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31 Day Challenge: Green

[I recently updated my website and unfortunately the original post has been deleted, so I’ll try to remember the colors used as best as I can] For today’s green prompt, I decided to challenge myself a bit. I’ve actually never painted straight lines before. I know shameful, if you’re doing nail art, lines are probably […]

31 Day Challenge: Yellow

It’s day 3 and today’s prompt is yellow! I decided to take a page out of the Chalkboard Nails’s book and do my own version of her Busy Bee mani. To create this I used OPI Good Grief! and Who are You Calling Bossy?!? from the Peanuts collection and my Queen Bee Cut It Out […]

31 Day Challenge: Orange

Ladies. I mean, laaaaadiiiieeesss! I’m proud to say that I gave stamping another shot and I was able to actually get the image to transfer onto not just the stamper, but to my nails! I’m so proud of myself. Stamping has been one of the banes of my nail art existence and today, I kicked its ass. […]

31 Day Challenge: Red

It’s day one of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge and yay me, I made it! One down, 30 more to go… oh dear… So for today’s prompt (red), I decided to ease myself in and do something simple. So here’s some heart french tips with a Commes des Garcons heart as the accent nail. […]

31 Day Nail Art Challenge 2014

I’m not sure if you know, but since 2011, Sarah of Chalkboard Nails has done a different nail art for 31 days starting on September 1st. I always marveled at her and wondered, omg why? And you know why? Because it’s a challenge that helps you grow as a nail artist and for whatever reason, I decided […]

Nail Art February: Galaxy

I made it and on time too! Here’s my galaxy mani using some of the new and old glow in the dark cremes that are coming soon. Colors used: Lights Out, Blue Blazes, Glowin’ of Eden, Awesome Blossom, Lavendar-ingly Bright, Day Glow, Atomic Peach and Fame. To do galaxy nails, check out this Talonted Tips. […]

February Nail Art Challenge: Match OOTD, Studs, Floral, Animal Theme

Trying to finish up the nail art challenge and yup, I’m behind haha. So here’s my catch up mani combining four prompts: Match OOTD, Studs, Floral and Animal Theme. I used the seven new glow in the dark colors that will be available for pre-orders in March and will be generally available in April.

February Nail Art Challenge: XOXO, Hearts & Pastel

Yup… I’m behind… again. So it’s time to combine some challenges to catch up. It’s what I do 🙂 Plus I somehow broke my nail and had to go down to nubs. So for XOXO, Hearts and Pastel, I used the colors from the China Glaze City Flourish Peonies & Park Ave collection, which are […]

February 2014 Nail Art Challenge

I’m trying to stick with my nail art resolutions for the year and that’s blogging and doing nail art more and hey, look! It’s a blog post and it’s going to be about nail art! Yay me 🙂 If you’re on Instagram, you need to follow Californails. Every month she comes up with a nail art […]