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31 Day Challenge: Metallic

For metallic nails day, I knew I wanted to do something with black and gold. I love those colors together and it looks so chic and classy together, doesn’t it? So for today’s mani, I decided to do an updated version of one of my more famous manis. This was when I just really started […]

31 Day Challenge: Black and White

I think the hardest black and white nail art has got to be something as seemingly simple as a black and white gradient. It’s tough to get the colors to blend seamlessly, especially when the colors are complete opposites. Here’s my sad looking attempt. Colors used: Essie Blanc and Essie Licorice. To do this, paint […]

31 Day Challenge: Violet

It’s violet nails for the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge! For some reason, I had no idea what I wanted to do and I actually don’t own a whole lot of purples, so I better start stocking up! Colors used: Orly Purple Poodle, Essie Blanc, Essie Licorice and OPI Houston, We Have a Purple. To […]

31 Day Challenge: Blue

It’s blue for the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge and I am going to try some turquoise gemstone nails! Another surprise, I’ve never tried splatter nails either. So perfect way to get turquoise nails is with some splatters! Colors used: Essie In the Cab-ana, Orly Luxe and OPI Black Onyx. To do these, I started […]

31 Day Challenge: Green

[I recently updated my website and unfortunately the original post has been deleted, so I’ll try to remember the colors used as best as I can] For today’s green prompt, I decided to challenge myself a bit. I’ve actually never painted straight lines before. I know shameful, if you’re doing nail art, lines are probably […]

31 Day Challenge: Yellow

It’s day 3 and today’s prompt is yellow! I decided to take a page out of the Chalkboard Nails’s book and do my own version of her Busy Bee mani. To create this I used OPI Good Grief! and Who are You Calling Bossy?!? from the Peanuts collection and my Queen Bee Cut It Out […]

31 Day Challenge: Orange

Ladies. I mean, laaaaadiiiieeesss! I’m proud to say that I gave stamping another shot and I was able to actually get the image to transfer onto not just the stamper, but to my nails! I’m so proud of myself. Stamping has been one of the banes of my nail art existence and today, I kicked its ass. […]

31 Day Challenge: Red

It’s day one of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge and yay me, I made it! One down, 30 more to go… oh dear… So for today’s prompt (red), I decided to ease myself in and do something simple. So here’s some heart french tips with a Commes des Garcons heart as the accent nail. […]

31 Day Nail Art Challenge 2014

I’m not sure if you know, but since 2011, Sarah of Chalkboard Nails has done a different nail art for 31 days starting on September 1st. I always marveled at her and wondered, omg why? And you know why? Because it’s a challenge that helps you grow as a nail artist and for whatever reason, I decided […]

Abstract Rainbows and Unicorns

Happy 2 year anniversary to Serum! I have to say that I am so incredibly thankful to have even gotten this far! For today’s mani, I was inspired by The Polish Aholic‘s holo unicorn mani atop of rainbow gradient. So I grabbed some of my favorite glow polishes and using the watercolor technique I got […]