The Nail Challenge Collaborative - May 2016: Spring Fashion

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First, I want to say sorry for not posting in over a month. Work has been crazy busy, but I'm trying to get caught up on my challenges. I do still post swatches on Instagram so please follow me there @samantha1027. Today I have for you my first post for May's The Nail Challenge Collaborative's Spring Fashion theme. 

My first look is inspired by the fashions above.  I am unable to find the designer to give them credit, but these looks screamed spring to me so I wanted to use them. 

 

I started with a base of three coats of Ellagee Seaside Cottage which is a sun-bleached neon yellow-green creme.  I did three coats cause it was a little streaky after the second coat, but I think topcoat would have smoothed it out. I honestly love this color! 

 

For the "lace" on the outfits above I decided to use a nude creme to mock the skin showing through the cut-outs.  I used Zoya Avery and a fitting tool. No matter how many times I use my dotting tools I never get my dots even.  It's frustrating, and something I continue to work on with practice. 

 

Even though my dots aren't perfect I do think I captured the style of the design above.  My accent nail does not have a flower design to mimic the neckline on the dress.  

 

Overall I'm happy with how this turned out.  I'm looking forward to doing more Spring Fashion looks for you this month.  

What fashion designers would you get inspiration from for this theme? What's your favorite spring fashion trend? 

 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - April 2016: Candy & Sweets

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Hey there! I totally missed last month's Nail Challenge Collaborative theme due to being super busy at work, but I'm back and working on April's Candy & Sweets theme.  I am going on vacation this month so I hope to be able to get all four posts done. 

I went with lollipops and hard candies for my first post.  I started with a base of three coats of Zoya April.  I had put this color on as a palate cleanser and thought it would work well as a base for my first candy look especially with the rose undertones.

I knew I wanted to try stamping with Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Holomelon as I've seen some girls in my nail polish groups do some awesome nail art with it. It stamps really well, and if you zoom into my pics you can actually see the holo!  I stamped using MoYou London Festive 15 plate.  

I'm glad I'm able to get back into the challenge this month.  It's a really fun theme so I'm excited to see what else I can come up with!  

What are your favorite candies and sweets?  Do you think they'd translate well into nail art? 

 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - February 2016: Typography

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Hey there! I realize I am really late with my fourth post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative February Typography theme. Sometimes life just gets in the way. My post has been done for a while I just didn't have time to edit. 

For this one I went with a St. Patrick's Day theme and typed LUCK on my nails. I've been trying to do green manis up until the 17th for the holiday! I thought this was a cute idea! 

I started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and stamped using China Glaze Four Leaf Clover and ÜberChic Beauty Aphabet 01 plate.  

I'm really happy with how this one turned out. To be honest I'm happy this theme is done.  March's theme is Punk and Rock which I'll start posting soon. 

What did you think about the typography theme? What would you do for a punk/rock mani? 

 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - February 2016: Typography

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Hey there! Today I have my third post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative February Typography theme.  For this one I went with Romeo & Juliet passages.  
 

I started with a base of Zoya Yuna and stamped using Rica Whiteout and MoYou London Literature 02 plate. Romeo & Juliet is one of my favorite love stories so I knew I wanted to do something this month with it. 

I did this mani earlier this month for Valentine's Day, and just didn't get a chance to write a post. That's why I have the Cupids on my index and pinkie fingers! 

What is one of your favorite love stories? 

 

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Red Coat Tuesday - Fair Maiden Polish High Priestess

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Hey there! Tonight I have a quick Red Coat Tuesday post for you.  I recently got Fair Maiden Polish High Priestess which is a pink leaning red with gold to pink shifting shimmer and decided it would be a great color to wear for Pretty Little Liars tonight.  You'll see a pic with it more leaning more pink below. 

I don't usually wear gold toned polishes cause they don't look great with my skin tone, but I do think this is very pretty. I love the shimmer in it, and it's unique to my collection. I had a really hard time photographing this to show the actual color, but the colors above are very close.  It is a rather sheer polish so I used three coats and topcoat. 

As I mentioned this polish leans pink and most of my photos looked like this. It's definitely much more red on the nails, but I love the shimmer in this pic so had to share.   

Unfortunately I don't have a PLL recap tonight cause honestly I can't remember what happened at week! Hopefully I'll find this week's episode more memorable! 

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Red Coat Tuesday featuring Chaos & Crocodiles Never Give Up On A Miracle

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Hey there! There's a new episode of Pretty Little Liars on tonight so that means I have a new Red Coat Tuesday mani for you!  

This week I'm wearing Chaos & Crocodiles Never Give Up On A Miracle.  This polish is a gorgeous cranberry-red ultra linear holographic polish with a violet arc. This is two coats of the polish, but it could have been a one coater. I just always prefer two coats! 

I wanted to show you this in different light. Isn't the holo in this fantastic?  I am in love with this color. Although it's from an X-Files collection I think it works fine for Red Coat Tuesday too!  

Now onto the PLL chat!  Spoiler Alert for those of you not caught up. Let's start with Spencer and her lunch "appointment" with Yvonne. First off, who set that up? Mona? And second, why would Yvonne leave her phone? She wouldn't have, and it's very convenient that Mona was the one there to pick it up. What is she up to?  I think Spencer and Aria are crazy to search Sara Harvey's room! I wouldn't want to get caught by her, but I am intrigued to see where the hole in her closet wall leads. 

Overall I thought it was a good episode. What did you think? What are you looking forward to for tonight's episode? I'm curious to see how Ali knows the golf club wasn't the murder weapon and what actually was!

 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - February 2016: Typography

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Hey there! Today I have my second post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative February Typography theme. To be honest I'm struggling with this theme, but trying me best. 

 

Last week I showed you my post with Baroness X Doomfire HERE.  I did the nail art for my this look over that mani and am now just getting the time to write the post.  I stamped with Rica Whiteout and Blackout using MoYou London The Pro XL 08 plate to create my "Queen of Hearts" look. 

 

Here's a close up of my accent nail so you can see the type better. I thought I had this great idea using this stamp with the hearts, but it wasn't as easy to read on. I still love this idea though. 

 

I'm not sure I'm grasping the typography theme 100%, but I'm gonna do it the best I can. 

Any ideas for good typography manis? What do you think of my Queen of hearts look? 

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