Leopard Tutorial

Hello! Today is a tutorial for leopard/cheetah print! :) You don't necessarily have to use the same color combinations I did, and you can mix and come up with your own. Hope you enjoy! 

First, you start with your base color and in this case, I used Essence Color & Go White Secrets. 

Next step is to make "random" spots and I used China Glaze Golden Spurs for this. You can make it in different shapes, whether it's like an oval or just a random blotch.

Next I used Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black and slightly made a 'C' on the spot and made a backward C on the other side of the spot BUT not connecting to the first C.

Continue doing this on the other spots and then I added 3 random black spots to fill in the empty space.

And this is the end of the tutorial. Make sure you seal your nail art with top coat but be sure it's dry before you apply the top coat or else it will smear. Sometimes it happens to me even though I let it dry for a long time too. So apply top coat with caution!

I hope you enjoyed and happy polishing! :)
<3katherine

"Classic" Cheetah/Leopard Combo

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts, I've been working 3 days straight after having 2 days of rest from when I came back home and boy am I exhausted! I haven't worked that much in a while either! Today's post is another color combination scheme of the cheetah/leopard print, which I will try to do more combinations of so that I can experiment on color combinations that work well together.

I have swatched a few polishes which I will try to have resized and posts scheduled so I won't seem like I'm abandoning the blog. I do have a package I'm waiting for and then I will try to squeeze in a giveaway as well.

For this color combination, I've gone back to the classic - brown cheetah/leopard print. For the base I used 2 coats of China Glaze Golden Spurs which is lighter than the normal brown and it includes a gold shimmer as well. The base of the accent nail is 3 coats of Essence Color & Go White Secret and to complete the print, I used Golden Spurs and a black nail art brush.

The Hello Kitty Pez was one of the things I brought back from Atlanta :). I got it at the Dollar Tree, which makes me even happier because normally Pez is about $2 (?), I forget because I haven't gotten them in a long time (probably when I was a kid).

Hope you enjoyed and happy polishing! :)
<3katherine

Hey everyone! Today was a nice day so I was able to swatch my collection of China Glaze Tronica! I'm pretty happy with my pictures because my nails are growing back and it came out pretty nice except for some blurriness, blah! I hope you enjoy them :) Overall the formula was good and it applies pretty evenly. Also dries quick so I'm satisfied with the collection. The holographic isn't as strong as the other collections out there and it's kind of scattered but it's still nice!

Previously I've shown you 3D Fantasy which is a red coral holographic

Today I'll start off with the rest of my collection with Cyberspace

light brown holographic. The swatch picture displayed shows 2 coats of Cyberspace topped 1 layer of top coat.

Electra Magenta

magenta purple holographic. Awesome color that looks great on my hands to go with my skintone! :) The swatch picture displays 2 coats of Electra Magenta topped with 1 coat of top coat. This is one of my favorites in this collection.

Gamer Glam

purple holographic. The swatch picture displays 2 coats of Gamer Glam topped with 1 coat of top coat.

High Def

medium blue holographic. Swatch shows 2 coats of High Def topped with 1 coat of top coat. Another favorite♥ 

Hologram

silver holographic. The swatch shows 2 coats of Hologram topped with 1 coat of top coat. 

Hyper Haute

medium raspberry holographic. The swatch shows 2 coats of Hyper Haute and 1 coat of top coat. The color makes me feel all girly :P hehe.

Laser Lime

lime green holographic. The swatch displays 2 coats of Laser Lime and 1 coat of top coat.

Techno Teal

teal blue holographic. The color is so vibrant! The swatch displays 2 coats of Techno Teal and 1 coat of top coat. My other favorite!!♥ I have a thing for teal blues! ;) 

hope you enjoyed & happy polishing!

<3katherine

Country Club Khaki

The SOTD is Orly Country Club Khaki, that I got in a swap! I've been looking for this for a while ever since I've seen nail bloggers comparing taupe polishes.

Orly Country Club Khaki

light brown/taupe. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. It's lighter than Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Commander in Chic. Love it!!

<3katherine

Swap!

I 'recently' joined makeupalley and immediately started swapping with people! It's so cool haha :P So today I have swatches from some of the swaps I'm doing right now. There's more coming when I receive them! :)

China Glaze Crown Jewels

a shimmery purple frost. The swatch is 3 coats and no top coat. Although it's on the sheer side, the color is beautiful.

China Glaze Heirloom Organza

a light brown or a lighter milk chocolate. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. It's a little more brown than I expected but I think it's a cute color. :P

MAC Love & Friendship

a purple mauve. The swatch is 3 coats and no top coat because it's on the sheer side. But nonetheless this is sooo amazing. I'm happy about this one the most out of the 3 and it's my first MAC nail polish. :) I want more MACs now♥

hope you enjoyed & enjoy your weekend!
<3katherine