Rose are Red, Violets are Blue

Hello Lovelies! Today's nails are inspired by the poem 'Roses are red, violets are blue.' Of course, I always thought violets are violet, so that's the color I used for my violets. I created these for this week's WNAC, floral prompt…

Materials I used:

Base coat - I.A.M…Custom Color Cosmetics 'Cement Sticky Basecoat'

White polish - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear 'White On'

Rose image - Pueen image plate Nature Lover 01

Violet image - Uber Chic Beauty image plate 5-02

Black stamping polish from bornprettystore.com

Red polish - IAMCCC 'Ixchel'

Dark purple polish - IAMCCC 'Enabler'

Medium purple polish - IAMCCC 'Secret Society of Poobahs'

Green polish - Revlon 'Emerald'

Fab Ur Nails squishy stamper and scraper

Small detail brush

Topcoat - IAMCCC 'Diamond Pro'

I started with a white base color over my protective base coat. 

I created a stamped decal for the rose and violets. It's fairly simple to create. Pick up the image, use a small detail brush fill in the image with desired colors. Apply a quick drying topcoat over the image. Peak the image from the stamper when it's dry. Apply a layer of topcoat to your nail and then gently place and press the decal onto the nail. Trim the excess decal with either scissors or nail clippers. 

Use gentle acetone and a brush to carefully remove any remaining extra decal, the acetone will also help mend any lose decal to the polish underneath. Finish up with a layer of your favorite topcoat. 

I repeated this process to create the violet. The initial image included two flowers but I was only able to use one flower. 

With this nail art design I have completed another month of WNAC. I'm hoping to be able to do next months challenge but I'm getting close to my delivery date and the arrival of our little guy. I appreciate all of you sticking with me through my sporadic posting. I'll keep posting for as long as I can, before I take a break. Thank you for stopping by, see you next time. 

Your Fellow Plebe,

Love Letters

Hello Lovelies!  Today, I have nails for this week's WNAC Love/Hate Letters prompt.  I choose love letters for a couple of reasons; I've always wanted to create this design, and it gave me an opportunity to recreate one of @letsgetpolished nail art designs for her Instagram giveaway.  Not to mention it gave me the perfect opportunity to use one of my new gorgeous polishes from I.AM...Custom Color Cosmetics 'Love Mythos Collection.'

Materials I used:
Base coat - IAMCCC 'Cement Sticky Base coat'
Blue polish - IAMCCC 'Bastet'
White polish - Sinful Colors 'Snow Me White'
Pink polish - Savina 'Dazzle'
Dotting tool
Small detail brush (also from IAMCCC)
ArtClub Duo nail art stripper/pen 'Black'
Topcoat - IAMCCC 'Diamond Pro'

I started out with two coats of 'Bastet' on all my fingers, except my mid-finger which will be my love letter, after applying my protective base coat.  This blue is perfect for this nail art design because this blue represents the Egyptian goddess of love and fertility.  Besides, its blue which is my favorite color, and this blue is so pretty (see the macro picture at the end of this post to see all the lovely flakies and holo shimmer in this polish).

On my mid-finger I created my love letter envelope, over a white base.  Using the stripper brush of an ArtClub Duo, I drew a triangular flap on one side of my nail.  Then I extended two lines (as if creating an overlapped triangle) slightly up from the point of the previously painted triangle.  My envelope ended up being a little off center, I recommend giving yourself a starting point by placing a small dot in the middle of your nail for reference.

After creating the envelope, I drew a small heart on the seal.  Using a small dotting tool and bright pink polish, I placed two small dots side-by-side.  Switching to a small detail brush, I created a v-shape for the bottom of the heart and filled it in.

I also painted a heart at the smile line of each finger.  To make the pink appear neon over the blue, I first created the heart in white, and then filled in the white heart with the pink polish.

As usual, I performed a small bit of cleanup with gentle acetone and a brush and applied a shiny topcoat.  Sadly, even though I gave the black several minutes to set and floated the topcoat, I still ended up with some slight dragging on my envelope.

Between the blue polish representing Bastet, the Valentine's letter aspect (my favorite thing to get on Valentine's Day), and the fact that it is nail art, this is probably the most loving manicure I've ever created.  I hope you enjoyed this nail art design.  Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.

Your Fellow Plebe,

     

Holo Matte Hearts

Hello Lovelies!  Happy Monday to you all!  Today, I have a super quick nail art design for you.  I recently won a lovely giveaway from I.AM...Custom Color Cosmetics and I couldn't wait to use some of my goodies, so I threw together this quick mani using some of my prizes (not all items used are from the giveaway)...

Materials I used:
Basecoat - Dream Polish 'Smooth Gem'
Pink Holo - Glisten & Glow 'Raspberry Margarita'
Quick drying topcoat - Glisten & Glow 'HK Girl'
Heart shaped nail vinyls from Nails Redesigned
Matte polish - Bad Bitch Polish 'Masker'

After applying my protective ridge filler base coat, I applied two coats of bright pink holo polish.  I topped this with a layer of quick drying topcoat, because I am using vinyls to create my design.

Once, my topcoat was dry, I applied a couple of heart outline vinyls to my ring finger.  I applied a layer of matte polish over top, and than immediately removed the vinyls.  When working with vinyls or tapes and a matte polish, it is important to work quickly to prevent pulling.  I recommend if you are doing multiple fingers to work one finger at a time.

I repeated this process on my pinky finger, as well.  Then I performed a bit of cleanup with gentle acetone and a brush.  I did not apply any topcoat to my pinky or ring finger because I didn't want to negate the matte affect.

I love this color combination, the dark teal green and the bright pink really pop.  I also like the contrasting finishes too.  This makes a great Valentine's Day mani or just a cute mani to wear any ol' time.  I hope you enjoyed this nail art design.  Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.

Your Fellow Plebe,

  

French Tips Made Easy with UberChic Mat

Hello Lovelies!  Since, I've owned my UberChic Mat I have been trying to find different ways to use it.  I absolutely love it to make decals, which really help create consistent designs on both hands.  I personally have a hard time creating French Tip designs that even on all my nails.  So, I had this great idea to use my Uber Chic Mat to create French Tip decals.

Materials I used:
Basecoat - Dream Polish 'Smooth Gem'
Uber Chic Mat
Polishes - Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer 'Cherry Blossom,' & 'Wanna Fall in Love Tonight'
Dotting tools
Topcoat - Glisten & Glow 'HK Girl'

I began with two perfectly beautiful coats of 'Cherry Blossom,' one of my favorite BEGL, on all my nails.

Using the curved nail outlines on my Uber Chic Mat, I traced the outline of the tip with my secondary color 'Wanna Fall in Love Tonight'.  Using a medium dotting tool I placed two dots center of the curve using the same color, I then switched to a smaller dotting tool and placed dots on either side of the larger dots.  Using 'Cherry Blossom' I created a heart over the top of the center dots and placed smaller dots over each dot along the edge, creating a lace like edge.

Once dry, I removed the French Tip decals from the mat and applied them to my nails using a topcoat as an adhesive.  I performed a bit of clean up and applied a final layer of topcoat.

If you don't have an Uber Chic Mat or something similar (there are so many different variations in the market now), you can do the same thing by printing a nail outline (click link for google search) and use a plastic baggy or cellophane over top to create your decals.

I hope you enjoyed this nail art design and found the tutorial useful.  Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.

Your Fellow Plebe,