Blue nails with hearts accent

I'm having such an off-day.

I think I did about 15 designs today but it just didn't work for me.

I had no inspiration...and was even a bit done with the blues.

 

But whilst I was making dinner I suddenly remembered this picture I saved with hearts and I just went for it.

 

 

Polishes used:

- Maybelline Color Show Brocades 222 Beaming Blue (nails and 4th heart at the bottom)

- H&M Nail Polish Blue (accent background)

- L'Oréal Color Riche 624 Island in the sun (1st heart from the top)

- Big City Nails Are you feeling blue? (2nd heart)

- Big City Nails The sky is the limit (3rd heart)

- Maybelline Color Show 661 Ocean blue (outline hearts)

 

 

 

 

Puzzle nails

Puzzle pieces are the international symbol for Autism.

The puzzle piece logo was first created in 1963 by the National Autistic Society.

They explain that the symbol of the Society should be the puzzle as this did not look like any other commercial or charitable one as far as they could discover.

Nowadays the puzzle piece has much more meaning and better ones too.

I could make a list with meanings but I guess you're here for the nail art right?

Let's end with the fact that Autism is a puzzling condition.

 

Here is my nail art:

 

 

I actually did a sandwich nail art.

As layers I used a local brand polish; Etos - Mint Cupcake (which is lighter blue in real life than in the picture).

The polish is a milky blue crelly filled with small blue hexes, medium sized pink and silver hexes and iridescent bar glitters.

The above description promises a beautiful mixture...however I hated the substance.

Now, up front I don't have much experience with polishes like this, but OMG is it normal that it feels like painting glue with glitters on your nails?

Even painting a single thin coat was a quest on it's own. Whilst painting I could have done sugerspun nails with the strings of polish between my nails and brush!

Thank God for the topcoat as I applied it on the still wet polish to even everything out.

Between the layers of polish I've painted puzzlepieces using a detail brush and stamping polish; Essence Love Letters 05 Inkheart

 

Despite the troubles I had I am happy with the outcome.

 

Street style Autism nails (graffiti)

Today's Autism nails for #paintitblue is a graffiti nail art.

I love graffiti!

 

Hope you like my nail art!

 

 

Polishes used:

- Bourjois 26 Blue no blues (background)

- Maybelline Color Show Street Artist top coat 04 Alley Attitude (background)

- Bourjois 06 Adora-bleu (letters)

- Rimmel 840 Blue Eyed Girl (outline letters)

- China Glaze 544 Liquid Leather (shading letters)

 

Blue and gold dragon nails

A dragon eye nail art was still on my "to-do-list".

And today I finally found the right spirit to do so.

I'm still in the #paintitblue challenge so of course it had to include some blue :D

 

The dragon eye nail art is a free hand design using different polishes.

The other nails have a 'bad' croco topper which I reviewed some time ago and can be found here.

 

 

Polishes used:

- Essence Effect Nail Polish (Jeans Sugar) 07 Blue-jeaned

- Catrice Limited Edition Glamazona (Crocodile Cracker) C01 Jungle Treasure

- Maybelline Forever Strong Pro 820 Winner takes it all!

- China Glaze 553 Sexy in the city

- China Glaze 554 Liquid Leather

- China Glaze 818 Snow

 

Nail art blue mermaid tail

Today's Autism nails represent a mermaid tail.

Before painting I had no clue what to do.

I simply displayed some of my blue polishes on my table and while looking at them they spoke for themselves...MERMAID.

Well, I'm not so good in painting faces so I only went for the tail.

 

I actually used some extra shimmer and holo glitter topcoat but because of a lack of sunlight I couldn't catch them on camera :(

 

My list of used polishes is way too long so I'm not even getting there :D

 

Here are 2 pictures of my free handed 'blue' mermaid tail nail art.

 

 

 

 

 

Blue water marble nails for Autism

In my last give-away I've asked people what they wanted to see in my next nail arts.

I found this very useful as it not only gives me ideas for next art but also what people want to see.

 

A few times they asked for a water marble.

 

To be honest:

I love the look of water marble nails!

 

But I hate the frustrations that it is giving me.

First 'the polishes'; not all of them work well for water marbling.

Second 'the design'; it almost never ever ends up the way I had in mind.

Third 'the outcome'; mysterious appeared bubbles, open spaces, awful design.

And last but not least 'the clean-up'; and this is with tape!

 

So, today's autism mani is quite perfect IMAO ;D

But it took me 2 hours of redoing which is more than a detailed mani will take...

 

 

 

For these nails I've used 2 polishes:

 

- Anny 385 Blue bikini girl

- Essence Beauty Beats 02 I'm backstage

 

World Autism Awareness Day mani

Today is World Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd).

 

As I said in my previous post I'll be trying to do as much blue nails as I possibly can.

So, I really hope that you're loving blue :D

 

For today a mani that besides the blue has another link to Autism; puzzle pieces.

The puzzle piece symbolizes the mystery and complexity of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). And as every puzzle piece is different in some way, it represents the diversity of the individuals affected.

 

First a swatch of my main polish

China Glaze Crinkled Chrome 1266 Iron out the details

 

 

Blue silver chrome polish with sand and bars which gives the whole crinkled look.

Application is a little tricky because of the sand and bars and it dries very quickly (even on the brush if you wait too long).

Give the bottle a good shake and try to apply an even coat.

Big plus is that it only needed 1 coat!

Picture above is without topcoat but the next nail art is with topcoat...no problems there!

 

I like that it is different from other textured polishes.

 

For the nail art I've used this image as my inspiration:

 

 

Nail art

 

 

Polishes used:

- China Glaze Crinkled Chrome 1266 Iron out the details

- China Glaze 818 Snow

- China Glaze 553 Sexy in the city

- Maybelline Forever Strong Pro 650 Midnight Blue

 

April is Autism Awareness month

Light it up blue!

Movement meant to shine a light on Autism.

April is Autism Awareness month and for that people all around the world are lighting it up blue to show their support.

And of course the nail community can't pass on this.

More precisely I don't even want to pass on this.

Autism is everywhere around me.

Last year I joined this Facebook group which started Paint It Blue for Autism.

It was a huge success but this year we want it to be even bigger.

Who will join me for Autism?!

 

How?

- Join the Facebook group (isn't a must but would be nice as you can show of your nails there as well)

- Post your pictures anywhere (on your regular media with #paintitblue and/or #bluenailsforautism)

That's it :D

 

 

I'll try to do as many nail arts/swatches as I possibly can.

 

Starting with a simple mani created with a nail art set that I got from H&M (fashion store).

Containing a baby blue polish called "Blue" and blue iridescent glitter.

 

 

First a swatch of the polish:

 

 

I used the glitter as a gradient. Except for the accent nail which is all glitter.

 

 

 

 

Day 105) Nail art bubbles

Day 93) Abstract nail art

Day 92) World Autism Awareness Day

Day 91) World Autism Awareness Day