Summer Flowers

Hey, it's been a long time since we've last posted any design. I had originally created this design for the summer since it's perfect whether its for going to the park with friends or for no special reason at all, but it works well in the fall as well.

To create this design, I first applied a coat of NK's Calcium Gel Base Coat to protect my nails. Next, I applied two coats of Del Sol's Superhero. I like the Del Sol colors because under the sun they will change color. Yes, these polishes are more expensive, but I like to think of it as getting two colors for the price of what I'm paying. In this case, the polish changed from a metallic blue to a purple after coming into contact with the sun. You don't have to use these polishes because any color will work. :) I just tried Del Sol because I like to think of it as having one manicure inside, and another one while outside. Next, I took Milani Holographic's Digital and created one stroke down the middle of my nail. For me, one coat of this color was enough, but if you want your nails to have more glitter, you can apply a second coat. On the stripe down the middle I added white flowers to complete my design. You can drawn your own flowers or if you're lazy like me, you can just add some stickers. The placement of the design is also up to you. Finally, I used NK's Express Top Coat to protect my design.

When recreating this design, you don't have to use the same colors I did. You can use whatever colors you want, and let your imagination take over. Have fun trying out this design everyone! =)

Prom Nails

Hi everyone! It has been awhile since our last post. Prom season is here once again so I have decided to do prom nails. I have used blue to match my dress but you can choose whatever color you want that will best fit your dress. This design is simple to do and can be worn for other special occasions as well or just on a normal daily basis. Hope you enjoy!

Now let's get to the design. First, I applied a coat of NK's Calcium Gel Base Coat to protect my nails. Next, I applied two coats of NK's Pearl. Then, I applied a coat Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear Blue It diagonally across my nails. The lines don't have to be perfectly drawn because it will get covered. Finally, I applied a thin silver line along the diagonal which not only covered the line, but also made the design more unique. Of course, always remember to put a layer of top coat to protect your design. Here I used NK's Blue Diamond Topcoat.

Have fun recreating the design!

Accent Nail

I LOVE accents nails. I think that they are the perfect way to try bold colors or something extremely glittery without having to go over the top. Here I used Essie's Starter Wife and for the accent nail I used Milani's HD (3D Holographic in Silver). One of my favorite combos!




-JEL

Glitzy Purple

It's been a lengthy vacation that we have taken to get through the final year of high school; from applying to college to those dreadful final exams. But now that we are all in college and settled in we have more time to post. We'll begin with one of my favorite polish combinations: Wet n Wild's fast dry polish in Hannah Pinktana over Rimmel's Steel Grey (one of my all time favorite polishes). This greats a nice mauve perfect holo effect that I just love.

Until next time,

JEL

Xin Nian Kuai Le! (^^

right hand

left hand

新年快乐! (^^ Happy Chinese New Year!! Another year has passed and it is now the year of the Rabbit. Even though this design was something that I had created for Chinese New Year, it can be used for any occasion. For this design, I first applied one coat of NK's Calcium Gel as a base coat. Then I applied two coats of Wet n Wild Wild Shines Red Red. I chose red for the main color because in China, red symbolizes happiness and good luck. On Chinese New Year, children also received red envelopes which contain money as a sign of luck and prosperity in the coming year. Next, I added four rhinestones to each of my ring fingers before the polish had dried completely. I had applied the rhinestones in a curve shape from my cuticle to about half way mark on the side of my nail. When the left and right hand are placed next to each other, the rhinestones on the ring finger form a semi circle. Finally, I applied one coat of NK's Blue Diamond top coat.

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Sephora's Only Gold For Me and Flurry Up

We have absolutely fallen in love with Sephora's Only Gold For Me and Flurry Up, which are top coats. Only Gold for Me has both big gold flecks as well as fine gold glitter, while Flurry Up is the silver version. We think that these are two great top coats that can be used to add something extra to any simple manicure. Here are some of the designs that we created using these top coats:

Here is Flurry Up used as tip colors over a red base color (above) and over a mauve grey color (Rimmel's Steel Grey) below.

This next one is my favorite, it is just Only for Gold over a pink french manicure color.I think that this is a great twist on the classic French.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In honor of October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I decided to do a pink themed nail design. After watching nail water marbling from Simple Little Pleasures I decided to try them on my own. This is my first try. so it is not that well done.

This is the left hand without flash
This is the left hand with flash
This is the right hand with flash (I did not have time to do all the nails so I did not paint the other fingers on my right hand)

The polishes I used for the marbling were Petites's Ice Berry. Wet n Wild's tickled Pink, and Sally Hansen's Can't Bare to Know. The other nails I painted Wet n Wild Ticked Pink

Bloody Flowers

It's been a long time since we've posted anything. This design is simple to do and yet it can work for many occassions. To get this look, start off with a base coat. I used NK Calcium Gel Base Coat. Next, I applied two coats of NK's Red Wine and finished off with NK's Express Top Coat. In this design, only one finger was used for the flower, but you can alter this to have more than one finger to have the flower or put multiple flowers. You can even alter the design and make it anything you want. Personally, I like the this red because it also gives the polish a kind of gel feel to it.

Until next time,

JEL

Fuzzy Pink & Purple Spots

Ok, so the spots aren't actually fuzzy, but I did get the colors right in the title. So, as I mentioned in my previous post, I purchased a bunch of nail polishes from the store Del Sol. This look features another one of their polishes. I did this look towards the end of my cruise so that when I went home, I would have a bit of my vacation still on me, reminding me of a less stressful time. I'm sure everyone would like to capture a bit of their summertime in the fall. I think it's a nice little trend to have so as to attempt to brighten up your mood in the changing weather and time schedule.

This look was achieved with the base coat NK's Calcium Gel, followed by two coats of Del Sol's Foxy, one layer of spots by Milani Neon's Pink Rocks!, and two layers of Sally Hansen's Maximum Growth plus Quick Dry Top Coat. The pink of the Del Sol polish is the standard non-sun color, and the purple is the sun color. I think it's a really nice combination of colors in one polish, don't you all agree?

Happy polishing everyone!

Summer Colors Love

Alright, so it's been a pretty long time since we've last posted, but we've literally been so busy with college applications and our work. However, I thought I might return for a bit to my summer vacation. I went for two weeks to the Caribbean on a cruise (Royal Caribbean, specifically on the Oasis of the Seas). While in Nassau, Bahamas, I stopped by one of my favorite stores of the Caribbean, called Del Sol. This is a store that contains so many different products which change color in the sun. I think that that is such an innovative concept and designers should really endeavor to mimic Del Sol in this manner. I would love a dress that changes color in the sun! It's really fun to just spend some time in the store too, because they don't mind if you just play around with the apparel, as long as you're pretty neat. I adore seeing what colors the shirts change to; it's like a little adventure each time I go to that store. I really return to my childhood in that store.

Thankfully Del Sol makes their own color-changing nail polishes. I actually bought eight of them! They're not too expensive either, only $10 each. The one pictured above (sorry that the color-change can't be viewed too easily) is entitled Heartbreaker. It's a lovely red tinted polish with red glitter that changes to a purplish hue in the backdrop of the red glitter. I'll show you all the rest of the ones that I bought in a later post, I'm sure.

For my toes though, I did a basic little design. I was relaxing too much to really care about any specific detailing to my nails, unfortunately. I used NK's Calcium Gel as a base coat and then applied four coats of NK's Yellow. I'm sure that if I had put a layer of white nail polish before I applied the neon color, I wouldn't have needed so many coats of it, but I didn't mind really. Afterwards, I applied one coat of diagonal stripes of NK's Midnight Blue. I finished with two coats of Sally Hansen's Maximum Growth plus Quick Dry Top Coat.

I hope you all enjoy the simple vacation look. As a note, it's pretty rare that I match my toes to my fingers. I don't know why, but it bothers me to match, just like how my socks rarely ever match too. I hope you all don't miss summer as much as me! I'm dying over here in this chilliness; I miss the Caribbean warmth way too much right now.

Del Sol's Website: www.delsol.com