Gradient Nails #3

You guys!!! I finally got it right!!!! (=

I'm finally happy with my results! I had to try a totally different technique. I can't seem to do the popular sponge technique well at all. Instead I painted a dark color on the tip of my nail first and used a sheer polish to go over top. A tutorial might be in the future!

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. I spent it in my dorm. I did make a caramel apple at a Halloween bash my dorm put on. But I made my apple and left. It's not very much fun when you don't have anyone to hang out with.

Instead I decided to decorate my door for winter!!

Paint on!

Felicia

Gradient Nails: Attempt #2

Well, gradient nails are truly not my friend!!

I wasn't happy still...so I took it off.

And I'm still not happy with this! I have one more thing to try. If it doesn't work I will be mad!

Paint on!

Felicia

First Attempt: Gradient Nails

Tonight I gave my first attempt at gradient nails now that I have a makeup sponge! I got some for Halloween. My zombie class is dressing up tomorrow as zombies and zombie hunters. I chose hunter because I survived the month long Pod game that was based on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I'm using the sponges to apply bruises. 

Anyways, things with my roommate escalated and we had to have a meeting with the RA and her supervisor. Yucky. She cried. She's been acting all mopey and depressed since yesterday. Things may be better now? I kind of don't think so because she took off as soon as we got back to the room. Oh the joy of having a roommate that was the type of girl you hated in high school!

On to my nails. Now, this is my first attempt. They are definitely not perfect. I'm not even sure if I like them at all! 

As you can see, bits of my sponge seem to have come off on my nail or something. Ugh!

On a happy side note, I got a fish on Friday! His name is Algernon and he is a beautiful purple betta!

I've also started making paper snowflakes to decorate my door with! I'm ready for Halloween to be over! I'm ready to decorate my door for the winter!

Paint on!

Felicia

The None too Earth Shattering Post

Just a small announcement to post here.

I've basically been trying to stay out of my dorm a lot since Thursday because my roommate's horrible boyfriend is here. Not a lot...none...nail painting is getting done this weekend! And it was the perfect weekend to do some nails. No overwhelming history homework. 

My none too earth shattering post is about makeup sponges. I purchased some makeup sponges today. Not only for my Halloween makeup, but also for doing gradient nails! Super excited to take a swing at gradient nails!

Paint on.

Felicia

Golf

I've really been missing my golfing days. If the golf course here weren't soooo far away from my dorm I would bring my clubs and go every once in a while. I really, really miss golfing. It's no longer golf season. I can't go golf over Thanksgiving break. I've been thinking of contacting the coach here and getting involved. I think I could be very convincing, but I'm going to need a ride out to the course. I'm not the best golfer ever. I know I won't be making the team, but with the right coaching I could become great. I take direction so well, but I think the golf season for college girls is over...maybe next year?

So here are some nails I did two years ago for my first golf meet of my junior year of high school.

I've basically ditched the bowling team. My dad never sent me the money for my ball. I haven't been attending practices either. I'm not sure why. I've been stuck to my dorm more than normal lately. Never really leaving it other than to go to class.

I miss golf.

Paint on.

Felicia

Haunted House

More roommate problems. I'm not going to go too deep into explanation, I don't think it needs much explanation. I woke up this morning and the first thing I heard was "I'm fully naked. You're fully naked." I tried to make her know I was awake by rolling over on my side and texting on my phone. It didn't stop. I got up and went to the lounge. I was so mad I was shaking. It was so hard to keep my mouth shut. 2-3 months of dating....

Enough of that. Onto my awesome nails! I'm still on a Halloween kick. I was going to do a tutorial for these, but it was just way too many steps.

Dark and creepy!

Paint on!

Felicia

Spidery Candery Cornery

My hiatus lasted a bit longer than I had planned, but, let's be honest, I needed some relaxation after that visit back home! Very...not fun. Some of you may know that I have an obsession with vintage dresses. A majority of them have been ruined. My dogs took my "needs repair" pile off of a chair and peed on them. Yupp. And my favorites were ruined. Actually, every dress was ruined in some way. The colors bled, they wrinkled beyond repair after the wash..something with every one of them. Needless to say, I was very upset that my parents allowed my dogs to destroy my room like that because that was only part of it. They also peed on my mattress! I slept on the couch all of break. My dogs must have been fuming at the fact that I had left them.

On to my nails from last night. 

I painted my nails last night. (No creepy fake hand this time) I should have posted this photo last night, but I had a headache and went immediately to bed after the presidential debate. There is only one photo. No tutorial this time. It is quite simple. Some people may struggle with spider webs, but I could easily make a step-by-step for those. They really are very simple.

And, once again, this design was straight from the Imagination Bank of Felicia. 

My favorite part?

How I shaped my nail to a point for the candy corn. =D

What would you like to see for Halloween nails?

Paint on.

Felicia

Hiatus

Well, today I was going to do a simple tutorial on spider webs, but tomorrow I am coming home from college for the first time since classes have started in August! I'm super excited to see my dog and eat GOOD food! So I'm taking a slight Hiatus. I should be back on Sunday...unless I need to finish my ridiculous history homework. This may be the most in depth homework assignment yet. She's knows it is fall break! She knows a lot of people are going home. All I can say...RUDE. I do have plans to paint some nails while I am home. I may be able to show pictures of that!

I'll be back on either Sunday or Monday!

Paint on.

Felicia

BRAINS!!!!

Today I bring you my first Halloween nails ever!

This idea of mine proved to be complex.

I knew that I would not perfectly execute it.

So I bring you my Zombies and Brain nails!

Hope you enjoyed! Hope it wasn't too scary.

I'm not so sure I like the brain...

Thoughts?

Paint on.

Felicia

TUTORIAL: Sunflowers with my NEW Practice Hand!

Late tonight I got my practice hand in the mail. (=

As I said previously, this hand will be bringing more tutorials to everyone! I no longer have to wait for my nails to get chipped to do a tutorial. (=

Sunflower Nails

Supplies: OPI--I Brake for Manicures

Stripe Rite--yellow

Pure Ice--Magic

Stripe Rite--white

Essie--Blanc

Kiss Nail Art Paint--black

Step 1:

Apply base coat if you'd like.

Two coats of OPI in I Brake for Manicures.

Step 2:

Using the yellow Stripe Rite, Make the petals in a lower corner of the nail.

These petals are sort of a rounded triangle.

Be sure to leave space for the center of the flower.

Step 3:

Using the Pure Ice in Magic, paint the center of the flower. 

(Sorry for the glare. I took this picture several times. Each time there was a glare!)

Step 4:

Use the white Stripe Rite to make the lines that come out from in between the petals. 

They sort of curve down slightly.

Step 5:

The only reason that I didn't use the white Stripe Rite here is that the bigger bottles of polish drip easier.

Using Essie in Blanc, put a drop on a scrap piece of paper. Dip in your SMALLEST dotting tool and place two white dots below each line.

Also place a few random dots in the center of the flower.

It is okay if the dots in the center overlap a bit. It is completely random.

Step 6:

Using the Kiss Nail Art Paint, I was able to use this instead of a big polish bottle because it is thin and runny, place a drop on the scrap paper and use the SMALLEST dotting tool again.

Place the dots in the center of the flower.

Again, it is okay to overlap.

Step 7:

Top Coat!!

Seche Vite is my favorite.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I was super excited to do this. This design did not take long at all. 

I'll always take requests on what my readers would like to see!

Paint on!

Felicia

I Just Opened a Shop!

Ah! I just opened a shop on Etsy. I'm really scared. I'm a novice when it comes to shipping. I worked Ebay sales at an antique store, but I only helped pack the items. Plus, I don't know where the post office is here. argh! I will get to know it well, I hope. Right now there is only one listing. Why? Because it is a set of 12 CUSTOM made to order false nails! If you've ever wanted some of my designs now you can have them. But...my false nails won't be here until around the 12-17. I ordered a bunch of 500! I was anticipating that I wouldn't sell anything that quickly. So please, feel free to check it. Buy if you'd like!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeliciasFingerPaints?ref=si_shop

Paint on!

Felicia

The Many Faces of Lace/News!

Lace nails are some of the prettiest and most difficult nails to pull off. I'll admit, I need to retry these. I think I can do better at them now. I did give one girl on my floor in my dorm lace nails the other day. I wasn't happy with them, but she was and that's all that matters.

Lace is also very unique. There are many different ways to portray lace. I actually have quite a few.

When your white starts to get sticky, don't try to do lace nails! Haha. 

This is the design I tried to recreate for a girl on my floor. This was just from a night of painting random designs on my nails. It was my favorite that night.

This is a very simple design that can be interpreted as lace. Anyone can do this one!

These can also be interpreted as lace.

These were some of my favorite lace nails, but I took this picture a week or so later. That explains all of the chipping.

There is a way to get PERFECT lace.

Stamps! I have a Konad nail stamper. I left this handy contraption at home. I'll be bringing it back with me. (=

I just realized how many lace nail designs I have done. That's a lot!! But I do love lace.

Paint on <3

Felicia

PS!! I almost forgot my news! I should be receiving my practice hand this week! It's a full hand that I can practice painting nails on. That means...MORE TUTORIALS!!! Woohoo!

Pacman/Halloween Decorations

Hey guys! I figured that I would share some Pacman nails today. These were my Pacman nails. I also did some pretty sweet Pacman nails on a friend a while back, but I never took a picture of it. She did, but I can't find it. )= Hers were a little different. Pacman was only on her thumb facing the other nails. The other nails had the ghosts on them. The ring finger had the maze. I think I should do Pacman again sometime and make a comparison post. 

My boyfriend Calvin came over to visit me this weekend. I'm going to share with you our decorating skills!

Our hand came in the coolest packaging. I didn't want to take it out!

So anyways, we had tons of fun decorating my door in my dorm and exploring the Halloween stores!

Paint on.

Felicia

TUTORIAL: Fall Leaves!

These are my fall leaves nails! I am so proud of myself. (= These came from my imagination. I didn't attempt someone else's design as I often do. And I have a tutorial...sort of. I got carried away with my design. I made one leaf and got so excited because it looked great! So I kept going without taking pictures. No fear, I will show you my easy way to make a leaf. (=

Step 1: 

Base coat! I don't always use this, but I should. 

Product: Seche Clear

Step 2:

Paint the whole nail with I Brake For Manicures by OPI. (Or your color choice) 

I only did one coat. It depends on your nail polish.

I was just itching to use this new color of mine!

Step 3:

You may put top coat on now. I didn't, but it does make it easier if you mess up your design. You can lightly rub with a cotton ball soaked in remover and the design will come off and not your base color!

Step 4:

Using stripers, add the leaves. 

This is how I made my leaves. It's totally fool proof! I was super worried about being able to make leaves, but all day today I looked at the leaves around campus and got this idea. 

Step 5:

Add the glittery lines and dots. 

I used a dotting tool for my dots! (Since I have two sets of them!)

Step 6:

Top coat!

I used Seche Vite.

Sorry I got so carried away with my design. I skipped photographing the hard part. I'll try not to do that next time. 

Paint on!

Felicia