31DC2013: Day Nineteen - Galaxies

For the galaxy nails, I used Barry M Navy, Sally Hansen Frutti Petutie, OPI  Sea You in Hollywood and Barry M Matt White. I painted my nails with Barry M Navy and then sponged on the white, pink and a lighter blue. Added the white dots for stars with a dotting tool and finished with a glitter topcoat, Max Factor Shimmer Finish.

I am not sure I would have tried the Galaxy nails, if it hadn't been for this challenge - not anytime soon, anyway. But I am so glad I did. Though I hope to do better in my next attempt but these are not hard to do since you can easily cover up mistakes and there is no right or wrong really. They are colourful and you top them with glitter - what's not to love!

31DC2013: Day Eighteen - Half Moons

Half Moons for Day eighteen of the 31 Day Challenge. For this manicure I used Rimmel Purple Reign as the base polish. After my nails were dry, I used hole reinforcers (like the ones in the link) to tape off the half moons at the base of the nails. Then I sponged on a gradient with the purple and Max Factor Ivory.

Lastly, I added the hexagonal nail glitter to outline each half moon with a toothpick. You can use a little clear polish to pick up the glitter on to the toothpick. Then lay it on the still tacky nail (painted with a coat of clear polish in this case) where you want to place it. Finished off with a coat of top coat.
I really like these nails - they look so festive. They are definitely good for special occasions or the festival season!

31DC2013: Day Eight - Metallic Nails

For the metallic nails, I used Max Factor Ivory, stamped with Konad M93 and Konad Black. After which, I dotted with OPI A Woman's Prague-ative and also added this colour to the ring finger. Finally added the rhinestones.
I am quite keen on leopard print nails at the moment and really like this stamping image on plate M93 - its much nicer and bigger than the one on Konad M57. This plate is one of the new Konad ones and the image size on this is bigger then the old Konad ones, so they are easier to work with.