Author Archives: Vic
One of my favorite nail arts that I used to be intimidated to try were marble/quartz nails. Turns out it’s a lot easier than you think and the messier the better! All you need are a sheer polish as a base and for layering, a striper brush, and some acetone and you’re good to go! […]
Jan
Happy Lunar New Year! As we transition from the Year of the Monkey to the Year of the Rooster, I wanted to share 3 simple ways to a happy year. Set the Tone According to Chinese superstition, what happens during the three days of the new year celebration sets the tone for the next 12 […]
May
Of course I was late again, so here’s another combination mani that combines the last three prompts: minimal, pop of color and accent. So, I did them all together… on one nail 🙂 I used the just released Serum No. 5 Guiding Light as the base of my mani and applied a quick dry top […]
Apr
I so fail at nail art challenges, I just forget or push it aside thinking “I’ll do it later” and then never do. So I’m catching up to combine my missed prompts into one mani. I’ve done this a few times and I actually like thinking of how I can create a cohesive design and […]
Apr
It’s belated, but here’s the Dotticure prompt. For those that don’t know, a dotticure is pretty much a nail art design that is composed of dots. To do this, I just used a couple of dotting tools in various sizes. I used China Glaze Friends Forever, Right? for the base and Sun’s Up Top Down […]
Apr
Catching up on posting about the nail art challenge, so here’s my favorite flower prompt. I love peonies, but I haven’t been able to freehand this as well as I would like. So I made some Cut It Out Nail Vinyls with peony stencils and they also have ranunculus too. For these I used a mixture […]
Apr
Happy Easter! For today’s Easter prompt, I decided to freehand a kawaii bunny and do some easy-peasy Easter egg-ish nail art using the vinyls from the Know Your Lines Cut It Out Nail Vinyls. For this mani, I used Essie Blanc, Essie Licorice and China Glaze Pinking Out the Window for the bunny. I then […]
Decided to do Californails’s The Totally Doable I Have a Life! Challenge, so let’s get to it. For “pastel” I decided to do something quick and simple, gotta ease myself in, you know? So I used Essie Urban Jungle (similar to Essie’s We Can Do It Pink!), Â Essie Stones N’ Roses and Serum No. 5 […]
Jan
Happy Saturday, lovelies! Today’s mani is incredibly easy, the hardest thing is to peel off the decal stickers and to remove all of the unwanted bits. I love easy nail art. To get this look, I painted my index and pinky with China Glaze Seas the Day and my middle and ring with China Glaze […]