Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Spring is in the Air Nails Did

I can't even begin to tell you how lazy I was tonight. It took a WHOLE lot of effort to even take off my kimono nails LOL. I just had a really tiring/drama filled day at work. Man, TV peeps can be so dramatic!

Anyway, I thought I'd do something a bit cheery to lift my spirits a bit and try out some Konad layering. Now, I have discovered that in order to do wicked awesome Konad layering you obviously have to have more than 5 Konad plates :S BUT I'm workin with what I got :D

So I started off with Orly Snowcone as the base and used a nail art pen in white topped off with Sally Hansen Disco Ball for the clouds. Then with trusty Konad plate M51 and M66 I layered grass with Zoya Veruschka, Nubar Green Tea and OPI Jade is the New Black. Then I freehanded some little ladybugs with black and red nail art pens.

They make me kinda happy! And also kinda sleepy!!

Okay now I figure I'll do at least one more mani until I'm whisked off to Cuba!! I'm such a jet-setter lolz. I'm still torn on what to do for that...any suggestions??

18 comments:

ch3rryco1a said...

Oh my! I am in love with this! Sooo adorable!

april brooks said...

So cute!

jo.frougal said...

Even when you're tired and sleepy you can come up with this. Sigh. I just wish for such a summer day as this on your nails, and skills to paint it the way you do.

Unknown said...

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS Niki!!! as always, a STELLAR job. I am continually amazed by your design skills. This is so adorably cute!!

You know, I haven't seen a single lady bug yet this spring - are they all hiding out where you live?

Mae Espiritu Makeup Obra said...

great job! it looks very nice and lively

Claire's Blog said...

It is so cute !You're an artist !

Robyn said...

Er.... Cuba.... rum.... er, make little Mojitos of you nails

peripatetic33 said...

ever so cute i likes that the ladybugs are flying

Alisa said...

Cute!

No suggestions for Cuba other than TAKE ME WITH YOU!

Akuma Kanji said...

So beautiful! ^__^ I suggest some mani with cherries or Ferrero Rocher inspired :D... or After Eight :D

Unknown said...

Pretty lady bugs!

Jan (hueandme-jan.blogspot.com) said...

prettttttyyyyyyyy!!! i wanted to try it on my nails too :)

Niki* said...

ch3rryco1a, L, April, peripatetic33, Jackie S. - thank you!

jo.frougal - hahahah you just need to bust out some konad! And nail art pens are a must :D

Brooke - Aww thanks Brooke!! I saw just one lady bug so far...it was on my cousin's sweater and she freaked out and started screaming "KILL IT!!". Such a nerd.

ART OF NAIL - Thanks so much!!

Claire's Blog - ahahahah thanks Claire. Its funny cause I actually can't draw to save my life!

Eden Bue - Thanks for the suggestion! OMG I actually HATE mojitos! Can you believe it? I was so excited to try one the last time I was in Cuba and I spit it back into the glass :(

Alisa - Hop in my suitcase! Only three of us are going so I have room for at least one more! :D

Kanji - Thanks Dan! I'm gonna put your suggestion on my list..mmm...After Eight...

Jan - Thanks Jan! If you do try it let me know and post a link so I can check it out!!

Jan (hueandme-jan.blogspot.com) said...

i definety will. i have been following you and i am also your fan in fb... i'm like your stalker LOL you are really talented. :)

Midge said...

omg, this is too cute for words!! nice and spring-y! :) just curious, how do you keep your edges so clean?

Jan (hueandme-jan.blogspot.com) said...

niki dear, i cannot do something as pretty as your nail and the designs. i have said that you are a talent and i am just a fan.. haha.. here's my not so good version --> http://hueandme-jan.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring-waltz.html

thanks for the inspiration :)

Emma said...

very cute! i have never been daring enough to layer konad...but i'm slowly getting there :)

Niki* said...

Jan - They're TOTALLY awesome! I left a comment on your blog :D

Midge - Hahahah so clean you say? LOL I always find flaws with my edges :P. I guess that sometimes I just get really lucky but most of the time I use a flat makeup brush with some nail polish remover to clean up the edges so that they look neater :)

Emma - Thanks! Try it! It was my first time doing it too. Glammed Up has some fantastic layered Konad that makes me wish I was better at it LOL

Related Posts with Thumbnails