Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here's my take on some St. Paddy's day nails that you can try out! You'll definitely get noticed with these nails done up!

Here's what you'll need:

(left to right) Essie - Shake your $$ Maker
Orly Instant Artist - Platinum Glitter
OPI - Don't Mess with OPI
Stripe Rite - Black
China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-ada
Stripe Rite - White
A small brush, and the small size on the #1 dotter (Daniel Stone)

To start I painted on a base coat of China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-ada. I had to use about 3 coats to get it to not be see through.

I then started with my thumb, because that one would be the hardest. I wrote "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" on it using my Stripe Rite - White. It was a little harder than most nail art because it's writing free hand. This definitely takes practice!

*TIP* When writing letters stick to capital letters. They're easier to do and most of them are just connected straight lines (except for "S"-_-)! With a steady hand most capital letters are very easy to write!

From there I went to the next hardest which was the four leaf clover on my pinky. To make the clover, start off with a small, fat heart. Then on either side of that heart, connect two other small, fat hearts. By the time you've done those you just have to add the two small bumps at the bottom!

*TIP* GO SLOW! Don't rush it. Yes it may take you an hour to do your nails, but it's so worth it in the end!

On my ring finger I used my small size on the #1 dotter to make small four leaf clovers. To make them dot the polish on the nail and swipe it out a little. Do this for each one to create a leaf effect! Then to add some sparkle I put a little of the Orly Instant Artist - Platinum Glitter in each one.

I then added some Deborah Lippmann - One Short day on my pointer finger for some sparkle!

I hope the luck of the Irish treats you all well this weekend and Monday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Thanks for reading,
Lots of love,
Mackenzie xoxoxo

First one back!

So for my first post back, I decided not to do anything too crazy, but still looked cool! It's got a tribal feel, but it's very simple, and very easy for anyone to do!

I started off with a base colour of Essie Lapiz of Luxury.

Along with the Stripe Rite nail art polishes, I've discovered I really like the Quo Instant Artists! The brush may not be as skinny as I'd like, but the colours are awesome and for a good price! For this one I used Foil Silver by Quo Instant artist to draw triangles starting from my cuticle, pointing to the end of my nail.

Next I used White Stripe Rite to outline the silver triangles (see thumb). After I drew a single line down the middle of the triangle (see pointer finger). Then I drew two lines on either side of the first line I drew (see middle and ring finger).

I finished off with my new favourite top coat Seche Vite. It leaves your nails so shiny and drys very quickly, so it's good for the nail artist on the go!

I'll be posting every Sunday or Monday. Keeping my posts to once a week might help me keep blogging longer!

If you have any requests please let me know!

Also you can follow me on tumblr as well: nails-inc.tumblr.com

Thanks for reading!
Lots of love,
Mackenzie xoxox

I'm Back!

Well it's been over a year since my last post, but I really needed a break from going nail crazy!

UPDATE!

I now work as a salon assistant at a hair salon in my area and I'm currently studying to become a hair stylist! It's hard to do fancy nails because washing hair at work ruins them. But I've decided to start posting again! So if you have any requests do let me know, I'd love to help out!

Here's what I've done in the past few months, nothing too crazy, but still fun!

I'll be making my first new post next weekend (hopefully)! So keep coming back for more DIY nails!

Thanks for reading,
Lots of love,
Mackenzie
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo