Rainbow Fish Nails

Do you guys remember The Rainbow Fish book from elementary school? That was seriously the most desired book in the entire world. I was on a waiting list for 4 months before I got to check it out from the library! That's an eternity in 2nd grade time!

My nails today were slightly inspired by this book! They were also really easy to (which is a plus). I used two layers of Ulta Blue Streak then a couple layers of top coat. For the accent nails, I added a layer of OPI Midnight Blue glitter and a layer of OPI Pinata-Yada over the top. Looks pretty scaly to me!

Party Nails!

I'm headed up to Austin tomorrow!! Hooray! Oh, Sixth Street, how I've missed thee. And friends, too, but come on now.

In celebration of this joyous occasion, I decided to do rainbow nails! But I couldn't decide which kind I wanted to do - stripes or confetti - So I did both! :D

Look #1: Confetti Nails

VERY simple to do. This took me about 5 minutes. Minus drying time.

Apply a white base coat and allow to dry. Then grab your brightest colors and go to town! I used one of the dot-makers I bought a few weeks ago, and just took turns adding each color on. Don't worry about being exact with the dots - confetti is pretty lop-sided. Cover with a clear base coat, and you're done!

Look #2: Rainbow Stripe Nails

Not quite as simple as the first, but still pretty easy. Apply a clear base coat (or white, if you want your colors to really pop. I was going for more of a Lisa Frank look.) Take the same rainbow colors, and one by one, paint diagonal lines across your nails. I used a smaller paint brush that I purchased with the dot-makers. If you are too lazy/cheap to buy one, then use fewer colors / fatter lines. Don't worry about being exact with the lines. I think it looks a little cooler if they're swirly! Add some glitter and a top coat and get ready to rave!