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: January 2018 - Blue

Hey there!  Today I have my first post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative January theme which is blue.  All manis for this month should have blue as the main color, but can use other colors as accents. 

For this look I decided to do a pond mani.  The way a pond mani works is that you start with a jelly polish then you stamp or use a dotting tool to create the next layer, then you polish over it with the jelly polish, then stamp, then polish, etc. etc. etc.!  I never realized how time consuming this nail art can be!

I started with 2 coats of Rica Squishy Blueberry.  This is a really sheer jelly so that's why I decided to do two coats.  Then I stamped the snowflakes using MoYou London Festive 03 plate and Rica Whiteout.  I repeated this process two more times with two coats of Squishy Blueberry then stamping and finished up with two more coats of Squishy Blueberry.  I don't want to tell you how long it took me to do this. 

I am really happy with how it turned out though.  It's a cool look just very time consuming to create.  I hope you like it!

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Nail Crazies Unite - Gold Snowflakes

Hey there!  I'm doing a new nail art challenge this year with Nail Crazies Unite.  Challenges are every other Friday and have a different theme.  The first prompt of the month is Gold Snowflakes. 

As you may already know, I don't love true gold so I don't own many gold nail polishes.  I had to get a little creative with this theme and selected more of a rose gold polish to do my snowflakes.  I started with a base of Rica Silent Night which is a white crelly with tiny holographic sparkles and pale blue shimmer.  I used What's Up Nails Snowfall Stencils and Colors by Llarowe Frohe Feiertage! from December's Polish Pickup to create the snowflakes. 

I honestly couldn't be happier with how this turned out.  I didn't want to take this mani off once I did it, but sadly cannot wear nail art to work so had to.  I hope you like it as much as I do. 

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