Katie's Kreative Nails: February 2013

I am still learning a lot of the concepts of nail art. I have done a lot of plain nail colors with the accent nail. I also rock glitter a lot as well (although that gets annoying because glitter is so hard to get off when you want to change out the polish). Recently I started trying out the ombre color technique. I also got my first stamper last week so that has been fun as well.

Below are two of the ombre patterns I have done in the past week.

Green Ombre...

Basecoat of Sinful "Snow Me White". Ombre done with Sinful "Last Chance", Sinful "HD Nails" and Sinful "Happy Ending" (Although you can't really see the "Happy Ending").

This is also before I cleaned them up all the way, so they are a little sloppy around the cuticles.

Fire Ombre...

Basecoat of NYC "Taxi Yellow". Ombre done with Sinful "Courtney Orange" and Sinful "Cloud 9". Then using Cheeky Plate CH16, and Sinful "Black on Black" I added the top squiggles.

Again, this is also before I cleaned them up all the way, so they are a little sloppy around the cuticles.

More to come as the mood strikes!

So Pinterest is evil... Since joining, I have developed a bit of an obsession with nail pins. Currently I have 151 pins. It could be worse, but has lots of fabulous ideas. This blog is my way of showcasing my ventures in creative nails without having to bore my friends and family with my changes in polish.

I also follow a couple of different bloggers to get ideas as well. They are:

PSHIIIT (French Site)

GaGa for Nails

Polish Art Addiction

Current List of My Colors (As of 04-01-13):

Chameleon “Cyclone”	China Glaze “Avalanche”	China Glaze “Lubu Heels”	China Glaze “Platinum Pieces”	China Glaze “Rainbow”	China Glaze “Ruby Pumps”	China Glaze “Sexy Silhouette”	China Glaze “VIII”	Cacique “Blue Jean Baby”	Cacique “Color Me Purple”
Cacique “Sea Goddess”	Color Show “Bold Gold”	Color Show “Magenta Mirage”	Color Show “Navy Narcissist”	Color Show “Purple Possibilities”	Crackle “Star Burst”	Crackle “Wave Break”	Cutie Girl “Natural Shimmer”	Diamond Strength “Must Have Iris”	Diamond Strength “Save the Date”
Donna Michelle Pink Sparkle	Elf “Gold Glitter”	Essence “Magic Wand”	Essence Crack “Pearly Pink”	Essence “Purplicious”	Hard as Nails “Hot Magenta”	Hard as Nails “Limestone”	Hard as Nails “Marine Scene”	Hard as Nails “Posh Plum”	Hard as Nails “Red Carpet”
Hard as Nails “Wet Cement”	Hard Candy “Crush on Lava”	Hard Candy “Sweet Tooth”	Icing “Blushing Bride”	Icing “White”	Insta Dry “Grape Going!”	Insta Dry “Speedy Sunburst”	LA Colors “Bright Pink”	LA Colors “Grapevine”	LA Colors “Merlot”
LA Colors “Phenomena”	LA Colors “Radiation”	LA Colors “Shock”	Magnetique “Green”	Magnetique “Pink”	Magnetique “Silver”	Milani “Purple Streak”	Milani “Shady Gray”	Milani “Spoiled in Fuchsia”	Nail Art “Black Glitter
NYC “Big Money”	NYC “Classic Coral”	NYC “French White”	NYC “Luxury Lime”	NYC “Starry Silver”	NYC “Taxi Yellow”	OPI “Ink”	Orly “Red Flare”	Pure Ice “Crimson”	Pure Ice “Excuse Me”
Pure Ice “Keep Walking”	Pure Ice “Sheer Luck”	Pure Ice “Super Star”	Revlon “Charismatic”	Revlon “Cloud”	Revlon “Grape”	Revlon “Metallic”	Revlon “Varnished”	Sally Hansen Gem Crush “Be Jeweled”	Sally Hansen Magnetic “Electric Emerald”
Sally Hansen Magnetic “Golden Conduct”	Sinful “All about You”	Sinful “Amethyst”	Sinful “Bali Mist”	Sinful “Black on Black”	Sinful “Blue By You	Sinful “Cloud 9”	Sinful “Courtney Orange”	Sinful “Forget Now”	Sinful Gorgeous
Sinful “Happy Ending”	Sinful “HD Nails”	Sinful “I’ll Miss You”	Sinful “I Love You”	Sinful “In The Spotlight	Sinful “Irish Green”	Sinful “Last Chance”	Sinful “Let’s Talk”	Sinful “Let’s Talk”	Sinful “Love Nails”
Sinful “Mint Apple”	Sinful “Nail Junkie”	Sinful “Opal Glitter”	Sinful “Out of this World”	Sinful “Purple Diamond”	Sinful “Snow Me White”	Sonia Kashuk “All Vamped”	Sonia Kashuk “Emerald City”	Sonia Kashuk “Hocus Pocus”	Wet & Wild “Caribbean Frost”
Wet & Wild “Duchess”	Wet & Wild “Gray’s Anatomy”	Wet & Wild “Hollywood Walk of Fame”	Wet & Wild “Make Them Boys Go Loco”	Wet & Wild “Party of 5”	Wet & Wild “Sunny Side Up”	Wet & Wild “Sparked”
Elmers Glue	Icing Top Coat	Sally Hansen Advance Hard as Nails	Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Hardener	Sally Hansen Dry Kwik	Sally Hansen Strengthening Top Coat	Sally Hansen Vita Surge Cuticle Gel	Essie First Base Base Coat	Seche Vite Top Coat	NutraNails 5 tp 7 Growth Formula

As you can see, I prefer Sinful Colors. Why? They are inexpensive (under $2 a bottle at Target), and they have a good selection of colors. Of all my colors I really dislike the Elf Gold Glitter. It smells REALLY strong and isn't a good glitter coverage. I would definitely recommend staying away from Elf.

Supplies I Have:

Konad Double Stamper