SOME STRIPING TAPES, GRADIENT AND VOILA ~

For this nail art, I did a v shape using striping tapes on my middle and ring fingernails then I dabbed different shades of blue polish to create a gradient. On the tips of my nails, I did black triangles. I finally paint my pointer and pinky fingernails black.

This design is inspired by Pshiiit_Polish who is literally a nail art queen.

Polishes I used :

Maybelline : Ceramic Blue

Essie : Garden Variety

OPI : Yoga-ta Get This Blue!

Peggy Sage : Blue Promise

Nails Inc. : Westbourne Park

Black Polish

THE PERFECT GRADIENT ~

This gradient is so freaking good, I love it so much! The colors suit each other so well.

For this gradient, I used 3 shades of purple. Then I did patterns using white.

Polishes I used :

Formula X : Hercules

Sally Hansen : Scarlet Fever

Bourjois : Bleu Violet

White Polish

MINIMALISM ~ [the title that tries to be as minimalist as the nail art]

Simplicity is sometimes the key to have beautiful nails. I tend to go over the top with my nails, I like to use a lot of colors and do a lot of patterns. 

So I painted my nails with OPI “Sweet Heart” then I painted the tips with l’Oréal “Waters Edge” to create a color block look. Finally, I draw two gold lines in the middle.

This manicure is inspired by TheBusyNails on Instagram. I really like her account. She’s all about minimal nail art so whenever I want something simple and refined, I go on her page for some inspirations.

Polishes I used :

OPI : Sweet Heart

L’Oréal : Waters Edge

Barry M : Christmas Gold

THE ONE WITH THE BEAR ~

After the rabbit, let me introduce you the bear. I’m really trying to step out from my comfort zone lately. Drawing animals is not really my thing, I’m trying ok lol. I might do more of them in the future.

For this nail art, I tried to do Rilakkuma and I think I did pretty well. It actually looks like Rilakkuma, I’m proud lol. 

Polishes I used :

Bourjois : Beige Distinction

Yves Rocher : Chocolat

OPI : The “IT” Color

OPI : In True Stefani Fashion

Modelite : F40

White Polish

I PROMISE THAT YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LIKE ME ~

You probably know that Taylor Swift dropped on friday her lead single “Me!” from her upcoming album TS7. She’s been teasing it for weeks on her social media. As she posted more and more pictures, the aesthetic of this new era became obvious : it will be pastel. And tbh, I was liking this vibe. I love everything pastel so I was looking forward the new single. The other day I was looking at her Instagram stories and saw the countdown for her single and got the idea to do a nail art inspired by it. So I thought about posting my mani alongside a review of the song (bet you didn’t know you were on Billboard.com haha ?).

So I listened to the song as soon as I woke up on Friday and let me tell you guys that I really didn’t like it. I found it too childish and cheesy. I was like : “damn, I planned to do a mani inspired by this song and I just don’t like it” but I did it anyway because I like the pastel aesthetic. Aside of the melody, I like the message of the song which is all about embracing yourself and celebrating it. 

I’m glad that Taylor Swift is in a happier place now and that she’s finally back to pop. This is really a musical genre that she mastered on her album 1989. So I’m still looking forward this new era.

For this nail art, I did a marble by dropping polish on my nails. I tried to fade the colors together to create a gradient. At first, I wanted to a gradient using a sponge but I didn’t like the effect so I changed the technique. Then, I put a sparkle top coat which is really the cherry on top of this mani. 

This is the second nail art inspired by a song that I do, the first was “Thank U, Next”. I really want to do more mani inspired by music. Nail art and music are really two things that I love so reunite them is really the best of the both worlds. 

Polishes I used :

Essie : No Baggage Please

Essie : Using My Maiden Name

Maybelline : Mint For Life

L’Oréal : Waters Edge

Kiko : n°270

WHEN YOU DON’T REALLY LIKE CHOCOLATE SO YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY TO CELEBRATE EASTER ~

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrate it! I hope y’all had a lot of chocolates. 

So for this Easter manicure, I did a pastel gradient and patterns inspired by Easter eggs and a rabbit as an accent nail.

Polishes I used :

OPI : Pink-ing

Sinful Colors : Jaune Pastel

Sinful Colors : Mauve

Marionnaud : Rose Ingénu

White & Black Polishes

LOST IN JAPAN ~

OPI recently organized a contest on their Instagram. The theme was “spring” so I posted a bunch of manis because I really wanted to win lol. And luckily, thanks to this nail art, I was one of the winners. Don’t ask me what was my reaction, I couldn’t scream or jump for joy because my boss was literally next to me talking about work so I just internalised everything lol. I was genuinely happy because I never win things. To win thanks to nail art is so special to me, it means that someone appreciate my work and that’s a great feeling. Plus, OPI had always been a brand that I liked. When I began to do nail art, buying a OPI polish was such a big deal for me and the fact that I won a contest organized by them is so cool for me. That might be silly but that's kinda a big deal for me lol.

I received a set of 4 polishes from the Tokyo collection as the prize. So with these 4 polishes, I did bows like the one we can see on kimonos. This mani is pretty similar to the one I did for Christmas.

I really like the colors that are in the set, they suit each other so well that it wasn’t hard to use them all in a mani.

Polishes I used :

OPI : Arigato From Tokyo

OPI : Rice Rice Baby

OPI : Another Ramen-tic Evening

OPI : All Your Dreams in Vending Machine

TELL ‘EM THAT IT’S MY BIRTHDAY ~

*Kim Kardashian’s voice* I like dropping hints that it’s my birthday. 

What’s more obvious than a birthday nail art to make people understand that it’s your birthday ?

This year I felt like doing a manicure to celebrate my birthday like I actually agreed to be born and lead this life.

Polishes I used :

Lollipops : French Touch

Maybelline : Enduring Pink

Maybelline : Chic Chartreuse

Etam : Baby Boy

Accessorize : Sugared Lilac

Nails Inc. : Notting Hill Carnival

China Glaze : Golden Enchantment

Bourjois : Orange Creation

Bourjois : Rouge Poppy

White & Black Polishes

GRADIENT AND PATTERNS : THE GO-TO DUO ~

My go-to design is back on my page! Y’all know how I love doing gradient and patterns on my nails. I probably did like more than 100 of this manicure but I don’t get tired of these.

Polishes I used :

Essie : Groom Service

Essie : Fifth Avenue

Nailmatic : Grazia

Sally Hansen : Pink At Him

White Polish

THE ONE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A RAINBOW ~

I tried to do a rainbow watermable.. I tried lol. The watermarble is not that bad but the colors look kinda weird. Let’s say that this manicure is original. When it comes to watermarble, the one that I did for Christmas and this one that I did years ago are my faves. 

Polishes I used :

OPI : The “IT” Color

Nailmatic : Grazia

Maybelline : Broadway Blues

Essie : Mojito Madness

Essie : Lounge Lover

White Polish

GET READY FOR SPRING ~

I’m trying to be in a spring mood by painting flowers on my nails. It can only be a success with the help of pastel colors. 

Polishes I used :

Sally Hansen : Frutti Petutie

Essie : Blossom Dandy

Maybelline : Lookout Lemon

Ciaté : Spinning Teacup

Barry M : Christmas Gold