Totally. obsessed.

I follow WAH Nails of London on Tumblr (and Twitter), and I absolutely love getting inspiration from the pictures they post. Even though I am decent with freehand design, I usually feel that their designs are too advanced for me, or I don’t have the right colors or tools to complete similar looks (ie, Minx, gel nails, etc.). But I realized today that I had collected 3 snapshots of aztec manicures for inspiration, and knew I could do my own.

First, the inspiration pictures:

Now, the tools I used:

Revlon eyeliner brush (used with acetone for clean-up)
Thin paintbrush from craft store (used to paint designs)
White Nail Art Striper
Black Nail Art Striper
CoverGirl Boundless Color Fuchsia Girl 525 (I’m not sure if this bottle is really old or if the formula was bad, but I don’t recommend this polish.)
OPI Paint My Moji-Toes Red
China Glaze Lemon Fizz
MAC Peppermint Patti
Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Top & Base Coat

I started off with this base:

(L->R: OPI Paint My Moji-Toes Red, CG Fuchsia Girl, China Glaze Lemon Fizz)

And then added designs freehand!

I am so, so, so happy with the design, but I have one small dilemma.. my right hand has ZERO polish on it right now. I’m not sure if my hand is steady enough to attempt ambidexterity. I’ll figure that out tomorrow.. :P Hope you enjoyed!

Tags: black, black nail art striper, china glaze lemon fizz, china glaze nail polish, covergirl boundless color nail polish, covergirl fuchsia girl, green, mac nail lacquer, mac peppermint patti, nail art, nails, opi nail polish, opi paint my moji-toes red, pink, polish finish: cream, red, white, white nail art striper, yellow

I’m a nerd, so I love doing themed nail art. I can’t find my camera cord at the moment, but I will post higher quality pictures as soon as I do! I also did my toes and am considering posting those here The bottom two photos are my left and my right big toes respectively. I cropped them so you could only see the nail art, so hopefully that doesn’t skeeve anyone out too badly! (I know it’s a little bit of a faux pas to post pedicure pictures, but I do nail art on my toes, too!) Here goes…

USED:
OPI Russian Navy
OPI Dorothy Who?
China Glaze Ruby Pumps
MAC Vestral White
White nail art striper
Black nail art striper

Left hand, thumb: American flag design using OPI Russian Navy as a base for the blue, CG Ruby Pumps as a base for the stripes, then OPI Dorothy Who? and white nail art striper to make star portion, and white nail art striper for the stripes.
L, index: Black “U” using black nail art striper over half CG Ruby pumps and half MAC Vestral White base. Accented with blobs of OPI Dorothy Who? and the white nail art striper.
L, middle: White “S” using white nail art striper over diagonal half OPI Russian Navy and CG Ruby Pumps.
L, ring: Black “A” using black nail art striper over half CG Ruby pumps and half MAC Vestral White base. Accented with blobs of OPI Dorothy Who? and the white nail art striper.
L, pinkie: Fireworks design over OPI Russian Navy base using white nail art striper and accented with CG Ruby Pumps and OPI Dorothy Who?
Right hand, thumb: American flag design using OPI Russian Navy as a base for the blue, CG Ruby Pumps as a base for the stripes, then OPI Dorothy Who? and white nail art striper to make star portion, and white nail art striper for the stripes.
R, index: Gingham-inspired design using CG Ruby Pumps as a base and checkered using white nail art striper, accented with black nail art strpier.
R, middle: OPI Dorothy Who? layered over OPI Russian Navy as a base, white star outlined in black using white nail art striper and black nail art striper. (*This is the only nail I’m not really happy with. I think I should have done several smaller stars instead.*)
R, ring: Playful polka dot design using CG Ruby Pumps as a base and white dots using white nail art striper accented with dots of OPI Dorothy Who? Dotting tool was used.
R, pinkie: Fireworks design over OPI Russian Navy base using white nail art striper and accented with CG Ruby Pumps and OPI Dorothy Who?

Tags: black, black nail art striper, blue, china glaze nail polish, china glaze ruby pumps, july 4th, mac, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, mac vestral white, nail art, occasion: holiday, opi dorothy who?, opi nail polish, opi russian navy, polish finish: cream, polish finish: frost, polish finish: glitter, red, white, white nail art striper

God, I love this color! It’s the first and only Color Club polish I own, and I know I have to have more. Revvvolution applies smoothly and thinly, and is opaque in just one coat. The color is a dark gunmetal grey filled with prismatic specks of glitter. In the sunlight, the colors of the rainbow appear on the pieces of glitter as you turn your finger. It’s gorgeous.

Tags: black, color club nail polish, color club revvvolution, grey, nails, polish finish: glitter

Video on the look:

USED:
Studio Fix Fluid
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
Alpha Girl Beauty Powder
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Otherworldly Paint Pot
Heatherette Trio 1: Hoppin’, Mood Ring, Cloudburst
Fafi Eyes: Hey
Black Funk/Pop Blue Dual Edge Pencil
Plushlash Mascara
Whirl Lipliner
Lollipop Loving Lipstick
Lilacrush Lip Gelée

Tags: alpha girl beauty powder, aqua, black, black funk/pop blue dual edge pencil, fafi eyes quad, heatherette trio 1, lilacrush lip gelée, lollipop loving lipstick, mac, mac collection: fafi, mac collection: heatherette, otherworldly paint pot, tutorial, whirl lipliner

USED:
Studio Fix Fluid
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil
Electrosky Paint Pot
Frozen White Pigment
Violet Pigment
Poison Pen Eyeshadow
Carbon Eyeshadow
Blacktrack Fluidline
Plushblack Mascara

Tags: anastasia perfect brow pencil, black, blacktrack fluidline, carbon eyeshadow, electrosky paint pot, eyeshadow finish: matte, eyeshadow finish: matte², frozen white pigment, pigment, purple, tutorial, violet pigment