Dreamcatcher

Hey guys,

So I have seen quite a few dreamcatcher mani's on Pinterest and a few tutorials on Youtube and have been meaning to try them for a while now.  I picked up some new acrylic paints today so I figured now was a good time to give it a go.  This not a difficult as I thought it was going to be, you do have to go slow and try to steady your hand as much as possible but it is pretty simple to do.  I also painted a feather on my thumb as an accent to the dreamcatcher on my ring finger.  I have a tutorial for the feather here if you would like to know how I did that one.  For the dreamcatcher I will probably do a tutorial on it because that is a post all in its self. 

I used China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-Le, and black, white and yellow acrylic paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

Hey guys,

Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year.  I have my very first mani of 2013 to show today.  I had done a different mani for New Years Eve and it got destroyed before I could get any pictures of it, so I did this one yesterday.  I love feather mani's they always looks so delicate and pretty!

I used OPI Skull and Glossbones, China Glaze Polarized, Wet N Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint and an Amuse white nail art pen.

 

 

 

 

Sweet Angel

Ok I have another feather look today, this is the one I did while doing my feather tutorial.  This may be a cute nail idea if you  are going as an Angel for Halloween??? 

I used Cosmetic Arts no name polish (I think this is Blue Light but not 100% sure), China Glaze Make A Spectacle, Orly Shockwave and a white striper polish.

I really love how Make A Spectacle look over this baby blue polish!

 

 

 

Feather Tutorial

Alright I finally have another tutorial up for you guys.  This is really pretty simple and I will give you guys some tips and tricks as well.  


I used Orly Shockwave and a white striper polish

 

 

Step 1: Choose a base color and paint a couple of coats and let dry for 10-15 minutes

 

Step 2: Paint a diagonal stripe on your nail, it needs to be fairly thin and try to taper it at the tip

 

Step 3: Begin drawing the feather with short strokes making them longer at the base and shorter as you get to the tip of the feather.  It is easier to start farther away and pull the strokes towards your line.

 

Step 4:  Let the design dry for 15-20 minutes and then apply a top coat, careful to not streak your design!

 

 

Now some tips!  Make sure to wipe off most of the polish on the neck of the bottle when doing this design.  Doing this helps you to get more feathery looking strokes which is obviously what we are going for.  Also if you have covered up some of the stem of the feather once you are done you can go back over it a little bit with the striper again.  This design drys pretty quickly because you are almost dry brushing it so it makes for an easy quick nail art design.  Don't worry about every feather looking the same either they will all look different and that is what is so pretty about this look.  Also don't place them all in the same spot on each nail it looks more delicate if the are going in different directions on each nail (see my other feather mani here to get an idea of what that looks like).

 

Hope you enjoy trying these out you can comment or e-mail me if you have more questions about this design.

 

 

 

 

Fallen Angel

I had a hard time trying to come up with a name for this one.  I am not sure how fitting Fallen Angel is but I like it.  This was actually some what inspired by The Black Swan.  Also I promise I am doing a tutorial soon on these feathers, hopefully it will be one of my next couple of posts. 
 
I used Zoya Maura, Wet N Wild Ebony Hates Chris, LA Girls Glitter Addict Animate, Wet N Wild Hallucinate, a black and a white nail art striper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 Day Challenge, Day 15 Delicate

Hmm this one was one that I wracked my brain to come up with.  I don't do a lot of stamping and I don't have any "delicate" looking stamping plates so I had to free hand something.  I went with feathers, I really, really like this though.  The feathers were much easier to do than I thought they were going to be. 

I used Color Club Get A Clue and an Amuse white nail art pen