31 Day Challenge Day 30: Inspired by a Tutorial

Hi Everyone!  I have been waiting to try this manicure for WEEKS! Fish egg nails!  The first tutorial I saw on it was the one MissJenFABULOUS did HERE, so that is the one I based this off of.  I used Sephora by OPI It's All About Me and Butter London Slapper for the under color, then Reflections microbeads.  I really like how this looks, I do think it looks much better in person than in pictures.  I have also learned for next time that you should set the beads and then NOT TOUCH THEM until they are fully dry.  I kept fiddling with them and by the time I took pictures (5 minutes later) I already had a few little holes.  :-(  It's not nearly as noticeable in real life as it is in the picture, but with macro focus you definitely pick up all the dead pixels.  All in all, this is a really fun manicure and I want to play with more of them!

I think between this and the flocking powder manicure I've decided I really like using different textures with my nails.  However, I am only giving this until tomorrow around 2PM before most of the beads are gone and I give up and pick the rest off .  We'll see.

30 days down, 1 to go!  This has been so fun, but I am looking forward to giving my nails (and poor dried out cuticles) a rest!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 23: Inspired by a movie

Good Afternoon!  Today's challenge was to do nails inspired by a movie.  I decided to do Madagascar because I love the penguins in that movie and I'd been wanting to do penguin nails for awhile!  I like these penguin nails because while *most* penguin manicures feature cute little penguins, this one features criminal masterminds who are clearly up to no good.  This was a lot of fun to do.  I used Sephora by OPI Never Enough Shoes for the base color, then acrylic paint for the penguin face and beak.  I used the Never Enough Shoes for the eyes and black Stripe Rite for the eyebrows.  I love it and can't wait to see what the other participants come up with!  Check them out over at Painting Outside the Line's Facebook page.

23 Days down 8 to go!  Don't forget to check out the giveaway, yadda yadda yadda, thanks for reading!  :-)

Julep Glitter

I went to visit my family last weekend and borrowed the nail polish my sister had brought with her!  She signed up for the Julep Maven program last month too and had Viola from her Bombshell box as well as Sephora by OPI To the Glitter End.  Viola is a deep, raisin colored creme polish.  I wasn't sure how the glitter would look layered over it, but I really liked it!

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Colors Used: Julep Viola, Sephora by OPI To the Glitter End
Technique: Layering
Purchased: Borrowed from baby sister
Verdict on the colors: I like Julep's polishes, and this color was really pretty.  However, it wasn't super "me" so I'm okay with just borrowing it occasionally.  I think I might buy the Sephora one though.