Day 22: Inspired by a song

HEY SOUL SISTER ~ TRAIN

This is what i chose to represent on my nails. It didn't come to me easily, i had a few other options but chose this one because 1) i absolutely love 'Train' 2) I love 'Train' 3) i love this song! But i love 'Drops of Jupiter' more...On to the mani:

On my thumb nail, i used that greenish colour to represent the shirt worn by that guy at the beginning of the video. He wears sunglasses too which i added to this nail . On my pinky i drew one of the numerous arrows we see floating across the screen every now and then in the video. 

There you have it. My mani inspired by a song. 

Day 21: Inspired by a colour

Am back! I have been keeping up with the challenge but not posting, so today i will share with you what i had on my nails this past week. Lets get into it:

I picked the colour green as my inspiration to create an ombre effect that fades across my nails. 

For this i used 'Luron #113' which is a lime green nail polish. (Using a different camera - hence the difference in quality)

On my nails i have five different shades of green, four of which i created by mixing the green with black and  white accordingly. The colour on my middle finger is what my nail polish actually looks like. I love this manicure because it looks like some sort of transition from a milky-creamy green (which is what the colour on my thumb nail looks like) to the deep jungle green colour on my pinky finger. I had not applied a top coat here.

TIP: If you decided to do this mani, i suggest picking a light colour, that way it will still be visible after mixing it with black. If you go with a darker colour, there is a chance you'll end up with the colour black on one or two nails.

Day 20: Water Marbled

I decided to use some pastel colours for today's challenge...

I first applied a single coat of white nail polish (Luron #FT201) then on top of that i applied a single coat of  sheer, almost champagne colour  (Zoe nail polish #101). This is actually what i used as a base for my animal print design.

I started off with my thumb nail (as usual), didn't like the colour combination so i decided to use white and a single pastel colour for the rest of the nails.

So, index (Luron #110), middle (Luron #112), ring finger (Luron #104) and pinky finger (Luron #103). I smudged almost all of them. Next time, i'll really take my time. Surprisingly i didn't have much clean up to do afterwards!

Day 19: Galaxy nails

Today's challenge is about capturing the beauty of space on your nails. Here is my outcome...

For this, i used a number of nail polish colours hoping to attain a cosmic effect. I first applied a single coat of black nail polish (Dodwell Nail enamel #79), Then sponged on the following colours: Luron #108 (green), Charm Max Blue, Luron #109 (hot pink) and finally Luron #FT201 (white) in that particular order.

After i was done with the sponging step, i drew some white stars on my accent nails (which you can't see very well here) then applied a coat of fine glitter nail polish and sealed everything with a top coat. The mani may not look like much till you add glitter (and look at it from a distance). 

NB: I went overboard with the glitter. I think it would have looked more realistic if i had not used it on the sponged areas. Also adding just one holographic nail polish to the mix is an awesome idea especially if your going to be out in the sun.

There are so many variations of this spacey-mani using other different colour combinations so you can be sure i'll do it again.

Day 18: Half Moons

Two posts today!

This is my first half moon mani and am in love! Can you believe that this is actually a vintage nail design popularized in the 1930's and 40's? Yep! On to the mani...

I couldn't figure out what colours to use at first but decided to go with these two because both of them really stand out.

What do you think? Yay or Nay?

Day 17: Glitter

I did this mani yesterday but didn't have time to post it then, so am doing that today. 

For the day 17 challenge, i decided to do a jelly-glitter sandwich. 

I had initially applied a rosy pink-coral coloured nail polish thinking it would give me the jelly-like finish but it didn't (since its a creme polish) so had to take everything off. I then remembered hearing about jelly nail polishes a few days before and realized i actually own one! I had never used it before because it appears somewhat clear and the consistency is different from any of my other polishes. I thought i had wasted my money on poor quality nail polish but turns out i just didn't know how to use it!

Anyway, i also used chunky glitter nail polish. I am beginning to hate glitter nail polish. I love the results (am actually thinking of buying 2 new bottles) but hate the process of taking it off. I know about using foil and what not but those extra seconds spent taking it off....agggrrr!