40 Great Nail Art Ideas - 3 Shades of Green and stripes - and a St Patrick's Day Mani

Well I love green and I love stripes so I was really happy with this prompt for 40 Great Nail Art Ideas and obviously it lends itself well to a St Patrick's Day mani too.
I started with a gradient of 2 of my favourite OPIs - Thanks a Windmillion and Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow.
Then I added stripes using Lealac LLC-A (my favourite stripe image!) and Esmaltes da Kelly Bruce.
I am so pleased with them!!!!

Then, with a couple of St Patrick's Day prompts, I went on a bit of a stamping spree -
Avon Metallic Effects Gold Leaf and DRK A
2 True Pro Metallica Aglaia and Messy Mansion Symetrika 03
A England Saint George and Vivid Lacquer VL036

OPI Thanks a Windmillion

OPI Thanks a Windmillion and
OPI Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow

Esmaltes da Kelly Bruce and Lealac LLC-A

St Patrick's Day stamping

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January Challenges - Daisies

Daisies for #clairestelle8jan - I used DRK A and Hit the Bottle Snowed Under over my Purple and Green mani. I left it matte and coloured the centres with a sharpie.
I liked this so much that I wore it for 48 hours! and despite not top-coating it, it really lasted! I just loved that soft velvety look that you get with a matte top coat.

DRK A Daisies

 

 

After 48 hours and 2 lots of washing up!

October Challenges - Holo Houndstooth

This weeks #wnac2015 challenge was Houndstooth with holo polishes.
I decided to stamp with holo over a creme base, rather than risk the holo on holo not showing up. I started with a base of Leighton Denny Really Royal - a lovely dark purply red.
Then I used SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes, which always stamps beautifully, and DRK A.
Not much more to say than that - very simple mani - really stunning to look at but not the easiest to photograph when there is no sun :(

DRK A and SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes

 

 

 

When Colours Collide - Inspired by Art from another Country

I joined in on a collaboration with some lovely ladies from When Colours Collide.
The theme was Inspired by Art from another Country, and I decided as my husband is Welsh and I love all those Celtic swirls, I'd go for a Celtic look.
I started with a gradient of A England Tristam and A England Dancing with Nuryev, then I stamped a spiral pattern from DRK A with A England Saint George and A England Fotheringhay Castle and finally I stamped a celtic pattern from DRK A with SV by Sparkly Vernis Gilded Lemon Drops.
I was so pleased with how this turned out until I tried to capture it on camera, you could have the holo or the stamping but not both, so I took hundreds of pictures!!!
If you have access to Instagram take a look at #whencolourscollide to see all the other fantastic contributions - the collaboration pic is at the bottom of this post, all pulled together by lovely Mary from Dreamymm.

DRK A and SV by Sparkly Vernis Gilded Lemon Drops

gradient of A England Tristam and
A England Dancing with Nuryev

DRK A with A England Saint George and
A England Fotheringhay Castle