31 Day Challenge- Day 29: Inspired by the Supernatural

Day 29 of the 31 Day Challenge calls for Nails Inspired by the Supernatural.  I had a few ideas and decided to go with unicorn nails.  I started with Sinful Colors Basecoat then added Catrice Wrapped Around My Finger. 

 

When that was dry, I added China Glaze Fairy Dust.  I let that dry then stamped on my unicorns using Pure Ice Outrageous and Mash-39 stamping plate.  I toped it all off with Poshé super-fast drying top coat.  

 

 

 

I adore these nails.  The pink, the glitter, the unicorn—what’s not to love?  They remind me of My Little Pony.  These were pretty nails that I loved looking at.  The glitter is awesome in the sun.    

31 Day Challenge- Day 28: Inspired by a Flag

Day 28 of the 31 Day Challenge calls for Nails Inspired by a Flag.  I chose New Mexico’s state flag.  I started with my base coat then added Julep Daisy. 

 

Image from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/New_Mexico_state_flag.png#New%20Mexico%20state%20flag%202000x1333

When that was dry I got a nail art brush and Sinful Colors No Text Red! to draw on the Zia symbol of the flag.

 

After my red polish was dry I added a top coat to seal in my design.  I tend to shy away from using nail art brushes, but I really should practice with them more.  The red and yellow really stand out.  I love the way these nails came out.    

31 Day Challenge- Day 27: Inspired by Artwork

Day 27 of the 31 Day Challenge calls for Nails Inspired Artwork.  I chose Angels by Raphael.  I started with my base coat then added the light gold polish (Step 1) from my Kiss Gradation Kit.  I let that dry then added Sinful Colors Coffee by dabbing it on with plastic wrap.  

Initially I decided to make the angels stamping decals.  I used Salon Express Nail Art Paint Black and MoYou London Artist Collection-10 stamping plate.  After the black polish dried on my stampers, I filled in the angels with three coats of Revlon Sheer Snowflake Pink.  When that was dry, I added my top coat to the decals.  I had two issues with my decals.  First, some of my decals were not coming up completely when I tried taking them off of my stampers.  Second, I did get a few decals to come up nicely but they were not sticking to my nails.

Picture from

http://www.christusrex.org/www2/art/images/Raphael16.jpg

 

 

I decided to scrap the decals and simply stamp the angels onto my nails.  This worked out so much better and took less time.  

These nails came out nice.  I had to move to plan B, but I am still happy with the results.  It is such a lovely piece of art and MoYou London helped me recreate it on my nails. 

31 Day Challenge- Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

Day 26 of the 31 Day Challenge calls for Nails Inspired by a Pattern.  I chose to create plaid nails.  I started with my base coat then added Sinful Colors No Text Red! 

After that dried I stamped on a plaid pattern using Salon Express Nail Art Paint Black and Mash-50 image plate.  I let my nails dry then finished off my look with Poshé super-fast drying top coat.  

 

 

I love the way these nails came out.  It is just the look I was going for.  I got a lot of compliments on this manicure.  It reminds me of flannel.  It is getting to be the perfect time to wear flannel. 

31 Day Challenge- Day 25: Inspired by Fashion

Day 25 of the 31 Day Challenge calls for Fashion Inspired Nails.  I chose to create a Kate Spade look.  I started with Sinful Colors Basecoat then added N.Y.C. Black Lace Cream. 

When my polish was dry I added white dots using my dotting tool and Pure Ice Platinum Magic Base Coat.  At this point my nails looked like my Kenox backpack purse and I could have considered by inspired by fashion nails done.  

I decided to have a two for one and continue on with my Kate Spade inspired purse look.  When my white dots dried I added light pink dots over the first row of white dots with Sinful Colors Rose Dust.  I then added a medium pink over the second row of white dots with Catrice Wrapped Around My Finger.  I left the third row of dots white.  I continued the dot color pattern until my nails looked like my purse.  

I added Pure Ice Frost Finish Matte Top Coat to mimic the matte finish on my purse.  

As soon as I saw this prompt on the challenge I knew I wanted to do my nails to match my purse.  I really love the way it came out.  A lot of people I know liked my nails.  It is always fun to match my nails with my purse.  I think I will recreate this look and leave the black with white dots next time I use my Kenox backpack purse.