Digit-al Dozen DOES Vintage - Roses

Hi Goddesses

And welcome to another Digit-al Dozen Week.  I am soooo excited to see what every comes up with - I think Jessica has chosen a cracker of a theme :)

So when I hear the word vintage, my mind automatically goes to roses.  Sometimes, wallpaper.  Roses on stripey wallpaper.   And so here we are :)

My base (pretty much all week lol) is OPI My Vampire is Buff, with stripes of OPI Thanks A Windmillion.  Fun fact - I did these whilst I was a little quite a lot tipsy, and they're virtually straight lol!

I then added my roses using the pink from OPI's neon mini set and a large dotting tool. I then used a small brush and Delush Polish Make Me Blush to add my petals.

I think this might have looked good with a matte top coat but I did not think of that at the time - hangs head in shame.

Don't forget to check out what everyone else is up to! xx

Tri Polish Challenge - Day 4 - OPI Call Me Gwen-Ever Skittles

Hi Goddesses

Today is a super exciting day in the UK - we now have 4 days off work til Tuesday.  Ooooooh so many polishes to play with!  I have a lot of swatches to finish as well as Floral Week to prepare for :)

So, here's my final Tri-Polish mani, which if you remember features 3 OPIs - Call Me Gwen-Ever, Thanks A Windmillion and Vant To Bite My Neck.

If I'm honest, this is my least favourite of the 3.  I love the coral tones of Gwen-Ever, and I think she shines through with a LOT of glory in this mani, but the overall effort is not quite what I wanted.

I think I'm most miffed about my leaky half moon :(  I seem to have real issues keeping tape and stickers stuck down on my nails, so if you have any tips, please leave me a comment!   Usually - as in this mani - something lifts near the nail wall and I end up with a big puggle of polish :(

Also, the index finger didn't work.  You can't tell, but there's a medium sized dot, surrounded by smaller dots, with 2 of those small dots feeding into the next circle, and so on.  I thought it was SUCH a cool idea.  I think I'm going to have to try it with different colours.

I hope you've enjoyed the Tri Polish posts.  It's certainly a different kind of challenge, and it's been really cool to see everyone come up with something different.  It's not too late to get involved, just click HERE.

Enjoy xx :)

Tri Polish Challenge Day 3 - Balls of Wool

Hi Goddesses

And welcome to Day 3 of the Tri Polish Challenge.  Today, I'm using all 3 polishes again - all OPI - Thanks A Windmillion (green), Call Me Gwen-ever (coral) and Vant To Bite My Neck (purple).

I don't think I ever really knew where I was going with this mani, but I love it lol.  Even once it was done, I was looking at my nails wondering if I'd made a holy hot mess, but I really like the finished result.

This is a mixture of a splodgerama and a stamping mani.  A splodgerama, if you remember, is sponging colours onto your nails in random places to create a random effect.   To make the colours POP I sponged over OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

The stamp is a Konad lovely that I have meant to use for MONTHS and never got round to lol.  It reminds me of a ball of wool, how the lines intersect.  This is Konad m56.

So what about you?   Have you ever had a mani you couldnt' decide if you loved or hated?

Enjoy xx :)

Tri Polish Challenge Day 2 - Green and Purple Skittle

Hi Goddesses

A thousand apologies that this didn't get posted yesterday as scheduled.  My sinuses were hell on earth again, due to impending snow, and it literally felt like my ear was going to explode.  Thankfully, I feel heaps better now it actually IS snowing, so let's get with the mani!

Today I am using just 2 of my colours - OPI Thanks A Windmillion (green) and OPI Vant To Bite My Neck? (purple), with a teeny splash of my favourite white, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

I really love this mani.  I think the purple and the green played off against each perfectly, with the subtlety of one being offset by the drama of the other.

The thumb is a simple dotticure, as is the little finger.  LOVE the thumb, ignore the little finger lol!  The index was done using a medium sized art brush.  I started with a wiggly line, and just let it fade away as the polish dried up.

The middle finger is a gradient, but not a proper smooth one.  I didn't want this one to blend too much, so I just applied my base colour and then sponged the purple on top.

Finally, the ring finger is a simple tape mani - not perfect, but not too bad either :)

I really love skittle manis, they make me happy in a way I can't really describe, but I tend to run out of ideas after 3 nails lol.  Maybe I just need to plan better.

See you on Tuesday with Day 3 of this Challenge, and all over the weekend with all sorts of swatch SPAM and reviews :)

Enjoy xx :)

The Tri Polish Challenge - Day 1

Hi Goddesses

I am really excited to launch this challenge with my good friend Ashley from Smashley Sparkles.  It's the type of nail challenge I'm more drawn to now - short and loose!

The Tri Polish Challenge involves picking 3 specific polishes for 4 challenge manis.  You are also allowed free use of white, black, gold and silver.  You can stamp and you can use glitter toppers, and the themes are free for all - whatever floats your boat!

Unfortunately Ashley chose 2 of my most loathed colours in green and coral, (although she did pick purple too).  Here's what I'll be using in the 4 manis -  OPI Thanks a Windmillion (green), Call Me Gwen-Ever (coral), and Vant To Bite My Neck (purple) from the new Euro Centrale Collection.

I'd had this crazy leopard print idea for a couple of weeks, but never in a million years did I think it would look so GOOD!  Definitely a nail art high point!

The highlight was Beth not commenting on it, but just holding out her paw to me and looking at it, and then at me, as if it say "come on then, it's actually good, I'll have some of that".  Bless her.

I started with a small-to-medium dotting tool, making my random splodges, and then used a small dotting tool to colour some of the edging in, in black.

This may look intricate, but it's the total opposite - super easy :)  

Don't forget to check out the rest of Crumpet's Nail Tarts, and we'll all be back on Thursday with Mani No 2 !!  :) xx