#MTVnailChallenge: 2. Orange & Stripes

HI! *waves* I honestly think it is going to snow today! Because it's cold?? No! It's coolish here in Pretoria but in a nice way. No sign of snow though! Why then? BECAUSE I HAVE A POST UP BEFORE 11.30AM! What?? Yip, snow...or the apocalypse! Something is going down!

As you know I'm taking part in the #MTVnailChallenge with my lovely ladies, Ordinary Misfit and For The Love Of Nail Art. For more information regarding the challenge, you can check out this post.

2 .Orange & Stripes

Nail Polishes used:

• China Glaze Recycle
• Tip Top Nail Chic Solar Flare
• Avon Apricot Mystery

Tools Used:

• Dotting tool
• Thin nail art brush
• Striping tape
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

I started out by laying down 2 coats of China Glaze Recycle on all my nails, except for my thumb. On my index finger, ring and pinky I then placed a few strips of striping tape and went over it with 1 coat of Tip Top Solar Flare.

On my ring finger, I made a few “groups” of dots with Avon Apricot Mystery and my dotting tool. When this was dry, I then made a few random “C” shapes and squiggles with my nail art brush on the “group” and Tip Top Solar Flare to make vintage looking flowers. In between I placed a few dots with Avon Apricot Mystery and Tip Top Solar Flare just to fill up the space a little bit. Lastly, I just layed down 2 coats of Tip Top Solar Flare on my thumb to finish off the look.

This didn't come out to bad in my opinion! Tip Top Solar Flare made my camera completely spazz out because it is so deep and bright but in real life, the grey and orange went beautifully together!

Please go check out For The Love Of Nail Art and OrdinaryMisfit for their amazing takes on today's theme! And while you're at it, please join in and let us know! Would love to see them all!

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...

Easy Skittlette Mani

Hi there lovelies! Everybody having a good Friday? Ever find yourself having one of those days where you feel like you have nothing to say? I am totally in one of those funks today so I'm not going to bore you with pointless ramblings and trying to be funny because I will just suck! So onto the mani then!

*Warning: The pictures ahead contains nubbins. So y'all need to hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband 'cause I'm about to show some skin in here!

Nail Polishes used:

• China Glaze Spontaneous
• China Glaze Secret Peri-Winkle
• OPI Grape...Set...Match

Tools Used:

• Striping nail art brush
• Dotting tool

On my middle finger I layed down 2 coats of China Glaze Spontaneous for my base and then went in with my striping brush and made a few stripes with China Glaze Secret Peri-Winkle. On my ring finger I layed down 2 coats of China Glaze Secret Peri-Winkle for my base and made the dots using my big ended dotting tool and OPI Grape...Set...Match.

On my thumb I again layed down 2 coats of China Glaze Spontaneous and made polka dots using my big ended dotting tool and China Glaze Secret Peri-Winkle. Finally, on my pinky and index finger I simply layed down 2 coats of OPI Grape...Set...Match.

It's a simple skittlette mani and I actually really liked how it came together! I love these colors and think they compliment each other beautifully!

I hope everybody has a great weekend! 

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...