Don’t the dots make it look like a cute little mosaic design? Love!
She didn’t do half moon nails, oh no. She did half earth nails. And saturn. and mars. SO COOL.
I love her color choice combined with the glitter, I love the pastels!
Los brillos son fabulosos, y azul es mi color favorito! Ella sabe como pintar muy bien!
How true to life are these nails? This girl has free-handing talent!
Just take a moment to appreciate that the Lion King is on her nails. That pretty much says it all!!
They’re inspired by the ancient language of Sanskrit, and they’re so beautifully done!
Ingenious use of flocking powder and beads, all at once. So elegant indeed!
This beautifully captures the essence of wicker. And it’s freehanded! So beautiful!
Can you believe this is HAND PAINTED ON A NAIL? No, ok. Good, because neither can I!
I’m in love with the use of textures here!
These angel wings are so delicate they look like they could fly off the nail!
And there you have it, folks. The conclusion of the 31DC2013. It’s been a blast, and I can’t wait to do it all again next year! Many thanks to all who have supported me through it, I hope you will continue to follow my blog going forward! Regularly scheduled posting will resume tomorrow! It’s been a LONG time since I’ve done a MOTD! Until next year!
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So, the end is upon us. I’m not sure whether to feel sad or relieved. The creative side of me wishes this challenge would go on for another month, while the practical side says LOL WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Either way, it has been an amazing run, and I’m so glad I’ve gotten to share it with all of you!
The butterflies are absolutely adorable! I love her idea, and the execution is spot on!
2) Favorite orange nails: Let Them Have Polish!
I love how the black and orange doesn’t go anywhere near Halloween territory, and the stamping is so cute!
Tell me these little green blobs aren’t the most adorable things?
This stunning blue tartan design almost reminds me of Dorothy’s dress in the Wizard of Oz!
These delicate floral nails would look perfect in the springtime!
I’m a musician, these are music nails. Clear winner in my book!
I’m a sucker for drip nails and rainbows, so um, of course I love these!
The red flowers really take this classic gradient up a notch!
I can’t even with the kissing fish. TOO CUTE FOR WORDS.
A beautiful execution of a broken ombre. One of my faves!
These flowers are so beautifully organic, and the color scheme is to die for!
Guys, these are handpainted. HAND FREAKING PAINTED. Amazing. No words.
I know this is only half of the posts, but this post is getting ridiculously long. I promise the other half of my 31DC2013 favorites will be up later tonight! Until then, let me know which of these fantastic designs is your favorite!
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Today I have a design inspired by one of my all time favorite movies: MONSTERS INC. I absolutely loved the movie as a child, and I still do today! Mike and Sully and Boo will forever have my heart ❤ So now I’m going to wear my heart on my nails!
I wanted to incorporate my two favorite characters into the design, Mike and Sully. Mike, I knew, would be easy to put on my nails, because he fits the general shape. Sully, on the other hand, would be a challenge. To amend the situation, I opted to pay an “ode to Sully” on my pointer finger, middle finger, and pinky, painting my nails with a mix of Wet n’ Wild Megalast in I Need a Refresh-mint and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Blue Me Away, and then painting on splotches of purple with a toothpick by using a mix of e.l.f. Skinny Jeans and Sinful Colors Dream On. To create Mike, I started out with two coats of Sinful Colors Innocent (CAUTION: Always use base coat with this polish, it stains like crazy!). I then drew a white circle with Sinful Colors Snow Me White to create an eye, then put a medium size dot of a mix of Skinny Jeans and Innocent to make the iris, followed by a dot of Love and Beauty Black to create the pupil. I also outlined the top part of the eye very thinly with a toothpick to create a crease. For the mouth, I used black to create a smiling face, the used Snow Me White to dot on teeth, and Mike was done! For my thumb, I used Skinny Jeans over Snow Me White to draw the Monsters Inc. logo freehanded. I SOOO love the results! Pictures below are without topcoat.
So what do you guys think? Are you a fan of this monstrous mani? What’s your favorite Disney/Pixar movie of all time? Let me know in the comments!
Tomorrow’s 31DC2013 challenge is Inspired by a book. Luckily, I read. A lot. So I’m sure tomorrow’s inspiration will be pages come alive! Come back tomorrow to find out what fine piece of literature I choose!
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