Visions of Love, Passion

2nd Palette Experiment - Visions of Love, Passion

Colors used for this palette:

#01 #02 #03 

#04  #05 #06

#07

#01 - Dark purple (Sally Hanson)
#02 - Bright Red (Rubi)
#03 - Bloody Red (Sasa)
#04 - Metallic Pink
#05 - Black (Faceshop)
#06 - Gold (Sasa)
#07- White (Chatmingon)

 

Done hating, due loving

New brush tool for nail art (Daiso)

Experimenting with this, but it was not very helpful

My 4 most used surgical tools - needle, cotton sticks, dotter, brush

Work in progres

Love Blossoms #03, #04, #05 (Steps)

Infected Love - #4 & #05 (Steps)

My Heart All Cut Up - #02 & #07 (Steps)

Swirling Love - Every color (Steps)

Young Little Love - #02 & #04 (Steps)

Seduction - #03, #05, #06 & #07 (Steps)

Love is a disease - #02 & #07 (Steps)

True Bloody Love - #03, #05, #07 (Steps)

Love like a lifeline - #03 & #07 (Steps)

Love Prints - #02 & #07 (Steps)

Love is golden - #03 & #06 (Steps)

 

Unexpected Guest during experimentation

What I did:

Love Blossoms: Using a metallic pink base, I picked up some black on the needle to paint out branches. Adding a dot of bloody red with the dotter or brush, the flowers are added and immediately you have the design
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Infected Love: Like Love Blossoms, using the metallic pink for base and black on needle for vein design
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My Heart All Cut Up - Bright red for base, then using white you paint the top of a heart at the tips and the pointed shape of the heart on top of the nail. The inverted colors make it feel like the heart (in white) is cut out
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Swirling Love -  A little more complicated, but start first with a dark purple base. I basically laid out all colors on paper (like the first image set with all the colors) and with a brush I just mix different colors to add swirls. Sometimes I mix #03 and #05, sometimes #02 & #06. At the end of it, you have multi layers of different color.
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Young Little Love - Start with a metallic pink base, then add the french twist of bright red, with three pink dots for an over-the-top cuteness. Just like all young, puppy love. Sweetened and too cute
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Seduction - Gold base, with bloody red forming a v shape at the mid-section of the nails. Paint the bottom of the V-shape bloody red and then add in the black outlines. A little white to the black laces will make it look more defined
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Love is a disease - White base, with bright red inverted heart near the tip. Add in dots and you'd have the design look like the above pattern
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True Bloody Love - Inspired by the vampire love stories. Using white as base, and bloody red for the blood trickle design. Mix bloody red with a pinch of black and make the gradient paint upwards from the tip of the nails
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Love like a Lifeline - Simple bloody red base and a white on needle nailart
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Love Prints - Bright red base with a white strip down the nail. Add little hearts to the white, first make two dots like Mickey Mouse ears and then using a brush, paint the rest of the heart shape
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Love is golden - Two coats of bloody red and start brushing gold paint from the tip of the nails. Have in intensely concentrated at the tip and slowly fade it upwards. Like a gradient
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Hope you like this experiment brought to you by Nailify.
Next week - Green Eyed Monster and Its Jealousy

Love and care for your nail buddies!

Truth be told, your nails are your best buds. They are crusted tough to protect your pretty fingers and become the perfect accessory for crazy color splashes.

If you're not gonna shower them with lots of love, chances are they are not going to be there to protect your fingertips or when you wanna splash on some lovely shades for the next beach party or scrabble-sleepover.

So here I am, to share with you how you can give them your love.

Here's what you need
- Hand and Nail Lotion (I use Almond Hand & Nail Moisturizer from BodyShop)
- Cuticle Remover (I use Sally Hansen's)
- Cuticle Cleaner (or the small blade on your nail cutter)
- Cotton Wool
- Water

What you would NOT need:
- Nail chewing
- Nail scrapping
- Nail biting
- Pulling at cuticles
- Glove-less when washing or cleaning (cleaning products are sometimes acidic and will harm your nails and cuticles)

Everyday basis:
1. Clean hands, and nail areas diligently
2. Unless required otherwise, dry hands minimally or let them dry naturally. This will be good for dry hands with cracking nails
3. Apply moisturizer onto hands, and rub them on the nails (including edges of the nails) until it is absorbed properly
4. Apply Sally Hansen's Nail Harderner if you have nails that crack easily

Once a month:
1. Remove all nail polishes, including the edges
2. Clean and wash hands
3. Apply cuticle removing cream (I use Sally Hanson's Gel Cuticle Remover)
4. After the timing recommended by the cream, with the cuticle tool, remove hardened cuticles and clean by-products with a cotton wool
5. With a moistened cotton wool, cover thumb nail for 15 seconds before moving to the next nail
6. Apply moisturizer on hands, including nails and nail edges
7. I follow up with an application of Sally Hansen's Nail Nutrition Green Tea + Olive Oil Treatment

Before Applying Nail Polishes:
1. Clean and wash hands, dry hands properly so nail polishes stays on longer
2. Coat hands and nails with a thin layer of moisturizers
3. Apply a base coat of your choice, for longer nails, apply two layers

There you go! Now you're ready to love them all! :)