Digital Dozen Getting to Know Me, Tribal Nail Stamping

Alrighty on to Day 2 of Digital Dozen Does Getting To Know Me! Today's getting to know me points are as follows;

1. I love Corals
2. I love tribals and double stamping to wear. I'd wear this type of look daily if I wasn't a nail blogger.
3. What else...I have two kids and I'm a stay at home mom. In my previous life, I was a corporate communications/television producer.

On to the look, This Avon is Painted Peony and the images were BM-XL01, Moyou Holy Shapes-02 and BP-L048.

If I had to pick one look forever it might look like this, or maybe a freehand floral like Day 1! HA! Tough choices.

Cheers all,

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31 Day. Day 2, Orange

Today's #30dc2016 look prompt is Orange. I used OPI Shop 'Til Sunset for my base and stamped one of the awesome tribal images from BP-X05 in white. I then used acrylic paint in pink to fill some of the lines. 

Simple, but cute. Kinda wish I could have worn this awhile. Oh, and my trade secret for getting through the challenge is doing two designs on two hands!!! That, and using up any old unposted looks I had shelved.

Cheers all,

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Digital Dozen Does Gradient, Day Four, Festival Nails

It's music festival season and with all the new images and festivals I'm seeing inspired manis everywhere. I thought I'd get in on the action with the plates I had on hand. For my base I used Finger Paints Don't Make A Scene and then created a gradient with teal acrylic. I then tested out stamping on acrylic paint without top coating first.....drumroll....you totally can. I used Moyou London Fashionista Collection 04 with Revlon Midnight Affair.

 I totally loved how the nude to teal gradient turned out. I'm also glad I stamped in navy instead of black! So what do you think, Should I head to Cochella?

Cheers all,

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Would you like a wood design?

So for today we went a little rustic. This look was inspired by lieve91 on Instagram linked here. The base brown is China Glaze Ingrid, although once I fanned brushed on all the other brown shades, it's really just an earthy mishmash. After I created my wood background, I used acrylic to freehand the half finger tribal accent. I love it, and totally forgot how long tribal designs take me. The inspiration design called for gold studs, but I wanted to wear this for the weekend and studs don't last on me. I added dotting in a China Glaze gold instead. 

Head on over the Instagram to check out the source look and to see who I Twinsied these with!

Cheers all,

Nail Challenge 2013: Day 16, Tribal Print

These tribal nails were fun and easy. I made decals on wax paper for the two accent fingers with an Orly Nail Art Striper in Black as well as Sinful Colors Hazard and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White On and China Glaze Ingrid which is also my base colour. I allowed these to dry over night them trimmed them to fit. 

When I first applied them they rippled a bit, but after topcoat and a bit of time they smoothed down. 

Last two are taken in sunlight.

I like these a lot as well as the decal technique. I'm sure I will continue to use this technique for further manicures.