Challenge accepted... Challenge accomplished

If you follow me on Instagram then you will definitely be aware that I've recently completed the Nail It Magazine 30 day challenge because I've been raving about finishing - it recently took over my nail life! Congrats to anyone else who completed a challenge - there were some seriously impressive designs done everyday by some of fellow nail peeps. 

For this post I thought I would put together a little collage of all the 30 nail pictures together - I will continue to do a few separate posts on my particular favourites. 

I have also made one of those cool flipagrams so have a look on my Instagram (@nailstori) if you are interested in seeing it. 

There won't be any new nails up as I am giving my nails a well deserved weeks break - whilst trying to get rid of those dreaded yellow stains. I will hopefully be writing a few short beauty related posts. 

Annnnnnd...

I have some exciting nail related news to share in the next few weeks. 

Thanks for reading as always! 

xox 

Aerosol water-marble - without aerosol...

More from the Nail it challenge - this design had the simple theme of blue. So, of course I went for a blue base and an aerosol water-marble. This was my first time trying this design and it is really straight forward so, easily enjoyable to do! 

The polishes used were; Wyvnie and L'oreal - Mystery. 

I achieved this water-marble by dropping the polish into water (as you would for normal water-marble) However, instead of making a pattern in the water you use a spray to break up the polish.

It is called 'aerosol' but I didn't use one I actually used a body spray. A Victoria Secret one to be overly precise! I felt that this worked better than hair spray because it wasn't as harsh and fast when spraying into the water. It broke up the polish pretty evenly. 

Love this design because it really is really quick to do (apart from the clean up obviously) and it makes a super effective mani.

xox

Game on

Here we go - the beginning of the Nail It magazine 30 day nail art challenge. I have always wanted to complete a nail art challenge but just never actually DID it so, here goes. 

Day 2 was 'moons' - I went for the classic half moon nails. They are an interesting and not too challenging design using Essie - Mint Candy Apple, a glorious polish. 

I have seen lots of nail bloggers doing half moons with negative space - so obviously had to give it a go. I must say I'm not too sure on it yet. I think it takes some getting used to because it is a different look.

I added some of my Born Pretty Store gems to jazz up the design a bit more. I also think it makes the moon line softer. 

The more I look at these nails, the more I like them however, they will be off by tomorrow! 

There is a dent in my middle finger - I must have caught it with a razor. Us girls and our random problems in day to day life! 

I look forward to what tomorrows design brings. 

Happy saturday.

xxx