No work = Full day of nail art!!!

I've been doing nail art, literally all day. I'm lucky to have a supportive husband that doesn't mind coming home for the day to a house smelling like nail polish and acetone. Haha.

Anywhooo.. My konad plates have not arrived yet, hopefully this weekend. I did however get my Essie's Matte About You and it was everything I hoped for. This is a top coat that turns any polish into a matte color! Here I used Sinful Colors Boogie Nights with the matte top coat.

The only issue I've found so far is getting the matte coat even otherwise it looks bumpy.

Here's what I've been working on today:

Random dots. It looks really cool and I've gotten the hang of using my dotting tool. Even with my non-dominant hand. I think the colors look great too.

Here is another design I did today...it was really difficult and I'm too scared to try it on myself. lol.

The best designs are always the most difficult.

I like the idea of this next design but I feel like it needs better execution...again I am no where close to being a professional. Haha.

Well ta ta for now! 

Konad stamping kit!

I just ordered my Konad stamping kit. I've been thinking about all the awesome designs I can do once I get them!

And so it begins...

So here's the deal, I've always had a problem with biting my nails. Its a terribly disgusting habit and I am determined to over come it. I realized that the only way to do so is to keep my nails painted. Well... as I often do, I decided to go above and beyond and pick up the hobby of nail art!


Take a gander at my tool kit:

I must credit Pintrest.com for sparking my interest in this, I found a picture of technique called water marbling on there and I had to try it...

Now remember, this was towards the beginning so my nails and cuticles look a bit iffy.. lol. Anyway, I tried this a couple times and I found it to be very difficult and time consuming. Even though it makes really awesome designs, when done right, I think I'll steer clear of this technique for awhile.


While researching nail art I came across a blogger that utilizes scotch tape to make her designs. www.chloenails.blogspot.com is a great asset for ideas and tutorials... Here is one that I tried:

Pretty easy, but again my nails weren't in very good shape. This technique is called "Funky French". I will definitely be trying all of chloenails' techniques. 

Last website I want to give a shout out to is www.fuckyeahnailart.tumblr.com this site is dedicated to nothing but nail art and readers are able to submit their work. I go to this site for inspiration. Here's what I came up with: 

Of course this is my favorite so far! I used a dotting pen to make the polka dots. I've gotten TONS of compliments on these. I do have to say though, my right hand looks significantly better then my left, considering I'm left handed. Although, if I kep this up, I'll be ambidextrous in no time!