Nail Challenge Collaborative: March 2018 - Pastels

 

Hey there!  Today I have my second post for the Nail Challenge Collaborative March Pastels theme.  I went with paint drips in different pastel colors for this look and used all Zoya nail polishes. 

 

 

I started with a base of Zoya Purity.  I did two coats plus topcoat.  Then I used Zoya Blu, Stella (also known as Cole, but my bottle is labeled Stella), Neely, and Dot and What's Up Nails Dripping Stencils to create this look.  I wanted to use different shades of pastels rather than one shade, and I felt that the white base made these colors stand out more.  I finished off my look with Tonic Topper quick dry topcoat. 

 

I think this look is fun!  I've used stamping plates to do paint splatters, but haven't done the drips before.  I'm happy with how these turned out and hope you like them too. 

 

What are some pastel mani ideas that you would like to see? 

 

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Nail Challenge Collaborative: March 2018 - Pastels

 

Hey there!  I'm back after a hiatus due to work being crazy busy!  I am starting off my Nail Challenge Collaborative March Pastels theme posts with some shamrocks I did for St. Patrick's Day! 

 

I started with a base of Emily de Molly Cubicle Gangster which is an awesome green polish that I don't know why I waited so long to wear.  I used Rica Mellow Yellow and Summer Mint and What's Up Nails Clover Field and Shamrock Tape Stencils to create the pastel gradient shamrocks. I finished the look with a coat of Tonic Topper quick dry topcoat. 

 

 

I know this is not my neatest work, but I do love how it turned out.  Sometimes even a messy mani can be pretty!  What did you do for St. Patrick's Day nails? 

 

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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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The Nail Challenge Collaborative: July 2017 - Beach/Ocean

Hey there!  Today I have for you my fourth and final post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative July Beach/Ocean theme.  This look is a recreation for a look I did in July 2015 for our Travel theme yet I used different polishes.  You can see that post here. 

I started with a base of Tonic Nail Polish Deep Sea-Crets which is a beautiful turquoise crème with peachy-pink shimmer.  I am addicted to shimmer polishes lately and let me tell you this one is a beauty!  I stamped with Rica Whiteout, my go-to white stamping polish if you haven't figured that out yet, and MoYou London Sailor 06 plate to create the waves/water look.  Then I painted my tips with Zoya Bar to create the sand.  I really love how the shimmer in Deep Sea-Crets looks like the sun hitting the water.  It's a great effect that I didn't even plan for. 

This is definitely one beach that I want to go to!  I hope that you've liked all of my posts for this month's theme.  I'm excited to see what we'll be doing next month! 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative: June 2017 - Neon

Hey there!  It's been so long since I've done a blog post, but I'm trying to get back into my nail art challenges and to focus more time on doing my nails.  Today I have my first post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative June Neon theme.  It's been 6 months since I've posted for this challenge, and I'm so excited to come back to such a fun theme. 

 

I started with a base of this gorgeous chartreuse neon mystery polish from Pahlish.  This color screams summer to me and is such a fun color.  Pahlish mysteries are just that so you never know what you're going to get, but I'm so happy I got this one.  This is two coats plus Tonic Topper topcoat.  



 


 

I didn't want to take away from this beautiful color so decided just to do some simple stamping and went with a black polish to accentuate the neon yellow.  I used at Rica Blackout with MoYou London Punk 04 plate to create this look. 

I really love how this turned out.  It's simple, but really makes a statement.  It's super fun for summer and would still be on my nails if I could wear nail art at work! 

 

I hope you love this as much as I do.  What nail art designs do you like to do with neon polishes?  I have two more looks that I'll be doing for this challenge, but hopefully more if I have time. 

 

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