Chevron nail art inspired by Tristan Prettyman Cedar + Gold cover

Hi, everyone! That’s an insanely long post title, isn’t it? It feels like it’s been awhile since I’ve done or posted any nail art, so today, I have some inspired by the album cover for Tristan Prettyman’s Cedar + Gold:

I really loved how graphic the chevrons are, so I did my own take on them:

I started with a base of three coats of Zoya Jacqueline. I then freehanded the chevrons using a striping brush and Zoya Sooki (red), Pretty Serious Morning Java (brown), Zoya Thandie (orange), China Glaze First Mate (blue). Unfortunately, my top coat caused some smearing, although it wasn’t nearly as noticeable in person. All in all, I was pretty darn pleased with how this turned out!

“My Oh My” was the song that got me into Tristan’s music, so I thought I’d include the video:

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!

Zoya Vespa

Hi, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a good weekend. Mine was very productive but otherwise nothing too awesome. On to the polish!

Zoya Vespa is from the original set of PixieDusts and is a matte minty green with silver sparkle. I think this was three coats, but I wore it several weeks ago, so I can’t be entirely certain. My love of the textured polish trend, especially the PixieDusts, grows with every single one I try!

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!

Cult Nails Flushed + Charlatan

Quick post today, because I have much to do and less time to do it in.

Cult Nails Flushed is a lovely purple (almost indigo) with pink shimmer. It’s on the sheer side. This was three coats to reach opacity, but it has great depth to it that way.

Cult Nails Charlatan is a blue/purple/pink color-shifting glass fleck. Like a lot of color-shifting polishes, this works best over a colored base to help bring out that shift.

This picture shows the color shift better. You can see that it’s the hot pink on my index finger, transitions into purple on the middle two fingers, and finishes with blue in the center of my pinky. My pictures don’t even remotely do this gorgeous polish justice, so I highly recommend picking this up if you don’t already have it!

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!

BB Couture Blue Christmas

Hi, all! I apologize (again) for my inconsistent posting. The next couple months are going to be very busy (two out of state weddings, house-sitting for one sister, and making the wedding cake for another), so posting will probably continue to be somewhat sporadic. On to the polish!

Okay, I know that it’s May, but it’s been so chilly lately that a Christmas color is still appropriate, right?

BB Couture Blue Christmas is a slightly green-leaning blue with blue, green, and silver shimmer. This is two coats that applied beautifully. I don’t really have much else to say about it.

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!

Cult Nails Annalicious

Hi, all! I hope you’re having a good Friday! I have a massive headache at the moment, so I’m not going to be too chatty.

Cult Nails Annalicious is a beautiful cherry red with lots of golden shimmer. This was two coats of absolute perfection!

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily

Hi, everyone! Sorry about my (very much unplanned) absence. I’m apparently pretty bad at this whole blogging consistently thing… Anyway, I have a polish that is either currently out of stock or discontinued, so I apologize if anyone goes to buy it.

RBL Aqua Lily is a creamy, rich turquoise with hidden pink shimmer. I took a bunch of pictures of this, but I could never get that shimmer to come out on the nail. You can just barely see it in the bottle by the u in “Lounge” though. The good news is that the shimmer is more prominent in person, showing up as a pink flash when you move your hand. It’s quite pretty.

This was originally released as part of the original Fan Collection, and I think it’s been brought back a couple times since then. Now for my unpopular opinion: I don’t think this was worth the $20 I paid for it. The shimmer’s not as prominent as the first blogger swatches made it seem. And the RBL formula is crap on me. The first time I wore it, it chipped within a day, without me doing anything major with my hands. This was only the second time I wore it, and that was nearly a year after the first time. Although, it did do better this time around, I still don’t think I’d pay $20 for another RBL polish.

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!

Color Club Bright Night + Beyond stamping

Hi, all! Quick post, because I have three exams today to study for!

Color Club Bright Night is a bright, rich cobalt blue creme from some unknown collection. This was… 2 coats, I think, and I didn’t have any problems with application.

But of course, I can’t leave well enough alone, so I added some stamping using Color Club Beyond (from the 2013 Halo Hues set) and BM-312. This wasn’t nearly as holographic as I wanted it to be, but I think that had to do with how delicate the pattern is.

That’s all for today! Thanks for looking!