Pinspiration Challenge Day 10: Pop Culture

I was short on time today so I just did a quick and simple on for this  challenge that's been done many times before - The Hunger Games fire. Here's the original pin by Kayla Shevonne
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And here's my rendition:

Only one day left of the Pinspiration Challenge!

Happy Painting!

Pinspiration Challenge Day 8: Food

I decided to go with something quick and simple for today's challenge. I found this pin a while back and decided to give it a go. Here is the original pineapple design by poppingnails.tumblr.com:

And here is my version:

They're kind of cute, right? I'll have to try them again this summer.

Happy Painting!

30 Day Challenge: Inspired By Art

I LOVED this challenge! It was so fun to paint paint again, and I found beautiful inspiration in this painting by Pol Ledent:

About 2 hours and a ton of polishes later, here was the result of my inspiration:

I used some sponging and a paint brush technique to replicate the style, and tried to break up different parts of the painting onto each nail.

I'm quite happy with the result. I think it was a pretty great interpretation, but I'm a bit biased. I did a lot of mixing of my polishes in order to get the right smoky colors, which is part of the reason this took so long. Also, I just really had fun painting like this, so I took my time to try to get everything as close to the original as I could. I really wish you could see these in person, as they look so awesome!

Thankfully I already did tomorrow's challenge earlier today, so I can keep these guys on over the weekend.

Alright, ready to see the ridiculous amount of polishes I used for this one?

Polishes used:

NYC In a Minute Sidewalkers

Essie Blue Rhapsody

China Glaze Bahemian Escape

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away

China Glaze First Mate

NYC French White Tip

China Glaze Kalahari Kiss

China Glaze Lemon Fizz

China Glaze Sun Worshipper

NYC Times Square Tangerine

China Glaze Peachy Keen

Sinful Colors Easy Going

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Cherry Red

China Glaze Street Chic

Bon Bons Black

My Golden Yellow Nail Art Pen

Seche Vite (top coat)

Happy Painting!

30 Day Challenge: Stripes

Hey there, polish enthusiasts! I've been down for the count the past 10 days due to a severe back injury of some sort (we're not sure what caused it/what's entirely wrong yet), hence the delay in posting. Before my injury, however, I was able to do 2 quick designs for the stripe challenge.

The toe design is kind of boring since I was running low on time. I'm not sure what you'd call this- it reminds me a bit of a bug. Or perhaps an excel spreadsheet, haha. Unfortunately I can't recall which polishes I used (pain meds make me forgetful).

I like my manicure that I did on the fly much better. I wanted something a bit more intricate than my toes, but didn't have a ton of time, and I wanted it to match my outfit. The picture quality isn't amazing since I took this picture in the car on the way to a family reunion "extreme picnic" with the women in my family (I wore a blue and yellow dress, if you happen to be curious). This one turned out pretty great, I think. I used a yellow striper (can't remember the brand) and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Blue Me Away. Which, by the way, even with my base coat it was a pain to try to take off. I still have a blue stain on a few fingers- so word to the wise, use a really good base if you use this paint.

I'm headed to the doctor tomorrow to figure out what's going on with my back, so hopefully I'll be back to painting again on a regular basis sometime soon. I'm excited to see many bloggers doing the 30 day challenge again, and I also found a cool new challenge that I'd like to try once I finish this one.

Happy Painting!

30 Day Challenge 3: Yellow

For this weeks challenge, I painted both my toes and my fingers! It's rare for me to paint my fingers, but as I had a wedding to go to, I decided to match my nails to my dress. I finally found a yellow that I love (China Glaze Yellow Fizz) that isn't too bright, but is also a nice creme that goes on opaque in two coats. I'm pretty happy with both my fingers and toes this week.