Price: $7.50 * Buy At: Beauty Brands * Size: 0.5 fl oz China Glaze All Spruced Up is a dark teal creme, exclusive to Beauty Brands for the holidays. All Spruced Up has a thin, but opaque formula. You probably could get away with one coat, but I used two thin coats for my swatches. I like colors like this for the cooler months, and the formula was great! XOX ♥
As a base color for this fall nail design, I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Cinna-snap. Once this had dried, I applied a shimmery polish that is similar in color, Zoya India, about half way down the nail. To complete the gradient look, I applied Zoya Maria Luisa at the tips of my nails. To blend the colors together a bit more, I sealed them in with a top coat. XOX ♥
I began this nail art with a base of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Big Teal. I painted the middle stripe on each nail using Essie Chillato. Using a black striper from LA Colors, I painted small diagonal lines over the green stripe and then added a stripe on either side of the green. I finished off as always with a top coat, for this look I used the Nail Tek Intensive Therapy II top coat. XOX ♥
Price: $9 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.5 fl oz The Zoya Matte Velvet Lacquer in Aspen is a shimmery white with a matte finish. It applies almost opaque with one coat, and fully with two. Aspen is not streaky or patchy like most white polishes are. Since it's a matte polish, it dries really quickly, which I absolutely love. It's a really pretty alternative to a classic cream white, and will be a great choice for the winter. XOX ♥
The Collection Nails by Kiss in the style Imagination comes with thirteen different nails with a variety of black, white and gold designs. It also comes with a nail glue, which is great for those that do not already own some. I have rather small fingers and nails, but I was still able to make these nails work for me. The package claims these nails are medium length, but I would not want them to be any longer. I actually filed them down a bit with a rough nail file and it worked just fine. The glue is pretty strong, but I would definitely keep it on you in case a nail pops off. I only experienced a nail coming off when I applied a lot of pressure to the underside of the nail. XOX ♥
To begin this nail art, I applied an off white polish, OPI My Vampire is Buff. On the edges of my index and pinky nail, I painted two vertical white lines and filled them in with little horizontal lines. For the navy design, I used Zoya Sailor and a small paint brush. To make the leaves, I painted a curved line and added dots to either side. On the middle and ring finger nail, I painted a half diamond with some little lines inside and added two of the same leaves that I painted on the other two nails. As usual, I completed it with top coat. XOX ♥
For a base color for the nails, I used black, white and red, as per the Blurryface album. The white I used is OPI Alpine Snow, the black is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out, and the red is from Delia's. Since the album consists of nine different prints, you could choose any of them! I freehanded all the designs with a black and a white striper. As always, I finished with a top coat! XOX ♥
Zoya India is a muted burgundy with gold flecks. Like all Zoya polishes, India has a thin, easy to apply formula that is rather opaque. It is a really pretty color for the upcoming fall months! On my nails is two coats of India. XOX ♥
The Zoya Nail Lacquer in Emilia is a dark brown with no shimmer or glitter. Like most Zoya polishes, Emilia has a great formula that applies evenly and is not too thick or too thin. On my nails is two coats of Emilia. XOX ♥
As a base color, I first applied Zoya India. Pretty much any base color would work, but I suggest a dark one for contrast. For the stripes, I used a white striper from Sinful Colors. On each nail, I painted horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines, alternating the placement from nail to nail. As always, I finished the design off with a top coat, this time using Nail Tek Intensive Therapy II. XOX ♥
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