31DC2014 Day 7- Black and White

I don't have a lot to say about this design, it's simple freehand swirly black designs. I decided to go with a sparkly textured black to keep it interesting, but that's about it. On to the nails!

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31DC2014 Day 6: Purple

Happy weekend! I have wanted to improve my glitter placement skills for a long time- I still have room for improvement, but I actually really like how these came out! Fun fact- most of the glitter here is stuff I will be using in a big upcoming project, stay tuned!

Here's what other people have done for today's challenge:

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31DC2014 Day 5: Blue

Since blue is actually a favorite of mine when it comes to nail art, I decided to use this as an opportunity to play with a style I've been a little insecure about- negative space. My natural nails are really yellow, and no matter what I do I never seem to get my cuticles quite flawless like I see the big time bloggers doing. So I might as well give it a shot when I'm already doing something I like!

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31DC2014 Day 4: Green

Green is difficult for me for a different reason than yellow- I actually have too many ideas for it! Today I went with aliens- I used the dry brush technique pioneered by Chalkboard Nails, and I stamped over it with designs from the MoYou Scifi collection, plate 03. The stamps came out kind of faint, so I also went over the designs with a paint brush after. I actually prefer this look to straight up stamps, it feels more homemade, I guess.

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31DC2014 Day 3: Yellow

Ah yellow, my old nemesis. I have yet to figure out how to make yellow look good against my skin tone in any consistent manner. I think I handled last year's yellow day ok, but I don't want to do the same thing twice!

I'm still not thrilled how this looks against my skin tone, but I like the pattern, so I'm ok with it.

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31DC2014 Day 2: Orange

You know, I used to not be able to stand orange, but it's really grown on me in the past few months! I can now officially say I would wear orange even if not forced to do so by the challenge. Faint praise, maybe, but I only wear things I love on my nails, so not as faint as it may seem.

Today's nail art is inspired by the TV show Orange is the New Black. I haven't gotten around to watching the second season yet, I really must! I am mostly in it for Red and for Sophia, but I really adore all the supporting cast. I don't mind Piper, but despite being the main protagonist, she's actually the least interesting to me. So, chickens! (I know I'm not making a lot of sense right now. Hush.)

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31DC2014 Day 1: Red

And so it begins! This year I decided to dive right in with some Star Trek nail art (thanks to my friend A for suggesting this idea!)

For those who aren't familiar, #31DC2014 is a nail art challenge that takes place every September- every day the participants tackle a shared topic, and try to put their own spin on it. The topics start out simple and gradually become more complex as the month goes along. Last year I got to day 25 before falling behind and not updating. This year hopefully I'll do the whole thing!

There are nail art challenges all throughout the year, and I may tackle more in the future, especially if I succeed at this one!

I'm really happy with how distinct these came out- can you tell which uniform came from which series?

Be sure to check out other blogs participating today!

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