Nice 'n Natural

Happy Hump Day everyone!!! :) It's once again cloudy and rainy here in Maryland- the perfect weather for nail posting!!! LOL.

Over the weekend, I went to Rehoboth Beach, and chose to have a more natural nail while I was away. I ended up liking the color so much, I added some nail art. So take a look!!

 My first thought was to attempt a dotticure, which you can see on my ring finger. However, after that didn't turn out quite as hoped, I went for the simpler, "abstract" look. :)

 I love these two polishes together though!!! And it's hard to see, but the darker, accent color is actually very pretty, sparkly, and multi-toned.

That's all for today!!! I hope you all are enjoying your summers!!!!

Polishes Used: Ciate Cookies and Cream; Twilight.

:) Trendy T :)

Neon Splash Abstract Design

WOOHOO!!! Summer is here and School is OUT!!!!! (And I haven't posted in 3 months...) Wonderful... But I promise to make it up to you with lots of posts this summer :)

So today's post is inspired by one of the first designs I did, found here. I loved that toe design so much, I decided to change it up for a manicure.

 I love the look of these three polishes together, and it's a perfect mani for summer!!! Unfortunately, the weather here in Maryland is overcast, so the photos don't even quite capture the brilliance of the sparkly pink background.

 This design is so cute, and so simple to emulate!!!! Really, all I did was use some nail art polishes (the green and blue) to add some stripey lines. It took not even fifteen minutes, but turns out really well.

I really loved the way my thumb turned out, and you can somewhat see it blurred above...

 This shows a head-on view of most of the nails. As you can see, there's no real pattern, but that's what makes it unique and one-of-a-kind. :)

 Now this is how my other hand turned out. It's not as great (still learning how to paint with my right hand better :), but still came out nicely. This is one manicure that is really great to practice using your non-dominant hand with. It's very forgiving, and since there's no uniform pattern, you "can't mess up"!!! How great is that?

And here's a final parting shot of my left hand. I tried to get more creative with my poses... What do you think?

Thanks for reading, and feel free to leave thoughts and ideas below in the comments!! :)

Polishes Used:

• Color Fever Petites: Raspberry Ice (this was a couple dollars at the local pharmacy, but is such a gorgeous color!!!)
• Sinful Colors Nail Art: Sour Apple and Hey Dear! (these brushes are wonderful for freehand designs)

:) Trendy T :)

Neon Splash Toe Nail Design

 This is a great, simple, and fun design that is perfect for summer! First, I applied two coats of Color Fever Petites in Raspberry Ice (shown below). You can use any bright color that you own, but metallic paints look great for this. Then, I used Sinful Colors Nail Art in Sour Apple  (shown below) and Bad Chick (white) to add streaks to each nail; after, I applied a large blue dot with Sinful Colors Nail Art, Hey Dear! (shown below). The idea behind this nail is not to worry about being perfect, but rather to have fun with your paints and to make a cute abstract pattern. And the great thing is, with this manicure, no two nails will be exactly the same!

To apply the designs, you do not have to have special nail art paint, however, the Sinful Colors Nail Art paints came with very fine brushes which create great detail; they were also very inexpensive at my local pharmacy. If you choose to work with regular polish, I would recommend using a fine tip brush or even a toothpick/skewer to make the designs.

Shown here from left to right are: Sour Apple (Sinful Colors Nail Art), Raspberry Ice (Color Fever Petites), and Hey Dear! (Sinful Colors Nail Art)    [Note: The Sinful Colors Bad Chick was not shown.]

Happy painting!
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