Animal print: my go-to nail art choice when I'm feeling uninspired. Luckily, I never tire of a fun animal print mani!
One of my clients recently brought me a photo that she found on Pinterest of a similar design using pink, black and white. We did that on her nails and I loved it so much that I just had to replicate it on my own nails. Sadly there was no watermark on the photo so I'm not sure where it originates from.
I used all China Glaze products to achieve this look. I first started with a base of China Glaze Highlight Of My Summer, a wonderful bright mint creme on all of my nails. Then I used a striper brush and China Glaze White on White to section off diagonal blocks on both my middle and pinky nails. While that dried, I got to work on the black zebra stripes and polka dots on my thumb (not shown), index and ring fingers using China Glaze Liquid Leather. Once those designs were complete, I went back to the white sections and added some zebra stripes over those. Finally, I added a coat of Seche Vite to finish the design.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Review & Wear Test - CND VINYLUX Weekly Polish
CND has released a revolutionary new line of polishes called VINLYUX which are supposed to last seven days without chipping. I was obviously a bit skeptical, so I decided to pick up a few and do a full wear test.
First off, here's a little info about the VINYLUX system:
All of this sounds pretty amazing, right? But does it work? Check out my experience with VINYLUX below.
I'm a girl who likes to change her mani pretty frequently, so I was glad to see that VINYLUX offers a really good range of colours so that I was able to find a few shades that I could see myself actually wearing for a full week. I purchased three shades, two green ones (surprise, surprise) and a coral. Since the coral seemed a bit more season appropriate, that's the one I chose for this wear test.
The shade is called CND VINYLUX Tropix and it's a nice bright and creamy coral. The formula was really great and it applied just as nicely as any good formula nail polish.
Application:
1. The instructions say to cleanse the nail first, so I used my Entity Nail Prep to make sure all traces of oil and old polish were completely removed from my nails. Since I'm a nail tech, the cleanser was something I already had, but you could just use some nail polish remover or acetone.
2. Next, I added two coats of CND VINYLUX Tropix.
3. I waited 5-6 minutes for it to dry a little and then applied one coat of the CND VINYLUX Weekly Top Coat.
The Results:
Day One - These photos were taken pretty much immediately after I applied the CND VINYLUX Weekly Top Coat. The colour is super pretty and it's looking pretty shiny at this point.
Cake Hole is a nearly neon reddish pink crelly (creme/jelly hybrid). I love this colour on me! The formula was really great and my swatch shows two coats.
Bella Donna is a deep royal blue jelly with lots of blue flakes throughout. There's so much depth in this polish! I'm a fan. The formula was really great and I used three coats for my photos.
First off, here's a little info about the VINYLUX system:
- Innovative system includes a self-adhering Color Coat that eliminates the need for Base Coat
- Top Coat contains new ProLight Technology which enhances durability over time with exposure to natural light
- In consumer testing of hundreds of manicures, more than 80 percent of clients had no chipping after seven days
- VINYLUX dries completely in just eight and a half minutes
- Comes in 62 fashion-forward polish colors
All of this sounds pretty amazing, right? But does it work? Check out my experience with VINYLUX below.
I'm a girl who likes to change her mani pretty frequently, so I was glad to see that VINYLUX offers a really good range of colours so that I was able to find a few shades that I could see myself actually wearing for a full week. I purchased three shades, two green ones (surprise, surprise) and a coral. Since the coral seemed a bit more season appropriate, that's the one I chose for this wear test.
The shade is called CND VINYLUX Tropix and it's a nice bright and creamy coral. The formula was really great and it applied just as nicely as any good formula nail polish.
Application:
1. The instructions say to cleanse the nail first, so I used my Entity Nail Prep to make sure all traces of oil and old polish were completely removed from my nails. Since I'm a nail tech, the cleanser was something I already had, but you could just use some nail polish remover or acetone.
2. Next, I added two coats of CND VINYLUX Tropix.
3. I waited 5-6 minutes for it to dry a little and then applied one coat of the CND VINYLUX Weekly Top Coat.
The Results:
Day One - These photos were taken pretty much immediately after I applied the CND VINYLUX Weekly Top Coat. The colour is super pretty and it's looking pretty shiny at this point.
Cake Hole is a nearly neon reddish pink crelly (creme/jelly hybrid). I love this colour on me! The formula was really great and my swatch shows two coats.
Bella Donna is a deep royal blue jelly with lots of blue flakes throughout. There's so much depth in this polish! I'm a fan. The formula was really great and I used three coats for my photos.
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