31 Day Challenge - Day 4: Green Nails

Day 4 of the 31 Day Challenge (#31DC2013) is Green Nails!

I'm hoping to use mostly polishes that I haven't used yet for this challenge, so I chose Pahlish Minty Fresh.  It's a creamy mint green with blue glass fleck shimmer.  I love the combination, and the application was very nice in two coats.  I ended up covering the majority of it with foils, so unfortunately you can't see the shimmer, but it's very visible in person.  I really like it.

I bought one of Ciate's "Colourfoil" kits recently ($9.99 at Winners for you Canadian girls!), and I applied some silver holographic foil, as well as some metallic green foil.  I think they both pair really well with the base color.  I thought it needed a little something else though, and I had some matching green glitter from Born Pretty Store, so I placed a few near the cuticle on each nail.  I'm very happy with how it turned out!

You can also use the code KSG10 for 10% off your order on Born Pretty Store, if you would like to order something.  Free shipping worldwide. (I am not being paid by them!) 

Have a lovely day, and thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

My Mint Mani for Talia Joy

On Friday July 19th, many of the nail art accounts on Instagram joined together for #mintmanisfortaliajoy.  Talia was wearing a lovely mint color on her nails in one of the last photos she posted on her Instagram.  She touched a lot of people, and my thoughts truly go out to her friends and family.

For my recreation of Talia's nails, I tried to use the closest color I had to the one she was wearing, and I really love how they turned out.  I used Ruby Wing Gypsy in a gradient with Essie Absolutely Shore on three nails, and topped it with Essie Shine of the Times.  On my accent nails, I wore Gypsy topped with inm Northern Lights top coat, then I placed some loose silver glitter in the shape of a heart and outlined it in white.

Thank you for reading! :)


Kristin

Floral Nails, Glitter Placement and Born Pretty Store Review!

Hello! :)

My most recent design is another floral print (you can view my previous florals on my Instagram, which is also in the sidebar).  I have really been into florals lately.  They always look so beautiful and complicated, and I won't lie, it's pretty funny when people ask you if your nails are stickers or stencils!  My new set of nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store, are what I have used to create this look:

For the past few months, I have just been using the same tiny old paintbrush (yes, just one!) from my kit when I was taking art in high school.  So, I knew it was about time I get myself a fresh set of real nail art brushes!  While I was at it, I picked up some multicolored loose glitter as well, and I am addicted!

I'll have a bonus glitter mani at the end of this post, but for now here's what my order consisted of from the lovely Born Pretty Store:

Look at the gorgeous colors!

The brushes are really great!  I used all four to create my floral print, and it was so nice to have a selection of sizes so I could use one for each color on my nails.  They are perfect for fine details like the small flowers and dots in the center of the flowers.

Here's what one of the brushes looks like compared to my nail.  See how small it is?

These are the polishes I used to get this look:

 

Butter London Billy No Mates and Stag Do, Essie Instant Hot (on the accent nail) and Blanc, and Misa Great Grape and Lime Love.

And here's a little bonus glitter placement:

The base is Essie The Girl's Are Out.

It's so fun placing the individual glitters in different shapes or patterns, and it's not a pain to remove after a few days.  You will definitely see some more glitter placement nails from me soon!

If you would like to order from Born Pretty Store, (their prices are great, and it's free worldwide shipping!) you can use this coupon for 10% off your order:

Have a lovely day! :)


Kristin