21 of 31: Nails Inspired by a Color

Howdy, all!  The weekend is finally here!  It's been a really long week, but I've gotten some good news today about some work-related things so I'm pretty excited.  I won't know anything for sure for awhile, but I'm looking forward to some changes in the near future.  Does anyone have any big weekend plans?  I'm headed to the local Kansas State sports bar to watch the game tomorrow night...pins and needles...we play the Sooners (my arch enemy!) and I'm hoping my Wildcats will pull off a big "W"!  Ok, ok, I know what you're thinking.  "Can we talk about nails, not sports, please?"  Alright, here ya go!

Day 21 starts the "inspired by" challenges; today's being "inspired by a color".  I had no idea what that meant at first.  I mean, inspired by a color?  So do I just paint a straight color on of my choice and go?  But, after a little research, I've discovered that we're to be inspired by a nail polish color name, not necessarily the color itself.  I deliberated on several color choices before deciding on Revlon's Royal.  I started with 2 coats as a base and then, using Orly's Luxe, painted on little crowns.  I went back in with a dotting tool to add the "jewels": Julep's January for rubies, Wet 'n' Wild's Fast Dry in Sage in the City for emeralds and more Royal for sapphires.  I actually think this would make a great holiday mani...I must remember it!

Here's a view showing the crowns a bit better:

I'm already stressing over tomorrow's "inspired by a song" manicure.  The aforementioned "big game" necessitates purple polish, so I'm not sure what song sounds purple ;)  Either way, check back in to check it out!  Thanks for reading!

Rainbow Bright

Howdy, everyone!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I've kept myself busy even with 2 whole days off work in a row.  I've got a fun manicure for you guys today.  This is from a tutorial I found on Chalkboard Nails.  She calls it the "Ruffle Manicure".  Now, her ruffles are much more pronounced than mine.  Mine kind of look like wavy lines, rather than ruffles, but it's still a fun effect.  I think I need a bit bigger dotting tool to get the look down right.  In any case, here's my version.

I wanted something bright and colorful to wear this weekend and I think I found it!  I've used 8 different polishes and I'm not going to give you a whole list of everything, just because, with this manicure, it doesn't really matter which colors you use.  You could do something bright like this, or something more monochromatic.  I think it would be fun to try with complementary colors as well.

Thanks for stopping by!