Out of This Universe Nails

Finally got around to actually doing the galaxy nails myself, rather than reblogging the pictures on my Tumblr!

It was surprisingly very easy, and I'm a type of person who hates doing complicated designs on my nails and give up. The nail polishes I used were from drugstores, so super inexpensive and easy to find!

Nail polishes I used:
-Sally Hansen Double Duty Base Coat
-Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wer in 24 Black Out (love the formula and brush for this!)
-Spoiled by Wet'n'Wild in S047 Deeper Dive
-Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in 260 Wet Cement (gray color)
-Revlon Top Speed in 610 Lily (lavender color)
-Sally Hansen Insta-Dry in 120 Whirlwind White
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in 180 Disco Ball (Do not recommend this one, rather get a fine glitter with only silver meld)
-Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Top Coat

What you'll need:
-Makeup sponge
-Toothpick
-Q-tip
-Nail polish remover

How I did this nail:
1. Apply base coat.
2. Apply thin one or two coats of black polish all over the nail
3. With the makeup sponge, dab the teal color (Deeper Dive) in partial areas.
4. After that, dab some gray color around the teal parts to lighten up and imitate the galaxy.
5. Dab some lavender or a sheer hot pink around some edges.
6. Go back with the teal color, if it does not show up enough.
7. With a toothpick, dot some visible stars on the nail. (I did about 3 to 4 stars because I have a big nail bed. If your nail bed is small, I would go for 2 or 3.)
8. Apply  thin coat of fine glitter polish all over to imitate millions of stars.
9. Apply your top coat if you want your design and hard work to shine and last long! I usually apply two coats of the top coat if I want it to go about a week without chipping.

For those who learn better with visuals(like me), I'm going to link you a YouTube tutorial on this that I found the most helpful out of all the other thousands of galaxy nail tutorials. Hope you find this helpful!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJjBRvf1rR8

I have created a photography blog to keep track of my progress, so please check it out and follow! It would mean a lot to me. Thanks!

Until next post...
xx

Macarons and Ombre Nails

Aren't these macarons so lovely? It's a bit expensive, but I like how they taste and look! So dainty.

Inspired by the pastel colors of macarons, I did ombre nail. 

Here's step by step on how I achieved that look:

1. Apply base coat.

2. Apply white polish. Try not to have it too thick or too thin.

3. Prepare a clean makeup sponge, and cut the sponge according to your nail size. Apply the desired nail polish onto the sponge.

4. Dab the sponge to the nail. If the color is not saturated enough, apply more and more until desired.

5. Apply fast drying topcoat. I recommend the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry.

6 . Get a Q-Tip soaked in polish remover to remove polish that has gotten on the skin. Another method I use is in the hot shower, genty peel or scrape off the excess dried polish from your skin.

7. Ombre nail: complete!

I used Revlon 'Minted' and Essie's "French Affair" as my gradiation colors.

Until next post...

xx

Fly Away

What I used:

-Base: Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base&Top Coat

-Orange polish: Wet n Wild Megalast in 212C Heatwave

-Sally Hansen Salon Effcts Real Nail Polish Strips in 330 Fly With Me

-Top Coat: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

Resulted from boredom, I wanted to give my nails a makeover with some butterflies and bright colors! It was my first time trying out these nail strips by Sally Hansen. I gotta say, it was pretty hard for me to put them on, but the concept is great! No drying time and no air bubbles. But it is REALLY hard to take them off, trust me. I also really like Wet n Wild's Megalast nail polish line. It's the best nail polish for its price (about $3 I believe). I have it in two other colors. The top coat is amazing as well! It really does dry fast, which is a big pro for an impatient gal like me.

Until next post... xx

Spring Nail Picks

 Painted my room yesterday! The color is called 'Pastel Jade' I'm in love with this color!

Inspired by this, I'll be naming several of my Spring favorite nail polishes.

(From left to right)

Wet N Wild | 'On a Trip' | 'I Need a Refresh-Mint' | 'Heatwave'

This nail polish line surprised me. I love the cream-finish, long-lasting formula and the fat brush.

 (From left to right)

Revlon | 'Minted'

Orly | 'Rage'

Sally Hansen | 'Yellow Kitty'

 (From left to right)

Sally Hansen | 'Fly With Me' | 'Insta-Dry Fast Drying Top Coat'

I'm going to try out the nail strips as soon as spring weather arrives!

 I'm wearing the beautiful rosegold 'Rage' by Orly. It is hard to remove but it's worth it. It's badly chipped right now, I know.

In my favorite pink thrifted bowtie shirt ♥