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31DC2014 Day 21: A Colour – Hues of Blues
Read moreTheme for Day 21 is A Colour. I chose to do Hues of Blues. One of my favourite colours is blue. I don’t really have just one favourite, as being an artist/designer, I love too many to decide upon, but if I had to pick one, it would possibly be some shade of blue. I thought that a layered
21st September 201400
31DC2014 Day 20: Water Marble – Abstract Swirls
Read moreDay 20 and the theme is Water Marble. I didn’t really want it to look like a normal water marble effect, just to do something different to what I have worn lately, so I was going for abstract swirls which were haphazardly carved throughout the water. I decided on a conservative colour scheme – nude, white and blues, which reminds me
20th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 19: Galaxies
Read moreAnother favourite subject matter for nail art personally is the Galaxy Nail. So imagine my excitement for today’s challenge theme: GALAXIES. ❤ I have always had a slight obsession fascination with stars, the universe and how it all worked (which even led me to read Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time as a kid). Naturally then it makes sense that
19th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 18: Half Moons
Read moreDay 18 already? Wow. I wonder how many of you are hanging in there still. Good effort if you’ve even made it on getting this far… Pats on the back all round. Theme du jour was Half Moons. Definitely not my favouritest subject matter in the world, as I prefer them when I let my nails have some extra
18th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 17: Glitter – Glitterati
Read moreGlitter! Like a disco ball for the fingers. Theme for Day 17 of the challenge. I noticed that I haven’t used much pink so far, and since it’s not my most loved colour, it’s a colour that does get a little neglected on my nails. So in order to show some love for all colours in the spectrum, today’s effort
17th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 16: Geometric
Read moreAah, one of my favourite themes has to be Geometric. Considering I’m a designer, it’s probably not that hard for anyone to guess why… I had grand plans to do something complex, but just didn’t have the time or energy today so I’ve gone for a simple segmented tape-and-shape mani with exposed nude nail lines. I was going to do
16th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 15: Delicate Print
Read moreAs we hit Day 15, we’re heading into the sub-section that I think contains my more favoured challenge themes; not only of the Styles chapter, but of the whole 31 Day Challenge. For the DELICATE PRINT theme I decided the ‘lace doilies’ look was relatively fun. Plus I wanted to use a nude polish in this so far highly colourful
15th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 14: Flowers
Read moreFlowers. A girl’s best friend, and the theme for Day 14. We have nearly hit half way through the 2014 31 Day Challenge and I am going to need a break after this one haha. So much polish, so little time, right? Today’s effort is a simple one. The medium-orange base is from the awesome OPI Brazil collection – Where
14th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 13: Animal Print – Funky Alligator
Read moreI call this one the Funky Alligator. Sounds like a terrible dance that the generic mobile DJ’s might play at weddings and lame events such as those you might see in an Adam Sandler movie, huh? Another quickie for Day 13’s theme of ANIMAL PRINT. I didn’t have my darker greens at hand, so consider this the colour of an
13th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 12: Stripes
Read moreDay 12 of the challenge is STRIPES. So here we have a simple vertical stripe. I really just felt like wearing some classic stripes today. Even if they do almost look a little Beetlejuice-y… I should have done a Beetlejuice feature nail – but oh, the time. Created with striping tape, Sally Hansen White On and Rimmel Aye, Aye Sailor –
12th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 11: Polka Dots
Read moreFeeling dotty? Today is Polka Dot day. Are we already on Day 11? Sheesh. I’m getting in early today. Five fingers and five different pastel colours for this dotticure on a naked base. I used the Ulta3 pastel minis set for these. I was intending to make them matte, but got distracted by the 15 other things I was doing
11th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 10: Gradient
Read moreDay 10 and not much time or energy left, so this one, withe the GRADIENT theme was done rather hurriedly. Therefore it’s a kinda shitty, slightly gritty gradient. Intentionally gritty because I like texture, so I use a particular sponge and dab it on when the polish is tacky. Yah, I ran out of time so it’s far from perfect, but I
10th September 2014
