Disney Princess

I know it's been over a month since I've last posted, but lately I've been lacking motivation to blog! I just need some time of regular nail painting to get over this. I did these nails a while ago but I'm just posting them now.

Everyone wants to be a princess! So why not put them on your nails? When I did these, everyone loved them! They're definitely a little more advanced than my other nails, and they take a little more time because they're very detail oriented. But I have faith that you guys can master them!

I started off with painting most of my nails Essie Sand Tropez, with the exception of my middle finger and pinky which are Bourgese Yellow and OPI Gargantuan Green Grape. For this had I chose to represent Mulan, Snow White, Belle, Jasmine and Tiana.

There's no easy way to describe how I did these! There's no technique, except keep your hands steady. You really need a good imagination to get all the colours and images right! For Mulan, I did her behind a fan, the apple for Snow White, I chose to do the rose in the case for Belle, Jasmines blue headband and the frog princess for Tiana.

For my other hand, I started off with mostly Essie Sand Tropez, but used China Glaze Spontaneous and OPI I Vant to be a Lone-star for my middle and pinky finger. On this had I decided to go with Pocahontas, Ariel, Rapunzel, Aurora, and Cinderella.

For Pocahontas I drew her necklace with her arm markings in the back, I painted Ariel's shell bra, the sun mosaic for rapunzel, Auroras pink dress and Cinderellas glass slipper.

There you have it! With lots of patience and practice these will be super easy for you!

I'll try to post more, but I've got a full time job now so I don't have as much time to myself! You can definitely expect a post once a month though!

Thanks for reading,
Lots of love,
Mackenzie xoxoxox

Peanuts

First of all, Happy 2013! Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years! To start off the new year, why not do a post about one of the most famous comics! Peanuts!

For the base colours I used Sally Hansen Pacific Blue on my thumb, China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le on my ring finger and OPI The "It" Colour on the rest of my nails.

Next I used Misa Nail Art Point of No Return to outline all my designs. For Snoopy, I started with the shape of his head and then added his ear and neck. For Woodstock I started off with his nose and first flick of hair, the rest was super easy after that. Snoopy's doghouse was also pretty simple, just a few lines. And then the stripe on Charlie Browns shirt was just a chevron pattern, I did them free hand but you can use tape if you'd like!

And to finish it off I added colour to bring them to life! I used Misa Nail art Going Co-co Nut for snoopy, Misa Nail art Crazy Hanana to define woodstock. Then used Misa Nail Art Sexy Back for the dog house!

For these I copied pictures of the characters I saw on the internet. Photos are a great way to do nail art. It's like one of those "copy the photo" with the grids you used to do when you were younger! except there's no grid... and it's a lot easier to mess up. But who cares! As long as you take your time, you'll be a pro before you know it!

Thanks for reading,
Lots of love,
Mackenzie xoxoxox