March Challenges - A Smoosh and a Rainbow Unicorn

Smoosh / plastic wrap mani for  #firedazedchallenge - I did a rainbow smoosh with Glam Polish ZAP! and three 'Ard As Nails polishes -White Cliff Bay, Summer Flings and Dancing Dreams and Blissful Bookworm.

Rainbow theme  / unicorns for #wnac2016 - I used Esmaltes da Kelly Dolly and a unicorn I found dancing across an unnamed plate that I got when I first started stamping.
I did a matte and glossy version but to be honest there wasn't much difference. the matte one does look a little softer.
I am not a big fan of "things" on my nails, I much prefer patterns and but these have grown on me today!

Rainbow Smoosh

Rainbow Unicorns

Rainbow Unicorns - matte

March Challenges - 'Ard As Nails White Cliff Bay and Nautical Nails

'Ard As Nails White Cliff Bay - I adore this delicate sparkly tealy blue holo. It applied beautifully as they always do, with excellent coverage. If this had been just pale blue it would probably not have been me at all, but it's teal and I love it!

Nautical for #ggfnachallenge - I thought I'd stay with the teal shades for this nautical mani - I used DRK Seasons and Esmaltes da Kelly Dolly over Ard As Nails White Cliff Bay and then added Apipila Super Plate A and A England Proserpine. I was quite pleased with how this turned out although for some reason I really struggled to capture it on camera.

'Ard As Nails White Cliff Bay

 

Apipila Super Plate A and A England Proserpine 

 

December Challenges - #manidaretoinspire

One of my IG friends, lovely Iva @secretjewelgarden tagged me for #manidaretoinspire
We had to chose a partner, send each other a picture and then create a mani inspired by the picture.
I paired up with talented @leonies_nailart and this is what we did.
I sent Leonie a photo of a sunrise that I had taken recently and Leonie sent me this amazing shot of a little shoot bursting through a crack in some tarmac.
Leonie did a fantastic watercolour style mani of my sunrise, it was so beautiful and not at all what I was expecting, which is perfect - these collaboration are wonderful for changing the way you think.
I struggled to think how I could represent the picture Leonie sent and in the end I just went with the colours.
I used a base of Kiko Sugar Mat 646, then I stamped some cracks with Yours Cosmetics Sacha Gossen YS12 and Esmaltes da Kelly Topolino
Then I added the swirly shrubs with Pueen SE04A and Esmaltes da Kelly Bruce and finally flowers from Messy Mansion MM20 and Esmaltes da Kelly Dolly.
I top coated after adding the grey cracks but left the final mani un-topcoated so it still had quite a rough feel, and matte finish.
Although I was nervous about this mani, in the end I was pretty proud of what I'd done and I think the final collage with Leonie's mani looks great.

Kiko Sugar Mat 646

Messy Mansion MM20