40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Earth Tones and Circles

Well, this is the final post in this series.
There is a new challenge starting but if blogging is not a requirement I will probably just use Instagram and Facebook for it.
The final colour prompt was earth tones and my pattern prompt was circles.
I started with a base of Itsy Nails Cosmic Dust, a gorgeous slate blue grey.
Then I sponged Nails Inc Fashion Fawn and Nails Inc Moonlight Shadow over the base for a nice sludgy earthy look :) no picture as it was quite sludgy!
Then I stamped with Itsy Green with Envy and Loja BBF 46. I liked it but wasn't sure it was earthy enough so I added  a second layer of stamping. I used the same image and Hit the Bottle Copper Haired Girl. I really loved the finished mani:- the different finishes of polish looked great I think, and quite autumnal.

Loja BBF 46 and Itsy Nails Green with Envy

Loja BBF 46 and Hit the Bottle Copper Haired Girl

 

June Challenges - Squares and the most awesome green!

I might have just found a new favourite green! Itsy Nails Green with Envy - I bought this last week along with a gorgeous slate grey, Cosmic Dust and a pretty light grey, City Girl.
I used the green first as it was the least like any other colour I own and I love it - it is so vibrant!! It applied beautifully, and dried nicely. It also seemed pretty well pigmented to I decided to see if the other 2 would stamp.
The prompt was Squares for #clairestelle8june  - I tried the beautiful slate blue grey Itsy Nails Cosmic Dust with Ejiubas Modern Geometry to stamp squares over the green mani. The squares were part of a tower block with lots of tiny windows and I think they worked well for this prompt - I don't have many plates with squares on.
Then I did a bit more stamping with Ejiubas Modern Geometry - this time quite a subtle addition with Itsy Nails City Girl, the lighter grey and a concentric circle pattern. The polish was not completely opaque but I really liked the look that I got. Although from the angle in the shot you can clearly see the concentric arcs, from many other angles you got more of a camouflage look.

Itsy Nails Green with Envy

 

 

Itsy Nails Cosmic Dust and Ejiubas Modern Geometry

Itsy Nails City Girl and Ejiubas Modern Geometry