Portal Love

I've always been a HUGE fan of the portal games so I decided to paint me some portal nails.

Unfortunately I didn't think to take photos of the process but I did take a photo of the end result. As it's currently midnight here I am just going to post the end result but I hope you like it. Remember, if you have an idea, please post in the comments. I would love to hear from you.

Enjoy! Until next time...

Love Hexxy

A Collaboration Between Friends...

Hi guys! First post of today is a collaboration piece by the lovely Thyia! She has nerdified herself even more (if that's at all possible). I take great pleasure in introducing Thyia's "Mario Mushy Nails"

Here is what I used: Sally Hansen Insta-Grip Fast Dry Base Coat, Kiss Nail Art Paint in White, OPI Alpine Snow, Constance Carroll Diamond Gloss in Neon Green 355,Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black, Rimmel London 60 Second in Clear 740.

1) Start with clean nails.

2) Paint your nails with a good base coat to protect the design, prevent chipping and the discolouration of your nails through prolonged nail polish use

3) Paint white French tips on each nail. I used a striper to mark where the French tips will go as seen in this pic

4) Then filled in the tops with OPI Alpine Snow

5) Then add green stripes using a small brush, striper, tooth pick etc on all your nails except your ring finger. On your ring finger draw the shape pictured, this is the mushroom

6) Once again using a striper, dotting tool, tooth pick or small brush pain two small black lines for eyes

7) Then using a dotting tool (commercial or home-made) place some dots with white nail polish on the green mushroom

8) Finally apply a top coat and you’re finished!!

And here you have it! :D "Mario Mushy Nails".

For more nails by Thyia, visit her nail blog - http://fantasmagoricalnails.blogspot.com/

Until next time,

Heximal out! <3

An interest..

So, a friend of mine has been doing a lot with her nails lately and it really intrigued me. Being an insane nerd at heart I thought I would try something different. My friend is not only a massive nerd but it also very creative and she always comes up with beautiful designs. Me? If I like what I see, I'll try it.

For my first post it has been requested that I attempt Spiderman nails. Let's just say that as a first attempt I was extremely happy!


To start the nail off I recommend using a base coat to protect your nail. Even if you have fake nails, this is always important. Some nail polishes do tend to stain and prolonged use of nail polish on a natural nail will cause discoloration.

Secondly, I applied two coats of red polish. I used ulta3's Sizzling Red. As the ulta3 nail polishes tend to be quite thick I would only recommend them as use for a base color. I have tried water marbling with them and just ended up with a huge mess and not pretty nails.

Ok, time to move on to step three. Take a thin nail brush or a toothpick and trace a line of black down side of your finger. Continue until you have the pattern above.

The next step is to make curved lines from left to right on your nail. This will form the "web". Once you are satisfied with your web and your nails have dried, always use a top coat to protect your design from chipping. Again, I used ulta3 Top Coat. As it is a slightly thicker polish I find that it holds my designs quite well.

For the thumb I created a classic web on the nail, start at the middle and draw lines outward. Continue with the circular pattern around the web. After this you create Spidey's eyes. It's basically a half circle. For the white on the eyes I used Sally Hansen Extreme Wear "White On" and a dotting tool. You can use a bobby pin for the same effect. Once again, add a top coat to protect your design from chipping.

And there you have it! Awesome nerdy Spiderman nails.

I hope you have enjoyed my first post! Keep an eye out for special collaboration posts by my lovely friend Illithyia!!

Until next time, xox