NOTD: Mint Manicure For Talia Joy

Hello again everyone! I had a different blog planned for today, but I saw that the beauty community was doing mint manicures in remberence of Talia Joy Castellano today. I couldn't help but join in. I didn't personally know Talia, but I did watch her YouTube videos, and she was such an inspiration. It is a horrible thing when such a young, amazing little girl is taken from us. She did so much good with her time here, and we should all learn from that. My heart aches for her family, but at least she is no longer sick and in pain. If you don't know who Talia is, then I will link you to a little Bio and other goodies below. Talia passed away on July 16, 2013 from childhood cancer after fighting it for 6 and a half years. She was just 13 years old, and no one that age should have to endure what she did, and yet, she did it with such a bright outlook. So, Talia if you're looking down, these nails are for you. 

I wanted to do a video tutorial for these nails, but we had a lack of sun today, and I hate filming with artificial lighting. So, if you would like me to film a video tutorial for these nails just ask. I looked back at some of Talia's manicures for inspiration. She liked bright colors, rhinestones, animal print,edgy but cute and kinda gaudy nails(my kind of nails). Overall I like how these turned out. I'm not real happy with the pinky nail design, but was a little pressed for time.If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you try these nails out I'd love to see, share them with me on any of my social media sites. I'd love to hear from you. Like me on Facebook to see more from me. I'm also on Instagram and Pinterest, and Twitter . Check out my other blog if you'd like to see non nail related blogs. 

Read Talia's story here 

Talia's Facebook Page here

Talia's YouTube channel here

Products used:

Base coat: Nail-aid, 1 Step Fast Growth

Mint Green: Pure Ice, Home Run!

Neon Pink: L.A. Colors, Pink Bubbles

Fine Silver Glitter: Sinful Colors, Queen of Beauty

Chunky Silver Glitter: Pure Ice, Dazzle Me

Top Coat: Sally Hansen, Insta-Dri

White: Apple Barrel Colors, White

Black: Apple Barrel Colors, Black

2mm Rhinestones

Detail Paint Brush

Dotting Tool

Makeup Sponge(not pictured)

 I have 2 tutorials on leopard print nails. You can check them out here and here

 I have a tutorial on gradient glitter nails. You can check it out here

NOTD: Mint Green with white stripes and pink hearts

Hello everyone! I am happy to bring you another blog post this fine Monday! Today's post is another NOTD(nails of the day). I love how today's nails turned out. They are perfect for a lovely spring day like today. Mint green, pink hearts, pink glitter, and white stripes, yes please.If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you try these nails out I'd love to see, share them with me on any of my social media sites. I'd love to hear from you. Like me on Facebook to see more from me. I'm also on Instagram and Pinterest, and Twitter . Check out my other blog if you'd like to see non nail related blogs. 
Have a blessed day,

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Products used:

Base coat: Nail-aid, Triple Wrap Thickener

Mint green: Pure Ice, Home Run!

Neon Pink: L.A. Colors, Pink Bubbles

Pink Glitter: Pinky Glitter

Top Coat: Sally Hansen, Insta-Dri

White: Apple Barrel Colors(acrylic paint), White

1 detail brush

1 dotting tool

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So, are yo ready to see what they look like? 

 I love how these nails turned out! They were very simple. I started with a base coat, and then painted all but my ring finger mint green. Then while that dried, I applied one coat of a neon pink to my ring finger. After allowing the mint green to dry for a couple minutes, using a detail brush and white acrylic paint, I painted 3-5 vertical lines. You could skip this step or use a nail striper. Then while the lines dried for a couple minutes I applied one coat of a pink glitter over the neon pink on my ring finger. Next, I went in with a dotting tool and the neon pink nail polish, I created the 2 small hearts on all but my ring finger and thumb. You could use a toothpick for this step. I'll insert a graphic of how I paint my heats below. Now, I moved onto my thumb. Using a detail brush I painted a larger heart with the neon pink polish. I outlined the larger heart in the same white paint and brush used to make the lines. Then, I went over all the hearts with a little of the pink glitter. Then, I let my nails dry for a couple minutes before applying one coat of my favorite fast drying top coat. Lastly, I used a paint brush dipped in nail polish remover to clean up any polish that got on my skin, and applied some cuticle oil.

How I use a dotting tool to paint small hearts 

Step 1, using a dotting tool or toothpick place 2 small dots where you want to top of your heart to be. 

Step 2, Drag the left dot down gently to a point.

Step 3, Drag the right dot down gently to a point, meeting the first line you pulled down. This will create the point at the bottom of the heart. 

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NOTD: Cinderella Nails

Hello again, everyone! I hope you're having a nice week so far. Today's blog post is going to be another NOTD. Sinful Colors polish in Cinderella, inspired me to come up with this look.The color is so beautiful , a little sheer, but built up nicely.  I looked a pictures from Disney's movie Cinderella, and this is what I came up with. I hope you like it. If you want to stay up to date with what I'm doing, make sure and like my Facebook page. You can follow me on twitter, and instagram if you want to see more pictures from me.
Have a Blessed day,

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Products used:

Base coat: Nail-aid, 3 Minute artificials

Baby Blue: Sinful Colors, Cinderella 

Blue glitter: Pure Ice, Strapless

White Acrylic Paint: Apple Barrel colors, white

Top coat: Sally Hansen, Insta dry

1 Detail paint brush

As always, I started with a base coat. Then I applied 3 coats of Cinderella by Sinful colors to all fingers. I let that dry for a couple minutes before moving on to the scrolls. Then, I used a detail brush and white acrylic paint to do the scrolls. While the scrolls dried I painted my ring finger with 1 coat of strapless, by Pure Ice. I let that dry for a couple minutes then applied one coat of my favorite top coat, Insta Dy by Sally Hansen. To finished up my look, I took a paint brush dipped in nail polish remover and cleaned up any polish that got on my skin. It's a super easy design, and I'll do a video on it when I have a working video camera.