31DC2012 Day 10: Gradient (Fail)

So the reason I haven't posted in SUCH a long time is because for some reason, my gradients have been such a fail. I have to say, I tried like five times and still this was the best I could come up with:

I'm sorry I had to post this fail, but I just want to get on with this damn challenge! haha

PS this is China Glaze For Audrey

Hello Kitty Nail (Fail)

Hey guys, sorry for totally not posting for a week, but I just started my internship at MTV (Ah!!!!!) and it is pretty exhausting, I barely have had time to paint my nails let alone photograph them and write about them. I might have to post bi-weekly instead of daily from now on..

Anyway, to my great delight, my mother purchased me Hello Kitty nail polish from Target the other day, and if there are two things I can't resist, it's Hello Kitty and nail polish!

I got a little excited and ripped open the package, but I put it back together to take a photo. The colors don't have names but clockwise there is blue, pink, green, glitter in silver, and purple.

And here is my best attempt with the nail polish. Needless to say, the formula was a nightmare and I could not sponge a gradient for my life. I also had to use several coats and the colors dried way darker than the bottle, so I had to cover it up with the glitter which didn't make it look much better haha.

I will not even put a water mark on this because I doubt anyone wants to claim these nails as their own haha!

At least I can peel off the polish when I'm done typing this :p

New Haul Sneak Peek (and failed jelly attempt)

So today a new ULTA opened right by my college and I just had to check it out!

There was a sale on China Glaze so I bought three, along with one Revlon and two mini Essence polishes.

And here is a failed attempt photo of my first jelly sandwich, I'll try it again soon.

Swatches to come soon!

Quick Manicure: Clouds

So a lot of people in the nail art world know about Nail Side and her awesome cloud manicures. I decided to take a break (ALREADY!) from the challenge and make my own clouds.

White is ORLY French Tips,
Dark blue is Go Overboard by Essie,
Lighter blue is Savage by Sinful Colors,
And silver is China Glaze Platinum Silver.

This manicure is way harder than nailside makes it look! I'll have to try it again another time.