Sunflower Manicure

This manicure was much cuter on pinterest, but aren't they all. Wet 'n Wild Megalast I Need a Refresh Mint as the base, and China Glaze Foie Gras and Spoiled Mind Your Beeswax.  I used a dotting tool for the brown centers and a nail art brush for the petals.  The nail art brushes aren't working the way I hoped they would.  It is hard to get an even stroke of polish.  Perhaps I would have better luck using craft paint. 

Craft Scissors and Scotch Tape

The base color is Milani Mrs. Milani (old polish) with China Glaze Foie Gras.  The polish bottle is dirty in the picture.  It looks like there might be some glitter in it, but is is just dirt on the bottle.  I painted my nails with the base color and let it dry.  Then, I cut the scotch tape while it was still on the roll with a craft scissors (cut between the roll and the tearing thingy).  I applied the tape to the back of my hand to remove some of the stickiness.  I applied the tape to my nail, carefully pressing down the edges.  I painted the second color, and removed the tape immediately.  If you wait for the polish to dry before removing the tape, the tape will take polish with it.  Add a top coat to protect your work and make the two polishes look better together. 

You're the Taupe, You're the Mona Lisa

Nail art so subtle (Shhhhhhh), only your manicurist knows for sure.  The nail art shows up in the picture, but not in real life.  I didn't mean to get taupes so close in color, but it was hot and my dog was in the car (car running with air conditioner on), and I had to be quick and China Glaze Foie Gras was 50% off clearance at Sally Beauty Supply.  The best way to make straight lines while using the nail polish brush is to hold the brush as still as possible and rotate the nail.  I'm still working on perfecting this this technique so don't look too closely at the picture.  The polishes used from light to dark are:  Revlon Colorstay Stormy Night, Wet 'n Wild Spoiled Pumping Gas, and China Glaze Foie Gras (the bottle shown in the picture).