Nail Design: Pink & White Snakeskin

I decided to do another stamping plate design. I've been wanting to give this snakeskin design a try and I actually love the way it turned out! Although a few of them are off centered or slanted, I'm pleased with how it turned out. .The color looks a bit purple-pink in the photos, but in reality it's a vibrate, neon pink. It's lighter than the photos as well. I just had a difficult time capturing the correct color, despite my numerous lighting options. All of the photos were taken under florescent lighting, without flash. 

Nail Design: Spring Flowers

Now that spring has finally decided to arrive, I felt like doing a flower design on my toes. It's a simple one I learned how to do years ago with a toothpick. I chose a coral/salmon color that actually happens to be my favorite polish I current own. It appears more orange in the photos than it does in real life, but the color is so beautiful! Not to mention perfect for spring weather.

Nail Design: Autism Awareness Blue Gradient

You've probably heard that April is Autism Awareness month. Last year 1 in 88 children were diagnosed with Autism and it continues to rise. That's more than children diagnosed with aids, diabetes, and cancer combined. In order to help shine some light of awareness on this disability, people have been painting their nails blue. If you're interested here's a video that really helps put all of this into prospective.

As my way of spreading awareness about Autism I decided to do a blue gradient. This is the second time I've attempted a gradient. The first time was awful and I wound up taking it off the next day. While this attempt turned out much better than the first, I still made several mistakes. I don't like the makeup sponge I was using, so I might look into getting something different.

The first two photos below are in indirect, natural sunlight.

Nail Design: Mixed Zebra Stamp

The weather has been so nice lately, that I felt like doing a spring-y design. Originally I had planned on doing a freehand floral design, but I wound up going with this black and white zebra pattern instead. I used the BM 223 stamping plate. You might notice that there are a few flaws because this is the first time I've done a full nail stamp.

It didn't turn out how I had hoped. The second I applied the top coat, the white faded into the green. So rather than standing out as white, it turned into a lighter green. Unless you look up-close, it just looks like black patches of zebra pattern. I'm just glad I took picture as soon as I did, because they started chipping a few hours later!