Plastic Wrap Nail Art

I spent this weekend playing around with some saran wrap nail designs.  I am a member of a Facebook nail art group and this weeks challenge was plastic wrap art.  This method can be done in many ways.  I started with a gel polish base of Gelish Mint of Spring, this in my favorite gel polish shade!  It is a bright springy green perfect even by itself.  I chose several Essie and Zoya shades that complimented each other for this mani.  I dapped each of the colors on the nail and then balled up a small piece of plastic wrap to gently dab to mush the colors together.  I then repeated with a second coat and dabbed again.  The result was splotchy and perfect!  I finished with 2 layers of topcoat so there was no more "texture" left.  I made a nail art decal using a butterfly stamp that I painted in and then applied to the nail afterwards.  I will post a tutorial on homemade nail art decals soon!  This was my first attempt so I wasn't sure if I could get it, but it was easy.  I love the way this turned out I hope I win this weeks challenge, if not it is fun to see what everyone else came up with as well.

Gelish A Mint of Spring

L to R:  Essie Bikini so Teeny, Essie First Timer, Zoya Robyn, Zoya Rocky, Zoya Neely

Plastic Wrap Nail Art

Plastic Wrap Art with Butterfly Stamp (left hand)

left hand

Right Hand

Right Hand

Gelish A Touch of Sass

Today I have another Fall Gelish shade from the Under Her Spell Collection:  A Touch of Sass.  Once I saw the name of course I had to try it ;).  You can pick this up at Sally in the mini size .3fl oz or Ebay or Amazon in the full size .5fl oz bottle.  A Touch of Sass is a deep blood red, perfect for fall.  Reds and pinks are the colors I pick out the least due to skin tone issues, but this one is perfect.  This is the first red shade I have liked in a long time, it is very rich and not pink or orange toned at all!  The formula was nice and thin (not a fan of the thick and goopy gelish shades), I used three coats.  You can see some streaking in the photos due to the flash, but in person they are not that obvious.  I will wear this cream shade for a few days and then try some fun nail art and additions to the shade.  Did you pick up A Touch of Sass this Fall?

Polish TBH Chocolate Frogs

Polish TBH (Indie brand)  has a Harry Potter line of polishes I came across on Facebook this week!  I had to have Chocolate Frogs.  This is a gorgeous brown shade with gold, orange, and navy blue, and green glitter of various sizes.  It is currently sold out, but keep checking here for restocks:  Chocolate Frogs.  I used four coat's of Gelish Double Shot Espresso as a base layer (very thin polish).  I really liked this shade of the Gelish polish, I can't wait to try more nail art with this brown color.  I also used my Konad stamper and Bundle Monster plate BM-213 to create some fun accents.  I used a rose gold, orange and a navy blue polish and stamped a triangle pattern to match my Chocolate Frog's glitter.  I think it came out great, perfect for the fall!  Are you going to pick up any of these Harry Potter colors?  I also have my eye on Sorcerer's Stone when it gets restocked!

Chocolate Frogs

Gelish My Nightly Craving

Tonight I tried another one of the new Gelish Under Her Spell Shades, My Nightly Craving.  This shade is a mauve/lavender creme hue.  I used three coats, and I must say the formula in this gelish line is greatly improved from the thick and goopy spring shades.  I used Julep Clio as an accent glitter gradient.  I think this shade would be lovely on most people, however with my skin tone I don't care for it.  You win some and lose some!  I will stick with the gorgeous Gelish Lust at First Site for my fall purple shade of choice.  What do you think of My Nightly Craving?

FALL GREENS

This is a triple polish post.  I love fall greens and have lots of new ones to try this fall!  I thought I would swatch a few of them tonight and here is what they look like!  I usually put a gel polish base under my manicures for a few reasons.  Mainly, it makes my nails strong and I am able to wear it for a week or two and then paint regular polishes over it and use non acetone to remove it.  I knew I wanted to try some of my new fall green shades this week so I put Gelish Runway for the Money as my base coat.  I picked up this shade recently at the Sally Beauty clearance for only $2.50 and its a great base color for lots of fall shades, or nice on its own.  I used 3 coats and finished with Gelish Top it Off.  

Gelish Runway for the Money

I tried a few other greens tonight as well.  I used the new Maybelline Vintage Leather 875 Mod Moss and Maybelline color show Twilight Rays as an accent nail in the bottom pics.  Twilight Rays is a dark greenish black with gold and green flecks, its hard to photograph but gorgeous in person!  This is the second Vintage Leather polish I have tried and I really like them.  I only used one coat and you can see the flecks of matte "glitter" in there as well!  The finish is ultra matte a nice change to the classic shiny topcoats.  I can't wait to try some other new greens this week as well, stay posted!  

Maybelline Vintage Leather Mod Moss

 Maybelline Vintage Leather 875 Mod Moss with Maybelline Color Show 240 Twilight Rays accent

Here is what I ended with to wear for the weekend Zoya Hunter with Essie Beyond Cozy accent nail.  Zoya hunter is a perfect fall green, deep and rich.  What Fall greens are you going to try out soon or what are your go to favorites?

Gelish Lust at First Sight

I finally made it to Sally to pick up some new fall Gelish shades!  Gelish Under Her Spell is the new collection of 6 shades sold at Sally or on Amazon or Ebay.  I picked up 4 of the new colors they were on sale for $10 a .3 oz bottle until August 31st.  I had to try my favorite first Lust At First Sight.  It is a beautiful smoky purple.  I used 1 coat of Gelish Foundation, 3 coats of Lust at First Sight, and 1 coat of Gelish Top it Off.  I love how it turned out!  I completed the look with a Julep Clio accent nail.  Can't wait to try all of the fall shades, but at least for this week I am keeping this one on!  What do you think of the new fall Gelish shades?

If you pick up a bottle at Sally's they are $10 on sale or regular $13.95 for Beauty club members for a mini .3 oz bottle.  As always you can buy a .5 oz bottle on the internet for a similar price usually $12-14 with shipping!  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gelish-Soak-Off-Gel-Under-Her-Spell-Lust-At-First-Sight-0-5oz-01581-/281152501430?pt=US_Nail_Care&hash=item4175feb6b6