May the odds be EVER in your favor.

With only 4 days till the reaping, I decided to give my nails a little hunger games flare :)

To start off, I painted my nails black. I used Sally Hansen Xtreme wear in Black out.

On my thumb, I chose to go with the legendary mockingjay pin that Katniss wears in the arena. I started off by using my Misa Nail art in Gold Rush. I drew a small circle on my nails.

I then (with extreme caution, and the most steady hand ever) drew the mockingjay and the arrow. I looked up an image on the internet and just covered the basics. The head, body, tail and arms. Once I got that right I added the small line for the arrow.

To accent the arrow and the wings I added gold sparkles with my Misa Nail art in Viva Las Vegas. I only added the sparkles to the arrow and the wings so I didn't over do the rest of the pin!

I then added the number twelve in gold (Misa Nail art in Gold Rush) to my ring finger. This represents the district that Katniss and the beautiful Peeta came from. I later added gold sparkles (Misa Nail are in Viva Las Vegas) over the number to make it pop.

Finally I added flames to the rest of my nails to represent "The Girl on Fire". I used Misa Nail Art in Crazy banana, OPI In my Back Pocket, and Misa Nail art in Sexy Back. I alternated the yellow, orange and red to mimic flames on my fingers.

VOILA! Just add a top coat and you've got the perfect hunger games nails for the midnight premiere :)

Thanks for reading, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Lots of love,

Mackenzie

St. Patricks Day!

Hey everyone!

So with another holiday coming up here's a how to on how to give your nails a little shamrock flare :)

First I started off with a base colour of Gargantuan Green Grape by OPI. Definitely one of my favourite greens.

As you can see I've already drawn two four leaf clovers on my nails, and I've started a shamrock.

To start off draw a little heart on your nails in green. I used my Misa Nail Art Polish for this.

Next draw two more little hearts so they are all touching at the tip.

And to finish it off add a little stem! As you can see I added two more small shamrocks to finish off the look. I definitely kept it simple for this St. Patricks day!

Don't worry of your left hand looks better than your right... happens to me sometimes too! It just takes lots of practice and a ton of patience. 

Lots of love,

Mackenzie

News Paper Nails

I know I haven't posted anything in a while but here's a good one!

Recently I've seen girls with print on their nails. I've been wondering how they did it!

WELL! I've figured it out, and I'm going to share it with you guys!

How to: News paper nails

Step 1: find a news paper and cut out sections you want. It could just be print or you can choose images, or you can even choose comics like you can see on my thumb in the picture above.

Step 2: Paint your nails either a white, light grey or light pink colour. You don't want to use a dark colour because the news paper won't show up on the nail.
          *TIP: I find that OPI works best. My friend Justine used Sally Hansen and it didn't work as well   as OPI did.

Step 3: Wait for your nails to dry completely. If your nail is wet, it won't work! I would wait atleast 30-45min after you've painted your nails.

Step 4: Grab some rubbing alcohol. Not peroxide, not nail polish remover or anything else. It MUST be rubbing alcohol. Pour the rubbing alcohol into a small container (I just used the lid).

Step 5: Take your nail and dip it into the rubbing alcohol for 5-7 seconds.

Step 6: Take your nail out of the alcohol and apply the news print. Apply pressure to the print for 10-15 seconds to transfer the ink to your nails.

Step 7: Finish off with a top coat to seal in the design and make your nails nice and shiny!

You don't have to just use news print! As you can see I chose a Garfield comic for my middle finger. Archie comics are also good for this! Anything that has printed pictures and words on a newsprint paper works!

I hope you guys enjoy your news print nails!

Lots of Love,

Mackenzie