Blue Nail Art

Hi Lovelies!

I was inspired to do a blue mani due to all the recent Spring rain we've been having here in Texas! Also, it happens to be Autism awareness month, so I've been seeing a lot of blue nails for Autism out there and thought I'd do one too!

Colors used were: Zoya Jo (medium blue), China Glaze Midnight Mission (dark blue), Essie Borrowed and Blue (light blue), and OPI Last Friday Night (glitter).

I really wanted to do a mix of designs here, so I thought ombre, striping, fishtail, and a glitter gradient would be fun! I have to say this is one of my favorite manis to date.

Let me know if anyone is interested in a post on a tutorial for any of the above techniques. I know there are probably a million out there already, but I'd be happy to post how I do it.

Essie Borrowed & Blue

Just a quick polish swatch for you today.

Here is Borrowed & Blue from Essie's Spring 2011 collection.

This polish is a pale baby blue.

I absolutely love this polish. It's my favorite pale blue polish hands down. Application was great and this is two coats. I definitely recommend this to everyone who loves pale blue polishes.

Essie Sew Psyched

Since tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd post a lovely green polish today. Here is Sew Psyched by Essie. This polish is a nice dusty green with a slight pearl shimmer. This is perfect if you don't want anything too flashy for tomorrow!

Application was great! This is 2 coats, but looked opaque with just one coat. I love the slight shimmer! It makes it a very unique green and slightly more feminine.

Here is Sew Psyched with a little Konad! Thought it needed a little something extra. The image is from Bundle Monster plate BM04 and I stamped with a Sally Hansen Color Quick Pen in Turquoise Chrome.

Essie French Affair + Crackle Glaze

It finally feels like spring has sprung which means soft pretty nails! Today's mani is Essie French Affair from their recent spring collection. This polish is a soft pink creme with a hint of lavender to it. Very pretty for the season!

Application was great! I got full coverage after 2 coats. You all know I'm a sucker for pink cremes and this one is a new favorite! It's just so pretty and delicate! I love it!

I wanted to add some crackle to it, so I used one coat of China Glaze Broken Hearted. I really love this combo, very girly! When using crackle polishes I really like a strong contrast between the colors and I feel this has that. Pale pink and hot pink just works!

Essie Merino Cool

Today I have for you Merino Cool by Essie. This polish is a fabulous mushroom gray creme.

Application was great and I'm loving the color. It reminds me of clay or the color of a mud mask facial. It's lovely on it's own, but I wanted to add some Konad.

I stamped the image using Bundle Monster plate BM19. I used Color Club Pretty In Platinum as my stamping polish. I love this design! Reminds me of a tribal print or something.

Essie Chinchilly

Essie Chinchilly is a great mushroomy gray. It dries a little darker on the nail as you can see.

You know I gotta add some Konad! I stamped the zebra design using image plat m57. I used a shimmery black by Misa called Dying Love as my stamping polish. Finished with a coat of Seche Vite! I definitely recommend this color to anyone who loves the mushroom colored hues!

Essie Playa Del Platinum

Time for a simple polish swatch! Essie Playa Del Platinum is a gorgeous greige (gray beige).

Now I've only seen pictures of Deborah Lippmann's Waking Up In Vegas, but I think Playa Del Platinum would be a very close dupe. It's one of the reasons I decided to purchase it! I'm really glad I did because it's a very chic shade.

Essie Lapis of Luxury

I recently started getting interested in Fimo nail art. I love how 3D it is! I purchased a pack of 100 Fimo canes from Bundle Monster and had to do a nail of the day with them. Here it is!

I used Essie Lapis of Luxury as my base. This is a great cornflower blue. I do not have anything like this in my collection! I then chose a cute matching heart. This was my first attempt and I put too much topcoat on top of my Fimo slices, so there are some bubbles. However, I now know what to do next time!

Essie Exotic Liras + Glitter

I love glitter. Plain and simple. I love it! Sometimes instead of doing nail art I love to just layer a fun glitter over a polish. This is one of those cases!

I used Essie Exotic Liras as my base. It's a bright red raspberry creme. I then layered Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear polish in Strobe Light on top. It's a pink and silver glitter. An easy and flashy Nail of the Day!

Essie Van D'Go

I love any easy nail design! This one is very easy and pretty.

Inside

Outside.

This was done using Essie polish in Van D'Go. It looks light pink in the bottle but actually dries to a peach. I then applied these little nail decals I found at my local drugstore. I thought they'd look really cute if done like a moon manicure.

After wearing this mani for a day, I decided to glitz it up. I added Sally Hansen Diamond Strength nail color in Diamonds. It's a clear base with lots of tiny silver shimmer. Great for turning any creme polish into a shimmer!

Essie Cute As A Button Flowery Nails

I love cute flowery nails so I thought this would be a great nail of the day.

The polish is Cute as a Button (perfect for cute nails!) by Essie. I used Konad plate m61 with Konad special polish in mint green. Really easy since the design is an all over nail design.