St.Patrick's Day Skittlette

Hey Y'all!

Today I have a semi recycled skittlette mani for ya! 

I kept one of my Quilted Nails and added some simple designs around it. 

I first learned the quarterfoil from Christabellnails so check her out!

Heres How:

I started with a base of Zoya "Charlott"

Then with a dottin tool and Pure Ice "Femme Fatale," I painted 2 dots down the nail.

Then you put 2 more dots, one on either side of the first two dots to make a little cross. Continue this down the whole nail.

This is what you'll end up with.

Then repeat the process on both sides. They won't fit perfectly but it's just there to help continue the pattern.

With a striper brush and the same color go in and make little lines coming off each of the corner of the crosses. 

It'll look like this.

The last step is to go back in with the dottin tool and the first base color and fill in the green crosses. Not fully, just so the green looks like an outline.

This is the finished design.

Then I used Sinful Colors "Shamrockin" glitter on my pinky and pointer nails.

You do have to kinda fish around for the white flowers in the glitter but it's ok. Although I'm not sure why they're flowers and not shamrocks but it's still cute. 

Use your favorite top coat to seal in the middle nail. I use Salon Perfect.

And that's it!

Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/ZQJfEEOY0JQ

Not gonna lie this was not my favorite design at all, but I hope some of you enjoyed it! 

Onto the next one!

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St. Patrick's Day Quilts

Hey Y'all!

I have some quilted nails for ya today! I haven't done quilted nails in 2 year I believe! I first learned how to do them from (@dulllikeglitter) when she did a black design. My first and only attempt was in pink. I don't know why but this week quilted nails just popped into my head and I realized I never tried them again so I decided to do them in green! 

Here's How:

Start with 2 coats of Pure Ice "Femme Fatale."

Add a 3rd coat workin 1 nail at a time.

Immediately add a matte top coat and let dry for 5 minutes. I used Salon Perfect Matte Fx top coat.

You'll also need a floss pick. I got a big bag at Walmart.

After the 5 minutes is up you're goin to make an indentation into the nail on a diagonal startin by the cuticle. 

Like this.

Then continue down the nail makin 4 or 5 lines.

Then turn your hand and do the same thing startin from the opposite corner and makin lines that cross the first ones you made.

You can see your quilted squares come to life.

You can go back in if you want and fix up any lines you feel need more indentation.

And this is what you end up with! 

That's it!

Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/gFfEChvZtKY

Hope y'all enjoyed this one! 

I had fun creatin these even though they are a bit time consumin because of the dry time for each nail.

If ya get inspired by me use my tag #MagsyInspired on instagram so I can see!

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St. Patrick's Day Double Stamp

Hey Y'all!

More green and more stamps today!

I literally was halfway through an entirely different mani when I realized it looked awful and I hated it so this is the aftermath mani. It was late and I was very tired and I always feel blah after spendin time on a mani I hate sooooo, this is the quick solution I came up with! I actually like it, not love but like gol. Plus I have never done double stampin yet so I wanted to give that a go too. 

I really like the way the double stamp looks. It's kinda 3D in some angles and also adds a little depth. 

Here's How:

I started with a dark green shimmer polish, Sinful Colors "Pine Away."

I used Born Pretty Plate BP-L007 with the first rectangle image on the bottom, the diamond shaped design.

Purchase it here: http://www.bornprettystore.com/vintage-style-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-1007-65cm-p-17925.html

Also usin my Creative Shop Stamper.

Purchase it here: http://www.instagram.com/bsquaredlacquer

I did the first stamp with a mint green polish, Salon Perfect "Mint Julep." I Place it onto the image

and scrape it towards me with my scraper. 

Then pick up the image with your stamper.

And for this one I used it on an angle, so I lined my nail up with the corner and pushed my nail into the stamper. 

There's the design on the nail.

Clean your stamper with a piece of tape not acetone.

Then I cleaned the plate and used a gold polish on the same image. The gold is Confetti "Debutante."

Scraped the polish towards me

and picked up the image with my stamper.

Then I stamped from the opposite corner as the green one so they weren't perfectly on top of each other.

Clean up with a small brush and acetone.

Use your favorite top coat to seal it all in. I use Salon Perfect.

And that's it! 

Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/CxM-GKje1-0

I hope y'all enjoyed this one! I really like the outcome. It reminds me of a Celtic Knot design and I really like the double stamp effect. I originally had the mint as the base color for the previous mani but I'm glad I made the switch to the dark, it's more effective. 

Anyways about 1 more week of green manis! 

Hope ya don't get sick of them but I'm kinda havin fun with it!

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~Maags