Pink and Teal Nails

Today I painted my nails.  Below are the polishes I used.  From left to right Ulta's Encore Pink, Funky Fingers' Wild Child, Urban Outfitter's Cupcake, and Orly's Won't Chip.  

I used two coats of Urban Outfitter's pink.  Then I used the green painter's tape to mask off my nails, and painted on two coats of the Funky Fingers in teal.  After I removed the tape I let the teal dry, and then used a paperclip to add the small polka dots in Ulta's light pink.  Once the dots dried I painted on a couple coats of Orly's Won't Chip.  

I really like the Cupcake pink and the Wild Child teal together.  Maybe a bit too Spring time themed for the dead of winter, but I guess I've been inspired by all these warm days we've been having.  I pretty much only own colors traditionally associated with Spring.  I can't get enough pastels, and bright pops of pink and green.  Well that's all for today, happy DIYing, chris!

Nail Art

Ick, long day.  I'm failing at words. So here.  Nail art.  

I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear The Real Teal, Sally Hansen's Nail Art Pen in white, and of course Orly's Won't Chip clear top coat.  I could never paint my nails without using this top coat.  I feel like it would be a waste spending the time painting my nails if I didn't use this top coat.  My right hand doesn't look half as good as my left.  I need to work on becoming ambidextrous.  

Have a lovely night, and happy DIYing, chris!

Teal Dream Nails

I painted my nails today.  I totally dig the color combo I picked.  I hope these last.  It's tough with my job they tend to chip easily.  

The colors are called Ivy League, The Real Teal, and the Julie brand doesn't have a name.  I'm a big fan of Orly's Won't Chip.  It helps a ton.  I can see a noticeable difference if I use one coat verses two.  One coat is great for regular everyday wear, but if you're rough and tough on your nails this is a great top coat with two layers.  No chips for days.  

This nail do is extra simple.  The style is definitely more in the color picks, and which nails got what color.  With using this many colors I didn't want to introduce anymore colors.  Maybe a design drawn with a black nail pen, but I don't own one.  

Well that's all I have for today.  Sorry it was so simple.  Have a great  night, and happy DIYing, chris!

Pink and Orange Polka Dot Nail-Do

I have another nail-do for ya'll today.  Sundays seem to be my nail day.  I try to shellack my nails in enough clear coat to keep them chip-free through out the week.  By sunday I'm over the paint job, and my nails are do for a trim, or at least a good rub down with an emery board.  After I cleaned off last week's nail polish my nails were stained from the dark teal nail polish.  I was able to easily remove the color by simply buffing my nails.  To balance out the dark bold look of last weeks design, I went with a light girlie design for this week.  

A light pink base coat with a bright orange and pink polka dot design.  The light pink works perfectly with my bright colors, and polka dots couldn't be a more perfect design to accentuate how well these colors work together.  

I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Bubblegum Pink and Sun Kissed for the polka dots, and Ulta's Encore Pink for my base coat.  I topped the whole design with two layers of Orly's clear Won't Chip polish.  Clear polish is a must for all my nail-dos.  It's the only way to keep my cute designs chip free for more than a day.  

Well I need to finish my right hand before it gets too late.  Hope ya'll had a fantastic weekend, and happy DIYing, chris.