Pretty recently, I asked on Twitter if any of you had suggestions for nail-art designs to do on my friend.
I got a lot of great suggestions, but I settled on a simple gradient as well as dots.
Here’s the Glitter Manicure…on a MAN that I created!
Haha, originally, I was thinking about making this manicure more masculine, but as I started painting, it ended up being girly. 😉
You’ll remember how recently, I fell in love and lust with MAC Ronnie Red from the Archie’s Girls Collection. (It was my first real red lipstick.)
Since then, I’ve been itching to try out more red lipsticks because I love how they ‘wake up’ your complexion and can look classy.
Well, Milani came to the rescue like a beauty caped crusader!
I’ve been test-driving one of the new Color Statement Lipsticks by Milani – the Milani Cherry Crave Color Statement Lipstick to be exact!
It’s very different from MAC Ronnie Red in terms of colour and finish, but I’ve found this to be an easy-to-wear red lipstick for my skin tone as well! YAY!
Although pink nail polish isn’t my favourite, I absolutely am cray-cray about neon pinks!
Confession time from a greeeen fieeend: This may be shocking, but I actually like neon pink nail polish better than neon green nail polish.
My birthday’s in February, and when I was thinking about what I should sport on my nails to be festive, at first I thought of using glitter.
But then I remembered how much I loved doing freehand pink and blue leopard nail art before. (I could’ve worn that manicure for a month because I never got sick of it.)
Since it’s been a long time since I last wore leopard nail art, I decided to try it out with a different combination. So here’s the birthday manicure I came up with: Freehand Neon Pink, Silver & Black Leopard Nails!
With the silver base, I think it gave this manicure the bling I desired for it to be festive. But because there’s no glitter, it’s super easy to remove.
All the nail polishes I used are by China Glaze: Shocking Pink (one of my favourite neons), Liquid Leather (my go-to black that I’ve almost finished an entire full-size bottle of), and Millennium (a metallic silver that can also be used for nail stamping).
I will most likely do more leopard manicures because this nail art is soooo easy and fast to do. Plus I like how you don’t need a ton of different colours or nail tools. Although intricate nail designs wow me, I really enjoy sharing designs on here that everyone can replicate, no matter what your skill level. Nail art should be enjoyed by everyone, not just those who can afford to buy all the supplies or who are professionals.
And what I love about the leopard pattern is that it’s not meant to be perfect. The imperfections are what make it cool to look at. (It totally is in harmony with my philosophy that happiness is more important than perfection.)
Nicole by OPI Still Into Pink is a hot pink that reminds me of Barbie or Elle Woods from Legally Blonde.
It’s one of those bright pinks that makes you happy just looking at it.
While pink nail polish certainly isn’t my first choice, this one is really fun to wear, and it’s putting me in the mood for spring and summer!
It’s such a cutesy colour, and one of my co-workers liked it a lot. (Hehe, she seems to always compliment me only when I wear pink. She must be a piiiink fieeeend the way I’m a greeeen fieeeend!) 😉
Happy Friday!
You’ve seen me paint sheep nail art, apply flocking powder, and use caviar beads on my male friend.
Today, I would like to share a Scotch Tape Manicure…on a MAN!
Yup, I once again convinced my friend to let me do some nail art on him. No, he didn’t wear it in public, but he was still a great sport. 😉
This was the first Scotch Tape manicure I’ve ever done, and I was surprised by how easy it was to do!
In case you don’t know what a Scotch Tape manicure is, it’s when you use the tape as a guide to cover certain parts of your nails, so that when you remove those pieces after painting, you’re left with a nifty little design.
I started painting all his nails with gold glitter. Then I applied a coat of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat so we wouldn’t have to wait long for the polish to dry. I applied two pieces of Scotch tape in a pyramid position on each of his nails, and then painted the open-triangle section. I carefully removed the tape, and voila, we got the design you see!
Since it was my first time, I opted to create a simple triangular design on his nails. And I let him choose the colour combination. (Red is his favourite colour, and he liked the way the gold glitter looked underneath.)
Later in this post, my own nails make a brief appearance. 😉 I couldn’t help but try a Scotch Tape manicure on myself using different colours!
Does this nail polish look familiar to you?
Topshop Late Show is one of the colours I used in a skittle manicure for some Super Bowl Baltimore Ravens nail art. 😉 (I also did a look for the San Francisco 49ers.)
I wore it solo because I fell in love with how creamy it was and how effortless the colour was to apply.
Still can’t believe that there aren’t more people raving about Topshop nail polish! So far, all the ones I’ve tried have been major wins!
After I did a reader requested minty green nail-polish comparison post, one of my readers, Sam, asked if I could compare 2 of the glitters from OPI Oz the Great and Powerful Collection.
Since I have all 3 glitters, I thought I may as well show them side-by-side in this OPI Oz Glitter Nail-Polish Comparison post, even though I’ve done a separate review on OPI Lights of Emerald City.
I hope that you’ll find this helpful for narrowing down the one(s) you’re interested in!
