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

Good, Better, Serperior

I started playing Pokemon Black 2 last week, and I hope I can really get into it without feeling like I'm just replaying its predecessor.  I honestly wish we could get different starters because I only like the Snivy-Servine-Serperior line, and its stats are pretty poor.  I miss the days when I spent the longest time agonizing over which starter to pick.  Anyway, I like Serperior's design, but I can't wrap my head around the fact that it has hands. Also, its name is a pun, which makes it even better.

Anyway, my sister needed a mani so this one was for her.

Black:  Black by Santee
White:  White by Art Deco
Green:  Envy by Sinful Colors
Light Green:  Dressmaker by Milani
Green glitter:  Starry Meteor by Kleancolor

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

You Treepin'

Springtime is so not spring-like right now.  The weather has been all over the place--rain, shine, clouds, wind, everything.  I like the cold weather we get in the morning, but then it'll get really hot later in the day, so the amount of layering I have to do is kind of ridiculous.  Gotta love Cali's fickle, fickle skies.

...Anyway, I wanted spring nail art without getting too Easter-y or floral yet, so trees were the next best thing.  They came out a lot more artificial and candy-like than I expected, but I think that's mostly due to the colors--it's hard to get neon yellow and this really weirdly gaudy pink to give off a natural feeling.  Plus, it's a lot more glittery in person.

Green (leaves):  Envy by Sinful Colors
Green (grass):  San Francisco by Sinful Colors
Green (background):  Dressmaker by Milani
Green glitter (background):  Starry Meteor by Kleancolor
Green glitter flakes (background):  Green Ocean by Sinful Colors
Yellow (leaves):  Funky Yellow by Kleancolor
Yellow (background):  Unicorn by Sinful Colors
Pink (leaves):  Pretty in Pink/Rose Bonbon by Tip Toe/Old Navy
Black:  Black by Santee

More Than Just London Bridges Falling Down

BBC's Sherlock anyone?  I'm absolutely hooked--or at least I would be if there were more than just SIX EPISODES in existence T^T Anyway, I think the show's great, and it's because of this that I took notice of Martin Freeman (who is hilarious, btw and seriously should not have been able to make me cry since I already knew how Reichenbach was going to end but he was just so brilliantly tragic in that episode) and so got the incentive to watch The Hobbit.

So I pretty much had to do this design even though I didn't have the only two colors this design called for. (Maybe I'll redo it someday when I actually get brown, grey, and season three... =o=) I tried to make brown by mixing polishes, but it's like, not possible; I looked it up and tried like every color combo suggested.  But alas, no brown... I tried to put tan over the black in a last-ditch effort for brown, but it just made the design runny, and now it's sort of messy... So yeah, it's more like a messy, dirty black-and-white (though it looks more navy than it is) photo than the vintage-y feel I get from the original picture.  I guess it's okay though, since I deviated quite a bit from the original in terms of spacing and building design anyway.

This is the pic I based the design off of.

...I should have looked at it while I drew because now that I see them side-by-side, they don't even look remotely similar... o__O"

Black:  Black by Santee & Liquid Leather by OPI
White:  Unnamed by Forever 21 & White by Art Deco
Tan:  Bamboo Shoot by Sally Hansen

Sun, Set, and Glow

Ack, it's been a while since I posted, but honestly between God, college, and life, there just isn't that much time xD This was my nail art from the beginning of the month after getting back from Catalina Island, but I never got around to posting it.  Better late than never though, right?  Inspired by the fact that we got up flippin' early and hiked up this super long trail in the biting cold only to find that we missed the sunrise we went up to see.

Red-orange:  Oh-la-la by Sinful Colors

Golden yellow:  The "It" Color by OPI

Light yellow:  Mellow Yellow by Essence

White:  White On by Sally Hansen

Blue:  Marino by Borghese

Blue glitter:  Hottie by Sinful Colors

Who's that Pokemon?

At Knott's, they have all these games you can play for prizes, and I really wanted a Pokemon doll, so I asked my pastor who claimed he was supa-skilled in basketball (who was also chaperoning) if he could play the game for me.  I was planning on paying for it and everything, but after he got it (three tries isn't bad ;D), he just gave it to me as a graduation gift!~  It made my week TTwTT  Thus, my subsequent nail art.

Happiness and love in plush form <33

 

Thumb:  "Snivy" with vine deco

New nail polish (and a beauty care kit) as a graduation/thank you gift from one of my students <33 so sweet!

Background:  Pink glitter:  Sparked by Wet n Wild (new ^ ~ ^) +  Gold glitter:  Gold Flakes by Jade

Pale Yellow:  Hello Yellow by Essence

Golden Yellow:  The "It" Color by OPI

Green:  Envy by Sinful Colors + Funky Yellow by Kleancolor

Brown:  Diamonds and Rubies by Sally Hansen + Ski Teal We Drop by OPI + The "It" Color by OPI

Black:  Liquid Leather by China Glaze

Prom Part 3: Downtown Disney

I love DT Disney, even if all I end up really doing is eye shopping and watching blurry fireworks because I forgot my glasses XD  It's also a fab place to take pictures, but we kind of skipped over that.  Here's the few that I took and even then, only really as nail art inspiration.  Overall, the design came out just mehh; couldn't get Mickey & Snow White quite right, but I didn't want to do it all over again.

 

L to R:  Mickey Mouse, LEGO logo, Snow White, Poison apple

Black:  Liquid Leather by China Glaze
White:  White On by Sally Hansen
Red:  Diamonds and Rubies by Sally Hansen
Yellow:  Mellow Yellow by Essence
Grey:  Silver by Art Deco
Blue:  Marino by Borghese

Hello Kitty

A friend asked for Hello Kitty nails, so I delivered :] It didn't come out exactly as I'd planned, especially because I trimmed my nails, giving me a smaller canvas to work with, but all in all, I think it came out pretty well. ...Except I reeeeeally should have removed the polish from my cuticles and palm before taking pictures, but I was just preoccupied with getting a shot quick in case it chipped T3T

White:  White On by Sally Hansen
Black:  Liquid Leather by China Glaze
Red:  Blood by Santee
Yellow:  Mellow Yellow by Essence