Saturday, November 5, 2011
Day 5: Blue Nails!
Today's theme is blue nails! And what better color to use than For Audrey?? I knew I wanted to add something over top of this, but alas, what? I decided on the most obvious choice -- jewelry from Tiffany & Co.! The pinky is a heart chain. Ring finger is the traditional white bow on the small teal box. Middle finger is a diamond engagement ring, and the pointer finger is a strand of pearls! They didn't quite turn out as well as I'd hoped, but they're still pretty cute... and color-appropriate :)
Friday, November 4, 2011
Day 4: Green Nails
Today is green nails! For this mani I used a base of Zoya Ivanka (which applies perfectly like all freakin' Zoya polishes). I then topped it with a Love & Beauty polish with green and silver hex glitter.
Sometimes I just need to leave a good thing alone. I like Ivanka with the glitter on top, but I like it better without. Plus, this glitter isn't my favorite. I didn't add a top coat to this mani because I knew I'd just be taking it off the next day and didn't want to make the glitter removal any harder for myself. But, the glitter kept snagging on everything because I had to place it in blobs, instead. And since I didn't have any SV on, it made the snagging worse. Ugh, it was miserable. I took this off the same night after I got my pictures. Hate it when that happens!
I can't wait to get to the exciting nail art days of this challenge! I've got some cute ideas up my sleeve. And there's not much to say about these single color posts... but I've got a Black & White mani that I'm pretty excited to show you guys!
Sometimes I just need to leave a good thing alone. I like Ivanka with the glitter on top, but I like it better without. Plus, this glitter isn't my favorite. I didn't add a top coat to this mani because I knew I'd just be taking it off the next day and didn't want to make the glitter removal any harder for myself. But, the glitter kept snagging on everything because I had to place it in blobs, instead. And since I didn't have any SV on, it made the snagging worse. Ugh, it was miserable. I took this off the same night after I got my pictures. Hate it when that happens!
I can't wait to get to the exciting nail art days of this challenge! I've got some cute ideas up my sleeve. And there's not much to say about these single color posts... but I've got a Black & White mani that I'm pretty excited to show you guys!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Day 3 - Yellow Nails (Rubber Duckies!)
Hello ladies! The theme for today is Yellow Nails!
Since I don't have a lot of yellow polishes (and I don't really like the way yellow even looks on me), I decided to add some art to my mani for today!
I started with three coats of China Glaze Solar Power. Solar Power is a medium toned shimmery yellow polish. A little sheer and difficult to build up, but that's to be expected from a trouble maker color like yellow.
On the accent finger, I used a base of Sally Hansen Blue Me Away! and freehanded the little ducky with acrylic paint. The bubbles on the other fingers are BMA as well.
Since I don't have a lot of yellow polishes (and I don't really like the way yellow even looks on me), I decided to add some art to my mani for today!
I started with three coats of China Glaze Solar Power. Solar Power is a medium toned shimmery yellow polish. A little sheer and difficult to build up, but that's to be expected from a trouble maker color like yellow.
On the accent finger, I used a base of Sally Hansen Blue Me Away! and freehanded the little ducky with acrylic paint. The bubbles on the other fingers are BMA as well.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Day 2 - Orange Nails
Today's theme for the 31-Day Challenge is Orange Nails!
I started with three coats of ELF's Mango Madness. MM was sheer and took a while to build up. I haven't good luck with the few ELF polishes I have but I have heard other people say they are very pleased with theirs. Maybe it's like Essie -- I hate Essie but everyone else seems to love them. Maybe my standards are different :)
I then layered Orly's Winter Wonderland over the three coats of Mango Madness. And no, it is most definitely not too early to layer a polish called Winter Wonderland, especially when Boston just got snow last weekend.....so there!
Have a great day and be sure to check out Mandy's orange manicure!
I started with three coats of ELF's Mango Madness. MM was sheer and took a while to build up. I haven't good luck with the few ELF polishes I have but I have heard other people say they are very pleased with theirs. Maybe it's like Essie -- I hate Essie but everyone else seems to love them. Maybe my standards are different :)
I then layered Orly's Winter Wonderland over the three coats of Mango Madness. And no, it is most definitely not too early to layer a polish called Winter Wonderland, especially when Boston just got snow last weekend.....so there!
Have a great day and be sure to check out Mandy's orange manicure!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Day 1 - Red Nails
Hello! Today I have my very first post for the 31-Day Challenge! I'm a little nervous for this big task of completing all the days but I think I can do it without getting too frustrated. :)
Today's theme is: Red Nails! The red I used for this mani is Wet 'n Wild's Everybody Loves Redmond. The accent finger has two coats of Sally Hansen Downtown Rubies on it. Figured I'd start with something simple since I'll be working my butt off for the art portion of the challenge!
Have a wonderful day!
Today's theme is: Red Nails! The red I used for this mani is Wet 'n Wild's Everybody Loves Redmond. The accent finger has two coats of Sally Hansen Downtown Rubies on it. Figured I'd start with something simple since I'll be working my butt off for the art portion of the challenge!
Have a wonderful day!
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