Tuesday, October 20, 2015

2015

2015 has been an exciting year!  We celebrated our Second Anniversary of being at our new salon, Mad About Beauty in Grantsville and welcomed several new staff members!  I've been busy adjusting to life as a new mom and learning to balance work life and home life.  Seeing as 2015 is almost over, I decided I should update my blog with some of the "Best Of" nails of the year.

hot pink and lime nails with flowers
This was a cute Spring set of pink and lime green acrylic nails.  I hand painted the flowers for some added fun.

octopus nails
Acrylic nails with a gel polish overlay using Gelish and dusting MAC pigment into the dispersion layer.  I found the cute octopus stamp at Bundle Monster and then covered with topcoat to seal in the design.

hot pink and black nails
Custom hot pink, black, and silver acrylic nails.

baseball nails
I just love a cute set of baseball nails!!  The red is glitter from Young Nails and the stitches were hand painted.

glitter stiletto nails
My client wanted to try a set of stilettos and totally fell in love with these!  Sculpted using various glitters from Young Nails and pieces of mylar and holographic confetti.  They looked like outerspace nails when we were done.

glitter stiletto nails
Another view of her stilettos.  They looked so much cooler in person!



animal print nail art, zebra giraffe and cheetah
My client wanted a set of animal print nails for her sister's baby shower.  These were on top of  her natural nail using Gelish and MAC pigment.  I used a clear gel for the giraffe pattern and dusted pigment for the zebra stripes.  The cheetah was hand painted using craft paint.

aztec nails
Aztec designs were really popular in 2015.  These were Gelish over acrylic.  I hand painted the pinkie and pointer finger while the others were done with stamps.

Custom acrylic set using silver, black, and lime green.  The extra designs were all hand painted.

mermaid nail art
This was a super cute beachy set I did.  The nails are full acrylic and #notpolish.  I hand sculpted the starfish using acrylic and glued on stones for accents.  There's also a fishnet technique on a few of the fingers.

neon stiletto nails
I loved this set of stilettos!!  I used the old neon collection from Young Nails and imprinted the snakeskin over the top with black acrylic.  I also encapsulated gold leaf over the neon.  They reminded me of dragon tails.

Everyone needs a set of Browning nails!  I used Gelish over acrylic and the Browning symbol was done using vinyl decals.

Hot pink and silver fade with lace stamped on the ring finger.  Very classy!

This set was inspired by a photo my client brought me from Pinterest.  I used blue acrylic and a custom blue glitter.  I hand painted the flowers over white acrylic.

I tried a new technique on this set of pink and gold nails.  They were done in acrylic then painted with gel paint.  I pressed foil into the dispersion layer of the gel for the effect.  Very cool!

This was a very classy set of red and lace nails I did for my client. She liked the stiletto look and wanted something simple.  I used a red gel polish and stamped the lace using a stamping plate.  I glued Swarovski crystals using gel.


Fourth of July nails with classic red, white, and blue

Flowers and glitter.  The flowers were hand painted using Gelish.

Inspired by a photo from Pinterest.  Done using Gelish over clear acrylic nails.

Neon stilettos with hand painted zebra and cheetah.

Teal to orange acrylic fade with black polish.  The design was done using alcohol.

























Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Alice in Wonderland

I decided I wanted to try an Alice in Wonderland theme of nails.  They sure turned out GREAT!!!
Alice in Wonderland Nails
 I wanted to represent each of the main characters from the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland.  A clock for the White Rabbit, Alice's blue dress and white apron, the Cheshire Cat, tea cups, cookies, and the iconic green Mad Hatter hat, and lastly the Queen of Hearts.



Alice In Wonderland Nails
For the Queen, I sculpted a 3D heart with acrylic.  One side in red and the other in black.  Atop the heart sits a gold crown.  


Alice In Wonderland Nails
The other characters were created using various colors of Gelish polish.  The clock is 3D pink acrylic with Swarovski crystals surrounding.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Uh Oh!!

Many of you know that in February 2014 my hubby and I were blessed with a little boy.  Becoming a mother has been a wonderful experience and I've had to learn to juggle my family life with my work life.  Unfortunately that means my blog goes ignored.  My plan is to do a better job updating my blog but if you don't see anything new, check out my instagram @denisedoesnails.  I'm REALLY good about posting my latest nail art on instagram.

Because I have neglected my blog for so long, I'm not sure how long my pictures have been missing.  I'll do my best to go back through old posts and find the corresponding nails to go with each entry, but my fear is that they are forever lost.

Please have patience :)

Friday, May 16, 2014

St. Patrick's Day Nails

A little St. Patrick's Day nail art!

We had a little fun with these super cute St. Patrick's Day nails.  Featuring a frosty beer, rainbow, gold coins, and a leprechaun.

Beer Me nails.  Perfect for St Patricks Day!!  Frosty beers complete with lemons and limes.

Valentine Nails

Everyone loves Valentine Nails!!  Maybe it's the pinks and reds.  Or maybe all the cute hearts and kisses.  Either way, Valentine Nails have always been one of my favorite holiday nails to create.  Here are some of the best Valentine sets from 2014.

Here is a cute set inspired by a photo from Pinterest. My client though they were so cute she had me recreate them.  The white iridescent acrylic is a mix of MAC pigment and clear.


Red glitter acrylic mix with 3D hearts and lips.  So cute!


This set was Gelish over acrylic.  Super cute!


A simple white acrylic nail with hand painted pink and black zebra stripes.


Red and pink acrylic glitter mix with 3D hearts and zebra stripes.


Custom pink and black acrylic mix with painted hearts and stick figures.  


A simple pink acrylic with stamped designs.


I just LOVE conversation hearts!!  This was a pink fade with 3D hearts.  I hand wrote the words inside each heart.


Black to hot pink fade with hand painted zebra stripes.