Paisley-onic!

Hola! How is everyone? Ready for the weekend? I am and its first friday (downtown we have this artsy type of event every first friday)! I have totally been getting my art on! I'm in fashion illustration this semester and boy what a difference in my drawings. I'm only mid-semester and I've learned alot. I'm super pumped now though because we've started color media!! whoohoo! I did an awesome dress (perhaps I'll post??). But I definitely can't wait to see what she has us do on our last project so I can compare with my first drawing...YIKES! Anyway I was feeling paisley so I decided to give it a shot. It actually came out better than I thought. The play on color, especially that rich pink background, really help the paisleys to pop. Hope yal like them!

I used Pure Ice' "Gossip" for the base. For bottom color of the paisley on the thumb I used Orly's "Green With Envy". For the top layer and polka dots I used Orly's "Snowcone". I used the opposite pattern on all other nails. For the yellow, on the pointer and ring finger, I used China Glaze's "Lemon Fizz". All topped with coats of Seche Vite.

Here's my thumb! Heehee

Ninja Mode

Today was my first singing lesson ever! Which I was totally pumped and nervous about...YIKES! My instructor was super nice (which always helps) and she told me some things that were new to me--I thought I was an alto, turns out I'm actually a soprano. Who woulda thunk lol. All in all, not only did I learn some things but I had fun, I can't wait til next week--let the journey begin.

To the nails heehee...

Hiiiyy-Yaaaa! Gmail has this mail theme of ninjas, that I think is totally awesome (the Tea House is one of my favs too heehee). I like to see all the different scenes that they have the characters doing and sometimes I even change time zones just to try and catch a scene I haven't seen before, I know--that's nerdy lol. So as I was looking at my polishes I noticed I had this super rich blue that would be perfect as the background for my ninja theme. So I painted a ninja with nun chucks, one posing, two ninjas peeking, a couple of weapons, and a Japanese rising flag. I also tried my hand at drawing/writing Japanese characters, I think they turned out pretty good (on my left pinky it means 'friend' and on my right thumb it means 'love'). I was bummed that it was so rich in color that it was hard to see the designs on my nails. :( To solve that dilemma I just did the base color for my other hand in a beautiful aqua-blue, which turned out just as nice.  Maybe I'll do something with that Tea House theme too :)

For the base I used Orly's 'Bailamos'. For the ninja eyes, body and the Japanese characters I used Wet & Wild's Wild Shine 'Black'. For the face of the ninjas I used Sally Hansen's SALON' 'All the White Stuff'. For the nun chuck handles I used So Easy Stripe Rite's 'Copper'. For the chain of the nun chucks and the blade I used Orly's 'Dazzle'. For the rays of the Japanese rising flag I used Orly's 'Poison Apple', all topped off with 2 coats of Seche Vite.

For the base I used Nina Ultra Pro's 'Blu Blaze'. For the ninja eyes, body and the Japanese characters I used Wet & Wild's Wild Shine 'Black'.  For the face of the ninjas I used Sally Hansen's SALON' 'All the White Stuff'. For the nun chuck handles I used So Easy Stripe Rite's 'Copper'.  For the chain of the nun chucks and the blade I used Orly's 'Dazzle'. For the Japanese rising flag I used Orly's 'Poison Apple', all topped off with 2 coats of Seche Vite.

Tied-DYnamically

Oh the joys of experiments, from creating some awesome chemical in chemistry class to trying out every hot pink til you find the one that's most visible from across the room, experiments are FUN! I still remember making a tie dye shirt my sophomore year in highschool (and yes I still have it) that was probably one of the best assignments in the class. (I also enjoyed the one where I wrote/sang a song about 'iron' from the chart of elements, our assignment was to 'present' an element and I got stuck with iron, so I had to think outside the box---embarrassing yet fun and I'd do it again) Tie-dyed items seem to be popping up everywhere and I've always wanted to create another shirt, so instead I painted my nails, at least the way I interpreted tie-dye. I'm gonna continue to perfect this one, I believe I will be able to capture tie-dye...I can do it! (in my Rob Schneider voice lol)

As a base I used Sally Hansen SALON's 'All the White Stuff'. For the 'dyes' I used all China Glaze neon colors, 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'--hot yellow, 'Pool Party'--hot pink, 'Sun Worshiper'--hot orange, 'Towel Boy Toy'--hot blue, and 'Kiwi Cool-ada'--hot green, all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite

They're Magically Delicious!

Blue half moons, purple horseshoes, pink hearts, pots of gold, and green clovers can only make you think of one thing....Lucky Charms! Yum! Theres nothing like a bland oat cereal spunked up with some colorful marshmallows. The marshmallows have changed up so much over the years I didn't know which ones I wanted, so I picked the ones I remembered the most as a kid--although I believe the pot of gold is a fairly new edition, but who doesn't want any gold, especially a pot full. Heehee. I've been itching to do this design and I'm not sure why (my favorite cereal is actually Cinnamon Toast Crunch) but I kept puttin it off because I was so intimidated by Lucky (the leprechaun). I don't wanna toot my own horn or anything but I'm very pleased with how he came out (toot toot). They're always after me lucky charms!

 



I used Orly's 'Poison Apple' as a base. For Lucky, on the thumb, I used China Glaze's 'Sunset Sail' for his face, Nina Ultra Pro's 'Guava' and Orly's 'Truly Tangerine', mixed together for his hair, Nail Art Pen by Nubar--Basic White for his eyes and mouth, Nail Art Pen by Nubar--Black for his eyes, and Sinful Color's 'HD Nails' for his hat and shirt. For "Lucky Charms" I used Nail Art Pen by Nubar--Sunny Yellow. For the rainbow on the pinky I used Orly's 'Snowcone', Zoya's 'Pippa', and Orly's 'It's Not You, Its Me', and for the clover, on the pointer, I used Sinful Color's 'HD Nails', all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite.





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I used Orly's 'Poison Apple' as a base. For the pot of gold I used Zoya's 'Pippa' and Orly's 'Solid Gold. For the pink heart I used Orly's 'Its Not You, Its Me'. For the green clover/hat combo I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri 'Lickety-Split Lime' and Sally Hansen SALON's 'All the White Stuff' mixed together for the hat, for the clover I used Sinful Color's 'HD Nails'. For the purple horseshoe I used OPI's 'Done Out in Deco' and China Glaze's 'Grape Pop' mixed together. For the blue half moon I used Orly's 'Snowcone', all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite.



Happy Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July!! Sure I love me some bbq but all I really care about is seeing the fireworks....whoot whoot-- oh and of course I'm excited about having the day off of work too...whoot whoot lol. Anyhow I figure what better way to celebrate than to do my nails YAY! So red, white, and blue with stars, stripes and fireworks (or at least my attempt at it heehee--I have time to work on that for next year). Me being all patriotic and stuff ...

For the bases I used Avon's Speed Dry 'Red Rouge', OPI's 'Alpine Snow', and Orly's 'Royal Navy'. Using the nail art brush I also used these colors to make the stars, stripes and the top block of the American flag. For the gold and silver dots on the ring finger (right hand) I used Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- Rock Star and Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- Gold Glitter. For the fireworks I used Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- Rock Star, Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- Gold Glitter, Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- White, Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- Dark Purple, Kiss Brush-On Nail Art-- Pearl Blue, L.A. Colors Art Deco--Bright Green and So Easy Stripe Rite--Yellow, all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite

K's Flower Power

My sister's goddaughter wanted me to do her nails, I took one look and she has these gorgeous long nail beds so how could I say no, right. I lucked out because all she wanted was some flowers (although I wouldn't have mind doing anything else). Kierra was super cooperative and even let me have fun with dots lol, and I added some rhinestones to make em sparkle--everyone enjoys a lil sparkle (I know I do). Anyways she picked this beautiful vibrant blue and another blue sparkle to top the base. I don't think you can see it's brightness in the pictures. Flower Power!

I used Nina Ultra Pro's 'Blu Blaze' as a base, topped with a coat of Finger Paints 'Laugh My Art Off'. I used Sally Hansen SALON's 'All the White Stuff' and a dotting tool to make the flowers, for the leaves I used Kiss Nail Art Paint--Beach Green. For the decorative dots I used the Nail Art Pen by Nubar 'Basic White' fine point pen, and under the white dots I used Kiss Nail Art Paint--Rock Star, all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite.