Foil Focus Friday - Mocha Java

Hey Guys,

Welcome back to my Foil Focus Friday series, weekly posts featuring foils in my collection. Today's foil will be Mocha Java which I purchased from Dollar Nail Art.

I purchased this with my own money and this post is in no way sponsored by Dollar Nail Art.

Mocha Java is a metallic foil with a solid reddish bronze colour. It is very similar to Bronze foil except it has more of a red undertone to it. This foil has a very reflective and highly glossy surface.

As a base for this nail art foil I used China Glaze "Poetic", a bronze chrome finish polish from the Romantiques Collection [2009] that really nicely matches the tone of Mocha Java so it doesn't give away any mistakes in the application process

..:: ITEMS USED ::..

China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat

China Glaze " (one coat)

Nail art foil adhesive (www.dollarnailart.com)

" nail art foil (www.dollarnailart.com)

Kami Nail Art Sealer

China Glaze Patent Leather Top Coat

This foil is available to purchase on its own from Dollar Nail Art

To learn how to apply foils, please  follow the link to my the start of my Introduction to Nail Foils series where I have a video on how to apply foils and links to basic swatches of all the foils I own.

Foil Focus Friday - Majestic Tides

Hey Guys,

Welcome back to my Foil Focus Friday series, weekly posts featuring foils in my collection. Today's foil will be Majestic Tides which I purchased from Dollar Nail Art.

I purchased this with my own money and this post is in no way sponsored by Dollar Nail Art.

Majestic Tides is a fuchsia based foil with a linear ripple along the width of the foil. It is very similar to Bahamian Tides but the colour base is more of a hot pink. The ripples of the foil create a holographic effect by reflecting pink, purple and blue when the light hits it

As a base polish for this foil I used China Glaze "Laced Up" which is a really lovely blue based pink creme that matches the undertones of Majestic Tides really well

 ..:: ITEMS USED ::..

China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat

China Glaze "Laced Up" (one coat)

Nail art foil adhesive (www.dollarnailart.com)

"Majestic Tides" nail art foil (www.dollarnailart.com)

Kami Nail Art Sealer

China Glaze Patent Leather Top Coat

This foil is available to purchase on its own from Dollar Nail Art, or in their Tidal Waves set

To learn how to apply foils, please  follow the link to my the start of my Introduction to Nail Foils series where I have a video on how to apply foils and links to basic swatches of all the foils I own.

Foil Focus Friday - Lava Tides

Hey Guys,

Welcome back to my Foil Focus Friday series, weekly posts featuring foils in my collection. Today's foil will be Lava Tides which I purchased from Dollar Nail Art.

I purchased this with my own money and this post is in no way sponsored by Dollar Nail Art.

Lava Tides is a blue based red foil with a water-like ripple pattern running along the width of the foil. The pattern of this foil is not like Scarlet Frost, but it is like linear ripples, which reflect orange, red, pink, blue and purple depending where the light hits it

As a base colour for this nail art foil, I used China Glaze "Salsa", a blue base nail polish that nicely matches the undertones of Lava Tides and helps to hide any mistakes in the appication process

 ..:: ITEMS USED ::..

China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat

China Glaze "Salsa" (one coat)

Nail art foil adhesive (www.dollarnailart.com)

"Lava Tides" nail art foil (www.dollarnailart.com)

Kami Nail Art Sealer

China Glaze Patent Leather Top Coat

This foil is available to purchase on its own from Dollar Nail Art, or in their Tidal Waves set

To learn how to apply foils, please  follow the link to my the start of my Introduction to Nail Foils series where I have a video on how to apply foils and links to basic swatches of all the foils I own.

Aussie Nails Monday - Bling

Hey Ladies,

Today I have another manicure for Aussie Nails Monday and today's theme was "Bling". I really didn't feel like using a lot of rhinestones or glitter so I decided to do a simple stamping manicure and this is how it turned out

I chose to dress up my manicure from yesterday, China Glaze "Tart-y for the Party", by stamping it with the full nail butterflies image from Bundle Monster image plate BM307 using China Glaze "LOL", a medium purple with a rainbow linear holographic effect from the OMG Collection [2009].

I really love that the OMG Collection polishes stamp so well, they add a beautiful rainbow interest to the stamping design and give these nails a fairy princess quality. I think that I could have improved this manicure if I had applied a fine holographic glitter to increase the blinginess of the manicure

..:: ITEMS USED ::..

Duri Rejuvacoat base coat

OPI Original Nail Envy base coat

China Glaze "Tart-y for the Party" (2 coats)

Bundle Monster BM307

China Glaze "LOL" (stamping)

INM "Out the Door" top coat

NOTD - China Glaze "Tart-y for the Party"

Hey Ladies,

Today I have a really pretty Nail of the Day swatch for you with China Glaze "Tart-y for the Party"

"Tart-y for the Party" is a really gorgeous blue based lavender creme from the Avant Garden Collection [2013]. This is very similar in colour to another recently released polish, OPI "You're Such a Budapest", but it has more of a blue tone and is slightly darker

..:: ITEMS USED ::..

Duri Rujuvacoat base coat

OPI Original Nail Envy

China Glaze "Tart-y for the Party" (2 coats)

INM "Out the Door" top coat

May Nail Art Challenge - Day 04: Star Wars

May the Fourth be with you!

Happy Star Wars day everyone! I have to admit I hadn't watched the full series of Star Wars until recently, I'm a little ashamed to say. I am a sci-fi fan but I never really sat down to watch the series when it was new.

Today I have a Nail of the Day post to show you. This is the next installment of the May Nail Art Challenge hosted by @Californails on Instagram. Because I am really shocking at free hand nail art, I decided to kick up my swatch of China Glaze "Below Deck" from yesterday.

I chose a full nail image covered in start from the Winstonia image plate W107 which I stamped with China Glaze "Joy", a muted red-based purple chrome from the Romantiques Collection [2009]

..:: ITEMS USED ::..

Duri Rujuvacoat base coat

OPI Original Nail Envy base coat

China Glaze "Below Deck" (2 coats)

Winstonia image plate W107

China Glaze "Joy" (stamping)

INM "Out the Door" top coat

NOTD - China Glaze "Below Deck"

Hey Ladies,

Winter is fast approaching here in Australia so I thought I would put away the bright colours and show you one of my biggest lemmings that I was able to fulfill recently, China Glaze "Below Deck"

"Below Deck" is a grey-purple creme polish similar to another polish that I have from China Glaze called "Channelesque", but I think that it is a little bit lighter. "Below Deck" was released as part of the Anchors Away Collection in 2011 and I think it is the perfect grey-purple for the colder weather we have been having at home lately

..:: ITEMS USED ::..

Duri Rejuvacoat base coat

OPI Original Nail Envy base coat

China Glaze "Below Deck" (2 coats)

INM "Out the Door" top coat

Foil Focus Friday - Laser Optics

Hey Guys,

Welcome back to my Foil Focus Friday series, weekly posts featuring foils in my collection. Today's foil will be Laser Optics which I purchased from Dollar Nail Art.

I purchased this with my own money and this post is in no way sponsored by Dollar Nail Art.

Laser Optics is a blue based purple coloured foil with holographic lines running along the width of the foil. The lines reflect pink, purple and blue depending on how the light hits it

As a base for this foil I used China Glaze "On The Prowl", a red based purple polish that really nicely matches the undertone of Laser Optics and hides any mistakes during the application process

 ..:: ITEMS USED ::..

China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat

China Glaze "On The Prowl" (one coat)

Nail art foil adhesive (www.dollarnailart.com)

"Laser Optics" nail art foil (www.dollarnailart.com)

Kami Nail Art Sealer

China Glaze Patent Leather Top Coat

This foil is available to purchase on its own from Dollar Nail Art

To learn how to apply foils, please  follow the link to my the start of my Introduction to Nail Foils series where I have a video on how to apply foils and links to basic swatches of all the foils I own.

May Nail Art Challenge - Day 01: Flower and Aussie Nails Monday

Hey Ladies,

Today I am doing another combination of challenge posts for one Nail of the Day. It just so happens that the theme for Aussie Nails Monday was "Green" and the theme for May Nail Art Challenge was flowers, so I combined the two to create this cute green gradient manicure.

To create this manicure I applied two coats of Sinful Colors "Mint Apple", a medium jade green with slight cold shimmer, to my nail and allowed it to dry. I then created a gradient effect with China Glaze "Exotic Encounters", a medium dusty teal with a creme finish from the On Safari Collection [2012], using a cosmetic sponge.

I then stamped a full nail flower design from MASH 42 using China Glaze "Millennium", a bright silver chrome from the Khrome Collection [2009] which is perfect for stamping

..:: ITEMS USED ::..

Duri Rejuvacoat base coat

OPI Original Nail Envy base coat

Sinful Colors "Mint Apple" (2 coats)

China Glaze "Exotic Encounters" (gradient)

MASH 42

China Glaze "Millennium" (stamping)

INM "Out the Door" top coat

Californails May Nail Art Challenge

Hey Ladies,

I've decided that I am going to take part in another Instagram nail art challenge hosted by Californails, Nail Art Challenge for the month of May, and I am going to attempt to stick to it this month.

I have attempted to participate in the Monthly Nail Art Challenge before in February but I only got through a few of the challenges before I forgot about it, this month I am hoping to complete more of the challenges.

I hope you join me in this months challenge and don't forget to link back to Califormails on Instagram by taggin #nailartmay and also check out WalkInMyEyeShadow on Instagram for more updates and photos