1 UP Mushroom Nails

Here's a quick little step by step guide of my latest nails. I wanted something colorful and relatively simple and this is what I came up with.

I used a dotting tool to create the polka dots and eyes, the rest was done with a nail polish brush. Don't forget the clear coat!

Day 16 - Tribal Nails!

Wow, Day 16 already. My 31 Day Nail Challenge, journey has passed the half way mark. I was actually nervous about tribal, but once I had a plan and started it, it was smooth sailing all the way. I am incredibly happy with these nails, and can not wait to try out different patterns and colors in the future.

I used 6 colors all together. One color for each finger nail (as a base coat) and black polish to draw on the patterns.

To make it easier, for all of us, I'll list what I used finger by finger.

Thumb: I used  Pure Ice Wild Thing as the base coat, Pure Ice Splash as the stripe down the middle and  Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black for the details.

Pointer finger: I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Mellow Yellow as the base coat,  Sally Hansen's  Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Sun Kissed is painted on half the nail, and Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black for the details.

Middle finger:  Milani Neon Dude Blue as the base coat, and  Pure Ice Splash as the stripe down the middle. Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black for the details.

Ring finger:  Pure Ice Splash as the base coat and Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black as the details.

Pinky finger:  Sally Hansen's  Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Sun Kissed as the base coat and Kiss Nail Art Paint in Black for details.

Hope you all like them as much as I do. Trust me they look so much harder than they actually are. Try it out, it may just be your new favorite design!

Day 2 - Orange Nails!

Alright, Day 2. Oh.My.Goodness. So much to say about Day 2! Day 2 is orange, and again I bit off more than I could chew, had high expectations and not great results. But tomorrow is a new day!

Before I get to the unfortunate events of today, I'll get into what I used. For the base coat I used Sally Hansen's  Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Sun Kissed, and I did the "cloud" tip in Milani Neon, Awesome Orange. In retrospect I should have used white polish on the "cloud" tip first before the Awesome Orange, because it took 7 coats to give it a slight contrast. 

Let me tell you 7 coats takes soooooo long to fully dry! I mistakenly only let the surface dry before painting on another coat, but patience is definitely not my best virtue. Anyway, the polish was think and still wet in the middle. Side Note: My husband works on call as a delivery driver whom delivers prescriptions to patients homes. He can get a delivery call any day between 8-5pm. Our day to day routine is extremely sporadic, and never goes according to plan. Today, 30 minutes after I finished my nails, my Husband got a delivery call in which he needed to leave immediately for. Great part about his job is he can take me with him on some deliveries, and this one was one of them. I was still very aware of my not fully dried nails, and cautious of very move I made. We shut our front door, get in the car and Jason realizes he forgot his wallet inside. Long story short the door latch on our front door swung into the lock position apparently from the movement of us shutting our door. We were completely locked out, and as I was attempting to pry open one of our windows I completely fudged up my nails. Beyond repair. As we were in a hurry, I had to sport embarrassing nails in public, but we did finally get in our house. Well worth the sacrifice. And at least I took a few photos before the travesty. 

Needless to say I started yellow early, because it would just be silly to try the orange again. Stayed tuned for the yellow tomorrow.