Good afternoon!
We just celebrated the unofficial start of summer; too bad Florida missed that memo and started summer weather weeks ago! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, holiday or no. Mine was nice, busy, but nice. I'm starting to feel like myself again :) I haven't done much for challenge prompts, compared to previous weeks, but I did do a few.
Today's and yesterday's manis are prompts for the 52 Week Pick N Mix Challenge. The prompts were patchwork and/or bright and happy. I chose to do them separately because, quite frankly, I was drawing a blank on other challenge prompts this week, or just didn't like them :P
The patchwork prompt was up for today. This started as a tape mani for me, using Zoya Purity and Demetria. I immediately regretted doing red over white, but I stuck with it. I freehanded the patchwork art in Zoya Black Swan, and topped everything with SV. Not too bad, I think, considering my freehand sucks and this my first try at a patchwork mani.
Since today was patchwork, that means yesterday was bright and happy (lol). For that, I chose China Glaze Glow With the Flow and Can I Get an Untz Untz?.
Here is the Inlinkz for this week's prompts:
Monday was Memorial, and instead of doing something patriotic (like everyone else :P), I decided to try another look that I hadn't done yet- the turquoise stone mani. I've seen many gorgeous manis with this look, and I knew it was something I wanted to try.
All the colors used in my mani were from Zoya, from base color to stamping. Colors I used were Rocky, Talia, Ziv, and Black Swan. Stamping plate was Sugar Bubbles SB 021.
This next mani I did up for the 30 Days of Colour Challenge prompt, color blocking and/or creme. My color blocking for this was a total fail, so I ended up with a creme Skittles. Colors are all from Zoya's Island Fun collection; the only one I didn't use was Demetria.
This mani was put on Thursday night and didn't come off until late Sunday. Impressive for me, since I take off every day. More impressive because I had very little tip wear and no chips.
Inlinkz for this prompt:
Wednesday's mani was just the bright ass, obnoxious, retina searing neon orange that is Zoya Paz.
Good evening and happy Valentine's Day, to those that celebrate it :) Hubs and I celebrated yesterday because he has to work all weekend. We had a nice dinner and some champagne and an amazing dessert. Really, just an awesome time.
Anyways, I have a few manis to show you, starting with today's. It's Valentine's themed, but not red and pink lol. One of my favorite treats for Valentine's are the little candy conversation hearts, so when Messy Mansion designed a plate with with those little phrases, I had to have it. I started with a Skittles mani, using Zoya Shelby, Yummy, Josie, and Sharon, and OPI's I Just Can't Cope-acabana (ahhhhh-mazing yellow!!!), all topped with Seche. Then I stamped a different phrase on each finger in Confetti Purple Reigns. Topped again with Seche, then a coat of Wet 'N Wild's matte coat.
I won't show you yesterday's mani because, quite frankly, I hated it. I hate how it turned out, it really looked better in my head than on the nail. It was awful.
I got a lot of compliments on Wednesday's mani, which is kind of funny, because the plate I used wasn't the one I ordered lol. I'm still waiting for the one I ordered :P
Wednesday's mani started with OPI's Kiss me on my Tulips as a base then Seche. The stamped image came from Vivid Lacquer plate VL 010 in CND Vinylux Black Pool. Seche again, then OPI's matte coat.
Tuesday's mani was for the Monthly Palette Project-
Okay, so for this one, it was use at least two colors and recreate someone else's mani. You know, monkey see, monkey do. I found this mani on Pinterest and went for it.
All my colors are Zoyas: Stevie, Malia, and Danni. Stamped image came from Messy Mansion MM07.
You do a Skittles mani! Well, that wasn't exactly my problem when I chose to do this; rather, I have seen some nicely done Skittles manis and wanted to give it a try myself.
Most people I've seen do this used 5 colors, which is fine. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem I had was picking only 5 and wound up with 10 colors. Let's start with the left hand.
Ok, thumb to pinky: OPI's Short Story and Ogre-the-Top Blue, China Glaze's Gaga for Green, OPI's Funky Dunkey, and Zoya's Sooki.
Now for the right hand. Sorry if these seem awkward, it's not easy for me to take pics of my right hand because I am very right handed lol.
Pinky to thumb: Zoya's Dita, OPI's Rumples' Wigglin', China Glaze's Aquadelic, and OPI's No Room for the Blues and Flit a Bit.
So there you have it! This was such an easy and fun mani to do. I may have to give this another go some time, with different colors.
