Hunger Games Inspired Nails

For the midnight premiere of the Hunger Games movie, I created a special nail look to honor the series. I used the concept "the girl on fire" and I also attempted to create a suitable mockingjay on one of my nails. I took inspiration from this post here-totally in envy how her's came out. :)

By the way, my nails are much shorter now. I made a tough decision to cut them down in hopes of improving my hand position playing the flute. I hope it works. Honestly I hate having them this short, but sometimes short nails can be a nice change.

To create the look. I first applied yellow nail polish to my nails, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky. Next, I sponged a red jelly polish, Essie Lollipop, intensifying the color at the base of my nails. The flames were created by making flame outlines in black with a black striper from Sinful and filling in the other areas.

For the mockingjay, I started off by applying a coat of Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme. I then freehanded the symbol using China Glaze 2030.

Personally, I loved the film. I know some people were hoping for more romance but I liked how they portrayed Katniss and Peeta's relationship. If you have seen the movie, what did you think?

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Happy Hunger Games....May the odds be ever in your favor!

Tuxedo Inspired Nail Art

I just tried to post something I had already posted. I swear I'm not crazy! Anyways here's something different that I haven't shown you.

Tuxedo inspired nail art seems to be all the rage ever since Zooey Deschanel posted her manicure on Instagram. (My username is ontothenextpolish by the way). I too jumped on board and wanted to try the trend out. Here's my version of the look.

I chose not to use the traditional black and white for this looks and instead opted for silver and black. By the way, this manicure is probably one of the most classy nail art looks I've done (just take a look at some of my neon looks and you'll see why). It seems like the perfect nail art to sport a classy event, which I proudly did. First, I applied a coat of Zoya Trixie, my favorite silver foil. Then I applied Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme on the tips leaving V like silver shapes behind. Finally, using a dotting tool I created little bow-ties on each on my nails.

On a side note, I will be traveling to France in about a week. I can't wait! Just wondering, anyone know of any brands or colors of polishes I should be on the lookout for? 

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Lightning Bolt French Tape Nail Art

Hi! Recently I attempted a Lightning Bolt French manicure using the amazing tutorial from Nailside. All you need is tape and two nail polishes.

For this manicure, I used my trusty Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme and Zoya Trixie.

The tutorial by Nailside is great. It explains every step in detail. This design was very easy to complete in my opinion. Using tape as opposed to freehand is much quicker and allows for less mistakes.

French tip designs like this are especially useful in freshening up old manicures. For this mani, I had the black already on and tired of it. It even covers up tipwear and slight chipping on your nails.

All photos are inside, no flash, and with artificial lighting.

For my first try on one of these Lightning Bolt manicures I'm very pleased with the result. This is definitely a design I will wear again. Thanks to Nailside for the tutorial and inspiration of this manicure!

I hope to have another post up this weekend and I'm working on getting together scheduled posts for Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday as I'll be away without access to the internet.

Thanks for stopping by! Have you ever tried this or have plans to try it in the future? Hope your week went well!

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Harry Potter Nail Art Take Two!

Hi! Today I have the second Harry Potter manicure I did. To see the first version click here.

Some of the nails are improvements of the last time and reused.

But sadly there are no pictures of Harry and Voldemort on my nails.

It's definitely darker and more cohesive in my opinion. Enjoy!

I started out with 2 coats (as of habit not because of opacity) of Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme.

Nail Art Breakdown!

•  Thumb: "HP" logo with the number '7' was done with a white twoway nail art pen purchased from ebay over the black.
•  Pointer: The lightning bolt was done with Zoya Trixie with a brush. Surrounding it, I put China Glaze Emerald Sparkle.
• Middle: Again like last time I did the Deathly Hallows symbol with a white nail art pen over the black base.
• Ring: I put the "Dark Mark" (Voldemort's mark) on my ring finger. To create it, I used Zoya Trixie for the skull with a brush. Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme was used for details. Then I applied China Glaze Emerald Sparkle with a brush to create the twisted snake. There is a tiny white dot on the snake's head for its eye. It's hard to see all the detail in the picture. The contrast of the dark green and black maybe?
• Pinky: Again I wrote "The End" with a white nail art pen. I also put a french tip with China Glaze Emerald Sparkle on this one.

I know this is an awkward picture but I think it helps show the dark mark clearer.

All pictures are in the sun and outside if you couldn't tell ;)

Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme is an amazing opaque in one coat black. It cost me $0.99 and I bought it at a Rite Aid.

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle is a great dark sparkly green.

I bought mine on Transdesign for $2.99

Zoya Trixie is a gorgeous silver foil with an excellent formula.

I got it off Zoya's website.

Close-up of thumb prior to clean up and touch ups.

I really like doing Harry Potter nail art so if you stick around you'll probably see more of it. Not that there is much reason to do it now after the premiere. But I enjoy it and that's all that matters. Oh and I'm trying out a new font.

Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to comment. :)

On To The Next Polish,

Katie