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Earlier on there was a thunderstorm almost directly above where I live! Woohoo! Inspiration! 😀 So here are my Lightning strike nails
Lightning Strike Nail Art
I used Greige Gardens and Ivory skull both from Sally Hansen, Black on Black from Sinfulcolors, Baptiste from Illamasqua and cosmic dust from china glaze!
I started out with a coat of Black on Black, then sponged the dark purple Baptiste making sure not to cover the whole nail, after that had dried I used Greige gardens and Cosmic Dust to give the impression of clouds.
For the lightning I used Ivory Skull and a fine brush!
then sponged in a tiny bit more of the white Ivory Skull over the lightning, which worked perfectly up until my little finger nail 
I think the sponge must have dried out too much or I pressed to hard…
I really love how this looks and I will try this again, maybe with blues and greys or different shades of silver or red and black for Halloween!
10 Comments | tags: Black, China Glaze, China Glaze Cosmic Dust, Halloween, Illamasqua Baptiste, Lightning, Nail Art, Nail polish, Nail Varnish, nailpolish, purple, Sally Hansen, Sally Hansen Greige Gardens, Sally Hansen Ivory Skull, Sinful Colors Black on Black | posted in Nail Art
Silver and Black Half Moon Nails
For this I used three polishes, Coalest Day of the year and Night Moves Both from Barielle Shades and Black on Black from sinfulcolors (I really need to get another bottle soon)
I started with two coats of Night Moves which is a lovely bright silver foil. after waiting for it to dry, I used my trusty Ring binder hole reinforcements to create the half moon shape.
Then using Black on Black, Coalist Day and a bit more of the night moves I sponged on the gradient. this took three thin coats. while the polish was still wet I carefully removed the hole reinforcements with tweezers, then applied a coat of Seche Vite!
2 Comments | tags: Barielle Shades, barielle Shades Coalest Day Of The Year, Barielle Shades Night Moves, Black, Coalest Day, gradient, grey, Half Moon Nails, Manicure, Nail Art, Nail polish, Nail Varnish, nailpolish, Night Moves, Seche Vite, silver, Sinful Colors Black on Black, SinfulColors | posted in Nail Art
Ombre Nails
An Ombre Manicure Is a really easy! It is a gradient from nail to nail with five nail polishes which are applied each on one full nail (rather than a gradient over one nail, which is a gradient manicure).
I have been wanting to an Ombre tutorial for a little while now but I haven’t found three shades of grey polish that would work… Madness!
So with the polish I already own I decided to mix my own shades!
Ombre Nails Tutorial Equipment
This is what I used!
- one cotton bud (q tip) with one end cut off.
- a paint brush/nail art brush.
- Nina Ultra Pro – French White.
- Sinfulcolors -Black on Black.
- Acetone.
- A Dapen Dish or small container. (Just make sure it’s not plastic)
- An old Plate
- some paper
Begin by painting two coats of white on your thumb nails and black on your little finger nails. It’s best to wait until they have dried before continuing.
Then pour little acetone into the Dapen dish or small container this is to rinse the brush in later.
To start with put three drops of black polish with one drop of white together on the plate, using the cotton bud (with the end cut off) as a mixing tool, combine the two polishes until it is an even shade, you’ll have to be quite fast with mixing so the polish doesn’t dry to much. Then using the brush apply it to your ring finger nails, use the paper to wipe the extra polish from the brush before rinsing it in Acetone.
On another part of the plate mix two drops of black with two drops of white. This shade is for the middle finger nails. after you have applied the polish remember to clean the brush to remove the extra polish
And for your pointer finger nails use a ratio of three drops of white to one drop of black.
If you need to apply a second coat, wait until the first coat has dried and follow the steps again! 🙂 Then apply some topcoat.
This technique can be used with lots of different colours, you just have to make sure that the amount of pigment in the individual polishes you choose to use is roughly the same!
Comments Off on Ombre Nails Tutorial (only using black and white polish) | tags: Black, gradient, grey, Manicure, Nail Art, Nail polish, Nail Varnish, nailpolish, Nina Pro, Nina Ultra Pro French White, Ombre, Ombre Nails, Sinful Colors Black on Black, SinfulColors, Tutorial, White | posted in Tutorials
Glitter Leopard Gradient Nails
I started with one coat of Amethyst from Sinful Colors, this polish is a really nice colour, it’s a mid purple creme, (I’ll do a swatch at some point) I used it as a base colour to tone down the very bright pink polish I chose for the gradient.
For the sponged gradient I used Black on Black also from Sinful Colors and Ulterior Motive from Color Club, which is a fantastic bright magenta pink jelly with iridescent pink and blue micro glitter. The gradient took two coats, I had to work very quickly as the glitter kept sticking to the sponge!
For the leopard print I used Moyou XL Pro Collection 04, and Konad special polish in black.
I finished it off with a coat of Seche Vite. Not including the clean up this only took me 15 minutes!
Glitter Gradient Leopard Nails
3 Comments | tags: Black, color club, Color Club Ulterior Motive, Glitter, Glitter Leopard Gradient, gradient, iridescent, Konad special polish, Konad special polish Black, Leopard Print, MoYou, Moyou Pro Collection, Nail Art, Nail polish, Nail Stamping, Nail Varnish, nailpolish, Pink, purple, Seche Vite, Sinful Colors, Sinful Colors Amethyst, Sinful Colors Black on Black, SinfulColors | posted in Nail Art, Nail Stamping
Gradient Zebra Nail Art!
For this I used a base of two coats Black on Black from Sinfulcolors, for the gradient I used Cosmic Dust from China Glaze, followed by a coat of Seche Vite.
The stamping plate I used Is from Moyou, it’s plate XL 04 from the Pro Collection, I used Konad SP in black for the print. And I finished it all off with one more coat of Seche Vite
Zebra Gradient Nail Art
I really love how this turned out 😀
2 Comments | tags: Black, China Glaze, China Glaze Cosmic Dust, Cosmic Dust, gradient, Konad special polish, Konad special polish Black, Moyou Pro Collection, Nail Art, Nail Varnish, nailpolish, Seche Vite, silver, Sinful Colors Black on Black, SinfulColors, zebra | posted in Nail Art, Nail Stamping
Hello!
Here is my first Halloween Nail art for this year! 😀
Halloween Nail Art
For this I used Secret Agent from Color Club, Couture Grey from Maybelline, Night Moves From Barielle Shades, Cosmic Dust from China Glaze, Black on Black from Sinfulcolors and Konad SP in black!
Halloween Nails
I started with a sponged gradient using Secret Agent, Couture Grey and Cosmic Dust.
For the moon I used Night Moves, to get the circle I painted two thick coats onto a plastic bag and left it to dry, then peeled the polish from the bag and used a hole punch to make it! I stuck it to my nail with a dab of the grey polish and covered it with a coat of Seche Vite to secure it in place.
After all of that dried I used Konad special polish in black for the stamping, the plates I used where some cheap unbranded ones from Ebay! It did take me quite a few attempts to get a good image from them, but the final result was worth it 🙂 Then one final coat of Seche to finish it off!
15 Comments | tags: Barielle Shades, Barielle Shades Night Moves, Black, China Glaze, China Glaze Cosmic Dust, color club, Color Club Secret Agent, Cosmic Dust, Halloween, Konad special polish, Konad special polish Black, Maybelline, Maybelline Couture Grey, Nail Art, Nail Stamping, Nail Varnish, nailpolish, purple, Seche Vite, Sinful Colors Black on Black, SinfulColors | posted in Nail Art, Nail Stamping
The Adorned Claw 