Don't Pinch Me - 75/365

Hello my loves!

Today to get in the mood for St. Patrick's Day I wanted to do a green manicure for St. Patty's Day but I wanted it to be subtle because I wanted my spirited manicure for the day of St. Patrick's Day. I started off with two coats of China Glaze Entourage and then I went in with Zoya Purity on my dotting tool and alternated between big dots and smalls dots on each nails.

Do you prefer subtle nail art or would you rather go all out? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Diamond Jem - 74/365

Hello my loves!

I've been wanting to do the diamond design on my nails for a while now and I just needed to decide on a base color for the manicure. I spotted Zoya Jem and when I saw the name I knew I had found the perfect polish for the job. I applied two coats of Jem but with careful painting it could easily be a one coater. Then I went in with my small nail art brush and China Glaze Icicle and did the diamond design on my thumbs and ring fingers. I think this manicure turned out great.

Has the name of the polish you used ever fit the design you did on your nails? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Spring Ikat Print - 70/365

Hello loves!

Ever since I have seen the ikat print nail design I really wanted to try it but I had yet to do it until today. I think I was actually intimidated by it because I wanted my design to be as good as all the others and I was afraid mine wouldn't be up to par. I have been becoming more and more confident in my nail art ability so this weekend I did a test run of the ikat print and turned out well so I decided to do that today. For the base I used Sunday Funday from China Glaze's Avant Garden collection and then used Fade Into Hue from the same collection for the base of the ikat spots. I used Zoya Raven for the black outline and then the very middle. Zoya Purity is the white in the middle.

What color combos do you like for ikat print? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Neon Leaf Vein Print - 69/365

Hello my loves!

You know I couldn't take the neon off my nails! I was in a time crunch so I decided to add to my nails some lines in kind of a leaf vein pattern. This design was super simple and I love the effect of it.

What's your favorite neon polish! Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy - 68/365

Hello loves!

After my neon manicure this past week I was dying for more neon in my life and on my nails. China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy is bright neon pink. I looked for it in my Sally's the other day but I didn't see it there but the best place I have found to buy China Glaze is Head2Toe Beauty. Their prices are great and I have ordered from them numerous times and never had a problem.

What is your favorite site to order polish from? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Let's Get Geometric - 67/365

Hello loves!

I wanted to keep Midnight on my nails for just a little bit longer so I decided to add some nail art over the top. Using a small nail art brush I took China Glaze Icicle and randomly placed lines across the nails in a geometric like design. It was really easy to do and didn't take long to do.

I love when nail art is easy to do but looks intricate! What design is your favorite that's easy but looks like it took hours to do? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

My Favorite Color is Neon - 65/365

Hello loves!

I loved yesterday's manicure so much I decided to do something very similar. I started out with Zoya Purity as a base and then I applied two pieces of striping tape down the length of my nails and then I filled in the three spaces the striping tape created with Zoya Ali, China Glaze Orange Knockout, and Orly Glowstick. I love neon so this manicure was heaven to me. I love staring at a neon nail its so mesmerizing!

These nails are getting me in the mood for summer. What are your plans for this summer? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

The Lines Are Blurred - 64/365

Hello loves!

Today I wanted to get back in to some nail art. After doing the swatches of the OPI Euro Centrale Collection I was ready to have some fun with my nails. I absolutely love this manicure. I loved how if I looked at my nails from the side I could see just one color with the black. This design was also super easy. I just painted all of my nails with China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around and then added Sunday Funday on one half of the nail to all the nails. Then with a small nail art brush I went in with Zoya Raven and just feather brushed lines to cover the "seam" of the two previous polishes. It was so easy but it looks so great! I can't wait to try out this design with different colors!

Will you be trying out this design? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On - 63/365

Hello my loves!

I was going to try out some nail art but I ran out of time and it was a complete fail so I decided to just go with my base which is China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On from their Spring 2013 Avant Garden collection. It is a beautiful mint green with silver shimmer in it. 

Oh and in my rush I knocked over this polish bottle and it made a little mess but it reminded me of the time my husband slammed our bathroom door and the majority of my collection fell to the ground and about 20 bottles broke and I was so upset I cried and my husband felt sooo bad. It was a mess. Here's what it looked like.

Have you spilled nail polish before? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

TIc Tac Love - 44/365

Hello loves!

I got the idea for this manicure from Pinterest. I used Zoya Purity as a base for all my nails except my pointer finger where I used Zoya Storm. I added two coats of China Glaze Snow Globe to my ring finger and then used Zoya Ali for the pink hearts on my pinky and middle finger. On my thumb I used Zoya Liquid Vinyl and Zoya Ali for the Tic Tac Love design.

What do you think? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Camo Nails - 27/365

Hello love doves!

After yesterday's fail, I decided I needed to redeem myself. So I decided to do some nail art. I did a camo design and I am very impressed at how easy it was and how well it turned out. I used China Glaze Kalahari Kiss for the base and then used Essie Sew Psyched, Butter LONDON Teetotal, and Orly Liquid Vinyl for the "spots".

Have you been intimidated by a nail art design only to find out its super simple? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Running In Shattered Circles - 26/365

Hello loves!

In a time crunch I added OPI Black Shatter over yesterday's Running In Circles and let's say I'm not happy with the turn out. But since you guys are on my year long journey you will eventually have to see some of my nail fails. And here is my first one.

Do you wear your nail fails? Show me some of yours. We all have them! Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

China Glaze Running In Circles - 25/365

Hello love doves!

Today I have for you China Glaze's Running In Circles from their recent Cirque Du Soleil World's Away collection. This green is brilliant and beautiful in two quick coats. At first I thought it was too bright but then I found myself constantly staring at my nails and reluctant to take it off.

Do you ever hate a nail color at first but then grow to love it? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

China Glaze It's A Trap-eze - 22/365

Hello lovelies!

It's A Trap-eze is from China Glaze's Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away collection! It is a translucent white base filled with multi-colored glitter in all different sizes. This is three coats. You can wear whatever amount of coats suits your taste. If like an opaque finish you might want to paint your nails white so that you only have to apply one coat of It's A Trap-eze since it can get thick with all the glitter. However I like the three coats because it give the polish dimension from the glitter peeking through the white jelly.

Do you love glitter polishes but hate to take them off? Try the foil method if you haven't already. Just apply nail polish remover to a cotton pad, place it on top of your nail and wrap your finger in aluminum foil. Let it sit for a few minutes and the glitter should come right off. Let me know how it works for you!

XO,
Katherine

Rosy Dot Manicure - 19/365

Hello loves!

Yesterday I put Essie Limo-Scene on with the intention of adding on to it today. As I almost always do, I saw a picture on Pinterest and decided to use it as inspiration. I added white, rose, and rose gold dots on to this manicure. I started with the white which is Zoya Purity and they were the biggest dots. I then went in with China Glaze Dress Me Up and then added the smallest dots with Color Club Put a Pin in It. I absolutely love the result!

Where do you look for nail art inspiration? I mainly look on Pinterest or Instagram. You can see my Pinterest boards here or you can follow me on Instagram @nailadays.

XO,
Katherine

China Glaze Stone Cold - 10/365

Hello lovelies!

I wore China Glaze's Stone Cold from their Hunger Games Collection today. It is a beautiful granite colored matte polish. I absolutely loved wearing it and found myself staring down at my nails all day long. Who knew such a simple polish could be so stunning! This polish was opaque with a single coat and dried very quickly. It's a great polish for a quick manicure. And the matte finish adds something extra that makes your manicure look like you spent more time on it than you actually did.

Do like matte finish or do you prefer shiny goodness? I admit that I prefer a shiny finish but every once in a while I like the cleanness of a matte finish.

XO,
Katherine

Glistening Gradient - 9/365

Hello lovies!

For today's mani I decided to do a manicure I recently did for a friend of mine. We had seen this mani on Pinterest and we both fell in love with it. I didn't have much time to get ready this morning so I decided to add a holographic glitter gradient over Penny Talk from yesterday. It's a quick and easy way to add something special to your manicure. The polish is China Glaze Glistening Snow. It's a gorgeous polish made up of fine holographic micro glitter.

I added Glistening Snow to the tips of my nail with a makeup sponge. A tip for sponging on polishes is to wet the sponge first so the sponge doesn't absorb all the polish and you don't need to use as much.

What do you think of glitter gradients? Have you tried one of your own? Do you find them an easy way to spice up a plain manicure? Let me know!

XO,
Katherine