40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Things That Fly

Good morning! This week's theme for the Nail Tarts' challenge is Things That Fly. I thought for a while on this one, but it didn't take long for me to decide that I needed spaceships!

I used my new Nerd Lacquer, I Think You Call Me...Sexy for my base. It looks like space with stars and has tons of sparkle. I wanted a variety and had several stamping plates featuring spaceships, so I just used them all! I made these decals using mostly images from BM-XL134 and the image on my thumb is from JR-31. I got this Nerd Lacquer and the JR plate (My Online Shop) from my secret agent in a Christmas exchange, and I thought I was going to DIE. I cried opening everything, but there will be a separate post for that!

  

The decals were done using Mundo de Unas Light Gray and Blue.  I used Sally Hansen Graphite Gravity, a silver OPI that has no name, a silver polish from The New Black that is also nameless, and some of the Mundo de Unas blue to color in the decals.

Here is what Nerd Lacquer I Think You Call Me...Sexy looks like on it's own. It's a fantastic blue jelly packed with holographic shimmer, tiny blue and silver metallic hexes, medium sized blue and silver metallic hexes, and larger pale blue metallic hexes. It's gorgeous. And also, it's a Dr. Who polish, so I love it even more just for that.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Make sure you check out what everyone else did for this week's prompt. I know there is at least one other TARDIS out there. ;)

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52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge - Zig Zag + Dark and Grungy

Oh my goodness, it's the last mani of the 52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge! I can't believe it has been a whole year since it started, and I really can't believe that I managed to finish! I have another challenge coming up with the wonderful Nail Tarts, so things won't be changing much around here. This one is going to be totally awesome, and I am just so excited for it, so stay tuned. For this week's challenge, the prompts are zig zag and dark and grungy. I grew up in the 90s, so grungy is not hard for me lol. Although, I was determined to use and unswatched polish in the manicure, so that added a little bit of a challenge. I'm still trying to get rid of my neverending pile of untried polish!

I wound up using The New Black Elephant Hide for my base. It is from their Safari collection and is a black base filled with gold glitters. After that, I used my Loki's Nail Vinyls to create the zigs (not so much zag here lol), and painted over them using another untried polish, OPI Just Spotted The Lizard. I have had this polish forever and have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use it. This seemed lime the perfect chance.

It's a little dark, grunge, AND glam haha. Here is what The New Black Elephant Hide looks like on it's own. I used two coats here with one coat of Out The Door topcoat.

Thank you so much for checking out my very last 52 Week Pick n Mix post. This challenge has been an absolute blast and I really enjoy seeing what my fellow Nail Tarts come up with each week for the prompts! Make sure you check out what everyone did for this week!

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52 Week Callenge - Swirls + 3 Shades of Red/Orange

Oh my goodness, another Monday. I just want a break already! :D You know, for like 6 months, haha! Ah well, today, I have a water marble for you. I haven't done one in a while, so I decided to give it a whirl again, and this one came out about as good as any other I have done. It kept drying to quickly in the water (probably because of the air conditioning), and I got bubbles as usual. BUT, I like it anyway. :)

I used Revlon Fearless, The New Black orange (it has no name that I can find, and came in their rainbow collection), and Barielle Joytini to create this water marble. I painted my nails white using Pure Ice Superstar! first to make the colors brighter. I don't have much else to say about this mani, haha. I'm a little disappointed in my inability to create nice watermarbles, but I feel like it was partly the air blowing too much and possibly a bad choice of polishes. I weeded out a bunch that didn't spread well, but these ones were drying so fast. I'm not sure if it was the A/C or the polish itself. Oh well.

In my next post, you will see my coworkers nails instead of mine. I did her nails on lunch break and they seriously came out SO awesome. Make sure you check out what everyone else did for this week's prompt, and have a great week!

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52 Week Pick n Mix - Scales + Navy

Good morning and happy hump day! We are already halfway through the work-week, ladies and gents! Yay! Work has been an absolute nightmare for me lately, so nailart is a welcome escape. I'm also back on the whole low carb diet kick again as it seems to be the only thing that works, so I am in need of lots of distraction. This means that I gave myself a nice long time to work on this, and I'm super pleased with how they came out.

I decided to do some stamping decals for this mani, and was stoked that the idea I had in mind actually worked in practice. I just love it when that happens! I started off with a base of The New Black's Navy (it has no name that I can find). This navy is fabulously opaque. I only used one coat - there is a swatch at the bottom of this post. After that, I created a stamp decal using Mash-39 and Julep Harley. Then I painstakingly filled in *almost* every scale using alternating colors in a random pattern. I left some unfilled so that my navy base could show through.

I chose polishes that would all allow my navy base to show through, so I used mostly topper-type polishes (glitters, shimmers, iridescent polishes, etc.). This included Julep Brooke, Fresh Paint Dragon Lady, Butter London Petrol, China Glaze Take a Trek, Wet n Wild Stick it to the Man, and Finger Paints In the Monet.

Here is what The New Black's Navy looks like on it's own. The few bubbles are from my topcoat and not the polish. I guess no amount of Seche Restore can bring this poor baby back. I had to send it to it's polish grave. :(

Thank you so much for stopping by! Here's hoping your weekends all come quickly!

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52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge - Dark Green Christmas Nail Art

Hi - I am incredibly late with this, but determined to get all of this nail art posted! I've been sick for a few weeks, but I'm finally better so now it is time to catch up. Today, I have some Christmas tree inspired nail art to share and I'll be showing off a new dark green polish that is great for the holiday, too!

The base for this is The New Black Parrot Green. It is a nice opaque, dark green cream. I used regular clear tape for to mask the trees, then painted in the triangle with one coat of Julep Dahlia, then one coat of Sassy Lacquer Nutty As A... to add some Christmas sparkle.

Here is what Parrot Green looks like by itself. This is two coats, plus one coat of Seche Vite. Try to ignore the dents...the laundry wasn't going to do itself. :)

Hooray for Christmas! I cannot wait! Now, since I am so super behind, I will probably post several days in a row to get back on track with this challenge. Wish me luck! ;)

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52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge - Three Shades of Blue + Cats

Hi everyone! For this manicure, I decided to use some inspiration from my husband once again. A few months ago, he requested a manicure with kawaii style animals. I figured that I could grant his request with this prompt, and so I have some cute kawaii kitties to show off today. :D

I could not be happier with how these came out. It is cuteness overload, and I will not be removing these until they are chipping severely. This means you may not see my left hand for a while. heehee

I was determined to get both prompts for this week in, and I'm so glad I did because I feel like this looks great with all blue shades. I used NYC NY Blues for the base, then added my detail with Julep Jessica and an unnamed navy polish from The New Black. Here is what NY Blues looks like on it's own. This was a popular color around town. I got so many compliments on it before I ever even painted my kitties on! Maybe people were surprised to see a nice bright summery shade this far into autumn? Anyway, this is two coats of NY Blues.

Thank you so much for looking! Make sure you look at what everyone else did for their domestic animals and/or three shades of blue manicures!

30 Day Flower Challenge Day 12: Mother's Day Bouquet

Here is a quick mani for this challenge. I wasn't really feeling very inspired by this one, so my nail art looks pretty pathetic. :) Ah well. Maybe next time you will get something better haha.

I used a nice golden yellow from The New Black for my base, then used L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art Lacquer in Bright Green to draw the stems, and added the 'blooms' with butter LONDON Knees Up.

Here is the yellow from The New Black's Runway Collection. It's pretty nice although, like most yellows, it required three coats to be streak-free.

Be sure to take a look at what the others did - hopefully they did better than me on this one!

30 Day Flower Challenge Day 10: Daffodil

Ok, so daffodils are SO hard to draw. I am never ever going to attempt to do one again haha. And, once again I have fallen further behind because I spent the whole weekend hanging out with my family since my sister was in town. Priorities, right? I did do a mani for my sister for a post I will put up later tonight, though, so that helped a little. :) Anyway, here are my daffodils. This is one I have no problem removing pretty quickly.

I started out with The New Black's shimmery lavender color - I really wish these had names. I used a stamping image to help me get the general shape (even though the image on the plate is definitely not a daffodil) and then just painted around it using Zoya Pippa and Arizona, and Revlon Posh. There you have it. (Sortof) daffodil nails. This image is from Bundle Monster plate BM06 by the way.

Here is the base from The New Black's Runway Collection by itself - it's pretty.

Thanks for looking - I'll have a new post up for you tonight!

30 Day Flower Challenge Day 3: Birds of Paradise

This mani isn't really my most favorite mani ever, but Birds of Paradise are hard to paint! I used Essie Where's My Chauffeur for the base, and then painted the flowers with The New Black Orange, an unnamed polish from L.A. Colors, and Julep Nina.

I don't have much else to say, so I'll let the photos do the talking. I've got finals taking over my life right now, so I may have to catch up by doing two or maybe three manis in one day some time next week. I've just got too much studying to do.

Here is Where's My Chauffeur all by itself. So pretty - my husband got it for me for my birthday - such a sweetie!

Make sure you check out what the other girls did.You can also see pics posted on the group page hosted by datyorkLOVES!

30 Day Flower Challenge Day 2: Astilbe

Good evening. Tonight I have for you my mani for day 2 of the 30 Day Flower Challenge. This is my interpretation of an Astilbe. They come in a lot of colors, but I chose to use a dark pink color for mine.

I used a new polish I got from The New Black called Gold Grenade for the background, and Butter London Fiddlesticks for the flower. I'm going to say this once again: I am in LOVE with Butter London polish. They are so nice. Anyway, here is Gold Grenade by itself. It's not my favorite polish, but the color is pretty. I just can't stand polishes with a frosty finish. It drives me crazy when I see my brushstrokes.

Anyway, I hope you like this one. I'll be back tomorrow with day 3 of the challenge. I have finals beginning tomorrow and running through next Wednesday, so I may skip a day. We'll see.

Make sure you check out what the others did! You can also see pics posted on the group page hosted by datyorkLOVES!