Mean Candy Heart Nails.

I've been enjoying my break from nail art lately but I couldn't let Valentine's Day pass without doing this manicure! It's a design I've been wanting to do since last year after being inspired by mean spirited candy hears on tumblr.

The polishes I used for this design are Essie First Timer, Orly Pixy Stix, Orly Spark, OPI Can't Find My Czechbook, OPI You're Such A Budapest, and Sephora Formula X Dark Matter.

I thought these turned out very cute and were something a little different from my other Valentine's Day designs!

Ikat Heart Nails.

Ikat hearts were one of multiple designs I posted in my very first blog post. I've always thought it was a design worthy of its very own post, so I decided to do a new version as one of my Valentine's day manicures this year.

I made a few changes for my updated design, this time I stuck with one heart per nail and went with a purple colors scheme. The polishes I used were OPI You're Such A Budapest, OPI Sparrow Me The Drama, OPI Pamplona Purple, and China Glaze VIII.

Skittle Valentine's Day Nails.

I decided to start early on trying different Valentine's Day manicure ideas. For this design I brought out my stamping plates (something I haven't done in quite a while) and also added some freehanded dots. 

The plates I used were Bundle Monster BM02 (I heart U and the lips), BM03 (the group of 3 hearts), and Born Pretty Store m59 (the bows and the rest of the hearts.)

The polishes I used were Essie Boom Boom Room, China Glaze Rich & Famous, Sally Hansen Hard To Get, Mary Kay Radiant Red, Konad Special White Polish, and a Born Pretty Store red stamping polish.

I wasn't sure how I'd end up feeling about the manicure and combining a bunch of different images from different plates, but I think these turned out vey cute!

Dots and Hearts Nails.

Today's manicure is perfect for Valentine's Day! I really like the dark base color to switch things up a little for a girly holiday. 

The polishes I used are China Glaze Rich&Famous and VIII, OPI Steady as She Rose, and Pamplona Purple.

Born Pretty Gold Heart Studs Review.

Before I get started on the review for today, I wanted to mention I took a little break from blogging as my winter break winded down and the Spring semester began. Now that I'm back I plan to be doing 3-5 posts a week. 

On to today's post, the item I'm reviewing are the gold heart studs from Born Pretty Store. These are perfect for a Valentine's day manicure. The studs are the perfect mix of girly and grunge. 

To test them out in a manicure I used China Glaze Strawberry Fields as the base color and placed the hearts on my nails using a dotting tool. I used a thick coat of Seche Vite as my top coat and it seems to have done a good job of sealing everything in place.

You can get a bag of these studs (also available in silver) for $5.83, and you can receive 10% off any BPS order using the code BRJ61.