July Nail Art Challenge Day 16 - Neutral with a Twist

So this is another that I semi-cheated on. This was a mani I actually did back in May, but as soon as I saw the theme it jumped in my head! I had to use it! :)

The nude is Helen by Zoya, and the tips were Camera by Essie I believe? :s I will find out for sure later.

July Nail Art Challenge Day 14 - Redo Someone's Mani

For this post, I wasn't sure if it meant to use someone else's mani as inspiration, or if it meant to give a friend a new mani.. But I went with the latter, haha. And actually I re-did two of my friends nail's for this one, and I hope they loved them as much as I did :)

First up is my friend Annalucy's manicure:

See what I used, and my friend Samantha's new mani after the jump!

July Nail Art Challenge Day 4 - Fireworks

Well I forgot to post this yesterday since I worked all day, but here is my Independence Day mani! I tried to paint on a firework on my ring finder and it came out awful, so I just decided to stick with a patriotic mani.

 

I loved the way it turned out! I still am awful at stripes, but my left hand was a lot better than my right, haha. Everyone and work loved it and thought it was cute that I was being 'festive'. 

I used Purity by Zoya on my thumb, Ruby Slippers by China Glaze on index, America by Julep on middle and ring, and on my pinky is Camaro Glitter but it's such an old bottle that I don't know the brand. For the flag I used Royal by Revlon and the stripes were Pushing Your Luck by SPOI.

July Nail Art Challenge Day 3 - Letters

Today I have for you my first time drawing on any kind of 'lettering' or words for my nail art. I really love the way it turned out too! Much better than my shaky hand expected :)

The theme for today's nail art was 'Letters'. I really like this font and figured it would be pretty easy, and  look nice and clean on the nail. The taupe base is Butter London's All Hail The Queen, a color I had been lusting over for awhile now. I will also take a pic in sunlight bc hidden in that beautiful nude, is tiny holographic shimmer! The black lettering is American Apparel's Hassid, and the Red is Zoya's Burke.

Water marble ATTEMPT

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Welp, exactly what the title says, this was my millionth attempt at water marbling...I just do not have the knack for it whatsoever :(

 

For more pix, click the link!

I started with a white base, and used Zoya's Purity. This part came out nicely, so I thought that would set the mood for the rest of the mani, lol..nope. I tried water marbling with two new colors of mine by Color Club. From the Take Wing collection I used Metamorphosis and Sparkle and Soar. Both beautiful colors, so vibrant! Metamorphosis is a teal, and Sparkle and Soar is orange, I figured these colors would look amazing together!

 

I wanted to crawl up in a ball and just paint my nails something bland I was so upset :( lol. It was thick, the first droplet of polish in the water would dry too fast and catch on my orange stick, ugh, a total mess everywhere. I got polish on my table, on my leggings, and definitely all over my hands. I am not sure what the exact reason for the mishap was, I tried making the water room temp, using thin polishes, dropping them in the water quickly, but to no avail. 

Now I have naked nails bc I am uninspired and sad. Hahaha. Will probably paint them tonight after I organize my closet :3

If anyone has any tips, they would be much appreciated!