IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I've created a leopard print mani in the past and wanted to re-visit this fun and fairly easy to do pattern on my nails. OPI "Taupe-less Showgirls", Orly "Liquid Vinyl" and Sinful Colors "Boom Boom".  I love pink leopard print, I think it's so cute. I also wanted to change things up a bit, and try a pink and gold base, and then alternate the same polishes for the spots. I went for a golden champagne colour and a nice bright pink cream polish. My trusty Orly "Liquid Vinyl" was used to finish the leopard print. I adore the colour combo, I think they work well to compliment each other. Do you like the popular leopard print also?

Today I have some ombre nails to show you. I really can't see myself getting tired of this beautiful shading trend. OPI "Passion", Sinful Colors "Boom Boom" and Color Club "Twinkle Peach" I was in need of pink nails, but wanted to start with a pale pink. "Passion" is a very nude pink, so I layered 2 coats onto my nails. There are many youtube tutorials for gradients/ombres, but I find for me personally, I like to just apply the polishes I'm using straight onto the sponge. I always paint my nails with the lightest colour before sponging on the ombre. To add a little sparkle I finished my manicure with "Twinkle Peach". It's a very sheer polish, so it didn't add colour to my nails, maybe a tint, but it still remained the pink that I wanted. Please excuse the remnants of my "clean up" obviously I didn't clean around my nails as well as I had thought, lol.

It had been some time since I'd pulled out my dotting tools. For such a simple implement, the possibilities are endless in terms of designs that can be created. Revlon "Carbonite", Sinful Colors "Endless Blue" and Australis "#bethatgirl". Using the gorgeous pewter shade of "Carbonite" as my base coat, I dotted on "Endless Blue" and"#bethatgirl". I didn't really have a design in mind, I just had a play, and well this is what I came up with.  I love the contrast of the blue and purple. I went with a larger dotting tool with the blue polish. A little flower to finish it off, because, why not! A nice way to welcome in Spring, I think :)

In need of pink nail polish? Well Sinful Colors "Boom Boom" is the shade for you! Cream finish pink, very pink. I'm really loving cream finished nail polish. I just love that it can look like gel nails. This pink is so gorgeous, makes me very happy!  What's your favourite finish when it comes to nail polish?

I have been trying not to buy more nail polishes, but a colour will often catch my eye. Sometimes I can resist, a lot of the time I just can't. I was enamoured by "Let's Talk" and "Endless Blue", 2 Sinful Colors polishes that I just needed. Just look at those stunning colours, can you blame me?? ;) Mind you, "Let's Talk" is a vibrant metallic purple, not blue! Ugh. Well, because I could not choose which pretty to apply to my nails, my other option was to use both.  I began with a coat of "Let's Talk", I wish you could see the actual metallic purple, it's divine!  After a second coat of "Let's Talk", whilst wet, along both sides of the nail, I applied "Endless Blue" and Ulta3 "Crystallina" for a touch of sparkle. Then I simple ran a cuticle stick across my nail to swirl the polishes.  I found the technique effective in showcasing both polishes, and well, who doesn...

I love glitter on nails, normally I just cannot get enough! For something a little different, I thought that I would try creating a gradient nail using a glitter polish. This meant that I had to control the amount of glitter applied to my nails, could I do it?? After one coat of Orly Bonder base coat, a step that I now no longer miss when applying regular polish, I applied 2 coats of Orly Liquid Vinyl. This is one of my favourite black polishes, especially if I'm using it as a base colour. One coat would probably be enough, but 2 gives a more even finish.  Wanting to incorporate an accent nail, I applied Sinful Colors Under 18 polish to both ring finger nails. Sinful Colors have such an array of shades that I always find it hard to choose colours. Under 18 is such a rich,  vibrant red colour, leaning towards orange. What a way to warm up this dreary weather! As with most polishes I use, I applied 2 coats. Over the base colour, I applied Femme Fatale Tricky Treat glitte...