Nail Challenge Collaborative: September 2017 - Inspired by a Garment

 

Hey there!  Today I have my first post for September's Nail Challenge Collaborative Inspired by a Garment theme.  I don't love this prompt to be honest.  For some reason whenever I have this theme my mind draws a blank.  However I do love argyle anything - sweaters, socks, shirts, etc. so I decided to do argyle nails for my first look. 

 

 

I found an argyle sweater that I really love on amazon.com and used that as my inspiration.  You can see the sweater here.  I used Zoya August and Jordan as my main colors and did the lines with an L.A. Colors Art Deco white striper.  I thought this mani would like great with a matte topcoat.  I used Butter London Matte Finish as my topcoat and I love how it turned out.  I will show you what this looks like with a glossy topcoat below. 

 

Here you can see this look with a shiny topcoat.  I used Tonic Topper which is my favorite quick dry topcoat.  I rarely use matte topcoats, but do prefer this look matte compared to glossy.  What do you think?

 

This was my first time ever trying argyle nails which is odd because of how much I love argyle.  I was a big preppy in high school!  I think I will do argyle nails again in the future.  There are so many different color combos you can do!

 

Have your done any manis inspired by a garment?  What garments inspired your nail art? 

 

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Red Coat Tuesday - Stardust Polish and Rica

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Hey there!  I'm back with another Red Coat Tuesday post so that means there's a new episode of Pretty Little Liars on tonight.  Yay!!

For this week's look I decided to do some nail art.  I started with a base of two coats of Stardust Polish Infrared Apex.  I actually wore this color for two days with no tip wear or chipping.  I used MoYou London Princess 12 plate and Rica Blackout to create the roses on my middle and ring fingers then I finished them with Butter London Matte Finish. On my index and pinkie finger I added a dot of Blackout with a dotting tool and finished with KBShimmer Clearly On Top. 

SPOILER TIME: Last week's episode of PLL was interesting.  Hanna erasing the tape was probably not the smartest move, but I did like that Lucas tried to help her out.  Sara Harvey really annoys me, and it's creepy how she's just always where Emily is. I also don't think it's a great idea for Aria to continue writing Ezra's book for him, but that's just my opinion!  I am looking forward to Toby's reaction to the Spencer/Caleb storyline tonight.  

I'm happy with how my nails turned out. The matte topcoat messed up my stamping a little, but I still think this look is something the liars would wear! 

What are your thoughts on last week's episode?  

 

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A2Z Series Week 16 - P is for Pale

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Hey there! I'm still behind, but almost caught up with the A2Z Weekly Challenge. For week 16 P is for Pale.  

I wanted to go with pale colors and a simple dotticure. I used Essie Who Is The Boss and Chinchilly plus a medium tipped dotting tool to achieve this look. 

I thought that a matte topcoat would make this pale look even better so I finished off the look with Butter London Matte Finish topcoat.  

Here's the same look with a shiny topcoat. I really prefer it matte which is odd cause I normally prefer manis with a shiny topcoat.

 
What do you think? Does it look better matte or shiny? 

I will have my Q is for Quirky post up soon.  Don't forget to check out the other bloggers participating in the challenge and remember to check back every Thursday to see all the creations.  Next week is R is for Redo/Reboot/Recycle.  For the complete A2Z Archive head over to the hubpage HERE! 

Thanks for reading!