Dual Process or Hybrid Nail Art

Just when I though I was done with archive posts I found these guys on my external hard drive. So I water marked them and here they are. These are all the nail art that really had no other place for me to put them. They use multiple styles/types of nail art. 

I call this one Pink Stockings.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Something Sweet & City Siren

Plate Used: M71 & M79

Accessory: Pink/Dark Pink Fimo Cane Bow

This is a tape/stamping manicure I call Mod Lace. 

Polish Used: 

China Glaze: VIII & Light As Air

Konad: White

Plate: BM11

This is a stamping, taping, free hand manicure I call Falling Leaves.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Passion

Konad: Black & White

Nail Star: Gold Glitter, Black, & White

Plates Used: M20, & BM11

This is a freehand/stamping manicure I call Dirty Ballerina (design stamped french tip free hand). 

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Fairy Dust & Awaken

Color Club: Revvvolution

Plate: M79

This is a freehand, taping, stamping manicure I did for St. Patrick's Day. I call it Luck Of The Irish. 

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Cha Cha Cha

Konad: Black

Accessory: Gold Striping Tape

Plate Used: M22

Okay this time I am pretty sure I got the last of the archival photo's up. So from here on out it should just be one or two pics at a time unless it's a tutorial (which tend to be more picture heavy posts. As always if anyone has any requests just let me know and I'll try to do it for you. Until next time stay classy and well manicured.

DIY Nail Polish Rack

So I was watching some YouTube tutorials and decided to make my own nail polish rack. Because until now I have been keeping my polish in various boxes and I have out grown the four boxes I have. Plus I also decided it was kinda cluttered around my work area with all the boxes of nail polish and nail polish paraphernalia everywhere. So I set out to rectify the problem. I loath clutter and found the perfect solution to the problem with a hanging nail polish rack. The best part is that this rack only cost around $10. That's right $10. It works and it's inexpensive. Those are two of my favorite things. So without any further blathering on my part, here is my nail polish rack.

Not only did it solve my storage problem by getting it out of my work space and up on the wall.  It makes it easier to see what polishes I have, as well as tidy things up...only problem remains...I'm going to need to make another one already. This one is full and I have another whole box of polish that still needs a home. Perhaps this is a future blog opportunity, a how to DIY nail polish rack blog post. What do you guys think? Leave me a comment and let me know. No, Seriously I want to know what you (my readers) think. Tell me what you want to see on my blog and I will try to do as many suggestions as possible.

Gradient Nail Art

Some gradient nail art manicures:

 Blue glitter gradient:

Nail Polishes used: All Finger Paints; Art You Blue, Easel-y Entertained, Easel Come Easel Go!, and Laugh My Art Off

I had to mix some of them together to get the gradient.

 Brown/Grey Gradient Glitter

Polish Used:

Nail Polishes used: Brown glitter (Nubar: Jewel), Metallic grey (China Glaze: Jitterbug), dark grey chrome (China Glaze: Black Diamond) and holographic glitter (China Glaze: Fairy Dust).

The White Queen Gradient Glitter

 Polish Used: 

Glossy peach base (China Glaze: Love Letters), small white holographic glitter (China Glaze: Glacier), medium holographic glitter (China Glaze: Snow Globe), large holographic flake glitter (China Glaze:  Luxe and Lush) and small micro holographic glitter (China Glaze: Fairy Dust).

Pink to Red Gradient Glitter

Polish Used:

Finger Paints: Romanticism Ruby, Easel Come Easel Go!

China Glaze: Seduce Me

All mixed and matched to achieve the gradient. 

 Purple Gradient Glitter

Polish Used:

Finger Paints: Hue Left A Message, Purple Palette

China Glaze: Shooting Stars, VIII

 Silver and gold gradient

Polish used:

China Glaze: Ooh la la peach (base color), Passion, Nova, Techno, and Golden Enchantment.

 My New Years Eve 2012 manicure a silver glitter gradient I call Star Crossed Lovers.

Polish used: 

Color Club: Worth the Risque

China Glaze: Icicle, Nova, Fairy Dust

With black star shaped glitter for accents. 

Black To Silver Gradient Glitter.

Polish Used:

Orly: Goth

Finger Paints: Easel Come Easel Go!

Mixed in the middle to get the gradient.

Okay so yeah not technically a gradient manicure but since ombre manicures look like gradients to me this is where I am going to put it. 

Pink Ombre:

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Fifth Avenue and Dress Me Up

As with other posts if anyone wants to me to do a tutorial on any of these leave a comment and let me know. 

Water Marble Nails

 A few Water Marble I have done...

 Purple Water Marble:

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Avalanche, Grape Pop, VIII

 Blue Water Marble:

China Glaze: Sea Spray, Blue Iguana, Smoke and Ashes

Revlon: Radiant

 Water Marble I did for my graduation in my University's (ISU) colors I call it Bengal Pride.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: White on White, Liquid Leather

Sally Hanson: Sun Kissed

stamped white flower (Konad: White)

Pale Blue Water Marble I call Swept From the Sea (after one of my favorite movies). 

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Sea Spray, Shower Together, Blue Iguana

An Easter Water Marble:

Polish Used: 

China Glaze: Something Sweet, Light As Air, Bahamian Escape, Re-Fresh Mint, and Lemon Fizz

Holiday Theme Nail Art

Polish Used:

OPI: Fresh Frog Of Bel Air

China Glaze: Love Marilyn

Konad: White

Plate Used: BM14

I call this one Visions Of Vampires Dancing in My Head. 

Polish Used: 

OPI: Skull & Glossbones

Nail Star: Black and White

China Glaze: Salsa

All hand painted

I call this one One Demon To Many.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Liquid Leather and Salsa

Nail Star: Black

Americana Acrylic Paint: White Wash and Mustard Seed

I call this one Creature Comforts. 

Polish Used:

OPI: Who The Shrek Are You?

China Glaze: Liquid Leather

Americana Acrylic Paint: White Wash

Chibi Monster Manicure.

Polish Used:

OPI: Who The Shrek Are You? and Skull & Glossbones

China Glaze: Liquid Leather and White on White 

Finger Paints: Be A Pal-Ette

Americana Acrylic Paint: White Wash, Mustard Seed, Charcoal, Spanish Olive (mixed with White Wash) and Hauser Dark Green. 

All hand painted.

I call this one The Dead Walk. 

Polish Used: 

OPI: Who The Shrek Are You?

Konad: Black and Red

China Glaze: Salsa

Americana Acrylic Paint: White Wash and Mustard Seed

Plate Used: M13

I call this one All Wrapped Up In Sparkles.

Polish Used: 

China Glaze: Love Marilyn, It's Alive, Medallion, Some Like It Haute, and Meteor Shower

Nail Star: White

Konad: White

Plate Used: M59

Taping Nail Art

Taping nail art is by far one of the easiest nail art styles I have tried...that said it can also take the longest time to do because of all the dry times between tape and painting. 

Candy Corn Manicure.

Polish Used:
Sally Hanson: Sun Kissed and Mellow Yellow
China Glaze: White on White

My 4th Anniversary Manicure, I used our wedding colors for the occasion

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Bermuda Breakaway

My franken: Kermit's Toes

Polishes Used:

Color Club: Worth the Risque, and Revvvolution. 

I call this one Heartbreak Deco.

Polishes Used:

China Glaze: Salsa, Liquid Leather, and Techno.

Silver & Black Half Moon Manicure.

Polishes Used:

China Glaze: Icicle

Finger Paints: Black Expressionism

With a matte top coat (China Glaze: Matte Magic).

Green Chunk Manicure.

Polishes Used: 

OPI: Who The Shrek Are You?

China Glaze: Glittering Garland, Holly-Day, and Luxe & Lush

With gold striping tape.

Purple Chunk Manicure.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: VIII, Grape Pop, Light As Air, CG In The City

Saint Patrick's Day French tips.

Polish Used:

OPI: Who The Shrek Are You? and Fresh Frog Of Bel Air.

With Green striping Tape.

Polish Used: 

Orly: Grave Mistake

China Glaze: Icicle

Stamping Nail Art

A bunch of fairly old stamping nail art photos

I call this one Nearly Love Is Not Really Love, after a song lyric by Darren Hayes. 

Polish used: 

OPI: Salmond Sand

Konad: White

Plates: M71, SH17, M59, M46, BM03, and SH17

I call this one Enchanted French Garden.

Polishes Used: 

China Glaze: White on White, Glacier, Seduce Me, Fairy Dust

Plate used: M25

Polishes used:

China Glaze: Heaven, 

Konad: White and Black

Plate: M56

Forth of July manicure 2011

Polish Used: 

Konad: Red and Blue

Plate Used: M45

I call this one Silk Stockings:

Polish Used:

Orly: Girly

Konad: Black and White

Finger Paints: Easel Come Easel Go

Plates Used: M71, M57, and M26

I call this one Through The Looking Glass. 

Polish Used: 

China Glaze: Spontaneous

Finger Paints: Easel Come Easel Go

Plate: M63

I call this one Lime Punk.

Polish Used: 

OPI: Who The Shrek Are You?

Konad: Black 

Plates: MB14, BM16, M57, AND M13

Lime green accent rhinestone on ring finger

I call this one Punk Rock Prom Queen.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Rich & Famous

Nubar: 2010

Konad: Black 

Plates: BM20, BM19,BM08, M13 

Pink 1.5mm gemstone on ring finger

I call this one Gothic Flowers.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Liquid Leather and Awaken

Plate Used: M71

I call this one Purple Punk.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Grape Pop

Nubar: 2010

Konad: Black

Plates: BM20, BM19,BM08, M13 

1mm purple gemstone on ring finger

 I call this one Warrior Paid.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Westside Warrior

OPI: Skull & Glossbones

Plate Used: M79

2mm clear rhinestone

I call this one Golden Strip Tease. 

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Passion and Strip Tease

Plate Used: M79

I call this one Magic In The Leaves.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Street Chic, Passion, and Golden Enchantment.

Plate Used: BM04

Polish Used:

China Glaze: City Siren, Passion, and Golden Enchantment

Plate Used: BM14

I call this one Luck Clover.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Re-Fresh Mint, Westside Warrior, and Holly-Day.

Konad: White

Plate Used: BM03

I call this one Welcome To The Holographic Jungle. 

Polish Used:

Color Club: Worth The Risque, and Revvvolution

Plate: SH18

I call this one Fairy Garden.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Light As Air, Icicle, and Fairy Dust

Konad: White

Plate Used: SH20

I call this one Real Women Wear Black.

Polish Used: 

Finger Paints: Black Expressionism

Konad: White

Plate Used: M71

I call this one Pretty In Pink.

Polish Used:

OPI: Pink-ing Of You

Konad: White

Plates Used: M59,M78, M71 and  SH19

English Garden.

Polish Used:

China Glaze: Fifth Avenue

Konad: White

Plates Used: SH16, SH13, SH17, SH10, and SH12

Yes I know there are a lot of these and some of them are really old. I have been planning on starting a blog some time ago and started taking the picture...but sadly I didn't have the time to do anything about it until I graduated. Now I've graduated so there will be a lot of these catch up blogs before my normal blog posts resume at about one or two a week. Same as always if you want a tutorial for any of these manicures comment below and tell me which one and I will add it to my to blog list.