Moon Phase Nails.

Moon phase designs have been very popular in fashion lately, and I thought they might translate nicely to nail art. So, of course I had to try it! 

The polishes I used for this design were OPI Lucernetainly Look Marvelous, OPI I Don't Give A Rotterdam!, Wet n Wild French White Creme, and Sephora Formula X Dark Matter.

During the manicure process I wasn't sure if I'd end up caring for this manicure but I'm actually very happy with how it turned out. This manicure is a fun way to reinvent your use of half moons and ruffian designs. Plus, it was easy enough to do, I used reinforcements to help with my moon shapes and a sponge and small brush for adding details.

Rose Ruffian Nails.

I'm back to short nails, and hopefully back to my regular posting since it's been a bit sporadic lately!

As for today's manicure, one of my most popular pre-blog designs was a manicure with roses for a french tip. I realized that I hadn't done a manicure with roses in quite a while and decided that similarly to the rose french tip, roses could make for a great twist on a ruffian design.

I used two of my favorite polishes in this manicure, OPI Done Out in Deco for the base color, and Color Club Starry Temptress to add a bit of glitter. The roses are done in acrylic pant. 

Chrome Ruffian Nails.

I attempted my first ruffian manicure the other day, and although it's a very simple design, it's a nice change. I thought things through a little before I started on the design, considering if there were any tricks I should try to get my lines perfect. In the end I decided to just freehand it with the polish brush, and I was happy to find it was surprisingly easy. I don't have the steadiest hands and I was still able to create nice lines without needing to touch up. 

I often see pretty ruffian nails with a foil polish on the bottom, but I decided to go ahead and use two foil polishes for an extra metallic look. The silver polish is Sally Hansen Silver Sweep and the blue is Color Club Cold Metal.