Christmas Present Nail Art

For this nail art design, I decided to recreate a traditional Christmas present design. I think this my favorite I've done so far this year! It's so simple (again, I know lol) but I love the contrast, not just between colors, but also in finish. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

For my base, I used 2 coats of 'Paper Mache' by Finger Paints (again, I know, but I love that white!) and hand painted the lines or 'ribbon' using Zoya Chyna: a sparkly red textured polish. To create the lines, I used a small nail art brush and for the center of the bow, I used a tiny rhinestone stud.

I apologize for my awkward hand pose; this was the best I could do to line up the 'ribbons' haha XD The rhinestone I used for the center of the bow is from a variety sized pack I bought from Born Pretty Store (http://www.bornprettystore.com). 

Like I said, the lines were my handiwork, hence why there are lopsided, and now that I look back at it, maybe I should've used some striping tape for assistance XD Regardless, this is still my favorite design I did this year; I love how the white contrasts against the red and how the textured polish pops off the creme polish. I hope you like this too!

XOXO

Cierra

Blue Christmas Nail Art

Yay more Christmas nail art! Well, I wouldn't necessarily call this design 'nail art', its more of a design because there isn't any painting going on, but the finished look is so posh! Enjoy!

First off this is definitely NOT the accurate color of this polish, This looks like China Glaze's 'Frostbite', but is really a beautiful and deep navy blue with silver shimmer throughout it. So, for my base, I used 3 coats of Nicole by OPI 'Listen to Your Momager!'. Then, using topcoat and a tiny dotting tool, I placed the crystal nail rhinestones and the beautiful rhinestone Christmas tree charm.

This picture is more color accurate than the one before. The various sized crystal studs I have here I got from Born Pretty Store (http://www.bornprettystore.com) and the gorgeous rhinestone Christmas tree nail charm is from a pack I bought at Sally's Beauty Supply (http://www.sallybeauty.com/). 

This design is different from the other Christmas designs I've done so far, as it is more elegant and most likely the simplest and easiest design I'll be sharing with you guys! 

XOXO

Cierra

Rudolph Nail Art

I'm so excited to share with you guys the cutest Christmas nail art design featuring the well known Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer! Hope you enjoy!:)

As my base polish, I used 2 coats China Glaze's 'Hey Sailor!' (my fav red; its a 1-coater and barely leaves staining!) and for the accent nail I used 2 coats Finger Paints 'Paper Mache'. The white glitter is China Glaze 'Chillin' with my Snow-mies', the Brown is Wet N' Wild 'Distressed to Impress', the sparkly red polish is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear 'Red Carpet', and the black is Wet N Wild's 'Black Creme'.

For the 'Snow Glitter Gradient' I created, I manually placed the glitters from CG CWMS using a dotting tool and the polish base to give the effect of snow falling. For the Rudolph nail, I first outlined and filled in a brown half oval. After that dried, I made two smaller ovals for his eyes, and later made even smaller circles for his pupils. While those were drying, I used my paintbrush and WNW BC for the antlers and SH RC for his signature nose. 

I know, my painting is very sloppy haha. But to be fair, I am waaay out of practice, yet I thought this design was too not to post! This design is again so cute and pretty simple to do! Hope you guys like this one as much as I do!

XOXO

Cierra

Christmas Rhinestone Nail Art

Hello my lovely readers! Today I have a Christmas nail art design to share with you all! I know, I know, Christmas was tester day, but I have honestly been incredibly occupied I couldn't post until now:/ Anywho, without further-a-do, here is my first of a few designs I have coming!:)

For this mani, I decided to recreate a Christmas tree using mini rhinestones. First, I applied 2 coats of Finger Paints 'Paper Mache' as my base and then used a tiny dotting tool and some topcoat to place the rhinestones where I wanted.

The rhinestones I used I actually received as a gift but you can find some relatively cheap at Born Pretty Store 's website (http://www.bornprettystore.com). I love how simple, easy and cute this mani is!Let me know what you think and stay tuned for some more Christmas designs!

XOXO

Cierra

Random Swatches!

Hey guys! So this post was originally supposed to be about fall nail polishes but I got so occupied with school and work that I didn't get to post D: So it'll just be a random swatch spam haha! Hope you guys enjoy!

Essie Carry On

First up is Essie's 'Carry On'; a pretty plum purple just asking for nail art! Application was creamy and shown here is 2 coats and topcoat.

OPI Alcatraz...Rocks!

 Next is OPI 'Alcatraz...Rocks!' which is a BE-A-U-TIFUL (in the words of Jim Carry) purple textured polish with gold shimmer. Just Gorgeous! I used 2 coats and no top coat to leave the textured effect. Sadly, this picture was take a few moments before I dropped her on my kitchen floor and she broke!:( RIP, beautiful.

OPI My Dogsled is a Hybrid

 OPI MDIH is a very unique color; a kind minty, but not so light, bright-ish green. Very pretty nonetheless! I used 2 coats and topcoat.

OPI I Sing in the Coppera

 OPI ISITC is a perfect representation of Pumpkin Spice to me! Orange-ish, but with some flair! She's a beautiful rustic orange with duochrome and shimmer. What a beaut! Here I used 2 coats and topcoat.

OP Visions of Love

 Oh my GAWD this polish is everything! OPI VOL is a absolutely stunning deep maroon with a hint of burgundy creme. This polish is sooo sexy! She's an absolute MUST HAVE if you are looking for a polish of this shade/style! Shown here is 2 coats and topcoat.

Zoya Sasha

Zoya's Sasha is another must have polish! She's actually a deeper red than the picture is showing, but this is the best I could edit it :/ She's not as deep as OPI VOL, though, but deep and bold at the same time! Here I used 2 coats and topcoat.

I swear, I don't have a thing for reds, but my absolute favs out of this bunch are definitely OPI Visions of Love and Zoya Sasha. I highly aside that you guys give 'em a try-you won't regret it! Thanks for reading and have a great day! <3

XOXO

Cierra