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Sally Hansen – Textured Nails + Tutorial

Published on 10 June, 2013, in Geometric, Nail Art, Sally Hansen.

As you may or may not know, I am an ambassador for the Sally Hansen I heart nail art contest! Each month I post a design and tutorial for that month’s theme to give you ideas (and also to make you go enter! ) If you win, you get a trip to New York, $500, and a chance to compete again for $2,000.

At first I wasn’t sure how I could incorporate texture into my nail art – but then it hit me! I’ve been wanting to try using tape for quite some time and I wanted to see if it worked with the texture. I’m definitely pleased with this as its my first time using tape for nails! I hope you guys love it and that it inspires you to try tape…its much easier than I thought it would be.

Entering the contest is as easy as tagging an instagram picture with #iheartnailart. You can also go here on facebook and upload a photo as well.

What I Used:
Sally Hansen Fuschia Flare
Sally Hansen Sugar Coat – Gummy Grape
Sally Hansen Sugar Coat – Spare-A-Mint?
Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat – Tweedy
Tape

Photo + Video Tutorial! (click on pictorial for a larger view)

Send me a photo or tag me on instagram/twitter if you try this design out, I’d love to see! chelseaSig

Products + post sponsored by Sally Hansen.

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Nefertiti

Published on 8 June, 2013, in Black, Blue, Essie, Nail Art, Uncategorized.

I was given an awesome Nefertiti necklace from mah boo for my birthday which started this little obsession of mine. I saw Nail Jerks post the nail charm on my middle finger and I had to have it! And then today I did some nail supply shopping in LA and found the dangle charm

What I Used:
-Essie Good as Gold
-Essie Butler Please
-Cult Nails Nevermore

Here’s another artsy pic:

chelseaSig

Tags: charm, egyptian, nail, nail art, nail charms, nefertiti

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Splatter

Published on 7 June, 2013, in Color Club, Cute, Floss Gloss, Nail Art, Sally Hansen.

Phew! Feels like forever since I have done a blog post. I have been trying to finish up nail school as well as regular school (finals next week!) so although I have been painting my nails, I haven’t found much time to write blog posts on them. If you would like to see what I have been up to, check out my instagram for more photos!

What I Used:
-Sally Hansen White On
-Floss Gloss Con Limon
-Floss Gloss Bikini Coral
-Color Club Evolution
-Color Club Flamingo
-Black acrylic paint

Also, I did a tutorial for the splatter design and its up on Nail It! Mag’s website! Check it out here.

Thanks everyone for being patient these past couple months! So excited to finish up school and get my manicurist license to see what the future brings xoxo
chelseaSig

Tags: bright, checkers, nail art, neon, splatter

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SWATCHES – Freak Show Polish

Published on 21 May, 2013, in Reviews.

Today I have swatches of some Freak Show Polish! The lovely Carissa sent me these polishes to swatch and I love them all. The glitter combinations are crazy cool and each one is inspired by the “freak show”. See below for pictures and be sure to check out her shop! She has a new collection releasing soon so be on the lookout

Freak Show Polish - Smoke & Mirrors www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Up first is Smoke & Mirrors – a gorgeous silver shimmer with silver glitters and some holographic glitter as well!

Freak Show Polish - Fire Eater www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Fire Eater is a mix of red, orange, and yellow glitters of all shapes and sizes! Here this is 2 coats on their own, but it would be perfect layered over another color.

Freak Show Polish - Sword Swallower www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Sword Swallower is a glittery holographic top coat amazing-ness!

Freak Show Polish - Snake Lady www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Snake Lady is another top coat polish with brown, black, and white hex glitters in different sizes! Would look amazing layered over a black or copper polish

Freak Show Polish - Mime www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Mime is a milky white jelly with black and white glitters in different sizes! Shown here I used 2 coats.

Freak Show Polish - Caramel Corn www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Caramel Corn is a caramel colored jelly with various shapes and sizes of glitter!

Freak Show Polish Candy Apple www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Candy Apple is a jelly polish meant to look like – you guessed it – a candy apple! It has a light brown jelly base with red, green, and gold glitters.

Freak Show Polish Gypsy www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Gypsy is an amazing purple jelly with orange and purple glitters!

Freak Show Polish - Electra www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Electra is a light blue jelly with white, blue, and silver glitters! Shown here is 2 coats.

Freak Show Polish - Cotton Candy www.chelseasgetnailed.com

Cotton Candy is one of my favorites! It has diamond and square glitters in all sorts of pastel shades. Would look gorgeous layered over another color – love it!

Freak Show Polish - Circus Elephant

Circus Elephant is a grey jelly polish with glitters in every color! I used 2 coats here – love how colorful it is

Freak Show Polish - Ringmaster www.chelseasgetnailed.com
And last but not least – Ringmaster! This one is a red jelly with gold squares and black, white, yellow, and red hexes. 2 coats!

You can find Freak Show Polish at her online shop, instagram, and twitter!

*Polishes in this post provided for review

Tags: freak show polish, glitter, indie, reviews, swatches

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Paisley

Published on 19 May, 2013, in China Glaze, Geometric, Julep, Nail Art, NCLA, Purple.

Combined 2 things I love – a crazy print with a color block!

In other news, I am halfway done with school to get my manicurist license! Super excited to be done soon, but I’m so exhausted

What I Used:
-Cult Nails Nevermore (black)
-White acrylic paint
-Julep Charlotte (dark purple)
-China Glaze Tart-y For the Party (medium purple)
-NCLA As If! (lightest purple)

*Studs purchased from local beauty supply & ring found at 2nd Street Beauty*

chelseaSig

Tags: colorblock, colorblocking, nail art, paisley, studs

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Target Bathing Suit Inspired

Published on 14 May, 2013, in Essie, Geometric, Inspired by Fashion, Nail Art, NCLA.

Last week I went to Target in search of some nailspiration! I came across this bathing suit and had to have this design on my nails. I love chevron patterns so I thought this would be a different take on it! (I think its called jonqal?)

What I Used:
-NCLA Pick Me Up At Melrose Place
-NCLA I’m With the Band
-Essie Butler Please
-Essie Where’s My Chauffeur?
-Black and White acrylic paint

I’d love to do a tutorial for this when I find time…so stay tuned!
chelseaSig

Tags: chevron, inspiration, nail art, target, zig zag

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Star Wars Day

Published on 4 May, 2013, in Holidays, Nail Art.

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you

I did these nails last year, but this year I wanted to step up my game!

Left (technically my right hand):
-Rebel Helmet
-R2-D2
-Chewbacca
-C-3PO

Right (technically my left hand):
-Royal Imperial Guard
-Stormtrooper
-Darth Vader
-Boba Fett

As for painting these, I just used a bunch of nail polishes and a nail art brush.

Here’s my thumbs:

If today’s May the Fourth Be With You…is tomorrow Revenge of the Fifth? (ok ok I didn’t come up with that one )

Happy Saturday!

Tags: may the fourth be with you, nail art, nails, star wars, star wars day

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Sally Hansen – Street Style Mani + Tutorial

Published on 30 April, 2013, in Inspired by Fashion, Nail Art, Sally Hansen.

Remember this post I did last week? Well the month of April is over so the next round of the Sally Hansen I Heart Nail Art competition has begun! This month’s theme is Street Style.

What is Street Style you ask? According to Sally Hansen it is “heavy metal, pop art, and graffiti glam”! These nails kind of encompass heavy metal and grunge. The distressed denim texture gives the perfect background to add heavy metal studs and embellishments. Go crazy, have fun!

What I Used:
-Sally Hansen Blue My Mind
-Sally Hansen White On
-Sally Hansen Black Out
-Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in blue
-Nail Art Brush
-Studs (click the link for where to find some)

Just as last month’s post had, I have a video and pictorial for you guys! (click on the pictorial for an enlarged image!!)

Good luck you guys! Send me pictures if you try out this design, and be sure to enter it in the contest! xoxo

*Post sponsored by Sally Hansen & products provided to me by PR.

Tags: denim, i heart nail art, jeans, nail art, sally hansen, studs

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Black and White

Published on 25 April, 2013, in Black, Nail Art, White.

Since starting school to get my manicurist license (not to mention going to college as well!) I was worried I would never have time to do my nails. Luckily there is some downtime during nail school so I am still able to get some nail art in

Lately I’ve started using acrylic paint instead of nail polish for my nail art, and I absolutely love it! I use it straight out of the bottle and it doesn’t dry up like how nail polish does. I found black and white acrylic paint at Michael’s Craft Store for 99 cents each (what a deal!) and they have tons of colors. Definitely going back next week to get some more

Tags: black and white, nail art, nails

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Sally Hansen – Colorblocking Mani + Tutorial

Published on 22 April, 2013, in Geometric, Nail Art, Sally Hansen.

Exciting news to share with you all! I have been invited to be an ambassador for the Sally Hansen “I Heart Nail Art” contest. Which means…I will be sharing photos and tutorials with you all to get you inspired to enter the contest for yourselves! This months (April) theme is “Color Blocking”.

The deadline for this months theme is the end of April, but don’t worry! There are a couple more months to enter with different themes this month. The most exciting thing is that entering will get you a chance to win $500 and a trip to New York, along with a chance to compete and win $2000! So you all better enter

Colorblock Nails www.chelseasgetnailed.com