Just a Quickie : Christmas Patchwork Nails

Once again, I'm posting in the wee hours of the morning because I didn't get home until midnight. These could definitely look better but I honestly didn't want to spend the extra time. But I still like them enough to post.

Polishes Used:

Sally Hansen Celeb City

Cult Nails Flash

Nina Ultra Pro Hot Date

31DC2014 Day 1: Red

Aaaannnd we're off!

It's finally here! The 31 day challenge has arrived! I'm ready for it, too. I've been brainstorming ideas for over a week and getting myself mentally prepared. The only thing that could possibly get in my way now is feeling too tired/lazy to do my nails. I'm not letting that happen, though.

The challenge prompt for day one is red. The prompts for colors are always the hardest for me just because there are a near infinite amount of things you can do with a prompt that vague. So, my plan of attack is this; pull out every polish in the color (red, in this case) and pick a few that I like together. Narrowing down the colors makes it easier to decide what, exactly, I want to do! For today, I went with a patchwork mani!

Pretty pretty patchwork

So, I actually got the inspiration for this manicure from one of the colors. Pure Ice Watch Me Go is LOADED with teal and green micro glitters and when I saw it, I instantly knew which colors to pair it with.

I used a base of Essie Mojito Madness. The teal is Julep Marion. I think those two colors look fantastic with Watch Me Go!

More Patchwork

I've really been in a dark polish mood for the last few days. I don't know why. Maybe it has something to do with the sun almost never coming out in Michigan this time of year. Regardless, I like my dark polishes. I started off knowing that I wanted to do something with black. I thought a mostly black patchwork mani would be fun.

 

I started with two coats of Sally Hansen Silver Sweep. I stamped a design from BM-223 in Wet n Wild Black Creme. Once that was dry, I taped sections off and used Black Creme again. When that dried, I taped off again and topped some sections with NYC Matte Me Crazy. I like the mix of textures and the pop of metallic against the black. It's sleek and a bit edgy.

 

 

Patchwork

I started off doing a water marble design tonight, but it was NOT working out for me. I kept bumping the cup and ruining the design right before I stuck my finger in. Or, I would scrape my finger along the side of the cup on the way out, scraping off most of the design. It was so frustrating. So, I scrapped it and started over. I still wanted all four of the colors I was using, but I went with something simpler and far less tedious.

 

I started off with a coat of Sally Hansen Silver Sweep. Then, I taped off sections and painted them using OPI Purple With a Purpose, Love & Beauty Green, and OPI Blue My Mind. Because my camera sucks, especially with blues and purples, you can't quite see the brilliance of these colors here. Blue My Mind is a vibrant electric blue with a hint of shimmer. Purple With a Purpose is a gorgeous royal purple. Love & Beauty Green is a beautiful emerald green loaded with shimmer. The three colors really play well against each other and the silver.