#31DC2015 Day 6 - Day 10 aka SO DAMN BEHIND!

What’s up beautiful people! So the #31DC2017…I am so far behind I make it look like it’s currently in fashion! Buuuut, between getting sick and being dataless, I think I can be excused! EXCUSE ME, DAMMIT! So now we play the catch up game, which means this post is going to be PIC HEAVY!

I will be posting 5 days posts today, the next 5 posts either tomorrow, Sunday or Monday and then we’ll see where it goes from there. I do want to try and be finished before month end though because I want to start posting weekly again without being tied to a prompt The descriptions in these collective posts will also be shortened so I’ll only be stating the techniques and the polishes/stamping plates used.

So in the words of Corinne from Threadbanger…

DAY 6: VIOLET

Techniques: Dry Marbled decals

Polishes Used: China Glaze Spontaneous, China Glaze Grape Pop, Nubar Pasadena Purple

DAY 7: BLACK & WHITE

Techniques: Gradient, Stamping

Polishes Used: Color Club French Tip, WOW Nail Polish #393

Stamping Plates Used: Moyou Gothic Collection 05

DAY 8: METALLIC

Techniques: Free hand, Dotting

Polished Used: Nubar Silver Mist, Tip Top Gold Digger, Essence “I LOVE TRENDS” Nude Sweet Nude

DAY 9: RAINBOW

Techniques: Watercolour

Polished Used: Color Club French Tip, Color Club Almost Famous, Sinful Colors Fly Away, Sinful Colors Pur Rouge, China Glaze Grape Pop, China Glaze Starboard, OPI In My Back Pocket

DAY 10: GRADIENT NAILS

Techniques: Gradient, Stamping

Polishes Used: Sinful Colors Endless Blue, Zoya Song, OPI In My Back Pocket, OPI On The Same Paige, Sinful Colors Snow Me White (Base underneath gradient)

Stamping Plates Used: Born Pretty Store BPL-027

So there you have all the prompts done till DAY 10. I hope I can be caught up by the end of next week because I am going on a short holiday with my family and then it’s back to “KNUCKLE DOWN, BUCKLE DOWN, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!” (My husband reads my posts so he now has that song stuck in his head! You’re welcome, babe!)

Lots of mad love…

#31DC2015: Black and White

Yay! I can post! We had some power issues at work today so my work laptop, being my always laptop, ran out of battery life! BUT HERE I AM! I can post! YAY!

#31DC2015: Black & White

Aaaaah black and white...you would think the possibilities would be endless right?  WRONG! Thea once again joined her friends in blanky McBlankville! But after some soul searching aka Googling I finally found something I like! Yes, I really don't like the technique because I usually suck at doing it but I gave it the old hearty try and that's all that counts!

I started by laying down 2 coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White. When this was dry I made the gradient using a makeup sponge and WOW Nail Polish #393. Lastly, I added a coat of L.A. Girl Spotted over the gradient, top coated it and BOOM! Bob's your uncle!

Okay. I know this sounds weird but can we please take a moment and just appreciate the fact that I did a semi successful gradient! That has never happened in The Thea Universe before you guys! NEVER! I might be a little proud of myself! *Hi5's all around*

Lots of mad love...

PS...I found the inspiration for this from a mani on Google but I can't find it anywhere now! If you know who the original brain is behind this idea, please give me a shout! I would love to credit the original artist!

Lots of mad MAD love...

#31DC2014 - Day 10: Gradient Nails aka Sugar that won't go to your hips! WIN!

Hi lovelies! Hmmm...do you feel that? It’s the feeling of being halfway through the week! It is also the feeling of accomplishment because today is the last prompt for the “Color” section and I’m still here! High 5 to myself! Booosh!

Day 10: Gradient Nails 

Can I please cue a groan? Because I feel like this moment needs a groan! I CAN’T DO GRADIENT MANIS! At all! Please note when I say gradient, I mean the stupid sponge method one. My colors do not mix right, I start it to high up (or too low!), I move the sponge sideways up and down too much and then the “gradient” is HUGE! So no. Not happening...and you can stop pouting dammit! I went with the next best thing. An ombre gradient of sorts! And the sugar spun method!

I started out by laying down 2 coats of WOW Nail Polish #393. When this was dry I used the sugar spun method [TUTORIAL by Nailasaurus] and pulled strings of China Glaze Starboard (dark green), Nubar Green Tea (medium green) and Sinful Colors Pistache over my nails, creating a gradient from dark to light. 

I was so chuffed with how this came out! Sure, I’ll admit cleanup was a pain (as you can see by my beautifully green stained index finger’s cuticle) but the results were ABSOLUTELY worth it! This is definitely a mani I’m going to redo after the challenge...with a thick coat of petroleum jelly around my nails of course!

Lots of mad love...

 

#MTV Challenge: 10. Gradient & Watermarble

Lovelies! What is that ridiculously silly smile I see there on your face? It's because it's Friday, isn't it! You have my full permission to spazz out when you're done at work!
So there is a huge possibility that some sort of phenomena is going to take place today because I am finally done with the MTV Challenge! Nope, I kid you not! If you see a unicorn today or my relationship status on Facebook says “Married to David Tennant”, you know why!...Oh please, oh please say it's the David Tennant one! Hmmmmmm...

Anyhoo...

10. Gradient & Watermarble

Nail Polishes used:

• WOW Nail Polish #393
• Sinful Colors Snow Me White
• Wet n Wild Buffy The Violet Slayer
• Nubar Palau Coral
• Essence Top Coat

Tools/Other Used:

• Dotting Tools
• Make-up sponge
• Thin small nail art brush

 

 
 

I started out by laying 2 coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White on all my nails. With a make up sponge, I then made a gradient on my pinky and index finger using Nubar Palau Coral and Wet n Wild Buffy Violet Slayer. When this was dry, I made a watermarble using Essence Top Coat and WOW Nail Polish #393.

 

On my ring and middle finger I used the thin nail art brush and dotting tool to make sugar-esque skulls. Finally on my thumb, I used a large dotting tool to create a few random flowers and just added a few smaller dots in between to full up the space a bit more.

Overall, I really like this mani! The execution could have been a little bit neater but I only realized the major flaws when I was cropping the photos. The colours I love together though! I'm wearing Nubar Palau Coral on my toes at the moment and man, I dig it! Another one to go on to my “To Swatch” list...with Wet n Wild Buffy The Violet Slayer because she is a stunner!
I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to my awesome friends For The Love Of Nail Art and Ordinary Misfit! Loved doing this challenge with you ladies and can't wait to do the next one with you! You ladies absolutely killed it! Also thank you to Polished Tickles & Beauty, Mama Zombie Mumbles and Passion For Polish for joining us along the way. You all did amazing work! So same time, same place next year? ;D

If you would like me to swatch any of the colours you saw in today’s post, please let me know via email or drop me a comment below. More than willing to oblige!

Lots of mad love...