Laid-Back NEW31DC Day 12 - Tape Mani

Oh the nostalgia. My very first nail art foray was a tape mani. And, boy, I have come a long way. I mean, I don't want to toot my own horn or anything, but... :D Anyway, I love the idea of using tape for those nice crisp lines, and have done a lot of tape manis already, so I decided to go for something new. I can't say that no one was ever done this, because I know we all get inspired by different things, and are always trying to think of new creative things to try, but I haven't seen this done before, so it is at least new to me. :)

I decided to use striping tape since I have never broken them out before. Take a look!

I started out with 2 coats of Julep Fiona, then taped off a couple lines and painted over it with Julep Cindy.  Here it is at that stage.

Here is Fiona all by itself. It's very Shrek-y. :)

After that, I taped off two more criss-crossing stripes and painted over that with Julep Hailee, which is a matte suede. I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out. :) Make sure you take a look at what the other girls did!

Day 12 ---

New 31DC - Day 12 - Tape Mani

1. Roxana Andronie  2. Superficially Colorful  3. a girl and her chicken named betty  4. Dizzy Little Digits  5. Emma's Little Corner  6. Anna's Polish Addiction  7. The Amateur Manicure  8. Tes Did It Nails  9. Posh Nail Art  10. joyluscious  11. Lacquer Or Leave Her!  12. pamela sanchez  13. Christy  14. Beautiful Living  15. Baroque fool  16. Smashley Sparkles  17. Never Mind Suzi  18. Peace, Love and Polish  19. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  20. Not Too Polished  21. Don't Spill The Acetone  22. Lanes Lacquers  23. Laurie (Dressed Up Digits)  24. SpecialGirl Nails  25. Enigmatic Rambles  26. Juliana at Nail Polish Addiction  27. Debbie Crumpet  28. AGirlandHerPolish  29. Teen Polish Junkie  30. Lydia's Nails  31. Mimi Manicures  32. Nails From Fairy Tale  33. Light of the Moon Nails  34. A Polished Addiction  35. MegsManicures  36. Lyndsey  37. Stella from My Wet Nails  38. bibian (manifix)  39. Missy's Manis  40. Agia @ ArtigoBeauty  41. Life In Color!  42. My Nail Journey  43. All The Pretty Things  44. Patty and Goldie's day off  45. Glamfiend  46. Lisa (Nail Polish Creations)  47. PKBMUM  48. Geordie Nails  49. Wendy's Delights  50. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  51. Put some Polish on It  52. nailsandstuff-shannara  53. LaLaLa Lacquer  54. norma's nails  55. Kick Acetone  56. Chrystalized Nails  57. ninjablossomnails  58. Delight In Nails  59. Nerdy for Nails  60. Its' All About the Polish  61. Lazy Lacquerista  62. Linziino  63. Susy In Color  64. Polished Elegance  65. Incognito Nails  66. a teachers secret nailblog  67. Nikki NeverWithoutPolish  68. GioNails

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Laid-Back NEW31DC Day 11 - Splatter

Oh the mess! I was terrified to do this one, because I just cannot deal with messes. I hate them. And my poor house is already enough of a mess without me adding to it. So, I braved it, prepared my workspace ALOT ahead of a time, taped off my fingers, and got to work. And, I LOVED the results! That being said, I probably will not do it again...just because it took a long time, and that is something I don't have much of. Well, take a look!

I started off with Zoya Tallulah for my base, then splattered on Ivanka and Aurora. I love these colors together.

 Here is the lovely Tallulah all by herself! Gorgeous!

Thanks for looking and make sure you check out what everyone else did, too!

New 31DC - Day 11 - Splatter

1. Superficially Colorful  2. a girl and her chicken named betty  3. Agia @ ArtigoBeauty  4. Anna's Polish Addiction  5. Smashley Sparkles  6. Dizzy Little Digits  7. Tes Did It Nails  8. Emma's Little Corner  9. Fabulous Polish  10. Posh Nail Art  11. bibian (manifix)  12. A Polished Addiction  13. Stella from My Wet Nails  14. Lacquer Or Leave Her!  15. Christy  16. pamela sanchez  17. Baroque fool  18. a teachers secret nailblog  19. Not Too Polished  20. Glitter Me This  21. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  22. Laurie (Dressed Up Digits)  23. SpecialGirl Nails  24. Never Mind Suzi  25. Peace, Love and Polish  26. Mimi Manicures  27. lydias nails  28. Don't Spill The Acetone  29. Glitter Tips  30. Andronie Roxana  31. Enigmatic Rambles  32. Juliana at Nail Polish Addiction  33. Nails by Ms. Lizard  34. Debbie Crumpet  35. Lanes Lacquers  36. Lacquer Or Leave Her!  37. Nails From Fairy Tale  38. Light of the Moon Nails  39. AGirlandHerPolish  40. Life In Color!  41. Jackie of MeMa's Mani's  42. The Amateur Manicure  43. MegsManicures  44. Missy's Manis  45. My Nail Journey  46. All The Pretty Things  47. Glamfiend  48. ojelerimi seviyorum  49. Nerdy for Nails  50. Incognito Nails  51. norma's nails  52. Norma's Nails  53. Put some Polish on It  54. Its' All About the Polish  55. Geordie Nails  56. Lazy Lacquerista  57. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  58. Susy In Color  59. Dee's Polish  60. Chrystalized Nails  61. Lisa (Nail Polish Creations)  62. LaLaLa Lacquer  63. Linziino  64. Kick Acetone  65. PKBMUM  66. Delight In Nails  67. Polished Elegance  68. Nikki NeverWithoutPolish  69. GioNails

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Laid-Back NEW31DC Day 10 - Geometric

For today's manicure, I am taking inspiration from M.C. Escher. My father is a fan of his geometric patterns and artwork, and as a kid, I looked at it a lot. It really is intriguing. Of course, I couldn't do any of the more detailed/intricate ones, so I went with something pretty tame. But, if you look at it, it's just as confusing as any of his other work. :) So, here is my take on the geometric challenge!

I started off with two coats of Color Club Twiggie. The rest of the detail was done with Revlon Posh and L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art Lacquer in Forest Green. Here is Twiggie all by itself.

What do you think? I think the thumb turned out best. Why is that anyway? It always seems like the thumb turns out best.

Make sure you check out what everyone else did.

New 31DC - Day 10 - Geometric

1. The Amateur Manicure  2. Emma's Little Corner  3. Stella from My Wet Nails  4. Tes Did It Nails  5. Superficially Colorful  6. a girl and her chicken named betty  7. Agia @ ArtigoBeauty  8. Anna's Polish Addiction  9. Dizzy Little Digits  10. Posh Nail Art  11. A Polished Addiction  12. Smashley Sparkles  13. Baroque fool  14. Fabulous Polish  15. Not Too Polished  16. Christy  17. Glitter Me This  18. SpecialGirl Nails  19. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  20. Laurie (Dressed Up Digits)  21. Peace, Love and Polish  22. Glitter Tips  23. a teachers secret nailblog  24. Nails by Ms. Lizard  25. Roxana Andronie  26. Enigmatic Ramblese  27. joyluscious  28. Never Mind Suzi  29. Lydia's Nails  30. Don't Spill The Acetone  31. Life In Color!  32. AGirlandHerPolish  33. Debbie Crumpet  34. Mimi Manicures  35. Polish. Glitter. Rock & Roll!  36. Teen Polish Junkie  37. Nails From Fairy Tale  38. pamela sanchez  39. Beautiful Living  40. Lizzy's DaintyNail's  41. Jackie of MeMa's Mani's  42. MegsManicures  43. Light of the Moon Nails  44. Lacquer Or Leave Her!  45. bibian (manifix)  46. Missy's Manis  47. Lanes Lacquers  48. Juliana at Nail Polish Addiction  49. Patchwork Polish  50. My Nail Journey  51. All The Pretty Things  52. Miss Stylicious  53. Glamfiend  54. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  55. Norma'sNails  56. Geordie Nails  57. ninjablossomnails  58. Angie OurPaintedWorld  59. Lazy Lacquerista  60. Its' All About the Polish  61. PKBMUM  62. Chrystalized Nails  63. LaLaLa Lacquer  64. Susy In Color  65. Polished Elegance  66. Linziino  67. put some polish on it  68. Nikki NeverWithoutPolish  69. Nerdy for Nails  70. Kick Acetone  71. Delight In Nails  72. Nail Polish Creations  73. Incognito Nails  74. Zachy's Nail Buzz  75. Dee's Polish  76. GioNails

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Tomb Raider Nails!!!

Hey all! The new Tomb Raider game comes out today and I am beyond excited about this one. :) I cannot wait to get my hands on it! So, I decided to do a manicure for the occasion. Here are my Tomb Raider nails for today's release!

I used Wet n Wild Black Creme for the base. For the index and pinky camo, I used Sinful Colors Nirvana, L. A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art Lacquer in Forest Green, and the brown color from Revlon's Moon Candu duo called Universe. On my middle finger, I used China Glaze Adventure Red-y and on my ring finger and thumb, I used OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

I extra proud of the silhouette I did on my thumb. Yeeeee!

What do you think? Are any of you excited about the game, too?

Laid-Back NEW31DC Day 9 - Saran Wrap

Another technique I have never tried before! My little sister tried it out, though and it looked awesome, so I decided to follow her approach to it, which was to use the same color, in different hues. I started out with a light base, and added a darker color to the top. I love the way this looks, and it is so easy!

 I took a pic before I added the topcoat and the lines looked a lot more crisp.

Then, I felt like it wasn't enough...so I added a glitter topcoat from Physician's Formula called their Treat Yourself Glam Topcoat.

For this mani, I used Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect in Sorbet for my base and added Wet n Wild in Dreamy Poppy with my saran wrap. I really wanted to do something creative, but I liked it so well on its own, so I just left it. :) Here is Sorbet by itself. I have to say, this polish is one of the most awesome formulas I've come across in a while. It goes on like butter and really did look perfect without topcoat. It also hadn't chipped at all after a whole week, but then I took it off because it was time for something new. I'll have to see if they have any other colors that I like. :)

Hope you like this mani. Please make sure you look at what everyone else did, too!

New 31DC - Day 9 - Saran Wrap

1. Missy's Manis  2. bibian (manifix)  3. Superficially Colorful  4. a girl and her chicken named betty  5. Anna's Polish Addiction  6. Agia @ ArtigoBeauty  7. The Amateur Manicure  8. A Polished Addiction  9. Emma's Little Corner  10. Fabulous Polish  11. Smashley Sparkles  12. Nails by Ms. Lizard  13. Lacquer Or Leave Her!  14. Posh Nail Art  15. Baroque fool  16. Stella from My Wet Nails  17. Not Too Polished  18. Polish. Glitter. Rock & Roll!  19. All The Pretty Things  20. Laurie (Dressed Up Digits)  21. Christy  22. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  23. Never Mind Suzi  24. Light of the Moon Nails  25. Glitter Tips  26. Peace, Love and Polish  27. SpecialGirl Nails  28. Mimi Manicures  29. joyluscious  30. Enigmatic Rambles  31. Glitter Me This  32. Tes Did It Nails  33. Debbie Crumpet  34. Teen Polish Junkie  35. Nails From Fairy Tale  36. Don't Spill The Acetone  37. Lydia's Nails  38. AGirlandHerPolish  39. pamela sanchez  40. Lanes Lacquers  41. Annie Suzie  42. Dizzy Little Digits  43. Life in Color!  44. MegsManicures  45. Beautiful Living  46. a teachers secret nailblog  47. My Nail Journey  48. Juliana at Nail Polish Addiction  49. Patchwork Polish  50. Miss Stylicious  51. Glamfiend  52. ojelerimi seviyorum  53. The Lovely Robot  54. Norma's Nails  55. Put some Polish on It  56. Lazy Lacquerista  57. becacine  58. ninjablossomnails  59. LaLaLa Lacquer  60. Polished Elegance  61. Its' All About the Polish  62. Chrystalized Nails  63. Linziino  64. PKBMUM  65. Kick Acetone  66. Dee's Polish Endeavours  67. Susy In Color  68. Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede  69. Nerdy for Nails  70. Geordie Nails  71. Lisa (Nail Polish Creations)  72. Incognito Nails  73. Nikki NeverWithoutPolish  74. Delight In Nails  75. GioNails

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