Happy Easter!

I had so many epic fails with trying to do yesterday's prompt of "spring flowers" (which were so bad I didn't actually end up posting anything) that I was worried about the last day of the challenge. I was beginning to think I'd lost my nail mojo which does happen on occasion. I then found this picture over at More Nail Polish and I knew I wanted to recreate it as today's prompt was "recreate another's".

Here is my interpretation:

I started with a base of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow and then did a gradient using that, Lacey Lilac and Mint Sorbet. I then coated the gradient using Sephora by OPI Wild About Shimmer.

The bunny ears were done free-hand with nail pens for the white and black and then OPI Pinking of You.

I love this! I think it's super cute and very festive for the day. Glad that I got my inspiration back.

Loved this challenge so a big thank-you to Jessica over at Be Happy and Buy Polish for creating the Facebook group.

Happy painting friends!

An InLinkz Link-up

St. George Vs. Dragon

I love a england polishes! I got four new ones in my nail mail the other day and I wish I had ordered more. I knew I wanted to get a bunch after seeing them so many times on other blogs but I didn't realize quite how amazing they'd be in person. I don't think photos do these polishes justice! I got St. George (dark green) and Dragon (light green) for the purpose of doing a gradient. I saw this on another blog and I wish I could remember which one!

I can't even express to you how gorgeous this polish is. Dragon went on beautifully in one coat and I know St. George does the same.

Dragon

I wish I could capture the full extent of their beauty. Love, love, love! I'm sure these will be in high rotation.

Happy painting friends!

Zoya Zenith Collection Glitter Gradient

As I said in yesterday's post I received 15 new Zoya polishes for Christmas. 5 of those polishes are the new Zenith Collection of which I featured Dream yesterday. Today I have two more from the collection for you. Zoya Seraphina (a really pretty light silver) and Mosheen (a light blue glitter topper).

I decided to do a glitter gradient using these two polishes and I was very pleased with the result.

The Mosheen gives a very subtle blue gradient to the silver.

I didn't have a sponge (which is usually what I would use to do a glitter gradient) so I did a technique that I read on a blog and I will have to try to find out which one that was. Basically you start by painting the glitter topper over 2/3 of the nail. The next coat you paint a little less of the nail and the last coat you just paint the tip. If your base is sheer enough, it will give a really cool gradiation.

I could have used with some cleanup on this look! I'm using my new camera now and it is both a blessing and a curse. It gets really close up which is great for detail but it shows off every mistake you make, lol.

So far I love love love the Zoya Zenith Collection. All the colours are so pretty! If you are in Canada, you can order Zoya through Nail Polish Canada. If you live in the States, you can order it directly from Zoya.

Happy painting friends!

Ooh, Sparkles!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go! And so I decided to do some festive sparkly nail art.

This pic is a bit out of focus but you get the idea! I'm still struggling with finding a good camera area to take pictures but hopefully I'll figure it out soon :)

For this look I started with a base of No. 7 Damson Dream. It's one of my favourite colours (and really goes on like a dream!)

I then sponged on a gold glitter from Color Club. I'm really loving the glitter gradients right now. They are relatively easy to do and I love the dramatic effect they give.

Perfect for a Christmas party!

Happy painting friends!