31 Day Challenge : Day 5 : Blue

I was inspired by my green mani from yesterday, and considering I have a lot of blues, it was worth a go.

This also gave me more practice with straight lines using my striping brush. I think I could use a bit more practice.

 

 

So heres a run down on all the blues :

Barry M - Huckleberry, Cyan Blue & Blue Grape

Rimmel - Mind The Gap Victoria, Loafer Love For You, Midnight Skinny Dip, My Denim & Barmy Blue

Revlon - Midnight Affair

Fearne - Minty Maggie

 

I tried to do 2 coats of each, but during this, the colours just seemed to merge together.

 

 

 

 

This is one I would like to try and perfect. It does need a bit of polishing.

 

 

Remember to check out the rest of the blues by clicking through here.

 

 

 

 

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31 Day Challenge : Day 1 : Red

I had trouble sleeping last night, thinking about what I was going to do for day 1. I had visions of red icons, like post boxes, phone boxes and the big red London buses, but I struggled to translate that to my nails.

I need to take a chill pill!

So I settled for a pitiful red colour block. The stripes are just awful, but I'm not in a hurry to redo it, so this is it.

In case you feel like trying to do it better than this, I've included some pics.

 

I applied my normal base coat, then one coat of Rimmel - Red Carpet. It dries fast, and helps when painting on transparent reds.

 

 

 

 

 

I got out my supplies :

Fearne - Heart Ache

Barry M - Blood Orange, Bright Red & Red Glitter

Also a small nail art brush, and foil for a pallet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't have a pattern in mind, as I really was uninspired, so I painted the colours in small sections across each nail, leaving a small gap between each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once finished with the reds, I used Barry M - Black to stripe in between each block of colour.

Once I was as happy as I could be, top coat was applied, and cleaned up the edges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check out what the rest of the girls are doing for DAY 1 - RED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights from my challenge buddies.

 

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Cancer Research MANi

 

I have asked my husband so many times, if I could paint his nails for practice, and the answer was always a flat NO. So I gave up asking a while ago. It really changed my Sunday morning, when he asked me how difficult it would be to paint the cancer research UK logo. Um....... what? I thought maybe I was still asleep.

With the latest "bare face selfie" craze, my husband wanted to show his support in his own way after donating to this worthy cause. Bare faced selfie's don't really work for most men, and the current trend seems to be "the sock photo", or plastering make up on. Well, the sock photo isn't in the best taste,to be showing the world, and he's already done the make up thing a few years ago, with dress, hair and heels. So I guess this was a fun and easy choice for him.

I can't wait to hear the feedback from the office tomorrow.

 

 

It was funny, when I was painting his nails, he was watching YouTube videos, but I hadn't realised initially, that he was watching wood working demonstrations! Gotta hold onto that masculinity!

 

 

So the ingredients are:

Barry M - White for the base

Barry M - Shocking Pink, Cyan Blue & Indigo

Rimmel - Grey Matters

A dotting tool and a striper brush.

Top Coat : H K Girl - Glisten & Glow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd like to thank my husband for asking me to do this for him. And please do support Cancer Research.

 

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Rainbow Dots

I set myself a mini challenge; paint my nails using only one brand, using as many colours as I could. I went with the first two things that came to mind. Barry M and dots. So here we are....

I just love the Gelly collection, full of awesome colours and great coverage. Unfortunately my nails weren't long enough to fit all 18 on, but one day! 

It's been so cold, wet and grey lately, but there's always a rainbow to brighten my day.