Sparkle All the Time

I love the hint of a sparkle at my cuticles.

For this look I used Zoya Caitlin and sponged Model's Own Southern Lights onto the base of my nails by my cuticles. 

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.  

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.  

Zoya Dana in Leopard

I love leopard.  So fast, so easy.  Nail art in under one hour.

This is two coats of Zoya Dana, Zoya Purity, and Sally Hansen Black Out.

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.

Zoya Jana

It's been a while since I've done a wear to work post about business appropriate nail polish.  Since my last post, I've moved to the west coast where the definition of business casual trends more towards casual.  Case in point: nice jeans are considered appropriate pants.

Today on my nails I'm wearing Zoya Jana.  Jana is a beautiful creme polish with gray, mauve, and purple tones.  She's not a traditional nude polish, but still a gorgeous shade of gray.


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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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Mermaid Nails

Mermaid nails are synonymous with summer for me.

I used Zoya Charla on my nails with Zoya Purity as my white base.  For the mermaid nails I used Vibrant Vinyl's Liquid Latex to block off my skin, mermaid scale vinyls from What's Up Nails, and then Zoya Charla and Zoya Ivanka in a gradient.

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Fourth of July Skittles Nail Art

 Today I have a 4th of July nail art idea to share with you.  This is a skittle manicure using some of my favorite Zoya polishes.  This design was super easy to do with a dotting tool and didn't take long at all.

For this manicure, I used Zoya America, Zoya Purity, and Zoya Sia.  I used the dotting tool for the dots on my accent nail and a silver metal star stud as another accent on my pinky.


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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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Dotted Flowers

Nail art with dotting tools is, in my opinion, the easiest nail art out there.  You can turn about anything into a dotting tool (bobby pin, toothpick, nail, etc.) but there are also a lot of cheap options on Amazon.  I have a set of five dotting tools but I find myself using the two smallest sizes over and over.

For the look I'm sharing today I'm using Zoya Zanna as my base with the flower petals created using Zoya Purity.  I put my topcoat over that pair, then added the center dots using Zoya Tomoko - a textured polish for an easy 3D look.

And voila!  Easy fast nail art.



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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.

Holly

I like how reverse stamping looks, but I don't always like how long it takes to create the images.

For this manicure I used I Love Nail Polish Juliette as my base.  I created the holly decals using the holly and ivy image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 using Mundo de Unas 1 White, Zoya Hunter, and China Glaze Ruby Pumps.

Classy Holiday Nails

Happy flashback Friday!  This Friday's manicure is a subtle and classy holiday look with accent dotting and chevrons using nail vinyls.  For this look I used Zoya Posh and Zoya Tomoko.  So easy and simple, but lovely for work parties.

Christmas Sweater Nails

Christmas sweater nails are my favorite nail art design to do in the winter.  They're seasonally appropriate even after Christmas is passed as winter sweater nails.

For this manicure I used Zoya Kristen as my base then stamped the sweater image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 on top using Mundo de Unas 1 White.

Holiday Presents

Every day is a present, just like my manicure today.

For this manicure I used Zoya Blaze as my base then stamped the present image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 on top using Mundo de Unas 1 White.

There is still no sun in the Pacific Northwest, so please enjoy this bonus taken with flash on photo.  The scattered holographic effect of Zoya Blaze is so pretty in the right lighting!

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.

Candy Canes

These candy cane nails are a simple but fun Christmas nail art manicure.  For this manicure I used two coats of Zoya Purity as my base, then stamped the candy cane image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 on top using Mundo de Unas 32 Reddish.