A Lolita-themed manicure was a request from a reader named Annabelle, so thank you to her for this idea. I am out of town visiting my mom right now, but I made sure to upload these photos before I left so I could blog while away. (I didn’t want to keep you guys waiting too [...]

A “cupcake manicure” was a suggestion from an anonymous reader, so thank you to her for this adorable theme. I wish I had designed this look last month so I could have worn it for my birthday.

This is a time-consuming design, so only two to three cupcakes is recommended.

The first step is to decide what [...]

Looking for a fresh summer manicure? Try applying a watermelon nail or two!

I recommend wearing this design on a ring finger, index finger, or both. If I were you I’d refrain from wearing watermelon nails on all your fingers, as when it comes to nail art there’s a fine line between cute and tacky. You [...]

I have another Konad manicure to show you, a houndstooth pattern:
I used Konad plate M63. 
I’m having a lot of fun with my Konad set right now, but don’t worry, I haven’t given up handpainted nail art. I’ll continue to post tutorials for you but be patient as I tend to get fixated with new presents. [...]

I don’t know if you’ve heard about “The Zoya Great Nail Polish Exchange,” but it has been revamped for Earth Day.
Here’s the deal: you go through your old nail polishes that you never use anymore but still hang onto for some reason. As long as they’re not Zoya and even if they’re dried out empty [...]

I’m sorry for the delay on this request; I’ve been having some computer trouble lately. Onward with the checkered print tutorial!
Start with a base of any color. In the first shot I used a white nail polish as French manicure tips, and for the tutorial I used Sephora by OPI’s “IM Beauty.” A fun yellow [...]

I ordered a Konad set for myself; it should be here March 3rd. A friend of mine loaned me her set so I could try out the stamping system before placing my own order. 
I wanted my first Konad manicure to be very subtle because I normally wear acrylic paint nail art and that’s always opaque. [...]

Surely this is the strangest nail design request I’ve ever received. Regardless, here it is:
Start with any green nail polish. Ideally, I would have gone with something darker but for now this bright green is the only green nail polish I own. 
Paint a colored stripe across the nail to represent the Ninja Turtle’s eye scarf. [...]

OPI DS “Glamour” is my favorite nail polish. It’s amazing on, you have no idea. If you haven’t checked out OPI’s Designer Series line, they’re all unbelievably prismatic without being difficult to apply like some thick glitter polishes. They’re actually really smooth and I love OPI’s brushes. If I wasn’t already married, I would marry [...]

My Konad kit is here!
Ten image plates, ten stamping polishes and a clear topcoat. one stamper, two scrapers and some other bits and pieces like rhinestones and a nail buffer.
The top three plates are M51, M63 and M66, which I ordered individually. The kit came with plates M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, [...]