Friday, October 28, 2011

Pink Gradient Animal Print Design. :)

Hey guys! So I just finished a new tutorial! It's super cute and fun, and girly. :) It's a gradient animal print design, with leopard spots and zebra stripes. Here's the video for it:

And some pictures:

So the materials I used are:
Zoya Marley
Zoya Ali
Sally Hansen HD in LCD
Sally Hansen Black Out
Stripe Rite Black Striper Polish
Sponge
Small brush
Bobby pin
Seche Vite Top Coat

Hope you guys enjoyed this one. :) Thanks for stopping by!

-Nicole 


 

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Easy Halloween Gradient Nail Design. :)

Hey everyone! So I made a tutorial for a really easy and cute Halloween design. It's super simple and easy for anyone to do, and you don't need any special materials. :) Here is the video for it:

The materials I used were Sinful Colors Cloud 9, Courtney Orange, and UFO, and also Nail Life Gripper Basecoat and Seche Vite Top Coat. :) Here are some pics as well:




Hope you guys enjoyed this design! Thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole

NOTD: Rhinestone French Manicure :)

So today's nail design is pretty simple...just a typical french manicure with some blue rhinestones. :) Sometimes it's just nice to go back to basics every once in a while.




I should have some super awesome designs coming very soon! :) Thanks for stopping by!

-Nicole

Monday, October 24, 2011

NOTD: Orly Peachy Parrot + Ulta Quake Top Coat.

Right now I have on Orly Peachy Parrot, my third color from the Birds Of A Feather collection. I'm still debating on whether I should get a couple more of the colors, guess we'll see. :) I was gonna leave it plain, but decided to go over it with Ulta Quake Top Coat, and I am pretty happy with the result:



 Before adding the Quake Top Coat:
 
So to me they turned out kinda Halloweenish, not really what I was planning, but I like it. ;) Hope you enjoyed this NOTD post. Next I want to do a series with the Zoya Smoke and Mirrors Collection, so hopefully I'll get to that soon. :) Thanks for looking!

-Nicole
 


 

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Dripping Blood Halloween Nails!

Hey Everyone! So here's another Halloween tutorial. I wanted to get away from the orange for now, so this is a blood-inspired design. :) Hope you like it! Here is the link for the tutorial: DRIPPING BLOOD HALLOWEEN NAIL TUTORIAL





So the materials I used:
Ulta Concrete Evidence
Orly Naughty
Ulta Devious
Small brush
Toothpick 
Clear Top Coat (for rhinestones)
Seche Vite Top Coat (over whole nail)
Purple Rhinestones

I want to do at least one or two more Halloween designs, so hopefully I'll get that done soon! Thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole

NOTD: Orly Fowl Play

So this has been on my nails since yesterday, and it is my second color from the Orly Birds of A Feather collection, it's called Fowl Play. It's a deep purple with blue and gold microglitter, and then has little holographic flakes as well. Very pretty combination, I love it:



 
Thanks for stopping by! New Halloween tutorial on its way! :)

-Nicole

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Orly Nite Owl with Stamping...

Just a quick post tonight. I added some stamping to my nails that I polished with Orly Nite Owl yesterday. I think the overall look of it is pretty nice. :)



Stamped with Ulta Chocolate Kiss. :) Thanks for looking!

-Nicole

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Halloween Cat Nail Tutorial!! :D

Hey guys! So I just finished my second Halloween nail tutorial. :) It's a really easy design, and super cute! Here's the link: HALLOWEEN CAT NAIL TUTORIAL




Materials I Used:
Sinful Colors Courtney Orange
China Glaze Solar Power
China Glaze Electric Pineapple
Sally Hansen Black Out
Sponge
Small Brush
Bobby Pin
Toothpick
Seche Vite Top Coat
Nail Life Gripper Basecoat


Please check out my video for this design!! Thanks for looking! :)


-Nicole


P.S. I should have a brand new design tutorial up tomorrow night! :D

Nails Of the Day: Orly Nite Owl.

Really quick post...I have on Orly Nite Owl from the Birds of A Feather Collection. I know it's a pretty boring color, but it's one of those that is so simple it's stunning. :) At least to me haha:



I decided to pick up this color from Orly after obsessing over Butter London All Hail The Queen...I wasn't about to spend the $14 for that bottle, so settled for this since it seemed like the closest shade I could find. I am pretty pleased with it. ;) Thanks for looking! :)

-Nicole

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Nails Of the Day: Nubar Reclaim!

So this is what I put on my nails last night. I know it's nothing new in the world of nail polish, but this is my first holographic polish ever! :) I had always been kinda weird about wanting to try something like this, but I finally got one and OMG...I love it. This is Nubar Reclaim, one of the more popular ones I've seen floating around the web. :)


Outdoors, overcast:


Sunlight:


Awesomeness. :) Thanks for looking! :)


-Nicole

Recent Haul...and Time For A NO-BUY Haha

Hey Everyone! So I made a couple of trips to a couple of Ulta stores...and ended up buying a lot more polish than I had planned. :\ I did really well though as far as getting good deals and hitting up the sales(buy 2 get 1 free, 2-for-1, clearance), and using coupons and rewards, so that made me feel a little better about my purchases. :) So here is the first group I bought:
These three are Zoya Jem, Neeka and Jana, all from the Smoke & Mirrors Collection. I now have 7 out of 12 from that collection, and I think it will stay that way:
These three were random from various collections, left to right: Zoya Ali from the La-Di-Da collection, Zoya Marley from the Intimate collection, and Zoya Shay from the Touch collection:
Then I just had to take advantage of the 2-for-1 deal with Ulta nail polish, so I picked up Ulta Concrete Evidence and Army of 1:

So that was my first little haul...Then while visiting my grandparents I took a trip to the local Ulta there, and had an amazing time shopping there! It's funny how each Ulta can have a totally different selection of things and clearance items! :D I was very pleased with this second trip:
So these were buy 2 get 1 free, and are from the Orly Birds of a Feather collection. From left to right: Fowl Play, Nite Owl, and Peachy Parrot:
These two I just couldn't pass up. Ulta Material Girl and Chocolate Kiss:
And then, as I was about to leave, the clearance section caught my eye. I just had to check it out, and found a few sweet deals. :) I picked up China Glaze Blue Iguana and Electric Pineapple from the Island Escape collection, and Barielle Out-Grey-Geous. I tried so hard to get a good picture to capture these colors, but I just couldn't get it. :\ The blue is actually a blue and purple duochrome shimmer, Electric Pineapple actually has a greenish tint to it, and Out-Grey-Geous had little flecks of holographic glitter. Hopefully when I wear these I can get better pics of the true colors:

So here's the whole lot together!! :D

Ahhh so pretty...But seriously, this has put me in the No-Buy phase. I told myself I need to wear every one of these colors before I do another major haul. Hopefully that will actually happen. ;) Thanks for stopping by, I should have new Nails of the Day and tutorials up sometime this week!

-Nicole