New 31DC Day 28: Inspired by your favorite color

If you've been reading this blog for awhile, I think it's been pretty obvious that my favorite color is pink :) 

I started this look with 2 coats of SquareHue- Happy creme. Then I grabbed 2 sizes of dotting tools and added some dots with SquareHue- Day glow, and Sinful Colors- Snow me White.

I was really happy with the way this one turned out!

Some Simple Dots

I just got the mini set of the OPI Euro Centrale Collection. I was most excited to try Can't Find My Czechbook. It looked a little more green than I was expecting from the swatches I've  seen. 

For this look, I started with 2 coats of OPI- Can't Find My Czechbook. I used 2 sizes of dotting tools and added the dots with Sinful Colors- Snow Me White and Essie- Go Overboard. I topped it with one coat of NYC.

Another birthday mani!

I wore this look for my adorable little nephew's 1st birthday! I got 2 lovely new holographic polishes and couldn't wait to try them out! They are amazing!

I started with 2 coats of Color Club- Over the Moon. It applied beautifully and was like painting a rainbow onto my nails, I love it. I used a striping brush and Color Club- Beyond for the stripes on the cupcake and a dotting tool with the same color for the dots. I also used Milani- White on the Spot for the dots, and the frosting. I used Disney Villians- Cruela Deville for the cherry. Topped it all with one coat of Out the Door.

Look at it in the sun! I can't get enough!

Funny story....when I got these polishes in the mail, I was excited and sent my husband a picture. He asked, "Are you excited?" and I replied, "I am! The holocaust is amazing!"

Damn predictive text...

:)

A Little Birthday Look

Last week, my sweet little baby girl turned one! Isn't she just the cutest?!?

Naturally, I had to have great nails for her party, so this is what I came up with.

I started with one coat of Sinful Colors- Easy Going, then I sponged KleanColor- Holo Pink on all but the accent nail. For the dots, I used Orly- Miss Conduct, and Sinful Colors- Snow Me White. On the accent nail, I stamped with BM-307 and Avon Mirror Shine- Blaze. Then added some dots with the same colors and Pure Ice- Five Some. Topped it all with 2 coats of Out the Door, and we have a perfect look for a little girl's party!

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!

Halloween nails!

For this look I started with 2 coats of LA Colors- Energy Source. Then I sponged on Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear- Mellow Yellow. It didn't end up much of a gradient that I was going for. I added the orange dots with my dotting tool and Petites- Passion Orange. Kind of candy corn-ish. Then I added the haunted house with Konad Special Black and BM-305. Topped it with one coat of NYC. I didn't totally love the end result, but it wasn't horrible.

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!

Gradient and dots take 2

I loved the last gradient/dot mani that I did, I decided to do it again in the different color! I love it just as much as the pink one! This is probably a style I'll do in a bunch of different colors. It's so versatile!

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.

Gradient and dots

I also saw this look on Pinterest. It's originally from Polish Art Addiction. I thought it was so cute! So I recreated it to wear for my daughter's 3rd birthday party. It was Minnie Mouse themed, and she loves polka dots. Or "polka nots" as she calls them.

Breast Cancer Awareness!

I got this idea from A Girl and Her Polish. She did blue ribbons, but I have the same stamping plate, so I did pink ribbons. I know a lot of people who have been affected by breast cancer, and October is breast cancer awareness month, so I was excited to do this one. I really love how it turned out.

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 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 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 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.