Ikat Print Nail Art

Lately, I have seen Ikat print everything floating around Pinterest and I fell in love with it. From pillows  to dresses, Ikat is one everything. I decided to take this fantastic print and recreate it on my nails. I started with two coats of Butter London Trout Pout. I then used a light blue, black, and white striper to create the "triangles." I finished with Julep Matte Topcoat. I adore how this came out and can't wait to try different color combos!

Elegant French Tips

Todays mani was created using OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and the rhinestones I showed you the other day. I love how dainty and girly this turned. You could definitely rock this mani of many different occasions.

Breast Cancer Awareness Mani

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Did you know one in eight woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer? Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Two of my aunts have been diagnosed with breast cancer and unfortunately one of them lost the fight in October 2011. Today I'm showing my support with this mani. I started with a base of OPI My Vampire Is Buff on all my nails. I then created a gradient on my pointer, middle, and pinky finger using Orly Cotton Candy and Orly Blushing Bud. On my ring finger I created an awareness ribbon using pink rhinestones.

Funky French-Tip Pumpkins

Please excuse the slightly blurry picture :P

Nothing says fall and Halloween like pumpkins. October happens to be one of my favorite months mostly because it's my birthday month (the 15th) but its so pretty out all the time. The pumpkins are created using Zoya Destiny from their Summer Fairy Dust Collection. I created the stems using China Glaze Running In Circles. I love how this came out and it screams fall.

Rhinestone Half-Moons

     For this look I started with a base of OPI My Vampire Is Buff. Then using these rhinestones I created a half-moon shape. This is my first time doing rhinestone placement and I loved how it turned out. I was surprised how easy it was!

N.Y.C.- Spring Street Swatch

Today I have NYC- Spring Street. Spring Street is a bright orange leaning red that applies in 2-3 coats. A great polish for the $1.99 price tag plus it's fast drying!

Check it out...

If you are looking for an interesting article to read, head on over to Nail Care HQ. It is an interesting piece of literature that breaks down a nail polish myth brought to the publics eye by Huffington Post.