Lacquer Legion: Glam

Each month, The Lacquer Legion puts out a theme and anyone is welcome to participate.  They are welcome to pick and choose which themes they want to participate in.  This month, I am participating for the first time.  

The theme: Glam.  First thing that came to mind was sparkles.  What's more glamorous than a little bling?  I really wanted to go for a classic glam look. 

For this design, I used "Sugar Daddy" by Essie and loose, silver, nail glitter.  To apply the glitter, I mixed it with a clear polish and used a makeup sponge to apply it to the tips of my nails.  My goal was to create falling glitter effect.  Here's the final product!

I'm so happy that I decided to participate in the Lacquer Legion challenge this month because I LOVE the way my nails turned out.

I encourage all to participate in the next challenge! You can find the Lacquer Legion on Facebook at facebook.com/thelacquerlegion.

Happy Painting!

Love, Kate xo

Happy Easter!

Since it's Easter, I knew I had to do a decorated egg design for my nails.  I used "Blanc" by Essie, "Play Date" (purple) by Essie, and "Simply Divine" (pink) by Sally Hansen.  I started with a base of "Blanc" before sponging the pink and purple on in an ombre design.  I used white acrylic paint to create the final design.  I like to use acrylic paint for detailed work because it doesn't dry as fast as nail polish so you have a little more breathing room when creating your design.  I kept most of my nails simple with straight up polka dots.  On my ring fingers, I added straight and zigzag lines to make them look more like a decorated egg.  Here is the final product!

Originally I was going to use 4 colours (pink, purple, green, and yellow) but the pink and purple stood out much more than the yellow and green so I stuck with just the two colours.  I'm really happy with how they turned out!

Happy Painting!

Love, Kate xo

Spring Ikat Chevron

My ikat chevron nails (see here) have surpassed 400 repins on Pinterest!! So in celebration, I have recreated the design just in time for Spring. 

For this design I used "Blanc" by Essie, "Appletini" by Covergirl, and "Stand by Your Manny" by Nicole by OPI.  Remember, the key to this design is the slooowly applied top coat which results in the perfect smeared look.

 Ikat chevron is definitely one of my favourite looks.  I'll be experimenting with more ikat looks in the not to distant future!

Happy Painting!

Love, Kate xo