ABC Challenge: Flowers

I ended up doing a flower manicure because my two ideas prior to this were huge FAILS! lol. Yes, and that starts with an F!

Anyways, for this I used a base of China Glaze For Audrey and did a subtle gradient with OPI Fly (Yeah...you see what I did there? ;)) Then added some dried flowers. That seemed too bland for me, so I added some little iridescent sequins around the flowers, and it was perfect. I don't know how well it translates to pictures, but it really looked like flowers floating on sparkling blue water. I went shopping the next day and got tons of compliments on them!

Also, if you ever want to use dried flowers, my tip is to put them on tacky polish and then use a nice thick top coat to seal them on. That works the best. I didn't do that with my index finger (that's always my trial and error finger)...I had tried putting the top coat on first, then putting the flower on. It ended up falling off. But the rest were sealed in securely.

ABC Challenge: Everything But The Kitchen Sink

Well, for the first week since we started, I really couldn't think up a nail art topic that started with 'E'. So, I used this as a great opportunity to use my Polished Components Everything But The Kitchen Sink in a jelly sandwich.

I received Everything But The Kitchen Sink in a birthday swap from Ashley, the creator of Polished Components. If you haven't seen any of her polishes, you should check them out...so gorgeous! Anyways, EBTKS is packed with seriously every glitter you could think of. All shapes, sizes, and colors. I layered it with Zoya Paloma and the outcome was amazing!

Three coats Paloma, one coat EBTKS, and one more coat of Paloma.

Check out that bottle shot! I don't think I could have picked a better combination for my first jelly sandwich! <3

ABC Challenge: Daisies

Hello, again, to all my challenge friends and blog readers! :) Today is the letter 'D' in our weekly ABC Challenge. Seem enticing? Head over to Kimber's Lacquer Corner to join...we would be glad to have you included!

Anywhoozle, I chose to do a daisy nail design. I really enjoyed doing this...I like anything that is relatively easy to do, yet turns out great looking. That's what I would say happened here. One of my more successful nail art attempts, for sure :)

Polishes I used:
Essie Bikini So Teeny
Zoya Creamy
OPI Alpine Snow

My inspiration: Creative Nail Art - Daisy Tutorial

ABC Challenge: Cross

It's that time again already! Another day of the ABC Challenge! Today is letter 'C', and I did a mixed mani with a cross accent nail. I really had a hard time deciding a theme to do...there are so many cool mani's that start with a 'C'. Circles, clouds, cupcakes....just to name a few.

I really liked how this turned out, but next time I think I will use caviar beads for the cross instead of rhinestones so that I have room to make some little flourishes at the ends.

The polishes that I used were:
Zoya Bevin
Picture Polish Heavy Metal

ABC Challenge: Bow

Today's letter for the ABC Challenge is the letter B! I want to try to do as many entries as nail art as I possibly can for this challenge. I chose to to a bow for the letter B. Here is what I came up with:

I used OPI French Quarter For Your Thoughts and Zoya Lo for this mani. I also used a small plastic bow. I got a set of all different shapes and sizes off Ebay really inexpensively. If anyone is ever looking for nail art supplies, I suggest checking Ebay. They have pretty much everything and it's all super cheap.

ABC Challenge: Animal Print

I joined an ABC Challenge with a bunch of other great bloggers and it's starting today. For each letter we can pick a brand, nail art theme, color, or name of polish. I am really loving this because of the freedom...should be lots of fun! Also, it's only once a week...every Wednesday. So, it's not too demanding of a schedule. Which works for me because I also am doing two other challenges in February! Yikes! :)

Anywhoozle, for the first day, 'A', I did an animal print. I've done mani's like this before, just with different colors. I don't know if I really like how this turned out. I think I just imagined it differently in my head. Maybe it's the accent nail that I don't like. IDK. It's cute enough I suppose. lol.

Check out what the other participants did for the letter 'A'!!

Kimber @ Kimber'sLacquerKorner
Gini @ Sassy Paints
Kat @ Hooked On Polish
Lisa @ Lozlosa
Nicole @ Nicole Gets Nailed
Lariesa @ Me, Myself, and Polish
Patty @ Patty And Goldie's Day Off
Meredith@ Perfectly Polished
Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
Sammi @ GlitzNGlammer
Dionne @ Glittery Fingers
Aly @ Wonderland Beauty
Kate @ Painted Pony Nails
Sarah @ Faithfully Polished
Brittany @ Pretty, Pink, and Chic
Simona @ Light Your Nails
Elle @ Miss Nail Polish 
Ria @ Sunshine Nails
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