Orange Creme with Floras

Hello again. This was my first time creating flowers with a freehand. I have to say that this was fairly easy to do! I am excited that this turned out amazingly, and will be sure to incorporate more flowers designs in my nails. Next time, I will be sure to take step-by-step photo tutorials. I basically used to tones of pink and swirled them together while the paint was 50% dry and ta-da! 

Halloween Decals

Boo! Only a few more days until Halloween. I picked up these decal stickers at my local beauty store. When I'm not free handing my own designs, I enjoy using decals! They are a simple way to add intricate designs to you nails and they work like stickers. Decals are simple, easy and do most of the work for you :D. This orange creme base is something I quickly created by combining polishes that were already in my collection! Happy Halloween :)

Orange Jelly with Gold Glitter

Happy Fall!

This is another one of my handmade creations made of an orange jelly finish with gold glitter. Perfect for Fall :)

'Famous Beaches'

Made by me. It's not as opaque as I would like. It takes 4-5 coats for complete coverage. I'll let the photos speak for itself. Remember to click on photo to enlarge.

Crackled French Tips

Good Evening! Who's ready for Halloween? This is a black French Tip with pooka dots layered with Crackle Overcoat to give it a spooky vibe. I have to say that I was never a follower of the "Crackle" trend but was given the polish as a gift which has been collecting dust for a year. I decided to crack it open and give it a try and I'm glad I did. The effect is perfect for Halloween.  I loved watching the polish going into action and cracking seconds after applying it. Below is a step- by-step tutorial to achieve this design. While creating this, I did learn a lesson that is helpful for future designs that involve pooka dots and that is to wait a full 5 minutes for the dots to dry before applying a top coat. I impatiently waited a premature 2 minutes for the dots to dry which resulted in smeared pooka dots. As a perfectionist, this is bothersome to me but for this nail look it adds to the overall spookiness. 

This is the complete design

Tools: Crackle Overcoat, Black Polish, and I improvised and used a ballpoint pen to create pooka dots

Step 1: Start with a Wavy, Diagonal Black French Tip

Step 2: Add White Crackle overcoat

Step 3: Using a ballpoint pen dipped in black polish, create a series of black dots

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Red Jelly Polish with Flakes

Good Evening!

I've been fascinated with jelly finishes lately. Here is my first handmade polish with a high gloss jelly finish. I'll be concocting a different variety of polishes in anticipation of the holiday season! :)

Introducing 'Ah-Ha Nail Lacquer'

Welcome back to my page!

"Take the years when you’re young – say, between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five, before you have a mortgage or kids or anything else that needs to be fed – and go balls out on intuition and follow your dreams." 

As you guys know, I have been experimenting with making my own homemade nail polishes primarily focusing on holographic shades. It's been a rewarding creative outlet for me. I've learned many lessons along the way from ordering empty polish bottles, mixing balls, testing micas/powders, and making my own labels.

I'm excited to introduce my own handmade holographic nail polishes.

Please check out my polishes on my Etsy shop. I would appreciate the support!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/204567007/holographic-nail-lacquer-green-blue?ref=pr_shop