Grey and Pink Flower Nails

For this mani, I used a base of Zoya Yuna. I love contrast in nail art so I added some girly flowers over top.

(Also, this is my last catch-up post. I'm hoping to be back to normal posting in April)

Rainy Day Nails

For these springy nails, I used a base of Zoya Sia. I stamped on some clouds and freehanded the ring finger design.

Spring Green Flowers

Is spring here yet?!? We just got more snow over the weekend and yesterday here in the great white north. And Sunday it's time to change the clocks for Daylight Savings Time. It does not feel like spring!!

But my hands do! I usually don't reserve certain colors for each season, but flowers are definitely a spring thing.

Colors used

SpaRitual Eye of the Beholder (two easy coats)

White acrylic paint

Barry M Gold Foil

Rainy Love

I decided to add some nail art to Illamasqua Load, but I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do.  I thought about doing some rainy day nails, but I did some last year. The art on last year's design could be improved, but I still wanted to do something more original.  I decided to head over to my Inspiration board on Pinterest. There, I save things that I can use as inspiration for manis.  A lot of the pins are patterns, but I also have some pictures.

I saw this picture and knew it would be perfect! It would great with Load as a background, plus it had the rainy day idea.

Source

I really love the way this turned out! I do wish the shape of the birds was a teeny bit better, but I am my own worst critic!

I think I love the cloud on here the best. I love that little heart on it <3

Colors used were Illamasqua Load for the base, Nina Ultra Pro Ink-ling for the body of the birdies, Zoya Dove for the other grey details, Wet n Wild French White Creme, and OPI Chop-Sticking to My Story for the perfect orange.

Here's a close-up of the birdies and the cloud.

Where do you find inspiration for your manis?

Monday Mani: Dreaming of Spring

I live in Wisconsin so when I think of spring, I think of clouds, rain, and mud. We don't get pretty flowers here until summer.  I also really wanted to use my new Nerd Lacquer Don't Blink so that was a big inspiration for this manicure.

I started with one coat of Rimmel Grey Matter for base coat. Then I added a coat of Nerd Lacquer Don't Blink (I really should have taken a picture at this point but I forgot!).

Here's the rest of the colors that I used:
Clouds: Nina Ultra Pro Ink-Ling
Lightening: mixed Maybelline Sunshine and Sinful Colors Let's Meet
Raindrops: OPI Fly
Umbrella: OPI Don't Mess with OPI and mixed with white for details