Digit-al Dozen DOES Fashion .... Neon Camouflage

Hi Goddesses

Today I have some neon camouflage for you.  Apparently it's the new "thing", very trendy.  Even SJP is wearing it, so it must be lol.

Camo is such an easy design to do, and it's also one of my favourite types - there is no right or wrong, there just IS.   

For mine, we have OPI My Vampire Is Buff on base, and then for the greens I used piCture pOlish Honeydew, ILNP Green Goblin and China Glaze I'm With The Lifeguard.

I use a narrow dotting tool when I am doing this type of design.  I find them really good for dragging a puddle of polish into random shapes.

The only caution with this design is doing your colours in the right order, as the colour you do last is going to carry more weight.  You'll see that I finished with Green Goblin as it was the more traditional camo colour, and also because I wanted the neon to blend a little.

Finally, I added OPI Matte Top Coat, and instantly it looked like material!  Enjoy xx

Neon Week - Fish Scales

Hi Goddesses

Wow, I am a little late posting tonight and more than a little breathless, as I was watching Andy Murray.  For 11.5 months of the year, Britain doesn't care about tennis, but when Wimbledon's on, we ALL go crazy lol.

Anyway, it was a GREAT match, but I won't spoil the result, just in case you haven't seen it yet.  To the nails, and this one was a hit at work.  If I'm honest, I don't really love it as it's not very "me", but it does work.

This started with 3 coats of w7 white as a good solid base, and then I splodged my neons over the top. We've got -

* Sation Miss Emo Shuns All

* China Glaze Hang-ten Toes

* China Glaze I'm With The Lifeguard

* Color Club Daisy Does It

* China Glaze Surfin' For Boys

The aim of the splodgerama is to create a smorgasboardof colour that blends and clashes - it's then perfect for stamping or arting over.

I used my Barry M white Nail Art Pen here.  As you can see on the thumb, the design started out as a distinct flower, but wobbled a bit as I moved round the fingers!  The pen didn't like being used over the Poshe top coat I'd used to seal my splodgerama, and so the pattern was a bit averse to laying its tracks.

I deliberately mixed it up on index and pinkie, and overall, I don't mind that the art is different from nail to nail.  I think the overall craziness of the neon base helps the randomness of the patterning.

Don't forget to check out my Lady Friends - enjoy xx :)

Digit-al Dozen DOES Animal Week - Neon Giraffe

Hi Goddesses

A very striking animal print for you today :)

I quite like creating animals that don't exist in nature - it fulfills some very childish urge in me - and seriously, if you saw these lumbering towards you, you'd be reaching for your sunglasses!

This is another China Glaze Neon gradient, featuring I'm With The Lifeguard and Splish Splash.  The gradient is delberately coarse - I used one of those "natural" bath sponges that have a lot of holes in them, to try to stop the blue from dominating the mani.

So, what do you think?  There's certainly nothing subtle going on here lol.

Don't forget to check out the other awesome ladies - enjoy xx :)