Pastel leopard print and cool ombre effect!

Hello readers!

I've got some leopard print nails to share with you today, and an experiment that turned out really great!

Today's design was requested by someone who contacted me through facebook, and she requested anything pastel. I decided to go with some sweet and girly leopard print and a twist on the average ombre nails. The ombre nails came out absolutely amazing in person, the pictures really don't do them justice! I started with a white base, and got pastel purple, blue, and pink acrylic paint. I sponged it on like I normally would, except I added much more acrylic paint (so that it almost created that pooling puddle looking effect that's usually a bad thing!) and then I got another clean sponge and sponged where the colors connect, removing some of the paint and sponged around the entire nail very lightly removing very little of the paint. The result ended up looking like some awesome clouds, and I topped it all with China Glaze Fairy Dust to add some extra sparkle and fantasy.

What do you think of these nails? Let me know in the comments below!

Two requests!

Hello readers,

This is my second post of the day, and both of these designs were requests from some lovely ladies who contacted me on facebook (Nat Kat Nails) If you have a request, please drop a comment or contact me on facebook. The first picture was a request for some peacock nails and the second picture was a request for some zebra print nails.

Would you wear these nails? If so, which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

Dolphin nails!

Hello readers,

This was a request by a lovely woman who contacted me through facebook, I've been taking a lot of requests for specific designs, so if you want something specific drop a comment or check out my facebook page (Nat Kat Nails). I used Essie Bikini So Teeny, and Essie Avenue Mantain for the gradient and free handed the dolphin with black acrylic paint.

What do you think of these nails? Would you wear them?

Pastel blue, purple, and pink gradient with black rhinestone triangles!

Hello readers,

Sorry it's been a while since my last post, but i'm pretty excited to show you the nail art I've had on these past few days. My camera isn't very good at picking up pastels so I edited the pictures to try to get them as accurate as possible but even then, they are not perfect. The colors are much more vivid in person, they scream summer! I used a white polish as the base for my gradient, and then did the gradient with light turquoise, purple, and pink acrylic paint. I think they would've looked better with some black studs but I used these inexpensive black rhinestones instead. Onto the pictures!

I like these quite a lot, I just wish the pictures came out better. What do you think of these nails? Let me know in the comments below!

Stunning braided nails/ fishtail nails!

Hello readers,

This is my first ever attempt at braid nails/ fishtail nails, and I quite liked how they came out. I used a silver Essie color, i'm not sure what the name of the polish is though, it came without a sticker. I also used a silver striper, black and white acrylic paint, and then I later added Essie's Aruba Blue for some fun color. I might do a tutorial of this in the future, but right now i'm gonna be working on some 4th of July nail art that I will post soon.

This will be a picture heavy post, but on to the pictures!

I liked this quite a lot, what do you think of this mani? Let me know in the comments below!

Santa Cruz boardwalk inspired nails! Roller coaster gradient nails!

Hello readers,

I am so excited to show you this manicure! I really fell in love with it and these pictures don't do it justice, the colors are much more vivid in person. If you've been to the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk before, I think you will know where my inspiration came from. I'll post a picture of where I got the background colors inspiration from. I wanted to go with a somewhat sunset type feel, but more of when the sun has just gone down and the sky has a fade from blue to purple. The colors I used are Essie Avenue Maintain, Essie Bikini So Teeny, Essie Bond With Whomever, and Insta- Dri  Lively Lilac. This will be a picture heavy post.

 Here are the pictures  got my inspiration from. Neither of these pictures are mine.

Now onto the pictures!

What do you think of this mani? Let me know in the comments below!

Essie Peach Daiquiri, No More Film, Madison Ave- Hue, and Avenue Maintain swatches and review

Hello readers!
So today I'm going to swatch and review some Essie polish that I've recently picked up. I also purchased a shade from their new summer 2013 collection, and will do swatches of that soon.

So first to swatch is Essie Peach Daiquiri. Essie Peach Daiquiri is a really bright pink that can look coral in some lighting. It's a really beautiful shade for summer and has good formula. This polish is easy to work with, it's opaque in two coats and dries fast and glossy. Pictures show no topcoat.

Essie No More Film- A deep inky violet with blue undertones. This is the best formula I've ever worked with from an Essie polish. The formula was smooth, creamy, and opaque in one thicker coat. It dried really fast and very glossy, and is a very elegant shade and a great alternative to a plain black polish. Pictures show no topcoat.

Essie Madison Ave-Hue- A pretty magenta polish with subtle silver shimmer. Although I love the magenta shade of this polish, the silver shimmer is not noticeable once you paint it on, and it looks as if the polish is dirty or had mistakes in the application. Bummer, but it's still a very pretty and summery color. This polish is opaque in two coats and dries average, and glossy. Pictures show no topcoat.

Here's a pic of the silver shimmer in the polish, it looks a lot better in the bottle than on the actual nail.

Essie Avenue Maintain- A medium sky blue. I apologize for the bubbling in the pictures! My base coat is getting gloppy and it caused it to bubble which showed through when I applied the polish. I'll post a pic of when I did a gradient with the same polish so that you can get an idea of what it looks like when it's smooth. This polish is opaque in two thin coats, it dries fast, but not as glossy so I've applied topcoat.

Here is a picture of a past manicure I've done using Essie Avenue Maintain, you can really get an idea of what a pretty polish it is when i'ts smooth!

I'll soon post a swatch and review of one of the shades from Essie's new summer 2013 collection. What do you think of these polishes? Have you tried these shades before? Let me know in the comments below!

Essie Butler Please review and rhinestone accent nail!

Hello readers! So, I'm gonna start swatching and reviewing some Essie polish. However, i'm not going to post it all at once, but look forward to some reviews in the upcoming posts. So to start off the reviews, a review of Essie Butler Please. I didn't take pictures before I added a rhinestone accent nail, sorry.

Essie Butler Please is a bright and vivid blue. It is almost a royal blue color, but lighter, a very beautiful shade. Although this shade is nice and very fun, I didn't find it particularly flattering on my tanned skin. The formula of polish was well pigmented, however, it dries super fast, too fast for my liking because it caused some balding/ patching to occur when I went over the same place twice so I had to work quickly. The polish dries satin, so I had to use top coat. All pictures show two coats and top coat.

Under artificial light, my skin looks way more tan than it is in real life, it actually shows a better picture of what the color looks like though in real life though.

In shade.

I love this picture, the blue came out so nice here! I'll soon continue with more reviews with some nail art in between that. What do you think of this mani? Let me know in the comments below!