More bridal nail sets!

Finally, all dust has settled and I can now post photos!

The first three - (i) Laced (ii) Royal Princess (i) Crowned Queen

Next three - (i) Floral Punk (ii) Quirks and Dots (iii) Jewelled

And the last three - (i) Lace and ties (ii) Star! (iii) Aqua Mermaid

Originally, I wanted all nals to be this!

And the ring finger to feature this!

But alas, I did not manage to find time for all that, and because I went over to Hong Kong to get married, I was lacking a full equipment for the works!

Recap of palette series, Envy

 
       

Visions of Love, Envy VII & VIII

The final pieces of Envy.

I think for me, sometimes I see envy show in people differently. For those who know Envy like a map and know their way around it extremely well, I always feel them trying their greatest might to earn Envy from the people around them. Perhaps that is why Slytherins from Harry Potter are represented by green.

And now I present to you, the green Envy in all its mighty glory.

For the right, I used Jade Green once more and for
the left, I decided to use luminous blue

Envy Strikes - in darkness, Envy will find
its way of through loneliness

Peacock Eyes - Blue patterns of the peacock
feather are jewelled with envious gems

Blind Spots - When engulfed by envy, how
many of us can clear our vision and see
only the best in everything?

On the left: Blind SpotsMiddle: Peacock EyesOn the right: Envy Strikes

Do also check out:
Visions of Love, Passion

Visions of Love, Envy V & VI

More on our Envy Green series, the next two are abstract nail arts, purely experimental :)

Complicated Feelings: Using lime green, yellow,
maroon and white, I created a nail piece using the
design of mosaic tiles.

Rain and Crescent: It isn't difficult to associate loneliness
with Envy. Most of the time in fiction stories, the protagonist
of Envy is suffering from bouts of loneliness. And what better
mood than a rainy night with a half-complete moon?

To create the rain-washed effects, use a flat brush and pick up
the nail polish. Scrape some on paper to test out its effect and
then slowly sweep down the nails.

Start from the top always to create a gradient fill. Use
white and sweep bottom-up to create a tinge of french tip.
Then using the small brushes, paint in the crescent

Left: Complicated Feelings
Right: Rain and Crescent

Which imagery of Envy do you love the most?

Do also check out:
Visions of Love, Passion

Visions of Love, Envy III & IV

Envy, or jealousy, is a green-eyed monster.

Which explains why my series of Envy nail-art uses largely of green, like the ones below:

On the left, we have jade green while the right presents
a bright lime green close to the color of foliage

On jade green: Broken Heart
In plum-red, I painted a heart disintegrating. Who has not
suffered a broken heart when consumed by jealousy?

On lime green: Winged Green
A beautiful design I've gotten from the web,
recreating it for the series just seemed right,
though I need to mark up my skills a little and
thin those lines. But butterflies, have always
represented envy, to me at least. A small caterpillar
changing to become a beautiful winged creature?

Left: Broken Heart
Right: Winged Green

Which imagery of Envy do you love the most?

Do also check out:
Visions of Love, Passion

* Kudos and credits to designer for butterfly print, it didn't direct me to who it was on the web but I liked the design very much :) Thanks for inspiring

Visions of Love, Envy

Ahh, I finally got about doing this! Apologies all, for the short hiatus. I've been getting busy with whatever is happening in my circle, painting houses and singing sessions and home planning and running off to the airport and what's not. But I'm back now, with a new series.

Throughout next week, I'd share my series of palette named Envy. Why does it take a week now? This is to keep each post short and easy for reading, and also to get you tuned in the entire week of course! ;)

Here's a first look of the palette, Envy

Envy, commonly perceived on a color scale of emotions as green, is the vice of love and all other relationships. It takes away what is good. It eats into the positive and it requires constant glorification.

Please stay tuned for the first two nail-arts tomorrow :)

Nailing the Occasion

What's your take on your nail-do on a casual day out with the girls? Or a hot date? Or an important presentation? Here's my five cents worth of how to get creative and in tune with the occcasion :)

Wedding: If you're like me, going through that phase in life where everyone is getting married, you'd have a fair share of weddings to attend. Your outfit is the real focus in this event so let the nails take on a softer, complementing look. The way to go: nude (light pink, transparent) nails with colored french tips (examples) to match your dress and turn into Lady Elegant

Hot date: Adorn your nails with perky colors if you're taking on a awesome outfit. Are you going with bright striking colors or sleek monotones? The way to go: Wear that passion on your nails with some funky nail art, like what we have in our Love, Passion Series

Casual day out with your girls: A summer dress? Casual Tees and shorts? Or just a light-weight top with your comfy jeans? The way to go: Nothing complements casual wear like simple flowery nails, and if you're looking to have simple make-up the perky and funky nail art is the perfect fit.

Flying away for a vacation: Going into a land where nobody knows you? Don't worry, you'd leave a lasting impression with awesome nails like our summer collection, or show off your nails with colorful costumes with a perfect blend of watermark nails

Big Presentation/ Work: If work permits, go with french twist. Use more subdued colors, like white and everything else if you need to make a professional impression. It works even for after-work parties, and you don't have to worry about looking too childish with this sleek nail-do

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