Chevron Nail Art with Video Tutorial

Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a great day! My Tuesday is going pretty great so far. I did a lot of adulting today. Which means I was on the phone all day dealing with tax and insurance things. Sounds fun right? Now that I'm done with all of that I can share this fun little chevron nail art design with you! 

I always love chevron designs but I always have a hard time hand painting them. I feel like they get super wonky or all the lines are completely different sizes or going in different directions. However, this time I feel like I did a pretty good job! The lines are thin and for the most part look the same! YAY! SUCCESS! "But Sam, why don't you just use nail vinyls? They're so easy!" They are, but I really don't like the idea of using nail vinyls for nail art. I totally understand why people use them and they're awesome, but I like the challenge of hand painting things. Plus, not everyone has the money to buy them. (Ahem, me. I'm a broke 23 year old fumbling around learning how to be an adult.) I don't like paying for things I'm going to use once and then immediately throw out. I'm not saying I would never use them, but meh... Not my thing. If you want to know all the products used make sure to check out the list below. And as usual the tutorial for this design is below all the photos. :) I hope you guys have an awesome week and I'll catch you later.

Products Used:

• Zoya Anchor Base Coat
• Orly - Mirrorball
• China Glaze - Fade Into Hue
• Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint
• Lauren B. Beauty - Gel-Like Top Coat

Floral Mix & Match Nail Art

Hey everybody! I hope you're having a great week so far! Today's nail art is a little mix and match-y with some floral print, polka dots, and stripes. I don't have too much to say for this design. I just went with what I was feeling and this is what I came up with. Everything is freehanded except for the stripes. I used striping tape for those nails because it's a million times easier. I can't draw a straight line to save my life.

Products Used:

• Beauty Secrets - base coat
• Wet 'n' Wild Megalast - Whipped Topping
• OPI - Privacy Please
• Wet 'n' Wild Wild Shine - Black Creme
• China Glaze - Seas The Day
• China Glaze - Don't Get Derailed
• China Glaze - Secret Peri-wink-le
• China Glaze - City Siren
• China Glaze - Dance Baby
• Plaid Apple Barrel - acrylic paint
• Striping tape
• Butter London - Hardwear P.D. Quick top coat

Want to learn how to create this design? Watch my video tutorial!

Koi Fish Nail Art with Video Tutorial

Hello! Wow! It's been a while. I haven't uploaded or blogged in about a month. I'm here to share some koi fish nail art with you! There's just something about koi fish that is super relaxing to me so I wanted to put some on my nails. I was going to use a creme polish, but I decided to go with glitter instead. I'm super happy I did! I think it gave it a little extra something that it could have been missing, but is now not missing.

Products Used:

• Beauty Secrets base coat
• Wet 'n' Wild Megalast - Whipped Topping
• China Glaze - Isle See You Later
• China Glaze - Blue Hawaiian
• Plaid, Apple Barrel acrylic paint
• Butter London - Hardwear P.D. Quick Topcoat

I'm really happy with how these turned out. I think they're super cute. If you want to learn how to create this nail art design feel free to watch my video tutorial below!