Leopard Print

Guess what colors... :)

 

 

If you know realize anything about me by reading my blog, you'll soon figure out that I have a soft spot for animal prints. I just started doing nail art a little over 5 months ago, and before that, I was quite the amateur nail artist, and having 'fancy' nails meant I put glitter over my color of choice. But being a typical high school girl (I'm in my second semester of my freshman year of college right now!), I was very into 'getting my nails done' with typical white tip acrylics. Then, I found Pinterest.

 

Pinterest opened a whole new door. And THEN, for my 19th birthday, my dad came home with a present that literally CHANGED MY LIFE. It was a set of the Migi Nail Art pens (which are fabulous for a beginner OR a pro! Plus, they'll refill your polishes when they're empty FOR FREE) From there, I crafted my first cheetah print nail art (the first nail art I ever did) from a tutorial on Pinterest. I posted a picture on Instagram, and knew that I was hooked.

 

So the leopard/cheetah print mani holds a special place in my heart, and is my go-to manicure because it's so fast and simple. I will make a tutorial one of these days, when I can con someone into being my photographer. But until then, you'll just have to drool over this mani like I have been.

 

Polishes used:

Migi Nail Art Pen - Black

Migi Nail Art Pen - Bronzey/Brown

Sally Hansen Complete Salon - Choco-latte

Seche Vite Top Coat

Nail Envy by OPI

 

We had some snow in Indy, so I was posing with it (;

 





Teal & Black

I must say that this is the first manicure I've done in a long time, that I actually want to keep on for more than one day. Even with a million screenshots of inspiration cluttering my phone and a special pin board on Pinterest simply for me to meander through, searching for the theme of my next manicure, this one has stuck.

 

 

Polishes used:

• Wet N Wild Megalast - I Need A Refresh-mint
• Wet N Wild Wild Shine - Black Creme
• Confetti - Ice Ice Baby
• Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat
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  OPI Nail Envy basecoat
 
 

 

Today I was in CVS picking up some polishes for my nail mail buddy, and I spotted a new rack of polishes I've never seen before. You might be able to tell, but I'm not ok with spending more than $10 than a bottle of polish, and even then it has to be a polish that I absolutely MUST HAVE (cough China Glaze It's A Trapeze). So as I was marvelling at all the different glitters and neons that Confetti polish offered, Ice Ice Baby caught my eye. I was planning on purchasing it anyway, but when I saw the $1.99 price tag, it was love at first sight. I made my way home with Ice Ice Baby and immediately started this manicure.

 

I've never had much luck with glitter manicures before. I'm not typically fond of large amounts of glitter polish unless it's a holo simply because in my experience with glitter polish: it's normally goopy, takes a long time to dry, and is impossible to get off. But I figured I'd give this one a try simply because it's so amazingly beautiful. The result changed my mind about glitter gradients.

 

Before I keep gushing about how in love with this manicure I am, I'll give you some pictures and let you fall in love with it yourself.