OOTD - Class Colors Day (Sophomores - Blue)

What I'm Wearing:

Striped Tank - Forever21

Black Cami - Target

Aqua Cardigan - Target

Skinny Jeans - Old Navy ('Flirt')

Plaid Boat Shoes - Rue21

Silver Bangle w/ Fleur de Lis - Alex & Anhi (spelling?)

Periwinkle Polish - Zoya's Kristen

Black Mascara - CoverGirl LashBlast

Black Liner (on tightline) - Physician's Formula

Teal Liner (on upper lashline) - Rimmel London's Emerald Sparkle

NAILS OF THE DAY: ZOYA'S KRISTEN

I'm pretty positive this is from the Serenity collection. I got this sample size in my Birchbox a while back. Please excuse the horrible painting job - I had a previous color underneath that was chipping and I just painted over it.

Nails of the Day: Color Club's Disco Nap #5155

 In May's Birchbox, I got a sample size of this gold polish.  In the bottle, I thought it looked like an average half-decent gold.  The next day I had a semi-formal dance, and I was wearing black with gold accents.  So, I figured I'd give this polish a go, and I was so glad I did!  The pigmentation on this polish is out of this world!  I was so excited about the color that I'd go up to anyone I saw and say "Look at this gold!  It's super gold!"  And it is!  It's so metallic!  And metallics are very in for this season.  A full size of this product is $8 and can be found on the Birchbox website throughout the month of May.  If you don't have a gold, I'd definitely check this out if I were you.

 The polish lasted about  3 or 4 days, which may seem short to some, but I felt that for the great color, I would've been fine with 2 days!  I used two coats and a fast-drying top coat.

NAILS OF THE DAY: MILANI'S PINK HOTTIE

Neon is a huge trend for spring and summer, and one easy and cheap way to rock a trend is on your nails.  

I got this neon pink color at CVS for around five dollars, I believe.

This is from Milan's Neon collection, and it's called Pink Hottie.

I really loved the quality of the product and the way it showed up on my nails!  If you're like me and don't necessarily love the super neon colors, this collection is worth checking out.  I felt like the finished product gave my nails a pop without being super in-your-face.

Hunger Games Nail Tutorial - Nails on Fire

Hello!  So, I realize that today is March 24, and many of you have probably already seen The Hunger Games movie, but I hope you enjoy this nail tutorial nonetheless.  I went to the midnight release and loved it!  At first I wasn't sure how I felt about it, but after pondering throughout the next school day, I came to the conclusion that it was so perfect.  I have to go see it again!  Any who, this is the nail look I wore for the premiere!  Enjoy(:

Step 1: Sponge a red nail polish on the bottom half of your nails.

Step 2: Sponge the remaining top half of your nails with a yellow polish.

Step 3: Fill in any empty space with orange polish while also blending your yellow and red together to create a gradient effect.  

Step 4: Apply a gold glitter polish all over your nail to enhance the fire-y effect.  I apologize for the rotation of this picture, I don't know why this happened! 

Step 5: Using a striper (or any tool you have available), outline a flame (resembling that of a candle) in black polish.  Again, sorry for the rotation.

Step 6: Fill in the exterior of your flame with black polish.  Then, finish with a top coat.

Step 7: Use a cotton swab dipped in clear polish to clean up around the edges  of your nails, and you're done!

Thanks so much for checking out this tutorial!  Got requests for future nail designs?  Let me know!

-Ali

Products Used:

Unfortunately, many of these products aren't fully labeled, but I gave as much info as I could find.

• Red Polish: Avon Nailwear Pro
• Yellow Polish: Icing nail polish in Smooth Like Butta
• Orange Polish: Sephora by OPI
• Gold Glitter Polish: Avon Nailwear Pro
• Black Polish w/ built-in Striper: Claire's two-way nail art pen and brush 
• Black Polish: China Glaze in Liquid Leather
• Clear Top Coat: In A Hurry Air Dry Top Coat