If you don't know about the challenge, it is a 31 day nail art challenge with a different prompt for each day. You can see them below:
Today's prompt for the challenge is Red. I promised myself I would only post 1-2 photos of each manicure for this so I wouldn't have to edit tons of photos in addition to doing nail art every day, but of course this is just too pretty to only show a couple photos, that would just be silly, so you get 6 (haha)!
Loooooook at that red! *drools* That is, none other than Colors by Llarowe, The Mighty Red Baron, my all time favorite red polish. I need to pick up a backup bottle... or maybe two.
So, I started this nail art with a base of Illyrian Polish Sinister Haze, a beautiful putty grey holo with tons of red shimmer.
I used my Uber Chic Beauty Plate 1-02 to stamp the rose image on my thumb and
Plate 1-03 to stamp the filigree pattern on all my other nails. Now, I
know what you're going to say... Lex, you didn't stamp on all four
nails... Oh, but I did. And it was a big fat fail.
Mighty Red Baron was not cooperating with something and the stamping
came out light and unfinished. So... being dedicated to the idea of this
manicure, I first painted over my ring and pinkie with a coat of Mighty
Red Baron and then I took a tiny detail brush to the other three nails
and I hand painted the entire design over the horrible unfinished stamp. Tada!!
I added topcoat to finish off all my nails and then one crystal each to my ring and pinkie. I am so in love with this and I'm so glad that I screwed up my original mani so that I could do this much better one. :)
So what do you think? Are we off to a good start for Day 1 of the challenge? I think so.
Make sure you check in on #31dc2015 on social media (especially Instagram I believe) to see all the other participants manicures!!
I'll see you all again tomorrow.
This mani is sooooooooo sexy. I just got The Mighty Red Baron and I am mad that I didn't use it for this prompt.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Amy!! And you MUST use it in a different prompt! I highly suggest doubling up on protection though cause a lot of people have had staining issues. (I always double base and haven't had any problems.)
DeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous! The colors, the holos, the designs, they all work so beautifully together :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I really appreciate it!
DeleteI love the colors - wonderful mani.
ReplyDeleteThank you! These are definitely two of my favorites that I own.
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