Grunge Rainbow Nails.

I combined a few different techniques to get today's manicure, I wasn't sure exactly how things would turn out as I was going, but I ended up pretty happy with the results. 

I started out doing diagonal stripes using the watercolor technique and then once I was done I used the saran wrap technique to grunge it up a little.

The polishes I used were Milani White on the Spot, Julep January, CND Electric Orange, CND Bicycle Yellow, OPI Don't Mess With OPI, OPI Ogre the Top Blue, American Apparel Mount Royal, and China Glaze Spontaneous.

Rainbow Dotted Nails.

Today's manicure has  a bunch of different elements. I did a different gradient on each of my nails to create a rainbow, and then I added a shimmer polish on top of the gradients, and finished things off with gradating dots. 

The red to pink nail was done with Julep January and CND Raspberry Plunge. The yellow to orange nail is CND Bicycle Yellow and CND Electric Orange. The green to teal nail is OPI Don't Mess with OPI and China Glaze Shower Together. The blue to purple nail is China Glaze Spontaneous and China Glaze First Mate.

On the warm toned gradients I added CND Raspberry Sparkle, and for the cool toned ones I added CND Sapphire Sparkle. Then the dots were done with CND Oilslick and a few different sizes of dotting tools.

Crayon Drip Nails.

I saw this dripping paint tutorial on youtube a few weeks ago and it immediately reminded me of the melted crayon art trend. So I decided to put the two together for my manicure. 

I used a bunch of polishes for this design: CND Flashpoint, CND Bicycle Yellow, CND Electric Orange, Sally Hansen Lickety Split Lime, OPI Ogre the Top Blue, China Glaze Spontaneous, Milani White on the Spot, and Wet n Wild Black Creme.

Rainbow Target Nails.

When I started this design all I knew was I wanted something that screamed rainbow!

I think the manicure definitely hit that mark. I started by using a striping brush to make a bunch of stripes in rainbow colors. The polishes I used were OPI Elephantastic Pink, China Glaze Thataway, Orly Spark, China Glaze Treehugger, Revlon Blue Lagoon, and China Glaze Spontaneous.

I wasn't sure what the next strep should be, but I eventually decided that stamping a pattern over top would be fun and add a lot of visual intern. I used Konad Special White polish to stamp and the image is from BM-206.

Rainbow Splatter Nails.

When I decided to do a splatter manicure, I wasn't sure about a color scheme. Eventually I decided on a bright rainbow color scheme. At first I wasn't sure about the outcome, but after a while it really started to grow on me. 

I used a bunch of polishes for this: OPI Hot & Spicy, Orly Spark, OPI Elephantastic Pink, China Glaze Tree Hugger, China Glaze Rich & Famous, China Glaze Spontaneous, and LA Colors Static Electricity.

Twister Nails.

When I went to do my nails yesterday all I knew was I wanted to do something with the rainbow and something with dots. From there I basically just winged it, and ended up with something sort of Twister-esque.

The colors I used were CND Flashpoint, CND Electric Orange, CND Bicycle Yellow, Sinful Colors Envy, LA Colors Static Electricity, and China Glaze Spontaneous. The base is Sally Hansen Whirlwind White.

This is a really simple design but I like how colorful it is, it's nice and cheery. Cheery nails are definitely a mood booster during midterms! (Which are almost over...which I think means time to treat myself to a few polishes or nail tools.)