Day 24: Inspired by a book

One of these days, I'm going to finish this challenge! It's a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I finally decided to do One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. It was my favorite book when I was little, and I love reading it to my kids now.

I got a set of nail art brushes for Christmas, and was excited to use them. This is the first time I've really tried brushes to freehand a design...it didn't turn out awesome, I need some practice. It was a bit messy, which is a lot more obvious in this picture than I realized! But one challenge down, maybe I'll get this done after all.

Day 23: Inspired by a movie

 I was really struggling with this challenge. Nothing was inspiring me, I couldn't come up with anything. So I started flipping through stamping plates, I saw the butterflies and thought of The Butterfly Effect. So that's what we're going with.

I started with one coat of LA Colors-Energy Source as underwear. Then 2 coats of NYC- Polyester Pink Creme, and one coat of NYC. Them stamped the butterflies with LA Colors- Power Outage and BM-307. I used a dotting tool and LA Colors- Energy Source for the white dots, then topped it with one coat of NYC.

I think it turned out pretty. My right hand was a disaster though! For some odd reason, my stamp wasn't transferring to my nails very well. The plate was getting sticky almost. It was weird. Anyway, at least my left hand turned out alright!

Day 22: Inspired by a song

It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini!

I had a hard time finding inspiration for this one...then I thought of that song and did a quite literal interpretation. I think it turned out pretty cute! A corner of my index nail broke off :( So I'll probably be cutting them short again...it drives me crazy! I tried something new today and used a matte top coat, I love it! It completely changes the whole look!

Day 21: Inspired by a color

I knew I wanted to do pink for my color inspiration. So I started browsing Pinterest trying to get an idea of what to do with it. I saw this look from Oooh, Shinies!. My attempt wasn't quite as cute as hers, but I like how it turned out.

Day 20: Water marble

Ever since I discovered nail blogs, I've been wanting to try a water marble. I've been putting it off because it seemed so hard. It took this challenge to make me actually attempt it. Well...it was hard! It took about 2 1/2 hours, a lot of messed up nails, a whole pile of q-tips...it was a mess. The end result wasn't the best, but I'd say it wasn't terrible for my first try. I'd definitely like to try this again...just maybe not anytime soon :)

Day 19: Galaxies

This one was really cool. I've seen a lot of different variations of the galaxies and they're all so pretty. I started with a black base, then sponged on some blue, purple, pink, yellow, and white. Then I added the white dots for some stars, a coat of glitter and called it good!

Day 18: Half moons

I thought these colors were really pretty together. I started with a white base, then used hole protectors for the half moon and painted the rest turquoise. Then I used a dotting tool to add the silver dots to soften the line.

Day 17: Glitter

For this challenge, I went with a glitter tip. I love how glitter polishes look, but I don't use them too often because I hate trying to remove them!

Day 16: Tribal print

This is one of the other new polishes I bought. I had a hard time coming up with a design for this challenge. I went with this one because it kind of reminds me of a tribal tattoo. It's not my favorite, but it fulfills the challenge.

Day 15: Delicate print

This is one of my very favorites so far. I used an eyeshadow applicator and sponged on the pink gradient. Then I stamped the design over the top. It's a very girly look and I love it!

Day 14: Flowers

I used my Bundle Monster plates to stamp these flowers, then added a silver dot to the middle for a little extra. I thought these turned out really pretty.

Day 13: Animal print

This was my first attempt at a free hand leopard print. I think it turned out pretty okay. My nails are super short again, dang it. It didn't seem as messy in real life as it does when I see the pictures. But I'm happy with it. It was a lot easier than I was expecting!

Day 12: Stripes

I got this idea from Pinterest. Although mine didn't turn out nearly as cute. She used a lighter blue and her lines were much neater. I used a dotting tool to make my lines, which is why they're such a mess. I really need to get a striping brush!

Day 11: Polka dots

For the polka dot challenge, I was inspired by Minnie Mouse. I used a black sharpie for the bow on my accent nail.

Day 10: Gradient nails

I love this one! It was so much fun to do and I love how it turned out. I used an eyeshadow applicator to apply the white and purple. Probably did about 3-4 coats.

Day 9: Rainbow nails

I tried quite a few different designs for this one and ended up hating them all. I'm not particularly fond of this one either, but I wasn't up to starting over again.

Day 8: Metallic nails

For this I used a pink chrome and a silver chrome. The pink doesn't look very metallic in the pictures though. I stamped the lines with my Bundle Monster plates.

Day 7: Black and White nails

Ignore how bad my cuticles look in this one. I started with a white base, then added a coat of Seche Vite. I cut strips of scotch tape with scrapbooking scissors and placed them on each nail. Then I did two coats of black and peeled the tape off while the polish was still wet. I like the contrast a lot.

Day 6: Violet nails

I'm a little OCD, so when I break one nail, I always end up cutting them all short. I can't stand to have one shorter than all the rest. This one was pretty simple. Just a couple coats of purple, then I used a small dotting tool to add some interest.

Day 5: Blue nails

I loved this mani! I used my Bundle Monster plates to create this look. My cuticles look pretty rough and messy, but overall, I still love this.