Glam Dots

This is a Throwback Thursday manicure from 2015.

For this manicure I used OPI Angel with a Leadfoot, OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby, and Sally Hansen Black Out.

Spring Blooms

A design by nailsbycally on Instagram was the influence for today's manicure.

For this manicure I used Zoya Emilia and OPI My Vampire is Buff (accent) as my base colors.  For the rose on my accent nail I used Essie Lady Like, OPI My Very First Knockwurst, and Zoya Purity.  The leaves are simply Zoya Hunter.  

Abstract Holo

Portland is such a tease.  I look out the window and think "oh, it's sunny today!  Perfect time for holo!" and while I'm painting my nails it starts raining.  At least it's not cold...

For this manicure I used OPI Race Red and Color Club Harp On It.  The stamping plate I used was Konad m64.  I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to stamp with Race Red - I don't normally think of OPI as a stamping polish.

You can see some of the holo here (lighting from my kitchen) but unfortunately the sun never came back for me to get a better shot. 

Botanical Breakfast Floral Nails

Nail art inspiration comes from all places.  The other day a coworker of mine was wearing this gorgeous navy blue dress with orange flowers.  In addition to trying to hunt down a dress for myself, I drew inspiration from that dress for this manicure.

For my base I used Zoya Sia.  The flowers were created using Zoya Purity, Zoya Jancyn, OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, and Zoya Jace.  Everything was done with dotting tools and trying to give the various layers as much dry time as possible.  

Not Your Typical Valentine's Day Manicure

Simple heart manicure with not your typical Valentine's Day color palette.

This is Zoya Natty and OPI Angel with a Leadfoot.  I used a dotting tool to add three drops of color to each nail, then a needle to draw down through the dots to create hearts. 

Holo Flowers

The gloomy winter weather has gone and we're left with beautiful, sunny days in Portland.  Perfect weather for wearing my holographic nail polishes.  

I'm wearing Color Club Miss Bliss as my base, then used my dotting tools and Zoya Serenity, Kiko 391, and OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana for the flowers.

OPI I Think in Pink and You Glitter Be Good to Me

In an attempt to find The Perfect Pink, I acquired OPI I Think in Pink and OPI You Glitter Be Good to Me from OPI Pink of Hearts 2012 collection.

I think in Pink isn't The One, but it's a nice color.  It's too sheer for my taste, this was four coats and there is still visible nail line.

Pineapple Nails

I love pineapples.  I love how sweet they are.  I love the crowns they have on their tops.  I love their shape.  Painting pineapples on my nails have been a nail art bucket list item for me for over two years and when I was invited to a Hawaiian-themed birthday party I knew they'd be perfect.  For this design, I was inspired by the pineapple nails that Elle & Ish did a couple of years ago.

On my nails I'm wearing OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, Zoya Talia, and Zoya Purity for my bases.  To create the pineapple I used my dotting tools, OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, China Glaze Desert Sun, and Kiko 391.  The chevrons were done using nail vinyls and Zoya Talia over Zoya Purity.  A few gold stars and some top coat later and this manicure was ready to party.

Bonus?  I matched my nails to the pineapple shirt I was wearing.  #AllPineappleEverything

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Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority Nails

This is an old manicure of mine from 2014, but I've never shared it on my blog until now.  I'm part of Alpha Omega Epsilon, a professional and social sorority composed of female engineers and technical scientists.  I'm attending convention next week and thought it a fitting time to share this manicure.

For this manicure I used OPI Angel with a Leadfoot and OPI Russian Navy Suede for the base.  I stamped the designs using Vivid Lacquer VL017, Bundle Monster BM-320, Bundle Monster BM-415, and Bundle Monster BM-323.

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Summertime Nail Art

It's summertime!  Today I'm showing off a super cute summer nail art design that I saw from The Nail Lounge Miramar's Instagram.  I thought it was adorable and perfect for the summer weather that has finally made its way to Oregon.

For this look I used OPI Can't Find My Czechbook, OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, Zoya Tomoko, and Zoya Purity.  As usual, I made the daisies using dotting tools because it's the easiest way I know how to do nail art.

Coral Reef Nails

Now that we've passed the summer solstice and the calendar puts us in the summer season, it's time for some brighter colors on my fingertips.  More cute summer nail art that I created using dotting tools today.  I'm not very good with nail art brushes, but I can definitely play connect the dots until I've made something that looks like lines.

For this look I'm wearing OPI Suzi's Hungary Again, OPI What's with the Cattitude? and Zoya Purity.


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NOTD: OPI Mustang Collection

I love using complimentary polishes from the same collection to create my manicures.  Today I'm using OPI Girls Love Ponies and OPI 50 Years of Style for my accent nail.

The photo I'm showing was taken after 24 hours of wear, no chips or other signs of wear.

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Happy Valentines Day!

I only did one Valentine's Day manicure this year and this was it.  I had an incredibly stressful January and bit all my nails way back down so I've been focusing on trying to regrow them out and curb my nail biting habit.  

I used OPI Race Red and Zoya Purity as my base, then stamped with Munda de Unas 32 Reddish and 1 White using Bundle Monster place BM-317.

Snowmageddon

Is your hometown currently suffering from this arctic blast?  Are you buried under an atypical amount of snow?  I was last week, and what better way to celebrate than with snowflake nails.

For this manicure I used OPI Can't Find My Czechbook as my base, topped with Essie Shine of the Times and Essie Matte About You top coat.  I then next stamped the snowflake image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 using Mundo de Unas 1 White.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose!  It's all holiday nails all the time now and this week's flashback Friday is no exception.

For this manicure I used OPI My Vampire is Buff as my base, then used Zoya Sookie and Orly Lucky Duck to create the red and green chevrons.  My reindeer was created using Zoya Chanelle, Sally Hansen Black Out, Zoya White Out, and China Glaze Ruby Slippers.

Holidays Lights

Happy flashback Friday!  This is a manicure from two years ago which I never shared here on the blog.  For this manicure I used OPI My Vampire is Buff as my base, stamped the light image from MoYou London plate Festive Collection - 03, then filled in the lights using Zoya Chita, Zoya Carter, and Zoya Sunshine.  

Gobble Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving!  This year the only turkey I made are the ones on my nails.  I followed a design from Painted Polish by Lexi and I'm pretty happy with how my turkeys turned out.  For this manicure I used the following colors: Zoya Emilia, Zoya Chanelle, Zoya Sookie, Zoya Purity, OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-Go?, SoFlaJo Freaky & Fabulous, and Sally Hansen Black Out.  

Fall Matte Gradient

Gradients make for easy fall nail art.  For this manicure I used Zoya Savita, Zoya Harlow, and OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby.  I didn't use a top coat, allowing all these colors to remain in their normal matte finish.

Classic Fall

I love how easy mixing two colors together in one manicure is for creating different looks, especially mixing different shades for fall.  This is OPI Stay off the Lawn!! and Zoya Tomoko.  I was really impressed by how beautiful the formula was on Stay off the Lawn!! - I didn't even have tip wear when I removed the polish after three days.

Jewel Tones

I love this manicure!  Nail vinyls make gorgeous manicures so easy and these quatrefoil vinyls from Vibrant Vinyls are my favorite.

For this manicure I used OPI Fly and KBShimmer Dressed to Gild.