Hi Goddesses
I feel like today is the start of part 2 of the challenge, even though we're 2/3 of the way through. I had a real head of steam going, and then I broke my ring nail. After doing Days 21 & 22 with an uber-nub, I decided on a 31DC timeout, and from today onwards, you get to see stuff I've done this week.
Today sees your first look at something I've called The Scribble. I'm going to be working on my brush work A LOT over the next few weeks, and today's mani was a really good excuse to crack out one of my new nail brushes and just have fun!
I've got 3 Illamasqua polishes on the go here - Obsess, Vice and Ruthles - and I love how they combine. I don't know if it's the base, but this mani just seems to POP.
This look evolved as I worked on it, so I'll explain the technique more next time, but overall, this is random and perfect - the Crumpet version of how to do lines lol.
Hi Goddesses
Two nail art posts in one day! Here's a lovely swirly thing I did a couple of weeks ago.
For my white base, there was only one choice - OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. I've been obsessed with it since it came out, and I don't really see that ever changing.
For the pattern, I was desperate to use one of my new nail art brushes - the 21 Dance. It served itself and me really well. It's got a heavier heft than most brushes, and I liked that. It also gave me as much control as I wanted.
For the swirls I chose 3 Illamasquas which have been sitting in the untried pile since I bought them on offer last summer -
Obsess - the bright pink
Velocity - the stunning greyish purple
Vice - the burgundy
Previously, when I've done swirls, I've left no visible background, but as that would have defeated the object of this prompt, I decided to create just one swirl, but to change the colour of the swirl part way through.
For added variety, I also made sure each colour had a chance to start the swirl.
I was really happy with how these turned out, and the possibilities are ENDLESS, endless I say!
