31DC2014 Day 13 - Animal Print

Hey there!  I literally just realized that it's after 9 pm here and I haven't written up the post for Day 13 of the 31 Day Challenge.  Oops!  So here it goes.  Today's prompt is "animal print".  I saw this awesome post by Chickettes for snake skin nail art and I wanted to try it.  So I called up my mom this week and asked if she had any tulle fabric (she sews, I don't) and tried it the night I picked it up from her.  But I think I stretched the holes in the fabric too far so it came out looking more like a turtle shell or giraffe than snake skin.  So it's still animal print.  I'm just not sure which animal...

31DC2014 Day 12 - Stripes over gradient

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Hey there!  For Day 12 of the 31 Day Challenge I'm killing, not two, but three birds with one stone, as they say.  1.  I get to complete "stripes" day.  2.  I get to review these cute cuticle tattoos from Bundle monster and 3. I get to do a new gradient since I didn't love how my gradient day nails turned out.  So today here's a new gradient with stripes.

31DC2014 Day 11 - Fall-Toned Dots Shower

Hey there!  Since I've already done a polka dot look for the 31 Day Challenge I was browsing Pinterest, looking across inspiration for what to do for for the official Polka Dots day.  I came across this awesome manicure by Raggio di Luna that she called "Dots Shower".  I loved it so much that I tried to do a similar look with an autumn colour palette.

Born Pretty Store Review

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Hey there!  While I have a few extra minutes I thought I could take another break from the 31 Day Challenge and fit in this review of a few Born Pretty Store items that I received.  The items I have to show you today are pretty diverse...a couple of water decals, a polish AND a ring!

31DC2014 Day 10 - Gradient Nails

Hey there!  The prompt for day 10 of the 31 Day Challenge is "gradient nails".  Well there is nothing I love more than gradients.  They are absolutely my favourite nail art look.  So it pretty much broke my poor little heart when my gradient turned into a failure.  And since I decided at last minute to go ahead with this challenge, I don't have much time to re-do my fails.  Instead I tried to save it with some subtle stamping...

31DC2014 Day 9 - Rainbow Brite Nail Art

Hey there!  Thanks for all your kind words on my blogiversary yesterday.  You guys are awesome!

It's Day 9 of the 31 Day Challenge!  For today's theme is Rainbow Nails I'm sure I'm dating myself but I completely love what I did.  I've gone went WAY out of my comfort zone and tried to doodle on some Rainbow Brite nail art.  This was my sister's suggestion when I was at a loss for a rainbow design idea even though she wasn't even born when Rainbow Brite was a thing!  Poor girl knows way too much about the 80's and 90's thanks to having two sisters who are nearly a decade older than her.

31DC2014 Day 8 - Metallic Nails

Hey there!  I'm back for the second time today.  Hopefully you didn't miss my first blogiversary and giveaway post earlier today.  If you did, check it out and enter the Rafflecopter giveaway of a few of my favourite things...I feel like Oprah!

Day 8 of the 31 Day Challenge is meant for Metallic Nails and I totally geeked out here.  Have I mentioned that I'm a scientist by day?  So I titled my metallic nails with their chemical symbols.