The Negative Space

I LOVE negative space manicure, there's just something really chic and modern about it. I have tried doing it for a couple of times but have never been really pleased with the result. I am really pleased with how this one came out though. I had issues with colours bleeding everywhere, but nothing a  little bit of nail polish remover and thin flat brush can't do.

Aillen the Alien Nail Art

Aline the Alien

Whenever I'm bored at class I doodled a lot and I get ideas through this quite a lot. This nail art is a quite simple and I think it is pretty cute. I named her Aillen just for fun :P. I did her face on my middle finger and claws on my index and ring finger. I also did a very simple V's on my pinky and thumb just to bring the whole look together. I only used two polish for this nail art: Lime Crime Pistachio and L'oreal You Are Worth It. I hope you like this nail art :).

Minion Nail Art

Minion Nail Art

I am so excited for the new Minions movie to be released soon, so it is just appropriate that I do another minion nails. I did this nail art about two years ago on my aunt's nails. I think it will be interesting to see how much I've progressed with my nail art after two years.

I'm pleased to say that I see some improvements, I think my new minion nail art is neater and tidier. I used the same polishes to create this nail art with Butter London Cheeky Chops as a base and Sally Hansen Pacific Blue for the minions' overalls.

What do you think? Are you excited for the new Minions movie? Do share!

A Little Hello from Me (And NO, I'm Not Dead)

I've been away for too long and I really miss blogging. As of late, life has been a bit hectic, I graduated and went to my home country for a while. But here I am back with more nail posts.

So today, I'm going to share with you one ombre nail art that I did a couple months ago but haven't post it here. This is a very soft pastel-y ombre of blue to purplish pink. Created this during spring (yup that's nearly 3 months ago) because I think it's just appropriate.

Polish Used: Essie Rock the Boat and Essence Purple Sugar topped with glittery end from Revlon Northern Lights duo.

Junk Food Nail Art

So I've been away for a bit too long than I would like. Simply because November hasn't been a really good month for me. Anyway, let's get down to business.

Today I have a junk food themed nail art. For this nail art, I have to use a lot of acrylic paints. I find acrylics are better to do some detailed work. They are easier to work with and if you nail polish sometimes they get patchy and gloopy. Growing up, my mom never allows me to eat too much fast food so I'm not really a huge fan of one. But what is your favourite fast food?

Polish Used:

• O.P.I Alpine Snow as base

Pennywise Nail Art

Pennywise Nail Art

Pastel Rainbow

Pastel Marble Nails

The Spring Appropriate Ombré

It has been a very long time since the last time I create an ombré mani. I find ombré manicure is the easiest and a never fail to impress kind of mani, but the whole cleaning up process is just nightmare. Anyway, I am back with one and this time I'm using some bright colours that are appropriate for spring. Yes! Spring is almost here and I'm really excited and the weather is getting warmer now actually.

Adventure Time Nail Art

Apparently Adventure Time is a thing at the moment. The characters are really cute and I feel super inspired to do a nail art based on the characters. I really enjoy the process and really happy with the result, although princess bubblegum could be better.

(another) Cat Manicure

Marc Jacobs' Animals Inspired Nail Art

Today I finally decided to sit down and did a nail art that I've been thinking about doing like 2 months ago. Inspired from Marc Jacobs animals collection (is that what they're called? let me know). Oh they are super adorable!

John Green Nail Art

First of all, no I am not dead. I've just been busy lately and haven't really got time to blog. Not a good excuse but let's get down to business.

John Green is like one of my favourite authors at the moment and I find his book covers are just adorable. Also, I am excited for the release of The Fault in Our Stars movie later this year. So I just know I have to make a mani inspired by it. My index finger is The fault in Our Stars, middle finger is Paper Towns (which I am reading at the moment), ring finger is An Abundance of Katherine, pinky finger is Looking for Alaska.

Oh remember the OPI matte top coat I used in my previous post? Yeah that one. I said I love it because it just gives the most matte effect. Well it is, but the only issue is that it is so draggy and will definetely ruin your design. So just in case you want to try it out, make sure your mani is completely dry beforehand. I have to redo my pinky finger and touch-up my ring finger because of it. So what I did is apply fast dry top coat first and then apply my matte top coat.

So what do you think?

Pastel Egg Nails for Easter

Happy Easter everyone!

There's something about pastel nail polishes and matte top coat. They just pair beautifully! For this easter-themed mani I add some splatter of grey acrylic paint on top of each nails to resembles the look of easter egg. By the way, the O.P.I Matte Top Coat that I  used for this mani is just amazing! I've tried some matte nail polishes and top coats that doesn't leave my nails as matte as I'd like them to be. Thumbs up for this one!

clockwise from bottom left: Ciaté Ferris Wheel, The Face Shop PP405, Essie French Affair, Picture Polish Tiffany, The Face Shop YL701

These are polishes used for this mani. Beautiful aren't they?

Mint and Floral

Every now and then I like to take inspiration from everyday objects to my nail art. If you followed me on Instagram, I actually did this design few months ago. It's fun when to redo a design and see how much you have improved. This spring appropriate mani is inspired from this cute and floral-y pen that you can get from eBay here.

I used Revlon Minted as the base; a creme mint green polish. I mixed white and red acrylic paint to create the flower petals (just don't mix them too well because you want that gradient effect). I used Rimmel 'Green With envy' for the leaf; a shimmery green polish.

Anyway do you guys like it?

Essie Maximillian Strasse-Her with Gold Foils

Hi guys! Today I have a simple nail art for you. It is Essie's Maximillian Strasse-Her with some gold foils. I always love putting gold foils on my nails, it really gives an extra something something to the nails. It just looks gorgeous, especially with the added matte effect.

To achieve this look, first I apply two coats of Essie Maximillian Strasse-Her. It is important when doing your second coat, do one nails at a time. Before it dries apply gold flakes to your nails with fan brush. Don't forget to apply topcoat. I like to use two coats of topcoat as well as it might get a little bumpy.

So what do you guys think? Do you like a simple and effortless nail art?

Toast Mani

I haven't post something for such a long time! So what I'm going to post some nail art I did about a month ago. I haven't post any because well, my phone is being weird and I keep all of my nail art photos there. I am learning how to use the camera, but no luck until now it looks worse than using my phone.

 



So the theme is toast mani and anything possible as  a topping. Got the inspiration while I was washing dishes and I was like hey, let's do this.

Anyway, I just bought the white polish from OPI it is called "Alpine Snow". I was like seriously? took me this long to grab this one? It is amazing, super easy to apply and no bald patches and all good stuff. I had serious problem with white polishes before they are just the hardest to work with.

So, what do you think of this mani?

Victoria Secret Fashion Show Inspired Mani

Hey guys! I'm finally back, I could finally paint my nails again. I did this one about a week ago but had no time to post it here. Anyway, this mani is inspired from 2013 Victoria Secret fashion show, this is inspired from the 'Pink Network' part of the show. It basically consists of everything social media related from emoticons, abbreviations and of course COLOURS!





To be honest, this year's VS show is the first ever show I ever watched. I thought fashion show is boring. However, after watching it I feel super inspired. To create this mani I watched it for like 5 times or more.

Anyways, what do you guys think?

NOTD: Alice in Wonderland Mani

Hey everyone! Today's mani is inspired from this cute pen I bought on eBay. I never actually bought a cute looking pen. I find that they are a complete waste of money. Usually they have a crappy quality and is not comfortable to write with. But I am in super in love with this pen and I just knew I have to get it! If you are interested with this pen, just search for 'Alice in Wonderland ballpoint pen' on eBay. I forgot from which seller I got this from and items on eBay just come and go, so...

 The pen is super adorable right? It has two colour black and blue. I am already inspired to recreate this pen on my nails for so long, but since I blended my nails like 2 months ago, I decided to wait until my nails are grown to finally do this.

Anyways, what do you guys think?

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Lace and Jelly Red

 

 

Hi Guys! I'm so excited I finally finished my final exam and that means more time for my nails.

Anyway today I have a simple red mani featuring some lacey details. It is simple and I think it's effective.

The polish I use is Picture Polish's 'Vampire', it is a beautiful red jelly polish and shown is three coats. I got this polish from their giveaway, I'm so excited to win five shades from them! I only manage to swatch one of the five shades but bear with me others are coming.

Despite the name, I find this polish is also perfect for christmas. This nail art is perfect for the festive season.

The lacey accent is from Kit Cosmetic's nail art strips, I featured them right here, give it a click and see what I have to say about nail strips.

Anyway, I hope you guys like this mani, don't forget to like and follow my blog!

Simple Mani

Hi Guys! Been such a long time. I seriously missing nail art, but nothing much I can do. If you remember that I broke my nails. It started to grow but yeah... not good enough for nail art. However, this simple mani is such a lifesaver, it looks so good and I got a lot of compliments with it. I posted a nail art before inspired by Madeline Poole and today's post is also inspired by her.

Personally, I prefer simple but effective nail art rather than intricate nail art with a lot of details. I mean to begin with, they were so difficult to make but I don't know there's this great feeling of satisfaction after I finished that intricate nail art. However, those intricate nail art is kinda boring for me, maybe within 1 or 2 days I will wipe it off, but with simple mani, it goes a long way. I wiped this off on the 4th day of wear. Hehehe still not that long compared to others tho!



 

I really like this look. It matches every outfit and I think it is great for every season. It is very easy, all you need is just a sheer polish and some nail art striping tape (they were so cheap on ebay!).

So what's your take on this mani? Do you prefer simpler mani or intricate nail art?