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Mood Nails

This is one of my favorite manis of all time!  I could have taken photos of these all day because they are ever changing. This was my first time using the thermochromic liquid from Major Digit. I started with a gel polish base coat. That gets cured and then I applied two coats of the Opi Hello Kitty Black gel polish. After curing that, I applied a coat of the thermochromic liquid. It comes out as a beige color and when it completely air dries on its own, it appears as a matte coat on top of the black. Then you just apply a clear gel polish, cure it and the fun is ready to start! It color shifts in every color of the rainbow!  This was a 1 gram size container. It was enough to do all 10 nails with a little left over.  I have got to say that I really had a lot of fun with this one! I was constantly touching them and watching all the colors constantly transform before your eyes! Everywhere I went I got compliments! 

How to take great nail art photos!

  I am definitely not a professional in this category but a lot of people have asked me how I take such great  nail art photos. So I wanted to share a few of my tips and tricks that I use to help your nail art photos really pop!                                                                              This first one is probably the most important one! It's all about the lighting! I personally will wait until I can go outside to get my shots. I feel that natural light is the best light. It always helps to make the color of your polish most accurate. Sometimes, the lighting that you have in your house has a yellowy tint to it and it can actually make your shade look like a completely different color than it was intended to be! If you are using a holo polish, the sunlight gives it the absolute best effects!   Try to have a background that is not busy! Sometimes too much going on in your photo can take away from your art! I always choose a plain or solid type of backgro