Polka Dot Nails + new YouTube channel!

Hi, everyone!  I'm back and I have a really simple and cute design to share...

It's really nice for spring, but you can change the colors around so it can be worn on any occasion!  All I did was use a lavender nail polish to paint all my nails, then I used a dotting tool (if you don't have one you can use a toothpick) to make the green dots.  Hope you all enjoy this simple little design!
And - big announcement!  I have a YouTube channel now!  It's called fabnailsbyliz <- click this to go to my first video.  Please take the time to visit it and subscribe :) Or, if your coming from my channel, please take the time to follow my blog... big thanks!  Bye!

Monthly Nails - March

Hi, everyone!  Long time, no see, I know.  I was on vacation for a couple weeks late last month and this month, but I'm catching back up now :) Where do I start?... I guess March nails.  It was a long time ago, but I'll try my best in describing these...

First was China Glaze "No Plain Jane".  It was an unusual purpley-green color.  One that would appear mostly purple, but have a little green tone to it as well.  This picture does no justice.  China Glaze, as I've said before, stays on the nails fairly well and is a good nail polish brand overall.













The only other plain nails I did last month was from a brand called Piggy Polish.  I couldn't find a name for this color anywhere, but it was really pretty.  It was a bluish-purple.  The picture doesn't show the bit of purple it has in it, but it's there.  This didn't last especially long on my nails, but the color was nice.

So, that's it.  I don't really have a pick of month since there were only two and I liked both of them equally, but I hope you enjoyed this anyway!  See you soon :)

Fire and Ice

Hi, everyone!  Today I have some really neat nails to share with you... thanks to my mom who gave me this idea!  Fire and Ice nails - a strange theme, I know, but I didn't even really realize it until I was done.  You see, I had a big swim meet this weekend and I wanted to paint my nails special for it.  My mom gave me the idea to paint them coordinating the colors of my swim suit - it turned out really good!...

The thumbs were painted different colors from the four main nails and I alternated the colors on each hand - fire and ice!  Hope you enjoyed :)

St. Patrick's Day Nails

Hi, everyone!  Hope you all had a fun St. Patrick's Day! :) I got into the green spirit yesterday and did a simple green design on my nails...

I just painted my nails a pretty green (it was Sinful Colors "San Francisco" - beautiful color) and used a dotting tool with a lighter green to make the clover leaves and the little stem on the ring finger.  It turned out really cute and simple.  Hope you enjoyed! :)

Monthly Nails + Pick of the Month - February

Hi, everyone!  It's time for my monthly nails again.  I've only got two this month - both from the same brand :/.  I guess I did more nail designs than planned :)...

This one turned out much darker than expected!  It's e.l.f. "Party Purple".  Not the most stunning of all colors, but a nice deep, dramatic purple.













This one is a beautiful nude color.  It's again by e.l.f in the color "Nude".  I love the color - I haven't tried nude polishes like this much but I really like it!  My reaction to this brand is not too good, though.  Although I've only tried it out twice, e.l.f nail polishes did not turn out the best.  They went on the nail kind of patchy (do not attempt two coats, or it will look even more patchy - do one thick coat) and did not last long at all!  After one day there were several chips.  But I did not expect wonders with this brand - e.l.f. polishes run around $2 a piece.  Very pretty colors, though.

The pick of the month is not too hard for me... e.l.f. "Nude" is a perfect natural color.  It really sparked an interest in me for nude polishes like this.  I think it looks great - it makes your nails look better and "polished" but isn't something too bold - although it is fun to use bold, bright colors sometimes :) Hope you enjoyed!     

Valentines Hearts

Hi, everyone!  I'm back again with a Valentines nail design.  Really cute, and I thought I would share it with you all...

It turned out really adorable and girly! :) I used one of my favorite pearly-pink polishes (China glaze "Exceptionally Gifted") on all of my nails and then used a small dotting tool (a toothpick would work fine, too) and dotted some open hearts (with a lilac polish) randomly on my nails.  Hope you liked this!
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Also, an update from the last post - I mentioned on my last blog post "Winter Frost" that the design lasted "forever", I think I might know the trick.  I've been trying out a new base coat and top coat and the last two times I used it were with the Winter Frost design and this one - this design is holding up really good, too!  So I'm thinking I found the perfect base and top coats - we'll see.  I'll have to do a lot more experimenting first, though.  I will definitely give you an update on that in the future.   

Winter Frost

Hi, everyone!  I have a new winter design!  It's very simple and uses a technique which I love to do.

You could do this design with any colors you'd like, but I chose a purple-blue and a frosty pink.  It turned out really great and reminded me a lot of a snowy winter night.  I used a purple-blue to paint on all of my nails (China Glaze "Bizarre Purple"), then I used Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in "Champagne Toast" (a favorite) and cleaned off both sides of the brush on the side of the bottle and painted it roughly half way up my nail.  I used the pink again after the first coat's dry but didn't clean the brush off as well and painted it just on the tips.  I'm not sure whether it was the polish I used or that I just painted more on the tips of my nails, but this has lasted me forever without a chip!  You definitely need to try this one out!