Day 12: Strips. I think the strpes came out really well! I tried to freehand draw the eiffel tower, but it looks meh. Will try this look again. I love french things. #31dc2017 #nailart #pinknailblog A post shared by princess (@dumpstakid30) on Sep 24, 2017 at 12:39am PDT …
Day 11: Polka Dots A post shared by princess (@dumpstakid30) on Sep 23, 2017 at 4:10pm PDT Hope you are doing well! Love Pretty An InLinkz Link-up
Nail Art Challenge - Day 10: Gradient. I used the rainbow colors to try a gradient. The blue and green were a little too sheer, making it hard to use, so don't use sheer polish for this! #pinknailblog #31dc2017 #gradientnails #nailart #rainbownails A post shared by princess…
Nail Art Challenge - Day 9: Rainbow. Tried to play around with all the colors in a 'tie dye' like design. Wonder if I can get in another nail design for tonight to catch up! #pinknailblog #31dc2017 #nailart #rainbownails #tiedye A post shared by princess (@dumpstakid30)…
This challenge topic is metallic. Ack! So I am way behind! Last week I was not feeling well, so I took some medicine and I basically slept all last weekend. Oh well, now I'm recovered and I am trying to get some of these nails done this weekend. Let's see how many I can do to cat…
Stormtrooper!! Woo this one was easier to do than I thought. Finished before midnight, even with my procrastination habits. Nail Art Challenge- Day 7: Black and White. Stormtrooper!! Woo this one was easier to do than I thought. Finished before midnight, even with my procr…
Nail Art Challenge - Day 6: Purple! Prince is Purple! Tried make the symbol decal on a nail polish mat. This was the best one I did. It got a little smushed when I transferred it to my nail. I also realized I use this purple polish always because I don't have many that are not a …
Nail Art Challenge - Day 5: Blue. I love Doctor Who, so I did Tardis and space galaxy nails. When I think of blue all I could think of was the blue Tardis! I need some practice but I think the galaxy part came out cool looking! Nail Art Challenge - Day 5: Blue. I love Do…
Quick nail art that turned out surprisingly well! I wanted to do some stamping but lost my original stamper. Tried a new stamper I got from some cheapy AliExpress site but it did not pick up the images. So frustrating! Maybe I just need to play with it more. But blah did not have…
Nail Art Challenge: Day 2 and 3 - Orange and Yellow. I cheated today. I combined both days together. I used pink, orange, and yellow as a gradient. It looks super cute! Yesterday, I tried an orange look but it was so hot it literally melted off. I tried to do these early today b…
It's hot in here! Inspired by 100+ degree weather in the Bay! Fire nails today nail art challenge. Day 1: Red #nailart #pinknailblog #31dc2017 A post shared by princess (@dumpstakid30) on Sep 1, 2017 at 10:47pm PDT It was too hot today! 100+ degrees in the Bay! I did th…
After one million years I have finished my second crochet twists. I used a ponytail tool instead of a crochet hook. I love it because my hair doesn't get caught in it! Pro tip: do the perimeter of your hair first so you can hide the undone hair in a pony tail, because this does …
Hi! I'm back! September is almost here and to jumpstart my way back in to blogging groove, I'm going to do the Nail Art Challenge of 2017. This is my first time doing this 31 day nail art challenge. It seems like Chalkboard Nails is the originator but I am not sure…
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- Day 13: Animal Print
- Day 12: Stripes.
- Day 11: Polka Dots.
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 10: Gradient
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 9: Rainbow
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- Nail Art Challenge - Day 7: Black and White
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 6: Purple
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 5: Blue
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 4: Green
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 2&3: Orange and Yellow
- Nail Art Challenge - Day 1: Red Hot Nails
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