs through February 18, 2015. Last year was The Year of the Snake, and I did some...