31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Day 1: Red Nails

Hello, all! I am so incredibly sorry that I have been MIA lately! I'm going through some big changes in my personal life and it's taking a lot of my energy. I'm starting a new job on Monday and I'm nervous/excited/scared to begin this new chapter in my life. I'm hoping that starting next week things will be back to normal and I'll be posting with some regularity!

I'm really excited to share that Meghan from Will Paint Nails for Food and I are going to be completing the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge together! I am sure most of you know about Meghan and her awesome swatches, but I always love when she does nail art because holy crapola, she's excellent at it. We're both hoping that completing this challenge together will help us grow even more as nail artists and push us outside of our comfort zone. Always great to have a partner in crime to egg you on ;) 

At the moment, we are planning on posting every Tuesday and Friday instead of completing this in 31 days. As you can see, I have already failed to post on time, but I promise this is the last time that happens! (famous last words, right?)

The first day of the challenge is "Red Nails." While browsing reddit, I came across this guitar beautifully drawn on with a sharpie and knew immediately that I wanted to do something like it. Whether the style on the guitar intended it or not, it reminds me of henna tattoos. Henna also happens to come in red on occasion so I knew this was the style I was going to go for. 

Pool Party at the Lulu*s Blog

Happy Monday, loves! Today I have another tutorial for the Lulu*s blog! This week their theme was "pool party" and we went a bit literal with it to make it look like a pool! This was actually my first attempt at water marbling and I know I have A LOT of room for improvement, but it was awesome to see that I could actually do it if I put my mind to it! I am in no way an expert, but I put together the tutorial based on my experience with creating this look. Be sure to check it out on their blog :) 

 I actually did this twice and wasn't sure which one I liked more...they are both incredibly similar so you  maybe you wouldn't have noticed if I didn't say anything ;) 

Happy Polishing! :)

Polish me to go magical tribal print

If you know your indie polishes, you may have heard of the glow in the dark queen, Polish Me To Go. Unfortunately, everyone knows how awesome her polishes are so there is never enough stock to go around. 

Well, a few weeks back I happened to see a post on Instagram about how there would be a PMTG restock in less than an hour...and I knew it was fate! I HAD to have some of the amazing polishes. So, I stalked the website for a good hour refreshing the page until I finally saw the magical "add to cart" button pop up. So what if I ended up buying the entire Pastel Collection. I'm pretty positive it's the best decision I've ever made. 

Cue me giddily getting home and seeing the box and knowing that there was absolutely no way I couldn't not use every single polish in a mani. I am OBSESSED with these polishes! I don't even know how to handle it. They are all so amazing. 

I ended up creating a tribal look because it's an easier way to incorporate a few different colors. I seriously love how they turned out! 

Belle of the ball

So I'm actually in Yosemite right now, but I figure I should be a good blogger and schedule some posts for while I'm gone! Sometimes when I'm not feeling up to doing nail art, having a nice and well made indie polish with loads of lovely glitter in it is a great thing to fall back on. 

Belle made my The Hungry Asian is definitely one of those polishes that you can go to with ease. I really love how feminine and simple this polish is. 

 Belle has small pink hex glitter with some copper hex glitter mixed into a sheer milky base. This was about 3 coats to opacity and I'm sure if you layered this over a white first the coats would be reduced. Overall, this is yet another great polish from THA. Great application, little to no fishing for glitter, and an all around great polish. 

4th of July!! :D

Happy July 1st, everyone! Here in the States, that means that the 4th of July is just around the corner! I get to spend the 4th in what I think is one of the most beautiful places on earth, Yosemite National Park! To celebrate, I put together another tutorial for Lulu*s and I really love how they came out. They're simple but still fun. I also couldn't decide how to do my middle finger so I gave you lots of options/ideas ;) Be sure to check out the tutorial to learn how to create this look yourself! 

Happy Polishing! :)