Pink-orange-yellow gradient w/ zebra stripes

Hello readers! Today I'm  showing you my new favorite manicure! Of course I say that almost every week but this one truly is killer! For this look, I used the following:

OPI Natural Basecoat
Pink- Gilda by Zoya
Orange- Rica by Zoya
Yellow- Lighthouse by China Glaze
Seche Vite QD Topcoat
Konad M57
Liquid Leather by China Glaze

First I used the Natural Basecoat and topped it off with three layers of Lighthouse. Then I put a coat of Seche Vite to make it dry fast so I can sponge on the gradient without ruining the yellow. When that was ready to go, I sponged on Rica about 2/3 of the way down from the tip and let that dry. It dried quickly since it was such a thin coat. After that, I sponged on Gilda and blended it in about 1/3 of the way down from the tip. I put a little extra pink at the tips to make it pop a bit more.

When I was done with the gradient, I put on another coat of Seche Vite so it would be completely dry for the stamping. I obviously used the zebra print design on Konad M57 and stamped away with that. I topped it off with another coat of Seche Vita and...... Ta da!! :)

Now for some photos!

Outdoors, indirect sunlight

Outdoors, direct sunlight. So shimmery!

Work-appropriate nude look

Hello readers :) I apologize for not posting as much. I've been going through a lot of changes with my normal routine and it's throwing me off from what I'm usually doing =P A couple weeks ago, I got a job interview for a position in parking patrol and ended up getting hired right on the spot and there was only one spot!

Anyways, so I wouldn't scare the guy off with my black and red nails, I did something out of my comfort zone and did something very neutral. The picture below is 3 coats of Knotty by China Glaze, which is a really nice nude with cream shimmer, with one coat of Northern Lights which is a holographic glitter topcoat. As much as I dislike nude manicures, I ended up wearing it for about a week. It shined really nicely in the sun :)

Sunlight

Shade

Lime Green Mani :D

Hey everyone! I've finally had a chance to update. This week has been ridiculous since all my final papers are due this week, I have finals over the next 2 weeks, and I've been squeezing friends in between lol. Anyways, I've finally redone my nails since the other one chipped off and I also accidently broke a nail so I had to cut all of them =/

What I used:
Green- In the Limelight by China Glaze
Yellow shimmer- Lighthouse by China Glaze
Design- Konad M79
Black- Black Out by Sally Hansen XtremeWear

In The Limelight was really interesting to use. It dried very quickly and had a matte finish to it. It was a little streaky at first but after doing 3 coats, it turned out nice and opaque. I've seen a bunch of people try Lighthouse over random greens and blues so I thought I would give it a try. I really love how it turned out over the green! It reminds me of a lemon-lime margarita haha!

Bring on the sunshine!

I don't know about you, but I am tired of this cold weather and would love some sunshine! I got bored of my green nails so I decided to do something fun and girly!

This is Revlon' Sublime Strawberry (2 coats) and Chine Glaze's White Cap (1 coat). It shines really nicely in the sun! White cap looks awesome layered over almost any color and it's fun to experiment with!

More from Anchors Away!

I saw someone else try this color combo and I thought I would give it a try! The basecoat is two thick coats and I put one coat of shimmer over it. Both Pelican Grey and White Cap are from the Anchors Away collection by China Glaze.

Grey base- Pelican grey by China Glaze

Gold shimmer- White Cap by China Glaze

Music notes color- Black Out by Sally Hansen XtremeWear

Music notes design- Konad M73

This is very nice and shimmery in person! I didn't really like Pelican Grey by itself but it looks awesome with White Cap over it!

China Glaze- Anchors Away! French manicure!

I usually don't do your traditional French manicure but I had an interview and didn't want to scare the lady away with my normally crazy nails -_____-

Anyways, I used a couple colors from China Glaze's Anchors Away collection- Knotty and White cap.

I added flowers to make it a little less traditional. Later on, I'll try to add some swatches of Knotty and White Cap so you know what they look like.

White tip || O.P.I- Alpine Snow

White with gold shimmer tip topcoat || China Glaze- White Cap

Nude shimmery base || China Glaze- Knotty

Flower design || Konad plate #M73

Flower color || O.P.I- Alpine Snow