April Manicures (2016)

Hey everyone,

                 Welcome to another edition of my monthly nail looks. I do hope all my viewers thoroughly enjoyed their April. During this month I opted to try out a few of the newer additions to my collection while incorporating some degree of nail art. As I mentioned in my previous post if you are interested in seeing more frequent nail related uploads; follow me on Instagram @shan6256. Lets get on to my looks for the month of April.

Manicure #1

Products used:

China Glaze: Secret periwinkle

China Glaze: Sweet hook

Manicure #2

Products used:

Essie: Lollipop

Manicure #3

Products used:

Opi: You don't know Jaques?

Manicure #4

Products used:

Orly: Preamp

Manicure #5

Products used:

China Glaze: I herd that

Essie: Chilato

Manicure #6

Products used:

Essie: Mint candy apple

Manicure #7

Products used:

Orly: Rage

Opi: Lincoln park after dark

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other designs on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for another post soon. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

   

February Manicures (2016)

Hey everyone,
                       I do hope all my viewers are doing well :). Today I have my February manicures to share. This month was a hectic one for me; between school assignments and the carnival season it seemed like new things kept turning up in my life constantly. However, I still dedicated some time to my nail art but found myself wearing one look for a longer period of time. Anyway, enough chatter and let’s get on to the manicures I wore in February enjoy !

Manicure #1

Products used:

Essie: Fiji

Manicure #2

Products used:

China Glaze: Secret periwinkle

Essie: Lilacism

Opi: Do you have this color in Stockholm?

Manicure #3

Products used:

China Glaze: Fairy dust

Color Club: Trippie hippie

Manicure #4

Products used:

China Glaze: Flip flop fantasy

Manicure #5

Products used:

Maybelline: Walk the line

Milani: 530gems

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other designs on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for another post soon. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

January Manicures (2016)

Hey everyone,
                       I do hope all my viewers are doing well :). Today I have my January mani's to share. This month I did a couple designs but mostly solid colour manicures. Let’s get on to the manicures I wore in January enjoy !




Manicure #1

Products used:

China Glaze: I herd that

Orly: Nite owl

Manicure #2

Products used:

Essie: For the twill of it

Manicure #3

Products used:

Essie: Chilato

Manicure #4

Products used:

Essie: Cashmere bathrobe

Orly: Gumdrop

Manicure #5

Products used:

Opi: You don't know Jaques

Manicure #6

Products used:

China Glaze: Mingle with kringle

Opi: Visions of love

Manicure #7

Products used:

Essie: Topless and barefoot

Rimmel London: Stormy skies

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other designs on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for another post soon. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

Top Five Nail Polishes of 2015

Hey everyone,
                       Happy New Year !!! I hope all my viewers have an amazing 2016 filled with an immense amount of love and laughter. Today being the first day of the new year, I thought I would share my most worn polishes of 2015. These are absolute staples for any collection and you should consider these when making your next shopping trip. Also, I must mention all the swatches you are about to see have a clear top coat over them. Let’s get on to my top five enjoy !




#1 Essie- Mint Candy Apple

#2 OPI- Mod About You

#3 Color Club- Trippie Hippie

#4 OPI- Vodka and Caviar

#5 Orly- Rage

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other designs on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for another post soon. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

Christmas Lights Nail Art Tutorial

Hey everyone,
                       Welcome back and seasons greetings to all my viewers. Today, I have another Christmas tutorial to share; it is inspired by the lights we string every year around the tree. For this design you will need a couple of different colours as well as a nail art brush. Also, be sure to start off with a base coat before applying polish to protect your natural nails. Let’s get on to the tutorial!



Step one: Paint all nails in a white polish.

Step two: Across each nail create curved lines and loops (this will represent the natural way in which the cord tangles) using a thin nail brush and black polish.

Step three: Next, along each curved line create very small oval shapes in different colours to act as the actual lights (three to four 'lights' per nail). This can be done in the direction shown in the photo or beneath the line. 

Step four: Clean up around your nails to remove any polish from the skin and add your preferred clear top coat to smooth out design and add shine.

Products used:

China Glaze: Shocking pink

Opi: Lincoln park after dark

Opi: Vodka and Caviar

Rimmel London: Sunny days

Sally Hansen: Green with envy

Sinful colors: Snow me white

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other posts on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for a tutorial next week. Enjoy your week and remember to keep smiling :). Happy Holidays!!

Seen you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

November Manicures (2015)

Hey everyone,
                       I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season. Today I have another addition of my monthly manicures to share. The month of November was a busy one for me therefore, my nail art was on the back burner. However, my schedule has now freed up so look forward to seeing a couple of tutorials in the upcoming weeks. For this month I alternated between solid colours and nail art designs. Let’s get on to this months' manicures enjoy !



Manicure #1

Products used:

Opi: Vodka and Caviar

Opi: Lincoln park after dark

Manicure #2

Products used:

Essie: Bikini so teeny

Manicure #3

Products used:

Essie: hide and go chic

Essie: Style hunter

Essie: Topless and barefoot

Manicure #4

Products used: 

Essie: Cashmere bathrobe

Essie: Vested interest

Manicure #5

Products used:

Essie: Tart deco

Rimmel London: Sunny days

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other posts on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for a tutorial next week. Enjoy your weekend and remember to keep smiling :).

October Manicures (2015)

Hey everyone,

                        I hope all my viewers had an excellent month and will continue to do so as we approach the holiday season :). The month of October was a hectic one for me and I really felt the brunt of workload. Due to this my nail art was sort of a getaway when I needed to relax also, I got a few new polishes so of course I had to do full mani's using them. For this month like others I alternated between solid colours and nail art designs. Let’s get on to this months' manicures enjoy !

Manicure #1

Products used:

China Glaze: Mingle with kringle

China Glaze: Refresh- mint

Rimmel: Goddess

Manicure #2

Products used:

Opi: Mod about you

Manicure #3

Products used:

Opi: Lincoln park after dark

Sinful Colors: Snow me white

Manicure #4

Products used:

Milani: Mauve medley

Orly: Highlight

Manicure #5

Products used:

Color Club: Macaroon

Opi: Mod about you

Orly: Gumdrop

Manicure #6

Products used:

Color Club: Trippie hippie

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other posts on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for a tutorial soon. Enjoy the rest of your week and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

September Manicures (2015)

Hey everyone,
                       Welcome back to my webpage, I hope all my viewers are doing well :). Today I have my September manicures to share. This month I must admit I wasn't as inspired as usual and focused more on doing solid colour manicures. However, this gave me a chance to sift through my collection and wear some of my old favourites. Let’s get on to this months' manicures enjoy !




Manicure #1

Products used:

Forever 21: Black and white glitter

Opi: Vodka and caviar

Manicure #2

Products used:

China Glaze: It's alive

Manicure #3

Products used:

Essie: Mint candy apple

Manicure #4

Products used: 

Essie: Wicked

Manicure #5

Products used:

Opi: Do you have this color in Stockholm?

Manicure #6

Products used:

China Glaze: Mosaic madness

China Glaze: Secret periwinkle

Manicure #7 

Products used:

Essie: Blue rhapsody

Maybelline color show: Silver gleam

Opi: Lincoln park after dark

Thank you for viewing this post and check out my other posts on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for a tutorial soon. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon

Ciao,

Shannon.

Galaxy Nail Art Tutorial

Hey everyone,
                        Welcome back to my page, I hope all my viewers are doing great :). I know I have been away for a while but this is due to the fact that my studies have commenced and giving attention to my bachelors degree is very important to me. However, I am still trying to maintain a schedule as it relates to my blog because I love what I do. Today, I have a galaxy design to share with you all. This look may appear difficult to some but, it is really very easy to achieve at home. In addition to your polishes this tutorial requires a make-up sponge and a thin nail art brush. Also, be sure to start off with a base coat before applying polish to protect your natural nails. Let’s get on to the tutorial!



Step one: Paint nails in black or dark blue shade.

Step two: Next, apply some white polish to a make-up sponge and dab onto black surface at a diagonal.

Step three: Repeat step two using a blue shade yet allowing some of the white to peep through.

Step four: Add pink using the same technique from the previous steps.

Step five: Next, add white dots and crosses like shown to represent stars.

Step six: To add some extra sparkle use a fine glitter top coat over design (optional). Clean up around your nails to remove any polish from the skin and add your preferred clear top coat to smooth out design and add shine.

Products used:

China Glaze: Fairy dust

China Glaze: Monte Carlo

Essie: Hide and go chic

Opi: Lincoln park after dark

Sally Hansen: White on

Thank you for viewing this tutorial and check out my other posts on this blog. Feel free to leave a comment and share this page with your family and friends. Also, look out for another post next week. Enjoy the rest of your week and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.