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The Hunger Games Nail Art - Katniss Everdeen

2012-03-22T12:42:00.001Z

This look is inspired by Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. I came up with this look after reading the first book, and this is what I imagined her interview dress to be like. In the light it looks like flickering flames, the picture really doesn't do it justice!

I started by applying my base coat and then two coats of Nubar Fire Sparkle. Next, I added two coats of Maybelline Colorama Flames of Amber. Then I added one coat of Maybelline Flash Cosmic.

Once my nails were dry, I Googled images of flames, and tried to recreate similar shapes on my nails with Andrea Fulerton Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie. I tried to make each nail a bit different so it would look more interesting. Finally I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Hope you enjoyed!

Simple Roses Nail Art

2011-07-22T11:28:00.000+01:00

First I applied my base coat and my base colour, Ciate Beach Melba, which I got in the July GlossyBox. It was a bit sheer so I used around 4 coats of this.

Next, I used OPI Flower-To-Flower to make different sized dots on my nails.

Then I used Barry M Mint Green for the leaves. I just used the nail polish brush to do all this, the trick is to make sure you've got almost nothing on the brush, you can always go back and add a bit more if there's not enough colour, but you don't want it accidentally running down the brush and ruining the design.

Next I used Andrea Fulerton Stripe & Sparkle in Katleen to add detail to the roses. I just randomly swiped the polish along the pink bits, nothing precise about it at all, then went back in with Flower-To-Flower to tidy up and sort out any bits that might have had too much white.

Finally I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Hallows Versus Horcruxes: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Nail Art

2011-07-14T18:35:00.005+01:00

For this nail art look I decided to focus my right hand nails around Hallows and my left hand nails around Horcruxes.

The right (Hallows) hand:

I first applied my base coat and base colour, Twilight Black Tie to all my nails.

For my pinkie I drew the Deathly Hallows sign with Stargazer 232 polish.

For my ring finger nail represents the Invisibility Cloak, so I used a mixture of Collection 2000 Sparkle Top Coat, elf Twinkle and NYX Grafitti.

My middle finger nail represents the Elder Wand, I used Revlon Nude Chic for the wand and added the sparkly polishes I used on the previous nail, to the background.

My index finger represents the Ressurection Stone. I used Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Trio in Smile in a Storm to create a diamond shape. Next, I filled two opposite triangles of the diamond with Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie. Finally I used Stripe & Sparkle in Katleen to draw the Deathly Hallows sign.

For my thumb, I used Stargazer 237 and used an image on Google to copy the HP.

The left (Horcruxes) hand:

My thumbnail is Nagini in her glass sphere. I used the Smile in a Storm trio to draw a circle, then went around it with Katleen. I used H&M Nail Polish in Envy Me and Sleek Pioson Ivy to colour the snake. I went round it with Katleen just so it didn't look as much of a green blob, haha. I used Stargazer 232 to draw the eyes.

My index finger is Slytherin's locket. I used GOSH Gold for the locket and then H&M Envy me with w7 Green Dazzle for the letter S. I added some more Green Dazzle around the edge of the locket.

My middle finger nail is Ravenclaw's Diadem. I used Rimmel Your Majesty to draw the outline of the tiara. I added w7 Blue Dazzle in the middle and also some w7 Blue Diamonds on top. I also added Blue Diamonds just underneath. Finally I used Stripe & Sparkle Brooke to stripe along the middle of the remaining silver parts.

My ring finger nail is Hufflepuff's Cup. I used Stargazer 237 to draw the cup and w7 Gold Dazzle to add detail. I used Stripe & Sparkle Pattie to add the H in the middle of the cup.

For my pinkie finger nail I used Nails Inc Carnaby Street to draw the lightening bolt.

Well done if you've actually read this far, and even more so if you can understand what I'm talking about! I'm so excited for the film, I can't wait! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I will!

For more Harry Potter nail art click here: http://sharihearts.blogspot.com/2010/11/harry-potter-themed-nail-art.html

Neon Rainbow Nail Art

2011-07-06T12:35:00.000+01:00

To begin I applied my base coat and a coat of Sally Hansen White On to allow the neon polishes to show up better.

Next I painted diagonal stripes across my nail with Color Club polishes Volt of Light, What a Shock!, Pure Energy, Ultra Violet, Electro Candy and Tangerine Scream.

After the polish was completely dry I stamped the tiger print image from Konad plate m57 using BarryM Black. My nails were longer than the image so I just filled the rest of my nail in using Andrea Fulerton Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie. Finally I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Tropical Tiger Nail Art

2011-05-27T12:24:00.000+01:00

First I applied my base coat and then Revlon Mad About Mango on the upper 2 thirds of my nail. Next I applied Nails Inc Carnaby Street to the remaining lower third of my nail. I then applied Models Own Pink Lady to the top third of my nail, over the top of Mad About Mango.

Next, I stippled each nail polish lightly over where the colours met to blend the colours into each other. I went over everything with two coats of Nyx Grafitti. Finally I made random tiger stripes across my nails using Andrea Fulerton Stripe & Sparkle Pattie, then applied Seche Vite as my top coat.

Pink With Silver Bows Nail Art

2011-05-20T12:45:00.000+01:00

After applying my base coat, I applied a coat of OPI Aphrodite's Pink Nightie, then I added two coats of OPI Katy Perry Teenage Dream. This is my favourite polish combination at the moment.

For the bows, I used Eyeko Cosmic Polish with my dotting tool to make two heart shapes with the pointed tips touching each other, then added a dot in the middle where the tips met.

Next, I added OPI DS Coronation in the middle of the bows with a small nail art brush, leaving an outline of the Cosmic Polish around the edges.

Finally I added a clear rhinestone in the middle of each bow and sealed with Seche Vite top coat.

Black & Red Corset Nail Art

2011-05-19T15:06:00.000+01:00

To begin I applied my base coat and then Barry M Black to the tips of my nail. I filled the lower half of my nail in with Collection 2000 Big Hair. I painted a line along the middle of my nail with Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie.

I went over the red polish with Nubar Fire Sparkles and added dots of Barry M Black to make the holes in the corset.

At this point I changed my mind with what I wanted to do with my index, middle and pinkie nails. I originally planned to add bows at the top of each nail but after painting the bow on my thumb nail I thought it might look a bit too much. I decided I just wanted to have the corset pattern all the way up those nails, with bows only on my thumb and ring finger nail.

I would have just extended the red polish up over the black at the tips of my nails, but the red polish wasn't opaque enough to completely cover the black. I removed all the polish from the 3 nails and started again. I applied Big Hair all over the nails and went over it with Fire Sparkles. I added the lines through the middle with Pattie and used Barry M Black to add the dots.

For the ribbon I used Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Stripe & Sparkle in Katleen. I used a very light hand while doing the criss-cross part of the ribbon, joining each dot in a diagonal. For the bow I used a slightly heavier hand because I wanted it to stand out slightly from the criss-cross part of the ribbon. Finally I added a red rhinestone in the middle of each bow and sealed everything with a coat of Seche Vite.

Pink & Black Corset Nail Art

2011-05-19T14:54:00.001+01:00

First I applied my base coat and then painted the tips of my nails (excluding the ring finger) with OPI Aphrodite's Pink Nightie. For my ring finger I painted a third of my nail on each side, leaving the third in the middle bare.

I went over Aphrodite's Pink Nightie with OPI Katy Perry Teenage Dream.

Next, I lined all the pink parts with Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie. I added four dots on the ring finger as shown.

Next, I drew in the ribbon with a bow on my ring finger, still using Pattie. On the rest of my nails, I added a criss-cross pattern below the tips and then added dots below that to make a lacy pattern.

After that I decided I wanted something to make the ribbon on my ring finger stand out from the outline of the corset. I went over the outline with Andrea Fulerton Stripe & Sparkle in Brooke, ideally I'd have done this before painting the ribbon as I then had to go back over the parts of the ribbon I covered. I also added Brooke along the black outline at the tip of my nails. Finally I finished with a coat of Seche Vite top coat.

Rainbow Gradient Nail Art

2011-05-17T23:15:00.000+01:00

First I applied a base coat and then one coat of Sally Hansen White On. This coat doesn't have to be perfect, it's just a base so the colours on top will show up better, especially if they're slightly sheer.

Next, I took two polishes per nail and applied them both to seperate parts of my nail, overlapping the colours where they met to give a gradient effect. I continued the next nail with the last colour used on the previous nail to give the effect of a rainbow.

I did the same thing to each nail with the following colours:

Thumb: Sally Hansen Wedded Bliss and Barry M Pale Purple

Index: Barry M Pale Purple and OPI What's With The Cattitude?

Middle: OPI What's With The Cattitude and Barry M Mint Green

Ring: Barry M Mint Green and China Glaze Lemon Fizz

Pinkie: China Glaze Lemon Fizz and w7 Flourescent Orange.

I applied OPI Text Me Text You randomly to parts of my nails to add a bit of sparkle and then used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Purple Drips Nail Art

2011-05-17T22:58:00.000+01:00

After applying my base coat, I applied two coats of OPI Panda-monium Pink.

Then, using a dotting tool, I applied a purple Primark polish to the ends of my nails. I loaded the dotting tool up with nail polish and then placed it a bit further down my nail and then connected it up to the tip of my nail. I made sure I rounded off any harsh edges, so it looked like the polish was just running down my nails. I added some dots of polish even further down my nail to add to the dripping effect.

When that was dry I went over the dark purple polish with Mavala Violet Diamond and then CND Amethyst Sparkle. Finally I added Seche Vite as my top coat.

Pink & Purple Leopard Print Nail Art

2011-05-17T22:51:00.000+01:00

To start I applied a base coat and then two coats of OPI Flower-To-Flower.

Next I drew the outline of the leopard print with Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie.

I used a mixture of w7 Purple Dazzle and OPI Mad As A Hatter to fill in some of the leopard print and finished off with Seche Vite top coat.

Mean Girls Nail Art

2011-03-04T17:34:00.000Z

I came up with this nail art design for Saranilssooon's nail art contest on youtube. The contest is movie themed and I chose to recreate the Burn Book from Mean Girls.

First I painted the nails with w7 Flourescent Pink.

Next I used Barry M Black and Rimmel Nail Tip Whitener to paint the backgrounds of the letters.

Then I used AFNB Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie and Katleen to draw the letters.

For the lips I used w7 Cerise Pink with Stargazer 148 over the top.

Finally I used China Glaze Cracked Concrete around the edges of the nails and added a top coat.

To view the contest video click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZTMVeFd5A&feature=channel_video_title

Red & Black Nail Art - Jen's 21st

2011-03-04T17:28:00.000Z

This is the nail art I did on my friend Jen's nails for her 21st birthday party!

I used Sex And The City Samantha as the base colour, then used GCOCL image plate K04 on the thumb nails and ring finger nails.

Next, I used AFNB Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie to draw the tips and then Art Club Hologram Glitter below the black.

I used nail art glue to add black rhinestones along the tips and a clear rhinestone in the middle of each flower image. Lastly I sealed everything in with a top coat!

Pink & Black Flower Nail Art

2011-03-04T17:16:00.000Z

To begin I applied my base coat and Eyeko Cosmic Polish to the bottom half of my nails.

Next I used nail polish remover with cotton buds and a nail art brush to shape the polish into a half moon shape.

I applied the base coat again to the unpainted part of my nail and then used w7 Flourescent Pink over the top.

Next I used nail art glue to stick the fimo cane flowers onto my thumb nails and ring finger nails. I went over everything with a top coat and then used the nail glue again to place pink rhinestones along the edge of where the black polish met with the pink. Finally I added a clear rhinestone in the middle of each flower.

Butterflies and Stars Nail Art

2011-02-16T15:13:00.000Z

To begin I applied my base coat and then Collection 2000 Show Off with two coats of OPI Katy Perry Last Friday Night over the top.

Then I used Konad plate m57 with GOSH Holographic on my nails.

Then I took three different types of fimo cane slices and placed them onto my nails with Elegant Touch brush on nail glue. You can use a clear polish to stick the slices on but I prefer using glue because it adheres to your nails better. You can get fimo canes on ebay, amazon and lots of different nail art websites, I got mine from a mixture of these places. You can buy them already sliced or buy the canes and slice them yourself. Finally I finished off with a top coat!

Pink and Purple Nail Art

2011-02-16T15:05:00.000Z

I did this quickly so I don't have any step by step pictures, sorry!

First I started with my base coat and then China Glaze Rich & Famous.

Next I created a triangular shape at the base of my nails using Illamasqua Baptiste. I used a nail art brush but if you don't want to do it freehand just place some tape on your nails leaving the shape at the base of your nails and paint over it. Make sure the tape is stuck to your nails really well because you don't want excess polish running under the tape and ruining the shape. Try to wait until the polish is dry before peeling the tape off.

Then I went over my entire nail with a coat of OPI Wing It! and added a clear rhinestone in the centre of the triangle.

Pink & Black Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-02-11T00:33:00.000Z

To begin I used a base coat and my base colour, two coats of Barbara Daly Sweetie with CND Raspberry Sparkle over the top.

Next I used AFNB Stripe & Sparkle Pattie to draw two curved lines on each nail, in the same direction as a half moon manicure, leaving a fair bit of space between them.

Next I filled in the space between the lines using a small nail art brush with Nubar Brilliant.

Then I added dots of Starry Night from The Body Shop along the top line. Lastly added the hearts in the centre of my nails and used my top coat to seal them in place.

Black, Purple & Holographic Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-02-09T16:06:00.001Z

To begin I applied by base coat then about 3 coats of GOSH Holographic.

Next I used China Glaze IDK with Konad plate m57 over my nails. My camera wasn't capturing the image properly, these are the best pictures I could get, you can see it fine in real life.

Next I used different images from Konad plates m3 and m59 with Barry M Black on my nails, then finally added my topcoat.

Cupid's Arrow Valentines Day Nail Art

2011-02-09T15:35:00.000Z

To begin I applied my base coat and used OPI Flower-To-Flower on the tips of my nails and the entire nail on my ring finger.

Next, I used Max Factor Ivory to line the tips of my nails and Stargazer Gold Chrome to draw a heart on each pink tip. To draw the hearts I used a dotting tool and made two dots side by side and then pulled them both down so they met in the middle. I used w7 Gold Dazzle with my dotting tool to add dots below the tips of my nails.

Next I used Stargazer Gold Chrome to draw a heart with an arrow going through it on my ring finger. I added some Max Factor Ivory on top of the heart and added some dots around the nail with w7 Gold Dazzle, then finished with a top coat.

French Tip Hearts Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-01-26T01:49:00.009Z

To begin I used Rimmel Nail Tip Whitener to paint a French tip on my nails, then used Natrual Collection Peach Manicure and Collection 2000 Sparkle Top Coat over the top.

Next I used AFNB Stripe & Sparkle in Pattie to create wavy lines across my nails.

Then I used 3d pink hearts nail art stickers from nailtopia.co.uk around the lines I drew.

Next I went over everything with my top coat and then I added some light pink and dark pink rhinestones and some light pink and dark pink pearls around the hearts.

Hearts and Lace Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-01-26T01:49:00.008Z

First I applied a coat of Sex And The City Charlotte nail polish as my base colour. I then used Stargazer 232 polish with Konad plate m57 using the lace image and stamping it diagonally across the nails.

Then I used OPI Flower-To-Flower to fill in the top diagonal part of the nails.

I then used Nyx Grafitti over the bottom diagonal part of the nails and used AFNB Stripe & Sparkle Brooke along the edge of the pink polish.

Finally I added some silver holographic heart stickers onto the pink tips and sealed with a top coat.

Red and Silver Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-01-26T01:49:00.007Z

First I used Barry M Raspberry as my base coat, then added Stargazer number 148 on top.

Then I places 3d silver hearts and bows nail art stickers from nailtopia.co.uk around the nails.

Next, I used Illamasqua Harsh with a dotting tool to add dots around the stickers. I finally added some silver and red rhinestones randomly around the nails.

LOVE Statue Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-01-26T01:49:00.006Z

To begin I used Stargazer 233 as my base colour and added a couple of coats of a sheer light silver/grey polish (it doesn't have a name or number, it was from a nail polish set).

Next I used Sex And The City Samantha polish to lightly draw the letters and make sure my spacing was ok.

Then I filled the letters in with the same colour and finished with a clear top coat.

Lips/Kisses Valentine's Day Nail Art

2011-01-26T01:49:00.005Z

To begin I used Barbara Daly polish in Sweetie with Stargazer number 111 over the top.

Next, I drew the outline of the lips with Barry M Raspberry, making a basic lip shape.

Then I filled the lips in slightly, feathering the colour into the middle.

Next, I used OPI Altar Ego to blend the colour in, making sure to keep a small space free in the middle of the lips. I went a bit too far in so I took some more of my base colour and erased any mistakes and also went around the outside of the lips to tidy the lines up a bit. I did the same thing for the second pair of lips but with different colours - China Glaze Rich & Famous and China Glaze Second Hand Silk.

Finally I used OPI Flower-To-Flower with Bundle Monster plate BM02 to show what the kiss image looks like compared to the drawn on images.

Requests!

2011-01-19T16:53:00.001Z

I'm lacking some inspiration, I need some ideas!

Send me a link to a picture or ask me to do a design with a particular nail polish, anything! Maybe you'd like a nail art design to go with an outfit? Doesn't matter whether it's a simple idea or really intricate, all ideas are welcome!

You can either leave them in the comments below or tweet me @Shari89

Thanks for all the support! :)