Friday 1 February 2013

Geometric Challenge Day 1: Square

Morning loves!

Today is Day 1 in the Geometric Challenge and the theme for today is Square. I had a bunch of different ideas sketched out but kept coming back to this image that I found on Shutterstock.



I was hoping for the optical illusion to come out a little more, but I think it still looks cool! I used my go to white Milani White On The Spot and then with my teeny cut down nail art brush drew on the straight lines with China Glaze Hanging In The Balance. Then I went back with Essence Walk On Air and added in the squares in each line moving each one back and forth slightly to to try for that slanted optical illusion.



I'm so mad that my top coat bubbled on these! I did them after a few swatches and I guess my top coat had been open just a little too long. Damn. These took a hella long time so there was no way that I was redoing these bad boys.



These squares might be a little more rectanglish, but a square is just a kind of rectangle so it all works out right ;)



Overall I love these and just wish my top coat hadn't bubble. Daaamn you NYC!

I can't wait to see what else the rest of my fabulous challenge buddies have come up with! Make sure you check out what they have done! :D

Victoria of Manicurator
Emily of The Lacquerologist
Whitney of Dressed Up Nails
Lindsey of Neverland Nail Blog
Alexis of XOXO Alexis Leigh
Brittney of Precious Polish


32 comments:

  1. This is awesome, as always!!! Great job on Day 1! Love it =)

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  2. These look really awesome! I love the colors too :)

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  3. Yay for Geometric Challenge Day 1!! And Yay for blue :) These are rockin! Thanks for organizing this <3

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  4. Haha my squares came out a bit rectangular too, no worries! :P Your manicure is seriously cool, I see the optical illusion working, especially in the first pic :D

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    1. Thanks Brittney! It took me forever to line up my nails to try and get that pic :)

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  5. These are so great!!! I'm a sucker for blues so I love the colors you chose and this pattern is so unique and interesting! I hate when my top coat bubbles, it's so frustrating! BUT, these nails are still really awesome, I can't even tell there's any bubbles.

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    1. aww thanks girl! Blues constantly win my heart every single time lol

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  6. It's a very different and beautiful take on squares - well done!

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  7. This looks awesome! I love you and The Lacquerologist both did white and blue!

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  8. Love them! Can't even tell they bubbled from the pictures ♥

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  9. Ah! Awesome! I love the colors and your concept, optical illusions are so fun =]!

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  10. That looks so freaking cool!! Very nice nail art!!

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  11. A while ago I tried doing this optical illusion on one of my nails, but yours tired out much better! It hard to capture the "optical illusion-ness" of it, but I think yours turned out pretty good!

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    1. oh thanks so much! It is hard to capture on one nail I really think there has to be on all nails to get the illusion unless you have super long ones!

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  12. Great job! Such an interesting inspiration and fantastic manicure! :-)

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