Spring Challenge - Day 12 - Earth Day Nails

So this is the last day of the challenge myself and Esme embarked upon. And I'm going to be sad to see it go. I feel like I get stuck in nail ruts some times, sticking to stamping for a while, then free hand, then back to stamping, but I feel like I need to work on mixing it up in the future. And the Spring Challenge has made me see that challenging myself is fun ^-^

These nails are for Earth Day, which is on Sunday. My idea was to make them sort of look like satellite images of the Earth. I started with my base colour, sponged on some greens, and took a small dry brush to add some detail, then sponged on the cloud colours.

Don't forget to check out Esme's post for today to see what she came up with :]

Base Coat: CND - Stickey
Base Colour: George - Cloudless Sky
Sponged Colours: W7 - Matte Green
                              NYC - Nail Glossies - 215
                              Cutex - Sweet Pea
                              George - Meteorite
                              Beauty UK - Soft Grey
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

 

Looking at these now, I almost wished I'd used a slightly deeper blue, But I'm not sure I have a creme between this sky blue, and navy (that isn't bright) any excuse to buy a new blue ;]

So what's been your favourite mani from mine and Esme's challenge?

Spring Challenge - Day 11 - Sky

So I was gonna do a night time sky gradient, but it went horrifically wrong, so I opted for sponging some "clouds" and dotting some "stars" It worked out better in my head :P

Don't forget to check out Esme's post for today to see what she came up with :]

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Miss Sporty - Pop Fiction
Sponged With: Rimmel - Black Satin, Barry M - Grey, Beauty UK - Soft Grey
Dotted With: Nubar - G188 2010, Rimmel - Disco Ball
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

The dots of glitter/flecks flattened out for this photo, which looks so much better.

I actually didn't mind these so much in person. But the photos just feel like a bit fat let down :/

Here's some swatches of Miss Sporty - Pop fiction, which is amazing. I found out about this colour via Nail stories here, and it looked so incredible. So I lusted after it for a while, and then recently bought it. It was so worth the wait, and the tiny price of £1.99. The formula on this bad boy is incredible. It has already graced my fingertips more than once in the two weeks I've had it.

So this is the second last challenge of the Spring Challenge - I can't believe it's almost over!

Next up, and the final challenge is Earth Day Nails! :]

Spring Challenge - Day 10 - Rain

Todays Spring Challenge is Rain. Since the start of this challenge I knew what I wanted to do for todays and was looking forward to it.

Don't forget to check out Esme's post for today to see what she came up with :]

Base Coat: CND - Stickey
Base Colour: Beauty UK - soft grey
Large Cloud: Barry M - Grey
Rain: Bourjois 10 Day Wear - Number 18
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

These were so so fun to wear. Nothing particularly hard to do, but really fun and bold in a way :]

Spring Challenge - Day 9 - Kites

Today's Spring Challenge is Kites. I'm a little bit disappointed by how these turned out, but since the sun has been playing hide and seek for the last week or so I can't be bothered to re-do them :P

Dont' forget to check out Esme's Blog to see what she came up with today :]

Base Coat: CND - Stcikey
Base Colour: George - Cloudless Sky
Stamping Colour: NYC - Nail Glossies - 215
Image Plate: Konad M79
Kite: Barry M - Bright Red, Lemon Ice Cream, Red Glitter
Tree: Manhattan - Green Piece
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

 

Then I decided to add more NYC - 215 to the clouds with a dotting tool, as the stamp didn't show up too well.

 I figure I should've made the kite smaller too.

Next up is rain! :]

Spring Challenge - Day 7 - Butterflies

Today's Spring challenge is butterfly nails! I was really excited about doing these, and knew what I was going to do. Last year some time (May or June I think) I started seeing these style nails all over Tumblr, and I was dying to try them. I have no idea why It's taken me til now to try these out.

Don't forget to check out Esme's Blog to see her buttflies :]

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Manhattan - Lemonade (my favourite yellow evvaaah)
Sponged colour: Deborah - Sunset cocktail
Black & White: Acrylic Paints
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

I always have isues with spacing dots and such. I just feel like I ruined the whole mani with these dots =/

Pre-dots :]

This is the picture I took last year that I was going to use as inspiration.

Next up on Friday is Easter Nails!

Spring Challenge - Day 6 - Frogs

Today's instalment of the Spring challenge myself and Esme of Nail Addict are doing calls for frogs! I was seriously excited to do these, and even had a little idea all drawn out and everything! But then I started to do my nails and realised that they're tiny compared to what I was planning! I still went ahead trying to cram stuff on anyways :P

Anyhooo here's what I came up with :]

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Collection 2000 - Button Moon
Other Colours: Bourjois 10 Day Wear - No.18
                       Cutex - Sweet Pea
                       Geroge - Martian
                       Sally Hansen - White On
                       BYS - Lila Bliss
                       George - Buttercup Shine
                       George - Meteorite
                       W7 - Matte Green
                       Rimmel - Hard Edged
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

Big frog thumbs. Cutex - Sweet Pea as the froggie base, sponged randomly with a few other colours. Eyes and nose are Sally Hansen - White On, Rimmel - Hard Edged, And George - Buttercup Shine.

I wanted to capture the mani before I attempted the small frog; and I'm so glad I did as I think he looks more like a green lump than a frog xD When I did the smaller frog I also made some changed to the lily flower.

And because I've discovered some love for free hand nail art when matte:

And just for funsies/creepies, here's a pic of a frog in my pond a few weeks back with a crazy eye. My dad thinks one of the cats has caught it :(

Don't forget to check out Esme's post today to see what she came up with :]

Spring Challenge - Day 5 - Rainbow

Hey everyone!

It's the fifth instalment of the Spring challenge myself and Esme of Nail Addict are doing. Today is rainbow nails, but I think of these more as stained glass windows. They don't scream rainbow; but trust me when I say there's 7 colours in there!

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Sally Hansen - White On
Stamping Colours: Rimmel - Purple Reign
                                   Rimmel - Pop!
                                   LA Colors - Static Electricity
                                   Barry M - Bright Red
                                   George - Buttercup Shine
                                   Flormar - N007                                   M&S Mini - Unnamed pink
Image Plate: BM208
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

You can see the purple here on the thumb, on the other nails it's kinda blended into th mix.

 

I kind of feel like I was let down a little bit by Purple Reign (although it could just be my placements) but I will try this again one day when I have a sexy vivid purple in my hands (Yes; I am looking at you Zoya Mira you will be miine!!) and will see if it works out better.

Then I decided to see how it looked matte, and I looved it even more. Giving it the matte top coat really made the colours pop, and they looked more luminous

Don't forget to head over to Nail Addict to see what Esme came up with for today's challenge.

Up next; on Friday is frogs!

Spring Challenge - Day 4 - Worms

Happy Friday! Yayy!

Today the spring challenge myself and Esme of Nail Addict are doing calls for worms! This was my first idea, and I just rolled with it, so I hope everyone likes these :P

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: W7 - Suede
Sponged Base: Barry M - Grey, Beauty UK - Soft Grey

Worm, Grass & Mud: Acrylic Paints
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

I love Mr Worm... These were so fun to wear; especially with the matte top coat so there was no bothersome glare.

 

I thought of Mr Worm as happy; with a little black crooked smile; but when I shown these to Scott what he originally seen was a grumpy worm! 

I love that he has a smile and a gurning face :P What do you see? 

Check out what's to come:

 

Don't forget to check out what Esme came up with :]

Spring Challenge - Day 3 - Picnic Tablecloth

Third day of the spring challenge myself and Esme of Nail Addict are going to do; and I was excited to do these before I started :P

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: NYC - Nail Glossies - 215
Stripes: Barry M - Bright Red
Acrylic Paints
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

First I taped off vertical lines and painted with a sheer red polish, and then taped off horizontal lines, and painted again. I honestly thought this would do the trick making the overlapping squares dark enough to stand out; but I had to go in with a dark red acrylic paint to darken up the squares a bit.

And then I couldn't help but do some sandwiches. I was going to do sandwiches originally but then talked myself out of it; until Scott talked me back into it :P The 'ants' aren't how I thought they would turn out. but I like them all the same :]

I hope everyone is having a good Tuesday :] Don't forget to check out Nail Addict to see what Esme came up with :]


Edit: Forgot to include this :]

 

Spring Challenge - Day 2 - St. Patrick's Day

Today is the second day of the spring challenge myself and Esme of Nail Addict are going to do.

I'm a little bit bummed about how these came out, because in real life I swear this colour looks more green! So just use your imagination :P

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: P2 - Artful
Tip Colour: George - Mischief
Stamp Colour: Konad White
Image Plates: BM03 & Born Pretty Plate M71
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: P2 - Atrful
Tip Colour: Barry M - Emerald Green
                  Sally Hansen - White On
                 George - Mischief
Black Acrylic Paint
Citadel - Shining Gold

Don't forget to go check out Nail Addict to see what Esme came up with today.