NOTD: Star Spangled

I decided to go with "Old Glory" and I also went with the rustic flag stripes as suggested by Dani Rage. I changed the design a little bit by adding silver glitter tips and half-moons instead of the blue in the corner as a way to kind of pull the two designs together. I see some flaws here and there but overall, I like how they came out. I think I just need to practice painting stars and stripes, lol.


For the colors, I used OPI Dating a Royal, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red, Sinful Colors Nail Art White, and Kiss Nail Artist Silver Glitter.





Thanks for reading and I hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July!

-Kim

Coming Soon: Freedom and Fireworks

I'm still rockin my "Black and Woo" nails but I'm planning on changing them tonight to something a little more Red, White, and Blue for the 4th. I had a couple of ideas floating around in my head so I grabbed a color wheel to test them out before I did anything on my own nails. Here's the wheel.


Some are awesome, some are neat, some are edgy, and some make me say "What the eff was I trying to do with this one?" For the colors, I used various combinations of OPI Dating a Royal, Salley Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red and Whirlwind White, China Glaze China Rogue and Hologram, China Glaze Crackles in Platinum Pieces, Tarnished Gold, and Lightning Bolt, Zoya Jules, and Kiss Nail Artist Silver Glitter. Yeah, it was a lot.

I found that putting the color wheel in my scanner worked a lot better for me than than trying to photograph them, lol. I also circled the ones I liked the best and gave them names 'cause I'm a dweeb like that. Now I just have to pick what I want to do...

Here are the names and a brief explanation of each:

1. "Old Glory" for obvious reasons.
2. "Olympic Gold" Seriously, it look like something the gymnastics team should be wearing!
3. "Liberty Bell" since it's all cracked up.
4. "American Abstract" because of the random paint strokes.
5. "Old Picket Fence" I know that's a stretch but my mind works in mysterious ways. When I think of the Fourth, I think of BBQ's in backyards surrounded by... white picket fences! This one happens to be old so the paint is cracking off. Don't question it!

So what do you guys think? Which design do you like best or what could make them better? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!~

Thanks for reading!
- Kim

P.S. -- I think this post is a clear sign that I have WAY too much time on my hands! lol