Cat Nail Art

I received a lot of mixed reactions on this design.  The extremes were from my mom, who could only see black and white scribbles even after I told her it was a cat, and from a barrista, who spent a good minute telling me how impressed she was.  I probably should have based it on a different kind of cat; might have been clearer that way, but as always, it looked better in my head and on paper.

Yellow:  Unicorn by Sinful Colors
Pink:  Unnamed by Forever 21
Blue:  Retro Bleu by Bonita
Black:  Black by Santee
White:  Unnamed by Forever 21

Monarch Butterfly Nails

This is my third time doing this design, and, in this case, practice does not make perfect.  It feels like my hand trembles more every time, but the reason for that could either be because my idea of the standard nail length has been getting longer or because of my steadily deteriorating sleeping pattern.

I like this design because it's simple, bright, eye-catching, and fairly easy to draw on both hands.  Plus, it puts my ugly orange polish to good use.

2nd attempt years ago:

3rd attempt now:

I don't know how the orange came out with such a pretty yellow gradient in the sunlight; I wish it'd do that all the time.

Black:  Black by Santee
White:  Unnamed by Forever 21
Orange:  Neon Hot Orange by Nabi

Once Upon a Time

So I misjudged a lot of the colors I used in this design, particularly the Cappucino background--it came out a lot darker than I had anticipated, not the natural pink with the subtle gold shimmer I was imagining.  Oops.  At least there are birds and hearts and white and glitter and ribbons to liven it up.

White:  White by Art Deco
White:  White On by Sally Hansen
Pink (background):  Cappucino by Milani
Pink glitter:  Sparked by Wet n Wild
Pink (cheeks):  Pretty in Pink/Rose Bonbon by Tip Toe/Old Navy
Yellow:  Unicorn by Sinful Colors
Gold Glitter:  Gold Flakes by Jade
Blue:  Savage by Sinful Colors
Silver:  Chunky Silver by Kleancolor
Top Coat:  60 Seconds by Rimmel

Classy

I'm just getting into my second week of college, so I still haven't got the hang of anything xD I can't even remember what classes I'm taking, so I decided to draw them on my fingers.  It's better than carrying around a list, right?  I'm not too happy with it, but it was a rushed job at like 1am, so whatever xP

L to R:  Pixilated Mario (Intro to Digital Design), Disney Castle (Disneyland and Urbanism), Cheetah (Biology),  Cross (History of Early Christianity)
Thumb:  Flamenco Dancer (Spanish)

Colorful glitter:  Unnamed by Love and Beauty / F21
Red:  Diamonds and Rubies by Sally Hansen
Darker, glittery red:  Speak for Your-Elf by OPI (mini)
Multicolor red-tinted glitter:  A Sparkle Yule Love by OPI (mini)
Black:  Black by Santee
Tan:  Bamboo Shoot by Sally Hansen
Pink:  Baby Doll by Jade
Purple-ish brown:  The "It" Color by OPI + Diamonds and Rubies by Sally Hansen + Marino by Borghese
Blue:  Marino by Borghese
Purple:  Totally Cool by Milani
White:  White On by Sally Hansen
Yellow:  The "It" Color by OPI
Teal glitter:  Atlantis by China Glaze
Silver glitter:  Chunky Silver by Kleancolor

Holy krud I used a lot xD
Five more colors down, five to go!  I'm losing track of the ones I used >__>"

Eye of the Tiger

Occidental College's frosh orientation's in three days, so I decided to take a little break from finishing off the polishes.  Inspired by my new mascot, the tiger.

Orange:  Neon Hot Orange by Nabi
Black:  Black by Santee (thin brush... except not really. It's a lot thicker than I thought it'd be.)
White:  White On by Sally Hansen
Yellow:  The "It" Color by OPI
Green:  Dressmaker by Milani

Happy Easter

It's a day late, but here's to Easter~

L to R:  bunny in an egg, eggs in a basket, "Happy Easter <3", festive egg w/ ribbon

 I always get confused as to which stores are open on which holidays, and Easter's probably the most difficult to judge.  Someone told me it's become more of a commercial holiday like Valentine's, but most places were closed, so maybe not...?  Anyway, my cousin called around to see if we could shop anywhere, and we ended up celebrating Easter in the nail polish section at ULTA :]