The Digit-al Dozen Does Love: Valentines Skittles

Morning Guys! Ok so I'm a tad behind right now, this post was supposed to go up yesterday and my Geometric Challenge nails were supposed to be up at 6:30AM this morning. I completely crashed last night and totally forgot about both of these. SO here are the last day of the Digit-al Dozen Week, and my challenge nails will be up as soon as I can edit the pictures :)

Since I love my skittles so much I figured that I needed to get one in that was Valentine's Day themed. I didn't really have any inspiration for these, I just grabbed a gradient of red to light pink and some gold glitter and went for it!

These were so glittery and fun. I actually wore these through last weekend when I was working on my term paper and every time I would get discouraged I just looked at how sparkly and happy my nails were and I got another wind. Pretty nails totally help in that department :D

The polishes I used to create this fun skittle are,
Deborah Lippmann Shape of My Heart
Essie Knockout Pout
Essie Cute As a Button
Essie Watermelon
Julie Big Red Bow
Color Club Gingerbread For my thumb I started with Deborah Lippmann Shape of My Heart then did stripes with my medium length striper using all the polishes. My index is a base of Essie Cute As a Button then I randomly dotted the shape of a heart and went back and added some glitter at the end. My middle nail is a base of Color Club Gingerbread and then a dotted pink gradient. My ring nail is random spongling of pinks then I sponged some glitter on the end. Finally my pinky is Color Club Gingerbread with a striped heart using all my pinks and reds!

I loved these sparkly skittles and really enjoyed wearing them! My nails are much shorter because one nail chipped right off so I went as short as I could. Who says you can't rock shorties? ;)

Hope you all had a great V-Day and are enjoying your weekend! I'll see you all later with my Bent nails!! :D

The Digit-al Dozen Does Love: Beaded Hearts

Happy Valentine's Day loves! Whether you are celebrating with your significant other or with ice cream and a box of chocolates I hope you have a great day today. I will be heading home for Reading Week today! I'm super excited because I'm actually going to get to see my boyfriend today! He's a chef so he's making romantic meals for other couples tonight, but I get to see him once he's done and I can't wait!

I got the inspiration for today's nails when I hadn't put away the China Glaze Advant Garden collection yet and saw the pink, red and coral sitting beside each other. I knew I had to use them together!

I started with a white creme base then added a coat of Seche Vite. Then I proceeded with the watercolour method and pure acetone and created my watercolour base with China Glaze Mimomas Before Manis, China Glaze Passion for Petals and China Glaze Snap My Dragon.

It needed a little bling so I just added some bullion beads in the shape of hearts near my cuticle and I was done! Added another thick coat of Seche and I was out the door.

This was just enough for me. Soft and pretty with a tad of bling. I hope you guys are all having a wonderful Valentine's day no matter what you're doing?! Do you have any fun plans? Done any cool nails? Let me know! :D

The Digit-al Dozen Does Love: Fuzzy Hearts

Hey Everyone! Guess what!? I'm DONE my hell week! I finished my last mid-term this morning, finished writing my last project proposal and handed in my stats assignment! I am unbelievably stoked and ready for Reading Week (what we call Spring Break here in Canada lol). I have a lot I still need to get done over Reading Week, but for the next few days I'm going to do absolutely nothing. When I get home from campus today I plan on falling into a coma. CAN'T WAIT!

My nails are really what you are guys are here for, and today I have some fuzzy hearts to share with you. I haven't used any flocking powder in awhile and it caught my eye when I sat down to do these nails.



I started with Milani White On The Spot and then drew on my hearts with my medium length striper brush. I used Essence Off to Miami!, Essence Break Through and Essence Ultimate Pink. Then I picked out which flocking powder matched my polish. I went back over one heart at a time and painted a second coat of polish and then sprinkled the powder over the wet polish. I did one colour at a time so all the pink hearts, then the purple, then the coral.

After doing this I was COVERED in powder. Trying to get it off my hands to take pictures was a chore. So pleeeaaase forgive all the little bits that I thought I had gotten off, but my camera decided to pick up anyway lol.

All in all, these hearts were really fun! Whenever I have any sort of fuzz on my nails I always tend to constantly just rub my nails. It's like I'm petting them, but they're fun regardless of people giving you odd looks lool.

Would you wear these fuzzy nails? Or do you prefer a smooth surface on your nail? I hope you are all having a fab day and I will be counting down the hours until I can sleeep! :D

Make sure you check out the rest of the Digit-al Dozen girls!

Geometric Challenge Day 5: Straight

Morning! Back today with Day 5 in the Geometric Challenge! Can't believe we've reached the halfway point already. It seems like it's flyyyying by. Today's prompt is straight. I didn't really have a set idea when I sat down to do these, but I just started drawing straight lines and this is what I came up with.

I was feeling like pulling out an untried when I did these so I reached for Finger Paints Go Van Gogh! which I got way back in August. It's actually a really pretty green! I'm sad I didn't try it until now, you can bet I'll pull it out for some nail art soon times. Then I felt like keeping this one pretty subtle after my super rainbow mani so I reached for Sally Hansen Ion a white gregie and Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint a beautiful robins egg blue.

I took my striper brush and just started drawing straight lines. I didn't really think while I was doing it, I just let the lines flow! I always paint thumb to pinky when doing nail art and came up with my pinky's design last. I think I like that design best and will have to do a full mani like it soon in new colours!

Which nail do you like best? I also felt it was fitting to add in a skittle mani since my Skittles Nail Art Contest is ending soon! You have until Sunday to get in your designs! I really hope you enter :D

I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of my challenge buddies have come up with! I'm sure they are straight-tacular ;)

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