OPI Gwen Stefani Skittle Nail Art

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Hi all! Today's post is of a nail art skittle manicure I did using some polishes form the OPI Gwen Stefani collection.
I posted my review & swatches on the blog yesterday, you can check it out here!

You can see a breakdown of what I did to each nail below! Hope you guys like it!

Pointer

For this nail I started off with 4 In The Morning, then I added on a large diamond stud from the Over & Over A-Gwen set.
I used a little too much glue and the excess is a little noticeable in the pictures but it wasn't in person.

Middle

On this nail I used Love.Angel.Music.Baby. as the base color and using I Sing In Color and Over and Over A-Gwen .
I free-handed the leopard print with a dotting tool.

Ring

For this nail I used a nail art brush and Over and Over A-Gwen & 4 In the Morning to do a sort of color block manicure. Then I added six black crystals from the Over and Over A-Gwen set.  It looks a little funky top putting topcoat over it, so I guess maybe you shouldn't topcoat over studs and gems? I don't really use them enough to know these things! : /

Pinky

The pinky nail has I Sing In Color as the base coat and then I framed it with Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
Then I added a single gold stud again from the Over and Over A-Gwen set!

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I think the Over & Over A-Gwen boxed set is a really fun starter kit for those you want to try out nail art with gems and studs! It's a nice way to try out different kinds without having to buy a ton of each without knowing if you'll like them or not.
Not to mention the perfect formula of Over & Over A-Gwen! The Over & Over A-Gwen boxed set retails for $14.95.

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And a completely random side note - I just finished Dexter yesterday. I don't even know how I feel right now D:
Season 8 seemed all over the place, I still love the show though. I stopped watching it a few seasons ago and caught up when I realized that it's on Netflix. What should I watch now?!?? lol Also I can't believe that it's February!

piCture pOlish Blogfest 2013!

Hey guys! It's that time of year again - piCture pOlish Blogfest!!
This year everybody will be doing nail art with the shades provided,
I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!

Here is the nail art look I came up with! But before I get into how I made this look,
and my very first video tutorial attempt These are the three shades I used!


Heavy Metal  - Two coats.

Honey Dew - Three thin coats.

Hot Lips - Three very thin coats over White.
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Here is my tutorial, my very first one so yeah it's super far from perfect!
There is also a pictorial thing below int his post!



Here is everything I used!

• Step 1 -
  Start with nail strengthener and base coat. I used Nailtek II and Orly Bonder.
  Then apply your base colors. I used Honey Dew on my ring & thumb nails.
  I applied a white base to my pointer, Hot Lips on my middle nail, and Heavy Metal on my pinky nail.
• Step 2 -  
  Frame your pinky nail using Hot Lips and a small nail art brush.
  Draw a X shape on your ring nail using Hot Lips, then fill in the sides.
  Draw a triangle on your middle nail using Honey Dew.
• Step 3 -
  Reapply Hot Lips to your "framed" pinky nail and the sides of the X on your ring nail for opacity.
  Using a small nail art brush and Heavy Metal, fill in the triangle areas on your middle & ring nails.
• Step 4 - 
  Apply Honey Dew and Hot Lips to a wedge makeup sponge and apply to your white pointer nail.
  Repeat this process 3-5 times until your desired look is acquired!
• Step 5 -
  Using top coat and a wax pencil (or whatever you use to pick up studs and rhinestones)
  pick up the studs one at a time and apply to your pinky and ring finger nails.
  I used a 2mm circle neon pink stud on my pinky nail and a 2mm black square stud on my ring nail.
• Step 6 - 
  Use a small clean portion of the same wedge sponge you used above and dab Heavy Metal
  onto your thumb nail. Once dry apply topcoat to all of your nails and you are good to go!

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