Day 31 of OMD Challenge- Starfish

Oh mon dieu!!  Is this really my last manicure for the OMD challenge?  How the month flew right by!  Not sure why it feels so fast considering how much time we all put into the challenge.  I estimate that I put 3 hrs into each theme’s post…multiply that by 31 days… and that means 93 hours spent on my nails this month.  WOW!!  Obsessed with nails much?  Yes, yes I am… thank you very much!  And from seeing all the amazing daily entries from all of you- I estimate you are just as obsessed as I am!    I’m so glad we were all able to collaborate and meet up (virtually) via this challenge!  Let’s keep in touch, oui??

For RECREATE YOUR FAVORITE DAY I initially selected a mani by Emma from Cambridge Nails.  See her stunning Lichtenstein’s Ben-Day dots design here!  I absolutely loved the styling of the woman’s eye that she painted on her nail!  The first time I tried it- I messed up the shape of the eye.  Out comes the nail polish remover.  The second time I tried it I messed up the eyebrow.  Hence, why my day 31 post is a day late!  Please forgive me :).  Props to Emma for tackling such a difficult design!!  It was harder than I anticipated!  So I decided to move on and try a different manicure of hers.  I picked Emma’s Rock the Boat/Starfish manicure- see it here!!  I loved this mani!  She based hers on the Chalkboard starfish tutorial (which I’ve been dying to try for a while now).  Another cool thing is, Emma used one of her untried blue polishes as her base color… and I just happen to have the perfect untried blue too!  So here we go- check out my starfish mani!   starfish_mani

What I’m wearing:

blue base color ♥ Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Breezy Blue

red stars ♥ Snog by Butter London

peach dots ♥ Color Club’s Coral Cascade

yellow dots ♥ Cheeky Chops by Butter London

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It took a really long time…. but I love it!  Thanks to Emma for inspiring me to finally try out that starfish tutorial!

Thank you for reading,  and thank you for being a part of our OMD Nail Challenge!  Stay tuned for more info on the raffles!!!!!  And don’t forget that you have til Aug 5th if you want to enter any last minute manicures!

31. Recreate your Fave (by someone else) :

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Day 18 of OMD Challenge- Scalloped Lace

Day 18 of the nail art challenge is centered around DELICATE designs.  I’ve never tried a lace pattern before.. so I decided on some hand painted scalloped lace over a pretty coral.  Here’s what I’m wearing:

  • Color Club Coral Cascade– 2 coats as a base color
  • Color Club Lava Lamp– sponged onto the tips
  • NYC French White Tip– lace accents
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Perky Pink– 1 coat (it’s a pink holographic glitter)
  • Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat

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I think it’s looks way better in real life.  The white looks crisper and the Lava Lamp tips look so bright in comparison to the soft coral base.  I guess my camera couldn’t handle that lava lamp!

DELICATE can be interpreted in so many different ways so I’m excited to see the other designs for today!  Here’s the linky dink-

18. Delicate :