Okay, so last night I had a dream. Well, not so much a dream as much as a panic inducing nightmare. I dreamed that I given an embarrassing video interview and that the internet was making fun of me. Even though I’ve never actually been interviewed on camera, I felt like I should do a google news search of my name and instagram username, just to be safe. Turns out, my search yielded something worth celebration- InStyle.com featured two of my manicures in their Valentine’s Day nail art roundup: 11 Valentine's Day Nail Designs, From Candy Hearts to Abstract Masterpieces.

This abstract Atari inspired art design has been getting some serious love this season, and I’m not surprised. It was one of my favorite manicures from last February and it was featured on Allure.com as well.

Credit where credit is due, this design was inspired by Ali J, an amazing San Diego based nail artist. We created this look using Luminary Nail Systems Multi-Flex gel in Hope and the colorful swishes are Kokoist Color Gel in Japanese Magenta and Coral Pink Petals.

Two of my designs were featured in Allure.com’s 20 Cute and Easy Valentine’s Day Nail Art Ideas and I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty exciting. I get a little jolt of validation whenever my art gets featured in mani round-ups, especially when they are two designs that I personally love and especially especially when it’s in ALLURE.

The products I recommended in the article are options that are available in traditional polish, and I’ll tag the gel versions I used for these looks as well- in case you want to recreate on your clients.

For this look I used Kokoist Color Gel in White Graduation, Pregel Color Ex in Hibiscus, Kokoist Color Gel in Japanse Magenta, Kokoist Color Gel in Bluey White.

For this look I used Kokoist Color Gel in Rouge Red, Light Elegance Glitter Gel in Mariachi in Mexico and topped it with Ageha CosmeColor Gel in Cassis Syrup.

Featured on Instyle.com

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