Modrian Take 2

Pow Pow tape mani

Essie - Sunday Funday

Essie - The Girls Are Out

Rainbow Gradient

Inspired by Kaylah over at The Dainty Squid, rainbow gradient nails!

Essie - In the Cab-ana

Nicole by OPI - Daffy Dill

China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky

Gosh - Flamingo

China Glaze - That's Shore Bright

Ruffian

China Glaze That's Shore Bright

Essie Good as Gold

Kate Spade polka dots

Today is day 3 of wearing this mani, and I went into the Kate Spade shop in Yorkdale mall... I stopped in my tracks when I saw this iPhone case, which 100% matched my nails! hah, talk about reverse inspiration. I am a sucker for polka dots, so naturally I couldn't leave the case behind. 

OPI Alpine Snow

Essie Good as Gold

NOTD: Triangle Colour Block

Tape resist tri-colour block.

NOTD: Foxy

Foxy! I have a thing for animal prints... Not your typical animal prints, like zebra stripes and leopard spots. I love prints that feature the whole animal. My favourite scarf is covered in zebras. I have a cute dress that is covered in mini cat silhouettes. Today I rocked both of these articles of clothing, with these nails and my elephant charm necklace. Hah, I love my style!

Thanks to Emery and Ivory, whose original foxes inspired my manicure. I love Pinterest!

-Hayley

NOTD: Meow

Why? Well, why not?

haha

NOTD: Solitare

OPI's Liquid Sand in Solitare, 

and ridiculous ring from Michaels Craft Store. haha

Polka Dots

Quick NOTD - Made using Sally Hansen polishes and a dotting tool.

Note to self - make sure the dots are reaaallly dry before adding top coat! (sorry, ring finger!)

Bananas!

I love Polish You Pretty (just got their new book!) and tackled their Andy Warhol-inspired tutorial... Love it!

Essie - Turquoise and Caicos

China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky

China Glaze - Liquid Leather

07/27/2013 Edit: I visited Pittsburgh this week and went to the Andy Warhol Museum... I redid this manicure and was flattered that it got noticed! My friend and I spent a good 5 hours at the museum. Such a fun and interactive experience! 

NOTD: Tinted Tips

My friend Sarah came up with this mani. I loved it so much, I had to try it out on myself!

OPI - Heart Throb

Orly - Gumdrop

NOTD: Nyah's Nails

My cousin Nyah requested cherries, and cherries are what she got!

Essie - Snap Happy

Essie - Mojito Madness

Sally Hansen - White Tip

NOTD: Purples

Deborah Lippmann - Shoshanna

Nails Topshop - AWOL

Nails Topshop - Late Show

Essie - Good as Gold

OPI - The Man with the Golden Gun

Spring Flowers

Lovely inspiration led to this...

Thanks Mr. Candiipants.

-Hayley

Modrian nails

I've admired Modrian's artwork for a long time. I got to see his paintings at the MoMA in New York:

I love Kate Spade's Modrian-inspired Spring 2013 collection:

And I think that Modrian nail art is the coolest:

I finally worked up the courage to do them myself. This tutorial, although in Korean, was super easy to follow thanks to great photos. A little bit of striping tape goes a long way. 

-Hayley

Neutral Animal Print

Leopard Print made using a dotting tool. 

Base colour - Lime Crime Milky Ways

Accent colour - Sephora X In Like

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to those of you who stumble across my very-neglected blog! 

My NYE mani was super glittery and gold. I wore Incoco nail strips in Stardust, and layered OPI's Golden Eye on the tips for some extra sparkle. 

I've used Incoco strips a few times in the past. I prefer them over Sally Hansen strips... they are more flexible, and come in a wider range of (better!) styles. They are about the same cost as Sally strips, and last long, too. I got mine at Vaughan Mills shopping mall at their booth. They are worth checking out!

Cheers to 2013 :)

-Hayley