Hi!

So I've kinda stopped doing Mani Thursdays, my schedule is just too erratic to have nails to post every Thursday *sigh* But oh well, as long as I keep producing nail art I'll be happy!

Speaking of which, I was NOT happy at our soccer tournament this weekend. We played four 90-minute games over the weekend, lost all of them, and in the last game I strained my hamstring (ALWAYS remember to warm up before you start sprinting around!!). But, to look on the bright side, I had to sit around and ice it for a while, which gave me an excuse to do my nails! On to the nail polish!

Today I did a floral nail skittlette design:

And since I thought the flowers were pretty cool, here's a closeup of my thumb:

Not much to say about this... it was very fun to do and I'm pleased with the result! (I wish I had done something else for the pinky though, it looks a little weird)

Polishes Used:

Deborah Lippmann Glitter and Be Gay (glitter)

Jin Soon French Lilac (dark pink)

Sally Hansen White On (white)

Sephora by O.P.I. Neutral Beauty (tan)

Sephora by O.P.I. It's Totally Karma (green)

Sephora by O.P.I. Read My Palm (darker green on the thumb)

Wet n Wild Black Creme (black)

Wet n Wild Tickled Pink (pale pink)

Inspiration/Other Versions/Tutorials:

Nail Art 101 has a nice tutorial on how to do flowers;

I was inspired by this post on Nail Call. 

Thanks for reading!

The Nail Snail :) 

P.S. I think I'm finally getting my photos to look a little more professional... I'm getting better at posing my hand, at least :D

Mani Thursdays 2: Watercolor Nails

Hi!

Well, it's Thursday again! I had been wanting to try watercolor nails for a while, because it seemed so simple and fun to do. At first, I tried it with plastic wrap (as Polish and Pearls did) but it didn't turn out so great. So I switched to using acetone to water down the polish, as rebecca likes nails did, and then kind of swirled it around with a small paintbrush. Many of the watercolor manis I looked at used really bright colors, which I thought looked a little... bleh, so I decided to use pastel blues and greens.

This worked much better! I probably watered it down more than rebecca likes nails, but it turned out just fine. On the ring finger, I did a more organized striped pattern. I'm not sure which I like better, the stripes or the random blobby things. What do you think?

Also, I realized that I had used all the polishes in this mani in the argyle nails... And I still have so many polishes I need to try! *sigh* But I really love the Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet, so I guess that's my excuse?

Polishes Used:

Sally Hansen White On (white base)

Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet (light green)

Sephora by O.P.I. Read My Palm (darker green)

Jin Soon Blue Iris (blue)

Tutorials:

rebecca likes nails (pictures) 

Nail Art 101 (has a video as well as pictures)