Day: February 9, 2023

Hi, there! Today, I’ve got a super throwback manicure to share!

As you can see, these photos were taken back during my earlier days of not only doing nail art but taking photos of my nail art, so they’re not the best quality, however, I do feel like that’s what makes looking back at these so nostalgic for me. 🙂 It goes to show that I’ve come pretty far with not only my nail art but also my picture-taking skills, haha. Also, keep in mind, all of my earlier pictures from back then were taken on my Android 3 camera phone… so, yeah. 🙂

For this manicure, I used Nubar 2010 for the base, China Glaze Ruby Pumps for the French Tips, and Zoya Purity for the polka dots.

I painted on the French Tips using the brush that comes with the nail polish, and I used a dotting tool to place the dots over the French Tips. For a little extra cuteness and sparkle, I also added a red heart-shaped rhinestone as a little accent to each nail.

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Nubar’s 2010 was a pretty rare and difficult-to-find polish at the time of my first purchasing it 12 years ago in 2011… so uh yeah… I seriously don’t have a link for that one.
China Glaze Ruby Pumps: https://amzn.to/40KUntA
Zoya Purity: https://amzn.to/40HhJAn

I thought I’d be able to easily find some red heart-shaped rhinestones, but it turns out that I couldn’t find any the same size I used. The size I used was around 2mm, and all the ones I was finding were 3 mm and above, which I feel is a bit too large for this type of manicure.; however, if you want to use some that huge, here’s the link to some I found: https://ebay.us/tXfD69

Dotting Tools: https://amzn.to/47GW11o

INM Out The Door Super Fast Drying Top Coat (the top coat I used back then): https://amzn.to/3Gag6BL

Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base & Top Coat (I exclusively used this as a base coat only; it wasn’t a good top coat at all.):: https://amzn.to/3QMjKXt

Poshe Fast Drying Top Coat: https://ebay.us/NiOQLu
Poshe Fast Drying Base Coat: https://ebay.us/NiOQLu

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Hello everyone. I’m back today with another manicure from many years ago, that I actually didn’t even originally create for Valentine’s Day, haha.

This manicure was done sometime in early September of 2013, so it’s almost 10 years old!

To execute the watercolor technique, I used Sally Hansen’s Right Said Red as the base, white acrylic paint for the watercolor design, and I used Sally Hansen’s Sparkling Rose on various random parts of every nail for some extra sparkle.

To create the watercolor spots, I used a striper brush, acrylic paint, and water; I would dot a very small dot of the acrylic paint on the nail using the brush, then I would dip the brush in water and spread it as far as I wanted the watercolor spot to go. Using the same brush I placed spots of Sparkling Rose over various parts of each nail.

Although this manicure was created around Fall time, I think it’s very Valentine’s Day-appropriate, and it looks like it could have been created specifically for the holiday! I like these quite a bit

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Sally Hansen Right Said Red (discontinued): https://ebay.us/lQOjDP
I have no link for Sally Hansen Sparkling Rose because it’s a very old and now discontinued rare nail polish and I couldn’t find it anywhere.
Striping Brushes: https://amzn.to/3QN0adq

Apple Barrel White Acrylic Paint: https://amzn.to/3QEw2ku

Links to the top coat and base coat I used to use back then and the ones I currently use:

INM Out The Door Super Fast Drying Top Coat: https://amzn.to/3Gag6BL

Sally Hasnen Double Duty Base and Top Coat: https://amzn.to/3QMjKXt

Poshe Fast Drying Top Coat: https://ebay.us/sBIUrT
Poshe Fast Drying Base Coat: https://ebay.us/NiOQLu

As always, thanks for stopping by! ❤️