31 Day Challenge – Day 20: Watermarble

Hey guys! I finally found some time to do my nails. I've been postponing this last mani for the second phase of the 31 day Challenge for too long! Me and the watermarble technique aren't really friends but it's a challenge and I have to do every single design! So this was the result of I think the more acceptable and decent watermarble I've done.

I know they aren't the best watermarble you have seen but I'm quite proud, it shows I'm improving my techniques with the challenge and that's what all this is about. My index finger is the one that sucks less I think.

These are the three colors I used. I've found that of all the polishes I own, Catrice is the best for watermarbling.

I really needed to do my nails. It had been five days guys!! FIVE DAYS!! I have a new design to upload soon starting the third phase of the nail art Challenge, I'm so excited with all the themes. Have a nice week and happy polishing!

Lace Tutorial

Hey guys! I am so sorry I can't post a new mani for the 31 day challenge, I'm really busy with university and my choir. Singfònics, the choir that I'm in, is on a TV program and we have rehearsals everyday and it occupies most of my time. I thought as I can't give you a new design I would give you a tutorial for my Lace It Up design from last week.

1. Paint your nails with your favorite base coat and a base color, I chose this pastel purple.
2. Paint a black half circle on your nail as you were going to do a halfmoon mani.
3. Make a curved line at some distance from the half circle and draw some lines.
4. Paint little half circles around the line you just created
5. Go from end to end of the nail, it's quite a difficult step so be patient. I finished my nails here as I was really happy with how they looked but you can continue with the next steps if you want a more fuller nail.
6. From the borders of your nail make two curved lines that meed in the middle.
7. Draw another curved line where the other two lines met.
8. Just above the line we just did make a more curved one.
9. With a really small dotting tool or the same nail art brush male little dots to finish the design and make it look more like lace.
10. Add a top coat to protect your design and you have finished with your lace design.

This is the final result following the steps until 5, but you can continue and fill your nail with the rest of the design.

 

These are the two colors I used for this design but you can try many combinations, different base colors, white or gray for the lace pattern. Anything is valid!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I will do my best to try and do my nails this week. Next theme is watermarble and I suck so hard at watermarble but well... that's what challenge are for, trying to improve and trying things you wouldn't normally do right? Wish me luck and happy polishing!

31 Day Challenge – Day 19: Galaxy (You Can Paint With All The Colors Of The Universe)

Hey guys! It's time for another mani for the 31 day challenge. It has finally arrived, galaxy themed nails! As you may all know galaxies are one of my favorite things to do. Do you remember when I went crazy and did all those galaxies on a nail wheel? I couldn't wait for galaxy day and here you have five different galaxies, each one on a different finger. Enjoy!

I was feeling inspired today and I really wanted to enjoy myself with this design so I did five different color combinations on each finger. And it's strange that actually my favorite combination was the one I did on my thumb, wich I don't really show because I got it caught in a door as a kid and it's a bit strange, but here you are:

I think I had never used so mani colors for a design, I mean it's like 4-6 colors for each nail. I took photos off all the color combinations so you can see which ones I used in case you like them so much you also want to do a galaxy design with the same colors. Here are all the colors I used for each nail:

Thumb

Index

Middle

Ring

Pinky

When I finished the design my desk was a mess with so many bottles, I also used a black base polish 'Black on Black' by Sinful Colors and the silver glitter is 'Helo Holo' by Essence.

Which finger do you like the most? They were so fun to do I really recommend trying a galaxy design this week. I have a tutorial here if you want to check it out and also other galaxy manis here. I hope you liked this design and happy polishing!

31 Day Challenge – Day 18: Half Moons (Blow Them Away)

Hey guys! Now I've started university again I can't do my nails so often but here I am with a new mani for the 31 day challenge. The theme was half moons something I had never done before but this idea came to my mind, what do you think? Half moons with an explosive twist!

They were fun and easy to do, they actually don't need very skillful hands. What I liked the most of this mani was doind the sparkle at the end of the bombs it reminded me of when I did my Lord Of The Rings nails, one of my favorite designs if not the my absolute favorite. These are the colors I used for this design:

I hope you enjoyed this design and you found them as fun as me. What do you think about the half moon technique? I would love to know if you have tried it and what designs you have tried. Happy polishing!

31 Day Challenge – Day 17: Glitter (Fairy Tale Nails)

Hey guys! It's time for a new mani for the 31 day challenge. Today's theme was glitter and I decided to use my favorite glitter polishes and make a fairy inspired mani. What's more sparkly than a fairy?

What do you think? I bit too girly for me but they were fun to make, even if they will be a pain to remove! These are the colors I used with the three different glitters I chose for this mani

Soon I'll finish the second phase of the challenge and I can't wait to start with the next one! This is being so much fun! I hope you liked this design and happy polishing!

31 Day Challenge – Day 16: Tribal Print (My First Tribal)

Hey guys! On Monday I officially started university again and well It was hard to find some time to do nails with all the things I had to do this weekend. I'm passed te equator of the challenge and I'm having a great time. Today I gladly present my first ever tribal print inspired by the wonderful artist Chalckboard Nails (Sarah).

I'm not that good at straight lines and parallel lines as you already know but well to be my first try they aren't that bad, not as neat's as Sarah's but still ok for me.

These are the colors I used for this design:

I hope you enjoyed this mani and you are looking forward to my next tutorial on lace nails. See you soon and happy polishing!

31 Day Challenge – Day 15: Delicate Print (Lace It Up)

Hey guys! Just so you know, if anyone's interested the human chain was a total success and it was great taking part and everyone loved my design. Today I'm returning to my 31 day challenge manis with a delicate print themed mani. I really didn't know what someone considered delicate but I went and did a little bit of lace. Let's see what you think.

Would lace be considered delicate? At first I wanted to do white lace wich would look like more delicate, but then I realized I have to buy new white polish because I had run out of it so I did black lace wich I think looks quite well. Delicate and sexy I think right?

These nails weren't easy but at the end I was really happy of how they turned out. What do you think? Would you like to see a tutorian on these nails? I hope you do because I'm planning on posting it soon.

This is my last weekend on holiday as on monday I start university again so I must enjoy everysecond. Have a wonderful weekend and happy polishing!