Rainbow Dots

Bam! First rainbow mani. I keep changing my mind as to if I like it.

Colors: Pure Ice- Excuse Me, Nailite- Champagne, 179,
China Glaze- 108 Degrees, Blue Iguana, Cha Cha Cha, and Senorita Bonita

The base color was Nailite's Champagne, which is far more gorgeous than I anticipated. Though I do wish it were slightly less sheer. This is two coats.

And the simple left hand.

 Perhaps if I had done smaller dots so there could have been five rows I would prefer it. Hmmmm.

Outline Nails

I decided to do something fairly simple for metallic nails- outlines. I like them more than I expected, though they're not nearly as cute as the panda nails.

Colors: Nailite's 283 and unlabeled green

And on the left hand, you can see these colors alone.

All in all, these are simple and flashy. I like 'em.

Panda Nails

So this was my first attempt at creating Panda nails, and I think they came out fairly cute. I saw these panda nails, and really liked the tip with pawprints. My prints I made a little rounder for easy identification. This is also my seventh post for the 31 nail art challenge.

Colors: Wet n Wild's Black Creme, Wet n Wild's French White Creme, Nailite's Mochaccino

 Base is two coats of the Mochaccino. I really love this pale gold, and for myself it can almost be worn as a nude.

These were taken in the shade, and you can see a little more gold in the Mochaccino.

All in all, I really like how these came out. And I'll definitely be attempting them again at some point!

Glitter Guilty's April Box

So I won this in Glitter Guilty's giveaway! The little chocolate-peanut butter square was really delicious, and had avoided melting. There was also a mini bottle of Seche Vite thrown in, which is awesome. Click any image to see a larger version!

 I went with a rather simple manicure to test these colors out- this is two thick coats for both. Simple as it is the large glitter really catches people's attention.

I really, really fancy the gray- April Showers- it has a lovely shimmer.

Colors: Glitter Guilty's April Showers and A Dainty Decoy

And as you can see here, the mini bottles really are rather mini.

Violet Bubbles

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Lately I've been seeing many bubbles, or circular outlines and I rather like them. So this is my first attempt at them and playing with them. I assume there will be more to come, perhaps rainbow bubbles.

Colors: Nailite's 259 and Zoya's Rihana

I started off with a Rihana base, and I really love this flashy color.

And it sparkles in the sun oh-so nicely.

Color Blocks

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This was my first attempt at color blocking, and it came out interestingly. Next time, I won't be shy with the top-coat- this one was still bumpy after a topper!

Colors: Nailite's Black, 246, 279, 237, and Nailene's 44304-05

The white Nailene on the far right was used along with a base coat.

And the plain left hand. I rather like these three together, they have a very sailor feel.

Green Clouds

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I decided to try three shades of green for these clouds, which due to the color kind of look like bushes.

Colors: Unlabeled Green by Nailite, Spice Drop by Nailite, and Cha Cha Cha by China Glaze

After a base coat, I used Spice Drop, and you can see the color though the photo turned out a little blurry. This is one of my favorite greens I own, it goes on thin but the color after two or three shades is lovely.

These are nice and rather subtle, but all in all, I liked my brighter clouds better.

Comic Book Nails

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 To date, these are my favorite nails since my pikachu pokenails. I've wanted to do comic book nails since I saw Renee's, so I figured I'd take a shot at them!

Colors: China Glaze's Electric Pineapple, Zoya's Pippa, Lofes' 521, 

and Wet n Wild's French White Creme

Started off with Lofes' 521 after the base coat, this is my slightly messier right hand.

Then I did a buffer of Electric Pineapple, so Pippa would get a little more depth, 

and only need one coat.

All in all, I do like how these came out even if my hands were a little shaky for the tips. X)

Orange Puzzle Pieces

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This is the second post of the 31 Nails Challenge. This was my first attempt at puzzle piece nails, and this is them without any top coat. I used too thick a brush for the black lines, and thus didn't anticipate wearing these for more than a day. Throughout the day I was amused by the amount of texture that ended up on my nails. 

For colors I used: Nailite's 179, China Glaze's Papaya Punch, and Canmake Nail Polish's Black.

The main color, Papaya Punch, is really rather creamy and lovely.

The left hand was far less complex, and Nailite's 179 is on my ring finger.

Eh, could have been worse!

First Post of the 31 Posts Challenge

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This manicure is for the first challenge post- red nails. It was also my first attempt at drippy nails, and the drip polish I picked was a little too sheer for sharp curves required. The red is Revlon's 680, and the white is Nailite's 29.

 For a simple bright red, I rather like this one. This is two coats over Nailite's base coat.

I'm pretty 'meh' about this mani. My pinkie came out really well, and I think that finger's cute... I just don't really care for the others. I left my right hand just with the red coat, and I actually prefer it to my left hand.

The Beginning

Once upon a time, I had a nail blog. Unfortunately I spaced on passwords, attached it to my not main email, and long story short, can no longer access it. So, starting over, this is the new blog and tumblr. (If you're curious about past nails I've done, those are all queued up for the tumblr, and will not be posted here.)

So, hopefully starting soon, I'll be doing the 31 day nail challenge.

Cheers,
Ella