Goldfish Nail Art

Hello Lacquer Lovers! 

Today I have a nail art look that I am currently wearing, goldfish nail art! I'm so excited to share this look with y'all. I think I may be finally out of my nail art funk. Let's get to the nails!

 

 Polishes Used:

Wet n Wild Teal Slowly and Sea

Wet n Wild French White Creme

FingerPaints Iconic Orange

L.A. Colors Art Deco Striper in Yellow

L.A. Colors Art Deco Striper in Bright Green

Rimmel London Black Satin

This look was inspired by the lady who got me into nail art, Robin Moses! Here is the video I based this look off of:

 

Overall, I'm loving this look on my nubbins!

I'll be back later in the week with another post! :)

Twin Nails: Birds of Paradise

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a twin mani with Sarah from Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer! Our theme was "birds of paradise" flowers. Let me tell y'all, this was a super hard challenge and this is what I came up with after many failed manicures.

Polishes Used:

Essie Stylenomics

China Glaze Fairy Dust

China Glaze Metro Pollen-tin

China Glaze Petal to the Metal

Wet n Wild French White Creme

Make sure to hop on over to Sarah's blog to see what she created! :)

See y'all on Friday!

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Black & White Daisy Skittle

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

It's been a while since I've blogged, but I'm still alive and I'M BACK! :D

Today I have a super cute skittle mani that was inspired by the one and only Robin Moses!

Here is her video! I didn't follow it exactly, but you'll get the idea.

I used Orly Catch the Bouquet as my pink base, along with Wet n Wild French White Creme and Black Creme.

This look was super easy to create! The best part is that you can change the colors and have a different mani each time!

I'll be back on Tuesday (or Wednesday) with some more nail art!

Aztec Tribal Nails

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

I recently picked up The WAH Nails Book of Nail Art by Sharmadean Reid. This book has twenty-five tutorials and I plan on sharing many of them with y'all! The first nail art look I decided to try was the Aztec Tribal nail art from pages 24-25.

 

 

 I started this look off by using a white base (Wet n Wild French White Creme) to make the neon lime green (Sation Loudest Color) pop! 

Then I took some nail art brushes, along with white (Wet n Wild French White Creme), black (Wet n Wild Black Creme), and hot pink (Color Club neon pink / no label), and started to draw the Aztec Tribal patterns. 

The tutorial was very easy to follow as are the tutorials in the rest of the book!

That is all for today! I hope you have an amazing day! :)

Galaxy Nails!

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

The universe is a beautiful thing; I, for one, believe that it is one piece of art! Today this nail art look is inspired by the galaxies!

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I used Essie Aruba Blue as my base color. Then I took Above the Curve Risen Angel, Too Cute-icle Beach Blanket, Cutoffs and Bikini, and Orly Oh Cabana Boy and painted them on lightly in different locations on the nail. I used China Glaze Fairy Dust to blend the colors together. To finish up the look I used FingerPaints Santa's Magic in different locations.

This look is very easy to recreate and is the perfect place to start if you're just getting into nail art or if you are a seasoned pro! :)

Nail Art Inspired by Mondrian!

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

It's finals week for me, so I need a bright mani to cheer me up! 

Today my mani is inspired by this painting by Mondrian!

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Here is what I came up with:

I used an unnamed yellow Color Club, OPI Red My Fortune Cookie, Wet n Wild Teal Slowly and Sea, Wet n Wild French White Creme, and a Milani nail art striper in Black Sketch.

For the cube nails I applied one coat of Wet n Wild French White Creme and then, using the brushes the polishes came with, I brushed on the red, blue, and yellow polishes. Then I outlined everything with a nail art striper and applied rhinestones to all of my other nails in coordinating colors.

Here is the final look!

I'm loving this manicure and I'll be sure to create it again in the future with other colors! This look is sure to keep me awake during finals, considering how bold it is. Here is to hoping it doesn't distract me too much! ;)

Inspired by...Iron Man!

Happy Saturday Lacquer Lovers!

You know what this means, another Inspired by... post! I absolutely adore this idea and I am so glad I started this series! The designer who was featured in last weeks post was Oscar de la Renta!  If you would like to see last weeks post you can click HERE.

This week, as you may have been able to tell from the title, is inspired by Iron Man!

 Want to see the look I created? You can see it after the jump! :]

Inspired by...Fashion!

Inspired by... is a new series I'm starting here on Southern Sparkle Nail Art! I plan for this to be a weekly occurrence! I want all of you to join in with me, so feel free to post your Inspired by... nails on my Facebook wall! 

This week I was Inspired by...Fashion! Can you guess the designer? Let me know who you think it is below.

The answer will be in next weeks post! :]

Have you seen the MASSIVE GIVEAWAY I'm taking part in? There are 44+ amazing prizes! You can find the link to the giveaway post, HERE.

That's it for today lacquer lovers! Make sure to post your Inspired by... looks on my Facebook wall or tag me on Instagram (@samantha_faye16). Until next time!