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!

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.