Now for those of you who are new to the nail polish world, I will to tell you a little story. Once upon a time there was a store called American Apparel (AA), it was back when unicorns were not even famous, yet this store had the same rainbows and cupcakes sort of vibe. Their clothes was a bit over the top for me --think onesies and furry stuff-- but their polishes, oh my. They were, and are up to date, my second favorite neons (Dare to Wear are my favorite). The polishes were awesome and so cheap. I acquired a few, and later sold or gave them away, except for the 4 neons I liked. The happily ever after of this story is that the founder of AA was held accountable for what he did, and I believe this was one of the very early cases of the #metoo movement.
This mani was inspired solely by the shape of the gold stickers and by the sunny days in my city; but also, by those brave girls that spoke up! What I like about wild nails like these is that they are girly, and they don't really ask for a men's opinion. I feel like these long pointy nails with negative space theme are not only artsy, but daring. They are just how I feel. Not sure if men read this blog or not, but if you do, I just want to let you know that we do our nails for ourselves, and we don't really care about your opinion on them. Recently, I saw a post on instagram about pointy nails (this one, gross), and I got so triggered. Meh, such is life (((2018 people!)))... anyway, this rant is over. Enjoy the pics.
Layering Order:
Presto Basecoat
Led 5-45 Lamp
Kokoist Excel Builder
Led 5-45 Lamp
2 coats American Apparel Neon Coral (pinky only)
2 coats American Apparel Neon Pink (ring only)
2 coats American Apparel Neon Yellow (middle only)
2 coats Cosmetic Arts Frenzy (index only)
2 coats Super Black Lacquers Bloom (thumb only)
Clou Gold Triangle Stickers
Poshe basecoat
Seche Vite topcoat
Where to buy in the US:
http://www.kokoistusa.com/product-page/excel-builder-20g
https://superblacklacquers.com/
American Apparel no longer sells nail polish, they sell clothes online, but a judge determined they could not have any stores in the US after they filed for bankruptcy
Cosmetic Arts is a discontinued polish, I believe there is a Color Club dupe out there (Pucci-licious?)
The stickers are from Daily Charme https://dailycharme.com/collections/stickers
If you find something wrong with this post, please let me know, broken links, type-os, different opinions, etc.
These items were purchased by me or sent to me by a friend. The above are not affiliated links.
This mani was inspired solely by the shape of the gold stickers and by the sunny days in my city; but also, by those brave girls that spoke up! What I like about wild nails like these is that they are girly, and they don't really ask for a men's opinion. I feel like these long pointy nails with negative space theme are not only artsy, but daring. They are just how I feel. Not sure if men read this blog or not, but if you do, I just want to let you know that we do our nails for ourselves, and we don't really care about your opinion on them. Recently, I saw a post on instagram about pointy nails (this one, gross), and I got so triggered. Meh, such is life (((2018 people!)))... anyway, this rant is over. Enjoy the pics.
Layering Order:
Presto Basecoat
Led 5-45 Lamp
Kokoist Excel Builder
Led 5-45 Lamp
2 coats American Apparel Neon Coral (pinky only)
2 coats American Apparel Neon Pink (ring only)
2 coats American Apparel Neon Yellow (middle only)
2 coats Cosmetic Arts Frenzy (index only)
2 coats Super Black Lacquers Bloom (thumb only)
Clou Gold Triangle Stickers
Poshe basecoat
Seche Vite topcoat
Where to buy in the US:
http://www.kokoistusa.com/product-page/excel-builder-20g
https://superblacklacquers.com/
American Apparel no longer sells nail polish, they sell clothes online, but a judge determined they could not have any stores in the US after they filed for bankruptcy
Cosmetic Arts is a discontinued polish, I believe there is a Color Club dupe out there (Pucci-licious?)
The stickers are from Daily Charme https://dailycharme.com/collections/stickers
If you find something wrong with this post, please let me know, broken links, type-os, different opinions, etc.
These items were purchased by me or sent to me by a friend. The above are not affiliated links.