Christmas 2015: Gingerbread Man and His House

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Another new design that I never did anything like last year was a gingerbread man. I saw so many different designs on Instagram and Pinterest, I was inspired to do more than just the single cooke man on a nail or two. The gingerbread man face and body nails were inspired by @cutepolish on Instagram and YouTube. I got the idea to do the house by @gabbysnailart.

Brown: OPI Going My Way or Norway?
White: Salon Perfect Sugar Cube
Black: Salon Perfect Oil Slick
Red: Pure Ice Lady Liberty
Green: Pure Ice Free Spirit

Nail Vinyls: Snail Vinyls
Matte Top Coat: NYC Matte Me Crazy

I liked the way these turned out for the most part. I wasn't going to wear them for long, so I didn't want to spend too much time on them. Because of that, I left out teeny tiny details, which I was torn about how I felt about them. I liked the simplicity of the details, because I had so many different designs, anyway. But, when I saw other people's gingerbread designs on Pinterest, I felt like I saw more details which made it look more put together.

I think the matte top coat definitely helped make the manicure, though, and I'm really happy I added that last minute!

Thanks for reading <3

The Nail Art Guild: 7 Deadly Sins

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Saturday the 17th was another day for the The Nail Art Guild's bi-weekly prompts! The prompt this week was "7 Deadly Sins."

My design was a little out of the ordinary. When thinking about what I wanted to do, I remembered a line from one of my favorite TV shows, Gilmore Girls. Lane said in an episode that her mom taught her that the Cookie Monster was one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony. I was completely inspired by this, so I created Cookie Monster nails!

The blue for the Cookie Monster himself was Essie Strut Your Stuff. The cookies were done using OPI Ice-bergers & Fries for the base, and Essie Partner in Crime for the chocolate chips. The details in white and black were done using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in OMGhost and Night Fright, and a Salon Perfect Striper in black.

I'm very happy with how these turned out!

Thanks for reading <3