Gelish: Strawberry Fields

Gelish: Strawberry Fields

Sometime ago, I tried out this design from one of my many nail art magazines. There is a panel with a border of lace, and inside are embossed strawberries and white flowers, plus the occasional crystal. Priscillia was game enough to give it a try after seeing it on my nail art wheel, and this … Continue reading »

Gelish: Chinese Siren

Gelish: Chinese Siren

Shandy requested for an old design of mine, but in red, and the colour made all the difference… Just check out the previous versions compared to hers! Shandy’s red version: There were some slight changes, such as the use of crystals instead of pearls, which are more demure and not quite suited to the fiery … Continue reading »

Gelish: Chanel Monotone

Gelish: Chanel Monotone

Cheng Min requested for a Cynful Nails Chanel design, and I adapted it! The original: My take: I used charms for the middle and ring fingers! Chanel logo encrusted with crystals and a black ribbon with crystals, perfect against their respective black (Gelish Black Shadow) and glitter (Gelish Water Field) bases! For the thumbs, I … Continue reading »

Gelish: Abstract Marble in Purple

Gelish: Abstract Marble in Purple

Eunice decided to go for a simple abstract marble design with half moons: I used Gelish Desert Sands for the base and Gelish Bella’s Vampire for the deep purple half moons. For the abstract marble, I used Gelish Night Shimmer for the half moons, then Gelish Bella’s Vampire with Angel Pro Gelly Polish #5 for … Continue reading »

Gelish: Gothic McQueen

Gelish: Gothic McQueen

Yen Yen, my Pink Room classmate from 2011, came over to get her birthday nails done! She originally requested for Alexander McQueen nails that she had seen from Clara H, and didn’t know that I had already done similar designs for some of my customers! Anyway, I ended up modifying and customising it for her … Continue reading »

Gelish: Purple Princess Marble

Gelish: Purple Princess Marble

Kimmy and Jem gave their moms a lovely treat for Mother’s Day by booking Felicia and myself for Gelish manis! This is what I did for Kimmy’s mom: I used Gelish Desert Sands for the base, but as the only light purple from Gelish is Princess Tiara, which fades to a light grey in days, … Continue reading »

Gelish: Roses in Bloom

Gelish: Roses in Bloom

Faith requested for roses done as a tip design as well as a full design. The result: Being rather sick and tired of colour fading issues with Gelish pinks, I used An.Gel Pro Gelly Polish in #39 for the base. The roses are done with acrylic paint!

Gelish: Galaxy

Gelish: Galaxy

Kai requested galaxy nails based on this design. My take: I used Gelish Black Shadow for the base and did the art with acrylic paint.

Gelish: Cappucino Marble

Gelish: Cappucino Marble

Esther wanted something subtle for her first day at her new job, so I did this marbling design for her: I used Gelish Desert Sands as the base and Gelish Forever Beauty for the half moons, together with Gelish Sheek White and Artistic Colour Gloss Mocha Chino for the marbling, and lined them with gold … Continue reading »