Funneled Glitter

Here are some fun glittery stiletto nails. The blue gradient is China Glaze One Track Mind, China Glaze Man Hunt, China Glaze Born To Rule, and Xtreme Wear Blinding Blue. I added a glitter gradient of China Glaze Bring On The Bubbly and outlined it with OPI Your Royal Shine-ness.

Scroll Hearts

Here's a bit more of an understated Valentine's design. The base is Milani Red Label and I added a glitter gradient with China Glaze Ring In The Red, Color Club Art of Seduction and Sinful Colors Decadent.

New Year 2018

Hello everyone, happy New Year! This is the first year ever that I did something other than just painting the new year across each of my fingers. The base is Zoya Storm, and I also used China Glaze Champagne Bubbles, Essie No Place Like Chrome, and Xtreme Wear Celeb City; the holo glitters are China Glaze Disco Ball Drop.

Glitter Placed Snowflake

This manicure is a little disappointing for me. I thought a glitter placed snowflake would be right up my alley, but it ended up being a little too tedious and in the end, it's nearly impossible to see the full effect of the snowflakes. I the base is a random gradient of Xtreme Wear Royal Hue, China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le, China Glaze Boho Blues, China Glaze New Birth, and Color Club Holy Chic!; for the glitters I picked from Color Club Orna-Minted.

Full Moon

Some full moon nails, complete with howling wolf. I actually wanted these to be more Halloween-y than they ended up turning out. I used China Glaze One Track Mind, China Glaze Born To Rule, LA Splash Blowfish Blue, Xtreme Wear Dabbler, Xtreme Wear Pink-Grape Fruit, and Zoya Aspen.

Glittering Webs

Here are some cute and quick webs that I did pretty last minute because I needed to paint my nails but could not think of what to do. I ended up loving these way more than I expected and the holo, which is a bit difficult to capture in these photos, is awesome. The base is China Glaze I Just Canterlot and I added the glitter gradient using China Glaze  Dawn of a New Reign.

Geometric Stars Pattern

 I don't know why I always think it's a good idea to paint elaborate patterns that I find on google, but that's what happened with these nails. When I painted these I basically split them up into three parts. First I did a regular hexagonal pattern, and then I added a second set of hexagons off of those to create the cube illusion look. I later filled in each of the diamonds with some thinner lines, and that's it! It actually didn't end up taking me all that long to complete. The base is Color Club Disco Dress. On top of that I added a glitter gradient using Color Club Tru Passion and Color Club Sexy Siren, and to top all of that off, I added a coat of Xtreme Wear Pink Grapefruit.

Double Scales

For this mani I wanted to do something a little bit more elaborate than plain scales. I was initially going to add more design to these, but I realized that my idea would work better in the future on larger scales instead, so I just left these as is. The base is Sinful Colors Cinderella and I topped it with an iridescent shattered glitter, China Glaze Luxe and Lush. The glitter added a cool effect, however it also makes the design look bumpy, despite actually feeling completely smooth.

Glittering Bolt

This mani is a bit of an odd one. I really wanted to do some tiny glitter placement and I came up with this design; I'm not really sure if I'm fond of how it turned out though. The base is Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky. For the bolt I used a bunch of silver glitters including China Glaze Some Like It Haute, Xtreme Wear Twinkle Twinkle,  and OPI When Monkeys Fly. The pink glitter that I used to outline the bolt is from China Glaze Be Merry Be Bright.

Fun Fourth of July

These are the nails that I am sporting for the Fourth of July! This is one of the first times I've really painted fireworks, so I was nervous about how they would look, but I'm really happy with them! I added a bunch of glitter to and around them, which I think helps with the look a bit as well. For the middle nails I started off with a half moon and filled them in with blue stars. Then, I individually placed each line of glitter to separate the stars from the stripes, which I later added with the help of striping tape. I really love these nails and they're definitely my favorite Independence Day nails that I've ever done. The blue is Zoya Dream and the red is Zoya Blaze. The glitters were pulled from Color Club Wish Upon A Rock Star.

Spacey Chevrons

 Similar to my last chevron mani, this was also inspired by a phone wallpaper I found. This was also done using the same technique of making and applying chevron decals. Because I made the black chevron decals with glitter, they were a little too thick and and made the manicure pretty bumpy. With all the different layers of polish and glitter, these nails were quite thick overall and I just couldn't stand to wear them for very long, although they do look pretty.

Goth Armor

I wanted to do something a little bit different for me with this one; this isn't really an armor design but it was kind of inspired by one. It can be difficult to get the full effect of the design in pictures because of the reflection of the glitters. The base is Zoya Anais, the diamond is Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky and the details are Essie No Place Like Chrome. The glitters that I used are from Orly Atomic Splash and Color Club Orna-Minted.

Arctic Fractals

This was kind of a random design that I put together and I ended up absolutely loving the end result. The base is Essie Hide & Go Chic  and for the glitter I primarily used Color Club Sexy Siren and added a little bit of Color Club Sex Symbol.

Gradiented Chevrons Skittlette

This mani was inspired by a phone wallpaper I came across a while ago. To do this, I first did the gradient and then I made some chevron decals with vinyls and a silicone mat and applied them individually. My pointer is Essie Mint Candy Apple and my pinky is China Glaze Giver's Theme. On top of the gradient I used Xtreme Wear Disco Ball and Orly Shine On Crazy Diamond. 

Sparkling Mermaid Scales

I recently felt like painting some scales and I really wanted to go full on mermaid with these. I pretty much used any teals, greens, or aquas that I could find and then sponged them on randomly. In order to increase the mermaid effect, I added some shine with iridescent, holo, and flakie polishes; they are Xtreme Wear Disco Ball, Orly Shine On Crazy Diamond, and Zoya Opal. I never would have put all these different types of toppers together before but I absolutely love the outcome; it shines beautifully in every type of lighting. I freehand painted the scales with black acrylic paint. I kept these on for longer than I normally would because I couldn't stop staring at them.