Polka Dot Glitter Nail Art

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday! I think I've come down with some disease but luckily it's not too bad yet.

Anyways, I've always like the look of 3d nail art and wanted to try studs and sequins. However, I don't own any loose glitter to create a look. I do own a significant amount of glitter polishes with some containing particularly large glitter pieces. So, by placing individual glitter pieces I can create looks reminiscent of loose glitter designs.Below, I've shown a polka dot sequin look. It involves taking individual hex glitters and placing them on the nail with a toothpick. I used the same method in my last design for the jubilee. It's tedious but well worth it.

The base is Nails Inc Baker Street. I really can't stop wearing this polish. Then I created a V-design using Illamasqua Rare. The hexagonal glitter pieces are from Milani Jewel FX Gold. They were individually placed with a toothpick into a polka dot arrangement. I love how they shine and look like tiny sequins on my nails.

All photos are taken under artificial lighting.

I really like how the glitter pieces look from different angles such as this close up photo demonstrates.

To be honest by the time I finished one hand I was reluctant to continue to individually place the hexs. Though the effect is in my opinion worth the time. Would you spend the time individually placing glitters? I always use manicures as a means of procrastination so it works quite well for me.

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Diamond Jubilee Inspired Nail Art

Two weekends ago, I found myself captivated by all the Jubilee nail art on Tumblr. One of my favorite tumblr blogs is The Illustrated Nail. This salon came up with gorgeous designs to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's reign for sixty years. Furthermore, I was inspired to create my own nail art for the event. One of these days I've got to visit the UK-and go to all the amazing nail artists out there.

Each nail is different besides the ring and thumb nail which both feature Union Jack flags. The pinky nail has a crown design. The middle finger has a diamond for the diamond jubilee. The index nail has the number 60 on it. All photos taken inside with artificial lighting.

Nail Art Breakdown:

Pinky:Crown formed by placing individual hex glitters from Milani Jewel FX Gold. Base of Revlon Red Hot Tamale. Two blue dots added with Nails Inc Baker Street.

Ring: British flag done with base of Nails Inc Baker Street, Milani Precision Nail Art Brush in White, and Revlon Red Hot Tamale.

Middle:Base of Revlon Red Hot Tamale. Diamond created with Milani Jewel FX Silver with black lines surrounding shape with Milani Precision Nail Art Brush in Black. Baker Street added to sides of tip.

Index: Baker Street base. Milani Jewel FX Silver used to create 60. Red Hot Tamale on tip. China Glaze Love Marilyn over red.

The crown and the thumb flag. To create designs using a large glitter polish use a toothpick to pick up and place individual glitter pieces.

Have a great week! Mine's going to be stressful but rewarding.

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Nails Inc Baker Street

Ah, the weekend. I'm glad it's finally here.


This post features my new favorite polish: Nails Inc Baker Street. I absolutely am in love with this cobalt blue. It applies flawlessly in two coats. I think this could be a one-coater if you apply thick enough. It's a gorgeous and vibrant creme cobalt blue. Seriously, I've used this polish in the last 3 out of 4 manicures and my last pedicure. As an owner of hundreds of polishes, that is saying something.


Nails Inc Baker Street is famous as the polish Beyonce sported after the birth of her baby daughter Blue. I can definitely see why it is receiving so much attention. It's stunning. I don't have anything quite like it.


The color was hard to photograph for me. Though the photograph below captures the color exactly. I just wasn't able to get multiple stellar photos.

Nails Inc is currently one of my favorite brands. Though I don't have many of their polishes I have fallen in love with the ones I have. Has anyone seen their new sprinkles collection? They will be mine.

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Nails Inc Franklins Row

I can't describe how much I love this polish. You can't buy me love but you can buy me polish. This polish is my new love.

This polish was one of the polishes in my first haul post. 

Nails Inc Franklins Row is described as a "metallic bright purple" on Sephora's website. To me it's an amazing purple with pink and blue microshimmer. Since it flashes more pink in some lighting and more blue in other lighting I think it might but a duochrome. Am I classifying this right?

Nails Inc is a brand new to me. The brand originates in London but has recently made the jump across the pond. It's available in select Sephora stores and online now. The elephant in the room: it actually costs less in the USA than in the UK. That's not fair at all. Sorry!

I'm in love with the brush on this polish. It spreads out nicely but isn't that long. It made application a breeze. I applied two coats of Franklins Row for opacity. With thicker coats you may be able to get away with one. 

I got great wear time with this polish too. I think I've had it on for six days now and only experienced tipwear and a slight chip. Mind you, polish usually does not seem to last on me. It could be because of my base coat change, using Orly Bonder now, but it could be the epic polish that is Franklins Row.

This post is picture heavy. Honestly there are a lot more pictures I could have put on here. I couldn't get enough of this polish.

The next four photos are inside with artificial lighting.

It seems to lean more pink in these indoors photos.

Close-up shots. Click to enlarge.

The next three photos are in indirect sunlight.

It looks more blue here.

These last photos are in direct sunlight.

The polish tends to look like this the majority of the time. 

This purchase was a great success. I love it. It's totally going to get me sucked in to Nails Inc polishes. By the way, I can't wait for their magnetic polishes to launch. They are more expensive than the regular line but look awesome. 

So what do you think? I am right by classifying this as a duochrome? Have any Nails Inc polishes? Think I should stop writing my posts late? I would probably write better and more comprehensive. I would get more sleep too.

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Nfu Oh and nails inc Haul

Hi! Hope everyone is having a good week.

I thought I would quickly share the polishes I recently got.

I only got three so it's not much of a haul.

Left to right: Nfu Oh 61, nails inc fitzroy square, nails inc franklins row

First up, Nfu Oh 61! I have waited a while for it to be in stock on Fabuloustreet. It always seemed like it would get sold out before I had the chance to order it. It came in the mail the day I got these polishes so I thought I would include it in this post. It is still in stock on the website if anyone wants it. If you're not familiar, it is a strong linear silver holographic polish. I can't wait to wear it!

Next, nails inc creates these "3d glitters" under a special effects line. I was eager to try one of them out so I went with fitzroy square. Fitzroy square is a turquoise blue glitter polish with different sizes of glitter within. 

Finally, I really wanted to try one of the regular nails inc polishes. One of the Sephoras near me luckily had the nails inc line. You can order from the website but it helps to see the polishes in person. When I got there my heart was set on another polish but it looked too similar to something I owned. Instead, I grabbed franklins row. It looks like a great duochrome purple with shimmer.

I was impressed by nails inc. They look to have a great color range. I appreciate that they put stickers to make sure colors aren't opened before you buy. Between the two polishes, they had different antilock stickers. I included pictures below to show what I mean.

The 3d special effects glitters only have the barcode sticker with the name to "lock it". The sticker lays smooth when unopened. My sticker looks a little crinkled because I opened it after buying. It was perfectly smooth before.

The regular line has a clear circle sticker to prevent opening. The barcode sticker (with the polish's name) is on the top of the bottle. I prefer this way more. That way the name of the polish stays securely on and doesn't get wrinkled.

I took these next pictures to try to show how pretty franklins row looks in the bottle. I hope these pictures help you get a feel what it looks like. Can't wait to wear it! I'm wearing Color Club Gossip Column.

That's all for now. Hopefully I'll have my first tutorial up either today or tomorrow. I decided to do a tutorial on the Hello Kitty nail that was a part of my Nail Art Spam Part 2. I hope you enjoy it! While I came up with this design on my own, looking around I know I'm not the first to do it. However, I wanted to show how I do it.(Edit: Tutorial is now posted!)

Here's a preview picture!

So, has anyone tried out nails inc polishes? What did you think? Did anyone else snag Nfu Oh 61? Are there any other nail designs that I've done that you would like a tutorial for?

On To The Next Polish,

Katie