Have you entered my giveaway yet? You could win 4 OPI Sheertints AND 2 sets of nail art stencils. WOO!
Here’s another look I did with the Sheertints – it’s amazing how these topcoats totally change the look from bold to delicate. These stencils are from the Fancy Lady set.
and before you win, check out the Sticky Nails nail stencils store to choose which ones you want to try.
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| Stained glass nails using Sticky Nail & OPI Sheertints |
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I’m finally on Instagram – let’s be pals! IG: StickyNails
Here’s the pic I posted over there today. Check Instagram for the first announcement about a giveaway later this week!
For the first day of spring, I wanted to do something inspired by nature and art. I saw a tile wall by Matisse at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art last year, and it really stuck with me – beautiful repeating leaves in striking colors.
Matisse ceramics at LACMA
Here’s my interpretation:
With it being spring now, the only word I can use is twitterpated – I am stupid in love with the way my nails look right now!
I want to share these leaves with you, so every order placed today through March 31st will receive a free bonus set of 10 Matisse-inspired stencils.
You can use the outside pieces, and the inside pieces to stencil your nails. For the blue accent nail on my right hand (one picture up), I cut a stencil in half to make a white frame for the green leaf.
Head over to the Sticky Nails shop to order your favorite nail stencil set, and get this Matisse-inspired bonus set for free!
To celebrate Sticky Nails on Facebook, I’m giving away an awesome prize.
All you have to do is like the Sticky Nails page on Facebook for a chance to win the Sticky Nails stencils of your choice + a set of 4 minis from the Gwen Stefani for OPI collection.
CLICK THIS LINK HERE TO GO TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE
(all caps in case you aren’t sure which thing to click)
100 likes on Facebook means that TWO SETS of minis and stencils will be given away. Tell people who like free polish, AKA everyone!
Visit the Sticky Nails Etsy store to start planning your new manicures!
If you’re an every-day-is-Halloween kind of person (like me!) you’ll have a lot of reasons to wear spider webs on your nails, even when it’s not October.
Arden from Black Cat Nails did this amazing black and silver spider web nail art, with spider webs at the edges of her nails, rather than centered, and a cute little “AH!” in textured polish. I copycatted her striking colors for my own spooky manicure.
I lovelove that Arden put a red mark on the spider’s back to make it a Black Widow, so for my own nails, I used a dotting tool to make the tell-tale red mark. My initial idea was to use a red heart sequin, but when I polished over it, the clear coat smeared all the red off. Because I put a coat of Seche Vite on between each layer, I was able to clean up the smear more easily. Seche Vite is Sticky Nails’ BFF.
Colors used: Sonia Kashuk – Starry Night, OPI – Haven’t the Foggiest, and ORLY – Star Spangled
The spider web stencils are a little bit tricky because you have to remove all those little inset pieces before you can use them. I recommend that you get all your stencils ready before you start spookifying your nails so that you don’t smudge or bump a precious web. Additionally, I always spend a little extra time with these stencils to make sure that every little bit of the stencil is pressed firm against my nail. Sometimes I use cuticle nippers to cut the stencil and wrap it around the end of my nail if it’s not sticking right. I have a lot of curvature in my nails to that happens a lot. See what I mean here:
Two types of bat stencils are included on the stencil sheet. Here’s an example of the “double feature” bats:
The polish is so reflective that it’s reflecting my skin tone! I love Haven’t the Foggiest.
Polish off your bewitching manicure with Sticky Nails spider web nail stencils currently for sale on Etsy.
If you love nail polish and jewelry, check the Simply Born Crafty store on Etsy! April uses nail polish to make glittery and totally affordable statement rings, and she just added some Sticky Nails stencil rings to her collection.
The Spiderweb ring is my personal favorite, but you can also get a chevron ring, heart ring, or a Thin Blue Line ring which is gorgeous.
Check out all the rings in the Simply Born Crafty store for your favorite polish colors.
