GingerNails Goes 3D! - Pink half-moons and rhinestones

The other day I decided to do a half-moon manicure and I was in the mood for pink. It was only when I had finished doing my nails that I realised they reminded me of something from Madonna's music video for 'Material Girl'!

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Here are my 'Material Girl' nails :)

This was my first time using these rhinestones, and I found them to be hard-wearing and very practical - they stuck on really well even without a top coat! I love the classy look and durability of this design.

Polishes used:

- Jordana Soft Pink (lighter pink base)

- Miki 9155 (darker pink half-moons)

- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen in unnamed white (for the half-moon outline)

- Cutex 3 in 1 - Base coat, top coat & clear nail polish (to stick on the rhinestones)

- Stop Nail: Little Star rhinestones (I bought these at a KONAD nail art stand in a mall in Las Vegas)

- OPI Top Coat

Free-hand Time! - Pink and purple swirls

A few months ago, I bought a sparkly purple polish by Maybelline Mini Colorama called Tutti Frutti on sale at the supermarket... And I love it!!! The only difficult part about wearing it was deciding how to decorate it...

I went with a free-handed pink/purple swirl design which I think complemented Tutti Frutti really nicely.

It's simple, but I really like this design :)

Polishes used:

- Maybelline Mini Colorama Tutti Frutti (sparkly purple base)

- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan in unnamed magenta (swirls)

- OPI Top Coat

Under the (turquoise) sea...

Hey guys! I know it's been AGES since I last posted, but I have been really busy! I'm in the process of queuing some posts for the near future so this blog can keep on going even when I don't have time to sit down and write a post :)

So, a few weeks ago I was so excited about using Mode's beautiful turquoise Party Girl (if you live in NZ, you can find this at a lot of pharmacies for around $4 - $5. Not sure about other countries, sorry.). I decided to go with a simple yet effective fishtail manicure, highlighting Party Girl with black and silver.

It took a few tries for me to accurately photograph the colour of these nails, but I did it in the end! I seriously love this turquoise and will definitely be reaching for it again in the future.

Polishes used:

- Mode Party Girl (turquoise base)

- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen in unnamed silver

- CR Color 57 (black)

- OPI Top Coat

ANZAC Day 2013 - Lest We Forget

Hey everyone :)

In case you didn't already know, on April 25 New Zealand and Australia celebrate ANZAC Day. For more details on what this is, read here. It is a day to remember and pay respect to the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in Gallipoli in World War One. 

I decided to pay my respects through nail art, and created a design based on this image from the RSA website (see below).

Here is my recreation!

Polishes used:
- Love and Beauty Sky Blue (base)
- Chi Chi Va Va Va Voom (poppies)
- CR Color 57 (black dots on poppies)
- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen in unnamed dark green (stems of poppies) and white (lettering)
- OPI Top Coat

Apologies for picture quality, I had to take this picture under artificial light due to it already being dark outside.

Flashback Friday - Fimo Butterflies

Happy Friday! 

I want to share with you a nail art design that I did last month. This was the first time that I used fimo nail art canes and I found them to be really durable and fun. If you do not know what fimo nail art canes are just search the term on Google and you will find tons of pictures :)

Here is my original design!

The only thing with this design was that it was quite difficult to remove, but I think that is mainly based on the four coats of glitter polish I applied. I have not personally tried the foil nail polish removal technique yet, but I think that probably would have made the removal much easier. I eventually did it by just holding bits of cotton swab soaked with nail polish remover on my nails, which removed most of it after a few minutes.

Polishes used:

- OPI Last Friday Night (3-4 coats)

- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen in White

- Jordana Clear (to stick the butterfly to the nail)

- OPI Top Coat

I applied the butterflies, which I had cut off the cane with a craft knife, onto a blob of Jordana Clear, initially with a wet toothpick, but for some of them I just held the butterflies in between my nails while applying them. You can do whatever works for you! :)

Easter Nail Art - Part One: HOT CROSS BUNS!

Happy Easter weekend everyone!

I thought I would start my two-part Easter nail art series with one of the things I love about Easter... Hot Cross Buns!

This is an original idea of mine and I was very happy with the way it turned out :) Let me know if you want to find out how I created this look.

Polishes used:
- OPI A-Taupe The Space Needle
- OPI Honk If You Love OPI
- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen (White)
- OPI Top Coat

I hope you all have a safe and happy Easter weekend! Stay tuned for Part Two...

First Nail Art Post! 31 Day Challenge - Day One - Red (Comic Book)

Are you ready for my first nail art post? I thought I would start with the 31 Day Challenge (find it here), although it will be occasionally interrupted by other nail designs that I feel inspired to do.

Day 1 - Red

I decided to do Comic Book Nails as my Red nails after seeing pictures online and falling in love with the design. I take no credit for the original idea for this design, and the picture I imitated is here.

Here is my attempt!

Apologies for picture quality, I am still working out how exactly I am going to take pictures for this blog. I just love this design so much and I hope you guys like it too!

Polishes used:

- OPI You Only Live Twice

- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pens, black and white (not sure of the exact name of these)

- OPI Top Coat