nails by nat

Hi :)
My name is Natalie but you can call me Nat for short. Music and nail art are two of my passions.
I made this blog to share my nail art and also as a reminder to myself about the different stories behind my designs. Some designs were inspired by already existing works but I'll try to post the original link that I got it from. Enjoy!

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I hope all of you on the east coast faired okay during the storm. I was lucky that we only lost power. It’s devastating to see those in Breezy Point, Rockaway, etc… I hope that they can recover from it soon with the help of others. It’s a beautiful thing to see all the volunteers that are helping them out and I encourage those of you who have time to volunteer as well. On a unrelated and rather unimportant note, I did Jacky’s nails inspired by a picture I saw on Tumblr. My version is definitely not as beautiful as the original but it turned out a lot better than I had expected because I was woken up from my sleep to finish her nails in the middle of the night. Haha. Here’s the link to the original artist: http://kahtreenahh.tumblr.com/post/25545124846 10/25/12 ———————————————————————————————— Products used: Seche Clear Base Coat L.A. Colors Color Craze nail polish in “Circuits” L.A. Colors Color Craze nail polish in “French Nail Pink” Nail Paint by Barry M in “Mint Green” Orly nail polish in “Snowcone” China Glaze nail polish in “White on White” Absolute! Nail Art Paint in Hot Pink It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White Color Club Art Club nail art polish in Green Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I hope all of you on the east coast faired okay during the storm. I was lucky that we only lost power. It’s devastating to see those in Breezy Point, Rockaway, etc… I hope that they can recover from it soon with the help of others. It’s a beautiful thing to see all the volunteers that are helping them out and I encourage those of you who have time to volunteer as well.

On a unrelated and rather unimportant note, I did Jacky’s nails inspired by a picture I saw on Tumblr. My version is definitely not as beautiful as the original but it turned out a lot better than I had expected because I was woken up from my sleep to finish her nails in the middle of the night. Haha. Here’s the link to the original artist: http://kahtreenahh.tumblr.com/post/25545124846

10/25/12


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Products used:


  • Seche Clear Base Coat
  • L.A. Colors Color Craze nail polish in “Circuits”
  • L.A. Colors Color Craze nail polish in “French Nail Pink”
  • Nail Paint by Barry M in “Mint Green”
  • Orly nail polish in “Snowcone”
  • China Glaze nail polish in “White on White”
  • Absolute! Nail Art Paint in Hot Pink
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White
  • Color Club Art Club nail art polish in Green
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

09

November

#floral #floral print #katreenahh #nails #nails by nat #nailsbynat #polka dots #nail art

District 4 is responsible for fishing. I think if I could live in a district, it’d be this one because I can relate to it the most. This actually wasn’t the original design that I had in mind but I was able to come up with something new. The ring finger has a fish net pattern on it because, well…it’s used for fishing :) District 3 is up next but I’m sure I’ll  post nails that I did for Jacky in between. Now that midterms are over, I can get more of these designs done. Until finals come around, of course! 10/6/12 —————————————————————————————————— Products used: Essie Protein Base Coat Essence Colour & Go nail polish in “Choose Me!” Maybelline Colorama 5 Day Nail Color in “Blueberry Surprise” L.A. Colors nail polish in “Sassy Sparkle” Art Club nail art polish in “Gold Glitter” Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

District 4 is responsible for fishing. I think if I could live in a district, it’d be this one because I can relate to it the most. This actually wasn’t the original design that I had in mind but I was able to come up with something new. The ring finger has a fish net pattern on it because, well…it’s used for fishing :) District 3 is up next but I’m sure I’ll  post nails that I did for Jacky in between. Now that midterms are over, I can get more of these designs done. Until finals come around, of course!

10/6/12

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Products used:

  • Essie Protein Base Coat
  • Essence Colour & Go nail polish in “Choose Me!”
  • Maybelline Colorama 5 Day Nail Color in “Blueberry Surprise”
  • L.A. Colors nail polish in “Sassy Sparkle”
  • Art Club nail art polish in “Gold Glitter”
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

19

October

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#District 4 #The Hunger Games #the hunger games nails #ocean inspired #nail art #nailsbynat #nails by nat

Who remembers Pac Man? I used to love that game! Jacky LOVES Clyde the ghost so I came across Pac Man nails and combined it with another design I saw on Tumblr and painted these on her nails. I think it looks really great on her nails because there’s so much room to work with. Expect District 4 nails to be up soon!  9/20/12 ——————————————————————————————————- Products used: Seche Clear Base Coat New York Color In a New York Color Minute nail polish in “Bowery Black” It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Turquoise China Glaze nail polish in “White on White” models own nail polish in “Fuzzy Peach” OPI nail polish in “No Room for the Blues” Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coast

Who remembers Pac Man? I used to love that game! Jacky LOVES Clyde the ghost so I came across Pac Man nails and combined it with another design I saw on Tumblr and painted these on her nails. I think it looks really great on her nails because there’s so much room to work with. Expect District 4 nails to be up soon! 

9/20/12

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Products used:


  • Seche Clear Base Coat
  • New York Color In a New York Color Minute nail polish in “Bowery Black”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Turquoise
  • China Glaze nail polish in “White on White”
  • models own nail polish in “Fuzzy Peach”
  • OPI nail polish in “No Room for the Blues”
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coast

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October

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#Pac Man #Clyde #nails #nail art #nailsbynat #nails by nat

Phew, finally got District 5 done :) I know there’s been a definite lack of posts but I recently moved-in and started college so I’ve been super busy just getting settled in and adjusting. So District 5 is responsible for energy and I used the color from the Hunger Games collection. The nails on the bottom picture belong to my lovely roommate, Jacky. She has these awesome long nails that make doing nail art twice as fun. I’m so glad I get along with my two roommates; it makes college a lot more enjoyable. Maybe I’ll even have Jacky be my nail model sometimes— that is, if she stops getting stuck in elevators. What do you guys think?

9/5/12

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Products used:


District 5 nails:

  • Seche Clear Base Coat 
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Electrify” (The Hunger Games collection)
  • Nina Nail Pro nail polish in “Like Butta”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in black
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Pastel Tribal nails:

  • Seche Clear Base Coat
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Lemon Fizz”
  • models own nail polish in “Lilac Dream”
  • models own nail polish in “Pastel Pink”
  • Barry M nail polish in “Mint Green”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in black
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

08

September

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#District 5 #The Hunger Games #nail art #nails #nails by nat #nailsbynat #pastel #skittle #the hunger games nails #tribal #models own #China Glaze

So I went to my first Warped Tour on Saturday and I had such an amazing time. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect. It was in the high 70s with sun and clouds. I finally got meet All Time Low :’D It wasn’t what I expected but it was good nonetheless. I’m sure they were tired and they had a lot of fans to meet anyway. Jack was really enthusiastic when I showed him my nails though. He was super friendly and he left me with a smile that I wore throughout the day. I also spotted Danny Duncan from We The Kings at the merch table so I went over to say hello. I felt a little awkward at first because I had no idea what I was going to say but Danny came over to me and my friend, gave us both big hugs, and told us we were both amazing. I was left speechless because it was so unexpected. I was so flustered that I introduced myself as my friend’s name which I awkwardly had to correct. But after that, I was able to talk and act like a normal person with him. It was great meeting him but I wish I had told him how I think his Kings Carriage episodes are genius and how they always make my day. Anyways, as I was watching I Call Fives, I saw Josh from Every Avenue-which I thought was strange because EA wasn’t part of Warped. So as he walked by I said “Josh??” as if he were some old friend I haven’t seen in a long time. He stopped and was probably trying to figure out who I was. It’s pretty hilarious in retrospect but the point of this long post is I had a great time and I can’t wait to go again. I’m really proud of how my All Time Low nails came out. It’s supposed to look like ATL’s album “So Wrong It’s Right”. To be honest, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it but I’m glad I gave it a try. My We The King’s nails aren’t my best piece of work but it was late when I did them. I’ll redeem myself next concert ;)

7/20/12

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Products used:

  • Save The Nail Eau So Hydrating Base Coat
  • China Glaze nail polish in “White on White”
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Salsa”
  • Nina Ultra Pro nail polish in “Like Butta”
  • Nail Paint by Barry M in “Mint Green”
  • B Touch nail polish in “Sky Blue”
  • Orly nail polish in “Peachy Parrot”
  • Dashing Diva nail polish in “Fashion District”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

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July

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#All Time Low #So Wrong It's Right #Warped Tour 2012 #We The Kings #nail art #nails #nails by nat #nailsbynat #Alex Gaskarth #Danny Duncan #Jack Barakat

District 6 is known for Transportation. I used the color for District 6 from the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. I wanted to do a hovercraft too but I had no idea where I’d even start so I just did a train and train tracks. Excuse my swollen hands, it’s been a sweltering 90-something degrees these past few days. Stay hydrated, everyone :) 6/23/12 —————————————————————————————————- Products used: Save the Nail Eau So Hydrated Base Coat China Glaze nail polish in “Fast Track” (The Hunger Games collection) It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black Color Madmic nail art polish in “Orange Red” Absolute! nail Nail Art Paint in Silver Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

District 6 is known for Transportation. I used the color for District 6 from the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. I wanted to do a hovercraft too but I had no idea where I’d even start so I just did a train and train tracks. Excuse my swollen hands, it’s been a sweltering 90-something degrees these past few days. Stay hydrated, everyone :)

6/23/12

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Products used:

  • Save the Nail Eau So Hydrated Base Coat
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Fast Track” (The Hunger Games collection)
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black
  • Color Madmic nail art polish in “Orange Red”
  • Absolute! nail Nail Art Paint in Silver
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

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June

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#District 6 #The Hunger Games #the hunger games nails #nails #nail art #nailsbynat #nails by nat #Transportation

I finally got to District 7! My apologies that it took so long. I’ve been caught up with prom, graduation, job searching, etc… Anyways, District 7 provides lumber for the Capitol so I did tree bark and a double-headed ax on my thumb. I used the color from the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. Hope you like it! 6/8/12 ————————————————————————————————- Products used: Essie Protein Base Coat China Glaze nail polish in “Mahogany Magic” (The Hunger Games collection) Sally Hansen Diamond Strength nail polish in “Black Diamond” Sonia Kashuk nail polish in “Smoke and Mirrors” It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black NYX Top Coat

I finally got to District 7! My apologies that it took so long. I’ve been caught up with prom, graduation, job searching, etc… Anyways, District 7 provides lumber for the Capitol so I did tree bark and a double-headed ax on my thumb. I used the color from the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. Hope you like it!

6/8/12

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Products used:

  • Essie Protein Base Coat
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Mahogany Magic” (The Hunger Games collection)
  • Sally Hansen Diamond Strength nail polish in “Black Diamond”
  • Sonia Kashuk nail polish in “Smoke and Mirrors”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black
  • NYX Top Coat

08

June

5 notes

#The Hunger Games #the hunger games nails #nails #District 7 #nail art #nailsbynat #nails by nat

I did these for the Rite Aid Nails contest. I gotta say, there were some really awesome submissions. These were inspired by the spring season and all the beautiful things it brings with it like butterflies and flowers. 5/25/12 ——————————————————————————————————- Products used: Save the Nail Eau So Hydrated Base Coat China Glaze nail polish in “Prism” (Prismatic Collection) Orly nail polish in “Snowcone” China Glaze nail polish in “Fairy Dust” It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White Art Club Nail Art Petite Fleurs in Rose Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I did these for the Rite Aid Nails contest. I gotta say, there were some really awesome submissions. These were inspired by the spring season and all the beautiful things it brings with it like butterflies and flowers.

5/25/12

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Products used:

  • Save the Nail Eau So Hydrated Base Coat
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Prism” (Prismatic Collection)
  • Orly nail polish in “Snowcone”
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Fairy Dust”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White
  • Art Club Nail Art Petite Fleurs in Rose
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

27

May

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#butterfly #spring #flowers #butterfly nails #monarch wings #nails #nailsbynat #nails by nat #nail art

I took another break from the Hunger Games district nails because I had prom. I really loved the way these came out. The color matched the dress perfectly and I thought the flowers would just add something special as well as complement the flowers on my dress. I had a wonderful time at prom and if I could relive that night, I would.

5/18/12

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Products used:

  • Save the Nail Eau So Hydrated Base Coat
  • models own nail polish in “Lilac Dream”
  • OPI nail polish in “A Grape Fit!”
  • Sephora by OPI nail polish in “Keep Me on my Mistletoes”
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Fairy Dust”
  • Art Club Nail Art Petite Fleurs in Rose
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

20

May

#purple #gradient #prom nails #nail art #nails #nailsbynat #nails by nat #flowers

District 8! This district is responsible for producing textiles. I was really excited to do these because I wanted to try using actual lace. I think they came out nicely. I quickly snapped this picture in my school’s cafeteria because I wouldn’t have had a chance to when I left for my retreat/encounter. I had an amazing weekend up there. Hope you guys had a great one too! 5/5/12 ———————————————————————————————————- Products used: Maybelline 5 Day Nail Color in “Black Magic” China Glaze nail polish in “White on White” China Glaze nail polish in “Tango” Orly nail polish in “Forever Crimson” It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

District 8! This district is responsible for producing textiles. I was really excited to do these because I wanted to try using actual lace. I think they came out nicely. I quickly snapped this picture in my school’s cafeteria because I wouldn’t have had a chance to when I left for my retreat/encounter. I had an amazing weekend up there. Hope you guys had a great one too!

5/5/12

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Products used:

  • Maybelline 5 Day Nail Color in “Black Magic”
  • China Glaze nail polish in “White on White”
  • China Glaze nail polish in “Tango”
  • Orly nail polish in “Forever Crimson”
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in White
  • It’sSoEasy Stripe Rite nail art polish in Black
  • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

06

May

#District 8 #The Hunger Games #the hunger games nails #nails #nailsbynat #nails by nat #nail art #plaid #lace