Watercolor Nails - 84/365

Hello my loves!

Today I started off with a base of Zoya Purity and then I took OPI What's With The Cattitude?, Pink Friday, and You're Such A Budapest with makeup sponge pieces and sponged it on. I was going for a dyed Easter egg effect and it turned out looking like watercolor.

Are you dying Easter eggs this year? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Easter Chicks - 85/365

Hello my loves!

Today's nail art is inspired by baby chicks hatching from their shells. I started out with Zoya Purity for my base and then when in with Zoya Pippa to create zig zag lines across the nail and fill the two lines in. I used Zoya Raven with a dotting tool for the eyes and then OPI A Roll in the Hague with a small nail art brush to create an orange triangle for the chicks' beaks.

What animal is your favorite Easter animal? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Zoya Purity - 82/365

Hello my loves!

I was watching Taylor Swift's video for her song 22 and I saw she was wearing white nail polish and it looked so good that I wanted to try it. Plus I needed white as a base for tomorrow's nail art so it was a win win.

Which do you prefer plain white polish or plain black polish? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Chevron Nails - 79/365

Hello loves!

As I said yesterday I couldn't take Fishwife off just yet so I decided to add a chevron stripe in white to each nail.

I love chevron print. What's your favorite print for nails? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

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

Striped Tie Dye - 73/365

Hello my loves!

My manicure today is a product of failure that turned different than what I wanted but still very good. It wasn't the effect I was going for but I altered it as I went and it turned into this great striped tie dye design. I used OPI Dating A Royal, OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips, and Zoya Purity.

Have you every done a design that didn't turn out like you pictured in your head but it still worked? 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

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

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

Guest Nails - 43/365

Hello love doves!

While I don't have my own manicure for today to show you I did do a manicure on my friend's nails. (That counts as a different manicure right??) I told my friend to look at pictures online of nail art and pick one out that she wanted to do. She picked this one and I think it turned out really well. Butter LONDON's Primrose Hill Picnic is the beautiful pink base for this manicure. I used Orly Liquid Vinyl for the black polka dots and Zoya Purity for the white heart. I then outlined the heart in glitter from the Born Pretty Store.

What do you think? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

Nail Full of Hearts - 42/365

Hello lovelies!

Today I added hearts of all different sizes and colors over Essie Leading Lady from yesterday. Using Butter LONDON Diamond Geezer, Lime Crime Parfait Day, and Zoya Purity I used a small nail art brush to create different sized hearts on each nail. I love the dimension Leading Lady gives to this manicure.

What do you think? Let me know down below!

XO,
Katherine

Simple Hearts - 40/365

Hello loves!

The next Valentine's Day manicure I have for you is a simple one. It is simply white hearts on pink nails. I used Essie French Affair for the pink and Zoya Purity for the white hearts.

Not all nail art has to been intricate, sometimes a simple design is the perfect thing. What do you think? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

Bleeding Hearts - 38/365

Hello loves!

Today I went for a simple nail art design. I painted OPI The Thrill of Brazil as a base and then used Zoya Purity for the hearts.

What do you think about this design? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

You Make My Heart Beat - 37/365

Hello loves!

If you are paying attention you might notice that I did miss a day. I knew going into this that it would be a challenge to do a different manicure each day. However I do have a good excuse and I could get a doctor's note if you want. Yesterday I got my tonsils taken out. :( And unfortunately I couldn't wear any  polish during the surgery and after it was over I was in no mood to paint my nails. I will be taking it easy for the next week or so. I decided I wanted to start doing some Valentine's Day nail art so you can get some inspiration for the upcoming holiday.

Today I did a fun heartbeat design on my nails. I started off with Zoya Purity and then for the heartbeat line I used OPI The Thrill of Brazil. I just used a small nail art brush for the line and I think it turned out  well.

What do you think about this nail design? What Valentine's Day designs are you going to try out this year? Let me know down below.

XO,
Katherine

Fancy Nails - 21/365

Hello love doves!

Today I put on my fancy pants and did a tuxedo nail design. Although it would be fitting it is not inspired by Justin Timberlake's new song. I have actually been itching to try this design for a while now so I bit the bullet and tried it out. I really like how it turned out and it was definitely one of the more simple nail art designs I've tried. I used Orly Liquid Vinyl for the black and the white is Zoya Purity. I was very impressed with Purity, it was opaque over the black in one quick coat.

What is on your nail art list? Do you have a list? I think I need to make an inspiration book. I have so many ideas in different places, it would be nice to have them all in one place. I can't decide on an electronic inspiration board or a material one. What do you think? Let me know down below!

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