Nail Challenge Collaborative: December 2017 - Winter/Christmas

Hey there!  Today I have my second post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative Winter/Christmas theme.  I went with a snowflake look for this one. 

I started with a base of Lynnderella Making MerriMint which is a gorgeous mint polish with shimmers.  I love all polishes in this color family! 

I used What's Up Nails Snowfall Stencils to create this look.  Sometimes I have a hard time with the stencils, but they were so easy to use, and I love how this turned out.  I used a Lynnderella mystery to create the snowflakes. 

I really love this color combo.  The blurple is a great color and even though it's not white for snowflakes it reminds me of winter with the aqua base. 

I hope you like this look as much as I do.  It's snowing here while I write this so I think this mani is fitting for this time of year. Happy Holidays!

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Nail Challenge Collaborative: December 2017 - Winter/Christmas

Hey there!  I'm trying to get back into my nail art challenges now that the busy season at work has ended.  Today I have my first post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative December Winter/Christmas theme.  Since it's been a couple of months since I've done nail art I had to ease back into it! 

I started with a base of Lynnderella 12-19-16 PresentiMint.  This color is beautiful.  I love the mint base with aqua shimmer and turquoise glitters.  This is a total me color.  I did three coats plus topcoat. 

I decided to use some vinyl nail stencils from What's Up Nails to create my wintry look.  I used the Mittens Stencil and Lollipop Posse Lacquer Telephone Ice Cream and Polish My Life Fae Fever to create the mittens, and I used the Jolly Snowflakes Stencil and Telephone Ice Cream to create the snowflakes.  This look is so cute!  I love the mittens. 

I hope you like my first look back from my hiatus.  I will have at least one more look to share with you before the end of the year.  Happy Holidays! 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - December 2016: Holiday Season

*purchased by me*

Hey there!  It's been a while since I last did a blog post.  September - December are my busiest months at work so I have not had much time for nail art.  Today I have a post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative's December Holiday Season theme.  I just went with a simple Christmas tree look for this post.  

I used two polishes from Different Dimension's Homespun Holidays collection.  The red is called Naughty, and the green is Nice.  These colors are the epitome of Christmas in my opinion.  When I saw them I knew I needed them especially for Christmas nail art.  

To create the Christmas tree I used What's Up Nails Ribbon Tree Stencils and Different Dimension Nice.  I do recommend a thicker coat of polish when using these stencils to make sure the design gets on your nail.  

This is such a simple look, but perfect for Christmas.  I hope that you like it as much as I do.  

What holiday do you celebrate?  Have you done any Holiday Season nail art?  

You can buy these products here:

Different Dimension

What's Up Nails

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - December 2015: Negative Space

Hey there! Today I have my fourth post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative December negative space theme.  I was hoping to get this done prior to Christmas, but didn't have time to write and edit my post. That's why you're getting Christmas colors after the holiday. 

 

For this one I decided to do a negative space dotticure.  I used Rica Challah Back, Emerald Duchess, and Santa Baby to create this look.  I love these polishes together and can't wait to wear them on their own. 

 

I used different sized dotting tools and just placed the dots randomly.  I don't like white tips without polish on them so I put more dots on the tips to cover them. I'm very happy with how this turned out. 

What do you think of my final negative space look? Have you tried any of the manis I did?

 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - December 2015: Negative Space

*purchased by me*

Hey there! Today I have my second post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative December Negative Space theme.  I'm continuing with holiday manis for this one! 

I decided to do a holly mani for my second post.  I used Zoya Chyna, Chita, and Purity as my polishes.  I painted my index finger with Chyna and my pinky with Chita and did freehand white tips with Purity. 

I used a dotting tool for the holly berries and leaves.  I did not paint the remainder of my middle and ring fingers to keep with the negative space theme. 

I used KBShimmer Clearly On Top for the picture above just to see what it would like smooth instead of textured.  I like it both ways, but preferred the textured look. 

Overall I'm very happy with how this turned out. I know it's not perfect, but it's still festive and nice for the holidays.  I used these same polishes for a different holly mani last year.  I'm going to have to make this a tradition I think!

What do you think of this look? Have you done any holly manis? 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - December 2015: Negative Space

*purchased by me*

Hey there! Today I have for you my first post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative December Negative Space theme.  I'm going to try to do all holiday themed looks this month just so you're aware. 

I saw a look like this on Instagram and decided I wanted to try it.  I used two polishes from Stardust Polish - Yes Your Majesty and Self-Aware.  The design is freehand besides the pom-pom on the end of the hat which I used a dotting tool for.  

I really love how this turned out.  It's so simple, but cute! I wish I knew who to give credit to for coming up with this idea, but unfortunately I don't remember where I saw it first. 

What do you think of my first negative space look?  What are some fun holiday manis you've done this year? 

 

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