I'm a little nervous... this is my very first 31-Day Nail Art Challenge, and I must say that it looks pretty daunting from here! I just took a temp job in retail with super nutso hours, so getting these challenges done on time is going to be a bit of a stretch! As a result, I might combine some challenges if I'm having a busy week, and I might even post challenges late on occasion... Since this is a hobby for me, I have no intention of making it stressful :^) Here are the prompts, courtesy of Chalkboard Nails:
The first prompt, "Red," was super tough for me! At first, I thought I would do an adventure time theme, with Shades of Red a la Marceline... but I couldn't think of a good way to execute it. Then, I thought I would do a little Orange is the New Black manicure, but I wasn't sure I could do ten odes to Kate Mulgrew's character in a way that would do her justice in the short amount of time I had! I actually ended up doing three manicures before I did one I liked... and even this one is a bit wonky! Here it is, in all its dubious glory:
I attempted brushstroke flowers for this design, but only about 25% successfully... There was a lot of touch up afterwards lol. The flowers were done using China Glaze Seeing Red (a brick red from the new limited edition The Giver collection) and Julep Isla (a frosty pearl white), over a base of China Glaze Five Rules, a light putty-hued neutral also from the Giver collection. For the black leaves and flower anthers I used Konad black. I topped it off with Salon Perfect Topcoat!
I actually really liked how it came out; unfortunately the sun was rather bright when I took the pictures (I don't have a photo setup at my new house yet, womp womp). Here's a polish pic:
Thanks for stopping by for a look-see! Check out some of the other lovely work below, and be sure to submit your nail art here if you are participating!
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