3D Nail Art

Sweetheart Hello Kitty

2012-02-09T17:02:00.010-05:00

Hey Y'all! Here is an Hello Kitty inlaid acrylic set that I made for Valentine's Day! I was inspired to do this design by Organic Nails April design. Those teddy bears looked so cool so I had to try that technique. I also loved Robin Moses Hello Kitty hand painted design and I always draw inspiration from her work. The fix up technique I used in the tutorial is also something I learned by watching her videos! So helpful! =)

This also gave me something to use those super cute Hello Kitty Stickers that were sent to me for review purposes by Born Pretty Store. They work really well under acrylic but I have to say I think they would come off on top of the nails. Here's a coupon from Born Pretty Store!

Well I hope you like this design!

No Hard Feelings

2012-02-07T20:11:00.008-05:00

Hey Y'all! I finally did my Valentine's Day look for this year. I found a really gorgeous color by Sally Hansen called No Hard Feelings and that is close to my favorite shades of Lilac. I decided to pair that with silver as I have some crackle polishes by Cherimoya that are very close to those same colors. I've never worn crackle polish myself so I wanted to give it a try.

I did each hand opposite each other which means that each finger is different. LOL! Is it too much?! Here is the final look! I hope you like it.

Friday I'm In Love!

2012-02-03T15:19:00.006-05:00

Hey Y'all! Happy Friday!Here is a Valentine's Day design I created for Robin Moses & professionalDQ's Friday I'm in love collaboration. I really had a lot of fun last time with the Let It Snow collaboration so I definately wanted to enter.

This design was inspired by this design I found on tumblr. I'm not sure of the artist's name because the site is in Japanese. But her work is lovely!

Hope you all like it!

Lina MM-2500 Manicure & Pedicure Set

2012-01-26T14:25:00.002-05:00

Hey Y'all. I bought this e-file around Christmas time from Idio-Store and wanted to share. I really love it and this was the cheapest one I found so I hope this is helpful. $25.99 & FREE SHIPPING!
In the video I stated the shipping was $2.00 but it is FREE!!!

I'm taking a break from inlaid designs

2012-01-25T17:46:00.005-05:00

Hey Y'all. I have decided to give my nails a break from the long and inlaid designs. I'll be changing my design weekly so those I will post here. This week I went with a simple leopard design with a funky twist. Hope you like it!

To create this look I used Color Club Earthy Angel and Rebel Spirit and Ruby Kisses Pure Black polishes.

Valentine's Designs available for purchase

2012-01-23T21:13:00.007-05:00

Hey Y'all! Here are some more nail sets I made to sell on my webstore. Every month I have a sale that last the whole month long. January's sale is $5 off all sets and free shipping to USA & Canada!

Valentine's Sets Now Available

2012-01-16T14:17:00.005-05:00

Hey Y'all! I have some new Valentine's Day sets available on my webstore that I'd like to share. Every month I have a sale that last the whole month long. January's sale is $5 off all sets and free shipping to USA & Canada!

Broken Heart

2012-01-08T13:41:00.005-05:00

Hey Yall! I did this anti-valentine theme on my nails last year. The only thing I did different was to not use the red and black chunky glitter mix.

To create this design I used NSI Basic Black & Fire Engine Red acrylic along with a mix of red holographic, small & large red hexagons and small black rectangle glitter. I also used black and silver acrylic paints to make the tear and the stitches. Hope you like it!

Inlaid Rose

2012-01-06T13:00:00.003-05:00

Hey Y'all! I created this design because I have been wanting to try to do an inlaid 3D look. That is where the 3D object is encapsulated under the acrylic. The only thing that I don't like about the design is that there were a lot of air bubbles in it so I will have to work on that.

To create the look I used NSI Radiant White and NSI Ecstasy on the tip and used a pink mix to sculpt the rose then encapsulated the design. Hope you like it!

Pink & Silver New Year's Design 2012

2011-12-29T16:27:00.009-05:00

Hey Y'all! As promised, here is part two of my New Year's design. As I said yesterday, when I got in the middle of doing my nails I decided to do each hand a different color. I realized that I had the same decorations in pink, silver and white. I decided to go for it because it would be a nice contrast to the dark colors I have on my left hand.

I used a mixture of NSI Radiant White and NSI Tie Dye Pink to make a pastel pink. I should have used the NSI Superfine Bold White in the mix because as you can see they didn't blend so well...Oh well, lesson learned =P Anyways then I used a silver holographic glitter acrylic I made with glitter from Designer Nail Supply (won in a contest) and NSI Radiant White on the tip.

I decided not to record doing my left hand as it is not a pretty site. =P I am practicing sculpting Stilletto tips and had tried out the purple & black on a stiletto....but it popped right off! XD I knew I needed to practice a while before doing it on my own nails plus I wanted to see how it would look. Having said all that, I decided to continue my practice while recording the design in these colors. Hope you all enjoy!

Purple & Gold New Year's Design 2012

2011-12-28T16:14:00.004-05:00

Hey y'all! I was inspired to do my design for New Year's by Ladynails of Wild Side Nails. The last couple of times she has done her hands with the same design but different colors. I really like that a lot and think it is so striking! So in the middle of planning my design I threw that idea in the mix and this is what I came up with!

Part 1 is the left hand. I will be doing part 2 in the next couple of days since I didn't record doing the left hand LOL. I will do it in stilletto form on a practice finger so stay tuned for that! For the left hand I used a mixture of NSI Plum and Basic black, NSI Basic Black, gold holographic foil flakes I won from designernailvideos, and plum diamond confetti that I won from Lysa209.

Hope you like it! Happy New Year!

Chanel Inspired New Year's Design 2012

2011-12-28T15:54:00.005-05:00

Hey Y'all! I came up with this design while trying to figure out what to do to my nails for New Year's. I also did this because I wanted to practice sculpting stilletto tips. I decided against doing stilletto tips on myself because as you can see, I need Practice LOL!

The design itself is very simple and I only used a few items. I used NSI Basic Black acrylic, silver holographic striping tape and a Chanel sticker from Born Pretty store. Hope you like it!

Sugar Plum Christmas Tree

2011-12-23T08:30:00.006-05:00

Hey Y'all! The design that I am about to show you was intended to be a full hand design. Unfortunately there was a bit of a mishap and the main nail got lost! LOL!!! But I definately wanted to show you all the rest of the design before the Holiday came upon us. This was another hand painted design so of course I needed to consult with Robin Moses' videos to get my inspiration!
I used several products from Hypnotix Boutique LLC. I have them listed in the videos that I will post below. The color acrylics I used were Bold White and Live It Up Sparkle along with an iridescent lilac glitter mix I made a long time ago and the purple holographic diamond confetti I got from Born Pretty store. The acrylic paints that I used were dark purple, green, white and gold.

Now let me give you the background info on this design because it's funny...=)
I wanted to make a purple design for Christmas and the 1st thing that came to mind was the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Christmas ballet the Nutcracker. After google pictures for inspiration I figured out the position for my fairy and of course decided to put her on the Thumb nail of the design. I also came across pictures of Sugar plums and sugar plum decoration so I decided to make a Christmas tree on the ring finger and make a garland on the rest as the manicure line.

After successfully getting the nails done and the design painted and recorded of the tree and garland pictures, I started out with the hardest one...the fairy. I got all the way to the end of the painting and it actually was looking kind of awesome but then I totally went coocoo and messed it up! XD So I took off the paint and decided to start over another day because I was obviously sick of it. When I went to look for the nail to redo it a few days later....I couldn't find it anywhere!!! I think that my cats may have been playing with it....I bet now that I have posted the video I'll find it in a corner somewhere on Christmas morning LOL!
Don't they just look like trouble! =)

Anyway, I decided to just post the garland and tree designs in time for Christmas. The video below is what I recorded of painting the fairy. I sped it up a lot. It's pretty funny watching it go wrong! XD
I hope all have a blessed and happy Holiday!

Candy Canes with Holly

2011-12-21T21:51:00.004-05:00

Hey Y'all! Here is a candy Cane look that I came up with for Christmas. I used holographic glitter acrylic to reate the nail and painted the candy cane stripes with white acrylic paint before encapsulating. Then I used NSI Leaf Green acrylic to create the Holly leaves and red rhinestones for the berries. I did one look as a french tip and another full nail. Hope you all like it. Happy Holidays!

Killer Klaus inspired by Robin Moses

2011-12-18T17:52:00.009-05:00

Hey Y'all! I was inspired to do this design by Robin Moses Evil Snowmen Design. I also got the idea of Santa holding the Elf's head from Her Halloween Barbie Design. I used a blend of watercolor and acrylic paints to create this design. The set that I have is comparable to the one I am linking below. The exact brand name is Reeve's Water Color and it has 18 colors. I paid about $12 for that one.

Below will be a pic of each finger. Hope you all like it.

Gingerbread Man

2011-12-16T06:50:00.006-05:00

Hey Y'all! Here is another Christmas design. This one has a 3D Gingerbread man. I used NSI Leaf Green and Fire Engine Red along with a green and red glitter mix on the tip. Then I used brown acrylic from Born Pretty store to make the Gingerbread man. Then I used red, white, light brown and black acrylic paints to decorate him. I hope you all like it!

Christmas Bells

2011-12-09T20:52:00.007-05:00

Hey Y'all! This is another Christmas design that I came up with. I created the base of this design with the Illuminati Metallic acrylic that I got from Hypnotix Boutique. I also used green holographic glitter faded on the manicure line and gold holographic glitter faded on the tip. I decorated the nail with gold bells and red bows.

I hope you enjoy the design and have a safe and happy holiday!

Let It Snow Collaboration

2011-12-09T11:46:00.003-05:00

Hey Y'all! I created this design as part of a massive youtube collaboration effort started by Robin Moses and ProffesionalDQ of youtube. There were over 90 participants of the collaboration, and you can check out all of the designs by viewing this playlist.

To create this design I used Icey Blue Metallic and Chromed out Metallic acrylic from Hypnotix Boutique and clear and blue mylar as well as silver mini beads. Then I hand painted snowflakes on each nail. I hope you like it!

Hypnotix Boutique Acrylics Review

2011-12-09T11:32:00.003-05:00

Hey Y'all! I received some acrylic samples from Hypnotix Boutique to review for you! The online store offers a full acrylic line with over 115 gorgeous colors to chose from. In addition to Acrylics they also offer nail art supplies, handbags, accessories, jewelry and make up.

The color swatches I am showing today are Live it Up Sparkle, Dark Blue, Icey Blue Metallic, Chromed Out Metallic, Illuminati Metallic and Bright White. They are all gorgeous!

Here are the swatches of each color together, Below I have posted the video review. Be sure to visit the online store! Stay tuned for some designs using these products!

Deco Polish Racks Unboxing and Review

2011-11-07T18:08:00.005-05:00

Hey Y'all! I got my Deco Polish Rack and here is the complete review! Don't forget to use the promo code LOLO to receive a $5 discount during the month of November! You can purchase these at their website.

Deco Polish Rack Discount!

2011-10-31T11:02:00.009-04:00

Hey Y'all! I want to tell you about a great product that I was contacted about recently, the Deco Polish Rack. It is a super cute polish rack that can be easily wall mounted. The Deco Polish Rack can hold between 55-70 bottles depending on the their size and is a beautiful and stylish art piece for you home or salon. Deco Polish Racks are currently available in white, pink, purple and
pink polka dots.

The creator of this poduct is Velvet Nail Lounge owner Nick Brown. He has kindly offered to provide me with a discount to pass along to my followers for $5 off your purchase for the month of November! When checking out use the couopon code: LOLO. The site is @ decopolishracks.com.

Stay tuned for a complete review of this product!

A Few more Halloween Designs

2011-10-30T14:47:00.005-04:00

Hey y'all! I just wanted to share a few Halloween designs I came up with to sell in my webstore. Hope Y'all like! This month's sale is a free crackle nail set with your purchase of $30 or more. Don't miss it!

Japanese Maple

2011-10-26T07:50:00.006-04:00

Hi Y'all. I did this design prior to my Halloween design. It was inspired by the Japanese maple. To create this look, I used NSI juicy orange and fire engine red color acrylic along with red and orange skeleton leaves and red and burnt orange vintage leaf glitter by Martha Stewart. Hope you like it!

My Halloween design for 2011

2011-10-24T07:57:00.005-04:00

Hey Y'all! Just wanted post pics of the design I did for my Halloween look this year. I used NSI Hippie & Black Tie color acrylics and an orange and black glitter mix for the tips. Then I used crylic paints to make a spider falling from its web on the thumb and a ghost and Boo! on the ring and middle fingers. Hope you like it!

Sexy Black & Silver Chanel Crackle Design

2011-10-04T20:34:00.004-04:00

Just wanted to make a post showing how I made this cute crackle design. I used silver and black crackle polish and Chanel stickers I was sent from Born Pretty Store for review purposes. Hope yall like it!