It's still summer, right? I think summer has lasted 6 months already and its not even half over yet. The only good I ever find in summer is polish. Bright, fun, NEON. Today I've got some fun nail art enhancements that are neon...because neon isn't just for polish and old Madonna outfits from the 80s (guilty)!
Hiiii guys! It's time for The Beauty Buffs! Today we're taking on Neons. Do you think this excites me? You must KNOW it does....since neon is almost the only thing I can think about anymore - NEON ALL THE THINGS is all I'm saying...ok, I do have some more to say....
I've been LOVING the idea of coloring in my stamping designs like an adult coloring book lately.
It's awesome when you can take a standard black or white outline design and color it in to be truly awesome and one of a kind looking, freehand almost! Taking a spin from my Floral Grunge Tutorial, this is another similar technique with the decal part of the tutorial.
Items In This Post:
Konad Special Black Polish
Orly - Hot Shot
Orly - La Vida Loca
Orly - Jealous, Much?
Fingerpaints - Blue Raspberry Taffy
Color Club - The Lime Starts Here
Bundle Monster - BM322 Stamping Plate
How much do I love this mani!? A TON! I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but with challenges and laziness, well, I just now got around to doing it this morning!
The technique is quite simple, though it is time consuming. But now that I have a new workspace setup, I wasn't hunched over on the floor painting and then trying to get back up like a granny afterwards!
Essentially - you top coat a sheet of wax paper making the top coat as big as it takes for as many nails as you want to do this for. Also, an important point, make sure you don't do your designs right up to the edge of the top coat, leave some room to peel it off and have tears.
After the top coat dries, stamp your houndstooth, then fill in the clear places with random neon polishes. When dry, peel off the wax paper and cut to fit your nails.
For this mani, I did two coats of white polish, quick dry top coat and about 10 minutes later I was able to apply a clear polish and apply each decal, one nail at a time.
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Missy has been a nail and beauty blogger since January 2012, residing in South Carolina with her boyfriend and furbaby.
Coloring is MAC NC20.
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Holy Grails
Skin Type - Combination w/Dry Patches
Skin Color - MAC NC20
Every month as I count down my top favorites of the month, I will list whether or not it has taken the place of a previous holy grail product for me. Currently my holy grails are:
Skincare:
Cleanser - Burts Bees Cleansing Oil
Toner - Pixi Glow Tonic
Serum - Ole Henriksen Truth Serum (day) and The Ordinary The Buffet (night)
Moisturizer - Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream
Oil - Organic 100% Rosehip Oil
Makeup:
Primer - Dr. Brandt No More Pores
Foundation - Clinique Beyond Perfecting in Creamwhip
Concealer - Maybelline Fit Me in Fair
Setting Powder - Laura Mercier
Finishing Powder - MAC Soft Rose
Blush - Makeup Revolution Nude
Highlight - Pur Cosmetics Afterglow
Bronzer - Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer in Bronzer
Contour - NYX Taupe Blush
Brows - Colourpop Mr. Bing Gel Liner
Eyeshadow Palette - Pur Cosmetics Soiree Diaries
Mascara - Cover Girl Super Sizer + Essence Lash Princess
Eyeliner - Catrice Gel Cushion
Lip Liner - ...
Lipgloss - Tarte Hella
Lipstick - Kat Von D Lovecraft
Liquid Lipstick - Kat Von D Ophelia
