KeroKeroKeroppi

My boyfriend likes Keroppi.  'Nuff said.  You're gonna need a really steady hand and a lot of time.

You will need:

• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
• Jordana Lemon Tropic
• Jordana Black
• Jordana Island Fuchsia
• Jordana Electric Blue
• Wet N Wild Red Red
• Rimmel Cafe Au Lait
• Rimmel Top Coat
• Thin paintbrush (couldn't find mine so I did the details with a dotting tool)

That's a lot of polish!

1. White base.  Nice and simple.  I didn't realize how streaky I had the base =S

2.  Paint on green horizontal and vertical lines to make a checkered pattern.  This will be the pattern for all the nails.

3.  Let's paint Keroppi's head.  Paint a dome shape on the tip with green.

4.  Make 3 white circles overlapping the green dome.

5.  Outline Keroppi's head with black.  I outline after painting the inner colour because I find it easier.  Don't forget to give him rosey cheeks!

 6.  Not sure what this guy is called.  It looks like a ghost... or a tissue.  Anyway, you start off with the white shape.  Then the red bow.  And finish off by outlining/drawing in black.

 7.  Keroppi has a snail friend?  Start off with the snail body and head, then the blue shell, then the white eyes, and finally outline/draw in black.

 8. Football shaped head, white eye balls and white body.  Red stripes for his shirt.  Outline it all in black.

9.  Oh look!  A red swirl for a sun.

I think this took me way too long to do because I didn't have my thin paintbrush.  I did it all with a dotting tool.  Make sure you wait for the polish to dry (or close to it) before you outline with black.  The lines will be cleaner.  I used pictures on google as reference.

Have fun =)

- SheNailedMe

Sprinkled Pink

Pink sparkly tips!  Sparkles are very forgiving when it comes to accuracy.  That's why I love using sparkles because they're easy to use for a design.  The only part that is a drag is getting rid of it after.  But it sure looks great while it's on =)  This design almost looks like a pink gradient tip.

You will need:

• Jordana Island Fuchsia
• Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter
• Rimmel Clear
• Rimmel Top Coat

1.  Paint a pink tip.  You don't have to be super neat because the glitter should hide any mistakes.

2.  Paint starting just past the tip with glitter.

3.  Now go over the glitter with another coat.  Again, start a little past what you just painted.

4.  This step is optional.  While the glitter polish is still wet, add some sparkling decorations.  I added 2 glitter hearts to the side.  If you're finding it hard for the glitter to stick, paint a fresh clear coat for the decals to stick on.

5.  Go over everything with a top coat to blend it all together.

If you pick a glitter polish that is of the same tint as the tip colour, it will look better.  It's my first time wearing Sinful Colors glitters on my natural nails.  I haven't had much luck finding a glitter polish that doesn't chip the next day.  We'll see what this looks like tomorrow.

- SheNailedMe

Turquoise Night

One of my younger cousins is graduating from high school very soon.  Congrats girl!  Her dress is gorgeous and I was inspired to do something similar to the colours in her dress.  I hope she doesn't mind.  It's actually a really easy effect to do.

You will need:

• China Glaze For Audrey
• Wet n Wild Sapphire
• Sinful Colors Hottie
• Rimmel Top Coat
• Makeup sponge

1.  Paint a turquoise base.

2.  Dab on some dark blue on a makeup sponge.  The better quality the sponge, the less clumps you will get.  Don't put on too much or you won't be able to create a good gradient effect.

3.  Dab the sponge on the nail starting from the tip.  You want the tip to the be the darkest and then fading towards the cuticle.

 4.  You should have something like this by the end of it.  Don't worry about being messy.

5.  Messiness is no problem because a glitter polish over the whole thing will pull it together.  I'm using Sinful Colors in Hottie.  It's sort of a dupe for OPI's Katy Perry Collection in Last Friday Night.

6.  Add a top coat to blend it all together.

I love the colours!  I often do the sponging effect over naked nails instead because I find it's a little more tamed.  But hey, it's grad and you wanna stand out! ^^

Congrats again Mandy!

- SheNailedMe

Summer Fresh

Inspired by an H&M polish I got recently!  The colour is called Summer Fresh =P
The polish has very subtle shimmer and looks great on its own on short nails.  Unfortunately, it chips the next day but I wasn't expecting much from a $2 polish.  I still love the colour regardless.

You will need:

• H&M Summer Fresh 
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
• Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Tea Rose
• Rimmel Top Coat
• Fine paintbrush
• Toothpick/paperclip/dotting tool

 1.  Start off with Summer Fresh polish.

2.  Dot 5 white dots in a circle on one corner of the nail.

 3.  Make 'V' shapes from the dots until you get 5 V's in a circle.

4.  Now fill in the V's so you have triangles.  You have your flower petals =)

5.  Now dot from the opposite corner towards the flower getting narrower as you get closer to the flower.

6.  Dot some pink dots including the center of the flower.  Top coat =)

I dotted the other nails in a simple all over dot pattern.  You can leave them blank if you think there's too much going on.  This is a cute look and because the colours are all subtle, you can wear it with your everyday look.  I just wish it would last more than a day =(

Enjoy!

- SheNailedMe

Silver Bursts

This is a design where you drag a pin over wet nail polish on your nails.  You have to work fast before it dries but it gives a really cool effect.  You can doing different designs with this technique but I'll show you how to make "bursts".  Hope you like it!

You will need:

• Jordana Black
• Color Club Smoke & Mirrors
• Rimmel Top Coat
• Pin

1.  Start with a black base.  Remember you have to work fast!

2.  While the black is still wet, put 3 dabs of silver polish on the nail.

3.  Then dab with black on top of the silver.

4.  While it's still wet, drag a pin from one end to the other in different directions.  You should get something that looks like the picture above.

5.  Add a few small dots around the silver burst.

6.  Drag a few of the spots with a pin towards the burst.  Top coat the whole thing!

I suggest working on each nail one at a time.  Here's the final look:

It's quite pretty =)

Enjoy!

- SheNailedMe

Patches

Sew together some nail polish!  Well... sort of.  Overall this wasn't a difficult one to do but it does test if you can make short straight lines.

You will need:

• Joe Faded Violet
• Joe Orchid
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On (not in picture)
• Color Club Matte Top Coat
• Thin paintbrush
• 45 mins

 1.  Paint a base colour (Faded violet from Joe Fresh).  I painted a matte top coat over it but you don't have to do this step.

2.  With the bottle's brush, just make square patches on the nails with a different colour.  I'm using Orchid from Joe Fresh.

3. With white, outline the square.

4.  Paint small perpendicular dashes (or "stitches") along the white line.  There you have it =)

I feel like I would have liked it better if I only painted the design on one nail only or kept the patches consistent with every nail.  Anyhoo, hope you like it!

- SheNailedMe