40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Fashion

Helloooo!

Sorry, I have been missing for three weeks. I was on a much needed vacation and I didn't do my nails for three weeks. Well, I had a polish for two weeks.. *horror movie music* I know. I think I never had a polish on my nails for that long. BUT NOW, I'm back!

Yeah!

At first, I wanted to pick up where I left before my vacation but then, I realized I don't have time to do it, so I'll get back in the challenge like I never left it..

This week was fashion and since I am really not informed about that subject I had a really hard time finding something I liked. In the end I chose to do a nail art inspired by the dress Kirsten Dunst wore at the 2016 Golden Globes.

 

Pretty simple, huh?

 

I went with something super easy, because time was running out and I had to do something for the prompt.

 

 

I didn't have enough space to do the third line, but if I do it again it the future, I'll know that I have to make a deeper "cleavage" and start my lines lower.

 

 

It was my first time doing a mani where you can see my naked nails under. I think I like it! I'm only sad that the black smudged a little .. :(

 

Hope you liked it !

Happy polishing!

Irrationails xo

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Your Job

Hello, hello!

Today's prompt is "Your Job" and I must admit I was pretty excited about this one. I think it was the one prompt I had already my idea in the beginning!

I love reading what job the others ladies are doing for living. It is so much fun to know a little bit more about them. Be sure to click on the links at the end of this post! :)


Pinkie: Chromosome 21, 16 and X/ Ring finger: Chromosome 12 and 13 / Middle finger: Chromosome 14 and 1 / Index: Chromosome 2, 21 and 4

 

A little bit of explanation, hm? Or are you as smart as I think you are?

 

I work as a lab technician in a cytogenetic lab in a children hospital! These are little chromosomes here. I will explain later what I do exactly, but first...

 

Genetics 101: You have 23 pairs of chromosome in all of your cells. When you make a baby, you give 1 chromosome and your partner give 1 of his "pair". That's how you get genetic material from both the mother and the father.

 

Pinkie: Chromosome 21, 16 and X/ Ring finger: Chromosome 12 and 13 / Middle finger: Chromosome 14 and 1 / Index: Chromosome 2, 21 and 4

 Some diseases are transmitted genetically and can be discover early in the pregnancy.

Ex: Mrs. go to the doctor because she had a test that conclude she had a higher risk of having a child with Down Syndrome or maybe she has an familial history of a transmissible disease and have an amniocentesis (the liquid in what the baby floats). We get the sample and put it in "culture", ie: we wait for the cells to multiply and when we have enough cells, we do a lot of complicate stuff  (I won't get into more details, it's too early for me to do that!) and BOOM, chromosomes appear :)

After, my job is to take pictures of these chromosomes and make a karyotype (Karyotypes describe the chromosome count of an organism, and what these chromosomes look like (..) Attention is paid to their length, the position of the centromeres, banding pattern, any differences between the sex chromosomes, and any other physical characteristics. Thanks Wikipedia!)

Pretty cool, right? I also work with blood samples (we have to do sometimes karyotypes for couples with infertility problems and for patient with cancers.)

Chromosome Y, 21 and X

 

My background looks a little bit dirty, isn't it? It's a joke with myself, really. When we do the complicate stuff (mentioned earlier), sometimes the cytoplasm/cell membrane of  the cell doesn't dissolve completely and we have a dirty background. I tried to recreate it :P

 

Happy polishing!

 

Irrationails xo

 

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Black & White + Skittles

Hello, lovely people!

TGIF! Today is Friday and you know what it means! Yes, this is the day where a bunch of nail artist girls from around the world present you the 40GNAI!

The prompt was black and white with a pattern assigned to each participants. Mine was skittles!
I just want to clarify something, I am not a skittle person. I like my nails to be the same or if I do a landscape that they come together as a whole. Sooo, I don't know if my skittle is pretty or original because I don't do them usually.

 

So here it is. My black and white skittle!

 

 

 On my pinky is a coat of Clearly Spotted by Color Show Maybelline over a black base. For the middle and the ring finger I used some vinyls and create lines and geometric patterns. My index was handpainted to create a tile pattern (but it looks a little bit like drunk squares haha). Finally my thumb is just black, because I love black nails and I do what I want, nah.

 

(Sorry for the cat hairs.. They are always stuck on my nails and I never see them before I look at my pictures on my computer u_u")

 

So what do you think? Win or fail? :)

 

Happy polishing!

 

Irrationails xo

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40Great Nail Art Ideas - Orange, Purple and Green + Saran Wrap

Hello!

 

I know, I am terribly late for the 40GNAI challenge! I first tried to do my mani Thursday and it was so much a fail, I couldn't bring myself to post this mani Friday. You know when you do something and while you do it you just say to yourself : "Stop. STOP. STOOOOP." but then you continues? It's what happen with my fail.

 

So I tried something different and I like it better!

 

 

First of all, my pattern and the color prompt had a potential of 99.99% of turning into a big mush. I knew it before I start. (Previously fail turned into the mush predicted.)

 

I decided for my second attempt to do the colors separate instead of trying to use them as a whole. Super simple skittlette, but I love it!

 

I used black to smudge the colors and because black is a Halloween color, of course!

 

I hope you liked it!

 

Happy polishing!

 

Irrationails xo

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Black And White Geometric Nail Art

Hello!

 

Back with this geometric pattern I did a couple weeks ago! Initially when I started this pattern, it wasn't supposed to be done late in the night, but once I started I couldn't stop myself.

 

I just had to do all my nails NOW.

 

Water Melon Inspired by Nailuminium

Whoa!

 

Hello, stranger! It's been a while!

 

I was pretty busy for the last month or so, sooo that's why I didn't post as much (aha like I was posting so much before, right?!). Anyways! Now, I'm all set up (or almost) in my new apartment, I have an Internet connection (YAY) and I'm finally back, baby!

 

I'd like to talk about these nails a little bit now. They were done, eh, let me check...(haha do you get sidetracked sometimes when you go on Instagram? I swear I was looking for my mani, looked through my feed and closed the app without looking for what I was looking for ><')

 

FIVE WEEKS ago! Already?! Damn, times flies by!

 

I was inspired by Nailuminium (like the title of the post suggest) and they were on my nails for a whole week. CRAZYYYY, right? If you're a real nail ladie, you know it's pretty much a big deal, ok. To be honest, it was the week I was moving out/in so I didn't have time to do my nails, but shhh.

 

 

I liked them and they were so fun to wear. So bright too. The black background really made pop the tiny watermelons!

I got many compliments from my (new) colleagues and my (new) bosses! They were really liked, I think! Thank you, Nailuminium for creating something so fun!

 

I included a indirect light shot (second picture) to show you a truer color of my watermelons. For some reason, my coral always look like they are orange! -_- Can someone help me with this problem??

 

Anyways!

 

Hope you like them and I'll see you hopefully soon!

 

Irrationails xo

Rainbow Stripes Mani

Hi, Reader!

 

If you follow me on IG, you'll know that in the next few weeks, I'll be MIA. I have my final exam and I'm moving out so busy times ahead!

 

Fear not, I still have some nails I haven't show you so, maybe I'll post them when I am not studying or packing. I can't promise though.

 

Anyways! Like I said in my previous post, it's time for some rainbow action!

 

Geometric Abstract Nail Art

Hello to you, Reader!

Will I see the end of my catch up one day? I don't know. Haha. I'm so behind my normal schedule. Until recently I had zero motivation for keeping the blog up and running but I'm trying to be more diligent with my posting. (Is diligent the right word?)

ANYYYWAAAYS.

Onto the nails.

I did an abstract geometric mani inspired by an image found on Pinterest.

I first started with a sponged background. I used a gray polish to make it "dirty" like in the original picture. I'm not sure you can really see it, but I can see it (maybe because I know it's there).

 

What I like with the abstract side of this mani is that I could do everything I wanted and it still looked cool.

 

THUMB. Hello to you!

 

The overall effect was pretty cool IRL. I like these mani that look so complicate and everything when really it's quite simple. Do you?

 

Happy polishing!

 

Irrationails xo

Try Those Untrieds! - Supernatural Lacquer "Ruby 2.0" Swatch

Hello, Reader!

 

Next from my untried pile is Ruby 2.0 from Supernatural Lacquer. It's been a long time since I have done these swatches so I think I had done 2 or 3 coats to achieve to opacity here.

 

 

TNAG - Rainbows

Hello!

Today's happiness is brought to you by The Nail Art Guild. This week, the prompt was rainbows.

RAINBOW. I LOVE RAINBOW.

There's just so much ideas that came to my mind that I had a hard time choosing.

While I was struggling with too much ideas, my package from Born Pretty Store came. I ordered a bunch of stamping plates, hoping the Stamping Gods would be with me when the right time come.

I was "Oooh" "Ahhh"-ing the plates when I noticed a pattern I really liked (I liked almost every design haha.) It was something graphic and I knew that it would look so cool in black over a gradient. With few hope, I tried to stamp on a sheet and HAALLLLEEELUJAH, the design came out perfectly! I was so happy! I decided, then, to do the ultimate test. On my nails, that is.

WNAC - Black And White

Hello!

Today's the last day of the WNAC, the January at least. The "matte month" is coming to an end and for this week's prompt, the theme was black and white.

I decided to make some lines to practice a little bit more my skills at freehanded lines. Even though, they are not what I had planned exactly in my head I really like the result.

31DC version 2.0: Day 14: Paisley

The day I was fearing came! Paisley. *TADADADA*

I was dreading the prompt. Like, really. I admire everyone who can make paisley. I just don't seem to have the courage to do it. They look so complicate and detailed, I'm just like a deer in the middle of the highway. Strucked by fear. A little maybe too melodramatic? Huh. Okay....

Seriously, though. If you look up on Internet, paisley design are really elaborate. Too much. Not for me haha. Maybe if I practise more, I can achieve it one day. (If I really want... Mh... Nah, no thanks.)

A while ago, I saw on Youtube a paisley tutorial by Packapunchpolish. They look easy to do, so I decided to give it a go.

Mine turned a little bit simpler than hers, but I think I like the effect. It is really nice, don't ya think?

31DC version 2.0: Day 5: Black&White

Today's prompt was really vague for me. I didn't know what to do exactly. Black and white. There's so much possibilities!!

I went to my dear Pinterest and looked for some inspiration. This is what I came up with.

 

Lines everywhere, every day.