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31 Day Challenge, Gradient, Holographic, Uncategorised

31DC2013 Day 10: Gradient

10th September 2013

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So today is the last of what you might call the ‘easy’ challenges. From here on out it’s hardcore nail art time! This is actually my 3rd gradient in the challenge to date. I’ve been pretty bad at planning, or even glancing, ahead so far! I must admit, this is my favourite of the bunch. It looks good enough to drink, like a sickly sweet cocktail. Mmmmm… cocktails!

The lighter colour that I used for the base is A-England Princess Tears and I created the gradient with A-England Rose Bower. There’s a gradient tutorial here with detailed instructions.

I used one coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly as my top coat.

Day 10: Gradient Nails 2012

Day 10: Gradient Nails 2011

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31 Day Challenge, Freehand, Uncategorised, Waterfall

31DC2013 Day 9: Rainbow Nails

9th September 2013

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For Day 8’s nails I created a rainbow waterfall mani! It seems crazy that I got this far in to the challenge without doing a waterfall so while today is potentially the last day I will have the freedom to do one, it’s also an idea I’ve been holding on to for a while so it feels good to get it out and on to my nails! I used 20 different shades of nail polish in this nail art. Most of the time spent on this mani was just screwing and unscrewing the bottles!

My base colour is Sally Hansen Crinolin and I used a selection of colours for the rainbow effect, too many to list here! There’s a tutorial for the waterfall technique right here if you fancy it yourself!

And as always, it’s topped off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

Day 8: Rainbow Nails 2012

Day 8: Rainbow Nails 2011

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31 Day Challenge, Freehand, Uncategorised

31DC2013 Day 8: Metallic Nails

8th September 2013

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I was really struggling with ideas for today’s Metallic Nails prompt but when I came across NYC Full Metal Jacket I knew it was the one! And of course, what else would I pair it with other than black?!

Since my Great Gatsby inspired manicure I’ve been itching to try something similar and I’m so pleased with the result. I’ve been on such a freehand kick this weekend – trying lots of new things and pushing my own boundaries when it comes to freehand nail art. I’ve really surprised myself with what I can actually do!

I used A-England Lancelot as my base colour then freehanded the details in NYC Full Metal Jacket with a nail art brush. It’s all topped off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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31 Day Challenge, Glitter, Gradient, Uncategorised

31DC2013 Day 7: Black and White Nails

7th September 2013

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There’s no doubt that I really packed as much black and white in to this nail art as I possibly could! The plan was just to create a gradient in grayscale but it didn’t look as smooth as I’d hoped – it was kind of speckly – so I added the black and white glitter to try and disguise the fail! I think this teeters just on the edge of ‘over the top’. It’s a nice effect but there is a lot going on!

I started with a base coat of Barry M White and created the gradient by painting W7 Black, Rimmel Grey Matter, Sally Hansen Dorian Grey and Barry M White on to a sponge and dabbing it on a few times over.

The black and white glitter is Seventeen’s Off The Wall Graffiti which I picked up in Boots recently for a bargain price of £2.99.

Finally, I topped it all off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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31 Day Challenge, Studs, Uncategorised

31DC2013 Day 6: Violet Nails

6th September 2013

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Press Sample

For Day 6, the last day of the plain colour prompts I wanted to do something simple so I decided on something I’ve never done before… an ombré manicure! I’ve attempted ombré before but I never seem to gather up the right combination of colours and it always ends up looking like a skittle mani. Today I used one of the ombré kits from The New Black so I already had the perfect graduation of colours set out for me. Easy peasy!

For this manicure I used the Haze Ombré set from The New Black. I switched out the darkest colour in the set for Sally Hansen Plum Luck (on my thumb) because the one included is a shimmer and I wanted to keep the finish the same on each finger.

Once the colours were dry, I added a top coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly and used a toothpick to place and push some 1.5mm Silver Studs down in to the polish.

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31 Day Challenge, Freehand, Uncategorised

31DC013 Day 5: Blue Nails

5th September 2013

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I was really stuck for ideas today but I quite like the nail art I came up with in the end. I wanted to do something freehand and when I thought of blue the only thing that I could picture was Facebook!
My nails seem to be growing at double speed recently and I’ve been wondered if I should try to grow them out a bit and see how long I can get them. At the same time I love my nubbins, I kind of feel like short square nails are my signature look and I find long nails kind of annoying to have on me! It’s like telling yourself you’re gonna grow out your hair down to your waist but inevitably end up chopping it all off anyway! What do you guys think? Should I stick by my shorties or try a longer look?

I used Essie Mezmerised as my base colour and freehanded the details using a nail art brush and white acrylic paint. I added a little bit of detail on the ‘Like’ using Barry M Blueberry. It’s all topped off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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31 Day Challenge, Galaxy, Studs, Uncategorised

31DC2013 Day 4: Green Nails

4th September 2013

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My green polish for day 4 of the challenge is NYC’s Blue Sky. I spotted this shade when I was in Superdrug recently to pick up my second bottle of NYC Raindrop which is my favourite polish that I’ve purchased all year!

Blue Sky is a weird name for a green polish huh? I actually began to question my eyesight when I saw the name, but this polish is definitely green! I would describe it as a very vibrant mint green as there is definitely a pastel tone about it but it’s bright at the same time.

I couldn’t resist adding the pastel galaxy nail accent! I’m still completely obsessed with this nail art and slide it in to my manicures every chance I get!

My base colour is NYC Blue Sky and I added some 2mm pastel blue studs from Born Pretty Store. I created the galaxy nail with NYC Raindrop, NYC Lavender Cupcake, NYC Lexington Yellow, a coat of Calvin Klein Blue Wants to Be a Millionaire and white acrylic paint for the details.

It’s all finished off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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