I’ve made a huge mistake! Only as I was writing this post did I notice that today’s challenge is ‘Inspired by a Pattern’ but I got my days muddled up so I’m posting Day 27’s Artwork Inspired nails today. Look out for my patterned nails tomorrow!

Day 27’s prompt is the one I normally struggle with. In previous years I’ve spent hours searching for inspiration but luckily for me, I came across some inspiration a few weeks ago and decided to save it for this challenge. The piece of art that inspired today’s nail art is by Alex Box, a very creative make-up artist and Illamasqua’s Creative Director. I kept seeing her name on blogs and other beauty sites so I thought I’d better see what all the fuss was about and I was blown away by her work. One of the looks that she created for her collaboration with Rankin particularly caught my eye and I knew I’d have to do some nail art inspired by it.

I started with a base of Barry M White. Once that was dry, I freehanded on the details using a nail art brush with piCture pOlish Mad Magenta and Sally Hansen Water Color.
It’s all topped off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

Day 27: Inspired by Artwork 2012
Day 27: Inspired by Artwork 2011
See what’s coming next in the 31 Day Challenge 2013!

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