31 Day Challenge: Day 13

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Prompt: Animal Print

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright

I don't do a lot of animal print nails in general, so this is always a good day for me, because it gets me to do something different! I was trying to think of an easy animal to do, and the first thing that came to mind was zebra! So, this is clearly just a plain and simple zebra print manicure. I freehanded all of the stripes using black polish and a detail brush I got from Sally Beauty Supply.

Check back tomorrow for more nail art! <3

31 Day Challenge: Day 13

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Today's theme: animal print!

I decided to go with leopard print today, because I have never done leopard print before! I've always thought that it was too typical and common, and truthfully never cared for it.

After doing today's mani though...I'm in love! I want to try this in different colors, and sizes, and as an accent...everything!

It was surprisingly easy to do, because it is kind of hard to mess up, considering that no actual leopard's spots are perfect. There is no right or wrong way to do it. I almost consider this a technique to be learned.

My base color was OPI Going My Way or Norway? from the new Nordic collection for fall. For the spots, I used NYX Dark Beige which is a mini polish that was included in the "Fall in Love" collection. For the lines around the spots, I used Wet n Wild Wild Shine Black Creme. On my thumb, I reversed the base coat with the spots, as you can see in the picture below.

I honestly don't want to take this off tomorrow! I enjoyed this so much! Here's a close up of the pattern.

Thanks for reading <3


*I am not sponsored in any way. All polishes were purchased with my own money. All opinions are truthful and my own.

31 Day Challenge: Day 13 (Tutorial!)

Day Thirteen: Animal Print

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow

Essie in Little Brown Dress

China Glaze Matte Magic

I decided to do giraffe print for today because 1) it's easy, and 2) I never seen many giraffe nails, or tutorials, if any! So I decided to make a tutorial of my own!

1. Start with clean, unpolished nail. Add a base coat.
2. Paint nail with yellow nail polish. I used Mellow Yellow by Sally Hansen. Add several coats until it is a solid yellow. It does not need to be absolutely perfect, because a lot of it will be covered up.
3. With a large dotting tool, create splotches with a brown nail polish. I used Little Brown Dress by Essie. I just tried to make the spots look as close to giraffe spots as possible, but I did not want every nail to look the same.
4. Once it is dry, put a matte top coat on top, to make it look more like an animal. I used Matte Magic by China Glaze.

And that's it! It was really easy, and other than waiting for the colors to dry to ensure there was no smearing, it did not take very long at all to do!

Thanks for reading <3