Saturday, August 31, 2013

30 Day Nail Challenge, Day 20: Water Marbled




And with that I'm finished the "Patterns" section of the 30 Day Challenge!
This means I only have one part left, "Inspiration."

I quite liked this manicure, bit the pictures really don't do it justice. The pink is bright neon and it goes surprisingly well with the metallic gold. My favourite nail also happens to be the thumb on my right hand so I've included a picture of that as well.

Products Used:
Essie - 941 Good as Gold
Essie - 1017 Bottle Service
Revlon - 955 Quick Dry Base COat
Sally Hansen - 300 White On
Seche Vite - Top Coat
2mm Square Gold Studs
Gold Caviar Beads

~ Becca.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

30 Day Nail Challenge, Day 19: Galaxies




Wow, I'm really late on updates, sorry about that guys!
This was technically my second time doing galaxy nails, but the first time was for a friend so I don't really count it.
Anyways, these are supposed to look like the view through a telescope, which is why there's a matte black around the circles. Not sure if that's very evident but I liked it nonetheless.

All the names of the constellations and the products used can be found under the cut!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

30 Day Nail Challenge, Day 19: Half Moons




I'm a little late with this post, but these are the nails I had for the half moons prompt. I actually loved them so much, but I had to take them off after a day because I shouldn't be going into work with the caviar beads on my nails.
This was, however, my first attempt at the "quilted" look. It took me a while to get the hang of it. At first I was making the lines too early, which peeled the nail polish away and it looked pretty bad. Once I realized what I was doing wrong though it turned out pretty well.
I've also developed a slight addiction to caviar beads so you might be seeing more of them in my future manicures.

Products Used:
Essie - 940 No Place Like Chrome
Revlon - 955 Quick Dry Base Coat
Rimmel London - 100 Base & Top Coat
Sephora - Matte Top Coat
Wet n' Wild - 229C Ebony Hates Chris

~ Becca.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

We're Off to See the Wizard




This manicure is the result of my inspiration from Nailpornography's NOTW prompt, nails inspired by a movie.
I really love the wizard of oz and thought it would be fun to recreate it on my nails!

Yellow Brick Road ft. Poppies
Dorothy's Dress
Ruby Slippers 
Emerald City 
The Wicked Witch melting
A little girl and her father came into the shop I work at while I had these nails and I was super impressed because when she saw them she guessed the theme right away and told her dad excitedly "It's the castle from The Wizard of Oz!" and proceeded to name every scene on my nails. It was really adorable and she completely made my day!

Products Used:

Ceramic Glaze - 110 Blueberry Bubblegum

Ciaté - 074 Big Yellow Taxi
Essie - 752 Turquoise & Caicos
Essie - 922 Mojito Madness
Essie - 1017 Bottle Service
Essie - 1027 The More the Merrier
Quo by Orly - 59071 Black
Revlon - 305 Sublime Strawberry
Revlon - 955 Quick Dry Base Coat
Rimmel London - 110 French White Nail Tip Liner
Rimmel London - 286 Rags to Riches
Sally Hansen - Baraccuda
Sally Hansen - 300 White On
Sally Hansen - 390 Red Carpet
Seche Vite - Top Coat
Wet n' Wild - 229C Ebony Hates Chris
Essence Bow Rhinestones

~ Becca.

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

30 Day Nail Challenge, Day 17: Glitter



For day 17 I stepped into the past and took some inspiration from the 70's because what's more glittery than a disco ball?
I've officially dubbed these nails Saturday Night Glitter, which I think fits them well.

I really like how to watermarble on the little finger turned out, it looks really "hip" (I sent a snap of these to my friend and that's what she called them).

Moving on, here's the (extensive) list of products used in the creation of this manicure in case you want to try it out yourself.
Borghese - B476 Incantato Purple
Ceramic Glaze - 110 Blueberry Bubblegum
Ciaté - 074 Big Yellow Taxi
Essie - 941 Good As Gold
Essie - 1017 Bottle Service
Essie - 1027 The More The Merrier
Joe - Plaster
L.A. Colors - NA922 Magenta
L.A. Colors - NA 939 Ice Breaker
Maybelline - 390 Audacious Asphalt
Nicole - NI G03 Kissed at Midnight
Quo by Orly - 59701 Black
Revlon - 955 Quick Dry Base Coat
Rimmel London - 110 French White Nail Tip Liner
Sally Hansen - 300 White On
Sally Hansen - Barracuda
Seche Vite - Dry Fast Top Coat
Wet n' Wild - 299C Ebony Hates Chris
Essence glitter (hexagonal)

~ Becca.