June Tri Polish Challenge = Red + Pink + Purple - Day 4

I should seriously change the name of my blog to 'Better Late Than Never' because it's my favorite thing to say. BUT, I did have the mani done on Thursday, I just didn't have it in me to edit the pics and write the blog post last night after it was done because I really needed to get to bed after 2 days straight of studying and finals. I was exhausted! So for this mani, I had this idea in my head that did not work out so well in practice, but since I am short one time, you are getting the first attempt. I still think that this could be successful, just maybe with colors that contrast a bit more, and maybe with more time. :)


So here is the obligatory bottle shot so that you can see the three bottles of polish that have been getting more use in the past 2 weeks than they EVER have before.

And here is mani I came up with. I started off with two coats of Misa Party In The Masquerade, then created my own stencils using masking tape and one of the many scrapbooking punchers that I have. My first thought was that it would be super cool to sponge around the butterfly image, but I failed miserably and just didn't have enough energy to try again. SO, I decided to just sponge onto through the stencil that was left after I punched out the butterflies. Side note: haha I just said 'punched out the butterflies' I'm violent today! :P

So there you have it. I will be trying this again, because I am convinced that I can make it work. I just need better colors and more time! I have one more final which is a 90 minute timed test with 3 essay questions. It sounds horrible, so I saved it for last. Wish me luck - I'm taking it tonight so that I can enjoy my weekend.

June Tri Polish Challenge = Red + Pink + Purple - Day 3

Hey guys! So, it's day 3 of the Tri Polish Challenge for June, and I have a fun one for you. I have to say, having only three colors to work with over the past week and a half has really forced me to get creative. I like it! Now, if only I didn't have finals this week. Ugh. So, you know this will be short and sweet so that I can go get my study on. you won't hear from me again until Thursday night, which will be the last Tri Polish post straight after my four-hour Econ final. I will be so grateful to be painting my nails that night! Well, enough chit-chat. Here are the three colors I used for this mani.

Sick of this pic yet???? Ok so here are my pretty nails.

I love how these turned out. I was completely winging it, too. I didn't really have a plan, but it all worked out in the end. I used essie playdate for my base, then randomly placed striping tape, then sponged over that with Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris and Misa Party In The Masquerade. So there you have it. I hope you all have a great week!

June Tri Polish Challenge = Red + Pink + Purple - Day 2

Oh boy! It's day two of June's Tri Polish challenge and I have to say, I am starting to like these three colors together. :) I'm sure by the end of next week, I will be totally over it, though! So for today's mani, I was lacking a bit in the inspiration department, so I decided to do a nice dotticure. Here are the three colors I used.

I started off with essie playdate for my base, then added the pink dots first in Misa Party In The Masquerade. I added dark red dots in Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris to set the two colors off. I LOVE dots! I think if I were forced to wear the same nail art for the rest of my life, it would probably be dots. But, let's try not to think about that horrifying scenario! :)

Hope you liked my dotticure! I'll try to get more creative with my next two manis!

June Tri Polish Challenge = Red + Pink + Purple - Day 1

Hey everyone! I apologize that my posts have been rather limited lately. I have been extremely busy with school and it has been taking up all of my time lately. This means that I have only been getting to paint my nails about once a week, if even. Oh the horror! BUT, things should hopefully get a bit easier in July since I will only have one class going on that month instead of two. I miss painting my nails! Anyway, I decided to do the Tri Polish challenge for June, and am pretty excited to come up with more manis that feature these three colors. It was pretty hard to pick out a pink, purple, and red that go together, but I'm happy with my choices. :)

I used Misa Party In The Masquerade for my pink, essie playdate for my purple, and Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris for my red.

For my first mani with these three colors, I decided to go floral. I never would have paired these colors together if it were not for this challenge, so I'm glad that I was forced to think outside the box when it came to the nail art. :)

Wel, what do you all think?! I actually really like it. Oh and here is Misa Party In The Masquerade all by itself. It is fabulously neon, which my camera hates, but this is the best shot I got.

Thanks for looking, I'll be back Thursday with another mani for this Tri Polish challenge!

30 Day Flower Challenge Day 5: Carnation

Good morning! Today I have for you my best attempt at creating carnations on my nails, and I have to say, I love how this one turned out! As in, I don't want to remove it. This is why I have a hard time with daily challenges - you have to remove something after only getting to enjoy it for one day. :( Ah well, guess I should just enjoy it while I can. Take a look!

The base for this mani is Misa What A Wonderful Day. It's a striper that I really wish wasn't. I mean, it's great for striping, but it's such a pretty blue, I always want to use it to paint the whole nail. :P I painted my carnations with Julep Lynn, Essie Marshmallow, and Zoya Lo. The leaves were done with Sinful Colors Last Chance.

Here is Misa What A Wonderful Day all by itself. It has a great formula and a slight frosty finish, but happily doesn't show brush strokes too much.

Make sure you check out what the other girls did for their carnation manicures!

Summer Challenge Day 2 - Picnic

Day 2 (July 3rd) of the Summer Challenge is Picnic. I decided to go with a July 4th-themed picnic to celebrate the holiday. I'll admit, I had a hard time getting inspired for this one. So, here is my take on Picnic Nails.

So what do you think? I had to go with the traditional picnic blanket look, and used stamping to achieve the checkers. This was done using mash-50. For an accent nail I just had to try out Julep America, and it is quite pretty. This time I started with Pure Ice Super Star! for my base -then I just stamped over them with Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris, and added my ants with a dotting tool. Once again, I used so many colors for this, I'll just list them out:

• Pure Ice Super Star!
• Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris
• Julep America
• Pure Ice Black Rage
• China Glaze Four Leaf Clover
• Spoiled I Only Eat Salads
• Sally Hansen Hi-Def
• Misa What A Wonderful Day
• Cover Girl Espresso

Here are a few more pictures, and my thumb so you can see it better.

 

Thank you so much for looking! A full outline of the challenge can be found here. Please be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge, too!

1. Theodora from Red Hair and Black Nail Polish
2. Kaki from GlitterObsession
3. Cuti-CLUE-les
4. Whimsical Glam
5. Sue from Creative Nail Design by Sue
6. Sangy from Lipgloss Affairs
7. Taya from Taya
8. Kelly from Adventures in Nail Art
9. Diana from Nails by Diana
10. Alexis Leigh from -XOXO Alexis Leigh
11. Namira from Namira Rahman
12. Chiro from Nail of This Week
13. IsaBella at IsaBella's World
14. Beautilicious Blogger
15. Nikki from Little Green Heart
16. Peace Love and Polish

Copy Cat Sat - My Pretty Nailz

My nails this week are inspired by Deriniti at My Pretty Nailz, aka the queen of Konad. Seriously, this lady is GOOD. I was inspired by the way she used multiple plates to stamp several different designs on her nails. I decided to give it a go, and since I want something summery, I thought it would be a great time to try out Zoya Arizona. I have had this lovely color for a while now, but hadn't had a chance to wear it yet. Now that it is on, I am in love. Love. Anyway here is what I ended up with!

Zoya Arizona, Misa Party In The Masquerade, Pure Ice Black Rage and L.A. Colors Gold Glitter

Here is Arizona by herself - isn't she lovely?? Who would have thought an orange would look good on me? This is seriously one of the prettiest oranges I have ever seen. Love it!

Here it is after I added Misa Party In The Masquerade, which is a polish I won from a giveaway a while back. It is very neon. I had not realized this when I looked at it in the bottle. I really like it!

After this, I just added my stamping...which didn't go so well. I thought I picked a small enough stamp for my little nails, but it really only ended up fitting well on  my thumb. Whoops. After stamping, I added some gold glitter with a L.A. Girls striper polish I got at the dollar store, and that was that.

The plates I used are Mash-50 and Mash-43. Not my favorite mani ever, but I am really happy with the colors I picked. It is quite summery. I really do love my thumb. Here is a pic. I wish all the nails looked this good. *Sigh*

Deriniti has it down to a science, I'm telling you this girl is a stamping genius! Thanks for looking! I have a special manicure I'm working on already for next week, so make sure you don't miss it! :)