February Nail Art Challenge Day 4

This is my day 4 Inspired By A Pattern Nails mani for Erica's Nails and More's February 9 Day Nail Art Challenge.

Check out the other day 4 manis below.

February Nail Art Challenge Day 3

This is my day 3 Glitter Bomb Nails mani for Erica's Nails and More's February 9 Day Nail Art Challenge.

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February Nail Art Challenge Day 2 - Half Moon Nails

This is my day 2 Half Moon Nails mani for Erica's Nails and More's February 9 Day Nail Art Challenge.

As a I said before big part of her challenge is to support her current No Buy by using either untried polishes or ones that haven't been used in awhile. 

So in support of her the three polishes I used fell into one of those two categories.

As you can see I couldn't decide which I liked better. So... I thought I would post them both!!! I did a base color of All Mighty by Sinful Colors. I really like this pearlized blue, I have no idea why I haven't used it recently. 

After that was dry I placed reinforcement labels to make the half moons with a layer of See You Soon by Sinful Colors. It is a beautiful dark dark blue opaque shimmer. Then I took some pictures.

 After which I thought I wonder what Diamond Drops by Color Club would look like on this. So I stuck some more labels on to try it out. As it turns out I love it!

Polishes used:

Base color: All Mighty by Sinful colors (unused for a long time)

Additional layers: See You Soon by Sinful Colors (unused for a long time) and Diamond Drops by Color Club (untried)

Please stop by to see all the beautiful mani posted by the other ladies below!

February Nail Art Challenge Day 1 - Galaxy Nails

This is my day 1 Galaxy Nails mani for Erica's Nails and More's February 9 Day Nail Art Challenge.

A big part of her challenge is to support her current No Buy by using either untried polishes or ones that haven't been used in awhile. So in support of that all the polishes I used fell into one of those two categories.

I wanted to do something different with this galaxy mani than I have done on my previous ones. Instead of using a dark blue or black base color I used I Love You by Sinful Colors. Which is a beautiful dark purple glitter. This is an untried for me, I have had it for ages and never used it on myself.

I then used a makeup sponge piece to apply Endless Blue to start creating my nebulae. This is another untried color which I love. However you can't really see it in the final results of the mani.

I followed this up with Unicorn by Sinful Colors another I believe untried, if not it hasn't been used in forever. I then did a few spots on the nebulae with Tantalize by Sinful Colors, a recent gift that had yet to be tried.

I then used a nail art brush to dot and draw a few bigger stars on with Tantalize. My last step was to do a very thin coat of Glitter TopCoat by Claire's. This was a Christmas present, (which had not been used yet) from a friend I have had my whole life, how well she knows me!!!

She is very big into science and I wanted to make sure I was using the correct term for what I was attempting to create on my nails. I have provided a link attached to the word nebulae in case you would like to know more about what it means.

I hope you enjoyed this slightly different looking take on galaxy nails!!!

Please take the time to check out the awesome creations from the other lovely ladies participating in this months challenge.

Polishes used:

Base color: I Love You by Sinful Colors

Nebulae: Endless Blue, Unicorn and Tantalize by Sinful Colors

Painted/Dotted stars: Tantalize by Sinful Colors

Glitter stars: Glitter TopCoat by Claire's

Flip/Flop February Day 2 - Stained Glass / Accent Nail

This is my day 2 mani for Jilltastic Nail Design's Flip/Flop February 28 Day Challenge. The choices for today are Stained Glass or Accent Nail. 

I chose to do Stained Glass with a slight accent on my ring finger. As I, up to today have never done a stained glass mani before.

Pardon me for my messy cleanup job on this mani. For some reason the polish got into my skin and no matter what I did I couldn't get it cleaned up.

I used three different Sinful Colors for my "glass" pieces. Again using a pink to keep up with my challenge to myself. To make sure all my manis for this challenge have pink in them.

After placing the dots of color all over my nails I used Black from Nail Art to represent the "lead" lines between the glass. I created a black accent piece of glass at this point. I had a lot of fun with this as I have actually made quite a few stained glass pieces. 

My favorite had to be piece of stained glass art I ever worked on had to be finishing a piece that my sister started. It was for her fiance Josh. She died before she was able to complete it, so about six months after she died I finished it for her. He was so surprised when he got it,  he was not even aware she was making it for him. It is based off the Harley Davidson eagle piece that is displayed at Kutter Harley Davison in Janesville, WI. I wish I could find a picture of it, but sadly I can not.

Polishes used:

Glass pieces:  Oasis, Fig and Let' Talk by Sinful Colors

Lead lines: Black from Nail Art

Make sure  you check out the other awesome manis for today done by these other lovely ladies. Links below.

Flip/Flop February Day 1 - Gradient / Skittle

So for Jilltastic Nail Design's Flip/Flop February 28 Day Challenge the two options were Gradient  or Skittles. 

I decided to do gradient, mostly because I struggle with it and thought it was a great way to improve.

I also decided as this is a February Challenge I would challenge myself to see if I could use pink in every mani I do, if not as the dominant color I want it to at least be in there somewhere.

I started this mani off by using Rainbow by Chins Glaze as a base color. I love this polish it is a pearlized white with a almost pinkish undertone to it.

I used Oh Cabana Boy by Orly and Shining Heart by Sinful Colors with a fan brush to create my gradient effect. I find for me a fan brush works much better than a makeup sponge in this application. 

Once my gradient was in place and sufficiently dried I used two coats of Snowflakes by Color Club over the entire nail. Just because I love the effect created by mylar fleck style glitters.

Polishes used:

Base color: Rainbow by China Glaze

Pinks: Oh Cabana Boy by Orly and Shining Heart by Sinful Colors

Glitter: Snowflakes by Color Club

Present for participation

I really wanted to show you what I got in the mail this week. I received an envelop from Canada.

It was from Erica with Erica's Nails and More for doing her November Nail Art Challenge.

I got my very first Fimo Art Canes and a blade!!! 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 

I love it and can't wait to try them out!!!!!!!

What I got!!!

Three super cute butterflies, a blue star, pink flower, and a super cute teddy bear I want to try on my girls nails.

That is six! Fimo Art Canes in all!

Again, thanks so much Erica!

November 10-Day Nail Art Challenge: Day 10 - Recreate Your Favorite

Erica's Nails and More's

November 10-Day Nail Art Challenge:

Day 10 - Recreate Your Favorite

I can't believe this is over! I have has so much fun with this. Big thanks to Erica for putting this together!
Also big round of applause to all the ladies that participated for showing off your lovely works of nail art.

I chose to base this on off of 
OMG Wait What Polish Is That's 
Day # 6 Inspired By A Tutorial Post.

I used a turkey feather to be floating around my house. 
I thought it would be a lot harder to do.

I hope you enjoy this mani.

I used Pure Ice Magnetic Nail Effects: Ion-ically Yours for the base, I love the color, but did not use a magnet on it. I used Seche Vite for my topcoat, and Seche Clear for my base coat.

This is a picture of my inspiration mani.

November 10-Day Nail Art Challenge: Day 9 - Water Marble

Erica's Nails and More's

November 10-Day Nail Art Challenge:

Day 9 - Water Marble

I have to admit I do not like doing water marbling. I love the way other people's look, not mine so much yet.

I liked the colors from the last challenge, so I tried them for this, alas not much impact.

November 10-Day Nail Art Challenge: Day 8 - Gradient Nails

Erica's Nails and More's

November 10-Day Nail Art Challenge:

Day 8 - Gradient Nails


This has been a crazy couple of days for us. Two Thanksgivings, one hosted at our house, one at the in-laws.

Decided to do a relaxing mani inspired by the ocean.
I hope you enjoy!