Neon Rainbow Cheetah Gradient???

This is a pretty simple mani with a great effect.  It's a simple solid black then using white acrylic paint I added that cheetah print.  I used the white paint to get the neon color's to pop or else the would just be lost in the black.  I started with one color and then added the next color into the first paint to create the gradient and then carried it out through the rest of the design.  To finish it off I used a matte top coat.  So far the best matte top coat I have found it "Matte me Crazy" by NYC. It is inexpensive and dries very quickly.  I have the Sephora brand which was seven times the price of NYC but I always find I am reaching for "Matte me Crazy".

 

 

Here they are with a glossy top coat.  I really prefer the matte because it really draws out the neon colors.  Seems like everything I have done lately is all about matte :) 



Pink and Black summer floral

There are what I was finally able to achieve after a day of failed nail art.  Ever have one of those days?  I think I must have painted my nails about 6 times!  Anyways, this is Pure Ice's "Superstar!" this has seriously become my go to white!  I find using white polish is very hard, this one is beautiful in two coats and has very little streaking. The black is by Fascino, no name... I don't put much emphasis on this polish because I don't think it's accessible to a lot of people, I pick it up at a little discount store here for two dollars a bottle.  The design was done in acrylic paints and with a detail brush. 

Here they are edited with Pixlr Express. I use this app for all of my picture editing.   I also find that Picsart is another good one for editing.

This is China Glaze's "VIII" with a hand painted acrylic design.  The formula of this polish is amazing, two easy coats here.  I love this dark cream purple!  The design is pretty simple, I used a striping brush to add the vines and then a detail brush to add the leaves and flowers.  

Different Take on the Dotticure

This design was a show stopper, even my husband was really impressed with it!  The polish I used is Orly's "Wild Wisteria", a beautiful dark purple cream and the formula is perfect!

 

 

The design is very simple, I used a dotting tool and started with a purple acrylic paint, then added white to lighten the paint for the next set of dots over lapping the first dots.  This gave it a really cool blurred effect for how simple the design really is.

One of my Valentines mani's.  The base is a white from NYC and the design is done with acrylic's.  I enjoy the way this turned out!  Does anyone else hate painting with white nail polish as much as I do?