When the New Year Hits

    Hello all, the new year has started, last month, and I have been playing around more with buying different kinds of polish and looking for some elegant and funky ways to express. This has been one of my favorites so far, this simple nail design is just that and can be accomplished with many different colors to chevron.
    Starting I tried a new base coat, It is L.A. Colors Superstrength Nail Builder. Allow that to dry and  apply a second coat, here is why, I also taped off my nail to create the chevron and did not want that gross peel up. This base coat dries super fast and compliments with the fact that sometimes, I have other things I want to get done before three hours have gone by, yes, I have spent that long on a nail art.
    Secondly, if you have the chevron peels try to center those on the crescent of your nail, if you don't, as you can see mine were close but not all perfect, don't sweat it, It is nail art and if anyone asks say it was expressive nail painting. As you can see I pointed the chevron outward towards the tip of the nail from thumb to ring-finger and on the pinkies inverted for a different look. If you need to you can also use tape, just make sure you have straight 90 degree angles and that you have taken some of the sticky-ness away by sticking it to a table a time or two or against your skin so oils dilute the potency of the adhesive.
    Next I applied wet n wild's 4850 Black Creme/Creme Noir to the tips above the chevron, I only needed one coat of this as it is fairly opaque. After each nail, I used pointed tweezers to quickly and carefully pull off the peels. Once that layer has fully dried & all peels removed it is onto the final two steps.
    Now, the shiny glorious sparkle that is on the whole nail is Salon Perfect's 613 Cosmic Dust. This nail polish is also labeled as a top coat, so if you choose you really can stop there but I wanted the shiny to stay shiny and sometimes with glitter/holographic colors the shiny part can feel weird to the touch. I allowed this to dry fully and wasn't disappointed and probably should have just stopped there, but I didn't I finished this nail design with L.A. Colors Rapid Dry Top Coat.
    With all of that awesomeness who can resist? So wear your nails with pride and yes, this nail design is black and sparkly but can be worn, just because. Have a fantastic week and will be back soon!