Converse Nails

For today’s guest nails I have this cute Converse inspired design.  We used a different color for each nail and 2-3 coats of nail polish each.  From left to right the colors used are:

Sinful Colors Purple Diamond

Pure Ice Splash

Sinful Colors Rise and Shine

Sinful Colors Ciao Bella!

Pure Ice Strapless

Essence Nail Art Twins Bella

Rimmel Green with Envy

Sinful Colors Savage

Sinful Colors Mint Apple

and Avon Matte Violetta.  

We added a white french tip to look like the toe part of the shoe.  When that was dry we added curved black lines using N.Y.C. Black Lace Crème and a dotting tool.  I tried using a striping brush, but for some reason my brushes were frayed.  The dotting tool worked great.  We also used it to make the holes the laces go through and the white laces.   

I love the way these nails came out.  The colors looked great together.  This was an easy and fun look to create. 

Fourth of July Nails

Happy Fourth of July!

Today I have a patriotic manicure inspired by the United States flag.  I started with L.A. Colors base coat-top coat.  I then applied two coats of Wet N Wild’s French White Crème on my pinky, ring, and middle fingers.  

I applied three coats of Pure Ice Strapless on my pointer and thumb fingers.  

I added Finger Paints Red Crackle horizontally over the white polish so the white and red crackle resembled the stripes on the flag.   

I also stamped stars over the sparkly blue polish with Wet N Wild’s French White Crème and my Mash-49 image plate.  I topped everything off with N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station.  

Prom Night

Pure Ice Strapless is one of my favorite blue nail polishes.  This is a deep blue polish packed with sparkles.  It is just gorgeous.  It is funny the color is called strapless because after I painted my nails with it for the first time I kept thinking it would make a beautiful evening gown.  It was not until later that I saw the name.  I painted my nails with three coats of Strapless.   

I then decided I would try out my new Salon Express Nail Art Stamping Kit.  I picked the moon and stars design on plate SE21.  I stamped the design using Pure Ice Silver Mercedes.   

When this was dry I added a top coat of N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station.   

I absolutely love the way this came out!  I think the blue and silver complement each other very well.  I am also very pleased with the Salon Express Nail Art Stamping Kit!  You pay about $10 for 5 image plates, a double sided nail stamper, a scraper (I like to use an old credit/gift card), and an image plate holder.   

Pure Ice Crackle & Ice Duo Strike A Pose

Pure Ice Crackle & Ice Duo Strike A Pose is a nail polish set that includes a silver glitter polish (Beware 537CP), a blue crackle polish (Strike A Pose 576CP), and a cute little nail file that shows the effect these two polishes will have together.  I love the packaging these polishes came in.  I think it is very clever that the free nail file gives a sneak peek of what these two shades will look like on your nails.   

I started this look with Sinful Colors Basecoat.  I then applied two smooth coats of Beware.  Beware is a light silver glitter packed polish.  This is a gorgeous color that would look great even if worn on its own.   

When Beware was dry, I added one coat of Strike A Pose.  Strike A Pose is a striking shade of blue.  It went on easily and cracked nicely.   

I finished this look off with N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station.  

I am impressed with this set.  I think the silver glitter with the blue crackle on top looks amazing.  These colors definitely go good together.  Both these polishes were easy to work with and the end result is eye grabbing and spectacular.  If you like crackle polishes I would recommend checking out the Pure Ice Crackle & Ice Duo sets.  These can be purchased online at http://baricosmetics.com and also at Walgreens and Wal-Mart stores.

(Products sent for review)

Lizard Crack Pattern Nail Polish BH 52 Marina

Today I have a blue crackle nail polish from Everbella Nail & Beauty Supply. This polish is part of a three piece set. You get a crackle polish of your choice (there are 30+ colors to choose from), a clear top coat polish, and a base color polish that is either white, black, silver, pink, or purple.

My set came with a pink polish. This is a very pretty shade of pink with a nice sparkle to it. I applied three coats of this pink polish.

When my base polish was dry, I applied the blue (BH 52 Marina) crackle nail polish (marked X&D on the bottle). Everbella’s website has an instructional video showing how to apply these polishes which can be seen here. The crackle polish is applied both vertically and horizontally in this video. I decided to try applying the crackle polish this way as well.

The crackle polish is a bit thick, but it works very well.  The BH 52 Marina is a beautiful blue color.  It is a lighter shade of blue that reminds me of the turquoise found in Native American jewelry.  I waited a few minutes to make sure the crackle polish was dry and done cracking (the color lightened as it dried).  I then applied the clear top coat (this darkened up the crackle polish again to the color in the bottle). 

Because this polish is such a pretty shade of blue I decided to try it on another color as well.  For this second look, I applied two coats of Pure Ice’s Strapless.  This is a dark blue polish with tons of sparkles in it.

When this color was dry, I added the BH 52 Marina Lizard Crack Pattern Nail Polish.  I decided to apply the crackle polish vertically only this time—just to change up the look a little bit.  When the crackle polish was completely dry, I added N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station as a top coat. 

Overall I am very pleased with these polishes.  A definite thumbs up for anyone who wants to get their nails noticed.  There is a great variety of colors to choose from.  Here is a color chart of the 30+ crackle polishes. 

The three piece set can be purchased from Everbella’s website for $4.99 (great value).  The lovely Florence from Everbella has also graciously offered readers of my blog a 10% off coupon code. 

(Lizard Crack Pattern Nail Polish sent for review)

Splash Sky with French White Crème Butterflies

I have wanted to try the full nail butterfly design on Bundle Monster plate BM-205 for a while now.  This is such a pretty image.  I decided to go with white butterflies over a light blue polish, like butterflies flying in the sky.  For the blue I used two coats of Pure Ice Splash.   

I then stamped the butterflies with Wet N Wild’s French White Crème and Bundle Monster plate BM-205.  

I finished this look off with N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station.   

I was hesitant to use a full nail design, but there are so many nice ones out there I decided to give it a try.  I am happy with how this came out and can’t wait to try more full nail designs.