Showing posts with label nails inc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nails inc. Show all posts

Friday, 10 August 2012

Nail Art: Cinnamoroll Cupcake with Nails Inc Sweets Way

After my last cookies and milk design with Sugar House Lane, I was excited to try the other colour I picked up from the Nails Inc Sprinkles collection: Sweets Way.

I already had a cupcake in mind for the design, but what else? Here's a riddle: what's blue, pink, white, and ridiculously cute?


If your answer was Cinnamoroll, you are correct!
Most of you are probably saying "Cinnamo-who?" and I don't blame you. For the curious, here's some background info.



Sweets Way has a milky white base with blue, pink, and silver glitter. I love how the milky base changes the finish of the glitter, giving it a more muted look. The formula was smooth, but the glitter spread a little unevenly on the first coat. This fixed itself on the second coat once the glitter had something to grab onto.


Polishes:
Left to right: Nails Inc "Sweets Way", American Apparel "American Denim", OPI "No Room for the Blues", American Apparel "Coney Island", Sally Hansen "White On"
Materials:
  • nail art brush
Directions:


 Tip: When outlining, don't be too worried about any mistakes. You can always go back with your colour to "erase" or fill in any gaps you might have.

Finished!


Hope you liked this cute little guy! OH and look what I found:

I collected a crapload of these 3D/foam stickers when I was younger. I'm proud that I actually used some.

Thanks for reading, have yourself a good weekend!


Monday, 30 July 2012

Nail Art: Cookies & Milk with Nails Inc Sugar House Lane

I have some sweet nail art for you today, with Sugar House Lane from the Nails Inc Sprinkles collection. I went to stalk my local Sephora the week after this collection came out, and was surprised they still didn't have it out on display. After a couple more times of disappointment, I finally asked one of the girls working there, and turns out the display was up near the checkout counter all along. Oops.

Anywho, I pick up two of my favourites, and Sugar House Lane was one of them. I was sold on the milky base and black glitter - reminded me so much of cookies and cream.


Sugar House Lane is a light taupe base with matte black and silver glitter. Because of the milky base, the silver glitter looks white. The glitter lays flat and smooth on the nail. I only needed one coat for great colour and glitter coverage.

Polishes:
Left to right: Nails Inc "Sugar House Lane", Nubar "Swiss Chocolate", Sally Hansen "Black Out", Sally Hansen "White On"
 Materials:
  • bobby pin
  • nail art brush
  • toothpick
  • nail art pen
Directions:
Base: Paint your nails with Sugar House Lane

Cookies:
1) Paint a circle with a bobby pin (or dotting tool if you have one).
2) Use nail art brush to paint a small half-circle on the edge of the first circle you drew.
3) Repeat step 2) all the way around your large circle.
4) Add white dots with a toothpick. Use the points between your half-circles to get the dots evenly spaced.

Milk:
1) Use a nail art brush to paint a flat oval for the lip of the milk bottle.
2) Paint the bottle body with your brush.
3) Paint the form of the bottle lip with thin round strokes, and the milk line with an oval.
4) Outline the rest of the bottle and add the word MILK with either a nail art pen or brush.

Finished!


Doesn't this make you want to eat an Oreo? Does this polish look as appetizing to you as it does to me?