The Digit-al Dozen Does: Nature - Look 2

For my second "Nature" look I decided to do something space themed. My husband and I got into a bit of a debate if space counted as nature, but I think it does. If you look up nature pictures on Pinterest I am sure you will find pictures of space and galaxies, so if it's on Pinterest, it must be nature. :-P Plus, I just really like space.

I have to admit that I am pretty obsessed with this look. I have done space/galaxy manicures in the past, but this is one of my favorites. I love the colors that I used which is definitely why I like the look overall; it has the same depth, just like space does.

So, I must ask, do you think that Space falls into the Nature category?

Check out the other ladies below!

An InLinkz Link-up

-Stephanie

Crumpet's Nail Tarts: Tri-Polish Challenge

Happy Final Day of the July Tri-Polish Challenge! I always run into road-blocks by the 4th challenge. LOL. Anyway, today since the colors lended themselves to it, I have decided to go with Galaxy Nails.

It's a very simple mani. I simply started with my darker blue, sponged on some white, green and lighter blue, added the white dots and topped it off with a coat of Northern Lights. :) Easy Peasy!

Do any of the other ladies participating in TPC have the same issue of running out of ideas by day 4? The one thing that helps is seeing all the other pretty mani's that the lovely ladies have done and using those for inspiration. Make sure you check them out!

Lazy Days of Summer - Summer Nights

I was thinking about Summer Nights for a while but wasn't exactly sure what to do, finally when I was on Stumbled Upon it hit me. Northern Lights! I have never gotten an opportunity to see Northern Lights in person, but I would love to. Hopefully I will be able to see them live one day. If you're interested to learn more about them, check the wiki page, here.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-Nicole - Midnight Madness
-China Glaze - Gothic Lolita
-Essence - You Belong to Me
-NYC - Fushia Shock Cream
-Sally Girl - Epic
-Essie - Shine of the Times
-NYC - Matte Me Crazy

I used a bunch of different polishes and couple different techniques to try to recreate the effect that the lights were traveling across all of my nails. What do you think? Have you ever seen Northern Lights?

Here are a couple photos of what they look like in case you're interested:

Make sure to check out the other ladies participating in the Lazy Days of Summer:

Victoria Vertel
http://www.manicurator.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Manicurator

Alyson Epstein
http://beadsnailsfood.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/BeadsNailsFood

Amanda Murphy
http://mandyspolish.blogspot.com/

Hannah 
http://polished-prisms.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/PolishedPrisms

Sue O'Connor
http://creativenaildesignbysue.blogspot.com

Katee Baum
http://www.agirlandherpolish.com
http://www.facebook.com/AGirlandHerPolish

Charlotte-Louise Bennett
http://charlottes-nails.blogspot.co.uk/

Jessica Francis
http://nearlynaturalnails.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/NearlyNaturalNails

Karine Assemien
http://karinea0a.blogspot.com

Jen Guin
http://thepolishedzombie.blogspot.com

Jessica Brown
http://jessicasnailtales.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JessicasNailTales

Ashley Rowlands-Vanderzande
http://onenailtoanother.blogspot.ca

Pryanka Arora
http://nailsparks.blogspot.com/

Anna Freedman, Erin Obriecht, Robin Storesund
http://www.polishedcousins.com
http://www.facebook.com/PolishedCousins

Maribeth Robienczak
http://obsessivecosmetichoardersunite.blogspot.com/

Kayono Lan (aka Johanna)
http://kayonolan.blogspot.de/

Sharra Farivar
http://alira23.blogspot.ca/search/label/Polished%20Prisms%20The%20Lazy%20Days%20of%20Summe\

Amanda Schott
http://countingdowntobliss.blogspot.com/

Nichole Mowery
http://aotnf.blogspot.com

Becky Barnett
http://glamfiend.blogspot.com

Elysse Patty
http://elyssianbeauty.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elyssian-Beauty/263676953723607



31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 19: Galaxies

Today is Galaxy Nails! I have tried this once before, and I actaully liked my previous mani better, however, this is very similar. I used the same colors and tried the same technique, the only difference is that I didn't take as much time on these so they aren't as perfect. That's ok, galaxy nails leave so much room for interpertation that no matter what you do it won't look bad!

Galaxy Nails:

Polishes Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus (P.S. I really do think this is helping to strengthen my nails)
-Nicole - Midnight Madness
-Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
-China Glaze - Solar Power
-Funky Fingers - Mad Hatter
-Spoiled - Shrip on the Barbie
-Spoiled - Jewelry Heist
-Out The Door - TopCoat

What do you think? Have you tried galaxy nails before?

If you're not already following Kelsie, Amanda, Erin and Jess, make sure to check out their GALAXY NAILS here:

Kelsie - Kelsies Nail Files

Amanda - Nox Nails

Erin - Erins Beauty Bumbles
Jess - Nearly Natural Nails

Galaxy Nails!!!!

For a while now I have been wanting to try Galaxy Nails but they seemed so complicated I was putting it off. I recently found this post by Emerald Sparkled and it re-newed my interest, so I tried it this morning. I watched a couple tutorials online and was suprised at how simple it actually is (I think because nothing needs to be exact, or straight lines, it's easier and less pressure lol) It's takes time and uses a handful of colors so I will post the pictures and then explain what I did.

Polishes Used:
-Nicole's Midnight Madness
-NYC's White
-China Glaze's Solar Power
-Spoiled's Shrimp on the Barbie
-Spoiled's Jewelry Heist
-Out The Door Top Coat

Close Up's of Midnight Madness and Jewelry Heist so you can see the shimmers:

And now, the final product!

I was sooo pleased with how this turned out and how simple it actually was. I started with two coats of the Midnight Madness, then sponged on the White, Solar Power, and Shrimp on the Barbie in random "nebula - like" shapes, then sponged additional Midnight Madness around the edges to give it a more "natural" look. Next, I dotted on some larger and smaller white "stars" using my dotting tool. Once that was dry I did one thin coat of Jewelry Heist to add more "stars" and shine and finished it off with my new top coat, Out The Door.

I am definitly going to keep this mani on for a while since it took some time to do and since it's so cute. Meeting up with some girlfriends tonight so I can't wait to get their feedback.

Have a great weekend loves!