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.

   

March Manicures (2016)

Hey everyone,

                      I hope all my viewers are doing well :). It feels like forever since I have posted on my blog which is due to the fact that there has been so much going on in my life currently. My page has definitely been put on the back burner in terms of tutorials but one thing for sure; I will always upload my monthly mani's. In the month of March I had a good mix of both nail art looks and solid colours. Also, I have to mention if you would like to see more of my frequent nail related uploads  follow my on instagram @shan6256. Enough chatter; lets get on to my looks for March. 

Manicure #1

Products used:

China Glaze: Starboard

China Glaze: What's she dune?

Manicure #2

Products used:

China Glaze: Pelican grey

LA Girl: Obsidian

Sinful Colors: Snow me white

Manicure #3

Products used:

Kleancolor: Sheer pastel brown

Manicure #4

Products used:

Colormates: Cancun sky blue

Colormates: Myrtle beach purple

Color Club: Oh boy!

Rimmel London: Goddess

Manicure #5

Products used:

Essie: In the cabana

Manicure #6

Products used:

Kleancolor: Jewellery red

Orly: Rage

Manicure #7

Products used:

China Glaze: What's she dune?

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.

December Manicures (2015)

Hey everyone,
                        I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas :). We have reached the last edition of my monthly manicures for the year of 2015. Its astonishing how fast the year flew by and as we approach 2016; I wish my viewers all the best. This year may have thrown you a few curve balls but do not let yesterday's trials affect your potential to be extraordinary. Also, I want to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to visit my blog during the year, it is greatly appreciated.  Let’s get on to the many manicures I wore in December enjoy !




Manicure #1

Products used:

China Glaze: It's alive

Essie: Lollipop

Manicure #2

Products used:

China Glaze: For audrey

China Glaze: It's a trapeze

Manicure #3

Products used:

Orly: Rock solid

Silver

Manicure #4

Products used:

China Glaze: Four leaf clover

China Glaze: Refresh mint

Essie: Go overboard

Manicure #5

Products used:

Essie: Smokin' hot

Manicure #6

Products used:

China Glaze: Mosaic madness 

China Glaze: Stroll

Manicure #7

Products used:

China Glaze: In a lily bit

Essie: Go overboard

Manicure #8

Products used:

China Glaze: Four leaf clover

China Glaze: Fairy dust

Manicure #9

Products used:

China Glaze: Luxe and lush

China Glaze: Man hunt

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.

 

Hand Painted Flowers Nail Art Tutorial (Using nail polish brush)

Hey everyone,
                       Welcome back :) I do hope all my viewers are doing well and enjoying the magic of the season. Today, I have a floral tutorial to share; it may not really go along with the time of year but I promise the Christmas tutorials will begin from next week. For this design all you will need are your polishes and a doting tool (pencil eraser can be an alternative). 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 neutral colour.

Step two: To create the first petal of flower using the colour of your choice, swipe polish brush in upward direction towards the tip of the nail.

Step three: Repeat step two but in different directions until the shape of a flower is formed like shown.

Step four: Finally, add large dot in the middle of the flowers and a few short lines on each petal to make the design more realistic. 

Step five: 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:

Essie: Style hunter

Orly: Gumdrop

Orly: Highlight

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 day and remember to keep smiling :).

See you soon.

Ciao,

Shannon.

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.

Braided Nail Art Tutorial

Hey everyone,
                       Welcome back to my viewers, I do hope all is well in your lives :). Today, I have a braided design to share. And yes its been a while since I uploaded a tutorial, but what can I say other than life gets in the way sometimes. This design maybe a bit tricky at first however, its just about following a continuous pattern. In addition, for this tutorial you will need three different shades and no other tools. 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 rose gold shade.

Step two: Using your nail polish brush dipped in pink, make a diagonal stripe from left to right across the nail like shown.

Step three: Next, using a blue shade repeat step two but in the opposite direction across the nail. Ensure colours overlap while allowing all shades to still be visible. 

Step four: Next, create a diagonal stripe from left to right using the rose gold across the nail like shown. Continue a criss- cross pattern using the three alternating colours until reaching the nail edge. 

Step five: 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:

Essie: In the cabana

Essie: Cute as a button

Orly: Rage

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 soon. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to keep smiling :).


See you soon.

Ciao,
Shannon.