Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hello Everyone!

Today I have quick nail art post for St. Patrick's Day! These are simple designed I created and I will list the details below! Let me know what you think in the comments! :)

This first nail design was created using Ali by Julep from the Pop of Color collection. I then went over Ali with Snow-Flakes by Color Club. Using stripers from a nail supply store, I created a tartan look with black, white, gray, yellow and gold glitter. On the ring finger, I used a golden four leaf clover nail decal, which was received from my Julep Maven Pop of Color box! I thought that Ali would make for an interesting St. Patrick's Day Mani as it is a very soft and light mint color.

St. Patrick's Day Nails

This second look was my first try ever at sponging ombre nails! They were much easier than I thought to do and will definitely try more sponging in the future. First I painted my nails white using Correction Tape by Spoiled. I went around my cuticles with No More Mess Liquid Nail Tape by Polished Colors (this made it so that I could easily peel off any excess color that got onto my fingers while sponging). Then, I painted Roc Solid by Julep, Lime Sundae by Lilypad Lacquer, and Innocent by Sinful Colors onto the sponge. I gently sponged the colors onto my white base and then did a second layer when the first was dry. To finish this look, I put two layers of As Gold as it Gets by Essie and two layers of Out the Door top coat. The gold three leaf clover is also from the same Julep decal sheet as before.

St. Patrick's Day Nails

I love these manis and I am currently wearing them on both of my hands haha! I have been into wearing a different manicure on each hand lately. Don't forget to let me know what you think!

Until next time,
Xo

Valentine's Day Nails - Black and Gold

Hello Everyone!

In spirit of today's holiday, I created a Valentine's Day look! I am going out tonight, so I wanted to create something that would translate into night time. I hope you like!

Valentine's Day Nails

I created this look by putting two layers of OPI's Nail Envy. Then I painted my pinky and middle fingers black with two coats of Visually Slimming by Spoiled. I added Twilight Twinkles by Sinful Colors on my pinky. Then I used a heart shape nail decal from Wrap Artist nails on my middle finger. To create the glitter fade, I used a gold glitter liner by Le Chat. As for the cut out nails, I used nail vinyls and nail tape and painted over them in black.

Let me know what you think and Happy Valentine's day to you all!

Until next time,

xo

Model City Polish Haul!

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Today I am swatching three polishes from an indie brand I recently found called Model City Polish. What is unique about this brand is that not only is it a store filled with beautiful hand made polishes, but they are also a nail blog!

Anywho, for these swatches, I used 2-3 coats to reach opacity and a clear top coat. Let the swatches begin! :)

First up is Here Lies... I have a weakness for gray nail polish and this one is just perfect! It's a nice cool gray with dark gray, light gray and white flakies. It also has black micro glitters. It didn't dawn on me until I had the swatch on my nails that this polish is meant to look like cement! I think that this polish may have come from a Halloween collection. I wanted to swatch this a long time ago but as soon as I finished painting, I started adding nail gems! Something that I noticed about this polish is that it is very sheer. I had to do 3 coats for it to become opaque.

Model City Polish - Here Lies...

Model City Polish - Here Lies...

Model City Polish - Here Lies... + Nail Art!!!

Next is Fairy Fight. This polish is a nice pastel purple with micro purple, blue and pink flakies. This polish is very springy and cute. I think that the flakies add more personality to the polish! Opaque in two coats.

Model City Polish - Fairy Fight

Model City Polish - Fairy Fight

Finally, we have Roll Tide which is a light gray crelly. I saw this polish and had to have it! I think this gray is very similar to Here Lies... but instead of the flakies, this polish has white hexes, red bar glitters and black micro glitters. Upon some research, I found that this polish is a homage to the Alabama Crimson Tide. I think Model City Polish did a great job of creating this tribute!

Model City Polish - Roll Tide

Model City Polish - Roll Tide

I really liked all of these polishes. They were easy to apply and opaque in 2-3 coats.

Model City Polish is available on the online shop and is not available in stores.

Until next time,
xo

NAIL MAIL! 3D Decoden Nail Charms

Hello Everyone!

I got some awesome nail mail the other day! A seller on eBay had a lot of 3D resin

 decoden style nail art charms for $6! This is not going to be a word heavy post because these charms all speak for themselves. :)

Gold and Silver Foil Nail Art

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Since I put myself on a nail polish buying freeze, I started investing money into nail art supplies! I've noticed there has been a trend in flakie polishes - specifically gold and silver flakes. There are several polishes like the OPI Gwen Stefani 14k Gold on the market right now. I have even seen some that say they have platinum and silver flakes! Although tempted to purchase these polishes, the prices scare me away. So, I went on eBay to see if I could find some flakes for my own gold and silver nail art!

 

It was really fun and interesting working with the flakes. The first thing that I noticed was that they are very soft and rip easily. That being said, any sudden movements or gusts of winds will send these metallic flakes flying! My bedroom floor is currently covered in gold and silver because I plopped down too hard on my bed after ripping the flakes, so be careful. I love these flakes and what is neat about them is that it comes in a single sheet. I think that in the future I will use larger pieces across my whole nail for the metallic mirror look. 

 

I was able to find these flakes on eBay for about 4$ total from a Hawaiian seller. 

Until next time, 

xo

First Post!

Hello All!

My name is Jolie and this is my blog on all things nails! I will mostly post swatches and nail art. Please stay tuned as I have just received a Julep shipment today!

-Jolie