Day 25: Double Studs

Finally it's over. This was a long 25 days.

I usually paint my nails about 2x a week so this was a real challenge for me.

There were a few days where I wasn't able to post my design for the day and ended up posting more than once in one day but, I did end up doing all 25 designs in 25 days.

Yay for me!

This last post I was hesitating on doing because I wasn't able to get a hold of "studs" that looked like the one's in the Wah book. I had ordered these from Fabulous Street. These are called half metal balls and are way smaller than what the Wah Girls use or anything else I've seen online. they were time consuming to put on , that's why I ended up only doing it on my ring finger.

It ended up looking way cool and I am totally happy with the result. I am looking forward to using these in the future.

Color I used:

Santee "Beach Blue"

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Day 24: Rhinestone Rain

I have never put so many rhinestones on my nails before. This is surely a special occasion type of mani. It feels so cool having all of these stones on my nails. I find myself rubbing my fingers over my nails constantly.

i feel bad though using up so many stones knowing that they are going to fall off in a day or two. I used nail glue to stick them on an a thick top coat of Seche Vite. I don't think that they will go anywhere as long as I'm not too rough on them.

For the larger stones I used cheap rhinestones from a wheel that I got at an indoor swap meet. It was only $2. I added some Swarovski crystals too. They are the clear smaller ones and you can totally tell the difference from the sparkle that they I've off.

I only did one hand because I thought that I would end up taking it off to to my last challenge day but I'm about to do the other hand and keep them on for a couple of days and finish my challenge after I take them off.

Colors I used:

L'oreal "Tangerine Crush"

Day 23: Marble

I think I did this wrong. I am not happy with the outcome of this "marble" technique. I think that I did it wrong. Maybe I got  a little too carried away with the swirling part. I don't think that I would do this again.

Colors I used:

Essie"Big Spender" & "Fiji"

Finger Paints "Pretty as a Portrait"

Day 22: Glitter Fade

This was my first time doing a glitter fade only because I've seen so many out there. If it wasn't for this challenge I probably would have never don it.

I am so glad I did. I am definitely going to be doing this more often now and getting creative with it. I have so may ideas running through my head.

I can't wait until this challenge is over because it has given me so many new techniques to work with.

Colors I used:

Orly " La Vida Loca" & "Bubbly Bombshell"

China Glaze "Liquid Leather"

Day 21: Lips

Isn't this the cutest thing. This is perfect for Valentine's Day or an Anniversary. This was so simple. I would love to do this again and play around with different colors.

 Colors I used:

Sinful colors "Soul Mate"

Stripe Rite "Red"

Day 20: Graphic Stripe

I had to use this magenta glitter that I am in love with. It matches my toes and a shirt that I am wearing today for my son's preschool graduation.

Stripes can be a challenge if you don't have a steady hand. Some people use striper brushes with regular nail polish. I find that using the Stripe rite nail art polishes are the easiest for me..

I had to add an extra black stripe next to the magenta that's on top of my half moon because I could get the line in magenta neat enough.

To get that color I used a magenta polish and then added the magenta sparkles on top.

Colors I used:

Sinful Colors "Dream on"

Pure Ice "Jaguar"

Orly "Bubbly Bombshell"

China Glaze "Liquid leather"

Stripe Rite "Black" & "White"