tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30593211634800467712024-03-19T04:48:48.293-04:00N.Y.A. NailsBecca, 23. Nail Artist, Polish Enthusiast, and Kpop Multifan from Canada. All works featured here are my original, freehand designs unless otherwise stated. Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.comBlogger510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-27651877904240408652022-03-23T05:25:00.003-04:002022-03-23T05:25:58.359-04:00Summer Colour Palette<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEj6pDYnDeU/" target="_blank">Originally posted on August 31, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm back with another colour palette design! This time I'm tackling summer colours.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTcwzAiJTeNghoEu3_MF6j29TgJLdm_solG5i_zPklil4L6dz9eBrt0GmyW11FoJTAMRskw1VbCfJQDjPoyUd2f3qEsXYn-ksRX6mTExlPt-L-B136NKdqxmuI_tQjn-9PBSjgjN5N6d-tJgBMRfUnufaEGWnqYb69Y3f6zRonFqhGCNxxajsyamDY=s3617" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summer Colour Palette Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3616" data-original-width="3617" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTcwzAiJTeNghoEu3_MF6j29TgJLdm_solG5i_zPklil4L6dz9eBrt0GmyW11FoJTAMRskw1VbCfJQDjPoyUd2f3qEsXYn-ksRX6mTExlPt-L-B136NKdqxmuI_tQjn-9PBSjgjN5N6d-tJgBMRfUnufaEGWnqYb69Y3f6zRonFqhGCNxxajsyamDY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Like I've mentioned before, I really loved both my fall and winter colour palette designs, and I wanted to add summer to the series as well.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2020/12/fall-colour-palette.html" target="_blank">Fall</a> and <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2020/12/colours-of-season.html" target="_blank">winter</a> featured more muted colours, so I really wanted to go with something fun and bright to channel the summer heat. As usual, I used some circular colour palettes on Pinterest as inspiration, and this is what I came up with! I can't decide if it gives me more of a beach or ice cream vibe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd1XC2n3hrhdora4y4cOeTnvmGnjI2pnvBxEVmuveCEF6ZfUnTuadqIwh_4ldcl4EAaroNLucaiwDcFnDF1MQWicL31yfE-ZKtsTRHChSNdeHUlk_TwBlIKwGVgX6y2_GMOYAKKplovjxaD8euGcgMYR15LHw05D9KYG_5XjUTpGh70qvG9ATchF88=s5112" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summer Colour Palette Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="5112" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd1XC2n3hrhdora4y4cOeTnvmGnjI2pnvBxEVmuveCEF6ZfUnTuadqIwh_4ldcl4EAaroNLucaiwDcFnDF1MQWicL31yfE-ZKtsTRHChSNdeHUlk_TwBlIKwGVgX6y2_GMOYAKKplovjxaD8euGcgMYR15LHw05D9KYG_5XjUTpGh70qvG9ATchF88=w640-h394" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did a pseudo-spring version of this design for Valentines in 2021, but since it's not exactly the same, I think I'll try to complete this seasonal series in 2022 with another Spring palette!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Make Some Noise<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mint Candy Apple<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Lemon Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Fuchsia Fever<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miracle Gel Matte Topcoat</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-51886954503266819092022-02-12T08:51:00.000-05:002022-02-12T08:51:42.926-05:00Fanged Fruit<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPNBBAnkb-/" target="_blank">Originally posted on August 23rd, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lemon nails are such a classic for summer, and that's what I was going to paint this week, but then I saw a dragon fruit print on Pinterest and decided that that would be more fun!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfabRMK_dfXBo2UlkkxRfZwDDwikCIWrKfyOoI_d7BFgU3owUmPNR3DsBA2Q-dAkRubY5F36cai_Z27xcehfAzw9dVDeOOOPoW5_TIJgbSCOQTpI2OkBxmHhN8eSGtO-rRAXR11B6oTp1XWBo0NHuJi_4tUbUHYr4NfwOLUjj5wtQPrRVGey_0Lsxv=s2329" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dragon fruit nails" border="0" data-original-height="2329" data-original-width="2329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfabRMK_dfXBo2UlkkxRfZwDDwikCIWrKfyOoI_d7BFgU3owUmPNR3DsBA2Q-dAkRubY5F36cai_Z27xcehfAzw9dVDeOOOPoW5_TIJgbSCOQTpI2OkBxmHhN8eSGtO-rRAXR11B6oTp1XWBo0NHuJi_4tUbUHYr4NfwOLUjj5wtQPrRVGey_0Lsxv=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYngODuThj7FWqVNzheP503btvPZK_59ki9h_BZpGY_dMp1Lw1_8O039tqS3yjapkrReKPdkAf8q0tp4ykGH4dH5_L3uXbXt0yixcz15XPjIwTHxAxEMV5231lzrJ66eTlZk0ePYnqjJowHQq10mLxLYjkE68DdtSpzz59as_Tj9VdytktrvYqf03T=s6012" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dragon fruit nail art" border="0" data-original-height="3541" data-original-width="6012" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYngODuThj7FWqVNzheP503btvPZK_59ki9h_BZpGY_dMp1Lw1_8O039tqS3yjapkrReKPdkAf8q0tp4ykGH4dH5_L3uXbXt0yixcz15XPjIwTHxAxEMV5231lzrJ66eTlZk0ePYnqjJowHQq10mLxLYjkE68DdtSpzz59as_Tj9VdytktrvYqf03T=w640-h376" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I haven't painted fruit-inspired nails in a while, but I always feel like they're a staple of summer designs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dragon fruit isn't a fruit that my family ever really ate. I tried some at a friend's house and it's not really my thing, but I did enjoy the dragon fruit drink at Starbucks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Either way, I think I prefer dragon fruit on my nails as opposed to eating it.<br />For this design I thought it was cute to have the inside of the fruit on two of the nails and then the outer skin on the others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's a pretty simple design if you're looking for something cute and fresh for summer!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Horse Power Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Designer Satin<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mojito Madness<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vices Versa<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(I think there was another pink as well, but I didn't write the colours down and I don't remember)</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-44444215492474219602022-02-09T08:19:00.000-05:002022-02-09T08:19:43.820-05:00Neon Summer<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9KDR0npu2/" target="_blank">Originally posted on August 16th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What says "summer" more than bright neons and leafy motifs?? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">🌿☀️</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmlrEh-QTQFoIp7_8QdAtBn2o6z-VaNUXf_tR98R2tYEfgaT8f7FYEvjrhLKqtP0p81LckPq3OlV1MpB5V5DhJ5nbxw8v6IF1xjtWJ5Ye-_YzO58iUD5XRdr8QuahHroKeq3geN5PK8oGTDrUcslZMD5CeB4CvS7u08_gvxilodpxdi5gjxn2gqnQn=s2976" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Monstera Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmlrEh-QTQFoIp7_8QdAtBn2o6z-VaNUXf_tR98R2tYEfgaT8f7FYEvjrhLKqtP0p81LckPq3OlV1MpB5V5DhJ5nbxw8v6IF1xjtWJ5Ye-_YzO58iUD5XRdr8QuahHroKeq3geN5PK8oGTDrUcslZMD5CeB4CvS7u08_gvxilodpxdi5gjxn2gqnQn=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCHtD8KV4KVCBT1U9ieCJ0J81yRMnrR5P5jw6p0rCGum2krRrYbbuxQ02Swmf35QfVVPzAKM6TP3QkzoGQ8ffOrTCXETBJ2DK1Mcg_hnxxKX-NwKw7E_TGDK99mPk60c8gt2ltgtmBmuHSrxCbSr7ssuiLzIzRqWnKj_PKsEMrqce9xXmkBREfJayq=s3342" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Monstera Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="3342" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCHtD8KV4KVCBT1U9ieCJ0J81yRMnrR5P5jw6p0rCGum2krRrYbbuxQ02Swmf35QfVVPzAKM6TP3QkzoGQ8ffOrTCXETBJ2DK1Mcg_hnxxKX-NwKw7E_TGDK99mPk60c8gt2ltgtmBmuHSrxCbSr7ssuiLzIzRqWnKj_PKsEMrqce9xXmkBREfJayq=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After being pretty tired and uninspired for a couple weeks, I just really felt the need to have something bright and ostentatiously summery on my nails!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I went with this awesome leafy pattern that I saw on Pinterest. I'm pretty sure my friend told me what kind of plant this is, but for the life of me I can't remember. Is it Monstera? That sounds about right.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGWDaKtqZbpJdEzGy_O7T4cVFL9AuStsr-oAxD7-t-fiN4krLpmyYd2Q4rnSBNNHxFo_YJ5fjIuVzIhV9EslHx3Qysi9ASSpC5zK0pHU1MRY8FvnCLcqCyXfGLvnsOvUz7Ezo05pt5hp_MlST4eVcoeYzGKSS5TK7rEZnWACoA80bNYs_3gXyLIzzg=s6016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Leafy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGWDaKtqZbpJdEzGy_O7T4cVFL9AuStsr-oAxD7-t-fiN4krLpmyYd2Q4rnSBNNHxFo_YJ5fjIuVzIhV9EslHx3Qysi9ASSpC5zK0pHU1MRY8FvnCLcqCyXfGLvnsOvUz7Ezo05pt5hp_MlST4eVcoeYzGKSS5TK7rEZnWACoA80bNYs_3gXyLIzzg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9KbyJ-QCmbN4O2p0_IhRfUsKcOXuqQJgIrdMctNxxNlFSBaLBkslj3LsRJ0vvB9f1KGIYxfV3HAmVvwC_3FxJ52cuErFcTleo0sTAaB96JaOKFdD_xzKUr0ZX2uFsreqnW75Iyx4UW_GNUKGj5XOAHo-5D1ssUdiXo4ig9U7wJFNkEjr_1ySrbn6U=s5521" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Neon Summer Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="5521" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9KbyJ-QCmbN4O2p0_IhRfUsKcOXuqQJgIrdMctNxxNlFSBaLBkslj3LsRJ0vvB9f1KGIYxfV3HAmVvwC_3FxJ52cuErFcTleo0sTAaB96JaOKFdD_xzKUr0ZX2uFsreqnW75Iyx4UW_GNUKGj5XOAHo-5D1ssUdiXo4ig9U7wJFNkEjr_1ySrbn6U=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anyways, the brightness of this design and the contrast between the matte neon, and the textured, rich greens made this one of my favourite designs of the year!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Horse Power Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Palm Deco<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Lush Tropics<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mind Your Mittens<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vices Versa<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Electri-lime<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Fuchsia Fever</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-67873758189626948032022-02-08T04:33:00.000-05:002022-02-08T04:33:19.871-05:001 Billion Views<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEoo4hnkTV/" target="_blank">Originally posted on July 25th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EXO-SC is back with their second mini album, 1 Billion Views (10억뷰)! This mv was totally different from their previous release, What a Life. Both were fun, but this one was a lot darker in terms of colour scheme. As a result, my design ended up being a lot darker, too.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjIDLafpgUbfzfbo69BilRh_9q6aM9uMgLUpcViPdA1H5ROMxumzcm9jrORWz0mdoG3An6lyBbF_g41nvujprhJ3UICWFdlPnQzGtrhI3gzGWKPgirjTu2FJQwO6pSIztcKKbVg279EZKuM_M8vBiBwK2eFa8cBWGwE2VmE14Ub8l3DjuIHwCoFXAT=s3452" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO-SC 1 Billion View Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="3452" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjIDLafpgUbfzfbo69BilRh_9q6aM9uMgLUpcViPdA1H5ROMxumzcm9jrORWz0mdoG3An6lyBbF_g41nvujprhJ3UICWFdlPnQzGtrhI3gzGWKPgirjTu2FJQwO6pSIztcKKbVg279EZKuM_M8vBiBwK2eFa8cBWGwE2VmE14Ub8l3DjuIHwCoFXAT=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh_Bo3bwXSwztyzPRTp9B1e2-rX0vy27-Wdizgymfd5El9NDr6WKVkv0Ndl4Zn5wlLT3SEUHjzOsovDYHZRsNNnolhOyEprnnH3yUn8fM8vZ38GFkbOFgy8bld_P9p02rlrW2UrLy_2rFnxErchrfDRhUpTduvagYOrj5jnhbV3thONxY21wHqZjUr=s6016" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO-SC 1 Billion Views Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh_Bo3bwXSwztyzPRTp9B1e2-rX0vy27-Wdizgymfd5El9NDr6WKVkv0Ndl4Zn5wlLT3SEUHjzOsovDYHZRsNNnolhOyEprnnH3yUn8fM8vZ38GFkbOFgy8bld_P9p02rlrW2UrLy_2rFnxErchrfDRhUpTduvagYOrj5jnhbV3thONxY21wHqZjUr=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As I mentioned in my <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2020/11/what-life.html" target="_blank">What a Life post</a>, I wasn't initially the biggest fan of SC's first album, but I grew to love it, and I loved the design I made for it. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With this album, I actually quite liked it right off the bat, but I ended up not liking my design quite as much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There was a lot to concentrate on in the mv which, theoretically, should have given me a lot to work with for the design, but I just found myself unable to lock in on a solid vision for the design, which left it looking kind of like patchwork in my opinion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I mentioned in my IG post that I ran into some design issues with this set, and while I don't remember what those were exactly two years on, I thiiiink I decided to switch the design up partway through.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJwIiVdQo0Wn3wYHbMUPpazFEjM-IMZ_Hj4svqT0MU6T-VwFrnPWxgbBrjBxcJIshuclX-2oYjOLhyHYdZ516JW3sxXL3OELY4wI6k16UoCf_0swm1gBScHx_cNQWa_NyjuAchld0mOZm6oQDiYqniYa7XtneHOv11_s1TmnKq0txuE7bA_BBJ6Tjj=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO-SC 1 Billion Views Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJwIiVdQo0Wn3wYHbMUPpazFEjM-IMZ_Hj4svqT0MU6T-VwFrnPWxgbBrjBxcJIshuclX-2oYjOLhyHYdZ516JW3sxXL3OELY4wI6k16UoCf_0swm1gBScHx_cNQWa_NyjuAchld0mOZm6oQDiYqniYa7XtneHOv11_s1TmnKq0txuE7bA_BBJ6Tjj=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What I ended up settling on was using the SC logos on my thumb and pinky, Sehun's Dior sweater on my index nail, Chanyeol's Comme Des Garcons jacket on my middle nail, and the thumbs up/heart from their dance challenge on my ring finger.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Individually, I think each element has it's merits, but somehow I feel like they just don't click when they're together, even though I made a valiant effort with matching the colour scheme.<br />I think the problem might be that I wasn't too happy with the middle nail, it throws things off for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But it is what it is, and this is the design that I settled with. Even though it's not one of my favourites, that doesn't reflect at all on the album or on Sehun and Chanyeol - just on my own feelings about my art haha.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGtcOFZvWIqUi-xrlXAJsQYvg81JZJ-CxRWtFOkRGcx23Gtke-goOhgCOKXqr2M6YjLSs9aGugzRiZz7n6j6Bigc0fatnOAsOPHvIaE6axYJHA2oWaq8xrPm9oDi57-DXclzuPv6cdCguiA19_nIO4Bt6IRwA0OdcoQtPCXVFwp3D1WSODFfBJKrp4=s2678" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO-SC 1 Billion Views Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2678" data-original-width="2678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGtcOFZvWIqUi-xrlXAJsQYvg81JZJ-CxRWtFOkRGcx23Gtke-goOhgCOKXqr2M6YjLSs9aGugzRiZz7n6j6Bigc0fatnOAsOPHvIaE6axYJHA2oWaq8xrPm9oDi57-DXclzuPv6cdCguiA19_nIO4Bt6IRwA0OdcoQtPCXVFwp3D1WSODFfBJKrp4=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgue0VQ9IIFchHmkB-Ge2U6CGjYPBgkm9WRDcMdb35A6nARu0EVcVRHk3MjxlLt5S-l99DPVrhsR1t4473HRtN39Go3kF8qET_dGTkgBqLwbkU_fOYMMZODFiu101CExYwCrFUz2mNRD7TFfGMXKWRKw_L5pebpeYYSaM0KllSV1rrqYwruAuaQ73Mc=s2742" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO-SC 1 Billion Views Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="2742" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgue0VQ9IIFchHmkB-Ge2U6CGjYPBgkm9WRDcMdb35A6nARu0EVcVRHk3MjxlLt5S-l99DPVrhsR1t4473HRtN39Go3kF8qET_dGTkgBqLwbkU_fOYMMZODFiu101CExYwCrFUz2mNRD7TFfGMXKWRKw_L5pebpeYYSaM0KllSV1rrqYwruAuaQ73Mc=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KhsKRZLYwQo" width="320" youtube-src-id="KhsKRZLYwQo"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Horse Power Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Good as Marigold<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Aquaslide<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Palm Deco<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Set in Sandstone<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vibrant Vibes<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vices Versa<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Violet Voltage<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-44272468357420728272022-02-07T05:07:00.000-05:002022-02-07T05:07:02.713-05:00Daisy Daisy<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbWk5nHVe6/" target="_blank">Originally posted on July 9th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just a little something sweet today </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">🌼</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyl3Q2-yR0gPVV8etTs0Y-xGUqvMimWG4nwpIDY8We4-fYYVfk0puQ7BZb3d1MQrA3YqwtWZUV41eYJ6h8eRFVjICd6pmDa9M7dlDa2YXti17K3aO7-e9pC8TSnpo8tiCMFOgSZsvk6Wv8d6EXCl4SJtUAouRJ_lvLcBTJzf8lm9V-OFn7pr_-OOVN=s3467" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Daisy nails" border="0" data-original-height="3467" data-original-width="3467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyl3Q2-yR0gPVV8etTs0Y-xGUqvMimWG4nwpIDY8We4-fYYVfk0puQ7BZb3d1MQrA3YqwtWZUV41eYJ6h8eRFVjICd6pmDa9M7dlDa2YXti17K3aO7-e9pC8TSnpo8tiCMFOgSZsvk6Wv8d6EXCl4SJtUAouRJ_lvLcBTJzf8lm9V-OFn7pr_-OOVN=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl1J6lySDtCMrSJ5LphBRXBRcS0tI4zONi8IRsTRrGjjUAij5NA1VHZ3PFcSWIt1O-42tbTwZ1WJJnvnF19Eff5Sk5RPoh_g_cYymxoVQl0dpnjfyldTT5XJrUVJdooiJ6bNykXyVIfpDrDXxejOS2ts_y6U5CHS9by0EH5WnRx0UmPH-oN541dgzS=s2785" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Denim Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="2785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl1J6lySDtCMrSJ5LphBRXBRcS0tI4zONi8IRsTRrGjjUAij5NA1VHZ3PFcSWIt1O-42tbTwZ1WJJnvnF19Eff5Sk5RPoh_g_cYymxoVQl0dpnjfyldTT5XJrUVJdooiJ6bNykXyVIfpDrDXxejOS2ts_y6U5CHS9by0EH5WnRx0UmPH-oN541dgzS=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYZNJOPToifm5uTQWgO7tdBBRy_n5TYEMdou5DtJN0XFzRgBgIVL9V6iem98vzOUk9OLc1IH4GMoQRst0DGHkvskcqlVArMMViu3F5ETAPoWmzrEQsBK-OOYvfOVec5rkbGMRcgLONBH7Zqe2ezVXhI0ekMh4ddpv8zH9_v7EfN_a6i-bhOBkGLu_N=s3447" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Daisy denim nails" border="0" data-original-height="3447" data-original-width="3447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYZNJOPToifm5uTQWgO7tdBBRy_n5TYEMdou5DtJN0XFzRgBgIVL9V6iem98vzOUk9OLc1IH4GMoQRst0DGHkvskcqlVArMMViu3F5ETAPoWmzrEQsBK-OOYvfOVec5rkbGMRcgLONBH7Zqe2ezVXhI0ekMh4ddpv8zH9_v7EfN_a6i-bhOBkGLu_N=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is something I've had in my head for a while, and is yet another version of the <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2022/01/sweet-sunflowers.html" target="_blank">sunflower design</a> I painted in March, which itself was a version of the <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2021/01/eye-smile.html" target="_blank">smiley design</a> I painted in February.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I changed the design up a bit more this time, instead of having a solid matte colour for the non-floral nails, I went for a ripped denim look. I'm kind of obsessed with how the denim came out! I feel like it gives the design a kind of carefree, summery vibe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to get an idea of how I painted the denim, you can check out the denim technique I used in my Gucci tutorial <a href="https://youtu.be/qfv-VPYtqho" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Good as Marigold<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - Chinchilla<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Denim Patch<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Waltz<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Maybelline - Styled Out<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-37562888408868999602022-02-06T01:49:00.000-05:002022-02-06T01:49:34.850-05:00Pride 2020<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CB8t4I4HL9W/" target="_blank">Originally posted on June 27th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello, hello! I'm revisiting my favourite Pride design again this year to add another batch of flags to the series! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">🏳️🌈</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZX4wc0XDJxScYeO7wP4pL4P1GCqonZpWzXZsCaiolDQBgKMy4jJNfPQbjGXuMx9rAtRqe_4GzFVCJjAYJvvXxEm3BlPQQsDDGlyxhEtZwGHfIZocqgwoC81ZOCM2cywHlUP5N6qfIqTxaZ4EJ1_RI1_G6u8SRiBaFOMefboAaVbdgN5ylCo-6VwFA=s3437" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pride Month Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3437" data-original-width="3437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZX4wc0XDJxScYeO7wP4pL4P1GCqonZpWzXZsCaiolDQBgKMy4jJNfPQbjGXuMx9rAtRqe_4GzFVCJjAYJvvXxEm3BlPQQsDDGlyxhEtZwGHfIZocqgwoC81ZOCM2cywHlUP5N6qfIqTxaZ4EJ1_RI1_G6u8SRiBaFOMefboAaVbdgN5ylCo-6VwFA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This has been one of my favourite projects for Pride, because it allows me to include more representation than just the rainbow flag. As I mentioned last year, I had a hard time choosing what flags to paint this year, but I finally settled on these five.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This year's flags, from index to thumb nail are: Polysexual, Demisexual, Intersex, Genderqueer, and Lithromantic.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqkc7G6n5jPapWKXu1OvQ6-bIKwxkWBKyxR3kjru7sIyQ0zU48nKw6HFDlzgUX8N7ZoKHfJSClirwPIAHA5DluJcR_z-FbR8sGiswH3MJXE0HAV_fQG5BMdN5YIbH7VtpV_GPzQfFlWKRl_n4SE29I9EvG3tdl0AER7PW3kpLeSJgF_ZHClDs-34lR=s2756" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pride Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="2756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqkc7G6n5jPapWKXu1OvQ6-bIKwxkWBKyxR3kjru7sIyQ0zU48nKw6HFDlzgUX8N7ZoKHfJSClirwPIAHA5DluJcR_z-FbR8sGiswH3MJXE0HAV_fQG5BMdN5YIbH7VtpV_GPzQfFlWKRl_n4SE29I9EvG3tdl0AER7PW3kpLeSJgF_ZHClDs-34lR=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA3N4dgy3ud68ejo3cY63YHO_2nWWtNk8DETQ6QlU7shjZzFwsPzZbYt_VWG6XwTHWVdvVh1ReiOr6EWT_IagjdJFhixIka1MN1ITPAx_kXDjKx8RNh7GDenUBSD9vni1gKjmHMlQjfuucFkdFA9m5WnRmTKAQa91BpYFVTf-nge65oV2_LvlAkPEv=s2371" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pride Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="2370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA3N4dgy3ud68ejo3cY63YHO_2nWWtNk8DETQ6QlU7shjZzFwsPzZbYt_VWG6XwTHWVdvVh1ReiOr6EWT_IagjdJFhixIka1MN1ITPAx_kXDjKx8RNh7GDenUBSD9vni1gKjmHMlQjfuucFkdFA9m5WnRmTKAQa91BpYFVTf-nge65oV2_LvlAkPEv=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can check out my previous designs in this series here:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2018/06/pride.html" target="_blank">2018</a> | <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2019/06/pride-2019.html" target="_blank">2019</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since each nail uses different colours for the flags/hearts, I'm going to break the products used down by individual nail today instead of just giving the combined list. Sheer Luck, which is listed for each nail, is the shimmery, sheer base colour, while White On is a pure white polish that I used as the base for all of the hearts:</span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>INDEX - POLYSEXUAL</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Sheer Luck (Base)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sally Hansen - White On</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - Berry Shocking</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Mojito Madness</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Make Some Noise</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>MIDDLE - DEMISEXUAL</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Sheer Luck (Base)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>OPI - My Vampire is Buff</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sally Hansen - White On</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Licorice</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - Naughty or Vice</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sally Hansen - Greyfitti</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>RING - INTERSEX</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Sheer Luck (Base)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sally Hansen - White On</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - Taxi, Please</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - All Access Pass</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>PINKY - GENDERQUEER</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Sheer Luck (Base)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sally Hansen - White On</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - A Lilac-y Story</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - Palm Deco</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>THUMB - LITHROMANTIC</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Sheer Luck (Base)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sally Hansen - White On</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Ciaté - Pom Pom</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - Hold on Bright</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>CND - Taxi, Please</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><i>Essie - Licorice</i></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-16243164677501998262022-02-04T05:23:00.000-05:002022-02-04T05:23:50.481-05:00Redacted<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBn1OqMHWni/" target="_blank">Originally posted on June 19th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I don’t even know how long it’s been since I did just a simple, minimalist design.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Don’t get me wrong, I love painting my intricate Kpop nails, but sometimes a girl’s just gotta paint some black and white lines and call it a day 😂</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm_d-PljyBjHx5RYOaTWSt_sg5ywrEux1tb0VqWsuowIQTHOLNS8tBQ77Vxma57cb7QMSDUhWl3heI90SsR_48iLVclxMn3sA11tOG7iVV_fjAtka1ZUJhHwL1ahRhz1rm4W9kW1vvLnnfn_HhN8kcuiZ-Zqi9gSogZSbEuCa4Pki0tUfZwzekgAVD=s3113" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Black and White Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3113" data-original-width="3113" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm_d-PljyBjHx5RYOaTWSt_sg5ywrEux1tb0VqWsuowIQTHOLNS8tBQ77Vxma57cb7QMSDUhWl3heI90SsR_48iLVclxMn3sA11tOG7iVV_fjAtka1ZUJhHwL1ahRhz1rm4W9kW1vvLnnfn_HhN8kcuiZ-Zqi9gSogZSbEuCa4Pki0tUfZwzekgAVD=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivQuwUgPMBsj7G1IiKBDWYVH0G7LEPHHs5Ah_qAxM2Xnr6UvN9Bir8CFkElEd2oIBibH03TyOwBa9vNi1znHhxpMZzY4Y2jxPIDchn4yAo3fV3vOYiBn1hCQnW_D2_5ULFtcmGXu2C37r_m7i2MOzZwpJqdiCWb3zC81QMhm-779y06xqzARAkUqWI=s3676" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Minimalist Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3675" data-original-width="3676" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivQuwUgPMBsj7G1IiKBDWYVH0G7LEPHHs5Ah_qAxM2Xnr6UvN9Bir8CFkElEd2oIBibH03TyOwBa9vNi1znHhxpMZzY4Y2jxPIDchn4yAo3fV3vOYiBn1hCQnW_D2_5ULFtcmGXu2C37r_m7i2MOzZwpJqdiCWb3zC81QMhm-779y06xqzARAkUqWI=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If I remember correctly, I got the inspiration for these from a pair of embroidered jeans that I saw on Pinterest!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These feel very modern to me, and I love the chic feeling that they give off. It's nice every once in a while to make my nails into more of a fashion statement than an artistic statement haha</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXGP7zPKg55hm03mOV0ltjhEC2ukRz_R19HbYFBGprimf4kIOYq3sO5QTgsvWSR8N9w0Xcu0hzpwDfxVs-fNhvPgAqaBsEbDG9tJdXrVT5DEQUwyK9SvlD_2o4GO2h8TNTJP7epQ_7w6rrhVNZV0ckJWYgnl3MhPamVPjER45wsjxXtPxJgC62wnC7=s4765" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Geometric Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="4765" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXGP7zPKg55hm03mOV0ltjhEC2ukRz_R19HbYFBGprimf4kIOYq3sO5QTgsvWSR8N9w0Xcu0hzpwDfxVs-fNhvPgAqaBsEbDG9tJdXrVT5DEQUwyK9SvlD_2o4GO2h8TNTJP7epQ_7w6rrhVNZV0ckJWYgnl3MhPamVPjER45wsjxXtPxJgC62wnC7=w640-h390" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Also, I’m back to nubs! I snapped my thumbnail off trying to open a window at work and had to file them all down after 😬 It's always when you're doing something seemingly harmless, isn't it? I’ve really been loving shorter nail designs though, so I’m not too torn up about the new length!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miracle Gel Matte Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-69913000807946521332022-02-03T07:27:00.000-05:002022-02-03T07:27:04.870-05:00Lit<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBI2UTtnpRH/" target="_blank">Originally posted on June 7th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They got all eyes on me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's always exciting seeing what Lay comes up with for his solo releases, and let me tell you, LIT really blew me away. It's not a style I would typically listen to, but every time the song drops into the first chorus it gives me chills. And don't even get me started on the production value of this mv - it's just insane!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Such a grand music video needed a grand nail design, and here it is!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSNexx7UFw-raCtSNguY5IGG5fai7RayKdfP0PEhgaW3ibvoHU6tzLJvGzPe-ZJI9MO47Za-zPrPYWJJcrb7b4qefpRczf39jxciCDUZ1A7ZGJERD8hTMoyGul16HrAeJlFpmtTGQj6pT1vUCZiEcuOJdCoDPdLW0mvtifr7MJPlZvb_jGO5Cw2QPk=s3605" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LAY Lit Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="3605" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSNexx7UFw-raCtSNguY5IGG5fai7RayKdfP0PEhgaW3ibvoHU6tzLJvGzPe-ZJI9MO47Za-zPrPYWJJcrb7b4qefpRczf39jxciCDUZ1A7ZGJERD8hTMoyGul16HrAeJlFpmtTGQj6pT1vUCZiEcuOJdCoDPdLW0mvtifr7MJPlZvb_jGO5Cw2QPk=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLC0OF8BI8QJCRuKfZvCeDaqmlMHpEVD1g--5bLqpm3l0kWkCd0W_Kt1lIDTtV_DV2USqWsr8FBOfA9_4MsiAVw8MTLUGFZmBs3yorp7em6mWB-qRmDv78zPz9CZk-Jmg1ilP-knefaErA-X6hHmZss88k-bv16T6o8hcGM5ZZC1II8Wn5NHF6QMnd=s3430" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lay Lit Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3430" data-original-width="3430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLC0OF8BI8QJCRuKfZvCeDaqmlMHpEVD1g--5bLqpm3l0kWkCd0W_Kt1lIDTtV_DV2USqWsr8FBOfA9_4MsiAVw8MTLUGFZmBs3yorp7em6mWB-qRmDv78zPz9CZk-Jmg1ilP-knefaErA-X6hHmZss88k-bv16T6o8hcGM5ZZC1II8Wn5NHF6QMnd=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Painting this design... was intense, to say the least.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'll start with the thumbnail. I can't believe I managed to paint all of those tiny little parts to recreate the logo. It was so time consuming, trying to get all the lines just right, that it ended up taking me an entire evening just to paint that one nail.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The index and pinky nails were pretty simple and offered me a slight reprieve. Then came the lotus, which I had a decent idea of how to paint, but I got a little confused with the shading and how exactly to make connect the petals in the middle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wanted to include the lotus in some way, as the Chinese title of the song is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">莲</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, meaning white lotus, and Yixing repeats the line I am the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">莲</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, I am lit in the chorus. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">🌸🔥</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL442gl9aNkW5nbZkNQyVtvd0Z8ImrLmhqWhByKRkM8tamxOHeYxoOY5Fvo0sEFwphAOS6UJHnKm1_OZlknxm8QCt_J3ClCH_eETu33hzNWxiDgrNW8C_Ggpv0Beu2OCTXyOns-nU2WRQKhph3fiV2WbJtKqALYmiysZurS4kaPo2xC1H5o7FV63v7=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO LAY Lit Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL442gl9aNkW5nbZkNQyVtvd0Z8ImrLmhqWhByKRkM8tamxOHeYxoOY5Fvo0sEFwphAOS6UJHnKm1_OZlknxm8QCt_J3ClCH_eETu33hzNWxiDgrNW8C_Ggpv0Beu2OCTXyOns-nU2WRQKhph3fiV2WbJtKqALYmiysZurS4kaPo2xC1H5o7FV63v7=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But then. Then we got to the dragon eye. From the picture in the mv, I knew exactly how I wanted this nail to look, but I had about zero idea of how to get there. I gathered up a whole army of metallic browns and golds for the scales, and oranges, pinks, and yellows for the eye itself, and then just winged it. There was a lot of layering, and a lot of trying to get colours to match the picture, but in the end I somehow managed to pull something off that almost looks 3D, and has painted reflections that - in my mind - make it almost look real.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That eye truly is one of my most proud accomplishments, and I couldn't stop staring at it while I was wearing this set.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgPgldykpHuQmdZLayKFlsZtdjQhRRibmyBl1Nh2CRdx2x56gYmgOJmmxp7GbcQsDW6r7G_vqO25_j6tUoQsNU5mH9ChTMaqDA5WNQQZQ-jRfJkJh9_K22LV2rN8ugBib9jYyyM361H6Wt-Dne32noHApXuo54GRTgVsYe8LFcEFBVvzz2pE6IxJOY=s2333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LAY Lit Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2332" data-original-width="2333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgPgldykpHuQmdZLayKFlsZtdjQhRRibmyBl1Nh2CRdx2x56gYmgOJmmxp7GbcQsDW6r7G_vqO25_j6tUoQsNU5mH9ChTMaqDA5WNQQZQ-jRfJkJh9_K22LV2rN8ugBib9jYyyM361H6Wt-Dne32noHApXuo54GRTgVsYe8LFcEFBVvzz2pE6IxJOY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr9U_9CTPSB4ijCzP98NSQKUt2zJ_ET_fQIg3AhAnmONi2xnFYHOoZMavJSujyNJa-oAIyqJT94aRWYOzWtwh-JnPbm5NXLQTqGnkGcqnlXNRogCCxIp7NubX_gD2dv2vcTOr7skaXxf2FPPqIRLTB2RHL2Fel0RPFQyEvo48UyuWPraEztMT_u99B=s2567" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LAY Lit Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="2567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr9U_9CTPSB4ijCzP98NSQKUt2zJ_ET_fQIg3AhAnmONi2xnFYHOoZMavJSujyNJa-oAIyqJT94aRWYOzWtwh-JnPbm5NXLQTqGnkGcqnlXNRogCCxIp7NubX_gD2dv2vcTOr7skaXxf2FPPqIRLTB2RHL2Fel0RPFQyEvo48UyuWPraEztMT_u99B=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2pJjUKQBShk" width="320" youtube-src-id="2pJjUKQBShk"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Buffalo Bills, Bills<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Fur Real Though<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Good as Marigold</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - There She Rose Again<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - What's Up Buttercup<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Foiled Again<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Gilty or Innocent<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Leather Satchel<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Sexy + I Know It<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Sugar Spice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Set in Sandstone<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Waltz<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">L'Oreal - Moka Chic<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Shy Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - Como Se Llama?<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - Good as Marigold<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - It's a Piazza Cake<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Grey-Dreaming<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Greyfitti<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miami Ice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Slate-r Girl<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Sweet Tea<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-62841097526830221792022-02-02T03:00:00.000-05:002022-02-02T03:00:33.953-05:00Candy<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvMqChn986/" target="_blank">Originally posted on May 28th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Girl I'm your candy (candy, candy) 🍭c(‘ㅅ’🍬c)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Baekhyun is back with his second mini album, Delight, and I couldn't be more delighted! While the R&B vibes from UN Village are still a personal favourite, I loved Candy's fun and flirty concept and music video.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wanted to channel that vibe in this design, so I hope you like it!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0A-v0F9waIS8LQPc77o3Wuq0aJ-NlvEb8CvBh4-TtzCEsgT3JcKxeZf_4nXmuMfcVRWN5zZwgNPe6GRLcIk2SnGOqepQ7tRR7haxWi5ZPt7J-xY0MDOPZBgByGBj_FYZX2Xs5GWC5nIkqk6CJ5pc7ZJGKdI6AYPE1Ymw1_prhnvdtPQx-ZKVnqJjb=s4059" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baekhyun Candy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="4059" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0A-v0F9waIS8LQPc77o3Wuq0aJ-NlvEb8CvBh4-TtzCEsgT3JcKxeZf_4nXmuMfcVRWN5zZwgNPe6GRLcIk2SnGOqepQ7tRR7haxWi5ZPt7J-xY0MDOPZBgByGBj_FYZX2Xs5GWC5nIkqk6CJ5pc7ZJGKdI6AYPE1Ymw1_prhnvdtPQx-ZKVnqJjb=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcyjYL2R5CEPIGRXB3xPogNRHrWTuC8cb1jQfkA441kqvV0XO5ZWLfPt1DXPjoghu4LOeA78i1i42WxnFjdZTmuooUwXOv4fZz0oePQRvf24YLyWSDJ06Jut3_-qFn7pWFXDn0QZtGzIkSJe-wDLLzsGPcoqfGAQSlk-uV6omKvdihXhpdzOQd8wUE=s3469" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baekhyun Candy Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcyjYL2R5CEPIGRXB3xPogNRHrWTuC8cb1jQfkA441kqvV0XO5ZWLfPt1DXPjoghu4LOeA78i1i42WxnFjdZTmuooUwXOv4fZz0oePQRvf24YLyWSDJ06Jut3_-qFn7pWFXDn0QZtGzIkSJe-wDLLzsGPcoqfGAQSlk-uV6omKvdihXhpdzOQd8wUE=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_T8vC3n8SOpOjz4x-kpzA4AO-L4OOt5mIq-p4HA3-af15vRNmI_NTMCBp1N647jmlqSuNvStu-_yNHOpJ75ExV9qU61ZFGwFiZtOUsUwovJnnzSm9BrhAN5F5vy77LjRSA2kFlKspFgL6MJRUl73OkOPV4BHd3-w90vyI8yboZvywSnrZKjuKrAmR=s2674" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baekhyun Candy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="2674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_T8vC3n8SOpOjz4x-kpzA4AO-L4OOt5mIq-p4HA3-af15vRNmI_NTMCBp1N647jmlqSuNvStu-_yNHOpJ75ExV9qU61ZFGwFiZtOUsUwovJnnzSm9BrhAN5F5vy77LjRSA2kFlKspFgL6MJRUl73OkOPV4BHd3-w90vyI8yboZvywSnrZKjuKrAmR=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As much as I loved the music video, it didn't give me much to work for for the design. Instead, I turned to the three versions of the album, and I like to fondly think of this design as being Cinnamon colour scheme with Honey and Mint visuals.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What actually gave me the most inspiration for this design was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjFNh0wVk2o" target="_blank">an interview that Baekhyun did for this album</a>, and the graphics that the editing team added.<br />I chose a bunch of the stickers (that you can see below) for the index and middle nails.<br />The logo on the thumbnail is from both the opening of the mv and the albums. The balloon is also from the album contents, specifically the Honey version, and the candy was used as EXO's display pic for IG (writing this so far after the fact, I can't remember if that candy was used anywhere else in the album).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFW4fApWTPKVUOO13jxBSmv8RyKZTGl1hjxvEL7FDfZ74GGhmuh7plT0dBXwBp74QFoYElC0mP1T8vC-v11QiUKK3P2njPyqlnV8-18BhEKk-pEGMq24TOC5SJQsGnHxURfEAV9TiYgeK6215zLjusaohdPok2SRwr_hUQZISCMVToveiQgOvl8QB4=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baekhyun Candy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFW4fApWTPKVUOO13jxBSmv8RyKZTGl1hjxvEL7FDfZ74GGhmuh7plT0dBXwBp74QFoYElC0mP1T8vC-v11QiUKK3P2njPyqlnV8-18BhEKk-pEGMq24TOC5SJQsGnHxURfEAV9TiYgeK6215zLjusaohdPok2SRwr_hUQZISCMVToveiQgOvl8QB4=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since the song is called Candy, I wanted to give the design a candy or jelly-like feel. I knew I had a sheer purple polish in my collection and, aiming for that Cinnamon colour scheme, I thought it would be the perfect base for this design. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With that idea in my head, I didn't want to stray from that vision.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Unfortunately for me, I had never used that sheer purple before, and it turned out to be the LEAST pigmented polish I think I've ever owned. I was so invested in the design concept though, that I sacrificed an entire day to keep building up layers of polish until it looked how I wanted. I lost track somewhere along the way, but I'm pretty sure you're looking at around 14 thin coats - the polish didn't even look purple until around 10 layers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm glad I stuck with it though, because I think the jelly-like finish really makes the design work, and it contrasts nicely with the balloon accent nail (which was inspired by the Honey album cover).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of the Honey version of the album, while I was watching the jacket shoot for that version, I noticed that Baekhyun had some stickers on his hand in a couple shots. Having similar stickers myself, I figured I needed to include those in my photoshoot for this design haha</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4wpMj9RLcWxyR6GRphGmjdZU_yl8mEILvk3sNaDwQHbj-2xMi359cutSpl2QWMCbjkPYI0R0MvprVYeQ036Cb32pwMpgYlMP05FE8j4JF6KY4F2AeZbh10IDSN-HOiyVnqqq3QXwsKAtVnjkSLMFdfQ00m886LERFc-60A4LTpYACBw8lbTKJmDIU=s2674" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baekhyun Candy Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="2674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4wpMj9RLcWxyR6GRphGmjdZU_yl8mEILvk3sNaDwQHbj-2xMi359cutSpl2QWMCbjkPYI0R0MvprVYeQ036Cb32pwMpgYlMP05FE8j4JF6KY4F2AeZbh10IDSN-HOiyVnqqq3QXwsKAtVnjkSLMFdfQ00m886LERFc-60A4LTpYACBw8lbTKJmDIU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Zm4K8Qux6pJHMI4jN0aAm4z9aIFwndGICTel9BoRIuO-qvI3T-ftaEfuuf81bTvAO3D1nT305zYFRLEdhUDkXBoaNNanRROiYqqFaRud1r-p8ra0LwpTmUYlywhJp9Pqg-M93AJ4qzja-LbdHBUmhH9RXmxA-eVu4A-IOEFm8MUzRPNMsMvzoqqp=s3822" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baekhyun Candy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="3822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Zm4K8Qux6pJHMI4jN0aAm4z9aIFwndGICTel9BoRIuO-qvI3T-ftaEfuuf81bTvAO3D1nT305zYFRLEdhUDkXBoaNNanRROiYqqFaRud1r-p8ra0LwpTmUYlywhJp9Pqg-M93AJ4qzja-LbdHBUmhH9RXmxA-eVu4A-IOEFm8MUzRPNMsMvzoqqp=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Even with how tedious it was to layer all that polish, this was by far one of my favourite designs of 2020, and even writing this in 2022, it remains a favourite of mine!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RVuZ5onvbGo" width="320" youtube-src-id="RVuZ5onvbGo"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Good as Marigold<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - I Count Even...<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - There She Rose Again<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Hold on Bright<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Dress to Kilt<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mojito Madness<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vibrant Vibes<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Lemon Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Shy Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - Como Se Llama?<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - It's a Pizza Cake<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">orosa - Dusk<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">QUO - Hop Skip and a Jump<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Greyfitti<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miami Ice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Violet Voltage<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-47408799240447366972022-02-01T09:24:00.000-05:002022-02-01T09:24:29.346-05:00Zombie<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAamSyZHgGm/" target="_blank">Originally posted on May 20th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">“Happiness comes when two hearts are equally warm. But there’s a demon who doesn’t allow it. It makes the hot get hotter and the cold get colder. Can we survive this demon?” 😈🔥❄️</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid13Ms_WrLqE2W512DVrk2tIUC_MfIqR7U3wlxC0okLYV8aF75QypKGpIkLMxvX25VRbhwuT8jALrdXPR-gTXOj3o429vocFJdO4aN8sNi0kfgko5UsPWqm4T3ivdD4vkqiNQAIwrV2QM2abtOG3UxCdiLSEr88Cl7vWty-_QbFuJ706tl9lbOUXd_=s3835" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DAY6 Zombie Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="3835" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid13Ms_WrLqE2W512DVrk2tIUC_MfIqR7U3wlxC0okLYV8aF75QypKGpIkLMxvX25VRbhwuT8jALrdXPR-gTXOj3o429vocFJdO4aN8sNi0kfgko5UsPWqm4T3ivdD4vkqiNQAIwrV2QM2abtOG3UxCdiLSEr88Cl7vWty-_QbFuJ706tl9lbOUXd_=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj09bErkrxG4REvOmyy7tlnDf8ehi4fl2tZrjeCQSzcn75CNYeNcaxORjx5IqgNekv8pns9fbcS4m3SyZfFtzJc6uTR85YqdCtKQuoZx6hlMsB52q7LJV5ETN0slF4Bp1pBwIDcEM2qlyaPYCyyo3Yt5Lg7e8sgMPCm7gV_jtV9bYyyxa9MqIrbvz3j=s3398" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DAY6 Zombie Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3398" data-original-width="3398" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj09bErkrxG4REvOmyy7tlnDf8ehi4fl2tZrjeCQSzcn75CNYeNcaxORjx5IqgNekv8pns9fbcS4m3SyZfFtzJc6uTR85YqdCtKQuoZx6hlMsB52q7LJV5ETN0slF4Bp1pBwIDcEM2qlyaPYCyyo3Yt5Lg7e8sgMPCm7gV_jtV9bYyyxa9MqIrbvz3j=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">While I'm calling this design "Zombie" based on the title track, the above quote - and the inspiration for this design - is actually taken from the trailer film for DAY6's album </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">The Book of Us: The Demon</i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I can't believe that even after seeing DAY6 in concert twice this is the first comeback nail design I've done for them.<br />As you likely know, I most often use the lead single's music video as my inspiration for designs. I tried to do that again this time, but my idea to have make the background look like it was a blur behind a still, zombie-life figure did NOT pan out. The background I made was actually a kind of cool effect, but it wasn't at all why I had envisioned.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg43QhRq45uma6Rchvbb8B5PmrE0w-RDm1errozGax8Rr_TIICEvtke5X8wMA_x1Z6T6K3L1kHZMs8RRgTADaqb5ucNIlfTwJWGXywgnzgr_UVEGRPjOQiPrx1n93gCNbeIsVOLoOADlnIlDy4jidEECQMt5FIZkYZ9oQkAHxVKSUv2DNwwoO6ODsr9=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DAY6 The Book of Us: The Demon Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg43QhRq45uma6Rchvbb8B5PmrE0w-RDm1errozGax8Rr_TIICEvtke5X8wMA_x1Z6T6K3L1kHZMs8RRgTADaqb5ucNIlfTwJWGXywgnzgr_UVEGRPjOQiPrx1n93gCNbeIsVOLoOADlnIlDy4jidEECQMt5FIZkYZ9oQkAHxVKSUv2DNwwoO6ODsr9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, with that idea scrapped, I pivoted to this demon idea, the art style of which is much more my speed. I took direct inspiration from the trailer film, when it was illustrating the quote above.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really like how it turned out, even those all those lines around the frozen heart were challenging to get right.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3LMjHnvQmNGBVBGdBDNgjTgX6J0JlEoD6g3epfm2ZIoW2aHIJJbyMlaVul-kfRw9Wmjycz5RNy19YpSU0jVnavBuhP8pdsDF5o7YW34lSUctwA0-4SQth3fGEruLxMivQe8f2yh65ZUb1G1vIVjqm2PnE1E_dchhMuihvBx8CRcuCi1T4FQWjn9O1=s1738" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DAY6 Zombie Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3LMjHnvQmNGBVBGdBDNgjTgX6J0JlEoD6g3epfm2ZIoW2aHIJJbyMlaVul-kfRw9Wmjycz5RNy19YpSU0jVnavBuhP8pdsDF5o7YW34lSUctwA0-4SQth3fGEruLxMivQe8f2yh65ZUb1G1vIVjqm2PnE1E_dchhMuihvBx8CRcuCi1T4FQWjn9O1=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMp65lPJMqLAuCQ63Yirz9avZVTM1n1vL624Wd9eshKqHc85xk4TDDcpoqf64uVjCHadqOdCrJKNvXyOgnGmyCqhYManoXpwZw9hHvJhfQryv0RuirxDNkbRIDojZMEUOrNByYGmcGQ0dzI0oWLM6SwIW_vJ-_h_eMyemLtkPICT_E8SzR0AlJIkUG=s2689" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DAY6 Zombie Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="2688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMp65lPJMqLAuCQ63Yirz9avZVTM1n1vL624Wd9eshKqHc85xk4TDDcpoqf64uVjCHadqOdCrJKNvXyOgnGmyCqhYManoXpwZw9hHvJhfQryv0RuirxDNkbRIDojZMEUOrNByYGmcGQ0dzI0oWLM6SwIW_vJ-_h_eMyemLtkPICT_E8SzR0AlJIkUG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oABn5NHNv4M" width="320" youtube-src-id="oABn5NHNv4M"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Starkers<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Teal the Wee Hours<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miracle Gel Topcoat</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-53279701152357583122022-01-30T05:33:00.000-05:002022-01-30T05:33:34.638-05:00Leo<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIlTgVHYE8/" target="_blank">Originally posted on May 13th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Listen... I know this is straying from my usual MO a bit, but after hearing BOL4's pre-release song featuring Baekhyun from EXO, I just HAD to make a nail design for it. It was too cute not to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">🥺</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAObjn7XtkyUygC3Blz3-4ZOrnf6VqOar2LwIXs-CkXMONMmLoczKd1IEksVo-zX9RAaLkSKlsmvjZvfuH9OOZW-DS5c7b5m85nsOBucYg6wX9ggJ3cmOj_jND0L2GEdnSkGZEryDA5d61A-pkGBM-KRVu9TlUUExpqJ4RexjwMAZoU-j049mwUPAz=s3682" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BOL4 Leo Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="3682" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAObjn7XtkyUygC3Blz3-4ZOrnf6VqOar2LwIXs-CkXMONMmLoczKd1IEksVo-zX9RAaLkSKlsmvjZvfuH9OOZW-DS5c7b5m85nsOBucYg6wX9ggJ3cmOj_jND0L2GEdnSkGZEryDA5d61A-pkGBM-KRVu9TlUUExpqJ4RexjwMAZoU-j049mwUPAz=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTmhBfDEl1in9-WTm6n43hrYQZ3IYSUH3euKVtRmKkqz6fGCs_Cc3enJkCOAqDFYEWm0gGWWNl7tVKxgwz6eE2K7kbrWxIMOJjm1MaygcsN_BVAGD-eA4rkPgT0r-C1o_uVYmpQ9itKRkYr3SILb7cNnLmwqxvzvN60gzfV5X5CXLvaFqCbzHL-yKR=s3058" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BOL4 Leo Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="3058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTmhBfDEl1in9-WTm6n43hrYQZ3IYSUH3euKVtRmKkqz6fGCs_Cc3enJkCOAqDFYEWm0gGWWNl7tVKxgwz6eE2K7kbrWxIMOJjm1MaygcsN_BVAGD-eA4rkPgT0r-C1o_uVYmpQ9itKRkYr3SILb7cNnLmwqxvzvN60gzfV5X5CXLvaFqCbzHL-yKR=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, like I alluded to, I'm usually too busy to be able to spend design time on pre-release tracks, but the combination of BOL4, a cute song, and my bias for anything EXO related pushed me to turn this track into a nail set.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Though there wasn't a lot to go off of in the mv, I thought the butterfly and cat logo was adorable, as was the floral logo that I used on the thumb.<br />These two don't really match each other colour-wise, but I since I post the thumb separately from the rest of the design on IG, I figured it would be okay to have a bit of disconnect.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkT7qa6dKBGkKcd6seqE9QO1Abz54FfvfKjHYAOq36VDlciL4aN0qkJWtKlE27w04sDjGncihlmtVRdYN-ALJRJI8fT-_K31ptAszXcd6_OPR1qbeJvArVwgVUvZ2-X6-DsIl-oh_JuxJLmBKSXWUu5KfA3vT5tS6uQCHxbkwELClMF3aY6mvwdNkE=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkT7qa6dKBGkKcd6seqE9QO1Abz54FfvfKjHYAOq36VDlciL4aN0qkJWtKlE27w04sDjGncihlmtVRdYN-ALJRJI8fT-_K31ptAszXcd6_OPR1qbeJvArVwgVUvZ2-X6-DsIl-oh_JuxJLmBKSXWUu5KfA3vT5tS6uQCHxbkwELClMF3aY6mvwdNkE=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really do love how to thumbnail came out. The contrast of the very inorganic squares with the organic flowers really works for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As for the other nails, the cat was definitely a struggle! Getting the proportions right was difficult - if I remember correctly, I actually had to paint the cat twice because I messed it up the first time. But I persevered, and I think it turned out pretty well in the end!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh32-fj3N45Rb7Qj_cVaMHhmjsRHWQbk02REntx1M4VmXlBnxXLupT-BgBW5Y-7vCIX1Xey2RK4qOwVmqKLPhdFks2UMSGiQnaq5C915a0QxYc8cywzSWpefOyWOwoM6y53UZ1HqBkN1ZW7MR_83rFWR8E5X7YloQuMMvBYZ77fxuHnBhroqOPnvg3d=s1732" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BOL4 Leo Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh32-fj3N45Rb7Qj_cVaMHhmjsRHWQbk02REntx1M4VmXlBnxXLupT-BgBW5Y-7vCIX1Xey2RK4qOwVmqKLPhdFks2UMSGiQnaq5C915a0QxYc8cywzSWpefOyWOwoM6y53UZ1HqBkN1ZW7MR_83rFWR8E5X7YloQuMMvBYZ77fxuHnBhroqOPnvg3d=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaseaI2Hv0Ba7j8qHCHwfFFK5CXH4sUrL4M5c7o8KnBqdD-Kp7eInd5v70DzyMEPfcRyUk93h_ZB25lgfpE7nFiOSPlWe1vhWJR1VVf0gUeSuQmlG-15ag3XtMJv9C3dnoPtEH0QWX79N2Ql8ZVNi7n1kptEv9VL_kk9WahDkoIr5Or-PoJkE5zDZU=s2420" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BOL4 Leo Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="2420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaseaI2Hv0Ba7j8qHCHwfFFK5CXH4sUrL4M5c7o8KnBqdD-Kp7eInd5v70DzyMEPfcRyUk93h_ZB25lgfpE7nFiOSPlWe1vhWJR1VVf0gUeSuQmlG-15ag3XtMJv9C3dnoPtEH0QWX79N2Ql8ZVNi7n1kptEv9VL_kk9WahDkoIr5Or-PoJkE5zDZU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AHIAORNPz_I" width="320" youtube-src-id="AHIAORNPz_I"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Hydrangea Dangea<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Barefoot Bash<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Naughty or Vice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - After School Boy Blazer<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mixtaupe<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Londontown kur - Gel Genius Top Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-2328686807432000602022-01-29T07:56:00.000-05:002022-01-29T07:56:29.057-05:00Happy<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_-ScNGHVxm/" target="_blank">Originally posted on May 9th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy (la la la) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">🙂</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today we're taking a look at this minimal design inspired by Taeyeon's single, <i>Happy</i>!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6c-8tuzAhBfgrjOR7C7QRZLa6C3GFF1To47WRPBMCaPwqJZYcd4oSNXucLml-lzqoTpsndGCs1TpaBp6CqiWcFhAWLtY-k_4Pfv7g0fFtsqOF37mUNInMI4LNwE9iE3I_XtGkqTBIt_sL2-RVoWP7k6NWwKHuOOY70LF2e7H-u4PSIX7Sl1HWiheG=s3880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taeyeon Happy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3880" data-original-width="3880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6c-8tuzAhBfgrjOR7C7QRZLa6C3GFF1To47WRPBMCaPwqJZYcd4oSNXucLml-lzqoTpsndGCs1TpaBp6CqiWcFhAWLtY-k_4Pfv7g0fFtsqOF37mUNInMI4LNwE9iE3I_XtGkqTBIt_sL2-RVoWP7k6NWwKHuOOY70LF2e7H-u4PSIX7Sl1HWiheG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp5lHzTNKpWBvO_0a0POObc1gJlKfCdeVRrAvWSv0_UlfCJzWj7Eta1h50TD-MRMDbFYfOHprmICkZQC8RbsuAFHTsnBheSJEQmJT3meqpv83W5W5hAfgwxHmXyD1GeSNCxeVhOK-0nfjuPMIgvJA-Plnjic9FTu1NFjkfahsoePptvja04tNvziAK=s3272" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taeyeon Happy Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="3272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp5lHzTNKpWBvO_0a0POObc1gJlKfCdeVRrAvWSv0_UlfCJzWj7Eta1h50TD-MRMDbFYfOHprmICkZQC8RbsuAFHTsnBheSJEQmJT3meqpv83W5W5hAfgwxHmXyD1GeSNCxeVhOK-0nfjuPMIgvJA-Plnjic9FTu1NFjkfahsoePptvja04tNvziAK=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really liked the vibe of this song, so much so that I decided it warranted a nail design.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think this is probably my most minimal kpop design so far, but I felt like the video and song didn't really call for anything too intricate - just something cute and feelgood.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Originally, I was going to write "HAPPY" across the nails with flowers - like in a scene near the beginning of the mv - but I tried it on one nail and found that it was too hard to read.<br />So, I scrapped that and pivoted over to these neon letters. I'm happier with them, and I think they capture some of the colour of the mv.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEmLXRGWDlx5g_nXjpgxiKSKjxam_ZUu-TCajnKumdQpZIE49D0NOI0aX0vMKD9a0F9R3zuEKYSgVPptgvzfkUlvoI7LzHZF7CUyKkL19Ked1lmupBghHD2KfAiC1rK_1k6uHHmYDBwWiw4HYTwUh6_gTSFzsQPtAECJtZEeV-P_EkLMTFESdfAS0t=s2498" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Happy Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="2498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEmLXRGWDlx5g_nXjpgxiKSKjxam_ZUu-TCajnKumdQpZIE49D0NOI0aX0vMKD9a0F9R3zuEKYSgVPptgvzfkUlvoI7LzHZF7CUyKkL19Ked1lmupBghHD2KfAiC1rK_1k6uHHmYDBwWiw4HYTwUh6_gTSFzsQPtAECJtZEeV-P_EkLMTFESdfAS0t=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEmJf-_nLUWFYsBcgtyyrfPJQsFNPkpzsf5GP98fWW2JCros9t5rddunrEHNRawr8FY4AnihyDi-75OlrfNQtxxMjU-wjwNa8PfznEG_dlcwMgmqZl9z8h2vVDO-m-1OvNPSxRvBuomf3FowN3QlAjuLX0OUpShrMOSgVbiYjxJacnx-pzihgjLAmf=s2447" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taeyeon Happy Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2447" data-original-width="2447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEmJf-_nLUWFYsBcgtyyrfPJQsFNPkpzsf5GP98fWW2JCros9t5rddunrEHNRawr8FY4AnihyDi-75OlrfNQtxxMjU-wjwNa8PfznEG_dlcwMgmqZl9z8h2vVDO-m-1OvNPSxRvBuomf3FowN3QlAjuLX0OUpShrMOSgVbiYjxJacnx-pzihgjLAmf=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XsRlbnmwayc" width="320" youtube-src-id="XsRlbnmwayc"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Find Me an Oasis<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Sheer Luck<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Dahlia Darling<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Fuchsia Fever<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miami Ice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Lemon Yellow</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-22025233520623163492022-01-28T08:10:00.000-05:002022-01-28T08:10:43.276-05:00Nonstop<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_sPpQlHJoU/" target="_blank">Originally posted on May 2nd, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It feels like we're been waiting for Oh My Girl's comeback for forever, but I'm so happy that now that it's here, Nonstop is doing so well on the charts!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvy9X_arb2Gyuzjz-azHasIgi0ZbluWzET5XXngcfqlrSMEbAXS--Swy-gzdk5-2N2UsM_97THS7C5OgcBleuPMQiIByqJxr9yhIVDF327RuQAxxobR3W3UaeC3raeItnHrXY4Cs7ulXPd6u-5LPJ4GGtaGaB5xgeHHLuXisEKfGMZKmUIVFBCSdFa=s3854" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oh My Girl Nonstop Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="3854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvy9X_arb2Gyuzjz-azHasIgi0ZbluWzET5XXngcfqlrSMEbAXS--Swy-gzdk5-2N2UsM_97THS7C5OgcBleuPMQiIByqJxr9yhIVDF327RuQAxxobR3W3UaeC3raeItnHrXY4Cs7ulXPd6u-5LPJ4GGtaGaB5xgeHHLuXisEKfGMZKmUIVFBCSdFa=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjylmHm4T6xCwZAgH8ZJIlwJQHEcIp6BsWT0HuQqCAcvJkzsfmm40e9WFnRZSKDWXrDjRyUwj4VYcOnPYIHLfscy1iDLOe7gvdWo7N6G1eE65Ai0UVYcErZqH1EVs-tOVC9mbk3rTB-wOVRV9WKHWR6k4n0oL-BvFZZkeusLMtx66HZeWybkgBAKya9=s3711" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oh My Girl Nonstop Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="3711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjylmHm4T6xCwZAgH8ZJIlwJQHEcIp6BsWT0HuQqCAcvJkzsfmm40e9WFnRZSKDWXrDjRyUwj4VYcOnPYIHLfscy1iDLOe7gvdWo7N6G1eE65Ai0UVYcErZqH1EVs-tOVC9mbk3rTB-wOVRV9WKHWR6k4n0oL-BvFZZkeusLMtx66HZeWybkgBAKya9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The last OMG design I did was for Secret Garden back in 2018, and I'm super happy that this design didn't take me nearly as long to plan (I think til this day, that Secret Garden one remains the most time consuming design in terms of planning).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really like the board game concept that they went with for this album, so I kinda latched onto it and ran with it.<br />The thumb nail and pinky are both inspired from a still from the mv, but the rest of the design I based on the album contents.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had considered having each nail look like a Monopoly square, with a solid band of colour at the top, but in the end I went with this style and gave the thumb, ring, and pinky nails outlines instead.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUpG26Bs7NxqJTmjL_5MGmkOXICKhoeV4m3p_yksFK6AcjNEso5KSQEj7FdHpGPWOFkK_nHtaY75FPd79xCnqMpAFY9ymOwZJ8-Z_JWJgGy1hdvmZaklZ08erJjTD51mc_L80-RiQ8MyGt8v8bDyLwJz0PMRWsFP5VQxwxsK8ZkLwSKnhFVV8clTI-=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUpG26Bs7NxqJTmjL_5MGmkOXICKhoeV4m3p_yksFK6AcjNEso5KSQEj7FdHpGPWOFkK_nHtaY75FPd79xCnqMpAFY9ymOwZJ8-Z_JWJgGy1hdvmZaklZ08erJjTD51mc_L80-RiQ8MyGt8v8bDyLwJz0PMRWsFP5VQxwxsK8ZkLwSKnhFVV8clTI-=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As I mentioned, the thumb is based off the logo shown in the music video. The desert island, bear, and dice are based off of different aspects of the tracklist graphic, and the Quest heart is based off the board game poster that was included in the album!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As you can see from the reference pics above, I did mess around with the colours of things a bit, just to make the design seem more balanced, and to keep some harmony with the colour scheme.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was really fun to include all of these fun parts of the concept into the design, as I usually tend to focus on the mv for my designs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB-lxHX02VrITlTAVLMP3vL4SXGz8Bgj3xTR_3wUR1qdmj0TAyMUtl0sBY7jj59OYX0cjS8FYFs4Jc9r0LWnix3LECpgSy-pxRdnoqFy-5gQSP41IMukVfUXazHCe4Pnn9DRwn3p65FC2OH-PCzmoW5H1mfsAwYm_iWuZDwjj1DUsmx5zVGR--1asO=s2187" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="OMG Nonstop Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="2186" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB-lxHX02VrITlTAVLMP3vL4SXGz8Bgj3xTR_3wUR1qdmj0TAyMUtl0sBY7jj59OYX0cjS8FYFs4Jc9r0LWnix3LECpgSy-pxRdnoqFy-5gQSP41IMukVfUXazHCe4Pnn9DRwn3p65FC2OH-PCzmoW5H1mfsAwYm_iWuZDwjj1DUsmx5zVGR--1asO=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj70HwSm4hvY5MmZWd1rHccAYK2SX6LhqVp7HbiZnSe6lVtYKWJCGSST5Dufa68IsltcoYWrkLjhRSatGMvmd5IhMVJ6LpLyPK0-mFfGXV5DjX8r1FXzaAJJih593ow6mU_Oggce210UNxx1i2vl116_jB1-ZKNcgyG6CJ2vkMIpNYqNXDSVMI_4g2H=s2592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oh My Girl Nonstop Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj70HwSm4hvY5MmZWd1rHccAYK2SX6LhqVp7HbiZnSe6lVtYKWJCGSST5Dufa68IsltcoYWrkLjhRSatGMvmd5IhMVJ6LpLyPK0-mFfGXV5DjX8r1FXzaAJJih593ow6mU_Oggce210UNxx1i2vl116_jB1-ZKNcgyG6CJ2vkMIpNYqNXDSVMI_4g2H=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sf4grHk84Xg" width="320" youtube-src-id="sf4grHk84Xg"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Horse Power Nail Rescue Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Video Violet<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinyulx Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Groove is in the Heart<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mint Candy Apple<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">L'Oreal - Moka Chic<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - My Vampire is Buff<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - In Nude-tral<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-69864188087893854252022-01-27T05:10:00.000-05:002022-01-27T05:10:18.518-05:00Animal Crossing<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NX2XGH6Nk/" target="_blank">Originally posted on April 20th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Character Cuticles series is back!<br />It feels like I haven't added to this series in forever, and when I asked my friends for suggestions of characters to add, my friend Joanne suggested I do Animal Crossing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiplXZu4IuLWR5oc6ljoHjKMHvObGlOD5Xl4vXXwC_8AuCvZ80gKqxZUon_dmUoPbWd9pDyD7IKLJKTbdZ3T_nPxYAykMIfY31foyayFmFXiqYiJ1lATrTRJNuhhMphUPUtJDRIw7Ou6RbxhpFZuASKXol9A3m0kv1fpc0ADevMkXPxfmgvZJ6KgaLd=s2981" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Animal Crossing Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="2981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiplXZu4IuLWR5oc6ljoHjKMHvObGlOD5Xl4vXXwC_8AuCvZ80gKqxZUon_dmUoPbWd9pDyD7IKLJKTbdZ3T_nPxYAykMIfY31foyayFmFXiqYiJ1lATrTRJNuhhMphUPUtJDRIw7Ou6RbxhpFZuASKXol9A3m0kv1fpc0ADevMkXPxfmgvZJ6KgaLd=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Confession time: I've never actually played Animal Crossing. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">😅</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As much as I want to, I'm really not great at video games, and I didn't want to buy a whole Nintendo Switch just to play this game, as cute as it looks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Instead, I settled for having some of the villagers on my nails.<br />Isabelle and Tom Nook were the only two I knew offhand, but I did some research and read through a bunch of articles to figure out who else I wanted to paint. The other three characters I chose - Genji, Stitches, and Bob - I just thought were really cute!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKlBr4DvhsmeYUyfzVK-ZPKX1GP1duAiB_KF2bhw0-L0cQr5udJIogm1-ACVLmH25cXFHRxmQr-GHb10SyDhppKoUIlqwE1xsB4jvwBP51jOJZYlpOotbuCC0TtGoAHYYAWLYczV0aPiNoY9QQOVFKh-kKgrQyYn3eIhgTCGw_b0Ox8ynWPmwGnRfH=s2482" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Animal Crossing Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="2481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKlBr4DvhsmeYUyfzVK-ZPKX1GP1duAiB_KF2bhw0-L0cQr5udJIogm1-ACVLmH25cXFHRxmQr-GHb10SyDhppKoUIlqwE1xsB4jvwBP51jOJZYlpOotbuCC0TtGoAHYYAWLYczV0aPiNoY9QQOVFKh-kKgrQyYn3eIhgTCGw_b0Ox8ynWPmwGnRfH=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since this is a Character Cuticles design, I also have a tutorial for you, if you're interested!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7h5UG5C4d5c" width="320" youtube-src-id="7h5UG5C4d5c"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Mink Grey<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Beak on Fleek!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - Cabaret<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - Loop the Loop<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Apricot in the Act<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Barefoot Bash<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Hold on Bright<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Honey Darlin'<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Oh! Flamingo<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Uncovered<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Video Violet<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Cliffhanger<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Into the A-Bliss<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Make Some Noise<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mink Muffs<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mojito Madness<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - No Shade Here<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Face Shop - Diablue<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">L'Oreal - Moka Chic<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Maxus - Adored<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">QUO - Hop Skip and a Jump<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Barracuda<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Eco-rose<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Electri-lime<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Grey-Dreaming<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Slate-r Girl<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-48855054265563631062022-01-26T08:01:00.000-05:002022-01-26T08:01:08.025-05:00Feelin' Eggy<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-4yJdsnxO3/" target="_blank">Originally posted on April 12th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Going with a classic for Easter this year - Cadbury Mini Egg nails!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQabIcY-GjoDUy7ofK3xv9IuuZFgAMoYvOeI6zCFpI1YDKSQM5rK3mbunHfQi2qnn1_DmubG5aDLoR_KU1N_Q1Dc3mUlVVK54gR7Ziy1i1zYX6C3GbgQ7DybtZ2-_tUDm5HlrnNcRu7ujTlk5m9iD5SMjZigpvKmEJJlfrh3lkm3JuKC0tDon4q5cV=s2634" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mini Egg Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="2634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQabIcY-GjoDUy7ofK3xv9IuuZFgAMoYvOeI6zCFpI1YDKSQM5rK3mbunHfQi2qnn1_DmubG5aDLoR_KU1N_Q1Dc3mUlVVK54gR7Ziy1i1zYX6C3GbgQ7DybtZ2-_tUDm5HlrnNcRu7ujTlk5m9iD5SMjZigpvKmEJJlfrh3lkm3JuKC0tDon4q5cV=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg69jLVwq-qxzJ-ZGe2hyfBySqm6FbV6r5acduER8sxjkdceM0LvoMkZRtPk1VwP3SRCfEkhsaoEj-5cZHSuPqbrX1wYoN91OIf0r1yQw83fAv-NXIJvBuH18iAbH5zXC0NnJ5fS85MdbVcvNv4e9uQ2XAHZ0-_R-ZoT7zY5CKUtXz_K-ywi0yLTmIV=s5102" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mini Egg Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="5102" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg69jLVwq-qxzJ-ZGe2hyfBySqm6FbV6r5acduER8sxjkdceM0LvoMkZRtPk1VwP3SRCfEkhsaoEj-5cZHSuPqbrX1wYoN91OIf0r1yQw83fAv-NXIJvBuH18iAbH5zXC0NnJ5fS85MdbVcvNv4e9uQ2XAHZ0-_R-ZoT7zY5CKUtXz_K-ywi0yLTmIV=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOCT_3FAzTtBc3D21o8V6T66K1-9_S9IxWRZrjtf5fsOzWJ_eNwgDR5J0KDmRh33aKQi453qBPah-xwR290UWKc2F21fLkcHp9mx6eqAQLzhNag_tAS-6fbMM5dwv4-Z4muXUcKbnetU-12kx2KRYuB2XjRSZq0VAlNNmoKttQJPcopUysctebIIZ6=s3373" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Easter Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOCT_3FAzTtBc3D21o8V6T66K1-9_S9IxWRZrjtf5fsOzWJ_eNwgDR5J0KDmRh33aKQi453qBPah-xwR290UWKc2F21fLkcHp9mx6eqAQLzhNag_tAS-6fbMM5dwv4-Z4muXUcKbnetU-12kx2KRYuB2XjRSZq0VAlNNmoKttQJPcopUysctebIIZ6=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p>Mini eggs are some of my favourite Easter treats (up there with malted eggs), but since I couldn't go out to the store to buy real mini eggs this year, the least I could do was have them on my nails!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's been 7 years since I <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2013/03/easter-eggs-mini-eggs.html" target="_blank">last painted this design</a>, so I figured enough time has passed to justify me painting it again. The original mini egg design is inspired by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/10blankcanvases/" target="_blank">@10blankcanvases</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself, I used a brown-grey polish to make the spots, and then sponged watered down white acrylic paint overtop to give it that kind of matte, dusty look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy Easter!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Mink Grey<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - Loop the Loop<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Go Ginza<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Bluebell Bloom<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Daisy Dreaming<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Romantic Rose<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Liquitex White Acrylic Paint (thinned)</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-75095486196908013732022-01-25T06:47:00.000-05:002022-01-25T06:47:56.258-05:00Let's Love<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kJMDGnSnk/" target="_blank">Originally posted on April 4th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our leader is here with his solo debut!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm so happy that more and more of the exos are getting their own solos; all of their albums have such different vibes, and it's been so interesting seeing what styles they go for as individual performers as opposed to their group stuff.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I enjoyed the kind of rock ballad vibe Junmyeon went for with the whole <i>Self Portrait</i> album, and this design is how interpreted the music video for the title track, <i>Let's Love</i>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj738yY8ZyJI7o52ViJLvvakajULM7z0Vbt10isP8WJaeEE5uDtBLev9sdXjWQ6CQR9kmEWptfp15jPBVA8nYIVszMLxkxmdY5vxipQxDV-6329VS3q8p2WCnqaUWoG9XcdCTRsrSYY5PTQx54yqST5Aj6CExv9UUoUHxXE_6snCoYD7wvd4ztOi9gt=s4083" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SUHO Let's Love Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4083" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj738yY8ZyJI7o52ViJLvvakajULM7z0Vbt10isP8WJaeEE5uDtBLev9sdXjWQ6CQR9kmEWptfp15jPBVA8nYIVszMLxkxmdY5vxipQxDV-6329VS3q8p2WCnqaUWoG9XcdCTRsrSYY5PTQx54yqST5Aj6CExv9UUoUHxXE_6snCoYD7wvd4ztOi9gt=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8sMlyn2G7eenZscDo2E_1TDqKFDBBXPg2_wBRzxfOvVlEdZKN_eIReEqX_ZH1qR6VUFlhKAimriM12lUJPyMTDK3WsY5HmhCW72WgInwAAtPS7sb6QMIDBrpSDu0l2_Ai7oDWcFjPNrU8-zw7aygbYGioikEPM19lBC0lN3P3TjHNsebHMhmeN7BH=s3418" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SUHO Let's Love Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3418" data-original-width="3417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8sMlyn2G7eenZscDo2E_1TDqKFDBBXPg2_wBRzxfOvVlEdZKN_eIReEqX_ZH1qR6VUFlhKAimriM12lUJPyMTDK3WsY5HmhCW72WgInwAAtPS7sb6QMIDBrpSDu0l2_Ai7oDWcFjPNrU8-zw7aygbYGioikEPM19lBC0lN3P3TjHNsebHMhmeN7BH=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I can't believe I committed to painting three (3) whole portraits of Junmyeon for this one design. But I guess since the album's name is Self Portrait, it is rather appropriate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I didn't have too, too many different sketches for this design, only about 8, so only 3 weren't used in the final look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For the thumbnail, I wavered back and forth on whether I wanted to use this painterly logo from one of the album covers, or if I wanted to be funny and use the self portrait that Junmyeon drew of himself with bunny ears. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thankfully, my friend talked me out of that plan, and I went with the more artistic concept.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7jC0R26oGbqS2rUbPuA7LMVHqQxiot11x1sxufJGCiIzcGhZWyhn2QHisxdn0nhwIUZiBI4Fpi0uVJpFguJbnX0GDTITsHUO3EoWSVOcXqwZAowEUziW3Mpii73KWDeOi0RMVx6YE7rBfsZVycxme9nsSu2ZPGyiXV3YEePN7kNOzixHl8IxyUCQR=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO SUHO Self Portrait Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7jC0R26oGbqS2rUbPuA7LMVHqQxiot11x1sxufJGCiIzcGhZWyhn2QHisxdn0nhwIUZiBI4Fpi0uVJpFguJbnX0GDTITsHUO3EoWSVOcXqwZAowEUziW3Mpii73KWDeOi0RMVx6YE7rBfsZVycxme9nsSu2ZPGyiXV3YEePN7kNOzixHl8IxyUCQR=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Off the bat I knew I wanted to paint the reflection of Junmyeon in the glass shard, but I had also considered painted in the shattered glass itself on another nail. That idea ended up getting swapped out for the light on the pinky.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I liked that the portrait on the middle finger brings in the blue tones from the thumb.<br />The portrait on the ring finger nail was the last to join the crew, but I found it worked because it also matched with some of the thumb's orange elements.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Overall, I was quite happy with how this design turned out, and very impressed with myself for sticking with it through painting three whole portraits, when portrait work is usually something I try to stay away from.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbO_UyafBzdVVLQnY3oX2GsYIevNtIG9TTDzsRMuQSCQTddjIJvpHf_u4XSFr4ULcni2q7BdnCY6iCiTmECd4fjqlBUbZasPcHKXO1Aa0yCeZf_3K9zQSM5GY9-IbE18VOP4b9RCA4RWxcfJ9wP3wpIAKl19QSQN14HzWfCo1BiN3NBouB7TtVKa5U=s3230" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="EXO SUHO Let's Love Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="3230" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbO_UyafBzdVVLQnY3oX2GsYIevNtIG9TTDzsRMuQSCQTddjIJvpHf_u4XSFr4ULcni2q7BdnCY6iCiTmECd4fjqlBUbZasPcHKXO1Aa0yCeZf_3K9zQSM5GY9-IbE18VOP4b9RCA4RWxcfJ9wP3wpIAKl19QSQN14HzWfCo1BiN3NBouB7TtVKa5U=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghpSeO4dQ9srbHSUlPtaGPLkSTVbulLX4iI1tJYODecTtcYdS4It_0H1GrB2wdnJtyBlCQMnXkSewJLDJf-bfok5kVo9MXXVE7IVR0mDwGH2WAB0GKLm0avP69QbgNITu8uEeGyp2I49qP46vIV1uSwPGFB6kiXi07BDlzYFKWS40cbv1mq3IwqNag=s2355" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SUHO Self Portrait Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="2355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghpSeO4dQ9srbHSUlPtaGPLkSTVbulLX4iI1tJYODecTtcYdS4It_0H1GrB2wdnJtyBlCQMnXkSewJLDJf-bfok5kVo9MXXVE7IVR0mDwGH2WAB0GKLm0avP69QbgNITu8uEeGyp2I49qP46vIV1uSwPGFB6kiXi07BDlzYFKWS40cbv1mq3IwqNag=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKChttCFsd24GBIFItNkauGIYjuHmUcNPR9PS5AFWIdrxWo4997P4ibz0GEM25LF-J9NG16SP-LzVYD_OsLy9nALUcSMP0zgyZAZSrZvDLRU7NLlKJFDoUPwJ8q-VbbIqpofoF6uTmPKW3KB6J4b5QJOEJ-FsIAthqQSVAk3CQcxI_8Agjq9tR-hUS=s2745" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SUHO Let's Love Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="2744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKChttCFsd24GBIFItNkauGIYjuHmUcNPR9PS5AFWIdrxWo4997P4ibz0GEM25LF-J9NG16SP-LzVYD_OsLy9nALUcSMP0zgyZAZSrZvDLRU7NLlKJFDoUPwJ8q-VbbIqpofoF6uTmPKW3KB6J4b5QJOEJ-FsIAthqQSVAk3CQcxI_8Agjq9tR-hUS=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6u2xz6EmAOg" width="320" youtube-src-id="6u2xz6EmAOg"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Frisky Business<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Mink Grey<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Lavenduh!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Prairie Tale Ending<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Senora Flora<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - La Confidential<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - Loop the Loop<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Barefoot Bash<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Splash of Teal<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Teal the Wee Hours<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Groove is in the Heart<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Master Plan<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mink Muffs<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mixtaupe<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Ruffles & Feathers<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Style Cartel<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Waltz<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Face Shop - Diablue<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Joe Fresh - Plaster<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - Como Se Llama?<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - It's a Pizza Cake<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - Primarily Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Grey-Dreaming<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Greyfitti<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - In Nude-tral<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Slate-r Girl<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Sweet Tea<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-11521778221486405632022-01-24T08:00:00.000-05:002022-01-24T08:00:09.414-05:00Sweet Sunflowers<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XTqwenBhw/" target="_blank">Originally posted on March 30th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I've just really been feeling florals, lately. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">🌻🤷♀️</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW7UlMkfQ08gdypg1adra0ILlLNz7bjtMWwBIsUDkVnP86tL6PCcUnX6OUWFs3YnT6tQ21S_KFw2cbUIsVJGt5XwTZO-fCipH3yTv1wUsorB_l2jVrzhi6IgmBozNRMgkp36Xjgm6sBqxLx3QWIV6EuwXnVj-_ovyoN7QZQsh9_hPfL1O4gYHtBpqm=s2750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunflower Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="2749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW7UlMkfQ08gdypg1adra0ILlLNz7bjtMWwBIsUDkVnP86tL6PCcUnX6OUWFs3YnT6tQ21S_KFw2cbUIsVJGt5XwTZO-fCipH3yTv1wUsorB_l2jVrzhi6IgmBozNRMgkp36Xjgm6sBqxLx3QWIV6EuwXnVj-_ovyoN7QZQsh9_hPfL1O4gYHtBpqm=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><a name='more'></a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNgrdmnTKPoVLX8gKrroYQ4HvrSGLo671ElNvnp3gygG0d_NTYaVQHREEDdCR-ZPAtk7yEV69RqQzvvQH37AoWG6w9bgru_q8KU2Z_kTXM5oH_xnENlnIZYG2LpxCtSZxNoVRCwsRzugLJjdcDFmEeOTRrctvlCrlNPGHnOkbMxgPSF5w1OCp602Av=s3560" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunflower Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3559" data-original-width="3560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNgrdmnTKPoVLX8gKrroYQ4HvrSGLo671ElNvnp3gygG0d_NTYaVQHREEDdCR-ZPAtk7yEV69RqQzvvQH37AoWG6w9bgru_q8KU2Z_kTXM5oH_xnENlnIZYG2LpxCtSZxNoVRCwsRzugLJjdcDFmEeOTRrctvlCrlNPGHnOkbMxgPSF5w1OCp602Av=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLrw9w1jKPOQ5Z9XCDbvx8kkd5Vp-GKzRmY6gwTT1DBmKAh7qqx0HyExWrYkB1F4S8BflxmRrWyMUxMtjT2DWIzIRtng7IQCyg213H2t-EqcC1yj0PBdbscyTxU0F4UnX-xoTQAxGMRGynGklr8XUa_6Z3LPPVjIxonvaNNgelbCb4IpZhZvrRDZtq=s3483" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunflower Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3483" data-original-width="3483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLrw9w1jKPOQ5Z9XCDbvx8kkd5Vp-GKzRmY6gwTT1DBmKAh7qqx0HyExWrYkB1F4S8BflxmRrWyMUxMtjT2DWIzIRtng7IQCyg213H2t-EqcC1yj0PBdbscyTxU0F4UnX-xoTQAxGMRGynGklr8XUa_6Z3LPPVjIxonvaNNgelbCb4IpZhZvrRDZtq=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p>These sunflower nails are actually a kind of twist or reimagining of the <a href="https://www.notyouraveragenails.ca/2021/01/eye-smile.html" target="_blank">happy face nails</a> I did a while back - I just switched the smiles out for sunflowers, and the matte black out for blue.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The studs were a last minute addition - I was looking through my nail art box while the polish was drying and was like, you know what would complete this look? Gold studs.<br />And I think I was right; I really like how the studs tie everything together!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The sunflowers themselves are inspired by the wonderfully talented <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehangedit/" target="_blank">@thehangedit</a> on Instagram.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgf_ZZwKWP88aWvutHxpsb_GCL-O7rJD5X4Jz6AgIjpvTr_1lngxlICx9FkkNysM55jLJv3F8Gz7EvxYGfi6-LU2jkNXvt4XEqJpv_bwbEvMFhc57fRs1K0dkL0iBOTYi8LQyZLeFTcKtiPk35G4WfhoqBlPhGzLYfDk_vea3oqvKj2XM2MYcNPKph=s2424" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunflower Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="2424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgf_ZZwKWP88aWvutHxpsb_GCL-O7rJD5X4Jz6AgIjpvTr_1lngxlICx9FkkNysM55jLJv3F8Gz7EvxYGfi6-LU2jkNXvt4XEqJpv_bwbEvMFhc57fRs1K0dkL0iBOTYi8LQyZLeFTcKtiPk35G4WfhoqBlPhGzLYfDk_vea3oqvKj2XM2MYcNPKph=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1tNGWzLG3FMg6Zu2Qbc52GMYS9hdvBoXjgHRwZyLpPr4IiAI_sZ0hAjJVYL8ppgDNA2F5oYL992mW-f8MnbyiiLtBhaOPu-6EkTlCjfNXqWn8fDF-sAFarfjWUvM5oAxvzHOSm9m407OZXieacjJe1FUz_rOjCM1FHV5mHccLBoZtNqhT0nuZ9fEm=s2981" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunflower Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1tNGWzLG3FMg6Zu2Qbc52GMYS9hdvBoXjgHRwZyLpPr4IiAI_sZ0hAjJVYL8ppgDNA2F5oYL992mW-f8MnbyiiLtBhaOPu-6EkTlCjfNXqWn8fDF-sAFarfjWUvM5oAxvzHOSm9m407OZXieacjJe1FUz_rOjCM1FHV5mHccLBoZtNqhT0nuZ9fEm=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Mink Grey<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Apricot in the Act<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Winter Nights<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Lemon Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - It's a Pizza Cake<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-8421909873923965852022-01-23T04:58:00.000-05:002022-01-23T04:58:34.892-05:00Lovely Lavender<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PjaS7HVZv/" target="_blank">Originally posted on March 27th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The scent of lavender is supposed to be calming, and I feel like that's something we could all use right about now.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgICuxmmzQfIbi-v_EE5pxAftJNJI0Aq_cJrfrXdx3b9UAG1hWD-pbn34HE29SwWIHHd9aMM1o6HD26ltaeeopqYm35VXcDiu6oD8B65vQ2luY7wSGGgXMeWUIZalNHXnD2IR9Gp4RCir5MNwIDpq8kUIRV1bPbyxe5VQl64hq8ze1l60L9MD10xbAY=s2776" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lavender Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2775" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgICuxmmzQfIbi-v_EE5pxAftJNJI0Aq_cJrfrXdx3b9UAG1hWD-pbn34HE29SwWIHHd9aMM1o6HD26ltaeeopqYm35VXcDiu6oD8B65vQ2luY7wSGGgXMeWUIZalNHXnD2IR9Gp4RCir5MNwIDpq8kUIRV1bPbyxe5VQl64hq8ze1l60L9MD10xbAY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLFRsqvCpFTvugR_7ULT1-17x4G1R_9Ha66gMOEQ9v8hMfmQXUta5thVF4XimLZk0lZsdnXEcVNG8FSspv5Syj6ErdKfwGc2T_p8WWjjpq5VpsfhbGFvh5_IRJVZzTi17I7Orz4q4za1GUkHXwAsVq18jOabyfnguVQBT-6zu6QKPlcz9BpO8CaLQZ=s2932" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lavender Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="2932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLFRsqvCpFTvugR_7ULT1-17x4G1R_9Ha66gMOEQ9v8hMfmQXUta5thVF4XimLZk0lZsdnXEcVNG8FSspv5Syj6ErdKfwGc2T_p8WWjjpq5VpsfhbGFvh5_IRJVZzTi17I7Orz4q4za1GUkHXwAsVq18jOabyfnguVQBT-6zu6QKPlcz9BpO8CaLQZ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDeGoF7NR0ZXG24DakZgFGRxXHO-A3JKpfmmmfAjArq7lYLwaJK4vYXZrTflJa6wcPdtcqFJ3vpC0-dcVF0JJUGonXs0anv_qUrb8HjSO8bls8GrX9S4Rm42x3CU4sBH3xKlA8WFJD428kyc4z8SwXfKoc_JI6Ub0xf4nhIsjNV9OAlpEt5d6GPV7f=s3368" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lavender Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3368" data-original-width="3368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDeGoF7NR0ZXG24DakZgFGRxXHO-A3JKpfmmmfAjArq7lYLwaJK4vYXZrTflJa6wcPdtcqFJ3vpC0-dcVF0JJUGonXs0anv_qUrb8HjSO8bls8GrX9S4Rm42x3CU4sBH3xKlA8WFJD428kyc4z8SwXfKoc_JI6Ub0xf4nhIsjNV9OAlpEt5d6GPV7f=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I used to not be a fan of floral nails, but for the last few years I've been getting more into them. Having flowers on my nails just feels pretty, and there's so many different kinds of flowers you can paint. For this design I went with lavender inspired by a print on Pinterest (unfortunately I couldn't find the original artist).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The shading on the petals was a little difficult, but I think it ended up turning out pretty well! I'm also really proud of the shading on the leaves, especially the one on the thumb.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ciaté - La Confidential<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Show 'em Who's Blossom<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Barefoot Bash<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Party Royally<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - All Access Pass<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">GOSH - Lazy Green<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Lemon Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Shy Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Beet It</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-48054502233486454442022-01-22T02:49:00.000-05:002022-01-22T02:49:59.854-05:00Suds<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H3OUMnXZx/" target="_blank">Originally posted on March 24th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wash your hands. 🧼<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stay home. 🏠<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Help keep yourselves and others safe and healthy. ❤️</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja2-VQ1ugqKb2WLCgj5p7aLLLUyphF4BELQxD99PPjT9KLLAfP9aJUQZwo3ZI05XHb8xldn-vpk2QmXEdR8b2ZxJrlvcWMqthhANvByVivSdQ4yOdSCwXSY-H8XVBsSrw66zNRlpi1boAqbbAlC6hUkWbncRDeVfShDXxCfC7L56Zqv518OdeCYh2l=s3003" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Soap bubble nails" border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="3003" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja2-VQ1ugqKb2WLCgj5p7aLLLUyphF4BELQxD99PPjT9KLLAfP9aJUQZwo3ZI05XHb8xldn-vpk2QmXEdR8b2ZxJrlvcWMqthhANvByVivSdQ4yOdSCwXSY-H8XVBsSrw66zNRlpi1boAqbbAlC6hUkWbncRDeVfShDXxCfC7L56Zqv518OdeCYh2l=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgg1mQwxVprg0UMBYfUjM3Yv2HxHlA2THVFqaCt3ibs-ZruTjzsPOb28saS2eTalUJGjFQgeQ7vK697UFe-nEMgbcxgrvLapSICC3geoQJVMlN5E9ASRPS-oKTFE6VeP_sX_za2dtW-Nfrn1C3tJISPq5_i7KLlB6-aqIoxVa46oXpAFqLsgV8epjLB=s3668" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Soap nails" border="0" data-original-height="3668" data-original-width="3668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgg1mQwxVprg0UMBYfUjM3Yv2HxHlA2THVFqaCt3ibs-ZruTjzsPOb28saS2eTalUJGjFQgeQ7vK697UFe-nEMgbcxgrvLapSICC3geoQJVMlN5E9ASRPS-oKTFE6VeP_sX_za2dtW-Nfrn1C3tJISPq5_i7KLlB6-aqIoxVa46oXpAFqLsgV8epjLB=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can you believe that I'm doing the write up for these nails almost 2 years later in January of 2022, and this is still valid, topical advice?<br />Remember when we thought this whole virus thing was going to last 3 weeks? 3 months? Oh how innocent we were.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But, unfortunately, this is our reality for the foreseeable future, so just to update my advice a bit: please practice social distancing where possible, wear your (well-fitting, KN-95 or KF-94) mask, and get vaxxed and boosted to help protect yourselves and those most vulnerable!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1o3RrTnrMDtaDGaNIfLwuw_8QrJso3tsvGn-odEYDZFq50iEMtHb1yPSLBwaUekvsqdxOr0pviqoycvfo3kFa7iRljTRXqlvRAtKokgbUNuFQIDyFvVyYSwtT-NH--1pm-2DDO-_w3GbV35ut6YimhxCh9OY6ARD_a8ufXHgf3Quv36R3f-Mrx5h7=s5165" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Soap nails" border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="5165" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1o3RrTnrMDtaDGaNIfLwuw_8QrJso3tsvGn-odEYDZFq50iEMtHb1yPSLBwaUekvsqdxOr0pviqoycvfo3kFa7iRljTRXqlvRAtKokgbUNuFQIDyFvVyYSwtT-NH--1pm-2DDO-_w3GbV35ut6YimhxCh9OY6ARD_a8ufXHgf3Quv36R3f-Mrx5h7=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuAFkmLHdPSKkZFcxlUKnsByLifD_XIM-Kay68nLImiOzRCbjyadv7_8xpan352Z76eZkBnLyDhEz2I12VAcbWwXmK_0l1RMsI2yakdr7rj0ZU_ShxC2VPc9rgF72XuZp3_qmzFIwQOCXvHPUBdhQVJ_c7bu5Yn05AJfSsIfxO1rtOTkWKhLi8tf0C=s3465" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Soap bubble nail art" border="0" data-original-height="3465" data-original-width="3464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuAFkmLHdPSKkZFcxlUKnsByLifD_XIM-Kay68nLImiOzRCbjyadv7_8xpan352Z76eZkBnLyDhEz2I12VAcbWwXmK_0l1RMsI2yakdr7rj0ZU_ShxC2VPc9rgF72XuZp3_qmzFIwQOCXvHPUBdhQVJ_c7bu5Yn05AJfSsIfxO1rtOTkWKhLi8tf0C=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anyways, when I painted these nails, we were only a couple weeks into lockdown in Ontario, and on top of staying home (I don't think I left my house for 3 months straight), I wanted to do what little I could with an artistic reminder to be thoughtful of those around you in difficult times.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Still wishing everyone health, happiness, and safety in these, unfortunately, still trying times.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - There She Rose Again<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Bubba Glam<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Candycade<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Liquitex Titanium White Acrylic Paint</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-2615328920179645172022-01-20T05:14:00.000-05:002022-01-20T05:14:12.073-05:00Pastel Printemps<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AGwnFnEfI/" target="_blank"><i>Originally posted on March 21st, 2020.</i></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Floral nails always brighten up my day, so I hope these do the same for you! </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">🌸✨🌼</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5IPHTEItAdMxKuq0fKri77Vp-4mHPr_h0NqPwiRd5o0kDpOUIGZwLcjrIlUj4-MLR27E60Jp90bItk0cUKEqeb7hUkGfeTqK61AjrU5A9TZack9GU4tkKZdwWmP0uw4mLPhUku300wRDVCPmrrFXZ4iExn97WT7fO3T_FCYcCAdgIJ2H-3CIv76Yq=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Spring Floral Nails" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5IPHTEItAdMxKuq0fKri77Vp-4mHPr_h0NqPwiRd5o0kDpOUIGZwLcjrIlUj4-MLR27E60Jp90bItk0cUKEqeb7hUkGfeTqK61AjrU5A9TZack9GU4tkKZdwWmP0uw4mLPhUku300wRDVCPmrrFXZ4iExn97WT7fO3T_FCYcCAdgIJ2H-3CIv76Yq=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is still one of my favourite designs, I just love how it turned out! From the matte finish of the base, to the style and texture of the flowers, to the colour scheme, I feel like everything just came out perfectly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This design is inspired by a print by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emily_kiddy/" target="_blank">@emily_kiddy</a> that I saw on Pinterest.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmtiGknOY0-IEJdYjhQ0aUOZFkrCQBaXUwOBX42MZRP2Qd_fe3e-se8s-Sq50obHwwYwI-tBW0Fc7EbSyGeKmzI3SHUCJbMkqbBOANwPVrp7SCXSgQkqKVPuDqHBAuLFR0ta78fHRgvz6vGVAV8YWT9iAdUF8mI5GV3GtnlM_iT5D4v4M9EuMFlBC_=s2723" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="2723" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmtiGknOY0-IEJdYjhQ0aUOZFkrCQBaXUwOBX42MZRP2Qd_fe3e-se8s-Sq50obHwwYwI-tBW0Fc7EbSyGeKmzI3SHUCJbMkqbBOANwPVrp7SCXSgQkqKVPuDqHBAuLFR0ta78fHRgvz6vGVAV8YWT9iAdUF8mI5GV3GtnlM_iT5D4v4M9EuMFlBC_=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD4DVfEw5byrLoZPdNGM_g-V96k3OxJ2NyunaA7jZcq8fd9qUQ8pyelUfUNn8o6yPPnu04p8LEw5q_-Vo8F0WDKzlN0bUCtEpCA0mreqaTAD8NM5oY00s8A4dxCpVbUZ3I2X0SuZSEtEu8seer3INCkSMtm5H-hJDujU0NblILKhCPR8lt2hpOGRBx=s2644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="2643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD4DVfEw5byrLoZPdNGM_g-V96k3OxJ2NyunaA7jZcq8fd9qUQ8pyelUfUNn8o6yPPnu04p8LEw5q_-Vo8F0WDKzlN0bUCtEpCA0mreqaTAD8NM5oY00s8A4dxCpVbUZ3I2X0SuZSEtEu8seer3INCkSMtm5H-hJDujU0NblILKhCPR8lt2hpOGRBx=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzTWLUmQ7ZFi0D9a4P09Ahj4csfsGVdpQ9akKacvrmxN467qdn60KGtR18oiVF6gLR9H70wyTdilTgoWHZK76RdqiHwx7CQBfXCDGh9KaFAhCjpq31p3I6ntiT51jXX5AoPDxtZjcBv_lK0MfXQvTZX3X-gpbKpRol1AEYCoJ1l2kPjKtMx8pLt90l=s3819" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3819" data-original-width="3818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzTWLUmQ7ZFi0D9a4P09Ahj4csfsGVdpQ9akKacvrmxN467qdn60KGtR18oiVF6gLR9H70wyTdilTgoWHZK76RdqiHwx7CQBfXCDGh9KaFAhCjpq31p3I6ntiT51jXX5AoPDxtZjcBv_lK0MfXQvTZX3X-gpbKpRol1AEYCoJ1l2kPjKtMx8pLt90l=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wasn't planning on making a tutorial for this design, but one of my followers asked for one as soon as it was posted, so I figured, why not?<br />It's always nice to shake things up and do a non-kpop tutorial every once in a while.<br />The thumbnail for this video was also what put the seed in my head to change the look of my Youutbe thumbnails. This is where it began!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsRyo6ukfGA" width="320" youtube-src-id="vsRyo6ukfGA"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enojy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Show 'em Who's Blossom<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Splash of Teal<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Winter Nights<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OPI - It's a Pizza Cake<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - High Class Affair<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mint Candy Apple<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vested Interest<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Daisy Dreaming<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-87847179776438805322022-01-19T05:49:00.002-05:002022-01-19T05:49:30.402-05:00Lucky Charms<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B94YceZn8AJ/" target="_blank">Originally posted on March 18th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They're magically delicious! </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">🌈☘️✨</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCB2osErYX9VZfQpaQmbFWTwSzzMckJgAYy3doAxPdCYE58tLyNeGYBqf-gamBw1o3iMIoX9Qusm89prfWWKZatnB-YHLUzIV-GCdq0ItUq2iH3Onc4C-aHSfoAZqnOsMY9h_wmCSZQejE02IgQl1kgZk5AnQacvN3dXzKaUnDgjBPgNNbs3iaMNBx=s2688" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lucky Charms Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCB2osErYX9VZfQpaQmbFWTwSzzMckJgAYy3doAxPdCYE58tLyNeGYBqf-gamBw1o3iMIoX9Qusm89prfWWKZatnB-YHLUzIV-GCdq0ItUq2iH3Onc4C-aHSfoAZqnOsMY9h_wmCSZQejE02IgQl1kgZk5AnQacvN3dXzKaUnDgjBPgNNbs3iaMNBx=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’m a little late for St. Patrick's Day, but this is my belated design for the occasion, inspired by Lucky Charms cereal! 🍀</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I haven’t had Lucky Charms in the longest time but honestly, painting this design kind of made me crave them (and I did end up buying some, because I am weak lol)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8wWnsuJXxGV10iEXLo1HHaoGPt2LAcrLlAvkgAm98GcllN-0y73EOPd785M4pEI6qbBKP7G1hM1PW4g9EY3jvIF00UZl2IhABB0vM7Nt6ufCQ7DF3_r_DT3mQvS6Ll442ZeQjyJyPtfUQTAUPblMOlQ3S4rrwwOzmbxdqV--ykyFcFFaKFW58tuTN=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8wWnsuJXxGV10iEXLo1HHaoGPt2LAcrLlAvkgAm98GcllN-0y73EOPd785M4pEI6qbBKP7G1hM1PW4g9EY3jvIF00UZl2IhABB0vM7Nt6ufCQ7DF3_r_DT3mQvS6Ll442ZeQjyJyPtfUQTAUPblMOlQ3S4rrwwOzmbxdqV--ykyFcFFaKFW58tuTN=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’ve heard that they’ve made some changes to the marshmallow lineup in the past few years, but these are the ones that I remember having as a kid in the early 2000s 💁🏼♀️</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm never the biggest fan of painting St. Patrick's day nails (I'm terrible at painting shamrocks), but this design actually made me enjoy the holiday! Shoutout to my lovely friend Michal for giving me the idea! I'm so glad I had the exact colours I needed to make the marshmallows!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicaXKpGvFjsnXQW6byo9xGXnYkuzfMcH4t-xD2nJEdX66sIfZiIpVsN0V8eJzbZlO1z-wzFMR2lBlBa3veS_aFlFWgyk2SJ2kM3kuf92ygw7AoQAAP2_PUDHWvFhYedqSvQoqV4fXzaD5ekd9q2WMCHLNSnPcaR6d1nfVFQKur5Trpu7KQuwXf_pJk=s3823" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lucky Charms Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="3823" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicaXKpGvFjsnXQW6byo9xGXnYkuzfMcH4t-xD2nJEdX66sIfZiIpVsN0V8eJzbZlO1z-wzFMR2lBlBa3veS_aFlFWgyk2SJ2kM3kuf92ygw7AoQAAP2_PUDHWvFhYedqSvQoqV4fXzaD5ekd9q2WMCHLNSnPcaR6d1nfVFQKur5Trpu7KQuwXf_pJk=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1sQ-NQGHq5o6wq20ORwqkYpw43iWLs7TZcih0rq8yt5CWbCZAY0zbkkuhxmU0bpBVTwoWFIdWZcHGfeBJd2XC5DsHJQatoa4mvluQYmKgZbzA5u_TTkXNXk9NaAMwbUyXsz_xzdvu7YAJhClqplPv2qlXYv1cjg56ItTF9qe_bjBp2bHZK4VAHN2U=s5367" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lucky Charms Nails" border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="5367" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1sQ-NQGHq5o6wq20ORwqkYpw43iWLs7TZcih0rq8yt5CWbCZAY0zbkkuhxmU0bpBVTwoWFIdWZcHGfeBJd2XC5DsHJQatoa4mvluQYmKgZbzA5u_TTkXNXk9NaAMwbUyXsz_xzdvu7YAJhClqplPv2qlXYv1cjg56ItTF9qe_bjBp2bHZK4VAHN2U=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - A Lilac-y Story<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Apricot in the Act<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Bubba Glam<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mojito Madness<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Sheer Luck<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Vibrant Vibes<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Waltz<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Shy Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">NCLA - Libra<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-89522979568031843472022-01-18T07:05:00.000-05:002022-01-18T07:05:43.423-05:00Kick It<p><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hMmlEH0nl/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Originally posted on March 9th, 2020.</span></a></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let me introduce you to some new thangs </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">🎶🥋🐉</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can you believe that this is my first ever full on NCT design?? Me neither.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm always a sucker for SM groups, and while I don't follow NCT as closely as EXO or SHINee, I do still listen to all of their albums and watch their mvs. I actually sketched out an idea for a design inspired by Firetruck years ago, but I wasn't happy with it so it never saw the light of day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm much happier with this Kick It design, and I hope you are, too!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgirmX9r_Sa45uN1PPouBjY7_9IG3KFEPZLm_VQGJS9Ib1sBFHr2YzwoNJBWLO6eYmDblEFROdeqC12zLguR5BzNU7cHIZXwCXF7kWdi4vTZyjxCJzLf-SHEPdaJWipEJ7Ll4mAPgv51eINn0gAzCoTTSfdzG4429dSolIadsgLx3yazUtxnKQpRxyr=s4195" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NCT Kick It Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="4195" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgirmX9r_Sa45uN1PPouBjY7_9IG3KFEPZLm_VQGJS9Ib1sBFHr2YzwoNJBWLO6eYmDblEFROdeqC12zLguR5BzNU7cHIZXwCXF7kWdi4vTZyjxCJzLf-SHEPdaJWipEJ7Ll4mAPgv51eINn0gAzCoTTSfdzG4429dSolIadsgLx3yazUtxnKQpRxyr=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinAQIN2FJzjDSysYqG2zOFL2zajgcvofqbELC9JiZXvQWczv1RuGCg1ubhMmXVe72ZfuRWBVzgat7ErH2--O6D18ogHWAzzKjL3km3zs3sm6EBq19dFX4IZ6nMTERqOOnjEkeC6TdUN1FvsnhVS1iyb2zoleJsCGNCyrUAjwTxsu2eBOtdVYSoawOA=s3403" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NCT Kick It Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="3402" data-original-width="3403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinAQIN2FJzjDSysYqG2zOFL2zajgcvofqbELC9JiZXvQWczv1RuGCg1ubhMmXVe72ZfuRWBVzgat7ErH2--O6D18ogHWAzzKjL3km3zs3sm6EBq19dFX4IZ6nMTERqOOnjEkeC6TdUN1FvsnhVS1iyb2zoleJsCGNCyrUAjwTxsu2eBOtdVYSoawOA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So I had a LOT of ideas for this design. There was just so much going on in the mv, I was pausing all the time to sketch out ideas.<br />My main goal though, was to keep the majority of the design black and yellow, because I felt like those were the most prominent colours in the mv. I think I did a pretty good job of that, with 3/5 nails having yellow on them, and then the other two featuring a splash of red as an accent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's maybe a bit hard to tell what it is, but I really like the ring finger with Johnny's kicking silhouette. With a title like Kick It, I couldn't resist putting someone actually doing a kick into the design. I also like how it kind of mirrors the pinky nail, with the black silhouette of the nunchakus.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had a couple different ideas sketched out of dragons, but I ended up going with this yellow neon one, because it was a nice inverse of the ring and pinky designs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL7TE2rVP-8J9Ff5Yvi0yb9UkaSbiZ0Q-HROvBt09RPYgxdQuK0wtBI66sdsXaivaOZR86wOynad9XCJPrvVkSpP3X4392OgOe02ZWXA3Rt2NJcXJWC-_aG2NHseUN_M0jIDX944SfxamzroqK0Pgvj9q-9SDi0e3u7OTyKlOWbf-0RX5Ch4R2f0EM=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NCT127 Kick It Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL7TE2rVP-8J9Ff5Yvi0yb9UkaSbiZ0Q-HROvBt09RPYgxdQuK0wtBI66sdsXaivaOZR86wOynad9XCJPrvVkSpP3X4392OgOe02ZWXA3Rt2NJcXJWC-_aG2NHseUN_M0jIDX944SfxamzroqK0Pgvj9q-9SDi0e3u7OTyKlOWbf-0RX5Ch4R2f0EM=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I actually quite liked this album musically as well. While Kick It isn't my favourite NCT title track (as of writing it's probably Favourite (Vampire)), I downloaded quite a few tracks from this album, more than I had from any of their previous one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpHEDGwFe3GhfI6J0nAUHrH6MaBgnh7GdopVrd9_ybQ1pjg7WWiE89Di3PfeTy58WIRF4KNLuy5mYVGoIQ-Gn74rU3RWwW58lQIw6LhBjy9oAiQ8NRlJBRe2f4Q7GDC44rLTbknpiZFaNA3rqwnCfIoZf6Zs3AlH3vfqMWRxvK2lf2piV4y8aDbOQ-=s2443" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NCT127 Kick It Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="2443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpHEDGwFe3GhfI6J0nAUHrH6MaBgnh7GdopVrd9_ybQ1pjg7WWiE89Di3PfeTy58WIRF4KNLuy5mYVGoIQ-Gn74rU3RWwW58lQIw6LhBjy9oAiQ8NRlJBRe2f4Q7GDC44rLTbknpiZFaNA3rqwnCfIoZf6Zs3AlH3vfqMWRxvK2lf2piV4y8aDbOQ-=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRq8SwtrN94K-5OGE2dJaRLvoEfDNxL6NqvvLPjjSRu4smuIQtKefW0OTKau53l-kHJudlmR1agkrQIVkfWSQ3bRKGOKGUeLc-NmCwmfQGweG3XtSAOOprOVpRCzjepFXOiCyoAm2xdutU1lFG9dVz0hiSg1CbfUzOtvZfNXUK_Hh--8wexVm_8cOU=s2773" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NCT 127 Kick It Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="2773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRq8SwtrN94K-5OGE2dJaRLvoEfDNxL6NqvvLPjjSRu4smuIQtKefW0OTKau53l-kHJudlmR1agkrQIVkfWSQ3bRKGOKGUeLc-NmCwmfQGweG3XtSAOOprOVpRCzjepFXOiCyoAm2xdutU1lFG9dVz0hiSg1CbfUzOtvZfNXUK_Hh--8wexVm_8cOU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EsWChXtK6uk" width="320" youtube-src-id="EsWChXtK6uk"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Beak on Fleek!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Lemon Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-89691502818212886172022-01-17T07:10:00.000-05:002022-01-17T07:10:12.877-05:00ON<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9MtLB1nrZJ/" target="_blank">Originally posted on March 1st, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am absolutely, ridiculously late on posting this design, but I hope you'll forgive me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The pandemic, followed by moving to a new country for a job (I moved to Korea!!) left me with very little mental energy and physical time to do nail design write ups.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">BUT, I'm back and hopefully will be able to get caught up at some point.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So without further ado, here is my design inspired by BTS' song ON!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMJxVVhSR1L0-FDabG8-EQJMjE5UEwvIJvKaeVLV4KrVmTwENe3rUQhuIh0Kw8RGN9UutSiOJ_fSd9-tYsdG0AQGeGOsaREcZM8OukofA6MscKrZkCU84oPnmuxHrXNCSDrrRW7lQUT5qBtuHM0CRAnxogpMKJkQ7lNWATRbA4E7D574NFPDcSMUTc=s3826" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BTS ON Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="3826" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMJxVVhSR1L0-FDabG8-EQJMjE5UEwvIJvKaeVLV4KrVmTwENe3rUQhuIh0Kw8RGN9UutSiOJ_fSd9-tYsdG0AQGeGOsaREcZM8OukofA6MscKrZkCU84oPnmuxHrXNCSDrrRW7lQUT5qBtuHM0CRAnxogpMKJkQ7lNWATRbA4E7D574NFPDcSMUTc=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheI1_e96PsNIanwPsyHX0s3Vb-JZPnTj9ue12vhkxuZ0dyxsgBPQRgLmZaFGHIpRuRf6S16MGnj--fD4H0B0pO6sNehwO3zkbM4ufAp46gTQbMbL589SE8gDls-P62J-jMsKVxhIES3vQRH8Uxs_e44lOb0lSEF6SoJI3tIfiiFo9EXq4WRP8sdrrj=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BTS ON Nail Art" border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="2953" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheI1_e96PsNIanwPsyHX0s3Vb-JZPnTj9ue12vhkxuZ0dyxsgBPQRgLmZaFGHIpRuRf6S16MGnj--fD4H0B0pO6sNehwO3zkbM4ufAp46gTQbMbL589SE8gDls-P62J-jMsKVxhIES3vQRH8Uxs_e44lOb0lSEF6SoJI3tIfiiFo9EXq4WRP8sdrrj=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Honestly, it's been a while since I painted this design, so I don't remember a whole lot of the design process, but I do remember watching the MV a lot and I had a couple of different ideas sketched out on my brainstorming sheet.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think the decision to paint a lot of this design on a negative space background fit well with the natural elements of the music video, paired with the solid nail for the wall, and then again for the album cover.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8MjFBWviR2LRK0c_7gUCUg4DoKX4O8V6y0xVObsTRFS9nKtRGSuTrwxlWpVijhyi5Xc5uoWHRM-79_cSQOZuj6iMWRTFOGgnZCCpqPikPai0vhorzg94zOfhvFXt7zwqp3ugeTqYI8U2aHLiTotXF3KpiUEuidWl66Z15cp6N_FSfnfyecMFEm4oZ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BTS ON Nails" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8MjFBWviR2LRK0c_7gUCUg4DoKX4O8V6y0xVObsTRFS9nKtRGSuTrwxlWpVijhyi5Xc5uoWHRM-79_cSQOZuj6iMWRTFOGgnZCCpqPikPai0vhorzg94zOfhvFXt7zwqp3ugeTqYI8U2aHLiTotXF3KpiUEuidWl66Z15cp6N_FSfnfyecMFEm4oZ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was really worried about painting both the bird and the shell, as I'm notoriously bad at shading with colours (or at least I feel that way). So I was really pleased that the shading actually came out half decently, and you can tell what each thing is haha</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I liked painting the wall on the ring finger though; figuring out the dry brush for the wall, and then a semi-pointillism approach for the greenery was really fun.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdX6iuwjBWrcSFne4vDUF_jNHQfKj7ADXOSnURH1_GbX2_0wkwK0xR2rgBkUCg--FYSNEskaA1v7cl6-JGhbxDJ7GHZ22-IFHTdAX1ggV_itp-xSU4PE71WoZtUhiZTvMyueXC6xbAiBMXAERdr_XpYzDley5ErA9dY450ogeOTvX6C0j6EnXBLP8r=s2437" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BTS 7 Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2437" data-original-width="2436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdX6iuwjBWrcSFne4vDUF_jNHQfKj7ADXOSnURH1_GbX2_0wkwK0xR2rgBkUCg--FYSNEskaA1v7cl6-JGhbxDJ7GHZ22-IFHTdAX1ggV_itp-xSU4PE71WoZtUhiZTvMyueXC6xbAiBMXAERdr_XpYzDley5ErA9dY450ogeOTvX6C0j6EnXBLP8r=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHPYenjqhPm_q-xlVk0EQEBvc1Wx2aYznCWKQsnud0xR6q9CIqSN7UsFkdV-sGRmKMdVQiiNvWn93KqebpwUxSGC4-OzkxNOJVnXAWv2_Sfqg1d3Z2L8Mpk6Jn03Vd8tFgdk1t6twIZh3RQ7HM7I0xkFV4mH7BXEn0cfx89NPSELWyTY82P6PIt72m=s2787" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BTS ON Nails" border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="2787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHPYenjqhPm_q-xlVk0EQEBvc1Wx2aYznCWKQsnud0xR6q9CIqSN7UsFkdV-sGRmKMdVQiiNvWn93KqebpwUxSGC4-OzkxNOJVnXAWv2_Sfqg1d3Z2L8Mpk6Jn03Vd8tFgdk1t6twIZh3RQ7HM7I0xkFV4mH7BXEn0cfx89NPSELWyTY82P6PIt72m=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to try this design out for yourself you can check out the tutorial on my Youtube channel below. Please remember to tag me (@nyanails or #looknyanails) on Instagram if you recreate this design so that I can see them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e77-MfWDc98" width="320" youtube-src-id="e77-MfWDc98"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Mink Grey<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Starkers<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Warm Fuzzies<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Good as Marigold<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Saved by the Bluebell<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Apricot in the Act<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Palm Deco<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Splash of Teal<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Taxi, Please<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Winter Nights<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - As If!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Fine Me and Oasis<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Go Overboard<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Master Plan<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mint Candy Apple<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mixtaupe<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Mojito Madness<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Style Cartel<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - The More the Merrier<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Face Shop - Diablue<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nature Republic - Shy Yellow<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Orosa - Onyx<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Greyfitti<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Grey-Dreaming<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Miami Ice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - Romantic Rose<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-40286519509227121762021-01-11T15:22:00.000-05:002021-01-11T15:22:35.164-05:00Keyhole Hearts<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jtSKkHy5J/" target="_blank">Originally posted on February 14th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy Valentine's Day! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">💙🥰</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidn_AipqAZOs18-s8Ok7-bP2Qso-t7HNpjSpWq4IpuNJQSOTXqnvmHYagPn2cQYJvdmlYTlpUgHRpdC2Nb-EdB1zIUULTXEr6hPzVwKrH9DiVutkOzFM6COAt0B6y6e4meK8kQx9tZ_7A/s2048/keyhole+heart+nails+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidn_AipqAZOs18-s8Ok7-bP2Qso-t7HNpjSpWq4IpuNJQSOTXqnvmHYagPn2cQYJvdmlYTlpUgHRpdC2Nb-EdB1zIUULTXEr6hPzVwKrH9DiVutkOzFM6COAt0B6y6e4meK8kQx9tZ_7A/w640-h640/keyhole+heart+nails+1.jpg" title="Blue Valentines Nails" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As much as I love pink, I wanted to do something outside of the typical Valentines palette this year and this is what I came up with! I'm really loving this simple little negative space hearts!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You might be able to make this design by just painting two regular coats of polish and then using a brush dipped in acetone to make the hearts, but I thought that might be a bit more difficult. Instead, I painted the outlines of the hearts with a nail art brush. Then I used the nail art brush to fill in around the hearts, and used the brush from the polish bottle to fill in the rest of the nail. You can see a little bit of a ridge just past the hearts where the two layers met, but I think that overall it blended together pretty well, and you can't tell unless you're looking for it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPfgAX_UusBaya_VakztfctH9tz_hTYoZu8IX34cvUuAjWMyHvzKnPY9DoRlxcSHlPDhmSEMHKWtjaLotfTPtQgRNH_6-YYvSTqUXlb6tM99jtREdRmYWb5N_0BIrWeSwVUvfh4jYWt8/s2048/keyhole+heart+nails+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPfgAX_UusBaya_VakztfctH9tz_hTYoZu8IX34cvUuAjWMyHvzKnPY9DoRlxcSHlPDhmSEMHKWtjaLotfTPtQgRNH_6-YYvSTqUXlb6tM99jtREdRmYWb5N_0BIrWeSwVUvfh4jYWt8/w640-h640/keyhole+heart+nails+2.jpg" title="Valentine's Day Nails" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p>Hope you all got to spend Valentines Day with people that you love!</p></span><p></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Hydrangea Dangea</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059321163480046771.post-4993465133670742342021-01-08T15:47:00.000-05:002021-01-08T15:47:55.136-05:00SuperM We Are the Future Tour<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8SEHYVHoye/" target="_blank">Originally posted on February 7th, 2020.</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Getting to see SuperM live was kind of a surprise, but I'm so glad I was able to catch them at the Vancouver stop of the North American tour! I've been to both SHINee and EXO concerts before, but never NCT or WayV, so I was excited to see how the show would go. As always, I needed my nails to match the occasion.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewp-q4tzAI9n6fCY3QVJr5d0BhSVfu6PdK-8wcl9qfLuro-7g0YsLp4JlfM5h6HfdbMI4C724GdITlbEjSE1rRgbsNJSdzIPXt4FDP4jK4lTW2BncWoPyfhWkRWRo5zlowMfTyOqthX8/s2048/IMG_3700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewp-q4tzAI9n6fCY3QVJr5d0BhSVfu6PdK-8wcl9qfLuro-7g0YsLp4JlfM5h6HfdbMI4C724GdITlbEjSE1rRgbsNJSdzIPXt4FDP4jK4lTW2BncWoPyfhWkRWRo5zlowMfTyOqthX8/w640-h640/IMG_3700.jpg" title="SuperM We Are the Future Nails" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsnPPGiTvZ0WsfsBePGt-IQcRFIM9d1KOHrHsUb5I-FBOxZtvvPuEuNjVh1L1BCg0Q4KuLNRzIDKUuKiqbfhssydeZ0wVoxod2uyCct6aL-w7s6x7xc9B-ROOauriVZLh2GabDVvOV7I/s2048/edit+ps+superm+tour+nails+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsnPPGiTvZ0WsfsBePGt-IQcRFIM9d1KOHrHsUb5I-FBOxZtvvPuEuNjVh1L1BCg0Q4KuLNRzIDKUuKiqbfhssydeZ0wVoxod2uyCct6aL-w7s6x7xc9B-ROOauriVZLh2GabDVvOV7I/w640-h640/edit+ps+superm+tour+nails+3.png" title="SuperM Nails" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was originally going to write the title of the concert, We Are the Future, across my nails for this design, but then the idea of making SHINee, EXO, NCT, and WayV’s logos popped into my head and I thought that would be a fun way to represent all the members’ main groups! I'm definitely happier with this idea and think it turned out really well!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">SHINee has used a couple different logos over the years, so I wasn't sure which was the current official one, but I think this one from 1of1 era seems to be the right one. For EXO I went with their classic hexagon logo, and then (what I believe are) the only current NCT and WayV logos. On the thumb we have SuperM's logo to tie everything together.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUNA7_-HAZEbtdLm4ztylFkS24KUGnfJObsJZPWMIuKsvEgAK90OvaoN-qkjGvX3eP6znJmxPw0DC0IUA0fWmN0RRn47I2b73usmLg97WFL3yvVp7jO96fx_GRrC0YLrGNr-rR5BbFNc/s2048/superm+wearethefuture+nails+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUNA7_-HAZEbtdLm4ztylFkS24KUGnfJObsJZPWMIuKsvEgAK90OvaoN-qkjGvX3eP6znJmxPw0DC0IUA0fWmN0RRn47I2b73usmLg97WFL3yvVp7jO96fx_GRrC0YLrGNr-rR5BbFNc/w640-h640/superm+wearethefuture+nails+1.jpg" title="SuperM Nail Art" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwiLz30NuVGu6tOXgSJiCkZUrygsMvW36g9ZLtayFPSqUtXujq9ZeGVu497TyGRkShsZLzu7apGXbhFBZWwMP606NV243Tw_x6qKIQxdKiWdeXSxeVXEp4eBjDPROWVBHDXMjWZM0azw/s2048/superm+wearethefuture+nails+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwiLz30NuVGu6tOXgSJiCkZUrygsMvW36g9ZLtayFPSqUtXujq9ZeGVu497TyGRkShsZLzu7apGXbhFBZWwMP606NV243Tw_x6qKIQxdKiWdeXSxeVXEp4eBjDPROWVBHDXMjWZM0azw/w640-h640/superm+wearethefuture+nails+2.jpg" title="SuperM Nails" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p>When SM first announced the dates for SuperM's We Are the Future tour in North America, I didn't think I would be able to go. There weren't stopping in Toronto, it was too expensive to go down to New York for the show in the fall, and my schedule for the Spring was up in the air.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At the beginning of February, I happened to watch SuperM's Jopping mv and saw that the Vancouver date was coming up soon. On a whim, I checked out what kind of tickets were still available, and to my surprise there were still some reasonably priced resale tickets available. In what is probably my most spontaneous decision to date, I bought tickets on Monday and flew to Vancouver on Wednesday to see SuperM's concert on Thursday.<br />As reckless as the move may seem, it actually worked out pretty well. I was able to stay in Vancouver for a few days with one of my best friends, catch the SuperM concert, and then continue west to meet up with my parents who were on vacation in Hawaii. I'm extra thankful for that uncharacteristic bout of spontaneity now, as this was a) the last time I saw my friend before COVID hit, b) my last concert before COVID, and c) my last time abroad since COVID. I miss all of those things dearly, so I'm glad I was able to safely experience all of them before lockdown.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59nmKtatuMkMc5O6wv5QaFntSmrpueSMWLiDRhUDL3vYc7515kC2git0SqKfSuacAd-N7-N9Qa4dk4_Q4TJeYcxrX1_oojHhoOzdQLv2amhtSNvMM_ijs-UYbw0eb10LxH0Abtzg0VCM/s2048/Photo+2020-02-12%252C+4+15+16+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59nmKtatuMkMc5O6wv5QaFntSmrpueSMWLiDRhUDL3vYc7515kC2git0SqKfSuacAd-N7-N9Qa4dk4_Q4TJeYcxrX1_oojHhoOzdQLv2amhtSNvMM_ijs-UYbw0eb10LxH0Abtzg0VCM/w640-h640/Photo+2020-02-12%252C+4+15+16+AM.jpg" title="SuperM Nails" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p>The concert itself was really awesome!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did have a couple of issues though (all self inflicted, and nothing to do with the concert itself). I got the the venue with a bit less time to spare than I normally would have liked (my friend and I got dinner at this <a href="https://www.sakuvancouver.com/" target="_blank">AMAZING katsu place</a> beforehand and lost track of time), waited in line to get a lightstick, and then had some issues finding my seat. In all of this, I ended up settling in the wrong seat, losing the batteries for the lightstick, and having to move to a different section. The opening song started just before I found my seat, and not wanting to get in the way of people already in the row, I tried to politely wait in the stairway until the song was over. The security guards weren't particularly pleased with this though, so I ended up awkwardly ducking into a row further up where I didn't have to pass anyone. I was planning on moving to my own seat once the seat's actual owner showed up, but no one ever came so I ended up getting a better view (5th row behind the floor, I think) for the entire show.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EXO is my bias group and Kai is my ult, so getting to see him and Baekhyun perform again was amazing. There really was no topping Confession, Betcha, and UN Village.<br />Taemin did try his best to do that though, opening the solo performances with Danger and Sayonara Hitori. He really is a true performer.<br />Not that I was surprised that Taeyong, Ten, Mark, and Lucas were good performers (they are in SM after all), but as it was my first time seeing them live, I was impressed by their stage presence.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you want to check out some of my fancams from the event, you can check out my IG post <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8SEHYVHoye/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was definitely a fun concert, and I can't wait to see them again when in-person concerts are a thing again!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Products Used:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Butter London - Priming Base Coat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">China Glaze - Campfired Up!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CND - Vinylux Topcoat<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie - Licorice<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally Hansen - White On</span></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">xo,<br />Becca.</span></p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756025922053627859noreply@blogger.com1