Hey everyone!

We tried to match our ultimate summer favourites - our Ray Ban Green Flash aviators! We used a sponged gradient of O.P.I. Angel with a Leadfoot, Essie Vices Versa, Sally Hansen Dive In, and Essie I'm Addicted over two coats of O.P.I. Push & Shove to create this super fun look. Check out the video tutorial to see how we did it!



This looks super amazing in the sun... If you try it out, let us know by tagging us @knailart or using the #knailart everywhere social!

We have always considered gel nails, as when we have a nail break it impacts the size of our tiny canvases! We decided to take the plunge and try out Bio Sculpture Gel nails with Bio Sculpture Gel Canada - and we were super excited with the result!

Bio Sculpture Gel is the only gel to have a clinical trial and a five-star safety rating, and soak off without acetone! We wore these for two weeks before our impatience kicked it, but we think we could have stretched it one or two more weeks (if we didn't have polish ADD).

Bio Sculpture Gel has three different options for flexibility, and we went with Flexi gel - the medium option! The free edge gel was added to extend the natural nail, and after buffing we were left with gorgeous, completely natural looking nails! We were totally impressed... and if you want to see the 'before' shot, click here.

We then decided to go with a bright blue coloured gel shade from their Carnival trend collection - it's number 175, Havana Nights. After that, we topped the look off with some fun feathered nail art!

Check out the progression of our mani below, and let us know if you've tried out Bio Sculpture Gel!

Disclaimer: Some of the products or services mentioned in this post may have been provided by the company/PR in exchange for our honest review.

Revlon Lana'i Lagoon over Revlon Parfumerie Tropical Rain

For today's NOTD, we're wearing Revlon's Lana'i Lagoon - a matte glitter bomb - over Tropical Rain, a scented polish. We've been having some rain recently so this look fits perfectly, and the glitter makes a perfect addition to this Spring look!

Blue Tie Dye Nail Art (pictured: Essie Find Me An Oasis)

We're never letting go of our favourite nail art - tie dye. We loved the Essie pastel blue Find Me An Oasis from the Resort collection this year, and as two of the knailart sisters jetted off to LA for March Break - we had to go for a beachy blue tie dye! Check out our the look below, and to see our tie dye technique, check out our previous blog post or go straight to our YouTube tutorial!

So excited to share with you the Misa Winter collection - Bluesy Blues! We have always seen Misa around (the full collection is available at Trade Secrets in Canada) but never had the chance to try any of their collections, and we are glad we did! The difference between these polishes are subtle in the bottle, but this three piece collection contains all the deep blue shades you could ever need in your collection. Check out the swatches below!

This shade is Foggy Breath at 3AM - it is super rich and easy to paint. We love the depth of this colour, and totally recommend this polish. This swatch is two coats with no top coat, and we love the shine!

The next shade is definitely a purple, but it leans blue. Icy River is another deep, rich hue and we totally will wear this through spring. We are always looking for the perfect deep purple, and this is definitely our new go-to. If you pick up one polish from this collection, this should be the one! Again, this swatch is two coats with no top coat.

Finally, we have Winter Bluesy Blues - a royal blue with tons of shine! We love this blue, however if you have another blue in your collection that leans to this shade, this is not a must have. The application was great, and this swatch is two coats with no top coat.




We're super happy that we got the chance to try this collection from Misa, and definitely recommend the purple if you happen to spot it out and about. Let us know if you have tried any of these polishes or what you think of this collection!

We are so excited to present our latest foray in to the YouTube world of nail tutorials... A tutorial for our favourite and probably most shared nail design!




We used the following polishes: China Glaze For Audrey, Covergirl Non-Stop Stone, OPI Push and Shove, OPI Snowflakes in the Air, and China Glaze White on White. We also used a hex nail jewelry Heart No. 1 charm available here, as well as some bornprettystore.com brushes available here. You can also use the code KNAILART for a 10% discount at www.bornprettystore.com!

We've been dying to try these nails since we first saw them all over instagram, but we couldn't find a colour match we were in love with enough to really go for it - until we decided on these. Essie's Bikini So Teeny, available here, and Nails Inc. Sumner Place, available here.

We started with Essie Bikini So Teeny on all nails (except the ring finger and thumb, which we inverted to Sumner Place), then used striping tape to make a perfect line up the middle of any fingers we wanted this design on. We then used a nail art brush to brush on an angled line starting from the middle of the nail in the centre, to about 3/4 to the cuticle on the edge. We then 'filled in' the bottom half with the opposite colour, and allowed the polish to dry before peeling off the striping tape. Finish with some topcoat, and you're done!

This mani was quick and easy, definitely a good first attempt at working with striping tape. More striping tape mani's on their way in the future...

Saran Wrap Criss Cross Nails

The completed nails.

Why we love them:

We love the look of the criss cross pattern reversed on the accent nail! Also, we love using items that are already around our house to make cool nail designs, as opposed to shopping for costly items at a beauty supply store. This design looks much more difficult than it is, and will surely impress all your friends!

What you need:

• Light Blue (we used China Glaze Kinetic Candy, buy it here)
• Pink (we used Essie Fiesta, buy it here)
• Dark Blue (we used Nails Inc. Baker Street, buy it here)
• Tape
• Nail Art Brush (buy it in a set here)
• Base Coat and Top Coat (we used Essie, buy the top coat here, and base coat here)

What to do:

1. Start with clean, dry nails. Paint each nail with base coat.
2. Paint all nails light blue. Two coats may be required.
3. Cut pieces of tape and place them on the nails like the picture below -Step 1 (for the accent nail the tape is cut in triangles instead of strips). Make sure the tape has no spaces between the polish and the tape other wise you won't get your desired straight line once the other paint is on and you have peeled off your tape. 
4. Paint a nail pink, using the saran wrap roll it up into a circle and blot the pink right after you paint it creating this tie-dye look, repeat with all nails (Picture -Step 2).
5. Paint a nail blue, using the saran wrap roll it up into a circle and blot the blue right after you paint it creating this tie-dye look, repeat with all nails and make sure you can see the pink more blotting may be required (Picture -Step 2).
6. Make sure the polish is dry before removing your tape.
7. Fix up any mistakes with a nail art brush using the light blue for straight edges.
8. Paint on top coat after ensuring your nails are dry, and allow to dry!

Step 1

Step 2

Messy Ombre Aztec Nails

Beginning messy ombre only.

Finishing result with aztec.

Why we love them:

We cannot get enough of aztec nail art! We wanted to play around with messy ombre and this design is a way to show off your ombre nails that are shown with an aztec pattern. :)

What you need:

• Nail Art Brush and Dotter Pen (buy it in a set here)
• White (we used OPI Alpine Snow, buy it here)
• Dark Blue (we used Nails Inc. Baker Street, buy it here)
• Medium Blue (we used ACO True Blue, view it here)
• Light Green (we used ACO Mint Cream, view it here)
• Base Coat and Top Coat (we used Essie, buy the top coat here, and base coat here)

What to do:

1. Start with clean, dry nails. Paint each nail with base coat.
2. Paint all nails light green. Two coats may be required.
3. Paint the medium blue, dark blue, and white in stripes across your nail using a normal nail polish brush.
4. With the nail art brush, create an ombre or messy look by brushing the colours together that are beside each other like the picture below.
5. With the dotter pen and nail art brush, paint on your white aztec design like the picture below or however you want to! Be creative!
6. Paint on top coat after ensuring your nails are dry, and allow to dry!

Close-up messy ombre Nail.

Close-up Tie-dye Aztec completed.

Drip Nails

The completed Drip Nails.

Why we love it:

These nails give the impression that you just dripped nail polish on to your tips, and let it run down your nails (without the mess!). We love the look of these nails in light and dark shades of the same colour, as well as with neon drips over a nude background - a trend we love for this summer. Black on white or grey also has a cool look to it! Try it out and send us a picture! 

What you need:

• Nail Art Brush and Dotter Tool (buy it in a set here)
• Dark Blue (we used Nails Inc. Baker Street, buy it here)
• Light Blue (we used China Glaze Kinetic Candy, buy it here)
• Medium Blue (we used OPI No Room for the Blues, buy it here)
• Base Coat and Top Coat (we used Essie, buy the top coat here, and base coat here)

What to do:

1. Start with clean, dry nails. Paint each nail with base coat.
2. Paint all nails the lighter blue shade. Two coats may be required.
3. Paint a dark blue tip on your nails - don't worry if it is messy at this point!
4. With the Dotter tool, make 2-4 dots (depending on how big your nails are) at various heights between the middle of your nail, and the tip.
5. With the Nail Art brush, use the darker blue paint to connect the darker tip to your dark blue dots. making what looks like drips down the tips of your nails.
6. Paint on top coat after ensuring your nails are dry so there is no runs in the polish, and allow to dry!

Drip Nail close-up.

Rubber Ducky Nails

The completed Duck Nails.

What you need:

• Nail Art Brush and Dotter Pen (buy it in a set here)
• White (we used OPI Alpine Snow, buy it here)
• Blue (we used China Glaze Kinetic Candy, view it here)
• Yellow (we used Misa Nail Lacquer Hanging with the Girls, unavailable for purchase online)
• Orange (we used Misa Nail Lacquer Speed of Life, unavailable for purchase online)
• Black (we used Essie Licorice, buy it here)
• Base Coat and Top Coat (we used Essie, buy the top coat here, and base coat here)

What to do:

1. Start with clean, dry nails. Paint each nail with base coat (this will increase the shine of your 'bare' nail at the end!).
2. Paint a blue tip on your nail, don't worry about being messy as the top will be covered with the bubbles.
3. With the Dotter Pen, dot large white circles starting concentrated where the top of your blue tip meets your bare nail, and move to the edge of your nail, becoming less concentrated (more space between the bubbles) as you get closer to the edge of your nail.
4. With the Dotter Pen again, use the edge of the dot dipped in light blue and make a lighter dot over each white bubble.
5. With the Nail Art Brush, draw the outline of the duck on top of your bubbles (on any nail you wish!) in yellow.
6. Paint the whole duck yellow.
7. Paint the beak orange with the brush.
8. Using the small end of the dotter paint one eye using black.
9. Paint on top coat after ensuring your nails are dry, and allow to dry!

Two-Toned Blue Caviar Nails

Two-toned Blue Caviar Nail

What you need:

• Blue (we used Essie Beach Bum Blu, buy it here)
• Micro Beads (we used Recollections Ocean and Capri, available at Michael's, see photo below)
• Base Coat and Top Coat (we used Essie, buy the top coat here, and base coat here)

What to do:

1. Start with clean, dry nails. Paint each nail with base coat.
2. Paint all nails blue. Two coats may be required.
3. Immediately after you paint the second coat pour the dark micro beads on to the bottom half of your nail and then the lighter beads on the top half of your nail. It is best to do one nail at a time so you can ensure that the beads will stick. Also turn your nail to make sure that all of the beads are attached and there is no bare nail. (See photo below)
4. Once the beads seem to be stuck, pat down the beads gently into the polish so they are more neat.
5. Paint on top coat after ensuring your beads are stuck, and allow to dry!

Recollections-- Ocean and Capri Micro Beads