[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 13: Hearts

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Hey guys! Heart manis are right up my alley, so I had fun doing today's challenge. Since I've free handed hearts before, I decided to do some glitter placement this time. I love the end result! I'm especially enamored by the glitters. They're a holographic disco ball!

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 12: Camouflage

Today's nail art challenge is camouflage! I've never done a camo nails before, so this was new. I'm not really a fan of the print, so I went with red and pink, instead of green and tan. I think it's fitting since Vday is coming up. ;)

I didn't want to make the entire nail camo, so I made these decals using a sandwich bag. You can see my tutorial here.

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 11: Wallpaper

Hi guys! Today's challenge was really tough for me. I browsed pictures of wallpapers, scoured desktop backgrounds, and scrapped two designs before finally settling on this one. It's simple, but I like it. This was inspired by an actual wallpaper pattern found here. I wanted a pattern I could replicate across all nails that was both clean and easy to do. This design worked perfectly, especially with the taupe background. I finished my design off with matte top coat to make it look just like paper.

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 10: Night Sky

For day 10's night sky mani, I decided to draw the aurora borealis on my nails. Not sure if I really nailed it, but hey, I tried. I didn't have a glowy green close to the ones in actual northern lights, so I went with a neon yellow instead. Next time I'll do it right!

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 9: Inner Geek

Today's nail art challenge was to channel our inner geek. Immediately I was drawn to the fashion interpretation of "geek." I wanted to play off the geek chic trend, so my nail art reflects that with bow ties, plaid, thick rimmed glasses, and a pair of suspenders. I used various shades of grey for a classic feel, but threw in some pink highlights to give it a girly fashion twist.

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 8: Still Life

Hi everyone! We're officially into week 2 of the nail art challenge. It's getting more complicated, but exciting as well. For day 8, we had to incorporate still life into our nail art. Initially I was going to do a bowl of fruit, but I ended up painting a peony. Haha, I know it's another flower design. I guess I'm on a bit of a floral kick right now. :)

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 7: Primary

Hi guys! For day 7, we had to incorporate primary colors into our nail art. Originally, I was going to do a tape mani, but instead I did another floral. This mani actually makes me nostalgic, and I realized it reminded me of illustrations in a children's book from a looong time ago. :)

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 6: Neon

Day 6! I wanted to do something simple across all nails, so leopard print it was. Nothing too crazy, but I hope you like it. :)

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 5: Contrast

Day 5! I'm still behind, but I'm catching up. I have day 6 and 7 pictures, but I still have to edit them. If I can get them up by later today, I'll be up to date. :) For day 5's theme, I used contrasting colors, yellow and purple, to create this floral design.

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 4: Monochrome

Hi guys! Here's my mani for day 4 of the Nail-Art-A-Go-Go nail art challenge! Since it's now officially February, I decided to work with variations of pink to create a V-day look.

Polishes Used (Nicole by OPI)

Love My Pups

Carnival Cotton Candy

Color Me Country

Some Hearts

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 3: Warm vs Cool

Hi everyone! I missed a few days of the Nail-Art-A-Go-Go challenge, so I'm playing a bit of catch-up today. Hope you don't mind the number of nail art posts going up today. ^^;;

For day 3's warm vs cool theme, I went with something very simple. For the base, I used OPI Fly, which is a pretty teal blue. I then lightly sponged on Essie Turquoise and Caicos and Milani White On The Spot over it. For the lightning bolt, I used China Glaze Lemon Fizz and Orly Shine.

I guess it's not a very stark contrast between warm and cool, but I hope you liked it anyhow. :) There's more nail art coming your way, so check back soon!

In the meantime, check out these other lovely Day 3 manicures below!

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 2: Jewel Tones

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Hi everyone! Today's theme for the Nail-Art-A-Go-Go challenge is jewel tones, so this is what I came up with. I've been looking for an excuse to draw diamonds on my nails, so I thought I'd draw a bunch of gems over jewel tones. I'm so happy with how this came out! :)

Polishes Used

Nicole by OPI Basking In Gloria

Zoya Mason

Zoya Neve

Milani White On The Spot

I free handed all the designs using the red and light blue brush from this BPS drawing set*. I know I already raved about it, but I really like this set. When it comes to free hand nail art, I think the right tools can make a world of difference. These brushes offer so much control - it's almost as if I'm drawing with a pen. I'm so glad BPS sent me these to try. I honestly don't know what I'd do without them.

If you're interested in buying these brushes, remember to use my code F10X31 to get 10% off your entire order!

I also got to snap a few sunlight pics, which you can see below. They show off the colors better, but the shine gets in the way of the design. Aren't the colors lovely?

Be sure to check out all the other nail art submissions for today! And if you're interested in joining the challenge, you can find all the deets here.

[Nail-Art-A-Go-Go] Day 1: Achromatic

Hey all! Today I'm taking part in a nail art challenge held by the talented blogger behind Gnarly Gnails. I've never finished a challenge from start to finish, so I'm trying my best for this one. Here are the themes I'll be tackling this month:

Today's the first day, so here's what I came up with for "achromatic." :)

Polishes Used

Milani Black Swift

Milani White On The Spot

Milani Sprinkles

Milani Carnival

Don't you just hate it when top coat smears your nail art? If I had more time, I would have redone the cat nail, but alas. Hehe, but I like how grumpy it looks. :P

Hope you enjoyed this post! And be sure to check out all the other blogs participating in this challenge below! :D