31DC Day 9: Rainbow

I was excited for day 9 of the 31 day challenge, since the prompt is rainbow! I had a hard time thinking of what I would do for this, but then I came across Jane's 31DC Day 9  from Nailside. It's so cute, and I loved it so much that I had to try it out.

What I used over China Glaze Snow:

Sally Hansen Diamonds & Rubies

petites #34 Mango

Claire's Yellow Brick Road
Mix of Claire's Yellow Brick Road + L'Oreal #530 now you sea me
L'Oreal now you sea me
Wet N Wild Sapphire Blue
Sally Hansen HD  Hi-Definition #01 Cyber
China Glaze Fuchsia

Cherry Blossoms?

So the other day, I painted my nails a light, minty green color. It reminded me of the Arizona Iced Tea Green Tea can, and I definitely wanted to do a design on my nails like that. :)

So as I was rummaging through my nail polishes to find my brown, I realized I threw it away a long time ago because it dried up. :( I did improvise, though, and this is what I came up with:

I used Revlon Top Speed fast-drying nail polish in Jaded. This nail polish was a good investment. Application was so smooth and this is only 2 coats.

Then, I used China Glaze "Don't Touch My Tiara" to stamp on a branch design on my ring fingers. If I had more time, I would have probably done this on all of my nails, but I really like how this came out and I like the color combo.

Hopefully one day I'll try an Arizona green tea mani :)

Welcome!!! Gradient + Tutorial

Hey everyone! This is my first post. I wanted to try something for Valentine's Day, so for this mani, I used Revlon Sheer Cotton, Sally Hansen Pink Petal, China Glaze Fuchsia, and some scotch tape.

Sorry I don't have pictures of the steps I did when I did this mani, but I will try and explain as best as I could.

Okay, so the 1st step is to do a good base coat. Then, use Revlon Sheer Cotton all over the nails. I used 3 layers. After that dries for a little, do a top coat. (The top coat will help it dry faster.)
Let it dry COMPLETELY. Get a piece of scotch tape and stick it to your palm to remove some of the stickiness. Then, cover 2/3 of the nail. Make sure the tape is pressed down so that no polish gets under the tape. Using Sally Hansen Pink Petal, paint one or two layers over the open area of the nail (place without the tape) and quickly remove the tape before the new coat dries. (If the new coat dries and the tape is still on, it will come off the nail with the tape when the tape is removed.) Do another top coat.
Again, let it dry completely. Take another piece of tape, stick it to your palm a few times, and cover 1/3 of the nail (over half of the Sally Hansen Pink Petal; and then over the rest of what's left of Sheer Cotton). Then, to finish the pink gradient, paint the small area with China Glaze Fuchsia, and remove the tape. 
Top it off with some top coat and you're ready to go!
(Sorry if this seems confusing!)

The effect is kind of hard to see because of the glare, so I tried taking a pic under direct sunlight:

Hope you try this out & enjoy it!!! :)