Designs by Deriniti

Hey guys! Hope you all had a great Christmas! I'm so happy cause my family got me a new laptop!!! This should definately make running this blog easier for me. I had been borrowing a super slow laptop for the past few months since mine broke! Now that I have my new laptop I'm hoping to improve my blog layout soon so stay tuned. Now on to the nails! To celebrate this New Year's I wanted to make a fun, glittery star-filled party on my nails! I started by painting my base half metallic silver & half chrome pink. Then I added a coat of some fun glitter polish that my mother got me for Christmas! Then I Konaded on some starry designs using a couple of my bundle monster plates & there you have it! I think they came out really cute, but I had a hard time capturing all the detail with my camera due to the shiny & glittery polishes I used. Anyways, hope you like! HAVE A SAFE, HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEARS!!! God Bless! : )  BM20...

Hey guys, just wanted to show you another Christmas design I did. First I painted a white base, then I painted on red tips & then Konaded a design on the tips using Konad White Special Polish. I painted a glittery silver stripe at the base of the tips & then added some reindeer water decals. This design isn't really my style, but I wanted to try something different. Anyways, I hope you all have a safe, happy & healthy holiday! MERRY CHRISTMAS & GOD BLESS!!! : ) M78 - Konad White, Wn'W French White Creme, Pure Ice Platinum, Wn'W Red Red, Kiss Nail Art Paint in Silver XOXO, Deriniti

Hey guys! Hope all is well! With Christmas right around the corner I felt it's about that time to get my nails into the Christmas spirit so I finally decorated my nails & then my Christmas tree! Now I'm officially ready for Christmas! I used multiple plates with this design, mostly bundle monster plates. This is my first Christmas design ever so I hope you like! BM04, BM13, BM14, BM21, M57 - Konad White SP,  Wet n'Wild Jezebel, Kiss Nail Art Paint Silver

Hey guys! It's been about a week since my last post, sorry I been a little busy. Wow, can't believe Christmas is right around the corner! We even had some snow flurries the other day! I'm gonna have to get started on some Christmas designs soon! Anyways, this next design I did using Kiss Nail Art Paint & I used my dotting tool for the thumb and ring fingers. Hope you like! 10 Professional Nail Lacquer in Spring Awakening, Wn'W Metallica, Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black & White XOXO, Deriniti

Hey guys! Here's my very glittery ombre konadicure! I used a pink chrome shade as a base color, then I added my glitter polishes, fading out from a silver glitter polish to a pink glitter polish & then konaded on my design. Very glitterful! As you can imagine, this was a pain to remove, lol. Anyways, hope you like! M63 - Love4Nails Rosebud, Wn'W Sparked, Sinful Colors Queen of Beauty, Konad Special Black XOXO, Deriniti

Hey everyone, hope you had a great Thanksgiving! This is just a quick post to share with you one of my entries for the OC Nail Art International Pedicure Contest. Hope you like! They will be selecting 3 winners, I'll keep you posted on the results! Have a great week! M65 & M78 - Milani Magenta Metal, Konad Special Black & Konad Special White UPDATE 12/9/10: Hey guys, just wanted to let you I found out the results lastnight & I came in 2nd place! I'm so happy! This is only the 2nd contest I have ever entered & for both contests I came in 2nd place which I think is pretty good for just starting out. For this contest I won 5 konad plates of my choice! Perfect for an konaddict like me, lol. Yeyy! : )

Hey guys! Today I'm gonna share with you an autumn design I did featuring a nail stamp plate from Bundle Monster. For those who don't know, bundle monster plates are basically fauxnad Konad plates. They're actually a lot cheaper than Konad plates and work just the same. Some of the plates actually feature some of the same designs that Konad offers. It's a great way to build up your plate collection, especially when you're on a budget. Overall I am happy with these plates but I'd haf to say one of the main differences between the two are that the Bundle Monster full nail and french tip designs are smaller than Konad's. I wish they were bigger, but you can still get the job done. Also, the edges of the plates are a little sharp, so just be careful...Overall though, I think it's a good deal & I'm excited to explore these plates cause I haven't done many designs with these plates yet, but I intend to. Just thought I'd share that since this...

Hey guys! Just wanted to share with you my first Konad Pedicure! Normally I leave the nail art to my fingernails & paint my toes one solid color but a recent fall themed konad pedicure contest prompted me to do this design on my toes. I thought it was gonna be pretty easy to Konad my toes, but I actually found it harder than when I do my nails! Lol, idk, maybe I just gotta get used to it! I plan to start doing some more pedicure designs & I'll be sure to share them as I go along! Have a great weekend! : ) M57 & M78 - Wet n' Wild Shield,  Konad White Special & Konad Black Special

Hey everyone! Time for another KOTD! I must admit I did not come up with the design idea for this. I've actually seen it quite a few times online from a couple different people. Not sure who originally came up with this but I absolutely LOVE IT and had to recreate it! I did this back in August, it's the design I rocked when I went to Florida. These pics were taken after I spent a few days on the beach, I think they held up pretty nicely. Oh how this makes me miss the beach, lol!  I can definately see me doing this design again, maybe I'll experiment with some different colors next time. Isn't it cute!? M57 - Sinful Colors Pink Forever, Wn'W French White Creme, Kiss Nail Art Paint in Silver, Konad Black SP Have a great week! Deriniti

Hey everyone! Hope all is well & welcome to my new followers! At first I wasn't sure which of my designs I was gonna choose for my next post, but now I find it to be most appropriate that it be this " Red Hot " design because I recently entered it in Simply Rin's " Color It Red " Nail Art Contest & I just found out lastnight that I am one of the 5 finalists!!! I'm super excited about this! This is the first nail art contest I have ever entered so it really means alot to me! It would be awesome to win, but even if I don't I am still sooo happy I made it to the Top 5! I thank all who voted for me along with Simply Rins for such an awesome contest! Voting is now over & it's all up to Rin's judges to choose the winner but if you'd like to see the rest of the finalists, click here . (btw, sooo bummed I broke my right ring fingernail shortly before I did this NOTD, waaah, I like for all my nails to be the same length, but I could...

  Hey everyone! Have you heard of Barry M. Instant Nail Effects Polish? It's new, from Barry M. Cosmetics. The company is based out of the UK so I'm not sure where or even if it's available anywhere else. I purchased mine off of ebay, straight from the UK. You can also get it from the Barry M. Cosmetics website. How it works is you apply any base color you like, let your nails dry, then apply the Instant Nail Effects polish & watch your unique design appear before your eyes! When you first apply the polish, it comes on like black polish, but then it quickly begins to break up & crack, creating a unique effect. I think it's pretty cool! And it's great for a day when you wanna quickly dress up your nails but don't have the time to manually do a design of your own!   When using, you only apply one coat & do not overlap. Also, the size of the cracks depend alot on how thick you apply your coat. If you...

Hey all, since today is the last day of October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) I decided to post another "Think Pink" Design since I think this is such an important issue. This time I did something a little more simple, it's just a basic french mani with some pink ribbon nail decals. I meant to post these up sooner, but I was actually waiting on some pink ribbon rhinestone decals that I had ordered. I was planning to add them to the thumb & ring fingernails. Sadly they didn't get here in time so I'm just gonna post up the design I have as is. Wn'W Sugar Coat, NYC French White Tip, BSN Planet Nail Art Polish (If you would like more info on Breast Cancer or would like to make a donation, there are some links posted in the "Breast Cancer Awareness" section of my blog) XOXO, Deriniti

Hey, just a quick post! This is the first time I ever did a french manicure so I wanted to show it off. I took this pic before I cleaned the sides off cause I wasn't done with this mani yet. After this pic, I decorated it a little & I will show that off in my next post, but for now just wanted to show off my basic french tips attempt. Wn'W Sugar Coat,  NYC French White Tip,  BSN Planet Nail Art Polish

Hey everyone! Here's a quick kotd! This is actually the first kotd I did without using Konad special polish. I used Sinful Colors Secret Admirer which is a glittery dark gray polish, it worked pretty well. I think this konadicure looks better in person than in the pics but since the base coats I used were both very metallic they didn't photograph that well cause of all that shine. I tried taking a pic without the flash but it didn't come out too well, but you get the idea! Anyways, hope u like, have a great day! : )   M64 w/Sinful Colors Secret Admirer, Love4Nails Rosebud, WnW Metallica XOXO, Deriniti

Since this month is breast cancer awareness month I wanted to do a "THINK PINK" design! This is actually my current manicure & I dedicate it to my mother. First off, today is her birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!) and second, by the grace of God she is a breast cancer survivor! Love You Mom! Here are a couple great sites to get more information on breast cancer or to make a donation: www.breastcancer.org/ & www.nationalbreastcancer.org/ . God Bless! : )  XOXO,  Deriniti M57 - Konad Pink SP, Wn'W Tickled Pink, NYC Fuchsia Shock Creme

Hey everyone, here's a list of regular (non-konad) nail polishes that work well with nail stamping! I acquired this list courtesy of http://sassestampingstampede.wordpress.com , thanx Sasse! LA Colors Art Deco Nail Art The creme nail art pens from head2toebeauty.com (glitter tested and does not work) American Apparel Mount Royal Avon Speed Dry (old version) Delicate Mauve Barielle Date Night Boggi Brites Nail Paint in Pink Borghese Espresso Brown F Chanel Vendetta China Glaze Agent Lavender China Glaze Aqua Baby China Glaze Calypso Blue China Glaze Emerald Sparkle China Glaze For Audrey China Glaze Grape Pop China Glaze Heli-yum China Glaze VII (works great China Glaze Khrome Collection China Glaze Lube Heels China Glaze Midnight Ride China Glaze OMG! China Glaze Red Stallion China Glaze Re-fresh Mint China Glaze Romantique Collection Spring 2009 (Passion, Magical, Poetic, Delight, Emotion, Joy, Awaken, Adore, Cherish, Harmony, Admire, Devotion) China Glaze ...

Hey! It's been a couple days since I posted a new design, was busy making a new header for my blog, lol. Hope you likey, I'm finally gettin the hang of photoshop! haha... I also want to say welcome to my new followers!!! Ok, now on to the nails...this next design I got to play with my new rhinestone wheel, yey! Fyi, you can get rhinestone wheels for a really cheap price on ebay! I'm talkin around like $2! And there's lots of different wheels to choose from so whatever shape, color or size rhinestone you're looking for, you'll probably be able to find it there! I bought 3 wheels so far, I will post a pic of them in the next couple days so you can see what they look like. Anyways, here's my design for today:  M64 - Konad White S.P., Pure Ice Wet T-Shirt & Wn'W Hallucinate XOXO, Deriniti

I really like how this mani came out. I absolutely love this pattern! As for the colors, I used konad white special polish over a dark glittery purple basecoat, but they came out looking more like black & white. It all depends on how the light hits them.  M63 - Konad White Special Polish & Wn'W Night Prowl In this second pic, I took the same manicure & decided to experiment a bit with this new iridescent shade I bought, Sinful Color's You Just Wait. As you can see, it gives off a sheer yellow iridescent shine & depending on how the light hits it, it could sometimes even look greenish. In the bottle, the shade looks more like a sheer shimmery baby pink with yellow pearl-like shine, but on the nails the yellow was much more apparent than pink. Overall though, it gave a nice effect, which one do you like better?  Same as above with Sinful Colors You Just Wait XOXO,   Deriniti 

Yesterday I posted a konadicure I had done with a pattern off of image plate M74. Here's another one I did using that same pattern. M74 - Konad Pink Special Polish, Pure Ice Platinum, Wn'W Hallucinate

This design is from plate M74. I don't really like how this particular konadicure came out, but wanted to post it anyway to show an example of how this pattern from plate M74 looks. M74 - Konad White SP, Wn'W Buffy the Violet Slayer & Hallucinate

Hey guys! This is an older design I did. For the base I did a gradient effect using an eyeshadow applicator & sponging from light to dark purple. I used a light, medium & dark purple to create the fade effect, but I can't remember which exact polishes I used for this, sorry. I do know they weren't opaque, they were all shimmery polishes. After the base dried I konaded on my white flowers. I think this design would be cuter with some clear rhinestones added to the center of the flowers, not sure why I didn't do that, I'm guessing I didn't have my rhinestone wheel at the time I did these. Konad M57 XOXO , Deriniti

For this design I applied a purple base coat followed by a purple glitter polish. I used multiple images from plates M53, M63 & M81 to create this look. I then added some purple rhinestones to the flowers. Btw, these nails are very glittery, the pictures don't truly capture how glittery they are.  M53, M63, M81 - Konad White S.P. & Wn'W Metallica, Wn'W Wild Card & Sinful Colors I Miss You

This was one of my first Konadicures. I used the zigzag design pattern on plate m78. Before trying it out I didn't think I was gonna like it as much as I did but it's actually a really nice pattern. Hope you like!  Plate M78 - N.Y.C. Fuschia Shock Creme & Konad White Special Polish XOXO, Deriniti

Here's a list of some helpful tips & tricks for Konading: * Konading can be a little messy, so cover your work area with some paper towels or something, I use an old game board to protect my work surface * You should paint a clear top coat over your base coat before applying Konad so that if you make a mistake it will be easier to fix without messing up your base coat * Wipe image plate & stamp with acetone nail polish remover after each use. You should also occasionally wipe off your scraper because the polish builds on it which makes it hard to properly scrape * Work quickly! Otherwise, the image may not transfer properly due to the polish drying * Use a "rolling" motion when using the stamp to pick up the design from the image plate & also when stamping the design onto your nail * If you make a mistake, quickly dab a q-tip in nail polish remover & remove the mistake * If you have trouble getting the image to transfer from the image plate to the...

   I just wanna do this post for anyone who doesn't know what Konad is cause I do a lot of Konad designs. It's a nail art kit used to put designs on your nails with the use of a stamp and pre-designed image plates. I'm not a distributor but there are a few websites to purchase Konad from so I suggest just googleing it. The basics you need to perform a Konadicure (Konad manicure) are a stamp, an image plate & Konad special polish. You will also need something you can use to scrape access polish off your image plate with. You can either purchase one of their scrapers or just use an old library card or something like that (make sure it's something you don't mind getting nail polish all over).     Here are the basic steps on how to Konad: Choose a design from the image plate that you'd like to use. (There are several plates to choose from that consist of all types of images & designs; each individual plate has a few different designs inscribed in it)...

Hey everyone! Welcome! This is my absolute first time blogging & this is my very first post so bear with me while I get the hang of things, lol. So basically this blog is all about nail art. I do a lot of nail art & Konad and I would like to share my work and hopefully you will enjoy & perhaps be inspired! If you don't know what Konad is I will explain in my next post. I will also try to include some helpful tips, tricks & techniques along the way. Take into account, this is my hobby, not my profession so if my work is not always perfect you know why, lol. I would also like this blog to be a way for others to share their work & ideas so if you would like me to post any of your Konadicures or Nail Art then email your nail pics to myprettynailz@gmail.com , make sure to include your name so I can post it with your pic. Ok, thanx for visiting, I hope you enjoy & come again cause I will be adding new posts & design pics daily! :...