Halloween nails - part 1

Halloween is just around the corner and what's better to match celebrate this day with ghostly nails? 

I really like how the ombré turned out. I used black, dark blue and a baby blue polish. Then i topped it with China Glaze Fairy Dust. The orange on the middle finger is Papaya Punch by China Glaze. The owl and pumpkin are hand drawn using acrylic paints.

Sweet pink nails with leopard prints

A very simple and sweet manicure. The baby pink polish is by Kiko (doesn't have a name) and the silver is Celeb City by Sally Hansen. I topped it off with China Glaze's Fairy Dust.

Seafoam Green Ombre Nails

I finally did the seafoam green ombre nails that was requested by a follower on instagram ages ago! And I'm in love with it! Makes me wanna go for a beach holiday somehow! 

Anyway, I painted my nails a coat of white before using make up sponge to do the ombre. This way the colours will be more vibrant! I used silver turquoise green & a dark green for this look. Then I topped of with China Glaze Fairy Dust, always work well with ombre nails!

Black & Pink stripes

A simple and cute nail art design - black & pink stripes! I think this combo has a vintage feel to it! The pink is China Glaze's Something Sweet and I hand painted the black stripes! Then I used Sally Hansen's Celeb City on the curves. The base glittery polish is by Nature Republic.

China Glaze Peachy Keen & Houndstooth nails

China Glaze's Peachy Keen is one of my favourite orangey coral creme polish. I use it so often that I think I might need another new one! It's one of those colours that mak eyou happy. =D

I've always been a fan of houndstooth pattern and finally I get to do one! I'm pretty pleased with it! 

Vertical chevron nails

It's chevron nails again! This time I did vertical chevrons instead of horizontal ones which I think is pretty cool too! I cut little chevron stripes using a patterned art scissor and sticker labels. Labels work better than scotch tape cuz its easier to cut.

I used China Glaze "For Audrey", Essence "L.O.L" and OPI "Designer... De Better" for this mani.

Neon & Glitter

I think it's super cool to pair glitter polish with neons! Here I used Sally Hansen 'Celeb City' with China Glaze 'Flip Flop Fantasy'. I hand painted the black stripes at the french tip and used black striping tape for the chevrons. Striping tapes make everything look neater and polished, and it doesn't require steady hands!

Watercolour nails

I can say this is by far my favourite mani! Its simple, cool and sophisticated! It looks difficult to do but its really simple! First, I paint my nails with Sally Hansen 'Celeb City' (glittery silver) then i start to dab blue, purple and white randomly on the nails. Top it off with sparkly glitter like China Glaze 'Fairy Dust' and top it off with a fast drying top coat (I used Poshe). You can add rhinestones to glam them up! That's it!

I used Sinful Colors 'Skinny Dipping', 'Pragmatic' and a normal white polish.

Ombre Net Nails

In love with this mani! I used Essie 'Fiji' and Essence 'Absolutely Blue' for the ombre/gradient and top it off with China Glaze 'Fairy Dust'. Use striping tape to make the net pattern before you sponge the colours on and remove them when you're done! Super easy!

I added small pearls to make them look even daintier!

Roses & Blings!

As you can see, I'm a little obsessed with China Glaze "Papaya Punch" recently (I used it too in my previous mani too!). It's such a gorgeous orange and so perfect for summer! The roses are hand painted with acrylic paints. Adding rhinestones is another way to jazz up your mani and make them look more sophisticated.

Chevron Nails

Simple and easy chevrons nails. I used China Glaze "Passion For Petal" and "Papaya Punch" for the chevrons, and OPI "Designer...de Better" on my index and pinky finger. 

Playing with nail studs

Loving this mani! Studs look so cool on the nails and add some character on them. I used Catrice "Mint Me Up" on my index and pinky and China Glaze "Concrete Catwalk" on my middle & ring fingers. 

"Mint Me Up" is such a gorgeous minty green color (thanks to Stefanie!) with tiny gold shimmers and "Concrete Catwalk is a dark grey creme. The square & round studs are both 3mm and I added tiny gold beads to make them look like a chain/necklace.

Dots & Holo

A very simple mani playing with my dotting tool. I used Color Club "Cosmic Fate" and China Glaze "Below Deck". Love how the holo dots contrast with "Below Deck" !

Purple Candy!

This cute candy mani was inspired by the talented kpandaanails on Instagram. I used Purple Reign by Catrice which is a dark purple with shimmers in it and the light pastel purple is Sweet Darling by P2. These two polishes were also sent to me by Lisa from Germany! I had so much fun playing with those new polishes. 

I start by painting my middle and ring fingers white then I did the swirls with my tiny brush and top it off with China Glaze Fairy Dust. Love how the Fairy Dust made them looked even more like candy sprinkles!

On a side note, I broke the cap of the Catrice nail polish! I was just merely making sure it was close tightly but it just broke when I used a little bit more force. Has this happened to anyone of you? :(

Ombre Rose

I'm really into ombre nails recently! They are fun and easy to do and they look pretty too! But yeah, I hate the clean up process. The nail polish remover always dry up my cuticles so be sure to put a lot of cuticle oil/cream afterwards!

Anyways, I did a baby blue & baby pink ombre background using The Faceshop "BL601" and China Glaze "Something Sweet". The roses are hand painted with acrylic paint and I added tiny silver beads on the middle & ring finger to make a heart shape. Initially I wanted to use small crystals but I ran out of them  hence the silver beads.

Purple Ombre Tribal

My first attempt on tribal nails! I had fun painting them but I have to admit it's tough! My brush wasn't the best but I try my best to make it work. The design was inspired by @coewless on IG. 

I used 3 shades of purple: Light (Eleanor "ENP078"), Medium (Sinful Colors "Pragmatic") and a dark purple with glitters (China Glaze "C-C-Courage"). I used acrylic paint for the tribal design and top it off with China Glaze Matte Magic top coat.

Polka Dots Nail

 Ditch the classic one colour polka dots and go with colourful dots! It makes the nails look more fun and vibrant! I used Etude House #OR202 from the ice cream collection as my base colour. Use your favorite colours for the polka dots! I used mostly pastel colours - blue, pink, purple & green.

Neon Leopard Nails

Neon leopard nails for #nailartmay. I used Essie Fiji, China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy and OPI Over The Taupe.

Cartoon Nails

How cute are these cartoon nails? Too cute I had to do them on my nails! It's super easy to do too. I used Eleanor ENP079 as the base colour. It is much brighter in real life. I had two coats on and use a black polish to trace around the nails and add white curve stripe and a dot to show that its super shiny (in a cartoon way). Then top it off with a matte top coat! I used China Glaze Matte Magic.

You can get Eleanor nail polishes at SaSa stores.

Galaxy Nails

My first attempt on Galaxy Nails! This manicure has been a hot shot and I've seen many people doing it! Its actually really easy to do! There are many different versions of galaxy nails but this is my version. =D

First, paint your nails black. Then use a sponge to dap some white, purple, pink and dark blue on to it! Add some small white dots and top it off with a fine glitter polish and top coat!

Sorry this photo is a bit blurry but I thought it showed the Fairy Dust better here.

I used The Faceshop PP409, PP402, BL604 and white for the dabbing colours and top it off with China Glaze Fairy Dust.