Tagged: floral

Sheer black polka dot nails with flowers and glitter

This manicure was inspired by some pictures that I’ve seen on Instagram with the sheer polka dotted look. I think the most memorable one was the polka dot and lace mani that Bad Girl Nails posted on March 7th. The two polka dotted nails have a sheer grey base...

Graduation Nails: IU Crimson & Cream

My cousin Shawna is graduating from Indiana University with her Ph.D.!!  Woot woot!  I’m so proud of her!  She’s worked long and hard to get here and we’re going to celebrate all weekend long.  I did my nails in IU colors, crimson and cream, for the occasion. For the...

Hand-Drawn Floral Easter / Spring Nail Art

It got nice and warm here in Cleveland giving us a brief taste of Spring, and then Mother Nature played a cruel trick and dumped another little blanket of snow over us this week.  Ah well… more warm days are to come and I’m looking forward to getting out...

Soft Pink Rose Nail Art Using Decals

Swatching all of those light pinks the other day inspired me to do a girly design for my weekly mani.  I bought some rose water decals from the Born Pretty Store a while ago and thought they’d pair perfectly with ibd I’m No Damsel since it’s such a soft,...

Spring Floral Stamped Nails & ACG Flawless Swatch

I’m soooo eager for spring, I can’t help playing with spring colors even though it’s still snowing here. This mani may look a bit complicated, but it’s really just a few simple colors and a stamp. I will deconstruct the mani in the subsequent pictures. The black floral outlines...

Messy Mansion Floral Stamped Nails

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! I took a few days off and spent time with my daughter and family. I recently picked up a couple of Messy Mansion stamping plates after seeing a review over at Manic Talons. I used stamping plate MM20 for this design. I...

RCM Green & Gold Floral Nail Art

I received the Milano Collection from Red Carpet Manicure to sample and swatch. I’ll have all of those swatches for you in just a couple of days, but in the meantime I wanted to share my current manicure that features my favorite color from the collection called Behind the...