Star Wars Christmas Mashup Mani

Happy Christmas Eve y'all!!!  So, the kiddo doesn't know it yet, but tomorrow night(Christmas Day) we are going to see the latest Star Wars movie, so NO SPOILERS PLEASE.  Because of that, I wanted to do a Star Wars & Christmas mashup on my nails.  He watched me do my nails, and LOVED them, and still has no idea. 

Now while I'm still not 100% happy with them, I do love them.  I guess it's the perfectionist in me & knowing that I can do better. They were pretty easy to do and I'll link the tutorials for where I got the inspiration on each of these from. 

I used a LONG list of polishes, so I'll be sure to list everything down below as well.


For the lightsabers, my inspiration came from a recent video by Simply Nailogical, which you can see HERE. Though the only acrylic paint I used was the white, I did use polishes to paint over the white....because HOLO!

 Blue Lightsaber: Wet N Wild Black Creme, Color Club Blue Heaven, & Revlon Royal

 Green Lightsaber: Wet N Wild Black Creme, Nubar Reclaim, & Verity B24 Aqua Blue

 Red Lightsaber: Wet N Wild Black Creme, ILNP Very Ornamental, & Wet N Wild I Red A Good Book

Christmas tree accent: China Glaze Angel Wings, ILNP A Fresh Evergreen, & stars from Salon Perfect Star Spangled. Tutorial can be found HERE!

 I took this shot outside with my cell phone using the flash.  Because we're having crappy weather, and I finished late at night, it was dark outside & I knew I wouldn't be able to get a full sun pic.
About the only thing I would do differently is maybe not use holo for the sabers? or use a glow in the dark over the white.  What do y'all think?

Purple Jelly Diamonds

Hey y'all!  Today I have another nail art post!  Recently I was inspired to do more and I'm challenging myself to do just that.  When not doing swatches, I'm trying to get at least one design done a day, and it's working.

I was originally going to share my inspiration on this, but the company refused to answer my request for permission to use a stock photo from their website & would only say "we handle all advertising in house and do not offer sponsorship."  EVEN after I told them multiple times that I wasn't asking for money or sponsorship.  Now that that little rant is over, keep reading to see what I used....and I hope ya like. :D

I started out with my usual white base(for nail art) of Sinful Colors Snow Me White.  I find it's a pretty good white & with as much as I use it, I don't want to pay a fortune...so that's even better. Once that was on, I applied a coat of Seche Vite so that I could get started on the next step without waiting forever.

Next I pulled out my cheapy little nail art brush, there's a ton of tutorials on YT on how to cut brushes down or you can purchase tiny ones online.  Using Verity Deep Violet and Funky Fingers Power Play, I created random little diamond shapes with a few dots here & there.  The design that inspired this kinda had a faded look to the diamonds, so I used jelly polishes to help with that.  I probably could have attempted the watercolor technique, but decided against it.

I finished this off with a coat of Seche Vite.  I wasn't going to TC it, but I think it helped the diamonds look a little more distressed...and I love it.

Masked Affair & Leadlight Hearts

Hey y'all!  Today's mani is one of the easiest that I've done lately.  This was actually my Valentine's mani, BUT I didn't get a chance to work on the post until now.

I used a few different techniques, which have a few different methods, so the easiest thing would be to search & see what is easiest for you as mine would just be horrible from not taking step-by-step pictures.

Starting off with 3 coats of L'Oreal Masked Affair, I wanted to keep the holo as much as possible.  So, I just layered 1 coat of Sally Hansen Water Melon(pink sheer jelly) over all my nails with exception to my ring finger.

outdoor cell phone pic

 Then I used my Red Angel #114 plate and the Bundle Monster stamping polish in #21 Electric Pink along with Verity Deep Violet(filling in the hearts) to make a leadlight stamping decal. 

outdoor cell phone pic

I couldn't stop staring & had to take pictures in my car while out shopping.  I love that the jelly didn't take away from the holo and actually tinted it to look a little more purple.  I'll definitely be layering more jelly polishes over my holo's to give them a little something extra.

For my first time trying the leadlight technique I'm super happy with how this turned out.  Even better is that it was my first successful stamping decal too.

What do y'all think?

St. Patrick's Glitter Gradient Nails

Hey y'all!  Today I have an easy St. Patrick's Day mani.  It didn't take long at all to do.  This could possibly be done for Christmas too, because of the color combo. 

I started with Verity Bright Green as my base color. 

For the glitter, I started with China Glaze Angel Wings, wiped off as much of the polish on the brush as I could then brushed it on the tips.  Following that, I used China Glaze This Is Tree-Mendous with the same application and then finished with another layer of Angel Wings. 

Tree-Mendous is subtle over the bright green, but I think it kinda gives a shadow effect. 

Verity - Bright Green

Hey Y'all!  Today I have a gorgemus polish to share that I won in a recent giveaway from The Beauty Clutch on their Facebook page.

Now, to this amazing jelly.

For this bright grassy green jelly I used 4 coats, and possibly could've used 5 for full opacity.  Because it is a jelly, it's probably better to use over a white or same color base so you won't need as much to make it opaque.

Unlike a few of the other Verity jelly polishes I have, this does dry kinda rubbery(maybe because it's bright) and needs a top coat.  That being said, I'm in love with this color.  It's the perfect green for St. Patrick's Day.

Win Or Fail Nails - Purple Haze Pond

Hey y'all.  I know it's a strange name for this mani, but it was the first thing I thought of.  I've been wanting to do a "pond" mani for a while but haven't taken the time.  I really love jelly sandwich mani's, so decided to go ahead & give this a go.

I recently won a giveaway from The Beauty Clutch & one of the polishes I picked was Verity Deep Violet.  It honestly looks WAY more purple than I'm seeing on my screen right now.  For the random swirls, that look almost like tadpoles, I used Color Club Wicker Park.  Unfortunately, I can't remember how many layers I did.

This mani was SOOOOOOOO shiny that I didn't even really need top coat, but I used it anyway.  I have another Verity jelly polish that I can't wait to use.  This was another one that I really really did NOT want to remove even though the swirls/blobs were thicker than I wanted.