Matte Crystal Geode Nails by knailart

These matte crystal geode nails are the perfect festival season accessory! We started with a silver sparkly base around the edges, and a clear sparkly base on the rest of the nail—perfection isn't required! After that, we used a thin coat of OPI's Sheer Tints to start off each nail followed by various similar shades from lightest at the inside of each 'crystal' to darkest at the edge of the silver shade. We dripped some acetone over the nails (and blew dry!) before finishing with top coat to get the finished smoky look.

Crystal Geode Nails by knailart

 We love how these look matte, but they are much more realistic when left shiny. Let us know if you try something like this out, and happy polishing!

Rainbow Nails for Spring!

 Spring is here and we've taken some inspiration from the copious of mini eggs we've consumed (as pictured above). We used 8 different colours with a pastel and bright shade of each to create this fun look!

A close up of our Rainbow Nails for Spring!

Matte Spring Floral Nails with Deborah Lippmann 'Glitter in the Air' as the base

As Spring (slowly!) begins, today's NOTD are these spring florals using Deborah Lippmann 'Glitter in the Air' as the base - a fabulously minty glitter that is the perfect backdrop for these beauties!

Happy polishing!

Check it out! We created this template to plan our nail art and keep track of the polishes we're using. 

Print this out and write down the polish names, add a quick swatch, and sketch or draw on your designs! We've included it here as a photo file that you can save and print, or you can download the larger pdf version here!

Share your creations with us on Instagram with the #knailart!

Neon Tie Dye Nails with TNA Clemente Shorts, Pandora Heart Ring and Dotted Ring, and Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Infinity Ring 

With so many amazing neons coming out recently, we decided to revive our favourite summer style and show you how we wear our tie dye nails! Our updated list of the best neon polishes is below, and the video tutorial is available on our YouTube here.

THE BEST NEONS FOR NAIL ART:

Yellow - Orly Glowstick

Orange - O.P.I. Juice Bar Hopping

Pink - Essie Bottle Service

Purple - O.P.I. Push & Pur-Pull 

Blue - Essie Bouncer It's Me

Green - Models Own Toxic Apple

If you have any great neon polishes, let us know in the comments so we can put them to the test!

Disclaimer: Some polishes used were received from the company/PR - however, our opinions are our own. This post contains no sponsored links!

Matte Faded Floral Yin-Yang Nail Art

Get the look - polishes used include:

China Glaze White on White

(Dark to Light)

Pinks - Essie Bottle Service, Essie Boom Boom Room, Revlon Pink Pineapple

Blues - Essie In The Cab-ana, China Glaze For Audrey, Essie Mint Candy Apple

Purples - O.P.I. Push and Pur-pull, Essie Play Date, Essie Under Where

Greens - China Glaze Starboard, Essie The More the Merrier, Essie Navigate Her

Ciaté Speed Coat Pro
Essie Waltz

Nicole by O.P.I. Matte Top Coat

What do you think of this look? Let us know in the comments if you try it out!

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Galaxy nails are the epitome of hipster-cool. We've been debating how to perfect this look for awhile. Do you go with just coloured sponging, white sponging, or coloured sponging on top of a white base? To glitter, or not to glitter? These are important questions. We've decided that the perfect galaxy nail requires a few things: A plain black base, A great holographic glitter polish (ours is in a black jelly base - even better!), white polish, some neon-y colours, and a sponge and nail art brush or dotter (or even a toothpick!).  This is our finished result (we're holding Femme Fatale Cosmetics in Star's Lament) - read on for the full pictorial and walkthrough.

Today we are sharing with you a holographic glitter from the brand BA Star, which is mainly a cheerleader/dance cosmetic brand - but has the perfect holographic glitter. We can't get enough! We received a set of their holographic glitter and glitter glue to review. Since we usually use topcoat as our 'glue', we stuck to what we knew and used Seche Vite to keep the glitter in place.

For this look, we used 2 coats of OPI's Glints of Glinda (our perfect transparent nude!), and a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust to help with the gradient look. Then we used a nail art brush to carefully dust the holographic powder (over a tray to catch any escaped glitter) focusing on the tip of the nail. The gradient happens naturally when using this technique.

We love how these turned out, and they would be the perfect accessory for a graduation or prom! The BA Star glitter is available on the BA Star website, www.bastar.com, and is 50% when you use the code BBGLITZ! 

 Disclaimer: Some of these products were provided to us by the company/PR for our honest consideration and review.