Mermaid Nails at the Beach & 100th Blog Post!

 Purchased By Me / Giveaway Prize 

Happy Friday guys, I hope you're all doing well.

So apparently, this is my 100th blog post. I can't believe it, but here's to 100 more.

Anyways, today I have some Mermaid Nails for you. A few weeks back I went to the beach with my family, and I did this mani for the occasion. Some of you probably saw a sneak peek on Instagram, but now I can finally give you a better look at the mani. I hope you guys like it.

So I started off with the blue and lime green as my base colors. On my lime green nails I decided to stamp some scales, and I used the same blue polish I used on my other nails. Since the image wasn't as opaque as I wanted, I went back and stamped on the image a second time. Unfortunately, it makes the scales look blurry in the pictures, it wasn't as noticeable in real life. I did try my best lining it up to the first image, but I don't have a clear stamper, so I did what I could. Anyways, I let the images dry and moved on to adhering the charms on my other nails. Before applying the charms I applied a coat of top coat and let it dry. Usually I just use top coat to apply my charms, but since I was going to wear these out for a while, I went with nail glue instead. I put some of the glue on my nail and then applied the seahorse on my middle nail. Then I applied the starfish, rhinestone and stud the same way on my ring finger. To finish the mani, I applied top coat on my stamped nails.

Close-Up:

So what do you guys think? I actually really loved them, although it was a bit difficult having bigger charms on my nails because I'm not used to them. Oh, and here's the picture I posted on Instagram, in case you hadn't seen it.

Instagram Sneak Peek:

Well I hope you liked the mani and post. As always, thank you for stopping by and until next time.

-Ana

Products Used:

Blue: Revlon "Beguile"

Lime Green: Revlon "Tantalize"

Top Coat: Seche Vite

Starfish Charm: Simply Charmed Nail Art Gilded Starfish

Seahorse Charm: Born Pretty Store item #22145

Silver Stud: Born Pretty Store item #7277

Rhinestone: Born Pretty Store item #21303

Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #15868
Scales Plate: Bundle Monster BM-502 from the Sun Kissed Collection

*Simply Charmed Nail Art Starfish charm and Bundle Monster scale plate were giveaway prizes.

Beach Sunrise Mani

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Hey guys, I hope you're all doing well. Today I have a gradient mani for you. Kayla from creativecuticlesnailpolish was having a contest and we were supposed to do a sunrise or sunset mani, so I went for a sunrise mani and I did a beach sort of background. I painted mountains/islands in the distance, a Ferris wheel and a palm tree. I really like how these came out and I'm very happy to say that my gradients are improving. I didn't have any pieces of sponge stay behind on my nail this time which is great. Anyways, let's get to the nail art.

Holding Sinful Colors "Ruby Mine":

I started off with Sinful Colors "Snow Me White" as my white base. For my gradient I used 2 blues, a pale yellow, and a reddish coral. After I finished my gradient, I put on a coat of top coat to smooth and blend the colors. I painted on the details with black acrylic paint and a brush. Once dry, I sealed it all in with top coat.

Close-Ups:

That's it for this post, I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Ocean Blue: Sinful Colors "Keira Blu"
Blue: Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas"
Yellow: Lavish Polish "Daffodils"
Coral: Sinful Colors "Ruby Mine"
Top Coat: LACC Beauty "2013 Top Coat"