Nails: Corset Stamped

Base Polishes:
ELF - Punk Purple
ELF - Cranberry
Stamping Polish: Barry M - Matt White

Unbranded, unnumbered stamping plate

Nails: Needle Drag Purples

I used the needle drag technique for these nails, I have done a tutorial here.

Color Club - Pucci-licious
ELF - Punk Purple

Nails: It's A Boy!

My friend recently had a son, this inspired these nails;

Base Polishes
Maybelline - Cool Blue 651
Kleancolor - Holo Blue 135

Decal Polishes
Color Club - Pucci-licious
ELF - Mango Madness
ELF - Punk Purple

Stamping
MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Bundle Monster H21

Tutorial: Needle Drag Nails

Another tutorial today, this was requested as I did needle drag nails earlier in the year for the 52 Week Pick n' Mix nail challenge. I didn't have a needle to hand so for the tutorial I ended up using a opened up paper clip.

 

What did I need?
Two nail polishes (I used ELF Punk Purple, Color Club Pucci-Licious)
Sewing Needle
Top Coat

   

1) Paint base polish and let it dry

2) Paint a opaque coat of each polish over half of the nail

3) While the polish is still wet, using the needle drag it over the nail from side to side (hopefully the clip above will show this better than my description!)

4) Top coat the nail to smooth the design and finish off

1) Paint base polish and let it dry, ELF Punk Purple

3) While the polish is still wet, using the needle drag it over the nail from side to side

4) Top coat the nail to smooth the design and finish off

This was the original needle drag nails I did:

[Details Here]

Pick n' Mix 52 Week Challenge: Negative Space + 3 Pastels

Not quite negative space...

Polishes Used:
ELF - Punk Purple
La Femme - Mocha Pink
George - Smarty Pants
Leighton Denny - Girl's Best Friend

Striping Tape

Pick n' Mix 52 Week Challenge: Burgundy + Needle Drag

ELF - Punk Purple
ELF - Cranberry

Pick n' Mix 52 Week Challenge: Metallic + Ikat

Polishes Used:
OPI - My Silk Tie
ELF - Punk Purple
La Femme - Pink Cream

0.2mm Sharpie Pen

GOT Nail Challenge: Ruffle

Today is a ruffle manicure, I haven't actually tried doing a ruffle set of nails before. Not too bad for a first attempt but the lines aren't exactly straight. The polishes used are older again:

ELF - Fluorescent Pink - August 2010
ELF - Punk Purple - October 2010
ELF - Medium Red - February 2012

Polishes Used
ELF - Fluorescent Pink
ELF - Punk Purple
ELF - Medium Red

Dotting Tools

Nail Polish: Battle of the Pinks

For someone who isn't a fan of pink I sure seem to have a lot of them!

ELF - Gum Pink, ELF - Fluorescent Pink, ELF - Hot Pink,  Barry M - Buzz, ELF - Punk Purple, Kleancolor - Metallic Pink, ELF -  Mod Mauve, ELF - Fuschia, ELF - Purple Pleaser, Kleancolor - Metallic Fuschia, Max Factor - Plum, ELF - Rosy Raisin, Sally Hansen - Royal Romance

First round was easy, whittling down to three polishes. Hot pink is vibrant and out there, Mod Mauve is understated and bland but works as a good base polish.

And the winner is... Max Factor's Plum. While the other two are great base polishes, Plum you can wear alone. Gorgeous cream polish.