andi paints nails

I absolutely admire those skilled in nail design so I began to practice designs on myself and for friends. Here, you can follow my original or adapted designs and see my techniques improve. I love getting questions, comments, and suggestions so please feel free to contact me at any time! Disclaimer: I own all photos unless reblogged or otherwise credited. Please leave the watermark in tact on my photos if you wish to share. Also, please contact me if I have not credited a photo of yours. Thanks :)

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Plz follow me I love ur blog ?!💜😌💓🔥👑👑

Yes, of course! I love finding new beauty blogs to inspire designs 💓

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2 months since my last post.. I wish I could manage my time better and give this blog much needed love. I am always logged on checking posts and adding to the nail art tag but I haven’t done my nails much this semester.

I’ll be in South Africa from the 25th until June 18th. But when I get back, I have some polish to review and some new ideas to design. I’m really excited to see some old regulars during the summer break and hopefully I’ll have several queued designs for you.

It really means a lot that I can get on every week and see new notifications and visitors. Thank you for the continued interest <3

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Omg got on today to scan for tag posts and I see this! I freakin love you poptarp !! This made my day..

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This is not so much for the art but to show the colors in natural, overcast light. I took advantage of the last ZOYA promo which gave us 3 unreleased mini shades. (Btw, did anyone else order it and did they get Charlotte, Anais, and Severine too?)

Maya is described as 'semi-opaque bright pink coral with tangerine undertones' and she absolutely is spot on. I don't really care for sheers but Maya is pretty.

Then, the mystery shade Charlotte is totally a new favorite and I'm upset they aren't selling full-size. Charlotte in mass sale is a pinkish nude but this version is a light creamy cement shade like a lighter Revlon Bare Bones. It is freakin gorgeous!

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Second view of my lazy green ombre. School and work are killing my nail time but I'm going to situate myself and get back into it. Miss you guys too much

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HELP LE MINI MACARON GET TO 150 BACKERS!!

As of right now, we have 84 backers. You guys are AMAZING for being the first to support us!!! 

We need more backers though so that we can increase our ranking on Kickstarter’s website. The more backers and clicks on our page we have, the more VISIBLE we will be on Kickstarter (higher up on the “Popular” page)…which will help more people to see us and support us.

More details here on my blog.

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Because I absolutely want a macaron curing light <3

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Are you in desperate need of refiling your grown out shape? Have you been in the off position while on winter break? Does is kill you to have bare nails? Can you not decide between colors and/or cannot commit to a design?

If you answered yes to at least one question above, I have the solution for you! Take those 2+ polishes and paint all nails with two coats of the lighter color. There will probably be streaks because this thing is not ever as opaque as you'd like. Take the darker colors, wipe most off in the bottle, and literally swoosh it from base to tip several times. Apply a boss ass topcoat to smooth over your work and go out into the world to rack up all the compliments about your outstanding marble/gradient. Also, steal a photo your friend took of your lunch outing and post that online because you have no lighting setup in your home.

Good luck! I love you all and I love your nails more :)

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I am so in love with the neutral holiday nails that have been popping up! I had to do my own since I just picked up new polish. This is Lincoln Park After Dark and My Vampire is Buff in snowflake form :)

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This is what's become of me.. 2 week old leopard print and uneven nails. If anything positive from this, Seche Vite really holds. I love you, Seche Vite.

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Today's retail therapy and swatches 1-3 coats 😊 right to left: the glittering night, come out of your shell, frog in my throat, and go into the light #OPI #newpolish #polishswatch #ifeelbetter

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Hello everyone!

I have been so severely absent and I would like to apologize. I just transferred to a different college and am no longer home during any day hours. I'm trying to figure out how to keep taking photos of my nails and get them to you through a queue or get a lighting setup or something. I've literally only painted my nails twice since August 25th lol It is deeply upsetting me so I am definitely going to figure this out!

And just thank you for sticking around <3

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One of my sisters coworkers loves her nails so she keeps having me do more bold looks to show off lol I know you guys probly hate me for all the gradient and palm tree designs but this is the last one of the season-- promise!

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Work appropriate ocean nails for my sister. These are a week in too! Love Seche Vite

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More beach vacation nails lol my cousin brought her bff with and they wanted similar nails. She opted for more of a sunset effect with glitter. Love these!

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Beachy vacation nails for my cousin! Totally not sure where she got this design from but I like it

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Ugh every time I go back to leopard print I do not regret it in any way. It is just such a classic print.. This is my summer leopard! With the gorgeous Lux by Marc Jacobs and a jelly glitter from F21. Dying

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Cutesy summer nails for my cousin ^__^  she found the pic on a Refinery29 article about goscratchit.com and their nail wraps of the month. They no longer offer these designs so I did them for her lol