Blue Ombre Nails

Purple Ombre Nails

Star light, star bright...

Base Colour: Essie Go Ginza

Glitter: Silver w/ star shaped sequins polish from the beauty supply store

Summer Nails

Base: lavendar (H&M)

Top: pink "cupcake" (Urban Outfitters), darker purple "play date" (Essie), blue "for audrey" (Chinaglaze)

Holiday Vixen

Top Half Color ... H&M polish in a pewter glitter
Nail Accent... Crystal studs from my Kardashian Kollection wallet

Separating Line Color ... Black nail design polish from dollar store

Bottom Half Color ... H&M polish in "Midnight Passion"

Clear Top Coat ... Sally Hansen Anti-Chip Top Coat

J's Urban Outfitters Buy

It's no secret that I like makeup and all things nail polish/design related; So I had to scoop up these lovely items. As you might remember, I have another e.l.f. palette from UO (Check out my Birthday post for details) but this one has brighter colors and for only $5 I couldn't pass it up. The nail art stencils were only $4 on sale and with 64 stencil designs, it's such a deal it's almost unbelievable. I can't wait to try them out and I'll be sure to upload the pics of my super cool new nails. Thanks Urban Outfitters, love ya.

Goodbye to Summer Nails

Main Nail Color ... China Glaze "Flyin' Hi"

Dots & Thick Stripe Color ... H&M polish in lavender

Thin Line Colors ... Nail design polish in black and white

School Spirit Nails

I decided to show some school spirit through my nails this week. My school's colors 
are red, yellow and black but sadly I didn't have any yellow nail polish to add in. 
The red nail polish is a random one called Ianti. And the black is a 

nail design polish from the dollar store. Hope you like them!

Stripes & Glitter

Main Nail Color ... Forever21 love & beauty in "Natural"

Center Line Color ... White nail design polish from dollar store

Glitter Color ... Urban Outfitters polish in "AFTERHOURS"

Clear Top Coat ... INM OutTheDoor Top Coat

Polka Dots & Stripes Design

Main Nail Color ... RIMMEL Lasting Finish Pro in "Desert Rose"

Center Line & Polka Dots Color ... REVLON Colorstay in "Bare Bones"

Glitter Side Color ... love & beauty in "Rose/Gold"

Clear Top Coat ... INM OutTheDoor Top Coat

Straight & Narrow Design

Main Nail Color ... L'OREAL Paris in "Club Prive"

Center Line & Lattice Color ... black nail design polish from dollar store

Clear Top Coat ... INM OutTheDoor Top Coat

Wispy Lines Design

Main Nail Color ... Forever21 love & beauty in "Peach"

Thick Diagonal Line Color ... silver nail design polish from dollar store

Thin Outer Lines Color ... white nail design polish from dollar store

Clear Top Coat ... INM OutTheDoor Top Coat

Chevron & Glitter Dot Design

Main Nail Color ... Old Navy TIP TOE in "Red Aloud"

Inner Chevron Color ... REVLON Colorstay in "Bare Bones"

Chevron Outline ... black nail design polish from dollar store

Glitter Dot ... Chine Glaze in "Some Like It Haute"
Clear Top Coat ... INM OutTheDoor Top Coat

CUTE-TIP #17

If you want to try nail design, but know you don't have a steady hand... just practice on a piece of paper first. There's less pressure that way. ;-)

How to Give Yourself a Manicure

Step 1: Take off any nail polish you may have on; This is important because you want a clean surface to work with.

Step 2: Using a four-sided buffer (which you can get from Sephora or any beauty supply store)... file, buff, polish, and shine your nails. 

Step 3: Use a cuticle butter to help nourish your nails. My 2 favourites are Lush's Lemony Flutter, and G.O Bigelow Rose Salve from Bath and Body Works. The Lemony Flutter goes for about $12 CAD and the Lavendar Salve is about $6 CAD. Both are equally great buys! 

Step 4: Apply a base coat. I usually use OPI but when it comes to base coats it doesn't really matter. 

Step 5: Pick your nail color, and apply one coat.

Step 6: Once your first coat is dry put a second.

Step 7: After both coats of polish are dry, apply a top coat. A good top coat polish will prevent your nails from chipping under most conditions, so don't forget this step. My absolute favorite brand of top coat is Seche Vite which goes for $9-$11. That might sound expensive but it is sooo worth the money; I have never had my nail polish last that long! If you can't find Seche Vite then OPI ($9.99 CAD), Orly ($5.99 CAD), Essie ($9.99 CAD) and China Glaze ($6.99 CAD) brands work just as well.  

Step 8: Let your nails dry. To speed up the process you can use a finishing spray, like DeMert Nail Enamel Dryer (a professional manicurist's spray, it's sold at multiple stores. I got mine at a grocery store for just 2 bucks) or Sephora by OPI Drying Drops, by putting a drop one minute after applying polish. *CUTE-TIP: Try running your fingers under cold water if you don't have a quick-drying top coat to seal your nail polish. This will help your nails dry faster!*

Sparkles & Flowers Design

The trick to doing designs on your nails is to have a steady hand. *CUTE-TIP: Try practicing your designs on paper before you make them on your nails.*

For this design I used Essie "Peach Daquiri" and Essie Luxe Effects " A Cut Above". For the designs I used black and silver nail polishes with thin brushes geared to nail design.

Nude Chevron Design

I'm wearing a nude Forever 21 colour here. For the design I used Sally Hanson "Blue Me Away" and "Kook-A-Mango".

CUTE-TIP #16

If you don't have nail polishes with thin tip brushes made for nail design, try using a thin paintbrush for strokes or a toothpick for dotting as an alternative.

CUTE-TIP #15

Try running your fingers under cold water if you don't have a quick-drying top coat to seal your nail polish. This will help your nails dry faster!

Wild Side Design

H&M Lavender