Cerulean Transience of All My Imagined Shores

After a roller-coaster week of working and preparing for various college applications that are about to become available, the greatest thing that I could have done to relax is go on a bit of a shopping trip to Lord & Taylor with my mum, one of my best friends, and her mum. We had so much fun, and really tore apart that store, since they were having such a fabulous sale all over the store! It was such a release, and I bought so many new things. There is nothing like some retail therapy to really help you de-stress...actually the only thing comparable is nail art!

For my shopping trip, I decided to do a more abstract design, choosing one of my old paintings as inspiration (which I, unfortunately, do not have a picture of, as it isn't one of my best). The look displayed above is the result of my efforts. This was achieved through one coat of NK's Calcium Gel Base Coat, one coat of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtremewear's Pacific Blue (which you do not allow to dry completely; after a bit of time, quickly swipe off the center bit of color, leaving that part of your nail exposed and creating an interesting and variable effect throughout your nails), one coat of Sinful Colors Professional's Aqua (only on the exposed nail), one coat of NK's Heart Blue (over the whole nail once again), and detailing with a small paintbrush of Nail Hardener's Jessica's Wedding Bells, followed by two finishing coats of Sally Hansen Maximum Growth plus Quick Dry Top Coat. I hope you all like the design, and perhaps I will redo the painting and post about the finished product...perhaps! Happy weekend everyone!

¡Y Viva España!

We're sorry once again that we haven't really been posting that much lately. We got all caught up in the wonder and joy of the world cup finals. I hope everyone was just as happy as we were when Spain (Iniesta) finally scored that goal in the last match. Bravo Spain for finally winning the world cup and making history!

In celebration, I decided to pay a (belated) tribute to Spain, and what better way to do this, than to wear the flag on one's nails? Because I have rather short nails at the moment, I had to come up with a bit of a creative solution to fitting the flag on my hands. I decided to do half of the flag on one hand, and half of the flag on the other hand. Regrettably, I could not put very much detail into the emblem on the Spanish flag as I did not have too much time or space to do so.

This look was achieved by first putting on a layer of NK: Calcium Gel Base Coat, followed by two coats of Sally Hansen: HD: Lite, and freehanded tips and emblem of Revlon: Colorstay Bonding Color: Always Starlet. To complete the look, two coats of Sally Hansen: Maximum Growth plus Nourishing Nail Color Base and Top Coat was used.

Great job Spain! And I hope you all liked our tribute to the team and the country!

In Honor Of....

We are huge sports fans...or at least one of us is so in honor of the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup ( I know it was a month ago but just never got the chance to do it because I've been so busy) I decided to go with a very classic French Tip. However, instead of using white I used red (Chicago Blackhawks colors).
To get this look I first put on a base coat, I used Nail Tek (Love Love this product), then using French Tip guides (forgot the brand, but you can get them from many different labels) I used red polish to paint the tips (Sally Hanson- Hollywood Scarlet). Then I put on another layer of Nail Tek. I decided to use just clear polish for the nails, I really wanted the red to pop, but you can use a neutral color if you want.

(Getty Images-Sports Illustrated)

Once again congratulations for winning the Stanley Cup

Greenfields, Golden Sands

Today one of us went out with a friend that she's known for around five years now from the UK, and she decided to show off a bit with her nails. We often like to do that...but it's just because we're so artsy! She got a lot of compliments on the colour combinations as well as the detailing, so we think that we'll do some spin-offs on this style later on, possibly for a party or for an event. What do you guys think?

To get this look, buy plain, unpainted, fake nails (the name of the brand used here escapes our mind at the moment, but we'll get back to you on that!), and use two coats of Nail Hardener's Chris's Green Belt, followed by Wet n Wild's 435E (sorry no name! it's an old polish, unfortunately...). After those three coats have dried, use any sort of clear polish (just not quick dry!) and brush a thick stripe of it on the top part of the nail. Quickly pour thick gold glitter over top of the nail (you must do each nail's glitter individually). After the polish has dried a bit, tap the nail so the excess glitter comes off. If you want some extra glitter, put another stripe of clear over the glitter stripe and repeat the glittering process. Once this is done, put any sort of clear polish over top. We like to really set the nails with two layers of clear polish. An important note for this look is that it is best to do this with the nails on a paper towel rather than on your actual nails.

We love fake nails for fun occasions, but not for important occasions, because they can be a bit of a hassle for important occasions. They always seem to get a bunch of comments, mostly positive, and some about how we can type with them on. We never get any that are too long to type with, plus we use very strong glue! Happy designing everyone!

White Line Casanova

So we haven't posted in a little while now...sorry! We've been busy with studying and work. Yes, we do study during the summer, but it's only because we are that devoted to doing well! Here we are trying to explain ourselves to people we don't know....wow. But yeah, getting back to the actual post here, the following look was created by using an interesting combination of colours.

First, one layer of Lord & Taylor brand base and top coat was applied. Second, a layer of silver polish was applied (Nail Hardener: Jessica's Wedding Bells), followed by a layer of purple polish (Sally Hansen HD: Cyber). After this, white polish (Revlon: White on White) was used to draw a squiggle on each nail, and then purple-tinted glitter polish (Jordana: Crystal Lovely Lavender) was used over-top of everything. Finally, one layer of Revlon's Colorstay Sealing Shine was used to complete the look.

This is a really cute look to wear while shopping or going out for coffee, or even a stroll in the park. It's just a fun thing to have on when you're a bit sluggish and need a pick-me-up. That's what we love doing, having simple designs that just brighten up our day and make us and maybe someone else smile too. We can't tell you how many people notice the little details that are so easy and quick, but make the designs look all the more unique. Even though the squiggles aren't all uniform, it makes the look much more wearable and fast to create, and therein lies the great appeal.

More to come soon! Hope everyone has been having a fabulous Fourth of July!